#It came about that

This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.

#in the course of time

Possible meanings are 1) "after some time had passed" or 2) "at the right time"

#fruit of the ground

This refers to the food that came from plants he had tended. AT: "crops" or "harvest."

#some of the fat

This refers to the fatty parts of the lambs that he had killed. The fat was the best part of the animal. AT: "some of their fat parts."

#accepted

"looked favorably upon" or "was pleased with"

#was very angry

Some languages have an idiom for anger such as "He burned" or "His anger burned."

#he scowled

This means that the expression on his face showed that he was angry or jealous. Some languages have an idiom that describes what a person's face looks like when he is angry. (See: [[:en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_idiom]])