1 A nd Adam knew Eve as his wife, and she became pregnant and bore Cain; and she said, I have gotten and gained a man with the help of the Lord.

2 A nd she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

3 A nd in the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground.

4 A nd Abel brought of the firstborn of his flock and of the fat portions. And the Lord had respect and regard for Abel and for his offering,

5 B ut for Cain and his offering He had no respect or regard. So Cain was exceedingly angry and indignant, and he looked sad and depressed.

6 A nd the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? And why do you look sad and depressed and dejected?

7 I f you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin crouches at your door; its desire is for you, but you must master it.

8 A nd Cain said to his brother, Let us go out to the field. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.

9 A nd the Lord said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?

10 A nd said, What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground.

11 A nd now you are cursed by reason of the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

12 W hen you till the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength; you shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth.

13 T hen Cain said to the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

14 B ehold, You have driven me out this day from the face of the land, and from Your face I will be hidden; and I will be a fugitive and a vagabond and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.

15 A nd the Lord said to him, Therefore, if anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark or sign upon Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.

16 S o Cain went away from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

17 A nd Cain’s wife became pregnant and bore Enoch; and Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch.

18 T o Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael the father of Methusael, and Methusael the father of Lamech.

19 A nd Lamech took two wives; the name of the one was Adah and of the other was Zillah.

20 A dah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle and purchase possessions.

21 H is brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe.

22 Z illah bore Tubal-cain; he was the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

23 L amech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say; for I have slain a man for wounding me, and a young man for striking and bruising me.

24 I f Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold.

25 A nd Adam’s wife again became pregnant, and she bore a son and called his name Seth. For God, she said, has appointed for me another child instead of Abel, for Cain slew him.

26 A nd to Seth also a son was born, whom he named Enosh. At that time men began to call by the name of the Lord.