And the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to  ¹Cain and said, I have acquired a man,  ²Jehovah.

And again she gave birth, to his brother  ¹Abel. And Abel was a  ²tender of sheep, but Cain was a  ³tiller of the ground.

And in the course of time Cain brought an  ¹offering to Jehovah from the fruit of the ground.

And Abel also brought an  ¹offering, from the firstlings of his flock, that is, from their fat portions. And Jehovah had regard for Abel and for his offering.

But for Cain and for his offering He had  ¹no regard. And Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.

And Jehovah said to Cain, Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen?

If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well,  ¹sin is crouching at the door; and his desire is for you, but you must rule over him.

And Cain said to Abel his brother,  ¹Let us go into the field. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel his brother and  ²slew him.

Then Jehovah said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said,  ¹I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?

And He said, What have you done? The voice of your brother's  ¹blood is crying out to Me from the ground.

And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.

And Cain said to Jehovah, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

Now You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground, and from Your face I will be hidden; and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.

And Jehovah said to him, Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold. And Jehovah put a mark on Cain, so that anyone who found him would not strike him.

And Cain went forth from the presence of Jehovah and dwelt in the land of  ¹Nod, east of Eden.

And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to  ¹Enoch; and he built a  ²city and called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch.

And Irad was born to Enoch, and Irad begot Mehujael, and Mehujael begot Methushael, and Methushael begot Lamech.

And Lamech took two wives for himself: The name of the first was Adah, and the name of the second Zillah.

And Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and raise cattle.

And his brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe.

And Zillah also gave birth to Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of bronze and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

And Lamech said to his wives,
Adah and Zillah, listen to my voice;
O wives of Lamech, hearken to my speech;
For I have slain a man for wounding me,
Even a young man for striking me.

If Cain is avenged sevenfold,
Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.

And Adam knew his wife again. And she gave birth to a son and called his name  ¹Seth, for, she said, God has appointed me another seed instead of Abel, because Cain slew him.

And to Seth also a son was born, and he called his name  ¹Enosh. At that time men began to  ²call upon the name of Jehovah.

This is the book of the  ¹generations of Adam.  ²When God created Adam, He made him in the  ³likeness of God.

Male and female He created them, and He blessed them and called  ¹their name Adam, on the day when they were created.

And Adam  ¹lived one hundred thirty years and  ¹begot a son in his likeness according to his image, and he called his name Seth.

And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years, and he begot more sons and daughters.

And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, and he  ¹died.

And Seth lived one hundred five years and begot Enosh.

And Seth lived after he had begotten Enosh eight hundred seven years, and he begot more sons and daughters.

And all the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years, and he died.

And Enosh lived ninety years and begot Kenan.

And Enosh lived after he had begotten Kenan eight hundred fifteen years, and he begot more sons and daughters.

And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years, and he died.

And Kenan lived seventy years and begot Mahalalel.

And Kenan lived after he had begotten Mahalalel eight hundred forty years, and he begot more sons and daughters.

And all the days of Kenan were nine hundred ten years, and he died.

And Mahalalel lived sixty-five years and begot Jared.

And Mahalalel lived after he had begotten Jared eight hundred thirty years, and he begot more sons and daughters.

And all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety-five years, and he died.

And Jared lived a hundred sixty-two years and begot Enoch.

And Jared lived after he had begotten Enoch eight hundred years, and he begot more sons and daughters.

And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years, and he died.

And Enoch lived sixty-five years and begot  ¹Methuselah.

And Enoch  ¹walked with God after he had begotten Methuselah three hundred years, and he begot more sons and daughters.

And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years.

And Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God  ¹took him.

And Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years and begot Lamech.

And Methuselah lived after he had begotten Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and he begot more sons and daughters.

And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, and he died.

And Lamech lived a hundred eighty-two years and begot a son.

And he called his name  ¹Noah, saying, This one will  ²give us rest from our work and from the toil of our hands, which come because of the ground which Jehovah has cursed.

And Lamech lived after he had begotten Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and he begot more sons and daughters.

And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years, and he died.

And Noah was five hundred years old. And Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

And when men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them,

The  ¹sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair; and they  ²took wives for themselves from all whom they chose.

And Jehovah said, My  ¹Spirit will not strive with man forever, for he indeed is  ²flesh; so his days will be one hundred twenty years.

The  ¹Nephilim were on the earth in those days — and also afterward — when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; these were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown.

And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every  ¹imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

And Jehovah repented that He had made man on the earth, and it grieved Him in His heart.

And Jehovah said, I will blot out the man whom I have created from the surface of the ground, from man to beast to creeping things to the birds of heaven; for I repent that I have made them.

 ¹But Noah found  ²favor in the sight of Jehovah.

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generations; and Noah  ¹walked with God.

And Noah begot three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

And God looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth.

And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence because of them; and now I am about to destroy them with the earth.

Make yourself an  ¹ark of  ²gopher wood; you shall make rooms in the ark and shall cover it within and without with  ³pitch.

And  ¹this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be  ²three hundred  ³cubits, its width  ²fifty cubits, and its height  ²thirty cubits.

You shall make an  ¹opening for light for the ark, and you shall finish it up to a cubit from the top; and you shall put the  ²entrance of the ark in its side; you shall make it with  ³lower, second, and third stories.

And now I am about to bring a flood of water upon the earth to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die.

But I will establish My  ¹covenant with you, and you shall come into the ark, you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you.

And of every living thing, of all flesh, two of every kind you shall bring into the ark to preserve them alive with you; they shall be male and female.

Of the birds according to their kind and of the cattle according to their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground according to its kind, two of every kind will come to you in order to preserve them alive.

And for your part, take some of every kind of food that is edible, and gather it to yourself, and it will be for food for you and for them.

And Noah did this; according to all that God commanded him, so he did.