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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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Kain Laih Anŭn Abel

¹Tơdơi kơ anŭn ƀiă, Adam dŏ hrŏm hăng bơnai ñu, laih anŭn gơ̆ pi kian. Ñu tơkeng rai kơ sa čô ană đah rơkơi hăng laĭ, “Mơ̆ng Yahweh djru kơ kâo yơh, kâo hơmâo rai sa čô ană.” Tui anŭn, ñu pơanăn ană ñu anŭn Kain. ²Tơdơi kơ anŭn ñu tơkeng rai sa čô ană đah rơkơi dơ̆ng, ñu pơanăn Abel. Tơdang ƀing gơñu prŏng laih, Abel jing pô wai triu, samơ̆ Kain jing pô mă bruă đang hơma. ³Tơdơi kơ anŭn ƀiă, Kain ba rai ƀiă gơnam hơpuă ñu hăng pơyơr đĭ kơ Yahweh jing sa gơnam pơyơr. ⁴Laih anŭn Abel ba rai ană triu blung hlâo amăng tơpul triu ñu, pơdjai hĭ laih anŭn ñu brơi hơdôm črăn hiam hloh jing gơnam ngă yang kơ Yahweh. Yahweh mơak hăng Abel laih anŭn hăng gơnam ngă yang ñu hơmâo pơyơr đĭ laih,⚓ ⁵samơ̆ Ñu hơngah hĭ Kain wơ̆t hăng gơnam ngă yang gơ̆ pơyơr mơ̆n. Kain hil biă mă hăng glưh ƀô̆ mơta yuakơ hil nač. ⁶Giŏng anŭn, Yahweh pơhiăp kơ Kain, “Yua hơget ih hil biă mă lĕ? Yua hơget ƀô̆ mơta ih glưh trŭn lĕ? ⁷Tơdah ih ngă djơ̆, ih či klao mơak yơh; samơ̆ yuakơ ih hơmâo ngă laih tơlơi ƀai, tui anŭn tơlơi soh hlak dŏ ƀơi bah amăng pran jua ih; tơlơi soh anŭn yơh kiăng git gai ih, samơ̆ ih khŏm dưi hĭ kơ ñu bĕ.”
⁸Giŏng anŭn, Kain laĭ hăng adơi ñu Abel, “Nă, ta tơbiă nao bĕ pơ đang hơma.” Tơdang ƀing gơñu dŏ amăng đang hơma, Kain blŭng nao pơdjai hĭ adơi ñu.⚓
⁹Tơdơi kơ anŭn, Yahweh tơña kơ Kain, “Pơpă adơi ih Abel lĕ?”
Ñu laĭ glaĭ, “Kâo ƀu thâo ôh. Kâo jing pô răng wai brơi adơi kâo hă?”
¹⁰Giŏng anŭn, Yahweh pơhiăp, “Yua hơget ih hơmâo ngă laih tơlơi sat anai lĕ? Drah adơi ih hlak iâu mơ̆ng lŏn tơnah truh pơ Kâo, jing hiăp ñu iâu kơ tơlơi rŭ nua yơh.⚓ ¹¹Tui anŭn, ră anai tơlơi hơtŏm păh dŏ ƀơi ih; ih ƀu thâo jik jăh lŏn tơnah dơ̆ng tah. Lŏn tơnah hơmâo hrip mă laih drah adơi ih kar hăng ñu ha̱ amăng bah tŭ mă laih drah adơi ih anŭn mơ̆ng tơngan ih. ¹²Tơdah ih kiăng jŭ pla kơyâo pơtâo, lŏn ƀu či pơtơbiă rai hơget gĕt ôh; ih či jing mơnuih ƀu hơmâo anih dŏ ôh samơ̆ đuaĭ hyu ƀơi lŏn tơnah yơh.”
¹³Laih anŭn Kain laĭ kơ Yahweh, “Tơlơi pơkơhma̱l kâo anai jing prŏng hloh kơ kâo dưi gui. ¹⁴Anai nê, Ih puh pơđuaĭ hĭ laih kâo hrơi anai mơ̆ng tơnah anai laih anŭn kâo đuaĭ kơdŏp ataih mơ̆ng anăp ih. Kâo či jing hĭ mơnuih ƀu hơmâo anih dŏ hăng đuaĭ hyu ƀơi lŏn tơnah, tui anŭn tơdah hlơi pô hơduah ƀuh kâo, ñu či pơdjai hĭ kâo yơh.”
¹⁵Samơ̆ Yahweh laĭ glaĭ, “Ƀu djơ̆ ôh. Tơdah hlơi pô pơdjai hĭ ih, tơjuh wơ̆t amăng tơlơi rŭ nua yơh ñu anŭn či brơi glaĭ pơala kơ ih.” Tui anŭn, Yahweh kơđŏm gru ƀơi Kain kiăng kơ khă kơ̆ng hĭ hlơi pô bưp Kain hăng ƀu pơdjai hĭ gơ̆ ôh. ¹⁶Laih anŭn Kain đuaĭ ataih mơ̆ng anăp Yahweh laih anŭn hơdip amăng sa anih lŏn anăn Nôd, jing anih gah ngŏ̱ kơ đang Iden.

Kơnung Djuai Kain

¹⁷Kain dŏ hrŏm hăng bơnai ñu hăng hơmâo rai sa čô ană đah rơkơi laih anŭn pơanăn gơ̆ Enôk. Giŏng anŭn, Kain pơdơ̆ng đĭ sa boh plei laih anŭn pơanăn plei anŭn hrup hăng anăn ană ñu. ¹⁸Enôk hơmâo sa čô ană đah rơkơi anăn Irad; Irad jing ama kơ Mehuyael. Laih anŭn Mehuyael hơmâo sa čô ană đah rơkơi anăn Methusael; Methusael jing ama kơ Lamek. ¹⁹Lamek hơmâo dua čô bơnai, HʼAdah laih anŭn HʼZillah. ²⁰HʼAdah tơkeng rai Yabal, jing ơi adon kơ ƀing rong hlô mơnơ̆ng laih anŭn hơdip amăng khul sang khăn. ²¹Adơi ñu Yubal, jing ơi adon kơ abih bang ƀing nai ayŭ jing ƀing pĕ go̱ng ayŭp đing klơt. ²²HʼZillah tơkeng rai kơ Tubal-Kain, jing pô pơkra rai djŏp mơta gơnam yua mơ̆ng ko̱ng laih anŭn pơsơi. Adơi đah kơmơi Tubal-Kain jing HʼNaamah.
²³Lamek pơhiăp hăng ƀing bơnai ñu,
“Ơ HʼAdah laih anŭn HʼZillah hơi, hơmư̆ asăp kâo bĕ:
Kâo hơmâo pơdjai laih sa čô hlak ai yuakơ ñu taih pơrơka hĭ kâo.
²⁴Tơdah Kain dưi rŭ nua amăng tơjuh wơ̆t,
Lamek anai či rŭ nua amăng tơjuhpluh-tơjuh wơ̆t mơtam yơh tơdah hlơi pô pơdjai hĭ ñu.”

Set Laih Anŭn Enôs

²⁵Tơdang anŭn Adam hăng bơnai ñu hơmâo rai ană đah rơkơi pơkŏn dơ̆ng. HʼEwơ laĭ, “Ơi Adai hơmâo brơi kơ kâo sa čô ană đah rơkơi anai kiăng pơala kơ Abel, jing pô Kain hơmâo pơdjai hĭ laih.” Tui anŭn, ñu pơanăn gơ̆ Set. ²⁶Set hơmâo sa čô ană đah rơkơi, ñu pơanăn Enôs. Čơdơ̆ng mơ̆ng ră anai yơh, mơnuih mơnam čơdơ̆ng iâu kwưh ƀơi anăn Yahweh hăng kơkuh pơpŭ kơ Ñu.