Cain and Abel
1Adam loved his wife Eve and slept with her. She became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, “With the Lord’s help I have had a baby boy.” 2Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.
Abel took care of sheep. Cain farmed the land. 3After some time, Cain gathered some things he had grown. He brought them as an offering to the Lord. 4And Abel also brought an offering. He brought the fattest parts of some animals from his flock. They were the first animals born to their mothers. The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering. 5But he wasn’t pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face was sad.
6Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why are you looking so sad? 7Do what is right and then you will be accepted. If you don’t do what is right, sin is waiting at your door to grab you. It desires to control you. But you must rule over it.”
8Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” So they went out. There Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
9Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”
“I don’t know,” Cain replied. “Am I supposed to take care of my brother?”
10The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground. 11So I am putting a curse on you. I am driving you away from this ground. It has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12When you farm the land, it will not produce its crops for you anymore. You will be a restless person who wanders around on the earth.”
13Cain said to the Lord, “You are punishing me more than I can take. 14Today you are driving me away from the land. I will be hidden from you. I’ll be a restless person who wanders around on the earth. Anyone who finds me will kill me.”
15But the Lord said to him, “No. Anyone who kills you will be paid back seven times.” The Lord put a mark on Cain. Then anyone who found him wouldn’t kill him. 16So Cain went away from the Lord. He lived in the land of Nod. It was east of Eden.
17Cain loved his wife and slept with her. She became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. At that time Cain was building a city. He named it after his son Enoch. 18Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad was the father of Mehujael. Mehujael was the father of Methushael. And Methushael was the father of Lamech.
19Lamech married two women. One was named Adah, and the other was named Zillah. 20Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the father of people who live in tents and raise livestock. 21His brother’s name was Jubal. He was the father of everyone who plays stringed instruments and wind instruments. 22Zillah also had a son. His name was Tubal-Cain. He made all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron. Tubal-Cain’s sister was Naamah.
23Lamech said to his wives,
“Adah and Zillah, listen to me!
You wives of Lamech, hear my words!
I have killed a man because he wounded me.
I have killed a young man because he hurt me.
24Anyone who would have killed Cain would have been paid back seven times.
But anyone who hurts me will be paid back 77 times.”
25Adam slept with his wife again. She gave birth to a son and named him Seth. She said, “God has given me another child. He will take the place of Abel, because Cain killed him.” 26Seth also had a son and named him Enosh.
Then people began to call on the name of the Lord.
Kaini Na Abeli
14:1 Mwa 2:20; Ebr 11:4; 1Yn 3:12; Yud 11Adamu akakutana kimwili na mkewe Eva, naye akapata mimba, akamzaa Kaini. Eva akasema, “Kwa msaada wa Bwana nimemzaa mwanaume.” 24:2 Mt 23:35; Lk 11:51; Ebr 11:4; 12:24; Mwa 2:7Baadaye akamzaa Abeli ndugu yake.
Basi Abeli akawa mfugaji, na Kaini akawa mkulima. 34:3 Law 2:1-2; Isa 43:23; Yer 41:5; Hes 18:12Baada ya muda Kaini akaleta baadhi ya mazao ya shamba kama sadaka kwa Bwana. 44:4 Law 3:16; 2Nya 29:35; Kut 13:2, 12; Kum 15:19; Ebr 11:4Lakini Abeli akaleta fungu nono kutoka baadhi ya wazaliwa wa kwanza wa mifugo yake. Bwana akamkubali Abeli pamoja na sadaka yake, 5lakini Mungu hakumkubali Kaini pamoja na sadaka yake. Kwa hiyo Kaini akakasirika sana, uso wake ukawa na huzuni.
6Kisha Bwana akamwambia Kaini, “Kwa nini umekasirika? Kwa nini uso wako una huzuni? 74:7 Mwa 44:16; Hes 32:23; Isa 59:12; Ay 11:15; 22:27; Za 27:3; 46:2; Rum 6:16Ukifanya lililo sawa, je, hutakubalika? Lakini usipofanya lililo sawa, dhambi inakuvizia mlangoni mwako, inakutamani wewe, lakini inakupasa uishinde.”
84:8 Mt 23:35; Lk 11:51; 1Yn 3:12; Yud 11Basi Kaini akamwambia ndugu yake Abeli, “Twende shambani.” Walipokuwa shambani, Kaini akamshambulia Abeli ndugu yake, akamuua.
94:9 Mwa 3:9; Yn 8:44Kisha Bwana akamuuliza Kaini, “Ndugu yako Abeli yuko wapi?”
Akamjibu, “Sijui, je, mimi ni mlinzi wa ndugu yangu?”
104:10 Mwa 9:5; 37:20, 26; Kut 21:12; Hes 35:33; Kum 21:7-9; 2Sam 4:11; Ay 16:18; 24:2; 31:38; Za 9:12; 106:38; Ebr 12:24; Ufu 6:9-10Bwana akasema, “Umefanya nini? Sikiliza! Damu ya ndugu yako inanililia mimi kutoka ardhini. 114:11 Kum 11:28; 2Fal 2:24Sasa umelaaniwa na umehamishwa kutoka ardhi, ambayo imefungua kinywa chake na kupokea damu ya ndugu yako kutoka mkononi mwako. 124:12 Kum 28:15-24; Za 37:25; 59:15; 109:10Utakapoilima ardhi, haitakupa tena mazao yake. Utakuwa mtu wa kutangatanga duniani asiye na utulivu.”
13Kaini akamwambia Bwana, “Adhabu yangu ni zaidi ya niwezavyo kustahimili. 144:14 2Fal 17:18; Za 51:11; 139:7-12; Yer 7:15; 52:3; Kum 28:64-67; Mwa 9:6; Kut 21:12-14; Law 24:17; Hes 35:19-21, 27; 1Fal 2:32; 2Fal 11:16Leo unanifukuza kutoka nchi, nami nitafichwa mbali na uwepo wako. Nitakuwa mtu wa kutangatanga asiyetulia duniani na yeyote anionaye ataniua.”
154:15 Eze 9:4, 6; Kut 21:20; Law 26:21; Za 79:12Lakini Bwana akamwambia, “La sivyo, ikiwa mtu yeyote atamuua Kaini atalipizwa kisasi mara saba zaidi.” Kisha Bwana akamwekea Kaini alama ili mtu yeyote ambaye angemwona asimuue. 164:16 Yud 11; Mwa 2:8Kwa hiyo Kaini akaondoka mbele za Bwana akaenda kuishi katika nchi ya Nodi, iliyoko mashariki ya Edeni.
174:17 Za 55:9; 49:11Kaini akakutana kimwili na mkewe, naye akapata mimba na akamzaa Enoki. Wakati huo Kaini alikuwa anajenga mji, akauita Enoki jina la mtoto wake. 18Enoki akamzaa Iradi, Iradi akamzaa Mehuyaeli, Mehuyaeli akamzaa Methushaeli, na Methushaeli akamzaa Lameki.
194:19 Mwa 2:9; 29:28; Kum 21:15; Rut 4:11; 1Sam 1:2Lameki alioa wanawake wawili, mmoja aliitwa Ada, na mwingine Sila. 20Ada akamzaa Yabali ambaye ni baba wa wale walioishi katika mahema na kufuga wanyama. 214:21 Mwa 31:27; Kut 15:20; 1Sam 16:16; 1Nya 25:3; Za 33:2; 43:4; 150:4; Isa 16:11; Dan 3:5; Ay 21:12; 30:31Kaka yake aliitwa Yubali, aliyekuwa baba wa wote wapigao zeze na filimbi. 224:22 Kut 35:35; 1Sam 13:19; 2Fal 24:14Pia Sila alikuwa na mtoto wa kiume aliyeitwa Tubali-Kaini ambaye alifua vifaa vya aina mbalimbali vya shaba na chuma. Naama alikuwa dada wa Tubali-Kaini.
234:23 Mwa 9:6-9; Kut 20:13; 21:12; 23:7; Law 19:18; 24:17; Kum 27:24Lameki akawaambia wake zake,
“Ada na Sila nisikilizeni mimi;
wake wa Lameki sikieni maneno yangu.
Nimemuua mtu kwa kunijeruhi,
kijana mdogo kwa kuniumiza.
244:24 Kum 32:35; 2Fal 9:7; Za 18:47; Isa 35:4; Yer 51:56; Mt 18:22; Nah 1:2Kama Kaini atalipizwa kisasi mara saba,
basi Lameki itakuwa mara sabini na saba.”
254:25 Mwa 5:3; 1Nya 1:1Adamu akakutana kimwili na mke wake tena, akamzaa mwana, akamwita Sethi, akisema, “Mungu amenijalia mwana mwingine badala ya Abeli, kwa kuwa Kaini alimuua.” 264:26 Mwa 5:3; 12:8; 13:4; 21:33; 22:9; 26:25; 33:20; Lk 3:38; Kut 17:15; Sef 3:9; 1Fal 18:24; Za 116:17; Yoe 2:32; Mdo 2:21Naye Sethi akamzaa mwana, akamwita Enoshi.
Wakati huo watu wakaanza kuliitia jina la Bwana.
