Genesis 4:1-15 (New American Standard Bible)

Genesis 4

Cain and Abel

 ¹Now 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."

 ²Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And ^(A)Abel was ^(B)a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

 ³So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD of the fruit of the ground.

 ^4(C)Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions And ^(D)the LORD had regard for Abel and for his offering;

 ⁵but ^(E)for Cain and for his offering He had no regard So ^(F)Cain became very angry and his countenance fell.

 ⁶Then the LORD said to Cain, "^(G)Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?

 ⁷"^(H)If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? ^(I)And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, ^(J)but you must master it."

 ⁸Cain told Abel his brother. And it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and ^(K)killed him.

 ⁹Then the LORD said to Cain, "^(L)Where is Abel your brother?" And he said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"

 ¹⁰He said, "What have you done? ^(M)The voice of your brother's blood is crying to Me from the ground.

 ¹¹"Now ^(N)you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

 ¹²"^(O)When you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; ^(P)you will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth."

 ¹³Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is too great to bear!

 ¹⁴"Behold, You have ^(Q)driven me this day from the face of the ground; and from Your face I will be hidden, and ^(R)I will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth, and ^(S)whoever finds me will kill me."

 ¹⁵So the LORD said to him, "Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him ^(T)sevenfold " And the LORD ^(U)appointed a sign for Cain, so that no one finding him would slay him.