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Genesis 4
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Genesis
Creation and the fall
Ekajuk Bible
Cain
, person
Abel
, person
Lamech
, person
Adah
, person
Zillah
, person
Adam
, person
Seth
, person
Enoch
, person
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Ekajuk Bible
Berean Standard Bible
1
EKA
Owo Adam kehm noongo a Iv nkal ewe á kehm sake ela. Eji ngare rehnge no, á kehm soro jel Ken. Iv kehm bungu re, <<Go ekakebo ji Jehova, me n jel nnenlum.>>
BSB
BSB:
And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man,” she said.
2
EKA
Eji ma kang a, á kehm kpe jel etoono mmon no nlum, kehm-e gungu mbing re, Ebel. Ebel jolo nne no jo le ebul, Ken jolo mbahmgbe.
BSB
BSB:
Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.
3
EKA
Efung abehng eji nkpake egbe ma rehng, Ken kehm koko nsol mbahmandi enye re á ba lim njom ka Jehova.
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BSB:
So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD,
4
EKA
Abel kehm tob jak atingi agbokombang ebul re á tob ba lim njom ka Jehova. Jehova bele eyebatahng a Ebel a njom enye,
BSB
BSB:
while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,
5
EKA
a belem eyebatahng a Ken a njom enye. Owo Ken eltim kehm-e sahb rˈrak, á fere go guunu.
BSB
BSB:
but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.
6
EKA
Jehova kehm bahbe Ken re, <<Jenji wahnge eltim kp-a rake ano? Nˈnan a kpˈguunu?
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BSB:
“Why are you angry,” said the LORD to Cain, “and why has your countenance fallen?
7
EKA
A lˈlim ji kpˈnobo, bo wa nehm koa? A tohko fere lim ji kpˈnobo, kunu ekpu, tibre abiafem yim na yim rib rib go ga mbutahk kp-a siki, re boba, a bahke ma ga abiafem nyao.
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BSB:
If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.”
8
EKA
Ken kehm tongo Ebel mmonannyehn re, <<Wahr tahm ekulee.>> Eji bo jolo go ekulugbe, Ken kehm noko a Ebel mmonannyehn wul-e.
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BSB:
Then Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
9
EKA
Owo Jehova kehm bahbe Ken re, <<Mmonanne Ebel mee?>> Á kehm faange re, <<Me n nehme kahn. Anv, me wo kpo kpur mmonaneea?>>
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BSB:
And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
10
EKA
Jehova kehm bahbe re, <<Jenji a ma lim? Wuungu atung! Alung mmonanne kpˈlingi tob-m go atahng ndi.
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BSB:
“What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.
11
EKA
Nkuk a na. M ma-a kam go ndi nyio nyi lennge nnyo wo alung mmonanne go ega ebo.
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BSB:
Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
12
EKA
A lˈlim eltum, ndi nehm kpe jo lak nsol gbˈgbal ka-a. A bahke jolo nne no ki kpi ekehnge go njini nyia, a bahke fere jo yannge na yannge adi adi.>>
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BSB:
When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”
13
EKA
Ken kehm bungu tong Jehova re, <<Erem ebame ebgbal sehng ana m bahke ma sol.>>
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But Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.
14
EKA
Lela a ma-m kam yehke go ndi, m bahke jo biiri go ega esamahr. A ma-m lim re me n jo yannge na yannge, kˈbel erekekv. Nne awohng awohng no nyehn-m no, bahk-m wulu.
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Behold, this day You have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
15
EKA
Jehova kehm-e faange re, <<Bo wa nehm wul, tibre nne awohng awohng no wul-a no, m bahk-e bongo nkpel esehma.>> Owo Jehova kehm kake Ken elliingi, eji nne awohng awohng no lˈnyehn-e, á lˈki-e wul.
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“Not so!” replied the LORD. “If anyone slays Cain, then Cain will be avenged sevenfold.” And the LORD placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him would kill him.
16
EKA
Ken kehm soro mehl lohng esamahr ni Jehova, fere song lene go ndi nyi Nod, go ero nfam nyio nyi Eden.
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BSB:
So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
17
EKA
Owo Ken kehm noonga nkal ewe, á soro sa ela jel Enok. Ngare nyio Ken jo si ejahbe, á koo mbing a mmon ewe Enok gungu ejahbe.
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BSB:
And Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch.
18
EKA
Enok wo jolo nde no Irad, Irad jol nde no Mehujael, Mehujael jol nde no Metusael, Metusael jol nde no Lamek.
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BSB:
Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methusael, and Methusael was the father of Lamech.
19
EKA
Lamek baange akal abal. Awohng bo jo lung-e re, Ada, noko Jila.
BSB
BSB:
And Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.
20
EKA
Ada jele mmon no nlum no bo jo lung-e re Jabal; Ye wo jolo ngbokambang nne no jo lene go nkpatahk, jo le atohkondi.
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BSB:
Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and raise livestock.
21
EKA
Mmonannyehn no nlum bo jo lung-e re Jubal. Ye wo jolo ngbokambanga nne no kub ebuk, fere jo wor efiri.
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And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute.
22
EKA
Jila ji jolo nfahb no Ada, jele Tubal Ken. Ye wo gbo mbang jo tahl ajoobo akuungu, a abilikpi. Mmonannyehn Tubal Ken no nkal bo jo lung-e re Naama.
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And Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, a forger of every implement of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
23
EKA
Lamek kehm tongo akal ebe, Ada abola Jila re, wuung-m wahn atung nobnob, wahn akal ba Lamek, wahn wuk-m. Me n wul nne no ba kehme elnoko aname, njankun nyi lim-m nsol.
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Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.
24
EKA
Lˈjol re nne no wulu Ken, bo bahk-e bongo nkpel esehma, Noo nne no lˈwul Lamek bo bahke bongo nkpel atahl ara a nkpel elku ebal.
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BSB:
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
25
EKA
Owo Adam kehm kpe noongo a nkal ewe, á kehm kpe jel mmon no nlum. Iv gung-e mbing re Set. Tibre Iv bungu re, <<Esowo ma-m ka mmon no nlum, enyo ji Ebel ji Ken wul-e no.
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And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”
26
EKA
Set tob bele mmon no nlum, á gung-e mbing re Enos. Ngare nyio o wo, ane kehme ellungu mbinga Jehova nyi li saang go elkake.
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BSB:
And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.
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