1 Mose 15
Schlachter 1951
Verheißungen an Abram bestätigt
15 Nach diesen Geschichten begab es sich, daß des Herrn Wort an Abram in einem Gesicht so erging: Fürchte dich nicht, Abram, ich bin dein Schild; dein Lohn ist sehr groß!
2 Abram aber sprach: O Herr, Herr, was willst du mir geben, da ich doch kinderlos dahingehe, Erbe meines Hauses aber dieser Elieser von Damaskus ist? 3 Und Abram sprach weiter: Siehe, du hast mir keinen Nachkommen gegeben, und siehe, ein Knecht, der in meinem Hause geboren ist, soll mein Erbe sein!
4 Aber des Herrn Wort geschah zu ihm: Dieser soll nicht dein Erbe sein, sondern der von dir selbst kommen wird, der soll dein Erbe sein! 5 Und er führte ihn hinaus und sprach: Siehe doch zum/den Himmel und zähle die Sterne, wenn du sie zählen kannst! Und er sprach zu ihm: So soll deine Nachkommenschaft werden!
6 Und Abram glaubte dem Herrn, und das rechnete er ihm zur Gerechtigkeit [a].
7 Und er sprach zu ihm: Ich bin der Herr, der ich dich von Ur in Chaldäa ausgeführt habe, daß ich dir dieses Land erblich zu besitzen gebe.
8 Abram aber sprach: Herr, Herr, wobei soll ich merken, daß ich es erblich besitzen werde?
9 Und er sprach zu ihm: Bringe mir eine dreijährige Kuh und eine dreijährige Ziege und einen dreijährigen Widder und eine Turteltaube und eine junge Taube. 10 Und er brachte solches alles und zerteilte es mitten voneinander, und legte einen Teil dem andern gegenüber. Aber die Vögel zerteilte er nicht. 11 Und es fielen Raubvögel über die Opfer her; aber Abram verscheuchte sie.
12 Als nun die Sonne anfing sich zu neigen, fiel ein tiefer Schlaf auf Abram, und siehe, Schrecken und große Finsternis überfielen ihn. 13 Da wurde zu Abram gesagt: Du sollst für gewiß wissen, daß deine Nachkommen fremd sein werden in einem Land, das nicht ihnen gehört; und dort wird man sie zu dienen zwingen und demütigen vierhundert Jahre lang. 14 Aber auch das Volk, dem sie dienen müssen, will ich richten; darnach sollen sie mit großer Habe ausziehen. 15 Und du sollst in Frieden zu deinen Vätern hinfahren und in gutem Alter begraben werden. 16 Sie aber sollen im vierten Geschlecht wieder hierherkommen; denn das Maß der Sünden der Amoriter ist noch nicht voll.
17 Als nun die Sonne untergegangen und es finster geworden war, siehe, da rauchte ein Ofen, und eine Feuerfackel fuhr zwischen den Stücken hin.
18 An dem Tag machte der Herr einen Bund mit Abram und sprach: Deiner Nachkommenschaft habe ich dieses Land gegeben, vom Fluß Ägyptens bis an den großen Strom, den Euphrat: 19 die Keniter, die Kenisiter, die Kadmoniter, 20 die Hetiter, die Pheresiter, die Rephaiter, 21 die Amoriter, die Kanaaniter, die Girgasiter und die Jebusiter.
Footnotes
- 1 Mose 15:6 + Rö 4:3; + Ga 3:6; + Ja 2:23
Genesis 15
1599 Geneva Bible
15 1 The Lord is Abram’s defense and reward. 6 He is justified by faith. 13 The servitude and deliverance out of Egypt is declared. 18 The land of Canaan is promised the fourth time.
1 After these things, the [a]word of the Lord came unto Abram in a (A)vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I am thy buckler, and thine exceeding (B)great reward.
2 And Abram said, [b]O Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of mine house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
3 Again Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: wherefore lo, a servant of mine house shall be mine heir.
4 Then behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This man shall not be thine heir, but one that shall come out of thine own bowels, he shall be thine heir.
5 Moreover he brought him forth and said, (C)Look up now unto heaven, and tell the stars if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
6 And Abram (D)believed the Lord, and he counted that to him for righteousness.
7 Again he said unto him, I am the Lord, that brought thee out of (E)Ur, of the Chaldeans, to give thee this land to inherit it.
8 And he said, O Lord God, [c]Whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
9 Then he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, a turtle dove also and a pigeon.
10 So he took all these unto him, and [d]divided them in the midst, and laid every piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.
11 Then fowls fell on the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
12 And when the sun went down, there fell an heavy sleep unto Abram: and lo, [e]a very fearful darkness fell upon him.
13 Then he said to Abram, (F)Know for a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, (G)[f]four hundred years, and shall serve them: and they entreat them evil.
14 Notwithstanding, the nation whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
15 But thou shalt go unto thy fathers in peace, and shalt be buried in a good age.
16 And in the [g]fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the [h]wickedness of the Amorites is not yet full.
17 Also when the sun went down, there was a darkness: and behold, a smoking furnace, and a firebrand, which went between those pieces.
18 (H)In that same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land: (I)from the river of Egypt unto the great river [i]Euphrates.
19 Then Kenites, and the Kenezzites, and the Kadmonites,
20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
21 The Amorites also, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
Footnotes
- Genesis 15:1 Or, the Lord spake to Abram.
- Genesis 15:2 His fear was not only lest he should not have children, but lest the promise of the blessed seed should not be accomplished in him.
- Genesis 15:8 This is a particular motion of God’s Spirit, which is not lawful for all to follow, in asking signs: but was permitted to some by a peculiar motion, as to Gideon and Hezekiah.
- Genesis 15:10 This was the old custom in making covenants, Jer. 34:18, to the which God added these conditions, that Abram’s posterity should be as torn in pieces, but after they should be coupled together: also that it should be assaulted, but yet delivered.
- Genesis 15:12 Hebrew, a fear of great darkness.
- Genesis 15:13 Counting from the birth of Isaac to their departure out of Egypt: Which declareth that God will suffer his to be afflicted in this world.
- Genesis 15:16 Or, after four hundred years.
- Genesis 15:16 Though God suffer the wicked for a time, yet his vengeance falleth upon them, when the measure of their wickedness is full.
- Genesis 15:18 Hebrew, Perath.
Genesis 15
New King James Version
God’s Covenant with Abram(A)
15 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram (B)in a vision, saying, (C)“Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your (D)shield, [a]your exceedingly (E)great reward.”
2 (F)But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, (G)seeing I [b]go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed (H)one[c] born in my house is my heir!”
4 And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who (I)will come from your own body shall be your heir.” 5 Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and (J)count the (K)stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, (L)“So shall your (M)descendants be.”
6 And he (N)believed in the Lord, and He (O)accounted it to him for righteousness.
7 Then He said to him, “I am the Lord, who (P)brought you out of (Q)Ur of the Chaldeans, (R)to give you this land to inherit it.”
8 And he said, “Lord God, (S)how shall I know that I will inherit it?”
9 So He said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” 10 Then he brought all these to Him and (T)cut them in two, down the middle, and placed each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut (U)the birds in two. 11 And when the vultures came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.
12 Now when the sun was going down, (V)a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him. 13 Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly (W)that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and (X)they will afflict them four hundred years. 14 And also the nation whom they serve (Y)I will judge; afterward (Z)they shall come out with great possessions. 15 Now as for you, (AA)you shall [d]go (AB)to your fathers in peace; (AC)you shall be buried at a good old age. 16 But (AD)in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity (AE)of the Amorites (AF)is not yet complete.”
17 And it came to pass, when the sun went down and it was dark, that behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a burning torch that (AG)passed between those pieces. 18 On the same day the Lord (AH)made a covenant with Abram, saying:
(AI)“To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates— 19 the Kenites, the Kenezzites, the Kadmonites, 20 the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, 21 the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 15:1 Or your reward shall be very great
- Genesis 15:2 am childless
- Genesis 15:3 a servant
- Genesis 15:15 Die and join your ancestors
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