4:1 Adam lay with 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.”
4:2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.
4:3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD.
4:4 But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,
4:5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
4:6 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast?
4:7 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 master it.”
4:8 Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
4:9 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
4:10 The LORD said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.
4:11 Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
4:12 When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”
4:13 Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is more than I can bear.
4:14 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.”
4:15 But the LORD said to him, “Not so; if anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over.” Then the LORD put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.
4:16 So Cain went out from the LORD’S presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
4:17 Cain lay with 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.
4:18 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.
4:19 Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.
4:20 Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock.
4:21 His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute.
4:22 Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forged all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron. Tubal-Cain’s sister was Naamah.
4:23 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.
4:24 If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times.”
4:25 Adam lay with 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.”
4:26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to call on the name of the LORD.
4:1 And the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain and said, I have acquired a man, Jehovah.
4:2 And again she gave birth, to his brother Abel. And Abel was a tender of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
4:3 And in the course of time Cain brought an offering to Jehovah from the fruit of the ground.
4:4 And Abel also brought an offering, from the firstlings of his flock, that is, from their fat portions. And Jehovah had regard for Abel and for his offering.
4:5 But for Cain and for his offering He had no regard. And Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.
4:6 And Jehovah said to Cain, Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen?
4:7 If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and his desire is for you, but you must rule over him.
4:8 And Cain said to Abel his brother, Let us go into the field. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel his brother and slew him.
4:9 Then Jehovah said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I do not know. Am I my brother s keeper?
4:10 And He said, What have you done? The voice of your brother s blood is crying out to Me from the ground.
4:11 And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother s blood from your hand.
4:12 When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.
4:13 And Cain said to Jehovah, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
4:14 Now You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground, and from Your face I will be hidden; and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.
4:15 And Jehovah said to him, Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold. And Jehovah put a mark on Cain, so that anyone who found him would not strike him.
4:16 And Cain went forth from the presence of Jehovah and dwelt in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
4:17 And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch; and he built a city and called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch.
4:18 And Irad was born to Enoch, and Irad begot Mehujael, and Mehujael begot Methushael, and Methushael begot Lamech.
4:19 And Lamech took two wives for himself: The name of the first was Adah, and the name of the second Zillah.
4:20 And Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and raise cattle.
4:21 And his brother s name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe.
4:22 And Zillah also gave birth to Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of bronze and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
4:23 And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, listen to my voice; / O wives of Lamech, hearken to my speech; / For I have slain a man for wounding me, / Even a young man for striking me.
4:24 If Cain is avenged sevenfold, / Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.
4:25 And Adam knew his wife again. And she gave birth to a son and called his name Seth, for, she said, God has appointed me another seed instead of Abel, because Cain slew him.
4:26 And to Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of Jehovah.