Genesis 4
Common English Bible
Cain and Abel
4 The man Adam knew his wife Eve intimately. She became pregnant and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have given life to[a] a man with the Lord’s help.” 2 She gave birth a second time to Cain’s brother Abel. Abel cared for the flocks, and Cain farmed the fertile land.
3 Some time later, Cain presented an offering to the Lord from the land’s crops 4 while Abel presented his flock’s oldest offspring with their fat. The Lord looked favorably on Abel and his sacrifice 5 but didn’t look favorably on Cain and his sacrifice. Cain became very angry and looked resentful. 6 The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why do you look so resentful? 7 If you do the right thing, won’t you be accepted? But if you don’t do the right thing, sin will be waiting at the door ready to strike! It will entice you, but you must rule over it.”
8 Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.”[b] When they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
9 The Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”
Cain said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s guardian?”
10 The Lord said, “What did you do? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground. 11 You are now cursed from the ground that opened its mouth to take your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you farm the fertile land, it will no longer grow anything for you, and you will become a roving nomad on the earth.”
13 Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is more than I can bear. 14 Now that you’ve driven me away from the fertile land and I am hidden from your presence, I’m about to become a roving nomad on the earth, and anyone who finds me will kill me.”
15 The Lord said to him, “It won’t happen;[c] anyone who kills Cain will be paid back seven times.” The Lord put a sign on Cain so that no one who found him would assault him. 16 Cain left the Lord’s presence, and he settled down in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
Cain’s descendants
17 Cain knew his wife intimately. She became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain built a city and named the city after his son Enoch.
18 Irad was born to Enoch. Irad fathered Mehujael, Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech. 19 Lamech took two wives, the first named Adah and the second Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the ancestor of those who live in tents and own livestock. 21 His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the ancestor of those who play stringed and wind instruments. 22 Zillah also gave birth to Tubal-cain, the ancestor of[d] blacksmiths and all artisans of bronze and iron. Tubal-cain’s sister was Naamah.
23 Lamech said to his wives,
“Adah and Zillah, listen to my voice;
wives of Lamech, pay attention to my words:
I killed a man for wounding me,
a boy for striking me;
24 so Cain will be paid back seven times
and Lamech seventy-seven times.”
25 Adam knew his wife intimately again, and she gave birth to a son. She named him Seth[e] “because God has given me another child in place of Abel, whom Cain killed.” 26 Seth also fathered a son and named him Enosh. At that time, people began to worship in the Lord’s name.
Footnotes
- Genesis 4:1 Or created; Heb sounds similar to Cain.
- Genesis 4:8 LXX, Syr, Vulg, Sam; MT lacks Let’s go out to the field.
- Genesis 4:15 LXX, Syr, Vulg; MT therefore
- Genesis 4:22 Heb lacks the ancestor of.
- Genesis 4:25 Sounds like the Heb verb gave
Sáng Thế 4
New Vietnamese Bible
4 A-đam ăn ở[a] với Ê-va, vợ mình. Nàng thụ thai và sinh Ca-in. Nàng nói: “Nhờ CHÚA, tôi đã sinh được một người.” 2 Nàng lại sinh A-bên, em Ca-in.
A-bên chăn chiên còn Ca-in canh tác đất đai. 3 Sau một thời gian, Ca-in đem hoa lợi đồng ruộng dâng lên cho CHÚA. 4 A-bên cũng mang con vật đầu lòng luôn với mỡ[b] dâng cho CHÚA. CHÚA chiếu cố đến A-bên và lễ vật của ông, 5 nhưng Ngài không chiếu cố đến Ca-in và lễ vật của ông. Vì thế Ca-in rất giận và sầm mặt xuống.
6 CHÚA hỏi Ca-in: “Tại sao con giận? Tại sao con sầm mặt xuống? 7 Nếu con làm phải, lẽ nào không được chấp nhận? Còn nếu con làm không phải[c] thì tội ác đang rình rập trước cửa, thèm con lắm, nhưng con phải quản trị nó.”
8 Ca-in nói chuyện với A-bên, em mình,[d] khi hai anh em đang ở ngoài đồng, Ca-in tấn công và giết A-bên em mình.
9 CHÚA hỏi Ca-in: “A-bên, em ngươi ở đâu?” Ca-in thưa: “Con không biết! Con là người giữ em con sao?”
10 CHÚA tiếp: “Ngươi đã làm chi vậy? Tiếng của máu em ngươi từ dưới đất đang kêu van cùng Ta. 11 Bây giờ, ngươi bị rủa sả từ đất, đất đã hả miệng uống máu em ngươi từ tay ngươi đổ ra! 12 Khi ngươi canh tác, đất sẽ không sinh hoa lợi cho ngươi nữa. Ngươi sẽ lang thang phiêu bạt trên đất.”
13 Ca-in thưa với CHÚA: “Hình phạt con nặng quá, mang không nổi. 14 Này, ngày nay CHÚA đuổi con đi ra khỏi đất này, con sẽ trốn tránh mặt CHÚA. Con sẽ lang thang phiêu bạt trên đất, có ai gặp con, họ sẽ giết con đi.” 15 CHÚA đáp: “Không đâu, nếu ai giết Ca-in sẽ bị báo thù gấp bảy lần.” CHÚA cũng đánh dấu trên người Ca-in để có ai gặp người, sẽ không giết. 16 Ca-in đi khỏi mặt CHÚA và sống tại xứ Nốt ở phía đông Ê-đen.
17 Ca-in ăn ở với vợ, nàng thụ thai, sinh Ê-nóc. Ông xây một thành và đặt tên là Ê-nóc, theo tên con trai mình. 18 Ê-nóc sinh I-rát, I-rát sinh Mê-hu-gia-ên; Mê-hu-gia-ên sinh Mê-lu-sa-ên; Mê-lu-sa-ên sinh Lê-méc.
19 Lê-méc cưới hai vợ, vợ cả tên A-đa, vợ thứ tên Xin-la. 20 A-đa sinh Gia-banh; Gia-banh là ông tổ[e] của dân ở lều trại, nuôi gia súc. 21 Em Gia-banh là Giu-banh, ông tổ của mọi người chơi đàn hạc và thổi sáo. 22 Xin-la cũng sinh Tu-banh Ca-in, ông tổ của những người rèn mọi thứ dụng cụ bằng đồng, bằng sắt và em gái của Tu-banh Ca-in tên là Na-a-ma.
23 Lê-méc bảo hai vợ là A-đa và Xin-la, hỡi các bà vợ của Lê-méc, hãy lắng nghe tiếng ta! Hãy nghe lời ta! Ta đã giết một người, vì làm ta bị thương tức là một thanh niên vì gây thương tích cho ta! 24 Nếu Ca-in được báo thù bảy lần thì Lê-méc phải được báo thù gấp bảy mươi bảy lần.
Sết Và Dòng Họ Sết
25 A-đam lại ăn ở với vợ, nàng sinh một trai, đặt tên là Sết vì nàng nói: “Đức Chúa Trời đã ban cho tôi một con trai[f] khác thay cho A-bên đã bị Ca-in giết!” 26 Sết cũng sinh con trai đặt tên là Ê-nót. Từ đó, người ta bắt đầu cầu khẩn danh CHÚA.[g]
Genesis 4
King James Version
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 Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain 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.
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