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قايين وهابيل

1 وَعَاشَرَ آدَمُ حَوَّاءَ زَوْجَتَهُ فَحَبِلَتْ، وَوَلَدَتْ ابْناً أَسْمَتْهُ قَايِينَ إِذْ قَالَتْ: «اقْتَنَيْتُ رَجُلاً مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ». 2 ثُمَّ عَادَتْ فَوَلَدَتْ أَخَاهُ هَابِيلَ، وَكَانَ هَابِيلُ رَاعِياً لِلْغَنَمِ. أَمَّا قَايِينُ فَقَدْ عَمِلَ فِي فِلَاحَةِ الأَرْضِ. 3 وَحَدَثَ بَعْدَ مُرُورِ أَيَّامٍ أَنْ قَدَّمَ قَايِينُ مِنْ ثِمَارِ الأَرْضِ قُرْبَاناً لِلرَّبِّ، 4 وَقَدَّمَ هَابِيلُ أَيْضاً مِنْ خَيْرَةِ أَبْكَارِ غَنَمِهِ وَأَسْمَنِهَا. فَتَقَبَّلَ الرَّبُّ قُرْبَانَ هَابِيلَ وَرَضِيَ عَنْهُ. 5 لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَتَقَبَّلْ قُرْبَانَ قَايِينَ وَلَمْ يَرْضَ عَنْهُ. فَاغْتَاظَ قَايِينُ جِدّاً وَتَجَهَّمَ وَجْهُهُ كَمَداً. 6 فَسَأَلَ الرَّبُّ قَايِينَ: «لِمَاذَا اغْتَظْتَ؟ لِمَاذَا تَجَهَّمَ وَجْهُكَ؟ 7 لَوْ أَحْسَنْتَ فِي تَصَرُّفِكَ أَلَا يُشْرِقُ وَجْهُكَ فَرَحاً؟ وَإِنْ لَمْ تُحْسِنِ التَّصَرُّفَ، فَعِنْدَ الْبَابِ خَطِيئَةٌ تَنْتَظِرُكَ، تَتَشَوَّقُ أَنْ تَتَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْكَ، لَكِنْ يَجِبُ أَنْ تَتَحَكَّمَ فِيهَا». 8 وَعَادَ قَايِينُ يَتَظَاهَرُ بِالْوُدِّ لأَخِيهِ هَابِيلَ. وَحَدَثَ إِذْ كَانَا مَعاً فِي الْحَقْلِ أَنَّ قَايِينَ هَجَمَ عَلَى أَخِيهِ هَابِيلَ وَقَتَلَهُ. 9 وَسَأَلَ الرَّبُّ قَايِينَ: «أَيْنَ أَخُوكَ هَابِيلُ؟» فَأَجَابَ: «لَا أَعْرِفُ. هَلْ أَنَا حَارِسٌ لأَخِي؟» 10 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لَهُ: «مَاذَا فَعَلْتَ؟ إِنَّ صَوْتَ دَمِ أَخِيكَ يَصْرُخُ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الأَرْضِ. 11 فَمُنْذُ الآنَ، تَحِلُّ عَلَيْكَ لَعْنَةُ الأَرْضِ الَّتِي فَتَحَتْ فَاهَا وَابْتَلَعَتْ دَمَ أَخِيكَ الَّذِي سَفَكَتْهُ يَدُكَ. 12 عِنْدَمَا تَفْلَحُهَا لَنْ تُعْطِيَكَ خَيْرَهَا، وَتَكُونُ شَرِيداً وَطَرِيداً فِي الأَرْضِ». 13 فَقَالَ قَايِينُ لِلرَّبِّ: «عُقُوبَتِي أَعْظَمُ مِنْ أَنْ تُحْتَمَلَ. 14 هَا أَنْتَ الْيَوْمَ قَدْ طَرَدْتَنِي عَنْ وَجْهِ الأَرْضِ، وَمِنْ أَمَامِ حَضْرَتِكَ أَخْتَفِي، وَأَكُونُ شَرِيداً طَرِيداً فِي الأَرْضِ، وَيَقْتُلُنِي كُلُّ مَنْ يَجِدُنِي». 15 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لَهُ: «سَأُعَاقِبُ كُلَّ مَنْ يَقْتُلُكَ بِسَبْعَةِ أَضْعَافِ الْعُقُوبَةِ الَّتِي عَاقَبْتُكَ بِها». وَوَسَمَ الرَّبُّ قَايِينَ بِعَلَامَةٍ تَحْظُرُ عَلَى مَنْ يَلْقَاهُ اغْتِيَالَهُ. 16 وَهَكَذَا خَرَجَ قَايِينُ مِنْ حَضْرَةِ الرَّبِّ وَسَكَنَ فِي أَرْضِ نُودٍ شَرْقِيَّ عَدْنٍ. 17 وَعَاشَرَ قَايِينُ زَوْجَتَهُ فَحَبِلَتْ وَأَنْجَبَتِ ابْناً دَعَاهُ «حَنُوكَ». وَكَانَ قَايِينُ آنَئِذٍ يَبْنِي مَدِينَةً فَسَمَّاهَا«حَنُوكَ» عَلَى اسْمِ ابْنِهِ. 18 ثُمَّ وَلَدَ حَنُوكُ عِيرَادَ، وَوَلَدَ عِيرَادُ مَحُويَائِيلَ، وَوَلَدَ مَحُويَائِيلُ مَتُوشَائِيلَ، وَوَلَدَ مَتُوشَائِيلُ لَامَكَ. 19 وَتَزَوَّجَ لَامَكُ امْرَأَتَيْنِ: اسْمُ الْوَاحِدَةِ عَادَةُ، وَاسْمُ الأُخْرَى صِلَّةُ. 20 وَوَلَدَتْ عَادَةُ كُلًّا مِنْ «يَابَالَ» أَوَّلِ رُعَاةِ الْمَوَاشِي وَسَاكِنِي الْخِيَامِ. 21 وَأَخِيهِ يُوبَالَ أَوَّلِ الْعَازِفِينَ بِالْعُودِ وَالْمِزْمَارِ. 22 وَوَلَدَتْ صِلَّةُ «تُوبَالَ قَايِينَ» أَوَّلَ صَانِعِي آلَاتِ النُّحَاسِ وَالْحَدِيدِ. كَمَا وَلَدَتْ «نَعْمَةَ» أُخْتَ تُوبَالَ قَايِينَ. 23 وَقَالَ لَامَكُ لِزَوْجَتَيْهِ: «يَا عَادَةُ وَصِلَّةُ، اسْمَعَا قَوْلِي، يَا زَوْجَتَيْ لَامَكَ أَصْغِيَا لِكَلَامِي: إِنِّي قَتَلْتُ رَجُلاً جَرَحَنِي وَشَابّاً كَسَرَنِي. 24 فَإِنْ كَانَ يُنْتَقَمُ لِقَايِينَ سَبْعَةَ أَضْعَافٍ، فَإِنَّهُ يُنْتَقَمُ لِلَامَكَ سَبْعَةً وَسَبْعِينَ ضِعْفاً». 25 وَعَاشَرَ آدَمُ زَوْجَتَهُ حَوَّاءَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى فَأَنْجَبَتْ لَهُ ابْناً أَسْمَتْهُ «شِيثاً» إِذْ قَالَتْ: «قَدْ عَوَّضَنِي اللهُ نَسْلاً آخَرَ عِوَضاً عَنْ هَابِيلَ الَّذِي قَتَلَهُ قَايِينُ». 26 وَوُلِدَ لِشِيثٍ أَيْضاً ابْنٌ سَمَّاهُ أَنُوشَ وَعَنْدَئِذٍ ابْتَدَأَ النَّاسُ يَدْعُونَ بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ.

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Cain and Abel

1 Adam^[1] made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.^[2] She said, ‘With the help of the Lord I have brought forth^[3] a man.’ 2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. 4 But Abel also brought an offering – fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favour on Abel and his offering, 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favour. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast. 6 Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.’ 8 Now Cain said to his brother Abel, ‘Let’s go out to the field.’^[4] While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. 9 Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Where is your brother Abel?’ ‘I don’t know,’ he replied. ‘Am I my brother’s keeper?’ 10 The Lord said, ‘What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. 11 Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.’ 13 Cain said to the Lord, ‘My punishment is more than I can bear. 14 Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.’ 15 But the Lord said to him, ‘Not so^[5]; anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.’ Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no-one who found him would kill him. 16 So Cain went out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod,^[6] east of Eden. 17 Cain made love to his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city, and he named it after his son Enoch. 18 To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech. 19 Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock. 21 His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and pipes. 22 Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forged all kinds of tools out of^[7] bronze and iron. Tubal-Cain’s sister was Naamah. 23 Lamech said to his wives, ‘Adah and Zillah, listen to me; wives of Lamech, hear my words. I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for injuring me. 24 If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times.’ 25 Adam made love to his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth,^[8] saying, ‘God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.’ 26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on^[9] the name of the Lord.