9. Afterwards the Lord asked Cain, “Where is Abel?”“How should I know?” he answered. “Am I supposed to look after my brother?”
10. Then the Lord said:Why have you done this terrible thing? You killed your own brother, and his blood flowed on to the ground. Now his blood is calling out for me to punish you.
11. And so, I'll put you under a curse. Because you killed Abel and made his blood run out on the ground, you will never be able to farm the land again.
12. If you try to farm the land, it won't produce anything for you. From now on, you'll be without a home, and you'll spend the rest of your life wandering from place to place.
13. “This punishment is too hard!” Cain said.
14. “You're making me leave my home and live far from you. I will have to wander about without a home, and anyone could kill me.”
15. “No!” the Lord answered. “Anyone who kills you will be punished seven times worse than I am punishing you.” So the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn everyone not to kill him.