1Now the man knew his wife Eve, and she conceived and bore Cain. She said, "I have acquired a man with the LORD."2She again bore his brother Abel. Abel became a keeper of flocks, and Cain became a worker of the soil.3In the course of time Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the produce of the soil.4Abel also brought an offering from the firstborn of his flock and from their fat portions. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and on his offering.5But on Cain and on his offering he did not look with favor. Cain became very angry, and his face fell.6The LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen?"7If you do well, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.8Cain spoke to his brother Abel. While they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.9The LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" He answered, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"10The LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground."11Now you are cursed from the ground that opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.12When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.13Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is greater than I can bear."14Today you are driving me from the face of the ground, and I will be hidden from your face; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.15The LORD replied, "Therefore whoever kills Cain will suffer vengeance sevenfold." The LORD put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.16Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.17Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. He was building a city, and he named the city after the name of his son Enoch.18To Enoch was born Irad; Irad fathered Mehujael; Mehujael fathered Methushael; Methushael fathered Lamech.19Lamech took two wives: the name of the first was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah.20Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and raise livestock.21His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the lyre and pipe.22Zillah also bore Tubal-cain, who forged all kinds of tools of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.23Lamech said to his wives Adah and Zillah, "Listen to my voice, you wives of Lamech; give ear to my word: I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me."24If Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.25Adam again knew his wife, and she bore a son and named him Seth, saying, "God has appointed for me another offspring in place of Abel, because Cain killed him."26To Seth also a son was born, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of the LORD.