1-Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord.”

2-And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground.

3-In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground,

4-and Abel brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,

5-but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

6-The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen?

7-If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is couching at the door; its desire is for you, but you must masterit.”

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

9-Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?”

10-And the Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground.

11-And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

12-When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength ; you shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”.

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

14-Behold, thou hast driven me this day away from the ground; and from thy face I shall be hidden; and I shall be fugitive and a wanderer on the earth and whoever finds me will slay me.”

15-Then the Lord said to him, “Not so! If any one slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” And the Lord put a mark on Cain, lest any who came upon him should kill him.

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

17-Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch; and he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.

18-To Enoch was vorn Irad; and Irad was the father of Me-hu’ja-el, and Me-hu’ja-el the father of Me-thu’sha-el, and Me-thu’sha-el the father of Lamech.

19-And Lamech took two wives; the name of the one was Adan and the name of the other Zillah.

20-Adan bore Jabal; he was the fhater of those who dwell in tents and have cattle..

21-His brother’s name was Jubal; hw was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe.

22-Zillah bore Tubal-cain; he was the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Na’amah.

23-Lamech sais to his wives: “Adan and Zillah, hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, hearkdn to what I say: I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.

24-If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”

25-And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, “God has appointed for me another child instead of Abel, for Cain slew him.:

26-To Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the Lord.