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Genesis 4
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Genesis 4
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Cain Murders Abel
4 Adam made love to his wife Eve. She became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, “I have gotten the man that Yahweh promised.” 2 Then she gave birth to another child, Abel, Cain’s brother. Abel was a shepherd, and Cain was a farmer.
3 Later Cain brought some crops from the land as an offering to Yahweh. 4 Abel also brought some choice parts of the firstborn animals from his flock. Yahweh approved of Abel and his offering, 5 but he didn’t approve of Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry and was disappointed. 6 Then Yahweh asked Cain, “Why are you angry, and why do you look disappointed? 7 If you do well, won’t you be accepted? But if you don’t do well, sin is lying outside your door ready to attack. It wants to control you, but you must master it.”
8 Cain talked to his brother Abel. Later, when they were in the fields, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
9 Yahweh asked Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”
“I don’t know,” he answered. “Am I supposed to take care of my brother?”
10 Yahweh asked, “What have you done? Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground. 11 So now you are cursed from the ground, which has received the blood of your brother whom you killed. 12 When you farm the ground, it will no longer yield its best for you. You will be a fugitive, a wanderer on the earth.”
13 But Cain said to Yahweh, “My punishment is more than I can stand! 14 You have forced me off this land today. I have to hide from you and become a fugitive, a wanderer on the earth. Now anyone who finds me will kill me!”
15 So Yahweh said to him, “Not so! Anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.” Yahweh gave Cain a sign so that anyone meeting him would not kill him.
16 Then Cain left Yahweh’s presence and lived in Nod [The Land of Wandering], east of Eden.
Cain’s Ten Descendants—Cain to Lamech
17 Cain made love to his wife. She became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was building a city, and he named it Enoch after his son. 18 To Enoch was born Irad. Irad was the father of Mehujael. Mehujael was the father of Methushael. And Methushael was the father of Lamech.
19 Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the first person to live in tents and have livestock. 21 His brother’s name was Jubal. He was the first person to play the harp and the flute. 22 Zillah also had a son, Tubalcain, who made bronze and iron tools. Tubalcain’s sister was Naamah.
23 Lamech said to his wives,
“Adah and Zillah, listen to me!
Wives of Lamech, hear what I say!
I killed a man for bruising me,
a young man for wounding me.
24 If Cain is avenged 7 times,
then Lamech, 77 times.”
Adam’s Godly Descendants—Adam to Enosh
25 Adam made love to his wife again. She gave birth to a son and named him Seth, because she said, “Elohim has given[a] me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”
26 A son was also born to Seth, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to worship Yahweh.
Footnotes
- Genesis 4:25 There is a play on words here between Hebrew sheth (Seth) and shath (given).
Génesis 4
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Génesis 4
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Caín y Abel
4 El hombre se unió con su esposa Eva. Ella quedó embarazada y dio a luz a su hijo Caín, y dijo: «Ya tengo un hijo varón. El Señor me lo ha dado.» 2 Después dio a luz a Abel, hermano de Caín. Abel se dedicó a criar ovejas, y Caín se dedicó a cultivar la tierra.
3 Pasó el tiempo, y un día Caín llevó al Señor una ofrenda del producto de su cosecha. 4 También Abel llevó al Señor las primeras y mejores crías de sus ovejas. El Señor miró con agrado a Abel y a su ofrenda, 5 pero no miró así a Caín ni a su ofrenda, por lo que Caín se enojó muchísimo y puso muy mala cara. 6 Entonces el Señor le dijo: «¿Por qué te enojas y pones tan mala cara? 7 Si hicieras lo bueno, podrías levantar la cara; pero como no lo haces, el pecado está esperando el momento de dominarte. Sin embargo, tú puedes dominarlo a él.»
8 Un día, Caín invitó a su hermano Abel a dar un paseo, y cuando los dos estaban ya en el campo, Caín atacó a su hermano Abel y lo mató. 9 Entonces el Señor le preguntó a Caín:
—¿Dónde está tu hermano Abel?
Y Caín contestó:
—No lo sé. ¿Acaso es mi obligación cuidar de él?
10 El Señor le dijo:
—¿Por qué has hecho esto? La sangre de tu hermano, que has derramado en la tierra, me pide a gritos que yo haga justicia. 11 Por eso, quedarás maldito y expulsado de la tierra que se ha bebido la sangre de tu hermano, a quien tú mataste. 12 Aunque trabajes la tierra, no volverá a darte sus frutos. Andarás vagando por el mundo, sin poder descansar jamás.
13 Entonces Caín respondió al Señor:
—Yo no puedo soportar un castigo tan grande. 14 Hoy me has echado fuera de esta tierra, y tendré que vagar por el mundo lejos de tu presencia, sin poder descansar jamás. Y así, cualquiera que me encuentre me matará.
15 Pero el Señor le contestó:
—Pues si alguien te mata, será castigado siete veces.
Entonces el Señor le puso una señal a Caín, para que el que lo encontrara no lo matara. 16 Caín se fue del lugar donde había estado hablando con el Señor, y se quedó a vivir en la región de Nod, que está al oriente de Edén.
Los descendientes de Caín
17 Caín se unió con su mujer, y ella quedó embarazada y dio a luz a Henoc. Luego Caín fundó una ciudad, a la que le puso por nombre Henoc, como a su hijo. 18 Henoc fue el padre de Irad, Irad fue el padre de Mehujael, Mehujael fue el padre de Metusael, y Metusael fue el padre de Lámec. 19 Lámec tuvo dos esposas: una de ellas se llamaba Adá, y la otra se llamaba Silá. 20 Adá dio a luz a Jabal, de quien descienden los que viven en tiendas de campaña y crían ganado. 21 Jabal tuvo un hermano llamado Jubal, de quien descienden todos los que tocan el arpa y la flauta. 22 Por su parte, Silá dio a luz a Tubal-caín, que fue herrero y hacía objetos de bronce y de hierro. Tubal-caín tuvo una hermana que se llamaba Naamá.
23 Un día, Lámec les dijo a sus esposas Adá y Silá:
«Escuchen bien lo que les digo:
he matado a un hombre por herirme,
a un muchacho por golpearme.
24 Si a Caín lo vengarán siete veces,
a mí tendrán que vengarme
setenta y siete veces.»
El tercer hijo de Adán y Eva
25 Adán volvió a unirse con su esposa, y ella tuvo un hijo al que llamó Set, pues dijo: «Dios me ha dado otro hijo en lugar de Abel, al que Caín mató.»
26 También Set tuvo un hijo, al que llamó Enós. Desde entonces se comenzó a invocar el nombre del Señor.
Genesis 4
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Genesis 4
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Cain and Abel
4 Adam[a] made love to his wife(A) Eve,(B) and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.[b](C) She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth[c] a man.” 2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.(D)
Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.(E) 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering(F) to the Lord.(G) 4 And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions(H) from some of the firstborn of his flock.(I) The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering,(J) 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry?(K) Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door;(L) it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.(M)”
8 Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.”[d] While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.(N)
9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”(O)
“I don’t know,(P)” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
10 The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.(Q) 11 Now you are under a curse(R) and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you.(S) You will be a restless wanderer(T) on the earth.(U)”
13 Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is more than I can bear. 14 Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence;(V) I will be a restless wanderer on the earth,(W) and whoever finds me will kill me.”(X)
15 But the Lord said to him, “Not so[e]; anyone who kills Cain(Y) will suffer vengeance(Z) seven times over.(AA)” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him. 16 So Cain went out from the Lord’s presence(AB) and lived in the land of Nod,[f] east of Eden.(AC)
17 Cain made love to his wife,(AD) and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city,(AE) and he named it after his son(AF) Enoch. 18 To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.
19 Lamech married(AG) two women,(AH) one named Adah and the other Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock. 21 His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments(AI) and pipes.(AJ) 22 Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forged(AK) all kinds of tools out of[g] bronze and iron. Tubal-Cain’s sister was Naamah.
23 Lamech said to his wives,
“Adah and Zillah, listen to me;
wives of Lamech, hear my words.
I have killed(AL) a man for wounding me,
a young man for injuring me.
24 If Cain is avenged(AM) seven times,(AN)
then Lamech seventy-seven times.(AO)”
25 Adam made love to his wife(AP) again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth,[h](AQ) saying, “God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”(AR) 26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh.(AS)
At that time people began to call on[i] the name of the Lord.(AT)
Footnotes
- Genesis 4:1 Or The man
- Genesis 4:1 Cain sounds like the Hebrew for brought forth or acquired.
- Genesis 4:1 Or have acquired
- Genesis 4:8 Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Masoretic Text does not have “Let’s go out to the field.”
- Genesis 4:15 Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew Very well
- Genesis 4:16 Nod means wandering (see verses 12 and 14).
- Genesis 4:22 Or who instructed all who work in
- Genesis 4:25 Seth probably means granted.
- Genesis 4:26 Or to proclaim
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