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Nagkahiwalay sina Abram at Lot

13 Mula sa Egipto, si Abram ay naglakbay na pahilaga patungong Negeb, kasama ang kanyang asawa at ang pamangkin niyang si Lot, dala ang lahat niyang ari-arian. Mayaman na noon si Abram; marami na siyang mga tupa, kambing at baka. Marami na rin siyang naipong ginto at pilak. Mula sa Negeb, unti-unti siyang naglakbay pabalik sa dati niyang pinagkampuhan, sa pagitan ng Bethel at Ai. Pumunta siya sa dating pinagtayuan niya ng altar, at doon sumamba kay Yahweh.

Si Lot, na kasa-kasama ni Abram ay marami na ring tupa, kambing at baka. Mayroon na rin siyang sariling pamilya at mga tauhan. 6-7 Dahil napakarami na ng kanilang mga hayop, hindi na sapat ang pastulan para sa mga kawan nina Abram at Lot. Kaya't madalas nag-aaway ang mga pastol nila. Nang panahon ding iyon, ang mga Cananeo at Perezeo ay naninirahan pa sa lugar na iyon.

Kinausap ni Abram si Lot, “Hindi tayo dapat mag-away, at ang mga tauhan natin, sapagkat magkamag-anak tayo. Mabuti pa'y maghiwalay tayo. Mamili ka: Kung gusto mo sa kaliwa, sa kanan ako; kung gusto mo sa kanan, sa kaliwa ako.”

10 At(A) nang iginala ni Lot ang kanyang paningin, nakita niyang ang Kapatagan ng Jordan hanggang sa Zoar ay sagana sa tubig, tulad ng halamanan ni Yahweh at ng lupain ng Egipto. Nangyari ito noong hindi pa natutupok ang Sodoma at Gomorra. 11 Kaya pinili niya ang dakong silangan sa Kapatagan ng Jordan, at naghiwalay nga sila ni Abram. 12 Nanatili si Abram sa Canaan. Samantala, si Lot ay nanirahan naman sa mga lunsod sa kapatagan na malapit sa Sodoma. 13 Napakasama ng mga tao sa lunsod ng Sodoma; namumuhay sila nang laban kay Yahweh.

Nanirahan si Abram sa Hebron

14 Pagkaalis ni Lot, sinabi ni Yahweh kay Abram, “Tumanaw ka sa palibot mo. 15 Ang(B) buong lupaing natatanaw mo ay ibibigay ko sa iyo, at sa magiging lahi mo magpakailanman. 16 Ang iyong mga salinlahi ay gagawin kong sindami ng alikabok sa lupa na di kayang bilangin ninuman. 17 Libutin mo na ang buong lupain; ang lahat ng iyan ay ibibigay ko sa iyo.” 18 Lumipat si Abram sa Hebron, at doon tumira sa tabi ng malalaking puno sa Mamre. Nagtayo siya roon ng altar para kay Yahweh.

13 亚伯兰带着他的妻子与罗得并一切所有的,都从埃及上南地去。 亚伯兰的金银、牲畜极多。 他从南地渐渐往伯特利去,到了伯特利的中间,就是从前支搭帐篷的地方, 也是他起先筑坛的地方,他又在那里求告耶和华的名。 亚伯兰同行的罗得也有牛群、羊群、帐篷。 那地容不下他们,因为他们的财物甚多,使他们不能同居。 当时,迦南人与比利洗人在那地居住。亚伯兰的牧人和罗得的牧人相争。

亚伯兰与罗得分离

亚伯兰就对罗得说:“你我不可相争,你的牧人和我的牧人也不可相争,因为我们是骨肉[a] 遍地不都在你眼前吗?请你离开我。你向左,我就向右;你向右,我就向左。” 10 罗得举目,看见约旦河的全平原,直到琐珥,都是滋润的。那地在耶和华未灭所多玛蛾摩拉以先如同耶和华的园子,也像埃及地。 11 于是罗得选择约旦河的全平原,往东迁移。他们就彼此分离了。 12 亚伯兰住在迦南地,罗得住在平原的城邑,渐渐挪移帐篷,直到所多玛 13 所多玛人在耶和华面前罪大恶极。

14 罗得离别亚伯兰以后,耶和华对亚伯兰说:“从你所在的地方,你举目向东西南北观看, 15 凡你所看见的一切地,我都要赐给你和你的后裔,直到永远。 16 我也要使你的后裔如同地上的尘沙那样多,人若能数算地上的尘沙,才能数算你的后裔。 17 你起来,纵横走遍这地,因为我必把这地赐给你。” 18 亚伯兰就搬了帐篷,来到希伯仑幔利的橡树那里居住,在那里为耶和华筑了一座坛。

Footnotes

  1. 创世记 13:8 原文作:弟兄。

Abram and Lot Separate

13 So Abram went up from Egypt(A) to the Negev,(B) with his wife and everything he had, and Lot(C) went with him. Abram had become very wealthy(D) in livestock(E) and in silver and gold.

From the Negev(F) he went from place to place until he came to Bethel,(G) to the place between Bethel and Ai(H) where his tent had been earlier and where he had first built an altar.(I) There Abram called on the name of the Lord.(J)

Now Lot,(K) who was moving about with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents. But the land could not support them while they stayed together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to stay together.(L) And quarreling(M) arose between Abram’s herders and Lot’s. The Canaanites(N) and Perizzites(O) were also living in the land(P) at that time.

So Abram said to Lot,(Q) “Let’s not have any quarreling between you and me,(R) or between your herders and mine, for we are close relatives.(S) Is not the whole land before you? Let’s part company. If you go to the left, I’ll go to the right; if you go to the right, I’ll go to the left.”(T)

10 Lot looked around and saw that the whole plain(U) of the Jordan toward Zoar(V) was well watered, like the garden of the Lord,(W) like the land of Egypt.(X) (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom(Y) and Gomorrah.)(Z) 11 So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out toward the east. The two men parted company: 12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan,(AA) while Lot(AB) lived among the cities of the plain(AC) and pitched his tents near Sodom.(AD) 13 Now the people of Sodom(AE) were wicked and were sinning greatly against the Lord.(AF)

14 The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, “Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west.(AG) 15 All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring[a] forever.(AH) 16 I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted.(AI) 17 Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land,(AJ) for I am giving it to you.”(AK)

18 So Abram went to live near the great trees of Mamre(AL) at Hebron,(AM) where he pitched his tents. There he built an altar to the Lord.(AN)

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 13:15 Or seed; also in verse 16