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| [1]Forsothe Adam knewe Eue his wijf, which conseyuede, and childide Cayn, and seide, Y haue gete a man bi God. |
[1]And Adam knewe Heua his wyfe, who conceauing bare Cain, saying: I haue gotten a man of the Lorde |
| [2]And efte sche childide his brother Abel. Forsothe Abel was a kepere of scheep, and Cayn was an erthe tilyere. |
[2]And she proceading, brought foorth his brother Habel, and Habel was a keper of sheepe, but Cain was a tyller of the grounde |
| [3]Sotheli it was don after many daies, that Cayn offride yiftis to the Lord of the fruytis of erthe; |
[3]And in processe of dayes it came to passe, that Cain brought of the fruite of the grounde, an oblation vnto ye lorde |
| [4]and Abel offride of the first gendrid of his floc, and of the fatnesse of tho. And the Lord bihelde to Abel and to the yiftis of hym; |
[4]Habel also brought of the firstlynges of his sheepe, & of the fatte thereof: and the Lorde had respect vnto Habel, and to his oblation |
| [5]sotheli he bihelde not to Cayn and to hise yiftis. And Cayn was wrooth greetli, and his cheer felde doun. |
[5]But vnto Cain and to his offeryng he had no respect: for the whiche cause Cain was exceedyng wroth, and his countenaunce abated |
| [6]And the Lord seide to hym, Whi art thou wrooth, and whi felde doun thi face? |
[6]And the Lorde saide vnto Cain: why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenaunce abated |
| [7]Whether not if thou schalt do wel, thou schalt resseyue; but if thou doist yuele, thi synne schal be present anoon in the yatis? but the desir therof schal be vndur thee, and thou schalt be lord therof. |
[7]If thou do well, shalt thou not receaue? and yf thou doest not well, lyeth not thy sinne at the doores? Also vnto thee shall his desire be, and thou shalt haue dominion ouer hym |
| [8]And Cayn seide to Abel his brother, Go we out. And whanne thei weren in the feeld, Cayn roos ayens his brother Abel, and killide him. |
[8]And Cain talked with Habel his brother: and it came to passe when they were in the fielde, Cain rose vp agaynst Habel his brother, & slewe him |
| [9]And the Lord seide to Cayn, Where is Abel thi brother? Which answerde, Y woot not; whether Y am the kepere of my brothir? |
[9]And the Lorde said vnto Cain: where is Habel thy brother? Which sayde I wote not: Am I my brothers keper |
| [10]And God seide to Cayn, What hast thou do? the vois of the blood of thi brother crieth to me fro erthe. |
[10]And he sayde: What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me out of the grounde |
| [11]Now therfor thou schalt be cursid on erthe, that openyde his mouth, and resseyuede of thin hond the blood of thi brothir. |
[11]And nowe art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receaue thy brothers blood from thy hande |
| [12]Whanne thou schalt worche the erthe, it schal not yyue his fruytis to thee; thou schalt be vnstable of dwellyng and fleynge aboute on erthe in alle the daies of thi lijf. |
[12]If thou tyll the grounde, she shall not yeelde vnto thee her strength. A fugitiue and a vacabound shalt thou be in the earth |
| [13]And Cayn seide to the Lord, My wickidnesse is more than that Y disserue foryyuenesse; lo! |
[13]And Cain sayde vnto the Lord: My iniquitie is more then that it may be forgeuen |
| [14]to dai thou castist me out fro the face of the erthe; and Y schal be hid fro thi face, and Y schal be vnstable of dwellyng and fleynge aboute in erthe; therfore ech man that schal fynde me schal slee me. |
[14]Beholde, thou hast cast me out this day from the vpper face of the earth, & from thy face shall I be hyd, fugitiue also and a vacabounde shall I be in the earth: and it shall come to passe, that euery one that fyndeth me shal slay me |
| [15]And the Lord seide to hym, It schal not be don so, but ech man that schal slee Cayn shal be punyschid seuenfold. And the Lord settide a signe in Cayn, that ech man that schulde fynde hym schulde not slee hym. |
[15]And the Lorde said vnto him: Uerely whosoeuer slayeth Cain, he shalbe punished seuen folde. And the Lorde set a marke vpon Cain, lest any man fyndyng hym shoulde kyll hym |
| [16]And Cayn yede out fro the face of the Lord, and dwellide fleynge aboute in erthe, at the eest coost of Eden. |
[16]And Cain went out from the presence of the Lorde, & dwelt in the lande of Nod, eastwarde from Eden |
| [17]Forsothe Cayn knewe his wiif, which conseyuede, and childide Enoth; and Cayn bildide a citee, and clepide the name therof of the name of hise sone Enoth. |
[17]Cain also knewe his wyfe, whiche conceaued and bare Henoch, and buyldyng a citie, he called the name of the same citie after the name of his sonne Henoch |
| [18]Forsothe Enoth gendride Irad, and Irad gendride Manyael, and Manyael gendride Matusael, and Matusael gendride Lameth; |
[18]Unto ye same Henoch was borne Irad: Irad begat Mehuiael, Mehuiael begat Methusael, Methusael begat Lamech |
| [19]that took twei wyues, the name to o wijf was Ada, and the name to the tother was Sella. |
[19]And Lamech toke vnto hym two wyues, the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the other was Sella |
| [20]And Ada gendride Jabel, that was the fadir of dwellers in tentis and of shepherdis; |
[20]And Ada bare Iabel, which was the father of such as dwel in the tentes, and of such as haue cattell |
| [21]and the name of his brother was Tubal, he was the fadir of syngeris in harpe and orgun. |
[21]His brothers name was Iubal, which was the father of such as handle Harpe and Organ |
| [22]And Sella gendride Tubalcayn, that was an hamerbetere, and smyyt on alle werkis of bras and of yrun; forsothe the sistir of Tubalcayn was Neoma. |
[22]And Sella also bare Thubalcain, which wrought cunnyngly euery craft of brasse and of iron, the sister of Thubalcain was Noema |
| [23]And Lameth seide to his wyues Ada and Sella, Ye wyues of Lameth, here my vois, and herkne my word; for Y haue slayn a man bi my wounde, and a yong wexynge man bi my `violent betyng; |
[23]And Lamech saide vnto his wiues Ada and Sella: Heare my voyce ye wyues of Lamech, hearken vnto my speache: for I haue slayne a man to the woundyng of my selfe, & a young man to myne owne punishment |
| [24]veniaunce schal be youun seuenfold of Cayn, forsothe of Lameth seuentisithis seuensithis. |
[24]If Cain shalbe auenged seuen folde, truely Lamech seuentie tymes & seuen tymes |
| [25]Also yit Adam knewe his wijf, and sche childide a sone, and clepide his name Seth, and seide, God hath put to me another seed for Abel, whom Cayn killide. |
[25]Adam knewe his wyfe agayne, and she bare a sonne, and called his name Seth: For God [sayde she] hath appoynted me another seede in steade of Habel whom Cain slewe |
| [26]But also a sone was borun to Seth, which sone he clepide Enos; this Enos bigan to clepe inwardli the name of the Lord. |
[26]And vnto the same Seth also there was borne a sonne, and he called his name Enos: then began men to make inuocation in the name of the Lorde |