1. Mosebog 4 – BPH & NIV

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1. Mosebog 4:1-26

Det første mord

1Adam lå hos sin kone, Eva, og hun blev gravid og fødte en søn, som fik navnet Kain, for—som hun sagde: „Med Guds hjælp har jeg fået4,1 På hebraisk er der et ordspil mellem Kain og „fået”. en søn.” 2Hendes næste søn fik navnet Abel.4,2 Eva fik sikkert også døtre, men ifølge datidens tradition blev de normalt ikke nævnt eller talt med.

Abel vogtede får, og Kain dyrkede jorden. 3Engang bragte Kain en offergave til Gud af sin høst. 4Abel bragte også en offergave, det bedste kød fra sine førstefødte lam. Gud accepterede Abels offergave, 5men ikke Kains. Det blev Kain meget vred og bitter over.

6„Hvorfor er du vred?” spurgte Gud. „Hvorfor går du og kigger ned i jorden? 7Når du gør det gode, kan du frit se andre i øjnene. Hvis du derimod gør, hvad der er ondt, så lurer synden ved din dør. Den ønsker at overmande dig, men du skal være herre over den.”

8En dag sagde Kain til sin bror, Abel: „Lad os gå en tur ud på marken.” Mens de var derude, overfaldt Kain sin bror og slog ham ihjel. 9Så spurgte Gud Kain: „Hvor er din bror, Abel?” „Hvor skulle jeg vide det fra?” svarede Kain. „Jeg skal vel ikke gå og holde øje med ham!” 10Men Gud sagde: „Hvad har du dog gjort? Din brors blod råber til mig fra jorden. 11Derfor skal du forvises fra agerjorden, som har drukket din brors blod. 12Den skal ikke længere give dig føden. Fra nu af skal du vandre hvileløst fra sted til sted.”

13Kain blev fortvivlet. „Den straf er ikke til at bære!” udbrød han. 14„Du jager mig væk fra mine marker og gør mig hjemløs. Du støder mig bort fra din beskyttelse, så enhver, der ser mig, kan slå mig ihjel.” 15Men Gud svarede: „Hvis du bliver slået ihjel, skal du blive hævnet syv gange.” Så satte Gud et mærke på Kain som en advarsel, så ingen ville turde slå ham ihjel. 16Derpå rejste Kain væk fra Gud og bosatte sig i landet Nod,4,16 Et ordspil mellem Nod og „hjemløs”. som lå øst for Eden.

Kains slægt

17Kain lå hos sin kone, og hun blev gravid og fødte en søn, som fik navnet Enok. Kain grundlagde også en by og kaldte den Enok efter sin søn. 18Enok blev far til Irad, Irad blev far til Mehujael, Mehujael blev far til Metushael, og Metushael blev far til Lemek. 19Lemek tog sig to koner, Ada og Silla. 20Ada fik en søn, som fik navnet Jabal. Han blev stamfar til dem, der bor i telte og holder kvæg. 21Hans bror hed Jubal og blev stamfar til dem, der spiller på lyre og fløjte. 22Silla fik en søn, som blev kaldt Tubal-Kain. Han blev stamfar til dem, der smeder kobber4,22 Eller: „bronze”. På hebraisk brugte man samme ord for kobber og bronze. og jern. Tubal-Kain havde en søster ved navn Na’ama.

23Lemek sagde engang til sine koner:

„Ada og Silla, hør på mig,

lyt til, hvad jeg siger!

Jeg har dræbt en ung mand som hævn for et sår,

en dreng som hævn for en skramme.

24Hvis Kain skulle hævnes 7 gange,

så skal jeg hævnes 77 gange!”

Adam og Eva får sønnen Set

25Adam og Eva fik en søn mere, som de kaldte Set,4,25 Et ordspil mellem Set og „sætte i stedet”. for—som Eva sagde: „Gud har givet mig en anden søn i stedet for Abel, som Kain slog ihjel.” 26Set fik senere en søn, som han kaldte Enosh. På den tid begyndte man at påkalde og tilbede Gud som Herren over alle ting.

New International Version

Genesis 4:1-26

Cain and Abel

1Adam4:1 Or The man made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.4:1 Cain sounds like the Hebrew for brought forth or acquired. She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth4:1 Or have acquired a man.” 2Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.

Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. 4And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.

6Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”

8Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.”4:8 Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Masoretic Text does not have “Let’s go out to the field.” While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

9Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”

“I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

10The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. 11Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”

13Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is more than I can bear. 14Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”

15But the Lord said to him, “Not so4:15 Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew Very well; anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him. 16So Cain went out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod,4:16 Nod means wandering (see verses 12 and 14). east of Eden.

17Cain made love to his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city, and he named it after his son Enoch. 18To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.

19Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah. 20Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock. 21His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and pipes. 22Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forged all kinds of tools out of4:22 Or who instructed all who work in bronze and iron. Tubal-Cain’s sister was Naamah.

23Lamech said to his wives,

“Adah and Zillah, listen to me;

wives of Lamech, hear my words.

I have killed a man for wounding me,

a young man for injuring me.

24If Cain is avenged seven times,

then Lamech seventy-seven times.”

25Adam made love to his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth,4:25 Seth probably means granted. saying, “God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.” 26Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh.

At that time people began to call on4:26 Or to proclaim the name of the Lord.