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CHAPTER
4
Cain and Abel
Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife,
Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave
birth to Cain, she said, “With the Lord’s help, I
have produced a man!” 2Later she gave birth to
his brother and named him Abel.
When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd,
while Cain cultivated the ground. 3 When it was
time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his
crops as a gift to the Lord. 4Abel also brought a
gift—the best portions of the firstborn lambs
from his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his
gift, 5 but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This
made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.
6“Why are you so angry?” the Lord asked
Cain. “Why do you look so dejected? 7 You will be
accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse
to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you
must subdue it and be its master.”
8One day Cain suggested to his brother, “Let’s
go out into the fields.” And while they were in the
field, Cain attacked his brother, Abel, and killed
him.
9Afterward the Lord asked Cain, “Where is
your brother? Where is Abel?”
“I don’t know,” Cain responded. “Am I my
brother’s guardian?”
10But the Lord said, “What have you done?
Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from
the ground! 11Now you are cursed and banished
from the ground, which has swallowed your
brother’s blood. 12No longer will the ground
yield good crops for you, no matter how hard you
work! From now on you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth.”
13Cain replied to the Lord, “My punishment is
too great for me to bear! 14 You have banished me
from the land and from your presence; you have
made me a homeless wanderer. Anyone who
finds me will kill me!”
15 The Lord replied, “No, for I will give a sevenfold punishment to anyone who kills you.” Then
the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who
might try to kill him. 16So Cain left the Lord’s
presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of
Eden.
The Descendants of Cain
17Cain had sexual relations with his wife, and she
became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Then
Cain founded a city, which he named Enoch, after his son. 18Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad
became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael be-
came the father of Methushael. Methushael
became the father of Lamech.
19Lamech married two women. The first was
named Adah, and the second was Zillah. 20Adah
gave birth to Jabal, who was the first of those who
raise livestock and live in tents. 21His brother’s
name was Jubal, the first of all who play the harp
and flute. 22Lamech’s other wife, Zillah, gave
birth to a son named Tubal-cain. He became an
expert in forging tools of bronze and iron. Tubalcain had a sister named Naamah. 23One day
Lamech said to his wives,
“Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
listen to me, you wives of Lamech.
I have killed a man who attacked me,
a young man who wounded me.
24 If someone who kills Cain is punished
seven times,
then the one who kills me will be
punished seventy-seven times!”
The Birth of Seth
25Adam had sexual relations with his wife again,
and she gave birth to another son. She named
him Seth, for she said, “God has granted me another son in place of Abel, whom Cain killed.”
26When Seth grew up, he had a son and named
him Enosh. At that time people first began to
worship the Lord by name.
CHAPTER
5
The Descendants of Adam
This is the written account of the descendants of
Adam. When God created human beings, he
made them to be like himself. 2He created them
male and female, and he blessed them and called
them “human.”
3 When Adam was 130 years old, he became the
father of a son who was just like him—in his
very image. He named his son Seth. 4After the
birth of Seth, Adam lived another 800 years,
and he had other sons and daughters. 5Adam
lived 930 years, and then he died.
6When Seth was 105 years old, he became the
father of Enosh. 7After the birth of Enosh,
Seth lived another 807 years, and he had
other sons and daughters. 8Seth lived 912
years, and then he died.
9 When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the
father of Kenan. 10After the birth of Kenan,
Enosh lived another 815 years, and he had
other sons and daughters. 11Enosh lived
905 years, and then he died.
12 When Kenan was 70 years old, he became
