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
Genesis 4
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
Si Cain at si Abel
4 Sinipingan ni Adan ang kanyang asawa at ito'y nagdalang-tao. Nang isilang ang kanyang panganay na lalaki ay sinabi ni Eva: “Nagkaroon ako ng anak na lalaki sa tulong ni Yahweh.” Kaya Cain[a] ang ipinangalan niya rito. 2 Sinundan si Cain ng isa pang anak na lalaki, at Abel naman ang ipinangalan dito. Naging pastol ito at si Cain naman ay naging magsasaka. 3 Dumating ang panahon na si Cain ay naghandog kay Yahweh ng ani niya sa bukid. 4 Kinuha(A) naman ni Abel ang isa sa mga panganay ng kanyang kawan. Pinatay niya ito at inihandog ang pinakamainam na bahagi. Si Yahweh ay nasiyahan kay Abel at sa kanyang handog, 5 ngunit hindi niya kinalugdan si Cain at ang handog nito. Dahil dito, hindi mailarawan ang mukha ni Cain sa tindi ng galit. 6 Kaya't sinabi ni Yahweh, “Anong ikinagagalit mo, Cain? Bakit ganyan ang mukha mo? 7 Kung mabuti ang ginawa mo, dapat kang magsaya. Kung masama naman, ang kasalana'y tulad ng mabangis na hayop na laging nag-aabang upang lapain ka. Nais nitong pagharian ka. Kaya't kailangang mapaglabanan mo ito.”
8 Isang(B) araw, niyaya ni Cain ang kanyang kapatid, “Abel, pumunta tayo sa bukid.” Sumama naman ito, ngunit pagdating nila sa bukid ay pinatay ni Cain si Abel.
9 Tinanong ni Yahweh si Cain, “Nasaan ang kapatid mong si Abel?”
Sumagot siya, “Hindi ko alam. Bakit, ako ba'y tagapag-alaga ng aking kapatid?”
10 At(C) sinabi ni Yahweh, “Cain, ano itong ginawa mo? Sumisigaw sa akin mula sa lupa ang dugo ng iyong kapatid, at humihingi ng katarungan. 11 Sinusumpa kita ngayon, at hindi mo na maaaring bungkalin ang lupa dahil dumanak doon ang dugo ng kapatid mo na iyong pinaslang. 12 Bungkalin mo man ang lupa upang tamnan, hindi ka mag-aani; wala kang matitirhan at magiging lagalag ka sa daigdig.”
13 “Napakabigat namang parusa ito!” sabi ni Cain kay Yahweh. 14 “Ngayong pinapalayas mo ako sa lupaing ito upang malayo sa iyong paningin, at maglagalag sa daigdig, papatayin ako ng sinumang makakakita sa akin.”
15 “Hindi,” sagot ni Yahweh. “Paparusahan ng pitong ibayo ang sinumang papatay sa iyo.” Kaya't nilagyan ni Yahweh ng palatandaan si Cain upang maging babala sa sinuman na ito'y hindi dapat patayin. 16 Iniwan ni Cain si Yahweh at tumira siya sa lupain ng Nod, isang lugar sa silangan ng Eden.
Ang Angkan ni Cain
17 Sinipingan ni Cain ang kanyang asawa, nagdalang-tao ito at nagkaanak ng isang lalaki na pinangalanang Enoc. Pagkatapos, nagtayo si Cain ng isang lunsod at ito'y tinawag na Enoc, bilang alaala sa kanyang anak. 18 Si Enoc ang ama ni Irad na ama ni Mehujael. Anak naman nito si Metusael na ama ni Lamec. 19 Nag-asawa si Lamec ng dalawa, sina Ada at Zilla. 20 Naging anak ni Ada si Jabal, ang ninuno ng mga nagpapastol ng mga baka at ng mga tumitira sa tolda. 21 Kapatid nito si Jubal na siya namang ninuno ng mga manunugtog ng alpa at plauta. 22 Naging anak naman ni Zilla si Tubal-cain na ninuno ng lahat ng panday ng mga kagamitang tanso at bakal. Si Tubal-cain ay may kapatid na babae, si Naama. 23 Sinabi ni Lamec sa dalawa niyang asawa:
“Dinggin ninyo itong aking sasabihin,
Ada at Zilla, mga asawa kong giliw;
may pinatay akong isang kabataan,
sapagkat ako'y kanyang sinugatan.
24 Kung saktan si Cain, ang parusang gawad sa gagawa nito'y pitong patong agad;
ngunit kapag ako ang siyang sinaktan, pitumpu't pitong patong ang kaparusahan.”
Ang Angkan ni Set
25 Muling sinipingan ni Adan ang kanyang asawa, at ito'y nanganak ng isa pang lalaki. Sinabi ng ina, “Binigyan ako ng Diyos ng kapalit ni Abel na pinatay ni Cain;” at ito'y tinawag niyang Set.[b] 26 Si Set ang ama ni Enos. Noon nagsimulang tumawag sa pangalan ni Yahweh ang mga tao sa kanilang pagsamba.
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