1 And the man knew Eve his wife; she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, "I have acquired a man with the LORD."
2 She gave birth again, to his brother Abel. Abel became a shepherd of flocks, while Cain became a tiller of the ground.
3 At the end of some days Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground.
4 Abel too brought one, from the firstborn of his flock and from their fat. The LORD had regard for Abel and his offering,
5 but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. Cain's anger burned hot, and his face fell.
6 The LORD said to Cain, "Why has your anger burned, and why has your face fallen?
7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do well, sin lies crouching at the door. Its longing is toward you, yet you must master it."
8 Cain spoke to Abel his brother; and while they were in the field, Cain rose against his brother Abel and murdered him.
9 And the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" He answered, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"
10 He said, "What have you done? Listen: your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground.
11 So now you are cursed from the ground that opened its mouth to take your brother's blood from your hand.
12 When you till the ground, it will no longer give you its strength. You will be a wanderer and a drifter on the earth."
13 Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is too great to bear.
14 Look, today you have driven me from the face of the ground, and I will be hidden from your face. I will be a wanderer and a drifter on the earth, and anyone who finds me will kill me."
15 The LORD said to him, "Therefore whoever kills Cain, sevenfold vengeance will fall on him." And the LORD set a sign for Cain, so that anyone who found him would not strike him down.
16 So Cain went out from before the LORD and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
17 Cain knew his wife; she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was building a city, and he named the city after his son Enoch.
18 Irad was born to Enoch; Irad became the father of Mehujael, Mehujael became the father of Methushael, and Methushael became the father of Lamech.
19 Lamech took two wives; one was named Adah, and the other was named Zillah.
20 Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and keep herds.
21 His brother was named Jubal; he was the father of everyone who handles the lyre and the flute.
22 As for Zillah, she too gave birth, to Tubal-cain, who hammered out every kind of tool of bronze and iron. Tubal-cain's sister was Naamah.
23 Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, listen to my voice; wives of Lamech, give ear to my word: I killed a man for wounding me, a youth for bruising me.
24 If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times."
25 Adam knew his wife once more; she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, "For God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him."
26 To Seth as well a son was born, and he named him Enosh. It was then that men began to call upon the name of the LORD.