1 Meqabyan (Ethiopian) 19

And when the children of Cain multiplied, they made harps and drums and lyres and lutes, and every kind of play and dance.

And further there were born to Cain daughters fair and comely, from the wife of Abel the righteous, whom he slew on her account, because she was comely; and after he had slain his brother, he took her, and she also was his.

And he separated himself from his father, taking them to the valley of Qefaz toward Arabia; and the daughters of that comely woman, who were comely as their mother;

and on account of this the angels came down to the children of Cain, and did not stand fast for a single hour, but took to themselves wives whom they chose.

And on account of this the Lord was provoked, both with us and with them, for together they drew us into error with them, because of their error.

And the devil drew our father Adam and our mother Eve into his error, beguiling them and saying to them, You shall become gods like the Lord your Maker.

And they, in their folly, thought it was true, and transgressed the commandment of their Maker, who had brought them out of nothingness into being, that they should bow down and praise His holy name.

And as for those who made the gift of the Lord their own, the Lord their God put them to shame, even that proud one.

Even as David said, In the pride of the wicked the poor is consumed; for in the pride of the devil Adam was condemned by a righteous judgment before the Lord his God.

And likewise the angels too, who sinned with the daughters of Cain, drew us into their error; and on account of this our days were shortened from the days of our fathers which the Lord had given us.

But those who did good, no evil came near them, for they strengthened their hearts toward the Lord; and they taught their sons and their daughters, that they should not transgress the commandment of the Lord which they had taught them.

But as for them, if they had done good and yet not told their children and not taught them, it would have profited them nothing.

Even as David said, And they did not hide from their children, to another generation, but declared the praise of the Lord, His power also and the wonders He had wrought; that they too should understand and teach their children, that they might understand and do, and entrust to them the judgment of the Lord, and keep His commandment, like their fathers who pleased the Lord by the goodness of their deeds.

And they did not forsake His commandment which their fathers entrusted to them in their youth, the fear of the Lord and His judgment, even as they themselves were taught by their fathers.

And their sons too were taught by their fathers, that they should make their conduct good and render praise to their Maker, because they kept His commandment and loved Him.

And He hears their prayer and does not despise their petition, for He is merciful.

He often turns away His wrath and does not kindle all His chastisement.