[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 master it." [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 a 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 born 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 Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
[20] Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and
have cattle. [21] His brother's name was Jubal; he 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 said to his wives: "Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
you wives of Lamech, hearken 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.
