¹³ for till law sin was in the world: and sin is not reckoned when there is not law;

¹⁵ for the law doth work wrath; for where law is not, neither `is' transgression.

⁵⁶ and the sting of the death `is' the sin, and the power of the sin the law;

¹⁴ we -- we have known that we have passed out of the death to the life, because we love the brethren; he who is not loving the brother doth remain in the death.

⁴ Every one who is doing the sin, the lawlessness also he doth do, and the sin is the lawlessness,

¹⁰ and that which he hath done is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him also to death.

⁷ and Er, Judah's first-born, is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and Jehovah doth put him to death.

³⁶ And the two daughters of Lot conceive from their father,

³² come, we cause our father to drink wine, and lie with him, and preserve from our father -- a seed.'

⁴ Before they lie down, the men of the city -- men of Sodom -- have come round about against the house, from young even unto aged, all the people from the extremity;

²⁰ And Jehovah saith, `The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah -- because great; and their sin -- because exceeding grievous:

¹³ and the men of Sodom `are' evil, and sinners before Jehovah exceedingly.

²¹ and Jehovah smelleth the sweet fragrance, and Jehovah saith unto His heart, `I continue not to disesteem any more the ground because of man, though the imagination of the heart of man `is' evil from his youth; and I continue not to smite any more all living, as I have done;

¹¹ And the earth is corrupt before God, and the earth is filled `with' violence.

⁵ And Jehovah seeth that abundant `is' the wickedness of man in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil all the day;

⁶ and Jehovah repenteth that He hath made man in the earth, and He grieveth Himself -- unto His heart.

⁷ Is there not, if thou dost well, acceptance? and if thou dost not well, at the opening a sin-offering is crouching, and unto thee its desire, and thou rulest over it.'

⁸ And Cain saith unto Abel his brother, ``Let us go into the field;'' and it cometh to pass in their being in the field, that Cain riseth up against Abel his brother, and slayeth him.

⁹ And Jehovah saith unto Cain, `Where `is' Abel thy brother?' and he saith, `I have not known; my brother's keeper -- I?'

¹⁰ And He saith, `What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood is crying unto Me from the ground;

¹¹ and now, cursed `art' thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive the blood of thy brother from thy hand;