SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter

4:6. And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? 4:7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. 4:8. And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. 4:9. And the LORD said unto Cain, Where [is] Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: [Am] I my brother's keeper? 4:10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. 4:11 And now [art] thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; 4:12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. 4:13. And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment [is] greater than I can bear. 4:14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, [that] every one that findeth me shall slay me.

4:6 And said the Lord God to Cain, "Why did your heart sadden and why did your face change? 4:7 If you (what) brought in, is upright, and if (what) you did not separate is upright, you have sinned, be still. His return shall be toward you and you shall be upon him. 4:8 And said Cain toward Abel, his brother, "Let us go to the field". And it happened while they were in the field, (that) he rose namely Cain upon Abel his brother and he killed him. 4:9 And said the Lord God to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother". And he said, "I do not know, Am I the guardian of my brother? 4:10 And said the Lord God, "What is that which you have done it, the voice of the blood of your brother cries unto me from the ground. 4:11 And now you are cursed from Earth, that which has opened its mouth to received the blood of your brother from your hands. 4:12 For you have tilled the ground and it shall not repeat to give her strength unto you. You shall be groaning and troubled upon Earth." 4:13 And said Cain to the Lord God, "My sin is greater than it be forgiven me. 4:14 if you have thrown me today from the face of the earth and I will hid from Your face and I will be groaning and troubled upon Earth and it shall happen (that) every one that will find me shall kill me."

4:6 ouoh peje p [c v] n kain je eybe ou a pekh/t m kah ouoh eybe ou a pekho swbt de ekcoutwn akernobi heri m mok pefjintacyo ef e swpi harok ouoh n yok ek e swpi hijwf oube abel pefcon je maron sa t koi ouoh acswpi eu,/ qen t koi aftwnf n je kain e jen a bel pefcon ouoh afqoybef 4:9 ouoh peje p [c v] n kain je afywn a bel pekcon n yof de pejaf je n ] e mi an m/ a nok p ourit m pacon 4:10 ouoh peje p [c v] je ou petakaif tc m/ mpc nof m pekcon ws eh r/i haroi e bol qen p kahi 4:7 e swp aksan i ni e qoun ekcoutwn n tek s temvws 4:8 ouoh peje kain

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4:13 ouoh peje kain oube p [c v] je panobi ounis] pe e ,af n/i e bol icje , nahitt m voou e bol ha p ho m pikahi ouoh ei e ,wp e bol ha pekho ouoh ei e swpi eifi a hom ouoh ei c yerter hijen p kahi ouoh ec e swpi ouon niben eynajemt eu e qoybet 4:14

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