Jan 2 - Genesis 4-6
Genesis
1Truly, Adam knew his wife Eve, who conceived and gave birth to Cain, saying, "I have obtained a man through God.2And again she gave birth to his brother Abel. But Abel was a pastor of sheep, and Cain was a farmer3Then it happened, after many days, that Cain offered gifts to the Lord, from the fruits of the earth4Abel likewise offered from the firstborn of his flock, and from their fat. And the Lord looked with favor on Abel and his gifts5Yet in truth, he did not look with favor on Cain and his gifts. And Cain was vehemently angry, and his countenance fell6And the Lord said to him: "Why are you angry? And why is your face fallen7If you behave well, will you not receive? But if you behave badly, will not sin at once be present at the door? And so its desire will be within you, and you will be dominated by it.8And Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let us go outside." And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and he put him to death9And the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" And he responded: "I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?10And he said to him: "What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to me from the land11Now, therefore, you will be cursed upon the land, which opened its mouth and received the blood of your brother at your hand12When you work it, it will not give you its fruit; a vagrant and a fugitive shall you be upon the land.13And Cain said to the Lord: "My iniquity is too great to deserve kindness14Behold, you have cast me out this day before the face of the earth, and from your face I will be hidden; and I will be a vagrant and a fugitive on the earth. Therefore, anyone who finds me will kill me.15And the Lord said to him: "By no means will it be so; rather, whoever would kill Cain, will be punished sevenfold." And the Lord placed a seal upon Cain, so that anyone who found him would not put him to death16And so Cain, departing from the face of the Lord, lived as a fugitive on the earth, toward the eastern region of Eden17Then Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. And he built a city, and he called its name by the name of his son, Enoch18Thereafter, Enoch conceived Irad, and Irad conceived Mahujael, and Mahujael conceived Mathusael, and Mathusael conceived Lamech19Lamech took two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the other was Zillah20And Adah conceived Jabel, who was the father of those who live in tents and are shepherds21And the name of his brother was Jubal; he was the father of those who sing to the harp and the organ22Zillah also conceived Tubalcain, who was a hammerer and artisan in every work of brass and iron. In fact, the sister of Tubalcain was Noema23And Lamech said to his wives Adah and Zillah: "Listen to my voice, you wives of Lamech, pay attention to my speech. For I have killed a man to my own harm, and an adolescent to my own bruising24Sevenfold vengeance will be given for Cain, but for Lamech, seventy-seven times.25Adam also knew his wife again, and she gave birth to a son, and she called his name Seth, saying, "God has given me another offspring, in place of Abel, whom Cain killed.26But to Seth also was born a son, whom he called Enos. This one began to invoke the name of the Lord
1This is the book of the lineage of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him to the likeness of God2He created them, male and female; and he blessed them. And he called their name Adam, in the day when they were created3Then Adam lived for one hundred and thirty years. And then he conceived a son in his own image and likeness, and he called his name Seth4And after he conceived Seth, the days of Adam that passed were eight hundred years. And he conceived sons and daughters5And all the time that passed while Adam lived was nine hundred and thirty years, and then he died6Seth likewise lived for one hundred and five years, and then he conceived Enos7And after he conceived Enos, Seth lived for eight hundred and seven years, and he conceived sons and daughters8And all the days of Seth that passed were nine hundred and twelve years, and then he died9In truth, Enos lived ninety years, and then he conceived Cainan10After his birth, he lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and he conceived sons and daughters11And all the days of Enos that passed were nine hundred and five years, and then he died12Likewise, Cainan lived seventy years, and then he conceived Mahalalel13And after he conceived Mahalalel, Cainan lived for eight hundred and forty years, and he conceived sons and daughters14And all the days of Cainan that passed were nine hundred and ten years, and then he died15And Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and then he conceived Jared16And after he conceived Jared, Mahalalel lived for eight hundred and thirty years, and he conceived sons and daughters17And all the days of Mahalalel that passed were eight hundred and ninety-five years, and then he died18And Jared lived for one hundred and sixty-two years, and then he conceived Enoch19And after he conceived Enoch, Jared lived for eight hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters20And all the days of Jared that passed were nine hundred and sixty-two years, and then he died21Now Enoch lived for sixty-five years, and then he conceived Methuselah22And Enoch walked with God. And after he conceived Methuselah, he lived for three hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters23And all the days of Enoch that passed were three hundred and sixty-five years24And he walked with God, and then he was seen no more, because God took him25Likewise, Methuselah lived for one hundred and eighty-seven years, and then he conceived Lamech26And after he conceived Lamech, Methuselah lived for seven hundred and eighty-two years, and he conceived sons and daughters27And all the days of Methuselah that passed were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and then he died28Then Lamech lived for one hundred and eighty-two years, and he conceived a son29And he called his name Noah, saying, "This one will console us from the works and hardships of our hands, in the land that the Lord has cursed.30And after he conceived Noah, Lamech lived for five hundred and ninety-five years, and he conceived sons and daughters31And all the days of Lamech that passed were seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and then he died.32In truth, when Noah was five hundred years old, he conceived Shem, Ham, and Japheth
1And when men began to be multiplied upon the earth, and daughters were born to them2the sons of God, seeing that the daughters of men were beautiful, took to themselves wives from all whom they chose3And God said: "My spirit shall not remain in man forever, because he is flesh. And so his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.4Now giants were upon the earth in those days. For after the sons of God went in to the daughters of men, and they conceived, these became the powerful ones of ancient times, men of renown5Then God, seeing that the wickedness of men was great upon the earth and that every thought of their heart was intent upon evil at all times6repented that he had made man on the earth. And being touched inwardly with a sorrow of heart7he said, "I will eliminate man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth, from man to other living things, from animals even to the flying things of the air. For it grieves me that I have made them.8Yet truly, Noah found grace before the Lord9These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a just man, and yet he was predominate among his generations, for he walked with God10And he conceived three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth11Yet the earth was corrupted before the eyes of God, and it was filled with iniquity12And when God had seen that the earth had been corrupted, (indeed, all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth13he said to Noah: "The end of all flesh has arrived in my sight. The earth has been filled with iniquity by their presence, and I will destroy them, along with the earth14Make yourself an ark from smoothed wood. You shall make little dwelling places in the ark, and you shall smear pitch on the interior and exterior15And thus shall you make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits16You shall make a window in the ark, and you shall complete it within a cubit of the top. Then you shall set the door of the ark at its side. You shall make in it: a lower part, upper rooms, and a third level17Behold, I shall bring the waters of a great flood upon the earth, so as to put to death all flesh in which there is the breath of life under heaven. All things that are on the earth shall be consumed18And I shall establish my covenant with you, and you shall enter the ark, you and your sons, your wife and the wives of your sons with you19And from every living thing of all that is flesh, you shall lead pairs into the ark, so that they may survive with you: from the male sex and the female20from birds, according to their kind, and from beasts, in their kind, and from among all animals on earth, according to their kind; pairs from each shall enter with you, so that they may be able to live21Therefore, you shall take with you from all the foods that are able to be eaten, and you shall carry these with you. And these shall be used as food, some for you, and the rest for them.22And so Noah did all things just as God had instructed him