Genesis - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 4
The Five Books of Moses
his wife, and she conceived and I have been given a man from the She afterwards gave birth to his brother Abel} And Abel became a shepherd of sheep; but Cain was a cultivator of the soil. And during the harvest time Cain brought some ofthe produce of the ground as an offering to the Even-uvmo. And Abel also brought of the best and the {attest of his sheep. And the Loma looked favourably upon Abel and his offering; but He did not regard Cain and his offering with favour. Cain therefore was very angry, and his countenance fell. Then the EvER— Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen ? If you do right, is there not approval? and if you do not do right, Sin crouches at the door and awaits you ; but you should conquer it. whe murhzr nf Qlrzl. When Cain was afterwards talking
with his brother Abel, and they were together in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel, and murdered him. The LGRD accordingly asked Cain But I_ do not know ;—-—am I my brother’s keeper? ' The Evan - Lrvmo however an-
What have you done ? The voice of your l;rother's blood cries to Me from the ground. Therefore you are cursed from the ground, which has opened her mouth to take in your brother's blood from your hand. When you cultivate the ground it shall not yield up its wealth to you; you shall be a wanderer and vaga· bond upon the earth. But Cain answered to the LORD, My punishment is heavier than I
can bear. Sihce You drive me to-day out from off the face of this land, I shall be deprivedof Your presence, and be a wanderer and a vagabond upon the earth; and whoever meets me will kill me. Therefore the Loan put a mark upon Cain, so that he might not be attacked by anyone who met him. Cain accordingly went out from
the presence of the EvER—L1v1NG, and lived in a land of exile on the eastern side of Eden, where Cain knew his wife; and she conceived and gave birth to Enok, and he built a village, and named it after the name ofhis son, llanok} And to Hanok there was born Irad ; and Irad produced Mehu· jael; and Mehujael produced Methu~ sael; and Methusael produced Lemek. And Lemek took two wives for him- self; the name of one was Ada, and the name of the other Zillah. And Ada gave birth to jabal, who was the originator of tent·dwel1ers with cattle. And his brothers name was jubal; he was the originator of all those who play the harp and wind instruments. Zillah also gave birth to '1`ubal—Cain, the improver of every work in copper and iron; and the sister of Tubal - Cain was Namah. And Lemek addressing his wives said: ‘ Ada and Zillah listen to my voice ; Wives of Lemek listen to my speech; For I killed a man who wounded; And a youth who hurt me. If Cain had sevenfold protection, Seventy—seven should be that of @irtl; nf 52tl;. 16 18 20 2I 22
And Adam knew his wife again, 25 she gave birth to a son, and named she said, ‘has given me another son in the place of Abel, who was murdered by And to Sheth, a son was 26 born; and he gave him the name of Enosh.3 Men then began to call upon the name of the EvER—L1v1NG. Wiz Gzxtzalugg uf glnnliiuh, tuba here rrzntzh as Representatives nf ®¤h. This is the Birth—Book of Men. 5 From the time that Gon created men, making them to represent God ; constituting them male and female, giving them His blessing and naming them by the name of Mankind, upon the day of theircreation. Adam, when he was one hundred 3 { E_I_anok_(the dgwiicated) —F. F. ` a weakling. | 'PL- `LJ.-J..·...... l‘,.-..` ..A’•• A L-) U 2,. u I1..L ..l H
