The Fall
1Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”
2The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’ ”
4“You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5“For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
6When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
8Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”
10He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”
11And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”
12The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
13Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?”
The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
14So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this,
“Cursed are you above all livestock
and all wild animals!
You will crawl on your belly
and you will eat dust
all the days of your life.
15And I will put enmity
between you and the woman,
and between your offspring3:15 Or seed and hers;
he will crush3:15 Or strike your head,
and you will strike his heel.”
16To the woman he said,
“I will make your pains in childbearing very severe;
with painful labor you will give birth to children.
Your desire will be for your husband,
and he will rule over you.”
17To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’
“Cursed is the ground because of you;
through painful toil you will eat food from it
all the days of your life.
18It will produce thorns and thistles for you,
and you will eat the plants of the field.
19By the sweat of your brow
you will eat your food
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return.”
20Adam3:20 Or The man named his wife Eve,3:20 Eve probably means living. because she would become the mother of all the living.
21The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. 22And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” 23So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. 24After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side3:24 Or placed in front of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
Okujeema kw’Omuntu
13:1 2Ko 11:3; Kub 12:9; 20:2Kale nno omusota gwali mukalabakalaba okukira ensolo zonna ez’omu nsiko, Mukama Katonda ze yatonda. Ne gugamba omukazi nti, “Kazzi Katonda yagamba nti, ‘Temulyanga ku muti gwonna ogw’omu nnimiro!’ ”
2Omukazi n’addamu omusota nti, “Tulya ku buli muti ogw’omu nnimiro, 3kyokka Katonda yatulagira nti, ‘Temulyanga ku kibala ky’omuti oguli wakati mu nnimiro, wadde okugukwatako, muleme okufa.’ ”
43:4 Yk 8:44; 2Ko 11:3Naye omusota ne gugamba omukazi nti, “Temugenda kufa. 53:5 Is 14:14; Ez 28:2Kubanga Katonda amanyi nga lwe muligulyako amaaso gammwe lwe galizibuka, era mulifaanana nga ye, okumanyanga ekirungi n’ekibi.”
63:6 a Yak 1:14-15; 1Yk 2:16 b 1Ti 2:14Awo omukazi bwe yalaba ng’omuti mulungi nga gusanyusa okutunulako era gwegombebwa okuleeta amagezi, n’anoga ekibala kyagwo n’alya; n’awaako ne bba naye n’alya. 7Awo amaaso gaabwe bombi ne gazibuka, ne bategeera nga baali bwereere; ne baluka amalagala g’emiti ne beekolera ebyokwambala.
83:8 a Ma 23:14 b Yob 31:33; Zab 139:7-12; Yer 23:24Awo ne bawulira eddoboozi lya Mukama Katonda ng’atambula mu nnimiro, mu budde obuweeweevu. Omusajja n’omukazi ne beekweka mu miti Mukama Katonda aleme okubalaba. 9Naye Mukama Katonda n’ayita omusajja nti, “Oli ludda wa?”
10N’addamu nti, “Mpulidde eddoboozi lyo mu nnimiro, ne ntya, kubanga mbadde bwereere; ne nneekweka.”
11N’amubuuza nti, “Ani akubuulidde nti oli bwereere? Olidde ku muti gwe nakulagira obutagulyangako?”
12Omusajja n’addamu nti, “Omukazi gwe wampa okubeeranga nange y’ampadde ekibala ne ndya.”
133:13 2Ko 11:3; 1Ti 2:14Mukama Katonda kwe kubuuza omukazi nti, “Kiki kino ky’okoze?”
Omukazi n’addamu nti, “Omusota gwe gunsenzesenze ne ndya.”
143:14 a Ma 28:15-20 b Is 65:25; Mi 7:17Mukama Katonda n’agamba omusota nti, Kubanga okoze kino
okolimiddwa okukira ensolo zonna ez’awaka
n’ez’omu nsiko,
oneekululiranga ku lubuto lwo
era onoolyanga nfuufu
ennaku zonna ez’obulamu bwo.
153:15 a Yk 8:44; Bik 13:10; 1Yk 3:8 b Is 7:14; Mat 1:23; Kub 12:17 c Bar 16:20; Beb 2:14Nteeka obulabe
wakati wo n’omukazi,
ne wakati w’ezzadde lyo n’ezzadde ly’omukazi;
ezzadde lye linaakubetentanga omutwe,
naawe onoolibojjanga ekisinziiro.
163:16 1Ko 11:3; Bef 5:22N’agamba omukazi nti,
“Nnaayongeranga nnyo ku bulumi bwo ng’oli lubuto,
onoozaaliranga mu bulumi;
musajja wo anaakukoleranga bye weetaaga
kyokka anaakufuganga.”
173:17 a Lub 5:29; Bar 8:20-22 b Yob 5:7; 14:1; Mub 2:23N’agamba Adamu nti, “Kubanga owulidde eddoboozi lya mukazi wo, n’olya ku muti gwe nakulagira obutagulyangako,
“ensi ekolimiddwa ku lulwo;
mu ntuuyo zo mw’onoofuniranga ekyokulya
ennaku zonna ez’obulamu bwo.
183:18 Zab 104:14Ensi eneekumerezanga amaggwa n’amatovu,
onoolyanga ebibala eby’omu nnimiro.
193:19 a 2Bs 3:10 b Lub 2:7; Zab 90:3; 104:29; Mub 12:7Mu ntuuyo zo
mw’onoggyanga ekyokulya,
okutuusa lw’olidda mu ttaka mwe wava,
kubanga oli nfuufu ne mu nfuufu mw’olidda.”
20Omusajja n’atuuma omukazi erinnya Kaawa, oyo ye nnyina w’abalamu bonna.
21Mukama Katonda n’akolera Adamu ne mukazi we ebyambalo eby’amaliba n’abambaza. 223:22 Kub 22:14Awo Mukama Katonda n’agamba nti, “Laba omuntu afuuse ng’omu ku ffe okumanyanga ekirungi n’ekibi; kale kaakano talwa kugolola mukono gwe n’anoga ku muti ogw’obulamu n’alya, n’awangaala emirembe gyonna.” 233:23 a Lub 2:8 b Lub 4:2Bw’atyo Mukama Katonda n’agoba omuntu mu nnimiro Adeni agende alimenga ettaka mwe yaggyibwa. 243:24 a Kuv 25:18-22 b Zab 104:4 c Lub 2:9Bwe yamala okugobamu omuntu, n’ateekamu Bakerubi n’ekitala ekimyansa eky’obwogi ku buli ludda okukuuma ekkubo erigenda ku muti ogw’obulamu.