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1Tus txiv neej nrog nws poj niam Es Vas pw. Ces tus poj niam xeeb tub thiab yug tau Kas Ees, nws hais tias “Kuv tau ib tug tub ntawm Yas Ves los.” 2Nws kuj yug tau As Npes, yog Kas Ees tus kwv. As Npes ua ib tug tub yug tsiaj hos Kas Ees ua liaj ua teb. 3Ntev tom qab, Kas Ees txawm muab nws cov qoob los txi rau Yas Ves. 4As Npes kuj muab thawj tus me nyuam uas nws cov tsiaj yug tau, los txi Ntuj. Nws tseem muab lawv cov roj los txi huv tib si. Yas Ves zoo siab rau As Npes, ces nws txais As Npes cov txim. 5Tab sis Yas Ves tsis zoo siab rau Kas Ees thiab tsis txais Kas Ees cov txim, ces Kas Ees npau taws thiab ua ntsej muag dub nciab. 6Yas Ves hais rau Kas Ees tias “Vim li cas koj thiaj npau taws thiab ua ntsej muag dub nciab li ko? 7Yog koj txiav siab ua zoo mas koj yuav rov tsa taus koj lub ntsej muag. Hos yog koj tsis txiav siab ua zoo ces kev txhaum nyob rawv ntawm koj qhov rooj, xws li tus tsiaj nyas nrhw yuav tom koj. Yog koj xav yeej, mas koj tseem yuav yeej tau txoj kev txhaum.” 8Tab sis muaj ib zaug, Kas Ees hais rau nws tus kwv As Npes tias “Wb mus yos.” Thaum nkawd mus nrug deb ntawm zos lawm, Kas Ees txawm dhia rhees mos ntiag nws tus kwv, muab tus kwv tua.
1 The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have gotten a man with Yahweh’s help.” 2 Again she gave birth, to Cain’s brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 As time passed, Cain brought an offering to Yahweh from the fruit of the ground. 4 Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. Yahweh respected Abel and his offering, 5 but he didn’t respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell. 6 Yahweh said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen? 7 If you do well, won’t it be lifted up? If you don’t do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it.” 8 Cain said to Abel, his brother, “Let’s go into the field.” While they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.
9Yas Ves nug Kas Ees hais tias “Koj tus kwv As Npes nyob qhov twg?”
9 Yahweh said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?”
Kas Ees teb tias “Kuv tsis paub. Kuv puas yog tus zov rawv kuv tus kwv?”
He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
10Yas Ves rov hais tias “Koj tau ua dab tsi? Koj sim mloog saib, koj tus kwv cov ntshav quaj qw hauv av tuaj rau kuv. 11Zaum no koj yuav tau hmoov phem thiab koj yuav raug ntiab tawm hauv thaj av zoo uas tau rua ncauj cug koj tus kwv cov ntshav. 12Yog koj ua teb, av yuav tsis txi qoob rau koj lawm. Koj yuav ua neeg loj leeb ncig ntiaj teb.”
10 Yahweh said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries to me from the ground. 11 Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 From now on, when you till the ground, it won’t yield its strength to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth.”
13Kas Ees hais rau Yas Ves tias “Kuv lub txim hnyav dhau, kuv ris tsis taus. 14Ntsia saib, hnub no koj muab kuv ntiab tawm hauv thaj av zoo no mus, kuv yuav tsum mus tsiv nraim deb ntawm koj lub ntsej muag, thiab kuv yuav ua neeg loj leeb ncig ntiaj teb. Ntshai thawj tus neeg tuaj ntsib kuv yuav muab kuv tua xwb.”
13 Cain said to Yahweh, “My punishment is greater than I can bear. 14 Behold, you have driven me out today from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. Whoever finds me will kill me.”
15Yas Ves teb tias “Yog leej twg tua Kas Ees mas yuav muaj tus ua pauj rau nws xya zaus.” Ces Yas Ves ntaus ib lub cim rau Kas Ees kom thawj tug neeg ntsib nws txhob muab nws tua.
15 Yahweh said to him, “Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.” Yahweh appointed a sign for Cain, so that anyone finding him would not strike him.
16Kas Ees thiaj txav mus deb ntawm Yas Ves xub ntiag. Nws mus nyob lub teb chaws Nos Daws, nyob ntawm lub vaj Es Dees, sab hnub tuaj.
17Kas Ees nrog nws poj niam pw, ces nws poj niam xeeb tub thiab yug tau Hes Nov. Kas Ees txhim ib lub nroog, nws tis npe rau lub nroog raws nws tus tub hu ua Hes Nov. 18Hes Nov yug tau Is Lav. Is Lav yug tau Mes Hus Yas Ees. Mes Hus Yas Ees yug tau Mes Thus Sas Ees. Mes Thus Sas Ees yug Las Mev. 19Las Mev yuav ob tug poj niam. Tus niam hlob hu ua As Dav, tus niam yau hu ua Xis Las. 20As Dav yug tau Yas Npas, uas yog cov neeg nyob tsev tsam phooj thiab yug tsiaj tus yawg koob. 21Nws tus kwv hu ua Yus Npas,[1] yog cov neeg uas txawj qoj nkauj nog ncas thiab txawj tshuab raj tus yawg koob. 22Xis Las yug tau Tus Npas Kas Ees,[2] nws yog tus xub muab tooj dub thiab muab hlau coj los nchuav ua toob xib. Tus Npas Kas Ees muaj ib tug muam hu ua Nas As Mas.[3] 23Las Mev hais rau nws ob tug poj niam tias “As Dav thiab Xis las, neb mloog kuv lub suab mog. Las Mev ob tug poj niad, neb mloog qhov kuv hais mog, kuv tau tua ib tug txiv neej vim nws ua kuv nqaij ntuag, tua ib tug tub hluas vim nws ua kuv nqaij doog. 24Yog luag twb ua pauj Kas Ees xya zaus, mas luag yuav ua pauj Las Mev xya caum xya zaus.” 25As Das rov nrog nws poj niam pw, ces nws poj niam yug tau ib tug tub ntxiv, thiab tis npe hu ua Xes Thes,[4] nws hais tias “Tswv Ntuj pub dua ib tug tub rau kuv los sawv As Npes chaw, vim Kas Ees muab nws tua lawm.” 26Xes Thes kuj yug tau ib tug tub, hu ua Es Nos. Lub zim txwv ntawd, neeg pib hu txog Yas Ves lub npe.
16 Cain left Yahweh’s presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden. 17 Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and named the city after the name of his son, Enoch. 18 Irad was born to Enoch. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech. 19 Lamech took two wives: the name of the first one was Adah, and the name of the second one was Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. 21 His brother’s name was Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe. 22 Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of bronze and iron. Tubal Cain’s sister was Naamah. 23 Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice. You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech, for I have slain a man for wounding me,
a young man for bruising me. 24 If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times.”
[1] ‘Yus Npas’ txhais tias ‘lub hom’ los ‘lub raj’.
[2] ‘Tus Npas Kas Es’ txhais tias ‘haiv neeg ua kws hlau nyob pej fab.’
[3] ‘Nas As Mas’ txhais tias ‘tus neeg ntxim hlub.’
[4] ‘Xes Thes’ txhais tias ‘pub.’