參考版本 AFV  A  Faithful Version 的希臘文 2009版本

耶和華的事，私用沒有版權

1. Then Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, “I have gotten a man from the LORD.”

2. And she bore again, his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

3. It came to pass that Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground.

4. And Abel also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat of it. And the LORD had regard unto Abel and his offering,

5. But He did not have regard unto Cain and his offering. And Cain was extremely angry and his countenance fell.

6. And the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you so angry? And why has your countenance fallen?

7. If you do well, shall you not be accepted? But if you do not do well, sin lies crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it!”

8. And Cain talked with his brother Abel. And it came to pass that when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.

9. And the LORD said unto Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

10. And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries to Me from the ground.

11. And now you are cursed from the earth, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

12. When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you, and you shall be a wanderer and a fugitive upon the earth.”

13. And Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.

14. Behold, You have driven me out from the face of the earth today, and I shall be hidden from Your face. And I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth, and it shall be that anyone who finds me shall kill me.”

15. And the LORD said to him, “Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” And the LORD set a mark upon Cain so that anyone who found him should not kill him.

16. And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and lived in the land of Nod, to the east of Eden.

 (A Faithful Version)

1. 亞當與妻子夏娃同房，懷孕，生了該隱，歡喜地說：耶和華讓我得一男孩。

2. 她又再生了一子，該隱的弟弟亞伯。亞伯牧羊，該隱耕作。

3. 該隱將地裡出產獻給耶和華。

4. 亞伯也把羊中頭生的又肥的獻與耶和華，祂喜悅亞伯獻的，

5. 似乎看不到該隱獻上的。該隱為此感到生氣，臉色下沉。

6. 耶和華對該隱說：為什麼生氣？臉色都變了！

7. 若歡喜地獻上，豈會有不蒙悅納的？若不歡喜，這態度使人容易犯錯。它會一直纏擾你，要製伏它。

8. 有一回該隱與他兄弟亞伯在田間起了爭執，因意見不同，該隱把兄弟亞伯殺了。

9. 耶和華問該隱：你兄弟亞伯在哪？他說：不知道。我豈是看守他的？

10. 耶和華問：你做了什麼？為何你兄弟流出那血的聲音，從地裡向我哭訴。

11. 只因地，沾染到流弟兄的血，你會被地咒詛。

12. 若去耕地，地不再為你效力。你會流離失所，流散過活。

13. 該隱對耶和華說：這樣對我，懲處太重，擔當不來。

14. 祢不願意看到我，讓我離開，從此過流離失所的生活，被人找到必會被殺。

15. 耶和華對他說：人若有殺該隱的，會遭報七倍。耶和華便與該隱立了一個記號，叫遇見他的，不會殺他。

16. 於是該隱從耶和華面離去，朝伊甸園的東面走。

上一段說耶和華對人犯事作出了各人當有的責任，有了不同的後果承擔，事就告一段落。

人的生活比起在伊甸園的日子，沒有那麼安舒，勞動多了一些，不致於擔憂生活問題。就在這安穩的日子，這對第一段婚姻，也應驗了耶和華說的後果。男的作工，女的生育，有了二個孩子。

這二個孩子長大獨立，各自有謀生的取向，一位務農一位打獵，有不同收獲用以為生。也很自然用各自所得，作為獻祭。

獻祭是誰要求？當然是人為，似乎不是耶和華的要求，祂什麼都有。獻祭，若是承傳而來，是當時這男女二人心感悔意，以獻祭作為改過的一種表達。那是真心誠意，無可厚非。該隱和亞伯，這二個兒子誰更明白？

從獻祭的事上，也許可以明白。

摩西描述這事，亞伯獻上，該隱也獻上。亞伯獻的是肉，該隱獻的是素。亞伯獻的耶和華歡喜，該隱獻的耶和華似乎有意見。經文是這樣記述：

6. 耶和華對該隱說：為什麼生氣？臉色都變了！7. 若歡喜地獻上，豈會有不蒙悅納的？………

這說話的涵意並不在乎獻上什麼，因為人賴以為生的，用謀生所得是理所當然，絕對不會不接受。是獻上那人如何看待，這是個人對事物的看法，有了不滿，獻祭的心情就不是因為祭物，是因為對創造者不滿。創造者沒有不滿，是人誤以為祂不滿，是因為物質價值，在人有高低之分所致。該隱以為耶和華的價值同人想法一樣。

該隱的想法，不單是他才有，歷史說明，今日信基督的人，普遍都存在。例如教會要大，人數要多，影響力夠強…諸如此類，這些本來不算什麼，不是耶和華看重，也不會討厭，只在乎獻上的人那份心意：自己真心誠意，那才重要。

該隱若是明白，不去以自己的價值觀去看待事物，見耶和華看到肉就喜歡，自己獻的不是肉，這種誤會，正正是作為人要留意的事，不要讓它萌生或者發展。對耶和華要認識，對事理的明白，對自己要有信心。

該隱做錯了，他卻留下一個刻骨銘心的例子，警惕著看書的人。

耶和華對犯錯的人，有絕對的包容。更會掀供一切的保護，讓走失的人，有回轉的可能。回轉的路也許很多，耶和華的愛對走迷的人也有多長，更不會讓人在他改變的過程中，受到傷害。

看完，真的衷心相信，極為讚嘆，這愛是如此永恆不變。