1And Adam knew Hava his wife, and she conceived, and gave birth to Kain; and she said I have acquired the man from before the Lord.

2And she added to give birth to his brother, Habel. And Habel was a shepherd of the flock, and Kain a man working on the ground.

3And it was at the end (or complement) of days, that Kain brought of the product of the earth an oblation before the Lord;

4and Habel he brought also of the first-born of his sheep and of their fatlings. And there was acceptableness before the Lord in Habel and in his oblation;

5but in Kain and his oblation there was not acceptableness. And it was greatly displeasing to Kain, and his countenance was downcast.

6And the Lord said to Kain, Why art thou displeased, and why is thy countenance downcast?

7If thou doest thy work well, is it not remitted to thee? And if thou doest not thy work well, thy sin unto the day of judgment is reserved, when it will be exacted of thee, if thou convert not: but if thou convert, it is remitted to thee.

8And Kain spake with Habel his brother; and it was in their being in the field that Kain arose against Habel his brother, and killed him.

9And the Lord said to Kain, Where is Habel thy brother? And he said, I know not; am I the keeper of my brother?

10And He said, What hast thou done? The voice of the blood of generations which were to come from thy brother complaineth before Me, from the earth!

11And now, accursed art thou from the earth, which hath opened her mouth and received the blood of thy brother from thy hand.

12When thou tillest the earth, it shall not add to give its virtue to thee; a castaway and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth.

13And Kain said before the Lord, Greater is my guilt than may be forgiven.

14Behold, Thou hast rejected me this day from the face of the earth, and from Thy presence it is not possible to hide; and I shall be a castaway and a wanderer in the earth, and anyone who findeth me will slay me.

15And the Lord said to him, Therefore anyone who killeth Kain, unto seven generations it shall be exacted of him. And the Lord set unto Kain a sign, lest anyone who found him should kill him.

16And Kain went out from before the Lord, and dwelt in the land of the wanderer and outcast, which was made for him in the beginnings in the Garden of Eden.

17And Kain knew his wife, and she conceived and bare Hanoch, and he became the builder of a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son Hanoch.

18And there was born to Hanoch Irad, and Irad begat Mahujael; and Mahujael begat Methu-sael, and Methusael begat Lemek.

19And Lemek took unto him two wives, the name of the one Ada, and the name of the second Zillah.

20And Ada bare Javal; he was the master (rab) of all dwellers in tents and lords of cattle.

21And the name of his brother was Juval. He was the master of all who play upon the mouth of the pipe, who know the song of the harp and of the organ.

22And Zillah also, she bare Tuval-kain, the master of all them who understand the working of brass and iron. And the sister of Tuval-kain was Naamah.

23And Lemek said to his wives Ada and Zillah, Hear my voice, wives of Lemek, attend to my words: I have not slain a man, that on his account I should bear the condemnation of death; or destroyed a young man, that on his account my posterity should be consumed.

24If seven generations are suspended unto Kain, will there not be to Lemek his son seventy and seven?

25And Adam knew yet his wife, and she bare a son, and called his name Sheth; Because, said she, the Lord hath given me another son instead of Habel, whom Kain slew.

26And to Sheth also was born a son, and he called his name Enosh. Then in his days the sons of men desisted (or forbore) from praying in the name of the Lord.