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Genesis 4
1Adam had sex with his wife Eve, and she got pregnant and gave birth to Cain, because she said, "I have produced a man with YHWH's help." 2Again she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Able was a shepherd, but Cain was a farmer.
3After a time Cain brought some of the fruit that the ground produced as a gift to YHWH, 4and Abel brought something as well, from the firstborn of his flock and from their fatty portions. And YHWH favored Abel and his gift, 5but he did not look with favor on Cain or on his gift. So Cain became very angry and his face fell.
6And YHWH said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? 7If you do well, you will be lifted up, but if not, there is sin waiting at the door. It desires you, but you must take it under your rule."
8Cain spoke to Abel his brother, and when they were in the field, Cain rose up and kill his brother Abel.
9And YHWH said to Cain, "Where is Abel, your brother?"
But he said, "I don't know. Am I my brother's keeper?"
10Then YHWH said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is calling to me from the ground!" 11Now you are cursed from the ground because it has opened its mouth to receive the blood of your brother from your hand. 12When you cultivate the ground, it will no longer give you its strength. You will be a fugitive and without purpose in the land."
13And Cain told YHWH, "My punishment is more than I can stand! 14Look! You're making me leave the very surface of the ground, and I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and without purpose in the land, and anyone who finds me will kill me."
15But YHWH said to him, "So let anyone who kills Cain suffer sevenfold revenge!" And YHWH put a mark on Cain, so that he would not be killed by anyone who found him, 16and Cain left the presence of YHWH, and he lived in the land of Nod to the east of Eden.
17Then Cain had sex with his wife, and she got pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain built a city, and named it after his son.
18Enoch had a son named Irad, and Irad had a sone many Mehujael, and Mehujael had a son named Methusael, and Methusael had a son named Lamek.
19Lamech married two wives named Adah and Zillah. 20Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the progenitor of those who live in tents and keep cattle. 21His brother's name was Jubal, who is the progenitor of those who play the zither and flute. 22And Zillah also gave birth to a son named Tubal-Cain, who was a smith, working bronze and iron. And Tubal-Cain's sister was Naamah.
23Lamech said to his wives:
Adah and Zillah, hear my voice,
Lamech's wives, pay attention to what I say.
I have killed a man because he wounded me,
And a child because he brused me.
24If Cain will be avenged seven times,
Lamech will be avenged seventh-seven times!
25Adam had sex with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son, and she named him Seth, because she said, "God has given me seed instead of Abel whom Cain killed."
26Seth also had a son, and he named him Enos. At that time people began to call on the name YHWH.
Average revision: 3 (Draft # 1 by individual translator)
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