Then the LORDsaidto Cain,"Whereis Abelyour brother?"And he said,"I do not know.Am I my brother'skeeper?"
Judahsaidto his brothers,"Whatprofitis it for us to killour brotherand coverup his blood?
and they sentthe varicoloredtunicand broughtit to their fatherand said,"We foundthis;pleaseexamine[it] to [see] whether it is your son'stunicornot."
He said,"Whathave you done?The voiceof your brother'sbloodis cryingto Me from the ground.
For He who requiresbloodremembersthem; He does not forgetthe cryof the afflicted.
Be graciousto me, O LORD;Seemy afflictionfrom those who hateme, You who liftme up from the gatesof death,
He who concealshis transgressionswill not prosper,But he who confessesand forsakes[them] will findcompassion.
"You are of [your] fatherthe devil,and you wantto dothe desiresof your father.He was a murdererfrom the beginning,and does not standin the truthbecausethere is notruthin him. Wheneverhe speaksa lie,he speaksfrom his own[nature], for he is a liarand the fatherof lies.
