1 T he man lay with his wife Eve and she was going to have a child and she gave birth to Cain. She said, “I have given birth to a man with the help of the Lord.”

Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a manchild with the help of the Lord.”

2 N ext she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was one who worked the ground.

Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

3 T he day came when Cain brought a gift of the fruit of the ground to the Lord.

So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the Lord of the fruit of the ground.

4 B ut Abel brought a gift of the first-born of his flocks and of the fat parts. The Lord showed favor to Abel and his gift.

Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and for his offering;

5 B ut He had no respect for Cain and his gift. So Cain became very angry and his face became sad.

but for Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry and his countenance fell.

6 T hen the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why are you looking down?

Then the Lord said to Cain, “ Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?

7 W ill not your face be happy if you do well? If you do not do well, sin is waiting to destroy you. Its desire is to rule over you, but you must rule over it.”

If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.”

8 C ain told this to his brother Abel. And when they were in the field, Cain stood up against his brother Abel and killed him.

Cain told Abel his brother. And it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.

9 T hen the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

Then the Lord said to Cain, “ Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

10 T he Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground.

He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground.

11 N ow you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

Now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

12 W hen you work the ground, it will no longer give its strength to you. You will always travel from place to place on the earth.”

When you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; you will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth.”

13 T hen Cain said to the Lord, “I am being punished more than I can take!

Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is too great to bear!

14 S ee, this day You have made me go away from the land. And I will be hidden from Your face. I will run away and move from place to place. And whoever finds me will kill me.”

Behold, You have driven me this day from the face of the ground; and from Your face I will be hidden, and I will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”

15 S o the Lord said to him, “Whoever kills Cain will be punished by Me seven times worse.” And the Lord put a mark on Cain so that any one who found him would not kill him.

So the Lord said to him, “Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.” And the Lord appointed a sign for Cain, so that no one finding him would slay him.

16 T hen Cain went away from the face of the Lord, and stayed in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

17 C ain lay with his wife and she was going to have a child and she gave birth to Enoch. Cain built a city and gave it the name of Enoch, the name of his son.

Cain had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch; and he built a city, and called the name of the city Enoch, after the name of his son.

18 N ow Irad was born to Enoch. And Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. And Methushael became the father of Lamech.

Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad became the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael became the father of Methushael, and Methushael became the father of Lamech.

19 L amech took two wives for himself. The name of one was Adah. And the name of the other was Zillah.

Lamech took to himself two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah.

20 A dah gave birth to Jabal. He was the father of those who live in tents and have cattle.

Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.

21 H is brother’s name was Jubal. He was the father of all those who play the harp and the horn.

His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe.

22 Z illah gave birth to Tubal-cain who made things from brass and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

As for Zillah, she also gave birth to Tubal-cain, the forger of all implements of bronze and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

23 A nd Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen to my voice. Hear what I say, you wives of Lamech. For I have killed a man for hurting me, and a boy for hitting me.

Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, Listen to my voice, You wives of Lamech, Give heed to my speech, For I have killed a man for wounding me; And a boy for striking me;

24 I f those who hurt Cain are punished seven times worse, then those who hurt Lamech will be punished seventy-seven times worse.”

If Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”

25 A nd Adam lay with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and gave him the name Seth. For she said, “God has let me have another son in the place of Abel, for Cain killed him.”

Adam had relations with his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, for, she said, “God has appointed me another offspring in place of Abel, for Cain killed him.”

26 A son was born to Seth also, and he gave him the name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of the Lord.

To Seth, to him also a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of the Lord.