Chuàngshìjì 4:1-16

1 Yǒu yī rì , nà rén hé tā qīzi Xiàwá tóngfáng . Xiàwá jiù huáiyùn , shēng le Gāiyǐn ( jiù shì dé de yìsi ) , biàn shuō , Yēhéhuá shǐ wǒ dé le yī gè nánzǐ .

2 Yòu shēng le Gāiyǐn de xiōngdi Yàbó . Yàbó shì mù yáng de , Gāiyǐn shì chóng dì de .

3 Yǒu yī rì , Gāiyǐn ná dì lǐ de chūchǎn wéi gōngwù xiàn gĕi Yēhéhuá .

4 Yàbó yĕ jiàng tā yáng qún zhòng tóushēng de hé yáng de zhīyóu xiànshang . Yēhéhuá kàn zhòng le Yàbó hé tāde gōngwù ,

5 Zhǐshì kàn bù zhòng Gāiyǐn hé tāde gōngwù . Gāiyǐn jiù dàdà dì fānù , biàn le liǎnsè .

6 Yēhéhuá duì Gāiyǐn shuō , nǐ wèishénme fānù ne , nǐ wèishénme biàn le liǎnsè ne .

7 Nǐ ruò xíng dé hǎo , qǐbù méng yuènà , nǐ ruò xíng dé bú hǎo , zuì jiù fú zaì mén qián . tā bì liànmù nǐ , nǐ què yào zhìfú tā .

8 Gāiyǐn yù tā xiōngdi Yàbó shuōhuà , èr rén zhèngzaì tiánjiān . Gāiyǐn qǐlai dá tā xiōngdi Yàbó , bà tā shā le .

9 Yēhéhuá duì Gāiyǐn shuō , nǐ xiōngdi Yàbó zaì nàli . tā shuō , wǒ bù zhīdào , wǒ qǐ shì kānshǒu wǒ xiōngdi de ma .

10 Yēhéhuá shuō , nǐ zuò le shénme shì ne , nǐ xiōngdi de xuè , yòu shēngyīn cóng dì lǐ xiàng wǒ āigào .

11 Dì kāi le kǒu , cóng nǐ shǒu lǐ jiē shòu nǐ xiōngdi de xuè . xiànzaì nǐ bì cóng zhè dì shòu zhòuzǔ .

12 Nǐ chóng dì , dì bú zaì gĕi nǐ xiàolì . nǐ bì liú lí piāodàng zaì dì shàng .

13 Gāiyǐn duì Yēhéhuá shuō , wǒde xíngfá taì zhòng , guòyú wǒ suǒ néng dàng de .

14 Nǐ rújīn gǎn zhú wǒ líkāi zhè dì , yǐzhì bù jiàn nǐs miàn . wǒ bì liú lí piāodàng zaì dì shàng , fán yùjiàn wǒde bì shā wǒ .

15 Yēhéhuá duì tā shuō , fán shā Gāiyǐn de , bì zāo bào qī beì . Yēhéhuá jiù gĕi Gāiyǐn lì yī gè jìhào , miǎndé rén yùjiàn tā jiù shā tā .

16 Yúshì Gāiyǐn líkāi Yēhéhuá de miàn , qù zhù zaì Yīdiàn dōngbiān Nuóde zhī dì .

Chuàngshìjì 4:1-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 4

In this chapter an account is given of the two eldest children of Adam and Eve, their names and calling, Ge 4:1,2 and of their different offerings to the Lord, and the different respect had unto them by him, which in Cain issued in wrath and envy, which appeared in his countenance, and were taken notice of by the Lord, and about which he reasoned with him, Ge 4:3-7 but it had no effect upon him, he murdered his brother, upon which he was examined about him, but denied he knew anything of him where he was, Ge 4:8,9 he is arraigned, convicted and condemned, sentence passed upon him, and that executed, which he complains of, and is mitigated, or however a protection is granted him, and a mark set on him for his security, Ge 4:10-15 after which we have an account of his posterity for several generations, their names, and the business of some of them, Ge 4:16-24 and the chapter is closed with the birth of another son, and of a grandson to Adam and Eve, in whose days was the beginning of social religion.