1 Coabitou o homem com Eva, sua mulher. Esta concebeu e deu à luz a Caim; então, disse: Adquiri um varão com o auxílio do Senhor. 2 Depois, deu à luz a Abel, seu irmão. Abel foi pastor de ovelhas, e Caim, lavrador. 3 Aconteceu que no fim de uns tempos trouxe Caim do fruto da terra uma oferta ao Senhor. 4 Abel, por sua vez, trouxe das primícias do seu rebanho e da gordura deste. Agradou-se o Senhor de Abel e de sua oferta; 5 ao passo que de Caim e de sua oferta não se agradou. Irou-se, pois, sobremaneira, Caim, e descaiu-lhe o semblante. 6 Então, lhe disse o Senhor: Por que andas irado, e por que descaiu o teu semblante? 7 Se procederes bem, não é certo que serás aceito? Se, todavia, procederes mal, eis que o pecado jaz à porta; o seu desejo será contra ti, mas a ti cumpre dominá-lo.

8 Disse Caim a Abel, seu irmão: Vamos ao campo. Estando eles no campo, sucedeu que se levantou Caim contra Abel, seu irmão, e o matou. 9 Disse o Senhor a Caim: Onde está Abel, teu irmão? Ele respondeu: Não sei; acaso, sou eu tutor de meu irmão? 10 E disse Deus: Que fizeste? A voz do sangue de teu irmão clama da terra a mim. 11 És agora, pois, maldito por sobre a terra, cuja boca se abriu para receber de tuas mãos o sangue de teu irmão. 12 Quando lavrares o solo, não te dará ele a sua força; serás fugitivo e errante pela terra. 13 Então, disse Caim ao Senhor: É tamanho o meu castigo, que já não posso suportá-lo. 14 Eis que hoje me lanças da face da terra, e da tua presença hei de esconder-me; serei fugitivo e errante pela terra; quem comigo se encontrar me matará. 15 O Senhor, porém, lhe disse: Assim, qualquer que matar a Caim será vingado sete vezes. E pôs o Senhor um sinal em Caim para que o não ferisse de morte quem quer que o encontrasse. 16 Retirou-se Caim da presença do Senhor e habitou na terra de Node, ao oriente do Éden.

17 E coabitou Caim com sua mulher; ela concebeu e deu à luz a Enoque. Caim edificou uma cidade e lhe chamou Enoque, o nome de seu filho. 18 A Enoque nasceu-lhe Irade; Irade gerou a Meujael, Meujael, a Metusael, e Metusael, a Lameque. 19 Lameque tomou para si duas esposas: o nome de uma era Ada, a outra se chamava Zilá. 20 Ada deu à luz a Jabal; este foi o pai dos que habitam em tendas e possuem gado. 21 O nome de seu irmão era Jubal; este foi o pai de todos os que tocam harpa e flauta. 22 Zilá, por sua vez, deu à luz a Tubalcaim, artífice de todo instrumento cortante, de bronze e de ferro; a irmã de Tubalcaim foi Naamá.

23 E disse Lameque às suas esposas:

Ada e Zilá, ouvi-me;

vós, mulheres de Lameque, escutai o que passo a dizer-vos:

Matei um homem porque ele me feriu;

e um rapaz porque me pisou.

24 Sete vezes se tomará vingança de Caim,

de Lameque, porém, setenta vezes sete.

25 Tornou Adão a coabitar com sua mulher; e ela deu à luz um filho, a quem pôs o nome de Sete; porque, disse ela, Deus me concedeu outro descendente em lugar de Abel, que Caim matou. 26 A Sete nasceu-lhe também um filho, ao qual pôs o nome de Enos; daí se começou a invocar o nome do Senhor.

1 And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man with the help of Jehovah. 2 And again she 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 Jehovah. 4 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: 5 but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. 6 And Jehovah said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? 7 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. 8 And Cain 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.

9 And Jehovah 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 cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand; 12 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. 13 And Cain said unto Jehovah, My punishment is greater than I can bear. 14 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. 15 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.

16 And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, 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 Methushael; and Methushael 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 have cattle. 21 And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe. 22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain 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 for wounding me,

And a young man for bruising me:

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, said she, God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him. 26 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.

1 Adam "made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. "She said, "With the help of the LORD I have brought forth "a man."

2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.

3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD.

4 And Abel also brought an offering —fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,

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? 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; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it."

8 Now Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out to the field." "While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

9 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" "I don't know," 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.

11 Now you are under a curse 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. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth."

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; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."

15 But the LORD said to him, "Not so "; anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over." 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 and lived in the land of Nod, "east of Eden.

17 Cain made love to his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city, and he named it after his son 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 two women, 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 and pipes.

22 Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forged all kinds of tools out of "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 a man for wounding me, a young man for injuring me.

24 If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times."

25 Adam made love to his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, "saying, "God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him."

26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on "the name of the LORD.