创世记 15
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
神与亚伯兰立约
15 这些事以后，耶和华的话在异象中临到亚伯兰说：
“亚伯兰，你不要惧怕，
我是你的盾牌；
你的赏赐是很大的。”
2 亚伯兰说：“主耶和华啊，我一向都没有孩子，你还能赐给我甚么呢？这样，承受我家业的，就是大马士革人以利以谢了。” 3 亚伯兰又说：“你既然没有给我后裔，那生在我家中的人，就是我的继承人了。” 4 耶和华的话又临到亚伯兰说：“这人必不会作你的继承人；你亲生的才会是你的继承人。” 5 于是领他到外面去，说：“你向天观看，数点众星，看你能不能把它们数得清楚。”又对他说：“你的后裔将要这样众多。” 6 亚伯兰信耶和华，耶和华就以此算为他的义了。 7 耶和华又对亚伯兰说：“我是耶和华，曾经把你从迦勒底的吾珥领出来，为要把这地赐给你作产业。” 8 亚伯兰说：“主耶和华啊，我凭甚么能知道我必得这地为业呢？” 9 耶和华对他说：“你给我拿一头三岁的母牛犊，一只三岁的母山羊，一只三岁的公绵羊，一只斑鸠和一只雏鸽。” 10 亚伯兰就把这一切拿了来，每样都从当中劈开，一半一半相对摆列；只是鸟却没有劈开。 11 有鸷鸟下来，落在这些尸骸上，亚伯兰就把牠们吓走了。
12 日落的时候，亚伯兰沉沉地睡着了，忽然有可怕的大黑暗落在他身上。 13 耶和华对亚伯兰说：“你要确实地知道，你的后裔必在外地寄居，也必服事那地的人，那地的人苦待他们四百年。 14 他们所要服事的那国，我要亲自惩罚。后来他们必带着很多财物，从那里出来。 15 你必得享长寿，被人埋葬，平平安安地回到你列祖那里。 16 到了第四代，他们必回到这里，因为亚摩利人的罪孽还没有满盈。” 17 日落天黑的时候，忽然有冒烟的炉和烧着的火把，从那些肉块中经过。 18 就在那时候，耶和华与亚伯兰立约说：
“我已经把这地赐给你的后裔了，
就是从埃及河直到幼发拉底河之地；
19 就是基尼人、基尼洗人、甲摩尼人、 20 赫人、比利洗人、利乏音人、 21 亚摩利人、迦南人、革迦撒人、耶布斯人之地。”
创世记 15
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
上帝与亚伯兰立约
15 这些事以后，耶和华在异象中对亚伯兰说：“亚伯兰，你不用害怕，我是你的盾牌，我要大大赏赐你。” 2 亚伯兰说：“主耶和华啊，你要赐我什么呢？我没有儿子，继承我家业的人是大马士革人以利以谢。” 3 亚伯兰又说：“你没有赐我儿子，我家中的仆人将继承我的产业。” 4 耶和华又对他说：“这人不会成为你的继承人，你亲生的儿子才是你的继承人。” 5 耶和华把亚伯兰带到外面，对他说：“你抬头看看天空，数数繁星，你能数得尽吗？你的后裔必这么多。” 6 亚伯兰信耶和华，耶和华便算他为义人。
7 耶和华又对他说：“我是耶和华，我带你离开了迦勒底的吾珥，为要把这片土地赐给你。” 8 亚伯兰说：“主耶和华啊，我怎么知道我会得到这片土地呢？” 9 耶和华说：“你要给我预备三岁的母牛、母山羊和公绵羊各一头，斑鸠和雏鸽各一只。” 10 亚伯兰一一照办，把牲畜都劈成两半，一半对着一半地摆列，但没有劈开雀鸟。 11 有鸷鸟飞到那些尸体上，亚伯兰赶走了它们。
12 太阳下山的时候，亚伯兰睡得很沉，忽然有可怕的黑暗笼罩着他。 13 耶和华对他说：“你要清楚知道，你的后裔必流落异乡，被奴役、虐待四百年。 14 但我必惩罚奴役他们的国家，之后他们必带着大量的财物离开那里。 15 而你必享长寿，安然离世。 16 到了第四代[a]，你的子孙必重回此地，因为亚摩利人现在还没有恶贯满盈。”
17 太阳下山后，大地黑暗，突然有冒烟的火炉和点着的火炬在肉块中经过。 18 就在那天，耶和华跟亚伯兰立约，说：“我必将这片土地赐给你的后代，使他们得到从埃及河到幼发拉底河一带的土地， 19 就是基尼人、基尼洗人、甲摩尼人、 20 赫人、比利洗人、利乏音人、 21 亚摩利人、迦南人、革迦撒人和耶布斯人的土地。”
Footnotes
- 15:16 “代”希伯来文可能指人一生的年日。
Genesis 15
Contemporary English Version
The Lord's Promise to Abram
15 Later the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision, “Abram, don't be afraid! I will protect you and reward you greatly.”
2 But Abram answered, “Lord All-Powerful, you have given me everything I could ask for, except children. And when I die, Eliezer of Damascus will get all I own.[a] 3 You have not given me any children, and this servant of mine will inherit everything.”
4 The Lord replied, “No, he won't! You will have a son of your own, and everything you have will be his.” 5 (A) Then the Lord took Abram outside and said, “Look at the sky and see if you can count the stars. That's how many descendants you will have.” 6 (B) Abram believed the Lord, so the Lord was pleased with him and accepted him.
The Lord Makes Another Promise to Abram
7 The Lord said to Abram, “I brought you here from Ur in Chaldea, and I gave you this land.”
8 Abram asked, “Lord God, how can I know the land will be mine?”
9 Then the Lord told him, “Bring me a three-year-old cow, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a dove, and a young pigeon.”
10 Abram obeyed the Lord. Then he cut[b] the animals in half and laid the two halves of each animal opposite each other on the ground. But he did not cut the doves and pigeons in half. 11 And when birds came down to eat the animals, Abram chased them away.
12 (C) As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and everything became dark and frightening. 13-15 (D) Then the Lord said:
Abram, you will live to an old age and die in peace.
But I solemnly promise that your descendants will live as foreigners in a land that doesn't belong to them. They will be forced into slavery and abused for 400 years. But I will terribly punish the nation that enslaves them, and they will leave with many possessions.
16 Four generations later,[c] your descendants will return here and take this land, because only then will the people who live here[d] be so sinful that they deserve to be punished.
17 Sometime after sunset, when it was very dark, a smoking cooking pot[e] and a flaming fire passed between the two halves of each animal. 18 (E) At that time the Lord made an agreement with Abram and told him:
I will give your descendants the land east of the Shihor River[f] on the border of Egypt as far as the Euphrates River. 19 They will possess the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, 20 the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaites, 21 the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
Footnotes
- 15.2 And … own: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
- 15.10 cut: In Hebrew “cut” sounds something like “agreement.” What follows shows that the Lord is making an agreement with Abram.
- 15.16 Four generations later: This may refer to the “400 years” of verses 13-15.
- 15.16 people who live here: The Hebrew text has “Amorites,” a name sometimes used of the people who lived in Palestine before the Israelites.
- 15.17 smoking cooking pot: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text. The smoke and fire represent the presence of the Lord.
- 15.18 Shihor River: See Joshua 13.2-7.
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