Eve. "Hast thou not wondered at my stay? Thee have I missed;" for I have tasted of the tree to us forbidden, and such delight till now have never felt. Taste thou, [offers him the fruit,] and be a God.
[Adam stands amazed and sorrowful, dropping a garland from his hand.]
Adam. "O fairest of creation! Some cursed fraud of enemy hath beguiled thee, and me with thee hath ruined; for with thee certain my resolution is to die." [He eats.] Oh, fruit delicious, fit indeed for Gods. From us withheld, lest being Gods, we cease to obey our tyrant Lord.
[They soon begin to see their true condition. They reproach each other. They discover their nakedness, make aprons of fig-leaves, and wear them. The voice of Eloheim is heard in another part of the garden.]
Elo. "Adam, where art thou? Why hast thou fled and hid thyself? What hast thou done?"
Adam. O Lord, my Maker and Preserver! Thy voice I heard, when thou didst walk amid the trees, but being naked, I did fear to see thy face. Confusion dire and shame filled all my soul.
Elo. "Who told thee thou wast naked? Hast thou then eaten of that tree, to thee forbidden?"
Adam. The woman whom thou gavest me did give this fruit unto my lips; and I did eat.
Elo. O woman, fair but frail. Why hast thou done this deed of sin?
Eve. "The serpent me beguiled, and I did eat."