¹ Ja Aadam sai ühte oma naise Eevaga, kes jäi lapseootele ja tõi Kaini ilmale ning ütles: 'Ma olen Issanda abiga mehe ilmale toonud.'

² Ja tema sünnitas taas: ta venna Aabeli. Ja Aabel oli lambakarjane, Kain aga oli põllumees.

³ Ja mõne aja pärast juhtus, et Kain tõi Issandale roaohvri maaviljast,

⁴ ja ka Aabel tõi oma lammaste esimesest soost ning nende rasvast, ja Issand vaatas Aabeli ja tema roaohvri peale,

⁵ aga Kaini ja tema roaohvri peale ta ei vaadanud. Siis Kain vihastus väga ja lõi pilgu maha.

⁶ Ja Issand küsis Kainilt: 'Mispärast sa vihastud? Ja mispärast sa pilgu maha lööd?

⁷ Eks ole: kui sa head teed, siis on su pilk tõstetud üles? Aga kui sa head ei tee, siis luurab patt ukse ees ja himustab sind. Kuid sina pead tema üle valitsema!'

⁸ Ja Kain ütles oma vennale Aabelile: 'Lähme väljale!' Ja kui nad väljal olid, tungis Kain oma venna Aabeli kallale ja tappis tema.

⁹ Aga Issand küsis Kainilt: 'Kus on su vend Aabel?' Ja tema vastas: 'Ei mina tea. Kas ma olen oma venna hoidja?'

¹⁰ Ja tema ütles: 'Mis sa oled teinud? Sinu venna vere hääl kisendab maa pealt minu poole!

¹¹ Aga nüüd ole sa neetud siit maa pealt, mis oma suu on avanud, su venna verd sinu käest vastu võttes!

¹² Kui sa harid maad, siis see ei anna sulle enam oma rammu. Sa pead maa peal olema hulkur ja põgenik!'

¹³ Ja Kain ütles Issandale: 'Mu karistus on suurem, kui ma suudan kanda!

¹⁴ Vaata, sa oled mind täna ära ajanud siit maalt ja ma pean varjule minema su palge eest ning maa peal olema hulkur ja põgenik. Ja igaüks, kes mind leiab, tapab mu.'

¹⁵ Ja Issand ütles temale: 'Ei, sugugi mitte, vaid igaühele, kes Kaini tapab, peab seitsmekordselt kätte makstama!' Ja Issand pani Kainile märgi, et leidja teda maha ei lööks.

¹⁶ Ja Kain läks ära Issanda palge eest ning elas Noodimaal, hommiku pool Eedenit.

¹⁷ Ja Kain sai ühte oma naisega, kes jäi lapseootele ja tõi ilmale Hanoki; ja ta ehitas ühe linna ning nimetas selle linna oma poja Hanoki nime järgi.

¹⁸ Ja Hanokile sündis Iirad, Iiradile sündis Mehuujael, Mehuujaelile sündis Metuusael, Metuusaelile sündis Lemek.

¹⁹ Ja Lemek võttis enesele kaks naist: ühe nimi oli Aada ja teise nimi oli Silla.

²⁰ Ja Aada tõi ilmale Jaabali, kes sai nende isaks, kes elasid telkides ja kasvatasid karja.

²¹ Ja tema venna nimi oli Juubal, kes sai kõigi kandlelööjate ja vilepuhujate isaks.

²² Ja Silla tõi ilmale Tuubal-Kaini, kes õpetas sepist taguma kõiki, kes tegid vask- ja raudsepa tööd; ja Tuubal-Kaini õde oli Naama.

²³ Ja Lemek ütles oma naistele: 'Aada ja Silla, kuulge mu häält, te Lemeki naised, pange tähele mu kõnet! Jah, haava pärast ma tapan mehe ja verme pärast nooruki!

²⁴ Kui Kaini pärast makstakse kätte seitse korda, siis Lemeki pärast seitsekümmend seitse korda!'

²⁵ Ja Aadam sai taas ühte oma naisega, kes tõi ilmale poja ja pani temale nimeks Sett, öeldes: 'Jumal andis mulle teise järeltulija Aabeli asemele, kuna Kain ta tappis.'

²⁶ Ja Setile sündis ka poeg, ja ta pani temale nimeks Enos. Sel ajal hakati Issanda nime appi hüüdma.

¹ Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,

² which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,

³ concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,

⁴ who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

⁵ through whom we received grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name's sake;

⁶ among whom you are also called to belong to Jesus Christ;

⁷ to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁸ First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

⁹ For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the Good News of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers,

¹⁰ requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.

¹¹ For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established;

¹² that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other's faith, both yours and mine.

¹³ Now I don't desire to have you unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, and was hindered so far, that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.

¹⁴ I am debtor both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to the wise and to the foolish.

¹⁵ So, as much as is in me, I am eager to preach the Good News to you also who are in Rome.

¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

¹⁷ For in it is revealed God's righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, "But the righteous shall live by faith."

¹⁸ For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

¹⁹ because that which is known of God is revealed in them, for God revealed it to them.

²⁰ For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse.

²¹ Because, knowing God, they didn't glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.

²² Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

²³ and traded the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed animals, and creeping things.

²⁴ Therefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves,

²⁵ who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

²⁶ For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.

²⁷ Likewise also the men, leaving the natural function of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another, men doing what is inappropriate with men, and receiving in themselves the due penalty of their error.

²⁸ Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

²⁹ being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,

³⁰ backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

³¹ without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful;

³² who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.