Genesis

4 Now the man having come to know Eve his wife,—she conceived and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a Man, even Yahweh!

2 And she went on to bear his brother, Abel,—and Abel became a feeder of sheep, whereas Cain was a tiller of the ground.

3 So it came to pass after certain days that Cain brought in of the fruit of the ground a present to Yahweh:

4 Abel also even he brought in of the firstlings of his sheep and of their fat,—and Yahweh approved of Abel and of his present;

5 but of Cain and his present he approved not,—and it angered Cain greatly and his countenance fell.

6 So then Yahweh said unto Cain,—Wherefore hath it angered thee, and wherefore hath thy countenance fallen?

7 Shall it not if thou do right be lifted up? But if thou do not right, at the entrance a sin-bearer is lying,—Unto thee moreover shall be his longing, though thou rule over him.

8 And Cain said unto Abel his brother [Let us go into the field] And it came to pass when they were in the field that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and slew him.

9 Then said Yahweh unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not, the keeper of my brother am I?

10 And he said, What hast thou done? With a voice the shed-blood of thy brother is crying out to me from the ground.

11 Now therefore accursed art thou,—from the ground which hath opened her mouth, to receive the shed-blood of thy brother at thy hand.

12 Though thou till the ground, it shall not go on to give its vigour to thee,—A wanderer and a fugitive shalt thou be in the earth.

13 And Cain said unto Yahweh—Greater is my punishment than I can bear

14 Lo! thou has driven me out this day from off the face of the ground, And from thy face shall I be hid,—So shall I become a wanderer and a fugitive in the earth, And it shall come to pass whosoever findeth me will slay me.

15 And Yahweh said to him—Not so! whosoever slayeth Cain sevenfold shall it be avenged. So Yahweh set for Cain a sign, that none finding him should smite him.

16 So Cain went forth from the presence of Yahweh,—and dwelt in the land of Nod, eastward of Eden.

17 And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bare Enoch,—Now it happened that he was building a city, so he called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch.

18 And there was born to Enoch Irad, and Irad begat Mehujael,—and Mehujael begat Methusael,—and Methusael begat Lamech.

19 And Lamech took to himself two wives,—the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the second Zillah.

20 And Adah bare Jabal,—he was father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle;

21 and the name of his brother was Jubal,—he was father of everyone handling lyre and flute.

22 And as for Zillah, she also bare Tubal-Cain, a sharpener of every cutting instrument of bronze and iron,—and the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.

23 Then said Lamech to his wives Adah and Zillah! hear ye my voice, Ye wives of Lamech! give ear to my tale,—For a man have I slain in dealing my wounds, Yea a youth in smiting my blows:

24 If sevenfold be the avenging of Cain, Then of Lamech seventy and seven.

25 And Adam again knew his wife, and she bare a son, and called his name Seth,—For God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, because Cain slew him!

26 And to Seth—to him also was born a son, and he called his name Enosh,—then was a beginning made, to call on the name of Yahweh.