1 Adão e Eva 17

1Saíram então Adão e Eva à boca da caverna e foram em direção ao jardim.

1The Adam and Eve came out at the mouth of the cave, and went towards the garden.

2Mas, aproximando-se dele, diante da porta ocidental donde viera Satanás quando enganou a Adão e Eva, encontraram a serpente que se tornara Satanás chegando à porta, e lambendo tristemente o pó, rastejando sobre o seu peito no chão, por causa da maldição que sobre ela caíra da parte de Deus.

2But as they went near it, before the western gate, from which Satan came when he deceived Adam and Eve, they found the serpent that became Satan coming at the gate, and sorrowfully licking the dust, and wiggling on its breast on the ground, by reason of the curse that fell on it from God.

3E ao passo que antes a serpente era a mais excelsa de todas as feras, agora estava mudada e se tornara escorregadia e a mais desprezível de todas elas, e rastejava sobre o seu peito e andava sobre o seu ventre.

3And whereas before the serpent was the most exalted of all beasts, now it was changed and become slippery, and the meanest of them all, and it crept on its breast and went on its belly.

4E enquanto fora a mais bela de todas as alimárias, fora transformada na mais disforme de todas. Em vez de alimentar-se do melhor mantimento, agora passara a comer o pó. Em vez de habitar, como outrora, nos melhores lugares, agora vivia no pó.

4And whereas it was the fairest of all beasts, it had been changed, and was become the ugliest of them all. Instead of feeding on the best food, now it turned to eat the dust. Instead of living, as before, in the best places, now it lived in the dust.

5E, ao passo que fora a mais formosa de todas as feras, diante de cuja beleza todas emudeciam, agora era por elas abominada.

5And, whereas it had been the most beautiful of all beasts, all of which stood dumb at its beauty, it was now abhorred of them.

6E, além disso, enquanto vivia em uma aprazível morada, à qual todos os outros animais acorriam de outras partes; e onde ela bebia, eles também bebiam do mesmo; agora, depois de se haver tornado peçonhenta pela maldição de Deus, todas as feras fugiam da sua morada, e não queriam beber da água de que ela bebia; antes fugiam dela.

6And, again, whereas it lived in one beautiful home, to which all other animals came from elsewhere; and where it drank, they drank also of the same; now, after it had become venomous, by reason of God's curse, all beasts fled from its home, and would not drink of the water it drank; but fled from it.