¹ And man knew Eve his wife, and she conceived, and gave·​·birth·​·to Cain, and she said, I have gotten^* a man^◦, Jehovah^*.

² And she added to bring·​·forth^◦* his brother, Abel^◦; and Abel^◦ was a shepherd of the flock, and Cain was a tiller of the ground.

³ And it was at the end of days, and Cain brought of the fruit of the ground a gift·​·offering to Jehovah.

⁴ And Abel^◦, he^◦ also brought of the firstborn from his flock, and from its fat. And Jehovah had·​·regard to^▵ Abel^◦, and to^▵ his gift·​·offering;

⁵ and to^▵ Cain and to^▵ his gift·​·offering He had not regard, and Cain was very incensed, and his faces fell.

⁶ And Jehovah said to^▵ Cain, Why art thou incensed? and Why are thy faces fallen?

⁷ If thou doest·​·well, is there not an uplifting? And if thou doest· not ·well, sin coucheth at the entrance; and to^▵ thee is his^* desire^◦, and thou^◦ rulest over^◦ him.

⁸ And Cain talked to^▵ Abel^◦ his brother; and it was when they were in the field, that Cain rose·​·up against^▵ Abel^◦ his brother, and killed him.

⁹ And Jehovah said to^▵ Cain, Where^◦ is Abel^◦ thy brother? And he said, I know not; am I^▵ the keeper of my brother?

¹⁰ And He said, What hast thou done? The voice of the bloods^* of thy brother cries to^▵ Me from the ground.

¹¹ And now art thou^◦ cursed from the ground, which has gaped·​·open with her mouth to take the bloods of thy brother from thy hand.

¹² When^◦ thou tillest the ground, it shall not add to give to thee its power; a vagabond and a fugitive shalt thou be in the earth.

¹³ And Cain said to^▵ Jehovah, My iniquity is greater than can be borne away^*.

¹⁴ Behold, Thou hast driven· me ·out today from upon the faces of the ground; and from Thy faces shall I be hidden, and I shall be a vagabond and a fugitive in the earth; and it shall be that everyone who finds me shall kill me.

¹⁵ And Jehovah said to him, Therefore if anyone kills Cain, sevenfold he shall be avenged. And Jehovah set on Cain a sign to all who find him not^▵ to smite him.

¹⁶ And Cain went·​·out from the faces of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, toward·​·the·​·east of Eden.

¹⁷ And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and gave·​·birth·​·to Enoch; and it came·​·to·​·pass^◦ that he was building a city, and called the name of the city according·​·to the name of his son, Enoch.

¹⁸ And to Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehijael begot Methushael; and Methushael begot Lamech.

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

²⁰ And Adah gave·​·birth to Jabal; he^◦ was the father of the dweller in tents, and of livestock.

²¹ And the name of his brother was Jubal; he^◦ was the father of all who handle the harp and organ^*.

²² And Zillah, she^◦ also gave·​·birth·​·to Tubal-cain, an instructor of every artificer in bronze and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

²³ And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, and give·​·ear·​·to what· I ·say, for I have killed a man^◦ for my wounding, and a child for my bruising.

²⁴ If^▫ Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

²⁵ And man knew his wife yet again^*, and she gave·​·birth·​·to a son, and she called his name Seth; for God has put another seed for me instead of Abel^◦; for Cain killed him.

²⁶ And to Seth, to him also there was·​·born a son; and he called his name Enosh; then^▵ began they to call upon^◦ the name of Jehovah.

¹ The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, "I have gotten a man with Yahweh's help."

² Again she gave birth, to Cain's brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

³ As time passed, it happened that Cain brought an offering to Yahweh from the fruit of the ground.

⁴ Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. Yahweh respected Abel and his offering,

⁵ but he didn't respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.

⁶ Yahweh said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?

⁷ If you do well, will it not be lifted up? If you don't do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it."

⁸ Cain said to Abel, his brother, "Let's go into the field." It happened when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.

⁹ Yahweh said to Cain, "Where is Abel, your brother?" He said, "I don't know. Am I my brother's keeper?"

¹⁰ Yahweh said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground.

¹¹ Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

¹² From now on, when you till the ground, it won't yield its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth."

¹³ Cain said to Yahweh, "My punishment is greater than I can bear.

¹⁴ Behold, you have driven me out this day from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. It will happen that whoever finds me will kill me."

¹⁵ Yahweh said to him, "Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold." Yahweh appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should strike him.

¹⁶ Cain went out from Yahweh's presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

¹⁷ Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

¹⁸ To Enoch was born Irad. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.

¹⁹ Lamech took two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

²⁰ Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.

²¹ His brother's name was Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe.

²² Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. Tubal Cain's sister was Naamah.

²³ Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, hear my voice. You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech, for I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me.

²⁴ If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times."

²⁵ Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, "for God has appointed me another child instead of Abel, for Cain killed him."

²⁶ There was also born a son to Seth, and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on Yahweh's name.