Genesis 13
King James Version
13 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
3 And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;
4 Unto the place of the altar, which he had make there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the Lord.
5 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
7 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
9 Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.
14 And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
18 Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the Lord.
Génesis 13
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Abrán y Lot se separan
13 Abrán partió de Egipto hacia el Néguev, junto con su mujer y con todo lo que tenía, y Lot se fue con él. 2 Abrán era riquísimo en ganado, plata y oro. 3 Desde el Néguev volvió por sus jornadas hasta Betel, hasta el lugar donde antes había estado su tienda, entre Betel y Hai. 4 En ese lugar, Abrán había levantado antes un altar. Allí invocó el nombre del Señor.
5 Lot, que andaba con Abrán, también tenía ovejas, vacas y tiendas. 6 La tierra no era suficiente para que pudieran habitar juntos en un mismo lugar, pues sus posesiones eran muchas, 7 así que hubo contiendas entre los pastores del ganado de Abrán y los pastores del ganado de Lot. Los cananeos y los ferezeos habitaban entonces en esa tierra. 8 Abrán le dijo entonces a Lot:
«No debe haber altercados entre nosotros dos, ni entre mis pastores y los tuyos, pues somos hermanos. 9 ¿Acaso no tienes ante ti toda la tierra? Te ruego que te apartes de mí. Si te vas a la mano izquierda, yo iré a la derecha; y si te vas a la derecha, yo iré a la izquierda.»
10 Lot levantó los ojos, y vio que toda la llanura del Jordán era de riego, como el huerto del Señor.(A) Era como la tierra de Egipto en dirección de Soar, antes de que el Señor destruyera a Sodoma y a Gomorra. 11 Entonces Lot escogió para sí toda la llanura del Jordán y se fue hacia el oriente. Así se apartaron el uno del otro. 12 Abrán acampó en la tierra de Canaán, en tanto que Lot fue poniendo sus tiendas hasta Sodoma y habitó en las ciudades de la llanura. 13 Pero los hombres de Sodoma eran malos y grandes pecadores contra el Señor.
14 Después de que Lot se apartó de Abrán, el Señor le dijo a Abrán:
«Levanta ahora tus ojos, y desde el lugar donde estás mira hacia el norte y hacia el sur, hacia el oriente y el occidente. 15 Toda la tierra que ves, te la daré a ti y a tu descendencia para siempre.(B) 16 Yo haré que tu descendencia sea como el polvo de la tierra. Si hay quien pueda contar el polvo de la tierra, entonces también tu descendencia podrá ser contada. 17 Levántate, recorre la tierra a todo lo largo y lo ancho de ella, porque a ti te la daré.»
18 Entonces Abrán levantó de allí su tienda y se fue a acampar en el encinar de Mamre, que está en Hebrón. Allí edificó un altar al Señor.
Genesis 13
New King James Version
Abram Inherits Canaan
13 Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and (A)Lot with him, (B)to the [a]South. 2 (C)Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he went on his journey (D)from the South as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, 4 to the (E)place of the altar which he had made there at first. And there Abram (F)called on the name of the Lord.
5 Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks and herds and tents. 6 Now (G)the land was not able to [b]support them, that they might dwell together, for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together. 7 And there was (H)strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. (I)The Canaanites and the Perizzites then dwelt in the land.
8 So Abram said to Lot, (J)“Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren. 9 (K)Is not the whole land before you? Please (L)separate from me. (M)If you take the left, then I will go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I will go to the left.”
10 And Lot lifted his eyes and saw all (N)the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere (before the Lord (O)destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) (P)like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt as you go toward (Q)Zoar. 11 Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan, and Lot journeyed east. And they separated from each other. 12 Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot (R)dwelt in the cities of the plain and (S)pitched his tent even as far as Sodom. 13 But the men of Sodom (T)were exceedingly wicked and (U)sinful against the Lord.
14 And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot (V)had separated from him: “Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are—(W)northward, southward, eastward, and westward; 15 for all the land which you see (X)I give to you and (Y)your [c]descendants forever. 16 And (Z)I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered. 17 Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you.”
18 (AA)Then Abram moved his tent, and went and (AB)dwelt by [d]the terebinth trees of Mamre, (AC)which are in Hebron, and built an (AD)altar there to the Lord.
Footnotes
- Genesis 13:1 Heb. Negev
- Genesis 13:6 Lit. bear
- Genesis 13:15 Lit. seed
- Genesis 13:18 Heb. Alon Mamre
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