Chapter 4 And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived, and bare Cain,
and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
And she again bare his brother Abel.
And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the
ground an offering unto the Lord.
And Abel he also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof.
And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering, but unto Cain and to his
offering he had not respect.
And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth, and why is thy countenance fallen?
If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted?
And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door.
And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
And 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 slew him.
And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother?
And he said, I know not.
Am I my brother's keeper?
And he said, What hast thou done?
The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy
brother's blood from thy hand.
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength.
A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth.
And from thy face shall I be hid.
And I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth.
And it shall come to pass that everyone that findeth me shall slay me.
And the Lord said unto him, Therefore, whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be
taken on him sevenfold.
And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nad,
on the east of Eden.
And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bare Enoch.
And he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son
Enoch.
And unto Enoch was born Irad.
And Irad begat Mehugiel.
And Mehugiel begat Methusel.
And Methusel begat Lamech.
And Lamech took unto him two wives.
The name of the one was Ada, and the name of the other was Zillah.
And Ada bare Jebel.
He was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
And his brother's name was Jubal.
He was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every artisopher in brass
and iron.
And the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naima.
And Lamech said unto his wives, Ada and Zillah, hear my voice,
ye wives of Lamech.
Hearken unto my speech.
For I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
And Adam knew his wife again.
And she bare a son, and called his name Seth.
For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain
slew.
And to Seth, to him also there was born a son.
And he called his name Enos.
Then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.