let him offer up his gift on the altar; but he
offered his own on it, with a proud heart, full of guile, and fraud.

19 But as for Abel, he set up stones that were near at hand, and on
that, he offered up his gift with a heart humble and free from guile.

20 Cain was then standing by the altar on which he had offered up his
gift; and he cried to God to accept his offering; but God did not
accept it from him; neither did a divine fire come down to consume his
offering.

21 But he remained standing over against the altar, out of humor and
meanness, looking towards his brother Abel, to see if God would accept
his offering or not.

22 And Abel prayed to God to accept his offering. Then a divine fire
came down and consumed his offering. And God smelled the sweet savor
of his offering; because Abel loved Him and rejoice in Him.

23 And because God was well pleased with him, He sent him an angel of
light in the figure of a man who had partaken of his offering, because
He had smelled the sweet savor of his offering, and they comforted Abel
and strengthened his heart.

24 But Cain was looking on all that took place at his brother's
offering, and was angry because of it.

25 Then he opened his mouth and blasphemed God, because He had not
accepted his offering.

26 But God said to cain, "Why do you look sad? Be righteous, that I
may accept your offering. Not against Me have you murmured, but
against yourself.

27 And God said this to Cain in rebuke, and because He abhorred him and
his offering.

28 And Cain came down from the altar, his color changed and with a sad
face, and came to his father and mother and told them all that had
befallen him. And Adam grieved much because God had not accepted
Cain's offering.

29 But Abel came down rejoicing, and with a gladsome heart, and told
his father and mother how God had accepted his offering. And they
rejoiced at it and kissed his face.

30 And Abel said to his father, "Because Cain shoved me from the altar,
and would not allow me to offer my gift on it, I made an altar for
myself and offered my gift on it."

31 But when Adam heard this he was very sorry, because it was the altar
he had built at first, and on which he had offered his own gifts.

32 As to Cain, he was so resentful and so angry that he went into the
field, where Satan came to him and said to him, "Since your brother
Abel has taken refuge with your father Adam, because you shoved him
from the altar