Si Cain at si Abel
1Pagkatapos noon, sumiping si Adan sa asawa niyang si Eva at nagbuntis ito. Nang manganak si Eva, sinabi niya, “Nagkaroon ako ng anak na lalaki sa pamamagitan ng tulong ng Panginoon, kaya Cain ang ipapangalan ko sa kanya.”4:1 Cain: Maaaring ang ibig sabihin, nakaangkin. 2At muling nanganak si Eva ng lalaki at Abel ang ipinangalan sa kanya.
Nang lumaki na sila, si Abel ay naging pastol ng mga tupa at kambing, at si Cain naman ay naging magsasaka. 3Isang araw, naghandog si Cain sa Panginoon ng galing sa ani niya. 4Si Abel naman ay kumuha ng isang panganay sa mga inaalagaan niyang hayop, kinatay ito at inihandog sa Dios ang pinakamagandang bahagi. Natuwa ang Panginoon kay Abel at sa handog nito, 5pero hindi siya natuwa kay Cain at sa handog nito. At dahil dito, sumimangot si Cain at labis ang kanyang galit. 6Kaya tinanong siya ng Panginoon, “Ano ba ang ikinagagalit mo? Bakit ka nakasimangot? 7Kung mabuti lang ang ginawa mo, maligaya ka4:7 maligaya ka: o, tinanggap ko ang iyong handog. sana. Pero mag-ingat ka! Dahil kung hindi mabuti ang ginagawa mo, ang kasalanan ay maghahari sa iyo. Sapagkat ang kasalanan ay katulad ng mabagsik na hayop na nagbabantay sa iyo para tuklawin ka. Kaya kailangang talunin mo ito.”
8Isang araw, sinabi ni Cain kay Abel, “Halika, pumunta tayo sa bukid.” Nang naroon na sila, pinatay ni Cain ang kapatid niyang si Abel.
9Pagkatapos, nagtanong ang Panginoon kay Cain, “Nasaan ang kapatid mo?” Sumagot si Cain, “Ewan ko, hindi ko alam kung nasaan siya. Bakit, ako ba ang tagapagbantay niya?” 10Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Cain, “Ano ang iyong ginawa? Ang dugo ng kapatid moʼy parang tinig na nagmamakaawa na parusahan ko ang taong pumatay sa kanya. 11Dahil sa ginawa mo, isusumpa ka. Mula ngayon, hindi ka na makakapagsaka sa lupa na sumipsip ng dugo ng iyong kapatid na pinatay mo. 12Kahit magtanim ka pa, ang lupa ay hindi na magbibigay sa iyo ng ani. At wala kang pirmihang matitirhan, kaya magpapagala-gala ka kahit saan.”
13Sinabi ni Cain sa Panginoon, “Napakabigat ng parusang ito para sa akin. 14Itinataboy ninyo ako ngayon sa lupaing ito at sa inyong harapan. Wala na akong matitirhan, kaya kahit saan na lang ako pupunta. At kung may makakakita sa akin, tiyak na papatayin niya ako.”
15Pero sinabi ng Panginoon kay Cain, “Hindi iyan mangyayari sa iyo! Sapagkat ang sinumang papatay sa iyo ay gagantihan ko ng pitong beses.”4:15 pitong beses: Ang ibig sabihin, pitong beses ang tindi ng ganti. Kaya nilagyan ng Panginoon ng palatandaan si Cain para hindi siya patayin ng kahit sinong makakakita sa kanya. 16Pagkatapos, lumayo si Cain sa Panginoon at doon tumira sa lugar ng Nod,4:16 Nod: Maaaring ang ibig sabihin, kahit saang lugar na lang pumupunta. sa bandang silangan ng Eden.
Ang mga Lahi ni Cain
17Sumiping si Cain sa asawa niya. Nagbuntis ito at nanganak ng lalaki at pinangalanan nila siyang Enoc. Nagpatayo si Cain ng isang lungsod at pinangalanan niya itong Enoc kagaya ng pangalan ng kanyang anak. 18Si Enoc ay may anak ding lalaki na ang pangalan ay Irad. Si Irad ang ama ni Mehujael; si Mehujael ang ama ni Metusael; at si Metusael ang ama ni Lamec. 19Si Lamec ay may dalawang asawa na sina Ada at Zila. 20Ipinanganak ni Ada si Jabal na siyang pinagmulan ng mga tao na nakatira sa mga tolda, na nag-aalaga ng mga hayop. 21May kapatid si Jabal na lalaki na ang pangalan ay Jubal, na siyang pinagmulan ng lahat na tagatugtog ng alpa at plauta. 22Si Zila ay nagkaanak din ng lalaki na ang pangalan ay Tubal Cain. Si Tubal Cain ay gumagawa ng lahat ng klase ng kagamitan mula sa bakal at tanso. May kapatid siyang babae na si Naama.
23Isang araw, sinabi ni Lamec sa dalawa niyang asawa,
“Ada at Zila, mga asawa ko, pakinggan nʼyo ako. Pinatay ko ang isang binatilyo dahil sinaktan niya ako.
24Kung pitong beses ang tindi ng ganti sa taong pumatay kay Cain,
77 beses ang tindi ng ganti sa taong papatay sa akin.”
Ang mga Lahi ni Set
25Sumiping muli si Adan kay Eva at nanganak ng isang lalaki at pinangalanan niya itong Set.4:25 Set: Maaaring ang ibig sabihin, ibinigay. Sinabi niya, “Muli akong binigyan ng Dios ng anak na lalaki bilang kapalit ni Abel na pinatay ni Cain.” 26Nang bandang huli, si Set ay nagkaroon din ng anak na lalaki na pinangalanan niyang Enosh.
Nang panahong isinilang si Enosh, ang mga taoʼy nagsimulang tumawag sa pangalan ng Panginoon.
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.
