And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have {Hebrew: kanah, to get.}gotten a man with the help of Jehovah.
And again she bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto Jehovah.
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And Jehovah had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
And Jehovah said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door: and unto thee shall be its desire; but do thou rule over it.
And Cain {Hebrew: said unto.}told 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.
And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother's keeper?
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
And now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth.
And Cain said unto Jehovah, {Or, Mine iniquity}My punishment is greater {Or, than can be forgiven}than I can bear.
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the ground; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whosoever findeth me will slay me.
And Jehovah said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And Jehovah appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.
And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of {That is, Wandering.}Nod, {Or, in front of}on the east of Eden.
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.
And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methushael; and Methushael begat Lamech.
And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle.
And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe.
And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, {Or, an instructor of every artificer}the forger of every cutting instrument of {Or, copper (and so elsewhere)}brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
And Lamech said unto his wives:
Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
Ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech:
For {Or, I will slay}I have slain a man {Or, to my wounding, And a young man to my hurt}for wounding me,
And a young man for bruising me:
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold,
Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name {Hebrew: Sheth.}Seth. For, said she, God {Hebrew: shath.}hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.
And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh. Then began men to call upon the name of Jehovah.
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The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, {Or, And years that are numbered are laid up &c.}Even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.
A sound of terrors is in his ears;In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness,And he is waited for of the sword.
He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it?He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
Distress and anguish make him afraid;They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of {That is, Wandering.}Nod, {Or, in front of}on the east of Eden.
And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, and there shall be no rest for the sole of thy foot: but Jehovah will give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and pining of soul;
And Jehovah said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And Jehovah appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.
The wicked is thrust down in his {Or, calamity}evil-doing;But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.
And they say unto God, Depart from us;For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
Let his children be vagabonds, and beg;And let them seek their bread {Or, far from}out of their desolate places.
And surely your blood, the blood of your lives, will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it; and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, will I require the life of man.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth;But the righteous are bold as a lion.
What is the Almighty, that we should serve him?And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Let there be none to {Or, continued}extend kindness unto him;Neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.
Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
and they shall look unto the earth, and behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish; {Or, and thick darkness shall be driven away. For there &c.}and {Or, in}into thick darkness they shall be driven away.
Cast me not away from thy presence;And take not thy holy Spirit from me.
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;And uphold me with a willing spirit.
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;And sinners shall {Or, return}be converted unto thee.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation;And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be smitten before your enemies: they that hate you shall rule over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.
Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that passeth early away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth:Hide not thy face from me,Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.
And as for them that are left of you, I will send a faintness into their heart in the lands of their enemies: and the sound of a driven leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as one fleeth from the sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, {Or, Depart from me under a curse}Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels:
And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.
And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.
Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of Jehovah, {Or, shall die}dieth: shall we perish all of us?
who shall suffer punishment, even eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death: when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death.
or in enmity smote him with his hand, so that he died; he that smote him shall surely be put to death; he is a murderer: the avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death, when he meeteth him.
and the avenger of blood find him without the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood slay the manslayer; {Or, there shall be no blood-guiltiness for him}he shall not be guilty of blood,
And, behold, the whole family is risen against thy handmaid, and they say, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew, and so destroy the heir also. Thus will they quench my coal which is left, and will leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the face of the earth.
The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, {Or, And years that are numbered are laid up &c.}Even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.
A sound of terrors is in his ears;In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness,And he is waited for of the sword.
He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it?He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
Distress and anguish make him afraid;They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth;But the righteous are bold as a lion.