Genesis 4
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1Adam vero cognovit uxorem suam Hevam, quæ concepit et peperit Cain, dicens: Possedi hominem per Deum.
1And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived and bore Cain, and said: 'I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD.'
2Rursumque peperit fratrem ejus Abel. Fuit autem Abel pastor ovium, et Cain agricola.
2And again she bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
3Factum est autem post multos dies ut offerret Cain de fructibus terræ munera Domino.
3And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
4Abel quoque obtulit de primogenitis gregis sui, et de adipibus eorum: et respexit Dominus ad Abel, et ad munera ejus.
4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering;
5Ad Cain vero, et ad munera illius non respexit: iratusque est Cain vehementer, et concidit vultus ejus.
5but unto Cain and to his offering He had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
6Dixitque Dominus ad eum: Quare iratus es? et cur concidit facies tua?
6And the LORD said unto Cain: 'Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7nonne si bene egeris, recipies: sin autem male, statim in foribus peccatum aderit? sed sub te erit appetitus ejus, et tu dominaberis illius.
7If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door; and unto thee is its desire, but thou mayest rule over it.'
8Dixitque Cain ad Abel fratrem suum: Egrediamur foras. Cumque essent in agro, consurrexit Cain adversus fratrem suum Abel, et interfecit eum.
8And Cain spoke unto Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
9Et ait Dominus ad Cain: Ubi est Abel frater tuus? Qui respondit: Nescio: num custos fratris mei sum ego?
9And the LORD said unto Cain: 'Where is Abel thy brother?' And he said: 'I know not; am I my brother's keeper?'
10Dixitque ad eum: Quid fecisti? vox sanguinis fratris tui clamat ad me de terra.
10And He said: 'What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto Me from the ground.
11Nunc igitur maledictus eris super terram, quæ aperuit os suum, et suscepit sanguinem fratris tui de manu tua.
11And now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand.
12Cum operatus fueris eam, non dabit tibi fructus suos: vagus et profugus eris super terram.
12When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth.'
13Dixitque Cain ad Dominum: Major est iniquitas mea, quam ut veniam merear.
13And Cain said unto the LORD: 'My punishment is greater than I can bear.
14Ecce ejicis me hodie a facie terræ, et a facie tua abscondar, et ero vagus et profugus in terra: omnis igitur qui invenerit me, occidet me.
14Behold, Thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the land; and from Thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whosoever findeth me will slay me.'
15Dixitque ei Dominus: Nequaquam ita fiet: sed omnis qui occiderit Cain, septuplum punietur. Posuitque Dominus Cain signum, ut non interficeret eum omnis qui invenisset eum.
15And the LORD said unto him: 'Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.' And the LORD set a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.
16Egressusque Cain a facie Domini, habitavit profugus in terra ad orientalem plagam Eden.
16And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
17Cognovit autem Cain uxorem suam, quæ concepit, et peperit Henoch: et ædificavit civitatem, vocavitque nomen ejus ex nomine filii sui, Henoch.
17And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bore Enoch; and he builded a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch.
18Porro Henoch genuit Irad, et Irad genuit Maviaël, et Maviaël genuit Mathusaël, et Mathusaël genuit Lamech.
18And unto Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehujael begot Methushael; and Methushael begot Lamech.
19Qui accepit duas uxores, nomen uni Ada, et nomen alteri Sella.
19And Lamech took unto him two wives; the name of one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
20Genuitque Ada Jabel, qui fuit pater habitantium in tentoriis, atque pastorum.
20And Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle.
21Et nomen fratris ejus Jubal: ipse fuit pater canentium cithara et organo.
21And his brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe.
22Sella quoque genuit Tubalcain, qui fuit malleator et faber in cuncta opera æris et ferri. Soror vero Tubalcain, Noëma.
22And Zillah, she also bore Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
23Dixitque Lamech uxoribus suis Adæ et Sellæ: [Audite vocem meam, uxores Lamech; auscultate sermonem meum: quoniam occidi virum in vulnus meum, et adolescentulum in livorem meum.
23And Lamech said unto his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech; for I have slain a man for wounding me, and a young man for bruising me;
24Septuplum ultio dabitur de Cain: de Lamech vero septuagies septies.]
24If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
25Cognovit quoque adhuc Adam uxorem suam: et peperit filium, vocavitque nomen ejus Seth, dicens: Posuit mihi Deus semen aliud pro Abel, quem occidit Cain.
25And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: 'for God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.'
26Sed et Seth natus est filius, quem vocavit Enos: iste cœpit invocare nomen Domini.
26And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh; then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
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