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Cain Murders Abel

¹Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the Lord.” ²Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now ⚓Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. ³And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit ⚓of the ground to the Lord. ⁴Abel also brought of ⚓the firstborn of his flock and of ⚓their fat. And the Lord respected ⚓Abel and his offering, ⁵but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
⁶So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? ⁷If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”
⁸Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and ⚓killed him.
⁹Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?”
He said, ⚓“I do not know. Am I ⚓my brother’s keeper?”
¹⁰And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood ⚓cries out to Me from the ground. ¹¹So now ⚓you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. ¹²When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on the earth.”
¹³And Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is greater than I can bear! ¹⁴Surely You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; ⚓I shall be ⚓hidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen that⚓anyone who finds me will kill me.”
¹⁵And the Lord said to him, “Therefore, whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him ⚓sevenfold.” And the Lord set a ⚓mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.

The Family of Cain

¹⁶Then Cain ⚓went out from the ⚓presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden. ¹⁷And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Ē´noch. And he built a city, ⚓and called the name of the city after the name of his son—Ē´noch. ¹⁸To Ē´noch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael, and Mehujael begot Methushael, and Methushael begot Lamech.
¹⁹Then Lamech took for himself ⚓two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah. ²⁰And Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. ²¹His brother’s name was Jubal. He was the father of all those who play the harp and flute. ²²And as for Zillah, she also bore Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.
²³Then Lamech said to his wives:
“Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
Wives of Lamech, listen to my speech!
For I have killed a man for wounding me,
Even a young man for hurting me.
²⁴⚓If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold,
Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”

A New Son

²⁵And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and ⚓named him Seth, “For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.” ²⁶And as for Seth, ⚓to him also a son was born; and he named him Ē´nosh. Then men began ⚓to call on the name of the Lord.

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Kaa^in Caux Aa^mbaen

¹Aa^ndam⚓ caux ninh nyei auv, Haawaa, nitv liuz doic, ninh nyei auv ziouc maaih jienv sin aqv. Yungz duqv dauh dorn daaih. Ninh ziouc gorngv, “Ziouv tengx yie duqv dauh dorn daaih aqv.” Ninh ziouc cuotv mbuox heuc Kaa^in.⚓ ²Nqa'haav ninh aengx yungz Kaa^in nyei youz, Aa^mbaen.
Aa^mbaen hlo daaih ninh yungz ba'gi yungh. Kaa^in aeqv, zoux liangx-ndeic. ³Jiex daaih, maaih hnoi Kaa^in dorh deix ninh nyei ndeic zaangc cuotv nyei ga'naaiv-zuangx daaih fongc horc bun Ziouv. ⁴Aa^mbaen dorh deix yiem ninh nyei ba'gi yungh guanh gu'nyuoz nyei daauh toi dorn caux ba'gi yungh nyei hmei daaih fongc horc. Ziouv buangv hnyouv Aa^mbaen caux ninh fongc horc nyei ga'naaiv.⚓ ⁵Mv baac Kaa^in caux ninh fongc horc nyei ga'naaiv Tin-Hungh maiv buangv hnyouv aqv. Kaa^in ziouc qiex jiez haic. Hmien mapv maengh mapv hmuangx nyei.
⁶Ziouv ziouc gorngv mbuox Kaa^in, “Meih zoux haaix nyungc qiex jiez, hmien ndongc naaic hmuangx? ⁷Meih zoux duqv horpc nor, yie buangv hnyouv meih. Laaix meih zoux maiv horpc, zuiz mbaapv jienv wuov gaengh ndaangc oix gunv jienv meih, mv baac meih oix zuqc borngz taux hingh.”
⁸Kaa^in gorngv mbuox ninh nyei youz, Aa^mbaen, “Mbuo mingh wuov jiex ndeic orqc?”⚓ Mingh taux ndeic, Kaa^in ziouc caa jienv ninh nyei youz daix guangc mi'aqv.⚓
⁹Ziouv naaic gaax Kaa^in, “Meih nyei youz, Aa^mbaen, jiex haaix mi'aqv?”
Kaa^in dau, “Yie maiv hiuv niaa. Yie corc oix zuqc goux yie nyei youz fai?”
¹⁰Ziouv aengx gorngv, “Meih zoux cuotv haaix nyungc sic? Meih nyei youz nyei nziaamv yiem ndau-ndiev heuc jienv cuotv daaih gox yie.⚓ ¹¹Ih zanc yie houv jienv meih. Yangh naaiv jiex meih maiv duqv zoux ndeic, weic zuqc meih longc meih nyei buoz bun meih nyei youz nyei nziaamv liouc njiec saamx bieqc ndau, hnangv ndau morngx nzuih naqv nziaamv nor. ¹²Yiem naaiv mingh, meih zoux ndeic, nyei ziangh hoc, ndau maiv cuotv gaeng-zuangx. Meih oix zuqc zoux njouh huaax mienh youh lungh ndiev.”
¹³Kaa^in aengx gorngv mbuox Ziouv, “Meih hnangv naaiv nor dingc yie nyei zuiz se ba'laqc hniev haic, yie diev maiv duqv. ¹⁴Mangc gaax! Ih hnoi meih zunc yie biaux, guangc jienv naaiv deix ndau mingh, yaac maiv bun yie yiem meih nyei nza'hmien. Yie oix zuqc zoux njouh huaax mienh jiex naaiv jiex wuov youh lungh ndiev. Taux haaix mienh buatc yie, ninh mbuo oix daix yie.”
¹⁵Mv baac Ziouv dau, “Maiv duqv lorqc. Haaix dauh daix meih oix zuqc zorqv siec dauh daix div meih yietc dauh.” Ziouv ziouc zoux norm jangx-hoc yiem Kaa^in nyei sin. Haaix dauh buatc ninh ziouc hiuv duqv daix maiv duqv ninh aqv. ¹⁶Kaa^in ziouc leih nqoi Ziouv mi'aqv, mingh E^nden dong bung maengx, yiem norm deic-bung heuc Notv.⚓

Kaa^in Nyei Zeiv-Fun

¹⁷Kaa^in caux ninh nyei auv nitv liuz doic, ninh nyei auv ziouc maaih sin aqv, yungz duqv dauh dorn yaac cuotv mbuox heuc Enokv. Kaa^in ceix norm zingh daaih cuotv mbuox gan ninh nyei dorn nyei mbuox heuc Enokv. ¹⁸Enokv duqv dauh dorn heuc I^laatv. I^laatv zoux Me^hux^yaa^en nyei die. Me^hux^yaa^en zoux Me^tu^saa^en nyei die. Me^tu^saa^en zoux Laamekv nyei die.
¹⁹Laamekv longc i dauh auv. Maaih dauh heuc Aa^ndaa, maaih dauh heuc Sinx^laa. ²⁰Aa^ndaa yungz duqv Yaa^mbaan. Yaa^mbaan zoux yiem ndopv-liuh yungz saeng-kuv wuov deix mienh nyei ong-taaix-ngaeqv. ²¹Ninh nyei youz heuc Yu^mbaan. Yu^mbaan zoux patv daanh baah, biomv hlauv-ndongh nux wuov deix mienh nyei ong-taaix-ngaeqv. ²²Sinx^laa yungz duqv Tu^mban Kaa^in. Tu^mban Kaa^in zoux zaangc mienh, longc dongh siqv caux hlieqv zoux nyungc-nyungc jaa-sic. Ninh nyei muoc heuc Naa^aa^maa.
²³Laamekv mbuox ninh nyei auv,
“Aa^ndaa caux Sinx^laa muangx yie gorngv maah!
Laamekv nyei m'sieqv dorn aah! Muangx longx yie nyei waac.
Yie daix dauh mienh weic zuqc ninh hoic yie siang haic.
Daix dauh mienh lunx mienh weic ninh mborqv yie mun.
²⁴Se gorngv haaix dauh daix Kaa^in, oix zuqc daix siec dauh div nor.
Haaix dauh daix yie, oix zuqc maaih cietv ziepc cietv dauh div.”

Setc Caux Enotv

²⁵Aa^ndam caux ninh nyei auv nitv liuz doic, ninh nyei auv aengx yungz duqv dauh dorn daaih. Ninh nyei auv gorngv, “Tin-Hungh aengx bun dauh dorn yie div Aa^mbaen, dongh Kaa^in daix wuov dauh.” Ninh ziouc cuotv mbuox heuc Setc.⚓ ²⁶Setc yaac duqv dauh dorn, cuotv mbuox heuc Enotv. Wuov zanc mienh jiez gorn gorngv cuotv Ziouv nyei mbuox zaangc ninh.