2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while
Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand
with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put
it to death.
3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached
the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned
towards him and said to him: --
4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery,
and go on my belly." Then with its great strength,
it threw down Adam and Eve and squeezed them,
and tried to kill them.
5 But God sent an angel who threw the serpent away
from them, and raised them up.
6 Then the Word of God came to the serpent, and said
to it, "The first time I made you slick, and made you to go
on your belly; but I did not deprive you of speech.
7 This time, however, you will be mute, and you and
your race will speak no more; because, the first time My
creatures were ruined because of you, and this time you
tried to kill them."
8 Then the serpent was struck mute, and was no longer
able to speak.
9 And a wind blew down from heaven by the command of
God and carried away the serpent from Adam and Eve, and
threw it on the seashore where it landed in India.
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