1 Mosebok 4
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4 Och mannen kände sin hustru Eva, och hon blev havande och födde Kain; då sade hon: »Jag har fött en man genom HERRENS hjälp.»
2 Och hon födde åter en son, Abel, den förres broder. Och Abel blev en fårherde, men Kain blev en åkerman.
3 Och efter någon tid hände sig att Kain av markens frukt bar fram en offergåva åt HERREN.
4 Också Abel bar fram sin gåva, av det förstfödda i hans hjord, av djurens fett. Och HERREN såg till Abel och hans offergåva;
5 men till Kain och hans offergåva såg han icke. Då blev Kain mycket vred, och hans blick blev mörk.
6 Och HERREN sade till Kain: »Varför är du vred, och varför är din blick så mörk?
7 Är det icke så: om du har gott i sinnet, då ser du frimodigt upp; men om du icke har gott i sinnet, då lurar synden vid dörren; till dig står hennes åtrå, men du bör råda över henne.»
8 Och Kain talade med sin broder Abel; och när de voro ute på marken, överföll Kain sin broder Abel och dräpte honom.
9 Då sade HERREN till Kain: »Var är din broder Abel?» Han svarade: »Jag vet icke; skall jag taga vara på min broder?»
10 Då sade han: »Vad har du gjort! Hör, din broders blod ropar till mig från jorden.
11 Så vare du nu förbannad och förvisad ifrån åkerjorden, som har öppnat sin mun för att mottaga din broders blod av din hand.
12 När du brukar jorden, skall den icke mer giva dig sin gröda. Ostadig och flyktig skall du bliva på jorden.»
13 Då sade Kain till HERREN: »Min missgärning är större än att jag kan bära den.
14 Se, du driver mig nu bort ifrån åkerjorden, och jag måste gömma mig undan för ditt ansikte. Ostadig och flyktig skall jag bliva på jorden, och så skall ske att vemhelst som möter mig, han dräper mig.»
15 Men HERREN sade till honom: »Nej, ty Kain skall bliva hämnad sjufalt, vemhelst som dräper honom.» Och HERREN satte ett tecken till skydd för Kain, så att ingen som mötte honom skulle slå honom ihjäl.
16 Så gick Kain bort ifrån HERRENS ansikte och bosatte sig i landet Nod, öster om Eden.
17 Och Kain kände sin hustru, och hon blev havande och födde Hanok. Och han byggde en stad och kallade den staden Hanok, efter sin sons namn.
18 Och åt Hanok föddes Irad, och Irad födde Mehujael, och Mehujael födde Metusael, och Metusael födde Lemek.
19 Men Lemek tog sig två hustrur; den ena hette Ada, den andra Silla.
20 Och Ada födde Jabal; han blev stamfader för dem som bo i tält och idka boskapsskötsel.
21 Och hans broder hette Jubal; han blev stamfader för alla dem som hantera harpa och pipa.
22 Men Silla födde ock en son, Tubal-Kain; han var smed och gjorde alla slags redskap av koppar och järn. Och Tubal-Kains syster var Naama.
23 Och Lemek sade till sina hustrur: »Ada och Silla, hören mina ord; I Lemeks hustrur, lyssnen till mitt tal: Se, en man dräper jag för vart sår jag får, och en yngling för var blånad jag får.
24 Ja, sjufalt hämnad bliver Kain, men Lemek sju- och sjuttiofalt.»
25 Och Adam kände åter sin hustru, och hon födde en son och gav honom namnet Set, i det hon sade: »Gud har beskärt mig en annan livsfrukt, till ersättning för Abel, eftersom Kain dräpte honom.»
26 Men åt Set föddes ock en son, och han gav honom namnet Enos. Vid denna tid begynte man åkalla HERRENS namn.
Genesis 4
International Children’s Bible
The First Family
4 Adam had intimate relations with his wife Eve. She became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.[a] Eve said, “With the Lord’s help, I have given birth to a man.” 2 After that, Eve gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Abel took care of sheep. Cain became a farmer.
3 Later, Cain brought a gift to God. He brought some food from the ground. 4 Abel brought the best parts of his best sheep. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift. 5 But God did not accept Cain and his gift. Cain became very angry and looked unhappy.
6 The Lord asked Cain, “Why are you angry? Why do you look so unhappy? 7 If you do good, I will accept you. But if you do not do good, sin is ready to attack you. Sin wants you. But you must rule over it.”
8 Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out into the field.” So Cain and Abel went into the field. Then Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
9 Later, the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”
Cain answered, “I don’t know. Is it my job to take care of my brother?”
10 Then the Lord said, “What have you done? Your brother’s blood is on the ground. That blood is like a voice that tells me what happened. 11 And now you will be cursed in your work with the ground. It is the same ground where your brother’s blood fell. Your hands killed him. 12 You will work the ground. But it will not grow good crops for you anymore. You will wander around on the earth.”
13 Then Cain said to the Lord, “This punishment is more than I can stand! 14 Look! You have forced me to stop working the ground. And now I must hide from you. I will wander around on the earth. And anyone who meets me can kill me.”
15 Then the Lord said to Cain, “No! If anyone kills you, I will punish that person seven times more.” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain. It was a warning to anyone who met him not to kill him.
Cain’s Family
16 Then Cain went away from the Lord. Cain lived in the land of Nod,[b] east of Eden. 17 Cain had intimate relations with his wife. She became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. At that time Cain was building a city. He named it after his son Enoch. 18 Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad had a son named Mehujael. Mehujael had a son named Methushael. And Methushael had a son named Lamech.
19 Lamech married two women. One wife was named Adah, and the other was Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the first person to live in tents and raise cattle. 21 Jabal’s brother was Jubal. Jubal was the first person to play the harp and flute. 22 Zillah gave birth to Tubal-Cain. He made tools out of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.
23 Lamech said to his wives:
“Adah and Zillah, hear my voice!
You wives of Lamech, listen to what I say.
I killed a man for wounding me.
I killed a young man for hitting me.
24 Cain’s killer may be punished 7 times.
Then Lamech’s killer will be punished 77 times.”
Adam and Eve Have a New Son
25 Adam had intimate relations with his wife Eve again. And she gave birth to a son. She named him Seth.[c] Eve said, “God has given me another child. He will take the place of Abel, who was killed by Cain.” 26 Seth also had a son. They named him Enosh. At that time people began to pray to the Lord.
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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