القراءة بلغتين

وعَرَفَ الإِنسانُ حَوَّاءَ ٱمرَأَتَه فحَمَلَت ووَلَدَت قايِن. فقالَت: «قَدِ ٱقتَنَيتُ رَجُلًا مِن عِندِ الرَّبّ»

ثُمَّ عادَت فوَلَدَت أَخاهُ هابيل. فكانَ هابيلُ راعِيَ غَنَم، وكانَ قايِنُ يَحرُثُ الأَرض

وكانَ بَعدَ أَيَّامٍ أَنْ قَدَّمَ قايِنُ مِن ثَمَرِ الأَرضِ تَقدِمةً لِلرَّبّ

وقَدَّمَ هابيلُ أَيضًا شَيئًا مِن أَبْكارِ غَنَمِه ومِن دُهْنِها

فَنَظَرَ الرَّبُّ إِلى هابيلَ وتَقدِمتِه، وإلى قايِنَ وتَقدِمَتِه لم يَنظُر. فغَضِبَ قايِنُ وأَطرَقَ رَأسَه

فقالَ الرَّبُّ لِقايِن: «لِمَ غَضِبتَ ولِمَ أَطرَقتَ رأسَكَ؟

فإِنَّكَ إِن أَحسَنتَ أَفَلا تَرفَعُ الرَّأس؟ وإِن لَم تُحسِنْ أَفلا تَكونُ الخَطيئَةُ رابِضةً عِندَ الباب؟ إِلَيكَ تَنقادُ أَشْواقُها، فَعَليكَ أَن تَسودَها». وقالَ قايِنُ لِهابيلَ أَخيه: «لِنَخرُجْ إِلى الحَقْل»

فلَمَّا كانا في الحَقْل، وثَبَ قايِنُ على هابيلَ أَخيه فقَتَلَه

فقالَ الرَّبُّ لِقايِن: «أَينَ هابيلُ أَخوك؟» قال: «لا أَعلَم. أَحارِسٌ لِأَخي أَنا؟»

فقال: «ماذا صَنَعتَ؟ إِنَّ صَوتَ دِماءِ أَخيكَ صارِخٌ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الأرض

والآن فَمَلْعونٌ أَنتَ مِنَ الأَرضِ الَّتي فَتَحَت فاها لِتَقبَلَ دِماءَ أَخيكَ مِن يَدِك

وإِذا حَرَثتَ الأَرض، فلا تَعودُ تُعطيكَ ثَمَرَها. تائِهًا شارِدًا تَكونُ في الأَرض»

فقالَ قايِنُ لِلرَّبّ: «عِقابي أَشَدُّ مِن أَن يُطاق

ها قد طَرَدتَني اليَومَ عن وَجهِ الأَرض ومن وَجهِكَ أَستَتِر، وأَكونُ تائِهًا شارِدًا في الأَرض، فيَكونُ أَنَّ كُلَّ مَن يَجِدُني يَقتُلُني»

فقالَ لَه الرَّبّ: «لِذٰلِكَ كُلُّ مَن قَتَلَ قايِن فسَبعَةَ أَضْعافٍ يُؤخَذُ بِثأرِه مِنه». وجَعَلَ الرَّبُّ لِقايِنَ علامةً لِئَلَّا يَضرِبَه كُلُّ مَن يَجِدُه

وخَرَجَ قايِنُ مِن أَمامِ الرَّبّ، فأَقامَ بِأَرضِ نودٍ شَرقِيَّ عَدْنٍ

وعَرَفَ قايِنُ ٱمرَأَتَه فَحَمَلَت ووَلَدَت أَخْنوخ. ثُمَّ بَنى مَدينةً فسمَّاها بِٱسمِ ٱبنِه أَخْنوخ

ووُلِدَ لِأَخْنوخَ عِيراد، وعيرادُ وَلَدَ مَحويائيل، ومَحويائيلُ وَلَدَ مَتوشائيل، ومتوشائيلُ وَلَدَ لامَك

وٱتَّخَذَ لامَكُ لَه ٱمرَأَتَيْنِ اسمُ إِحداهُما عادة والأُخْرى صِلَّة

فوَلَدَت عادةُ يابَل وهو أَبو ساكِنِي الخِيامِ وأَصْحابِ المَواشي

وٱسمُ أَخيه يُوبَل وهو أَبو كُلِّ عازِفٍ بِالكِنَّارَةِ والمِزْمار

وصِلَّةُ أَيضًا وَلَدَت تُوبَلَ قايِن وهو أَبو جَميعِ النَّحّاسينَ والحَدَّادين. وأُختُ تُوبَلَ قايِنَ نَعْمة

وقالَ لامَكُ لِٱمرَأَتَيه: «عادةُ وصِلَّة، اِسْمَعا قَولي يا ٱمرَأَتَي لامَك، أَصْغِيا لِكَلامي. إِنَّني قَتَلتُ رَجُلًا بِسَبَبِ جُرْحٍ ووَلَدًا بِسَبَبِ رَضٍّ

إِنَّه يُنتَقَمُ لِقاينَ سَبعَةَ أَضْعاف، وأَمَّا لِلامَكَ فسَبْعَةً وسَبعْين»

وعَرَفَ آدَمُ ٱمرَأَتَه مَرَّةً أُخْرى فَوَلَدَتِ ٱبنًا وسَمَّته شِيتًا وقالت: «قد أَقامَ اللهُ لي نَسْلًا آخَرَ بَدَلَ هابيل، إِذ إِنَّ قايِنَ قَتَلَه»

ولِشيتٍ أَيضًا وُلِدَ ٱبنٌ وسَمَّاه أَنوش. حينَئِذٍ بَدَأَ النَّاسُ يَدْعونَ بِٱسمِ الرَّبّ

The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have gotten a man with the LORD’s help.”

Again she gave birth, to Cain’s brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

As time passed, Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground.

Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. The LORD respected Abel and his offering,

but he didn’t respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.

The LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?

If you do well, won’t it be lifted up? If you don’t do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it.”

Cain said to Abel, his brother, “Let’s go into the field.” While they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.

The LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

The LORD said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries to me from the ground.

Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

From now on, when you till the ground, it won’t yield its strength to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”

Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.

Behold, you have driven me out today from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth. Whoever finds me will kill me.”

The LORD said to him, “Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.” The LORD appointed a sign for Cain, so that anyone finding him would not strike him.

Cain left the LORD’s presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and named the city after the name of his son, Enoch.

Irad was born to Enoch. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.

Lamech took two wives: the name of the first one was Adah, and the name of the second one was Zillah.

Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.

His brother’s name was Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe.

Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of bronze and iron. Tubal Cain’s sister was Naamah.

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, a young man for bruising me.

If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times.”

Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, saying, “for God has given me another child instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.”

A son was also born to Seth, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to call on the LORD’s name.