1And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man with the help of Yehovah. 2And again she bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3And in the course of time it happened, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to Yehovah. 4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat. And Yehovah had regard for Abel and to his offering: 5but to Cain and to his offering he did not have regard. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell. 6And Yehovah said to Cain, Why are you angry? and why is your countenance fallen? 7If you do well, shall it not be lifted up? and if you do not do well, sin couches at the door; and to you shall be its desire; but you must rule over it. 8And Cain told Abel his brother. And it happened, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. 9And Yehovah said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And 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 to me from the ground. 11And now cursed are you from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand; 12when you till the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer you shall be in the earth. 13And Cain said to Yehovah, My punishment is greater than I can bear. 14Behold, you have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; and from your face I shall be hidden; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will happen, that whoever finds me will slay me. 15And Yehovah said to him, Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And Yehovah appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should strike him. 16And Cain went out from the presence of Yehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 17And 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. 18And to Enoch was born Irad: and Irad fathered Mehujael; and Mehujael fathered Methushael; and Methushael fathered Lamech. 19And Lamech took for himself two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 20And Adah bore Jabal: he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle. 21And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all those who handle the harp and pipe. 22And Zillah, she also bore Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of bronze and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. 23And Lamech said to his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech: For I have slain a man for wounding me, And a young man for bruising me: 24If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold. 25And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: For, she said, God has appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him. 26And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of Yehovah.