1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. 8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? 10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? 12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. 16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art , and unto dust shalt thou return. 20 And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. 21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
22 ¶ And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: 23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. 24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Cilvēks atkrīt no Dieva
(Rm 5:12–21)1 Bet čūska bija vismanīgākā no visiem lauka zvēriem, kurus Kungs Dievs bija taisījis, un viņa teica sievai: “Vai tiešām Dievs sacīja: no visiem dārza kokiem jūs nevarat ēst?” 2 Sieva teica čūskai: “Mēs varam ēst no visiem dārza augļiem, 3 bet par tā koka augļiem, kas dārza vidū, Dievs sacīja: neēdiet no tā un neaiztieciet to, citādi mirsiet!” 4 Bet čūska teica sievai: “Mirt jūs nemirsiet, 5 jo Dievs zina, ka tai dienā, kad jūs no tā ēdīsiet, jūsu acis atvērsies un jūs būsiet kā Dievs, zināsiet, kas labs un kas ļauns!” 6 Un sieva redzēja, ka tas koks ir labs, lai ēstu, ka tīkams acīm un kārojams prātam, un viņa ņēma tā augli un ēda, un deva arī savam vīram, kas bija kopā ar viņu, un viņš ēda. 7 Un abiem atdarījās acis, un nu viņi zināja, ka ir kaili, un viņi sašuva vīģu lapas un uztaisīja sev gurnautus. 8 Un dienas vēsumā viņi dzirdēja, ka dārzā skan Kunga Dieva balss. Un cilvēks un sieva paslēpās no Kunga Dieva dārzā starp kokiem. 9 Un Kungs Dievs sauca cilvēkam un teica viņam: “Kur tu esi?” 10 Un tas teica: “Es dzirdēju dārzā tavu balsi un nobijos, jo esmu kails, un es paslēpos.” 11 Un viņš teica: “Kas tev pastāstīja, ka tu esi kails? Vai tu ēdi no tā koka, par ko es tev pavēlēju – neēd no tā?!” 12 Un cilvēks teica: “Tā sieva, ko tu man devi, viņa man deva no tā koka, un es ēdu!” 13 Un Kungs Dievs teica sievai: “Ko tu esi izdarījusi!” Un sieva teica: “Čūska mani pievīla, un es ēdu!” 14 Un Kungs Dievs teica čūskai:
“Tāpēc ka tu to darīji,
tu esi nolādēta starp visiem lopiem
un starp visiem lauka zvēriem!
Uz vēdera tu līdīsi
un rīsi pīšļus visas dienas,
kamēr dzīvosi!
15 Un es celšu ienaidu
starp tevi un sievu,
starp tavu pēcnācēju un viņas pēcnācēju! –
viņš tev sadragās galvu,
bet tu viņam sadzelsi papēdi!”
16 Un sievai viņš teica:
“Vairot es vairošu tev grūtumu,
kad tu būsi grūta,
mokās tu radīsi dēlus,
savu vīru tu kārosi,
bet viņš valdīs pār tevi!”
17 Un cilvēkam viņš teica: “Tāpēc ka tu paklausīji savas sievas balsij un ēdi no koka, par ko es tev pavēlēju: neēd no tā! –
nolādēta lai tevis dēļ zeme,
mokās tu no tās ēdīsi
visas dienas, kamēr dzīvosi!
18 Tev sadīgs no tās ērkšķi un dadži,
un tu ēdīsi lauka stādus!
19 Sava vaiga sviedros tu ēdīsi maizi,
līdz tu atgriezīsies zemē,
no kuras tu esi ņemts,
jo pīslis tu esi,
un pīšļos tu atgriezīsies!”
20 Un cilvēks savu sievu nosauca vārdā Ieva , jo viņa bija visu dzīvo māte. 21 Un Kungs Dievs darināja cilvēkam un viņa sievai ādas ģērbu un ietērpa viņus.
22 Un Kungs Dievs teica: “Redzi, cilvēks ir kļuvis kā viens no mums, zina, kas labs un kas ļauns! Un tagad, ka viņš vēl neizstiepj roku, lai ņemtu arī no dzīvības koka un ēstu un dzīvotu mūžam!” – 23 un Kungs Dievs izraidīja viņu no Ēdenes dārza, lai apstrādā zemi, no kuras viņš ņemts! 24 Un viņš padzina cilvēku un uz austrumiem no Ēdenes dārza iemitināja ķerubus ar atvāztiem liesmojošiem zobeniem, lai sargā ceļu uz dzīvības koku.
