Abram Rescues Lot

14 In the days of Amraphel king of (A)Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of (B)Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, these kings made war with (C)Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of (D)Admah, Shemeber king of (E)Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). And all these joined forces in the Valley of Siddim ((F)that is, the Salt Sea). Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled. In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the (G)Rephaim in (H)Ashteroth-karnaim, the (I)Zuzim in Ham, the (J)Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, and the (K)Horites in their hill country of Seir as far as (L)El-paran on the border of the wilderness. Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, (M)Kadesh) and defeated all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who were dwelling (N)in Hazazon-tamar.

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 out, and they joined battle in the Valley of Siddim with Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar, four kings against five. 10 Now the Valley of Siddim was full of (O)bitumen pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into them, and the rest fled (P)to the hill country. 11 So the enemy took (Q)all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way. 12 They also took Lot, (R)the son of Abram's brother, (S)who was dwelling in Sodom, and his possessions, and went their way.

13 Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, (T)who was living by the (U)oaks[a] of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and of Aner. These were allies of Abram. 14 When Abram heard that his kinsman had been taken captive, he led forth his trained men, (V)born in his house, 318 of them, and went in pursuit as far as (W)Dan. 15 And he divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and defeated them and pursued them to Hobah, north of Damascus. 16 Then he brought back all the possessions, and also brought back his kinsman Lot (X)with his possessions, and the women and the people.

Abram Blessed by Melchizedek

17 After his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the (Y)King's Valley). 18 And (Z)Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was (AA)priest of (AB)God Most High.) 19 And he blessed him and said,

(AC)“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,
    (AD)Possessor[b] of heaven and earth;
20 and blessed be God Most High,
    who has delivered your enemies into your hand!”

And Abram gave him (AE)a tenth of everything. 21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the persons, but take the goods for yourself.” 22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, (AF)“I have lifted my hand[c] to the Lord, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth, 23 that (AG)I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’ 24 I will take nothing but what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me. Let (AH)Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre take their share.”

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 14:13 Or terebinths
  2. Genesis 14:19 Or Creator; also verse 22
  3. Genesis 14:22 Or I have taken a solemn oath

Abram Rescues Lot

14 At that time ⌞four kings⌟—King Amraphel of Shinar, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Chedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim— went to war against ⌞five kings⌟—King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). The five kings joined forces and met in the valley of Siddim (that is, the Dead Sea). For 12 years they had been subject to Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled. In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and his allies came and defeated the Rephaim at Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim at Ham, the Emim at Shaveh Kiriathaim, and the Horites in the hill country of Seir, going as far as El Paran on the edge of the desert. On their way back, they came to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites and also the Amorites who were living at Hazazon Tamar.

Then the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and prepared for battle in the valley of Siddim. They fought against King Chedorlaomer of Elam, King Tidal of Goiim, King Amraphel of Shinar, and King Arioch of Ellasar—four kings against five. 10 The valley of Siddim was full of tar pits. As the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, they fell because of the tar pits, but the other kings fled to the hills. 11 So the four kings took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, as well as all their food, and left. 12 They also took Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions since he was living in Sodom.

13 Then a soldier who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew what had happened. He was living next to the oak trees belonging to Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner. (These men were Abram’s allies.)

14 When Abram heard that his nephew had been captured, he armed his 318 trained men, born in his own household, and pursued the four kings all the way to Dan. 15 He split up his men to attack them at night. He defeated them, pursuing them all the way to Hobah, which is north of Damascus. 16 He brought back everything they had, including women and soldiers. He also brought back his relative Lot and his possessions.

Melchizedek Blesses Abram

17 After Abram came back from defeating Chedorlaomer and his allies, the king of Sodom came out to meet him in the Shaveh Valley (that is, the King’s Valley). 18 Then King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was a priest of God Most High. 19 He blessed Abram, and said,

“Blessed is Abram by God Most High,
maker [a] of heaven and earth.
20 Blessed is God Most High,
who has handed your enemies over to you.”

Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

21 The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, and keep everything else for yourself.”

22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I now raise my hand and solemnly swear to the Lord God Most High, maker of heaven and earth, 23 that I won’t take a thread or a sandal strap. I won’t take anything that is yours so that you will never be able to say, ‘I made Abram rich.’ 24 I won’t take one single thing except what my men have eaten. But let my allies Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre take their share.”

Footnotes

  1. 14:19 Or “Possessor.”

Abram liberta a Lot

14 Aconteció en los días de Amrafel rey de Sinar, Arioc rey de Elasar, Quedorlaomer rey de Elam, y Tidal rey de Goim, que estos hicieron guerra contra Bera rey de Sodoma, contra Birsa rey de Gomorra, contra Sinab rey de Adma, contra Semeber rey de Zeboim, y contra el rey de Bela, la cual es Zoar. Todos estos se juntaron en el valle de Sidim, que es el Mar Salado. Doce años habían servido a Quedorlaomer, y en el decimotercero se rebelaron. Y en el año decimocuarto vino Quedorlaomer, y los reyes que estaban de su parte, y derrotaron a los refaítas en Astarot Karnaim, a los zuzitas en Ham, a los emitas en Save-quiriataim, y a los horeos en el monte de Seir, hasta la llanura de Parán, que está junto al desierto. Y volvieron y vinieron a En-mispat, que es Cades, y devastaron todo el país de los amalecitas, y también al amorreo que habitaba en Hazezontamar. Y salieron el rey de Sodoma, el rey de Gomorra, el rey de Adma, el rey de Zeboim y el rey de Bela, que es Zoar, y ordenaron contra ellos batalla en el valle de Sidim; esto es, contra Quedorlaomer rey de Elam, Tidal rey de Goim, Amrafel rey de Sinar, y Arioc rey de Elasar; cuatro reyes contra cinco. 10 Y el valle de Sidim estaba lleno de pozos de asfalto; y cuando huyeron el rey de Sodoma y el de Gomorra, algunos cayeron allí; y los demás huyeron al monte. 11 Y tomaron toda la riqueza de Sodoma y de Gomorra, y todas sus provisiones, y se fueron. 12 Tomaron también a Lot, hijo del hermano de Abram, que moraba en Sodoma, y sus bienes, y se fueron.

13 Y vino uno de los que escaparon, y lo anunció a Abram el hebreo, que habitaba en el encinar de Mamre el amorreo, hermano de Escol y hermano de Aner, los cuales eran aliados de Abram. 14 Oyó Abram que su pariente estaba prisionero, y armó a sus criados, los nacidos en su casa, trescientos dieciocho, y los siguió hasta Dan. 15 Y cayó sobre ellos de noche, él y sus siervos, y les atacó, y les fue siguiendo hasta Hoba al norte de Damasco. 16 Y recobró todos los bienes, y también a Lot su pariente y sus bienes, y a las mujeres y demás gente.

Melquisedec bendice a Abram

17 Cuando volvía de la derrota de Quedorlaomer y de los reyes que con él estaban, salió el rey de Sodoma a recibirlo al valle de Save, que es el Valle del Rey. 18 Entonces Melquisedec,(A) rey de Salem y sacerdote del Dios Altísimo, sacó pan y vino; 19 y le bendijo, diciendo: Bendito sea Abram del Dios Altísimo, creador de los cielos y de la tierra; 20 y bendito sea el Dios Altísimo, que entregó tus enemigos en tu mano. Y le dio Abram los diezmos de todo. 21 Entonces el rey de Sodoma dijo a Abram: Dame las personas, y toma para ti los bienes. 22 Y respondió Abram al rey de Sodoma: He alzado mi mano a Jehová Dios Altísimo, creador de los cielos y de la tierra, 23 que desde un hilo hasta una correa de calzado, nada tomaré de todo lo que es tuyo, para que no digas: Yo enriquecí a Abram; 24 excepto solamente lo que comieron los jóvenes, y la parte de los varones que fueron conmigo, Aner, Escol y Mamre, los cuales tomarán su parte.

14 И было во дни Амрафела, царя Сеннаарского, Ариоха, царя Елласарского, Кедорлаомера, царя Еламского, и Фидала, царя Гоимского,

пошли они войною против Беры, царя Содомского, против Бирши, царя Гоморрского, Шинава, царя Адмы, Шемевера, царя Севоимского, и против царя Белы, которая есть Сигор.

Все сии соединились в долине Сиддим, где [ныне] море Соленое.

Двенадцать лет были они в порабощении у Кедорлаомера, а в тринадцатом году возмутились.

В четырнадцатом году пришел Кедорлаомер и цари, которые с ним, и поразили Рефаимов в Аштероф-Карнаиме, Зузимов в Гаме, Эмимов в Шаве-Кириафаиме,

и Хорреев в горе их Сеире, до Эл-Фарана, что при пустыне.

И возвратившись оттуда, они пришли к источнику Мишпат, который есть Кадес, и поразили всю страну Амаликитян, и также Аморреев, живущих в Хацацон-Фамаре.

И вышли царь Содомский, царь Гоморрский, царь Адмы, царь Севоимский и царь Белы, которая есть Сигор; и вступили в сражение с ними в долине Сиддим,

с Кедорлаомером, царем Еламским, Фидалом, царем Гоимским, Амрафелом, царем Сеннаарским, Ариохом, царем Елласарским, --четыре царя против пяти.

10 В долине же Сиддим было много смоляных ям. И цари Содомский и Гоморрский, обратившись в бегство, упали в них, а остальные убежали в горы.

11 [Победители] взяли все имущество Содома и Гоморры и весь запас их и ушли.

12 И взяли Лота, племянника Аврамова, жившего в Содоме, и имущество его и ушли.

13 И пришел один из уцелевших и известил Аврама Еврея, жившего тогда у дубравы Мамре, Аморреянина, брата Эшколу и брата Анеру, которые были союзники Аврамовы.

14 Аврам, услышав, что сродник его взят в плен, вооружил рабов своих, рожденных в доме его, триста восемнадцать, и преследовал [неприятелей] до Дана;

15 и, разделившись, [напал] на них ночью, сам и рабы его, и поразил их, и преследовал их до Ховы, что по левую сторону Дамаска;

16 и возвратил все имущество и Лота, сродника своего, и имущество его возвратил, также и женщин и народ.

17 Когда он возвращался после поражения Кедорлаомера и царей, бывших с ним, царь Содомский вышел ему навстречу в долину Шаве, что [ныне] долина царская;

18 и Мелхиседек, царь Салимский, вынес хлеб и вино, --он был священник Бога Всевышнего, --

19 и благословил его, и сказал: благословен Аврам от Бога Всевышнего, Владыки неба и земли;

20 и благословен Бог Всевышний, Который предал врагов твоих в руки твои. [Аврам] дал ему десятую часть из всего.

21 И сказал царь Содомский Авраму: отдай мне людей, а имение возьми себе.

22 Но Аврам сказал царю Содомскому: поднимаю руку мою к Господу Богу Всевышнему, Владыке неба и земли,

23 что даже нитки и ремня от обуви не возьму из всего твоего, чтобы ты не сказал: я обогатил Аврама;

24 кроме того, что съели отроки, и кроме доли, принадлежащей людям, которые ходили со мною; Анер, Эшкол и Мамрий пусть возьмут свою долю.