Бытие 4
New Russian Translation
Каин и Авель
4 Адам познал Еву, свою жену, и она забеременела и родила Каина[a]. Она сказала: «С помощью Господа я приобрела человека». 2 Потом она родила его брата Авеля.
Авель пас стада, а Каин обрабатывал землю. 3 Через некоторое время Каин принес в дар Господу плоды земли, 4 а Авель пожертвовал жирные части[b] первородных своего стада. Авель и его дар были угодны Господу, 5 но Каин и его дар не были угодны Ему. Каин разгневался, и лицо его потемнело от гнева.
6 Тогда Господь сказал Каину:
– Почему ты сердишься? Почему твое лицо потемнело? 7 Если ты будешь поступать правильно, неужели ты не будешь принят? Но если ты поступаешь неправильно, то у твоих дверей притаился грех: он желает овладеть тобой, но ты должен властвовать над ним.
8 Каин сказал своему брату Авелю:
– Пойдем в поле[c].
Когда они были в поле, Каин накинулся на своего брата Авеля и убил его.
9 Тогда Господь сказал Каину:
– Где твой брат Авель?
– Не знаю, – ответил тот. – Разве я сторож моему брату?
10 Господь сказал:
– Что ты наделал? Кровь твоего брата взывает ко Мне из земли. 11 Теперь ты проклят, изгнан с земли, которая разверзлась, чтобы принять кровь твоего брата, пролитую твоей рукой. 12 Когда ты будешь трудиться на земле, она не станет больше плодоносить[d] для тебя. Ты будешь на земле бесприютным скитальцем.
13 Каин сказал Господу:
– Мое наказание тяжелее, чем я могу вынести. 14 Ныне Ты гонишь меня с лица земли, и я буду скрыт от Твоего присутствия: я буду на земле бесприютным скитальцем, и первый же встречный убьет меня.
15 Но Господь сказал ему:
– Нет. Если кто убьет Каина, тот примет за это семикратное возмездие.
И Господь сделал Каину метку, чтобы никто, встретившись с ним, не убил его. 16 Каин ушел от Господа и жил в земле Нод[e], к востоку от Эдема.
Потомки Каина
17 Каин познал свою жену, и она забеременела и родила Еноха. В то время Каин строил город и назвал его по имени своего сына Еноха. 18 У Еноха родился Ирад, у Ирада родился Мехиаель, у Мехиаеля родился Метушаэл, и у Метушаэла родился Ламех.
19 Ламех взял себе в жены двух женщин: одну звали Ада, другую Цилла. 20 Ада родила Иавала: он стал отцом тех, кто живет в шатрах и разводит скот. 21 Его брата звали Иувал: он стал отцом всех, кто играет на арфе и свирели. 22 У Циллы тоже был сын, Тувал-Каин, который ковал все виды орудий из бронзы и железа[f]. Сестрой Тувал-Каина была Наама.
23 Ламех сказал своим женам:
– Ада и Цилла, послушайте меня,
жены Ламеха, внимайте моим словам.
Я убил[g] мужчину за то, что он ранил меня,
юношу за то, что он ударил меня.
24 Если за Каина отомстится в семь раз,
то за Ламеха в семьдесят семь раз.
Сиф и Енос
25 Адам вновь познал жену свою, и она родила сына и назвала его Сиф[h], говоря: «Бог даровал мне другое дитя вместо Авеля, которого убил Каин». 26 У Сифа тоже был сын, и он назвал его Енос.
В то время люди начали призывать имя Господа.
Footnotes
- 4:1 По звучанию это имя напоминает еврейское слово «приобретать».
- 4:4 Жирные части – курдюк и жир с внутренностей жертвенных животных сжигались в качестве приношения Богу (см. Лев. 3:3-5, 14-17; 7:3-5). В переносном смысле эти части означали все самое лучшее и ценное.
- 4:8 Пойдем в поле – эти слова, содержащиеся в ряде древних переводов Ветхого Завета, отсутствуют в нормативном еврейском тексте.
- 4:12 Букв.: «давать своей силы».
- 4:16 По звучанию это название напоминает еврейское слово, означающее «скитание» (см. ст. 12 и 14).
- 4:22 Или: «который обучал всех, кто работал с бронзой и железом».
- 4:23 Или: «я убью».
- 4:25 Возможное значение этого имени: «даровал».
Genesis 4
New King James Version
Cain Murders Abel(A)
4 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore [a]Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the Lord.” 2 Then she bore again, this time his brother [b]Abel. Now (B)Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 And [c]in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit (C)of the ground to the Lord. 4 Abel also brought of (D)the firstborn of his flock and of (E)their fat. And the Lord (F)respected Abel and his offering, 5 but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
6 So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? 7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is [d]for you, but you should rule over it.”
8 Now Cain [e]talked with Abel his [f]brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and (G)killed him.
9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?”
He said, (H)“I do not know. Am I (I)my brother’s keeper?”
10 And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood (J)cries out to Me from the ground. 11 So now (K)you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on the earth.”
13 And Cain said to the Lord, “My [g]punishment is greater than I can bear! 14 Surely You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; (L)I shall be (M)hidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen that (N)anyone who finds me will kill me.”
15 And the Lord said to him, [h]“Therefore, whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him (O)sevenfold.” And the Lord set a (P)mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.
The Family of Cain
16 Then Cain (Q)went out from the (R)presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of [i]Nod on the east of Eden. 17 And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city, (S)and called the name of the city after the name of his son—Enoch. 18 To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael, and Mehujael begot Methushael, and Methushael begot Lamech.
19 Then Lamech took for himself (T)two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah. 20 And Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. 21 His brother’s name was Jubal. He was the father of all those who play the harp and [j]flute. 22 And as for Zillah, she also bore Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.
23 Then Lamech said to his wives:
“Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
Wives of Lamech, listen to my speech!
For I have [k]killed a man for wounding me,
Even a young man [l]for hurting me.
24 (U)If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold,
Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
A New Son
25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and (V)named him [m]Seth, “For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.” 26 And as for Seth, (W)to him also a son was born; and he named him [n]Enosh. Then men began (X)to call on the name of the Lord.
Footnotes
- Genesis 4:1 Lit. Acquire
- Genesis 4:2 Lit. Breath or Nothing
- Genesis 4:3 Lit. at the end of days
- Genesis 4:7 Lit. toward
- Genesis 4:8 Lit. said to
- Genesis 4:8 Sam., LXX, Syr., Vg. add “Let us go out to the field.”
- Genesis 4:13 iniquity
- Genesis 4:15 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. Not so;
- Genesis 4:16 Lit. Wandering
- Genesis 4:21 pipe
- Genesis 4:23 slain a man for my wound
- Genesis 4:23 for my hurt
- Genesis 4:25 Lit. Appointed
- Genesis 4:26 Gr. Enos, Luke 3:38
Genesis 4
English Standard Version
Cain and Abel
4 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten[a] a man with the help of the Lord.” 2 And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. 3 In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of (A)the fruit of the ground, 4 and Abel also brought of (B)the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord (C)had regard for Abel and his offering, 5 but (D)for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. 6 The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? 7 (E)If you do well, will you not be accepted?[b] And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. (F)Its desire is for[c] you, and you must rule over it.”
8 Cain spoke to Abel his brother.[d] And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and (G)killed him. 9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, (H)“I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?” 10 And the Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood (I)is crying to me from the ground. 11 And now (J)you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. 12 When you work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.” 13 Cain said to the Lord, “My (K)punishment is greater than I can bear.[e] 14 Behold, (L)you have driven me today away from the ground, and (M)from your face I shall be hidden. I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, (N)and whoever finds me will kill me.” 15 Then the Lord said to him, “Not so! If anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him (O)sevenfold.” And the Lord (P)put a mark on Cain, lest any who found him should attack him. 16 Then Cain went away from the presence of the Lord and settled in the land of Nod,[f] east of Eden.
17 Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. When he built a city, he called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch. 18 To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech. 19 And Lamech took two wives. The name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 20 Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. 21 His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe. 22 Zillah also bore Tubal-cain; he was the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
23 Lamech said to his wives:
“Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say:
I have killed a man for wounding me,
a young man for striking me.
24 (Q)If Cain's revenge is sevenfold,
then Lamech's is seventy-sevenfold.”
25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, “God has appointed[g] for me another offspring instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.” 26 To (R)Seth also a son was born, and he called his name (S)Enosh. At that time people began (T)to call upon the name of the Lord.
Footnotes
- Genesis 4:1 Cain sounds like the Hebrew for gotten
- Genesis 4:7 Hebrew will there not be a lifting up [of your face]?
- Genesis 4:7 Or to, or toward, or against (see 3:16)
- Genesis 4:8 Hebrew; Samaritan, Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate add Let us go out to the field
- Genesis 4:13 Or My guilt is too great to bear
- Genesis 4:16 Nod means wandering
- Genesis 4:25 Seth sounds like the Hebrew for he appointed
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