δὲ ἔγνω Ευαν τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ καὶ συλλαβοῦσα ἔτεκεν τὸν Καιν καὶ εἶπεν ἐκτησάμην ἄνθρωπον διὰ τοῦ θεοῦ
And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and she said, I have acquired a man through God.
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Genesis 4
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προσέθηκεν τεκεῖν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν Αβελ καὶ ἐγένετο Αβελ ποιμὴν προβάτων Καιν δὲ ἦν ἐργαζόμενος τὴν γῆν
And she again bore his brother Abel, and Abel became a keeper of sheep, but Cain was working the ground.
And it came to pass after days that Cain brought from the fruits of the earth an offering to the Lord
Αβελ ἤνεγκεν καὶ αὐτὸς ἀπὸ τῶν πρωτοτόκων τῶν προβάτων αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν στεάτων αὐτῶν καὶ ἐπεῖδεν ὁ θεὸς ἐπὶ Αβελ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῖς δώροις αὐτοῦ
And Abel also brought from the firstborn of his sheep and from their fat portions, and God looked upon Abel and upon his gifts
But upon Cain and upon his sacrifices he did not look favorably, and Cain was very grieved, and his face fell
And the Lord God said to Cain, Why have you become very sad, and why has your face fallen?
ἐὰν ὀρθῶς προσενέγκῃς ὀρθῶς δὲ μὴ διέλῃς ἥμαρτες ἡσύχασον πρὸς σὲ ἡ ἀποστροφὴ αὐτοῦ καὶ σὺ ἄρξεις αὐτοῦ
If you offer rightly, but do not divide rightly, you have sinned; be still, toward you is its turning, and you shall rule over it
εἶπεν Καιν πρὸς Αβελ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ διέλθωμεν εἰς τὸ πεδίον καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ εἶναι αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ πεδίῳ καὶ ἀνέστη Καιν ἐπὶ Αβελ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτόν
And Cain said to Abel his brother, Let us go through into the field. And it happened while they were in the field that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.
εἶπεν ὁ θεὸς πρὸς Καιν ποῦ ἐστιν Αβελ ὁ ἀδελφός σου ὁ δὲ εἶπεν οὐ γινώσκω μὴ φύλαξ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ μού εἰμι ἐγώ
And God said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?
And God said, What have you done? The voice of the blood of your brother cries out to me from the ground.
νῦν ἐπικατάρατος σὺ ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἣ ἔχανεν τὸ στόμα αὐτῆς δέξασθαι τὸ αἷμα τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου ἐκ τῆς χειρός σου
And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive the blood of your brother from your hand.
when you work the ground, it shall not continue to give its strength to you; groaning and trembling you shall be on the earth
And Cain said to the Lord, My guilt is greater than for me to be forgiven.
ἐκβάλλεις με σήμερον ἀπὸ προσώπου τῆς γῆς καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου κρυβήσομαι καὶ ἔσομαι στένων καὶ τρέμων ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς καὶ ἔσται πᾶς ὁ εὑρίσκων με ἀποκτενεῖ με
If you cast me out today from the face of the ground and from your face I shall be hidden, and I shall be groaning and trembling on the earth, and it will be that everyone who finds me will kill me
εἶπεν αὐτῷ κύριος ὁ θεός οὐχ οὕτως πᾶς ὁ ἀποκτείνας Καιν ἑπτὰ ἐκδικούμενα παραλύσει καὶ ἔθετο κύριος ὁ θεὸς σημεῖον τῷ Καιν τοῦ μὴ ἀνελεῖν αὐτὸν πάντα τὸν εὑρίσκοντα αὐτόν
And the Lord God said to him, Not so; anyone who kills Cain will be avenged sevenfold. And the Lord God placed a sign on Cain, so that no one finding him would slay him.
And Cain went out from the face of God and dwelt in the land of Nod, opposite Eden.
ἔγνω Καιν τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ καὶ συλλαβοῦσα ἔτεκεν τὸν Ενωχ καὶ ἦν οἰκοδομῶν πόλιν καὶ ἐπωνόμασεν τὴν πόλιν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ Ενωχ
And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch, and he was building a city; and he named the city after the name of his son Enoch
δὲ τῷ Ενωχ Γαιδαδ καὶ Γαιδαδ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Μαιηλ καὶ Μαιηλ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Μαθουσαλα καὶ Μαθουσαλα ἐγέννησεν τὸν Λαμεχ
And to Enoch was born Gaidad, and Gaidad fathered Maimel, and Maimel fathered Mathousala, and Mathousala fathered Lamech
And Lamech took for himself two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah.
And Ada bore Jowel; he was the father of those dwelling in tents, herdsmen.
And the name of his brother was Jubal; he was the one who taught the psaltery and the harp.
And Zella, she also bore Tubal; and he was a smith, a worker in bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal was Naema.
δὲ Λαμεχ ταῖς ἑαυτοῦ γυναιξίν Αδα καὶ Σελλα ἀκούσατέ μου τῆς φωνῆς γυναῖκες Λαμεχ ἐνωτίσασθέ μου τοὺς λόγους ὅτι ἄνδρα ἀπέκτεινα εἰς τραῦμα ἐμοὶ καὶ νεανίσκον εἰς μώλωπα ἐμοί
And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice, wives of Lamech; give ear to my words, because I have killed a man for my wound, and a young man for my bruise.
For seven times Cain shall be avenged, but Lamech seventy-seven times
δὲ Αδαμ Ευαν τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ καὶ συλλαβοῦσα ἔτεκεν υἱὸν καὶ ἐπωνόμασεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Σηθ λέγουσα ἐξανέστησεν γάρ μοι ὁ θεὸς σπέρμα ἕτερον ἀντὶ Αβελ ὃν ἀπέκτεινεν Καιν
And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and she named his name Seth, saying, For God has raised up for me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.
τῷ Σηθ ἐγένετο υἱός ἐπωνόμασεν δὲ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ενως οὗτος ἤλπισεν ἐπικαλεῖσθαι τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ
And to Seth there was born a son, and he named his name Enos. This one hoped to call upon the name of the Lord God.