Genesi 14
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
La campagna dei quattro re
14 Al tempo di Amrafel re di Sennaar, di Arioch re di Ellasar, di Chedorlaomer re dell'Elam e di Tideal re di Goim, 2 costoro mossero guerra contro Bera re di Sòdoma, Birsa re di Gomorra, Sinab re di Adma, Semeber re di Zeboim, e contro il re di Bela, cioè Zoar. 3 Tutti questi si concentrarono nella valle di Siddim, cioè il Mar Morto. 4 Per dodici anni essi erano stati sottomessi a Chedorlaomer, ma il tredicesimo anno si erano ribellati. 5 Nell'anno quattordicesimo arrivarono Chedorlaomer e i re che erano con lui e sconfissero i Refaim ad Astarot-Karnaim, gli Zuzim ad Am, gli Emim a Save-Kiriataim 6 e gli Hurriti sulle montagne di Seir fino a El-Paran, che è presso il deserto. 7 Poi mutarono direzione e vennero a En-Mispat, cioè Kades, e devastarono tutto il territorio degli Amaleciti e anche degli Amorrei che abitavano in Azazon-Tamar. 8 Allora il re di Sòdoma, il re di Gomorra, il re di Adma, il re di Zeboim e il re di Bela, cioè Zoar, uscirono e si schierarono a battaglia nella valle di Siddim contro di esso, 9 e cioè contro Chedorlaomer re dell'Elam, Tideal re di Goim, Amrafel re di Sennaar e Arioch re di Ellasar: quattro re contro cinque. 10 Ora la valle di Siddim era piena di pozzi di bitume; mentre il re di Sòdoma e il re di Gomorra si davano alla fuga, alcuni caddero nei pozzi e gli altri fuggirono sulle montagne. 11 Gli invasori presero tutti i beni di Sodoma e Gomorra e tutti i loro viveri e se ne andarono. 12 Andandosene catturarono anche Lot, figlio del fratello di Abram, e i suoi beni: egli risiedeva appunto in Sòdoma.
13 Ma un fuggiasco venne ad avvertire Abram l'Ebreo che si trovava alle Querce di Mamre l'Amorreo, fratello di Escol e fratello di Aner i quali erano alleati di Abram. 14 Quando Abram seppe che il suo parente era stato preso prigioniero, organizzò i suoi uomini esperti nelle armi, schiavi nati nella sua casa, in numero di trecentodiciotto, e si diede all'inseguimento fino a Dan. 15 Piombò sopra di essi di notte, lui con i suoi servi, li sconfisse e proseguì l'inseguimento fino a Coba, a settentrione di Damasco. 16 Ricuperò così tutta la roba e anche Lot suo parente, i suoi beni, con le donne e il popolo.
Melchisedek
17 Quando Abram fu di ritorno, dopo la sconfitta di Chedorlaomer e dei re che erano con lui, il re di Sòdoma gli uscì incontro nella Valle di Save, cioè la Valle del re. 18 Intanto Melchisedek, re di Salem, offrì pane e vino: era sacerdote del Dio altissimo 19 e benedisse Abram con queste parole:
«Sia benedetto Abram dal Dio altissimo,
creatore del cielo e della terra,
20 e benedetto sia il Dio altissimo,
che ti ha messo in mano i tuoi nemici».
Abram gli diede la decima di tutto.
21 Poi il re di Sòdoma disse ad Abram: «Dammi le persone; i beni prendili per te». 22 Ma Abram disse al re di Sòdoma: «Alzo la mano davanti al Signore, il Dio altissimo, creatore del cielo e della terra: 23 né un filo, né un legaccio di sandalo, niente io prenderò di ciò che è tuo; non potrai dire: io ho arricchito Abram. 24 Per me niente, se non quello che i servi hanno mangiato; quanto a ciò che spetta agli uomini che sono venuti con me, Escol, Aner e Mamre, essi stessi si prendano la loro parte».
Genesis 14
EasyEnglish Bible
Abram at war with the kings
14 1-4 Now there were many kings living in that land, at that time. They fought against each other. One fight was when Kedorlaomer had ruled over the other kings for 12 years. And in the next year, five kings made one group like that and fought against him. Kedorlaomer joined with three other kings. So it was four kings against five other kings.
The four kings were Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal king of Goiim. Those kings fought a war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela. (Bela is another name for the town of Zoar.) They fought in the Valley of Siddim. (That is the Salt Sea.) 5 In the 14th year, Kedorlaomer and the kings with him won against the Rephaites. This was in Ashteroth Karnaim. They won against the Zuzites in Ham. They won against the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim. 6 And they won against the Horites in the country of Seir. This was as far as El Paran near the desert. 7 They then went back. They went to En Mishpat. (That is Kadesh.) They took the whole land of the Amalekites. They also took the land of the Amorites who were living in Hazezon Tamar.
8 Then, the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela (that is Zoar) went to fight. That was in the Valley of Siddim. 9 They fought against Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch king of Ellasar. There were four kings fighting against five kings. 10 The Valley of Siddim had many holes in the ground. The holes were filled with tar. The kings of Sodom and Gomorrah ran away. Some of their men fell into the deep tar. The other men ran away to the hills. 11 The four kings took everything in Sodom and Gomorrah, including all the food. Then they went away. 12 Abram's nephew, Lot, was living in Sodom at that time. So they took him away from there, and everything that belonged to him.
Abram and Melchizedek
13 At that time, Abram, the Hebrew man, was living near the special oak trees of Mamre. Mamre was an Amorite. He was the brother of Eshcol and Aner. These men had agreed to be Abram's friends.
A man ran away from Sodom. He told Abram everything that had happened. 14 Abram understood that the kings had caught his nephew. So he called 318 men to come together. These men had been born in Abram's camp and they knew how to fight. Abram took his men with him. They went to attack the men who had caught Lot. They went as far as Dan.
15 During the night, Abram separated his men into two groups. Then they attacked Kedorlaomer and his men who had taken Lot. Those men ran away and Abram followed them as far as Hobah. Hobah is north of Damascus. 16 Abram took back everything that those men had taken from Sodom. He also brought back his nephew Lot, together with the women and the other people.
17 In that way, Abram won against Kedorlaomer and the kings with him. As Abram was returning home, the king of Sodom came out to meet him. They met in the Valley of Shaveh, which people call the King's Valley.
18 Melchizedek was the king of Salem, and he was a priest of the Most High God. He brought out bread and wine for Abram. 19 He blessed Abram. He said, ‘I pray that the Most High God who made heaven and earth will bless Abram. 20 Praise the Most High God! He has given you power over your enemies.’
After that, Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth part of everything.[a]
21 Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, ‘Give back to me all my people. Take everything else for yourself.’ 22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, ‘I have made a strong promise to the Lord, the Most High God who made heaven and earth. 23 I promised that I would not take anything that belonged to you. I will not take the smallest thing, not even a piece of string, or part of a shoe. Then you will never be able to say, “I made Abram become rich.” 24 I myself will accept only the food that my young men have eaten. But Aner, Eshcol and Mamre went with me to help me to fight. They should take their part of the things that we brought back with us.’[b]
創世記 14
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
亞伯蘭救回羅得
14 1-2 那時，示拿王暗拉非、以拉撒王亞略、以攔王基大老瑪和戈印王提達聯合攻打以下五王：所多瑪王比拉、蛾摩拉王比沙、押瑪王示納、洗扁王善以別和比拉王，即瑣珥王。 3 五王會師西訂谷，即鹽海。 4 他們受基大老瑪王統治十二年，在第十三年叛變了。 5 第十四年，基大老瑪聯合其他王在亞特律·加寧打敗利乏音人，在哈麥打敗蘇西人，在沙微·基列亭打敗以米人， 6 在西珥山打敗住在那裡的何利人，直殺到靠近曠野的伊勒·巴蘭。 7 然後，他們返回安·密巴，即加低斯，征服了亞瑪力全境以及住在哈洗遜·他瑪的亞摩利人。 8 那時，所多瑪王、蛾摩拉王、押瑪王、洗扁王和比拉王，即瑣珥王，在西訂谷擺開陣勢， 9 抵抗以攔王基大老瑪、戈印王提達、示拿王暗拉非和以拉撒王亞略：四王跟五王交戰。 10 西訂谷有許多柏油坑，所多瑪王和蛾摩拉王敗走的時候，有些人掉進坑裡，其他人都往山上逃命。 11 四王把所多瑪和蛾摩拉所有的財物和糧食洗劫一空， 12 並劫走亞伯蘭的侄兒羅得和他的財物，那時羅得正住在所多瑪。
13 有一個逃出來的人把這件事情告訴了希伯來人亞伯蘭。那時，亞伯蘭住在亞摩利人幔利的橡樹那裡。幔利是以實各和亞乃的兄弟，三人都是亞伯蘭的盟友。 14 亞伯蘭聽見侄兒被擄的消息，便率領家中三百一十八名訓練有素的壯丁去追趕他們，一直追到但。 15 夜裡，亞伯蘭和他的隨從分頭出擊，大敗敵人，一直追殺到大馬士革北面的何巴， 16 奪回所有被劫的財物，並救出他侄兒羅得和他的財物、婦女及其他人。
麥基洗德祝福亞伯蘭
17 亞伯蘭大敗基大老瑪及其盟軍後凱旋歸來，所多瑪王到沙微谷來迎接他們。沙微谷即王谷。 18 撒冷王麥基洗德也帶著餅和酒出來相迎，他是至高上帝的祭司。 19 他祝福亞伯蘭說：
「願創造天地的主、至高的上帝賜福給亞伯蘭！
20 將敵人交在你手中的至高上帝當受稱頌！」
於是，亞伯蘭把所得的十分之一給麥基洗德。 21 所多瑪王對亞伯蘭說：「請把我的人民交還給我，你可以把財物拿去。」 22 亞伯蘭對他說：「我向創造天地的主、至高的上帝耶和華起誓， 23 凡是你的東西，就是一根線、一條鞋帶，我都不會拿，免得你說，『我使亞伯蘭發了財！』 24 除了我的隨從已經吃用的以外，我什麼也不要。至於我的盟友亞乃、以實各和幔利所應得的戰利品，請分給他們。」
Genesis 14
Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero
Abramu Apulumutsa Loti
14 Pa nthawi imeneyi Amarafeli mfumu ya Sinara, Arioki mfumu ya Elasara, Kedorilaomere mfumu ya Elamu ndi Tidala mfumu ya Goimu 2 anathira nkhondo Bera mfumu ya ku Sodomu, Birisa mfumu ya Gomora, Sinabi mfumu ya Adima, Semeberi mfumu ya Ziboimu ndi mfumu ya Bela (kumeneko ndi ku Zowari). 3 Mafumu onse anathiridwa nkhondowa anagwirizana pamodzi kupita ku Chigwa cha Sidimu (Nyanja ya Mchere). 4 Kwa zaka khumi ndi ziwiri anali pansi pa ulamuliro wa Kedorilaomere, koma mʼchaka cha khumi ndi chitatu anamuwukira.
5 Mʼchaka cha khumi ndi chinayi, Kedorilaomere mogwirizana ndi mafumu ena aja anapita kukagonjetsa Arefaiwa ku Asiteroti-karanaimu, Zuzimu wa ku Hamu, Aemi wa ku Savekiriataimu 6 amene ankakhala ku Ahori, ku dziko la mapiri la Seiri mpaka ku Eli Parani kufupi ndi chipululu. 7 Kenaka anabwerera napita ku Eni-Misipati (ku Kadesi), ndipo anagonjetsa dera lonse la Aamaleki, kuphatikizanso Aamori amene ankakhala ku Hazazoni Tamara.
8 Tsono mafumu a ku Sodomu, Gomora, Adima, Zeboimu ndi ku Bela (ku Zowari) anapita ku Chigwa cha Sidimu kukakonzekera kuthira nkhondo 9 Kedorilaomere mfumu ya Elamu, Tidala mfumu ya Goimu, Amarafeli mfumu ya Sinara ndi Arioki mfumu ya Elasara. Mafumu anayi analimbana ndi mafumu asanu. 10 Koma Chigwa cha Sidimu chinali chodzaza ndi maenje aphula. Choncho pamene mafumu a ku Sodomu ndi Gomora amathawa, ankhondo ena anagweramo ndipo ena anathawira ku mapiri. 11 Mafumu anayi aja anatenga katundu yense ndi chakudya chonse cha ku Sodomu ndi Gomora napita nazo. 12 Anatenganso Loti, mwana wa mʼbale wake wa Abramu pamodzi ndi katundu wake popeza ankakhala mu Sodomu.
13 Koma munthu wina amene anathawa, anabwera kudzamufotokozera Abramu Mhebri. Tsono Abramu ankakhala pafupi ndi mitengo ikuluikulu ya thundu ya Mamre wa fuko la Aamori, mʼbale wake wa Esikolo ndi Aneri. Onsewa anali pa mgwirizano ndi Abramu. 14 Abramu atamva kuti Loti wagwidwa pa nkhondo, anasonkhanitsa asilikali 318 obadwira mʼbanja lake lomwelo nalondola mpaka ku Dani. 15 Pa nthawi ya usiku Abramu anawagawa asilikali ake kuti athire nkhondo mafumu aja, ndipo anawakantha nawapirikitsa mpaka ku Hoba, cha kumpoto kwa Damasiko. 16 Ndipo anawalanda katundu wawo yense nabwera naye Loti, katundu wake yense, pamodzi ndi akazi ndi anthu ena.
17 Abramu atabwerera kuchokera kogonjetsa Kedorilaomere ndi mafumu amene anali nawo pa mgwirizano, mfumu ya ku Sodomu inabwera kudzakumana naye ku Chigwa cha Save (chimenechi ndicho Chigwa cha Mfumu).
18 Ndipo Melikizedeki mfumu ya ku Salemu anabweretsa buledi ndi vinyo. Iyeyu anali wansembe wa Mulungu Wammwambamwamba, 19 ndipo anadalitsa Abramu nati,
“Mulungu Wammwambamwamba,
wolenga kumwamba ndi dziko lapansi, akudalitse iwe Abramu.
20 Ndipo adalitsike Mulungu Wammwambamwamba
amene anapereka adani ako mʼdzanja lako.”
Ndipo Abramu anamupatsa iye chakhumi cha zonse anali nazo.
21 Mfumu ya Sodomu inati kwa Abramu, “Ine undipatse anthu okhawo, koma katundu akhale wako.”
22 Koma Abramu anawuza mfumu ya Sodomu kuti, “Ndakweza manja anga kwa Yehova, Mulungu Wammwambamwamba, Mlengi wakumwamba ndi dziko lapansi, kulumbira 23 kuti sindidzalandira kanthu kalikonse kako, ngakhale utakhala ulusi chabe kapena chingwe cha nsapato, kuopa kuti ungamanene kuti, ‘Ndamulemeretsa Abramu.’ 24 Sindidzalandira kanthu kalikonse kupatula zokhazo zimene anthu anga adya ndi gawo la katundu la anthu amene ndinapita nawo monga Aneri, Esikolo ndi Mamre. Iwowa atenge gawo lawo.”
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