Genesi 3
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La caduta
3 Il serpente era la più astuta di tutte le bestie selvatiche fatte dal Signore Dio. Egli disse alla donna: «E' vero che Dio ha detto: Non dovete mangiare di nessun albero del giardino?». 2 Rispose la donna al serpente: «Dei frutti degli alberi del giardino noi possiamo mangiare, 3 ma del frutto dell'albero che sta in mezzo al giardino Dio ha detto: Non ne dovete mangiare e non lo dovete toccare, altrimenti morirete». 4 Ma il serpente disse alla donna: «Non morirete affatto! 5 Anzi, Dio sa che quando voi ne mangiaste, si aprirebbero i vostri occhi e diventereste come Dio, conoscendo il bene e il male». 6 Allora la donna vide che l'albero era buono da mangiare, gradito agli occhi e desiderabile per acquistare saggezza; prese del suo frutto e ne mangiò, poi ne diede anche al marito, che era con lei, e anch'egli ne mangiò. 7 Allora si aprirono gli occhi di tutti e due e si accorsero di essere nudi; intrecciarono foglie di fico e se ne fecero cinture.
8 Poi udirono il Signore Dio che passeggiava nel giardino alla brezza del giorno e l'uomo con sua moglie si nascosero dal Signore Dio, in mezzo agli alberi del giardino. 9 Ma il Signore Dio chiamò l'uomo e gli disse: «Dove sei?». 10 Rispose: «Ho udito il tuo passo nel giardino: ho avuto paura, perché sono nudo, e mi sono nascosto».
11 Riprese: «Chi ti ha fatto sapere che eri nudo? Hai forse mangiato dell'albero di cui ti avevo comandato di non mangiare?».
12 Rispose l'uomo: «La donna che tu mi hai posta accanto mi ha dato dell'albero e io ne ho mangiato». 13 Il Signore Dio disse alla donna: «Che hai fatto?». Rispose la donna: «Il serpente mi ha ingannata e io ho mangiato».
14 Allora il Signore Dio disse al serpente:
«Poiché tu hai fatto questo,
sii tu maledetto più di tutto il bestiame
e più di tutte le bestie selvatiche;
sul tuo ventre camminerai
e polvere mangerai
per tutti i giorni della tua vita.
15 Io porrò inimicizia tra te e la donna,
tra la tua stripe
e la sua stirpe:
questa ti schiaccerà la testa
e tu le insidierai il calcagno».
16 Alla donna disse:
«Moltiplicherò
i tuoi dolori e le tue gravidanze,
con dolore partorirai figli.
Verso tuo marito sarà il tuo istinto,
ma egli ti dominerà».
17 All'uomo disse: «Poiché hai ascoltato la voce di tua moglie e hai mangiato dell'albero, di cui ti avevo comandato: Non ne devi mangiare,
maledetto sia il suolo per causa tua!
Con dolore ne trarrai il cibo
per tutti i giorni della tua vita.
18 Spine e cardi produrrà per te
e mangerai l'erba campestre.
19 Con il sudore del tuo volto mangerai il pane;
finchè tornerai alla terra,
perchè da essa sei stato tratto:
polvere tu sei e in polvere tornerai!».
20 L'uomo chiamò la moglie Eva, perché essa fu la madre di tutti i viventi.
21 Il Signore Dio fece all'uomo e alla donna tuniche di pelli e le vestì.
22 Il Signore Dio disse allora: «Ecco l'uomo è diventato come uno di noi, per la conoscenza del bene e del male. Ora, egli non stenda più la mano e non prenda anche dell'albero della vita, ne mangi e viva sempre!». 23 Il Signore Dio lo scacciò dal giardino di Eden, perché lavorasse il suolo da dove era stato tratto. 24 Scacciò l'uomo e pose ad oriente del giardino di Eden i cherubini e la fiamma della spada folgorante, per custodire la via all'albero della vita.
Genesis 3
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The First Sin and Its Punishment
3 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, ‘Did God say, “You shall not eat from any tree in the garden”?’ 2 The woman said to the serpent, ‘We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden; 3 but God said, “You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die.”’ 4 But the serpent said to the woman, ‘You will not die; 5 for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God,[a] knowing good and evil.’ 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves.
8 They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, ‘Where are you?’ 10 He said, ‘I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.’ 11 He said, ‘Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?’ 12 The man said, ‘The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.’ 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, ‘What is this that you have done?’ The woman said, ‘The serpent tricked me, and I ate.’ 14 The Lord God said to the serpent,
‘Because you have done this,
cursed are you among all animals
and among all wild creatures;
upon your belly you shall go,
and dust you shall eat
all the days of your life.
15 I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and hers;
he will strike your head,
and you will strike his heel.’
16 To the woman he said,
‘I will greatly increase your pangs in childbearing;
in pain you shall bring forth children,
yet your desire shall be for your husband,
and he shall rule over you.’
17 And to the man[b] he said,
‘Because you have listened to the voice of your wife,
and have eaten of the tree
about which I commanded you,
“You shall not eat of it”,
cursed is the ground because of you;
in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
18 thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you;
and you shall eat the plants of the field.
19 By the sweat of your face
you shall eat bread
until you return to the ground,
for out of it you were taken;
you are dust,
and to dust you shall return.’
20 The man named his wife Eve,[c] because she was the mother of all who live. 21 And the Lord God made garments of skins for the man[d] and for his wife, and clothed them.
22 Then the Lord God said, ‘See, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever’— 23 therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken. 24 He drove out the man; and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim, and a sword flaming and turning to guard the way to the tree of life.
Footnotes
- Genesis 3:5 Or gods
- Genesis 3:17 Or to Adam
- Genesis 3:20 In Heb Eve resembles the word for living
- Genesis 3:21 Or for Adam
Genesis 3
New King James Version
The Temptation and Fall of Man(A)
3 Now (B)the serpent was (C)more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?”
2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the (D)fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you (E)touch it, lest you die.’ ”
4 (F)Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
6 So when the woman (G)saw that the tree was good for food, that it was [a]pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit (H)and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, (I)and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves [b]coverings.
8 And they heard (J)the [c]sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the [d]cool of the day, and Adam and his wife (K)hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
9 Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?”
10 So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, (L)and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.”
11 And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?”
12 Then the man said, (M)“The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.”
13 And the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?”
The woman said, (N)“The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
14 So the Lord God said to the serpent:
“Because you have done this,
You are cursed more than all cattle,
And more than every beast of the field;
On your belly you shall go,
And (O)you shall eat dust
All the days of your life.
15 And I will put enmity
Between you and the woman,
And between (P)your seed and (Q)her Seed;
(R)He shall bruise your head,
And you shall bruise His heel.”
16 To the woman He said:
“I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception;
(S)In pain you shall bring forth children;
(T)Your desire shall be [e]for your husband,
And he shall (U)rule over you.”
17 Then to Adam He said, (V)“Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree (W)of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’:
(X)“Cursed is the ground for your sake;
(Y)In toil you shall eat of it
All the days of your life.
18 Both thorns and thistles it shall [f]bring forth for you,
And (Z)you shall eat the herb of the field.
19 (AA)In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread
Till you return to the ground,
For out of it you were taken;
(AB)For dust you are,
And (AC)to dust you shall return.”
20 And Adam called his wife’s name (AD)Eve,[g] because she was the mother of all living.
21 Also for Adam and his wife the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed them.
22 Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”— 23 therefore the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden (AE)to till the ground from which he was taken. 24 So (AF)He drove out the man; and He placed (AG)cherubim (AH)at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of (AI)life.
Footnotes
- Genesis 3:6 Lit. a desirable thing
- Genesis 3:7 girding coverings
- Genesis 3:8 Or voice
- Genesis 3:8 Or wind, breeze
- Genesis 3:16 Lit. toward
- Genesis 3:18 cause to grow
- Genesis 3:20 Lit. Life or Living
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