Nowthe serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animalsthe

The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, v.3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’ “

　　“You will not surely die,” the serpent said to the woman. v.5”For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

　　When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it.

　　She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. v.7Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

　　Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

　　v.9 But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”

　　He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”

　　v.11 And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”

　　The mansaid, “The woman you put here with me – she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

　　v.13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?”

　　The woman said,“The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

　　So the Lord God said to the serpent,

　　“Because you have done this, “Cursed are you above all the livestock

　　and all the wild animals!

　　You will crawl on your belly

　　and you will eat dust

　　all the days of your life.

　　v.15 And I will put enmity

　　between your offspring and

　　hers;

　　he (the wo-man’s offspring) will crush your head

　　and you will strike his heel.”

　　To the womanhe said,

　　“I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing;

　　with pain you will give birth to

　　children.

　　Your desire will be for your husband,

　　and he will rule over you.”

　　v.17 To Adamhe said, “Because you listen to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat of it,’

　　“Cursed is the ground because of

　　you;

　　through painful toil you will eat

　　of it

　　all the days of your life.

　　It will produce thorns and thistle

　　for you,

　　and you will eat the plants of the field.

　　v.19By the sweat of your brow

　　you will eat your food

　　until you return the ground,

　　since from it you were taken;

　　and to dust you will return.”