Cain Murders Abel
1 Adam and Eve had a son. Then Eve said, “I'll name him Cain because I got him with the help of the Lord.” 2 Later she had another son and named him Abel.
Abel became a sheep farmer, but Cain farmed the land. 3 One day, Cain gave part of his harvest to the Lord, 4 and Abel also gave an offering to the Lord. He killed the first-born lamb from one of his sheep and gave the Lord the best parts of it. The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering, 5 but not with Cain and his offering. This made Cain so angry that he could not hide his feelings.
6 The Lord said to Cain:
What's wrong with you? Why do you look so angry? 7 If you had done the right thing, you would be smiling. But you did the wrong thing, and now sin is waiting to attack you like a lion. Sin wants to destroy you, but don't let it!
8 Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let's go for a walk.” And when they were out in a field, Cain attacked and killed him.
9 Afterwards the Lord asked Cain, “Where is Abel?”
“How should I know?” he answered. “Am I supposed to look after my brother?”
10 Then the Lord said:
Why have you done this terrible thing? You killed your own brother, and his blood flowed onto the ground. Now his blood is calling out for me to punish you. 11 And so, I'll put you under a curse. Because you killed Abel and made his blood run out on the ground, you will never be able to farm it again. 12 When you try to farm the land, it won't produce anything for you. From now on, you'll be without a home, and you'll spend the rest of your life wandering from place to place.
13 “This punishment is too hard!” Cain said. 14 “You're making me leave my home and live far from you. I will have to wander about without a home, and just anyone could kill me.”
15 “No!” the Lord answered. “Anyone who kills you will be punished seven times worse than I am punishing you.” So the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn everyone not to kill him. 16 But Cain had to go far from the Lord and live in the Land of Wandering, which is east of Eden.
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17 Later, Cain and his wife had a son named Enoch. At the time Cain was building a town, and so he named it Enoch after his son. 18 Then Enoch had a son named Irad, who had a son named Mehujael, who had a son named Methushael, who had a son named Lamech.
19 Lamech married Adah, then Zillah. 20-21 Lamech and Adah had two sons, Jabal and Jubal. Their son Jabal was the first to live in tents and raise sheep and goats. Jubal was the first to play harps and flutes.
22 Lamech and Zillah had a son named Tubal Cain who made tools out of bronze and iron. They also had a daughter, whose name was Naamah.
23 One day, Lamech said to his two wives, “A young man wounded me, and I killed him. 24 Anyone who tries to get even with me will be punished ten times more than anyone who tries to get even with Cain.”
25 Adam and his wife had another son. They named him Seth, because they said, “God has given us a son to take the place of Abel, who was killed by his brother Cain.” 26 Later, Seth had a son and named him Enosh.
About this time people started worshiping the Lord.
1 Tad cilvēks atzina Ievu, savu sievu, un tā tapa grūta un dzemdēja Kainu, sacīdama: "Es esmu ieguvusi zēnu ar Tā Kunga palīdzību." 2 Un vēl viņa dzemdēja tā brāli Ābelu. Un Ābels kļuva avju gans, bet Kains kļuva zemes kopējs. 3 Pēc kāda laika Kains nesa no zemes augļiem upuri Tam Kungam, 4 un arī Ābels nesa upuri no avju pirmdzimušiem un no viņu taukiem. Un Tas Kungs uzlūkoja Ābelu un viņa upuri. 5 Bet Kainu un viņa upuri Dievs neuzlūkoja. Tad Kains iededzās bardzībā, un viņa vaigs raudzījās nikni. 6 Tad Dievs sacīja Kainam: "Kāpēc tu esi apskaities? Kāpēc tavs vaigs raugās nikni? 7 Vai nav tā: ja tu esi labs, tu savu galvu vari pacelt, bet, ja tu dari ļaunu, tad grēks ir tavu durvju priekšā un tīko pēc tevis. Bet tev būs valdīt pār viņu!" Un Kains runāja ar savu brāli Ābelu. 8 Un notika, kad viņi abi bija tīrumā, Kains cēlās pret savu brāli Ābelu un viņu nokāva. 9 Un Dievs sacīja uz Kainu: "Kur ir Ābels, tavs brālis?" Tas atbildēja: "Es nezinu; vai tad es esmu sava brāļa sargs?" 10 Bet Viņš teica: "Ko tu esi darījis? Tava brāļa asinis brēc uz Mani no zemes. 11 Tādēļ tu būsi nolādēts zemes virsū, kurai bija jāatver sava mute, lai no tavām rokām saņemtu tava brāļa asinis. 12 Kad tu zemi apstrādāsi, tā tev vairs nedos savu spēku; tekulis un bēgulis tu būsi virs zemes!" 13 Tad Kains sacīja Dievam: "Mans noziegums ir tik liels, ka es to nespēju panest. 14 Lūk, Tu šodien mani esi padzinis no zemes virsus, un Tavu acu priekšā man jāpaslēpjas; tekulis un bēgulis es virs zemes esmu kļuvis, un katrs, kas mani atradīs, mani nokaus." 15 Un Dievs sacīja viņam: "Ne tā! Ikvienam, kas Kainu nokauj, tiks septiņkārt atriebts." Un Dievs pielika Kainam zīmi, lai tas, kas viņu sastaptu, to nenokautu. 16 Un Kains aizgāja no Dieva acīm un dzīvoja Noda zemē, austrumos no Ēdenes. 17 Un Kains atzina savu sievu, un tā tapa grūta un dzemdēja viņam Ēnohu. Un viņš uzcēla pilsētu un nosauca pilsētu sava dēla vārdā par Ēnohu. 18 Un Ēnoham tika dzemdēts Irads, bet Irads dzemdināja Mehujaēlu, un Mehujaēls dzemdināja Metusaēlu, un Metusaēls - Lamehu. 19 Bet Lamehs ņēma sev divi sievas; vienas vārds ir Ada, bet otras - Cilla. 20 Un Ada dzemdēja Jābalu, viņš ir tēvs telts iemītniekiem un ganiem. 21 Un viņa brāļa vārds ir Jūbals; viņš ir tēvs tiem, kas spēlē cītaras un stabules. 22 Un arī Cilla dzemdēja - Tubal-Kainu, kas bija visādu vara un dzelzs rīku kalējs; bet Tubal-Kaina māsa bija Naāma. 23 Un Lamehs sacīja savām sievām: "Ada un Cilla! Klausiet manu balsi, Lameha sievas, dzirdiet, ko es jums saku: vīru es nokauju par savu ievainojumu un zēnu par savu vāti. 24 Ja Kains tiek atriebts septiņkārt, tad Lamehs septiņdesmit septiņkārt." 25 Un Ādams vēlreiz atzina savu sievu, un tā viņam dzemdēja dēlu un nosauca tā vārdu: Sets, jo "Dievs man ir devis citu dēlu pēc Ābela, jo to nokāva Kains". 26 Un arī Setam piedzima dēls, un viņš nosauca tā vārdu: Ēnošs. Tas sāka piesaukt Dieva Vārdu.
