Genesis 4

Kain a Abel

1 Adam se miloval se svou ženou Evou a ta počala a porodila Kaina. Tehdy řekla: „Získala jsem od Hospodina muže!“ 2 Porodila také Ábela, jeho bratra. Ábel se pak stal pastýřem ovcí, ale Kain obdělával půdu.

3 Po nějaké době se stalo, že Kain přinesl Hospodinu oběť z plodů země, 4 zatímco Ábel ji přinesl z prvorozených ovcí svého stáda a z jejich tuku. Hospodin našel zalíbení v Ábelovi a v jeho oběti, 5 ale v Kainovi a jeho oběti zalíbení nenašel. Kaina to rozlítilo, až se mu zkřivila tvář.

6 Hospodin tedy Kainovi řekl: „Proč se zlobíš? Proč máš zkřivenou tvář? 7 Copak tě nepřijmu, když budeš jednat dobře? Když ale nebudeš jednat dobře, pak ve dveřích číhá hřích a dychtí po tobě. Ty ale máš nad ním panovat.“

8 Kain svému bratru řekl: „Pojďme na pole!“ A když byli na poli, Kain se na svého bratra Ábela vrhl a zabil ho.

9 „Kde je tvůj bratr Ábel?“ zeptal se Kaina Hospodin.
"Nevím," odpověděl. „Jsem snad strážcem svého bratra?“

10 „Cos to udělal?“ řekl mu Bůh. „Slyš, krev tvého bratra ke mně volá ze země! 11 Teď budeš zlořečenější než země, která otevřela ústa, aby vpila krev tvého bratra, kterou jsi prolil! 12 Když budeš obdělávat zem, už ti nedá svoji sílu. Budeš na zemi tulákem a štvancem.“

13 „Můj trest je větší, než lze unést,“ odpověděl Kain Hospodinu. 14 „Pohleď, dnes mě vyháníš ze vší úrodné země a budu se před tebou muset skrývat. Budu na zemi tulákem a štvancem a kdokoli mě najde, ten mě zabije!“

15 Hospodin mu řekl: „Kdokoli zabije Kaina, ponese sedminásobnou pomstu.“ Hospodin pak na Kaina vložil znamení, aby ho nikdo, kdo ho najde, nezabil. 16 Kain tedy odešel od Hospodinovy tváře a usadil se v zemi Nód na východ od Edenu.

17 Kain se miloval se svou ženou a ta počala a porodila Chanocha. Postavil město a pojmenoval ho po svém synovi Chanoch. 18 Chanochovi se pak narodil Irad, Irad zplodil Mechujaele, Mechujael zplodil Metušaele a Metušael zplodil Lámecha.

19 Lámech si vzal dvě ženy: jedna se jmenovala Ada, druhá Cila. 20 Ada porodila Jábala, jenž se stal otcem těch, kdo žijí ve stanech a pasou stáda. 21 Jeho bratr jménem Jubal se stal otcem všech, kdo hrají na citery a píšťaly. 22 Cila také porodila, a to Tubal-kaina, mistra všech kovářů bronzu a železa. A Tubal-kainova sestra byla Naama.

23 Lámech řekl svým ženám:
„Ado a Cilo, poslouchejte mě,
ženy Lámechovy, slyšte mou řeč:
Zabil jsem muže za ránu, kterou mi zasadil,
zabil jsem mladíka za zranění, jež mi způsobil. 24 Bude-li Kain mstěn sedmkrát,
Lámech bude mstěn sedmasedmdesátkrát!“ 25 Adam se znovu miloval se svou ženou a ta porodila syna a dala mu jméno Set (to jest Náhrada). Řekla si totiž: „Bůh mi dal jiného potomka náhradou za Ábela, kterého zabil Kain.“ 26 Také Setovi se pak narodil syn a dostal jméno Enoš, Člověk. Tehdy začalo vzývání Hospodinova jména.

Genesis 4

The Story of Cain and Abel

1 Nowt the man had marital relations witht his wife Eve, and she became pregnantt and gave birth to Cain. Then she said, “I have createdt a man just as the Lord did!”ts

2 Then she gave birtht to his brother Abel.s Abel took care of the flocks, while Cain cultivated the ground.t
3 At the designated timet Cain brought some of the fruit of the ground for an offeringt to the Lord.4 But Abel broughtt some of the firstborn of his flock – even the fattestts of them. And the Lord was pleased witht Abel and his offering,

5 but with Cain and his offering he was not pleased.s So Cain became very angry,t and his expression was downcast.t
6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why is your expression downcast?

7 Is it not truet that if you do what is right, you will be fine?t But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouchingt at the door. It desires to dominate you, but you must subdue it.”t

8 Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.”s While they were in the field, Cain attackedt his brothers Abel and killed him.
9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”s And he replied, “I don’t know! Am I my brother’s guardian?”ts10 But the Lord said, “What have you done?s The voicet of your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground!11 So now, you are banishedt from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.12 When you try to cultivatet the ground it will no longer yieldt its bestt for you. You will be a homeless wanderert on the earth.”13 Then Cain said to the Lord, “My punishmentt is too great to endure!t14 Look! You are driving me off the landt today, and I must hide from your presence.s I will be a homeless wanderer on the earth; whoever finds me will kill me.”15 But the Lord said to him, “All right then,t if anyone kills Cain, Cain will be avenged seven times as much.”s Then the Lord put a special markt on Cain so that no one who found him would strike him down.s

16 So Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and lived in the land of Nod,s east of Eden.

The Beginning of Civilization

17 Cain had marital relationst with his wife, and she became pregnantt and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was building a city, and he named the city aftert his son Enoch.

18 To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the fathert of Mehujael. Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.
19 Lamech took two wives for himself; the name of the first was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah.20 Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the firstt of those who live in tents and keept livestock.21 The name of his brother was Jubal; he was the first of all who play the harp and the flute.

22 Now Zillah also gave birth to Tubal-Cain, who heated metal and shapedt all kinds of tools made of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.

23 Lamech said to his wives,
“Adah and Zillah! Listen to me!
You wives of Lamech, hear my words!
I have killed a man for wounding me,
a young mant for hurting me.

24 If Cain is to be avenged seven times as much,
then Lamech seventy-seven times!”s
25 And Adam had marital relationst with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son. She named him Seth, saying, “God has givens me another childt in place of Abel because Cain killed him.”

26 And a son was also born to Seth, whom he named Enosh. At that time peoplet began to worshipt the Lord.