Genesis 4
BRG Bible
4 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.
4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
6 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
9 ¶ And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?
10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
13 And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
15 And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
16 ¶ And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
19 ¶ And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
20 And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
21 And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
25 ¶ And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.
Zanafilla 4
Albanian Bible
4 Por Adami njohu Evën, gruan e tij, e cila u ngjiz dhe lindi Kainin, dhe ai tha: "Fitova një burrë nga Zoti".
2 Pastaj lindi Abeli, vëllai i tij. Dhe Abeli u bë bari kopesh, ndërsa Kaini u bë punonjës i tokës.
3 Me kalimin e kohës, Kaini i bëri një ofertë frutash të tokës Zotit;
4 por Abeli i ofroi edhe ai të parëlindurit e kopesë së tij dhe yndyrën e tyre. Dhe Zoti e çmoi Abelin dhe dhuratën e tij,
5 por nuk çmoi Kainin dhe ofertën e tij. Dhe kështu Kaini u pezmatua shumë dhe fytyra e tij mori një pamje të dëshpëruar.
6 Atëherë Zoti i tha Kainit: "Pse je pezmatuar dhe pse fytyra jote është dëshpëruar?
7 Në rast se bën mirë a nuk do të pranohesh? Por në qoftë se bën keq, mëkati po të ruan te porta dhe dëshirat e tij drejtohen ndaj teje; por ti duhet ta sundosh".
8 Dhe Kaini foli me të vëllanë, Abelin; kur u gjendën në fushë, Kaini u ngrit kundër vëllait të tij Abelit dhe e vrau.
9 Atëherë Zoti i tha Kainit: "Ku është vëllait yt Abeli?". Ai u përgjegj: Nuk e di; mos jam unë rojtari i vëllait tim??".
10 Zoti i tha: "Çfarë ke bërë? Zëri i gjakut të vëllait tënd më vëngon nga toka.
11 Dhe ti tani je më i mallkuar se toka që hapi gojën për të marrë gjakun e vëllait tënd nga dora jote.
12 Kur të punosh tokën, ajo nuk do të të japë më prodhimet e saj, dhe ti do të jesh një endacak dhe një ikanak mbi tokë".
13 Atëherë Kaini i tha Zotit; "Ndëshkimi im është tepër i madh aq sa unë nuk mund ta duroj.
14 Ja, ti po më dëbon sot nga faqja e këtij dheu dhe do të fshihem nga fytyra jote; dhe do të bëhem endacak dhe ikanak nëpër botë dhe do të ndodhë që të më vrasë kushdo që do të më gjejë".
15 Dhe Zoti i tha: "Prandaj, kushdo qoftë të vrasë Kainin, do të dënohet shtatë herë". Dhe Zoti vuri një shenjë mbi Kainin, me qëllim që kushdo që ta gjente të mos e vriste.
16 Atëherë Kaini u largua nga prania e Zotit dhe banoi në vendin e quajtur Nod, në lindje të Edenit.
17 Dhe Kaini njohu të shoqen, e cila u ngjiz dhe lindi Enokun. Pastaj Kaini ndërtoi një qytet, të cilit i vuri emrin Enok, emri i të birit.
18 Dhe Enokut i lindi Iradi; Iradit i lindi Mehujaeli; Mehujaelit i lindi Methusaeli dhe Mathusaelit i lindi Lameku.
19 Dhe Lameku mori dy gra: emri i njërës ishte Ada dhe emri i tjetrës Cilah.
20 Dhe Ada lindi Jabalin, që ishte babai i atyre që banojnë nën çadra dhe merren me rritjen e bagëtisë.
21 Por emri i të vëllait ishte Jubal, që ishte babai i gjithë atyre që i binin qestes dhe flautit.
22 Cilah lindi edhe ajo Tubal-kainin, krijuesi i çfarëdo lloji veglash prej bronzi dhe hekuri, dhe motra e Tubal-kainit qe Naama.
23 Pastaj Lameku u tha grave të tij: "Ada dhe Cilah, dëgjoni zërin tim; gra të Lamekut, u vini re fjalëve të mia! Po, unë vrava një njeri sepse më plagosi, dhe një të ri sepse më shkaktoi një irnim.
24 Në rast se do t’i merret hak Kainit shtatë herë, Lamekut do t’i merret hak shtatëdhjetë herë shtatë".
25 Pastaj Adami njohu përsëri gruan e tij, që lindi një djalë dhe e quajti Seth, sepse ajo tha: "Perëndia më dha një tjetër pasardhës në vend të Abelit, që u vra nga Kaini".
26 Edhe Sethit i lindi një djalë, të cilin e quajti Enosh. Atëherë filluan të kërkojnë emrin e Zotit.
Genesis 4
New King James Version
Cain Murders Abel(A)
4 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore [a]Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the Lord.” 2 Then she bore again, this time his brother [b]Abel. Now (B)Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 And [c]in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit (C)of the ground to the Lord. 4 Abel also brought of (D)the firstborn of his flock and of (E)their fat. And the Lord (F)respected Abel and his offering, 5 but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
6 So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? 7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is [d]for you, but you should rule over it.”
8 Now Cain [e]talked with Abel his [f]brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and (G)killed him.
9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?”
He said, (H)“I do not know. Am I (I)my brother’s keeper?”
10 And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood (J)cries out to Me from the ground. 11 So now (K)you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on the earth.”
13 And Cain said to the Lord, “My [g]punishment is greater than I can bear! 14 Surely You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; (L)I shall be (M)hidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen that (N)anyone who finds me will kill me.”
15 And the Lord said to him, [h]“Therefore, whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him (O)sevenfold.” And the Lord set a (P)mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.
The Family of Cain
16 Then Cain (Q)went out from the (R)presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of [i]Nod on the east of Eden. 17 And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city, (S)and called the name of the city after the name of his son—Enoch. 18 To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael, and Mehujael begot Methushael, and Methushael begot Lamech.
19 Then Lamech took for himself (T)two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah. 20 And Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. 21 His brother’s name was Jubal. He was the father of all those who play the harp and [j]flute. 22 And as for Zillah, she also bore Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.
23 Then Lamech said to his wives:
“Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
Wives of Lamech, listen to my speech!
For I have [k]killed a man for wounding me,
Even a young man [l]for hurting me.
24 (U)If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold,
Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
A New Son
25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and (V)named him [m]Seth, “For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.” 26 And as for Seth, (W)to him also a son was born; and he named him [n]Enosh. Then men began (X)to call on the name of the Lord.
Footnotes
- Genesis 4:1 Lit. Acquire
- Genesis 4:2 Lit. Breath or Nothing
- Genesis 4:3 Lit. at the end of days
- Genesis 4:7 Lit. toward
- Genesis 4:8 Lit. said to
- Genesis 4:8 Sam., LXX, Syr., Vg. add “Let us go out to the field.”
- Genesis 4:13 iniquity
- Genesis 4:15 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. Not so;
- Genesis 4:16 Lit. Wandering
- Genesis 4:21 pipe
- Genesis 4:23 slain a man for my wound
- Genesis 4:23 for my hurt
- Genesis 4:25 Lit. Appointed
- Genesis 4:26 Gr. Enos, Luke 3:38
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