Genesis 3

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

The snake, craftier than any other creature God made, questioned the woman, "Did God really say you can't eat from any tree in the garden?"

And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

The woman confidently told the serpent, "We're allowed to eat from any tree in the garden."

But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

God has warned, don't eat or even touch the fruit from the tree in the garden's heart, or you'll face death.

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

With a sly whisper, the snake assured the woman, "You won't really die."

For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

God knows that the moment you eat from it, your eyes will truly see. You'll understand everything, just like a god, discerning right from wrong.

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

The woman, captivated by the tree's enticing fruit and its promise of wisdom, couldn't resist. She tasted the fruit and shared it with her husband, who also succumbed to its allure.

And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

Suddenly, they both could see clearly and realized they were bare. In their newfound awareness, they hastily crafted coverings from fig leaves.

And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.

In the soothing chill of the day, they sensed God's voice, as if He was strolling in the garden. Overwhelmed, Adam and his wife sought refuge, hiding among the garden's trees, away from God's divine presence.

And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

In a voice filled with concern, the LORD God called out to Adam, asking him, "Adam, where are you?"

And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

He confessed, "Your voice echoed in the garden, fear gripped me for I was bare, so I concealed myself."

And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

He asked, "Who revealed to you your nakedness? Did you eat from the tree I specifically told you not to?"

And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

The man confessed, "The woman you paired me with, she offered me fruit from the tree, and I couldn't resist, I ate it."

And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

God, with a heavy heart, asked the woman, "Why did you do this?" The woman, filled with regret, replied, "I was deceived by the snake, and so, I ate."

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

God, with a heavy heart, said to the serpent, "Because of your actions, you are now the most cursed of all creatures. You will slither on your belly and eat dust for the rest of your life."

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

I will create conflict between you and the woman, and your offspring and hers. Her offspring will strike at your head, while you will only wound his heel.

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

He told the woman, "Your pain and childbearing will be intense; you'll bear children in distress. Your longing will be for your husband, who will have authority over you."

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

God told Adam, "You listened to your wife and ate from the tree I warned you not to. Now, the earth is cursed because of you. You'll struggle and suffer to get food from it for the rest of your life."

Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

The land will bear you prickly thorns and thistles; yet, you will survive on the greens of the field.

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

With hard work and effort, you'll earn your living until you return to the earth, from which you were created. For you are made of dust, and to dust, you will return.

And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

Adam lovingly named his wife Eve, for she was the cherished mother of all life.

Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

With compassion, God Himself crafted garments of animal skins for Adam and his wife, providing them warmth and protection.

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

God observed, "The man now understands right from wrong, just like us. We must prevent him from eating from the tree of life, or he'll live forever."

Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

And so, with a heavy heart, the LORD God banished him from the paradise of Eden, to toil and cultivate the very soil from which he was created.

So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

With a heavy heart, God sent the man away. He stationed mighty Cherubims and a fiery, ever-turning sword at Eden's east, guarding the path to the tree of life.