The Serpent’s Deception (Romans 5:12–21)
2 UEB The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat the fruit from the trees of the garden, BSB BSB: The woman answered the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden,
3 UEB but concerning the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God said, 'You may not eat it, nor may you touch it, or you will die.'" BSB BSB: but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.’”
4 UEB The serpent said to the woman, "You will surely not die. BSB BSB: “You will not surely die,” the serpent told the woman.
5 UEB For God knows that the day you eat it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." BSB BSB: “For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
6 UEB When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it. Then she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it. BSB BSB: When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
7 UEB The eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. BSB BSB: And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves.
God Arraigns Adam and Eve 9 UEB Yahweh God called to the man and said to him, "Where are you?" BSB BSB: But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where are you?”
10 UEB The man said, "I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked. So I hid myself." BSB BSB: “I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”
11 UEB God said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?" BSB BSB: “Who told you that you were naked?” asked the LORD God. “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”
12 UEB The man said, "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it." BSB BSB: And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
13 UEB Yahweh God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent lied to me, and I ate." BSB BSB: Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.”
The Fate of the Serpent 14 UEB Yahweh God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you alone among all the livestock and all the beasts of the field. It is on your stomach that you will go, and it is dust that you will eat all the days of your life. BSB BSB: So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life.
15 UEB I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel." BSB BSB: And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
The Punishment of Mankind 16 UEB To the woman he said, "I will greatly multiply your pain in having children; it is in pain that you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, but he will rule over you." BSB BSB: To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
18 UEB It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. BSB BSB: Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.
19 UEB By the sweat of your face you will eat bread, until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For dust you are, and to dust you will return." BSB BSB: By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”
The Expulsion from Paradise 21 UEB Yahweh God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them. BSB BSB: And the LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and He clothed them.
22 UEB Yahweh God said, "Now the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. So now he must not be allowed to reach out with his hand, take from the tree of life, eat it, and live forever." BSB BSB: Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”
23 UEB Therefore Yahweh God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he had been taken. BSB BSB: Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
24 UEB So God drove the man out of the garden, and he placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword that turned every way, in order to guard the way to the tree of life. BSB BSB: So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.