Genesis 15
English Standard Version
God's Covenant with Abram
15 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: (A)“Fear not, Abram, I am (B)your shield; your reward shall be very great.” 2 But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue[a] childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 And Abram said, “Behold, you have given me no offspring, and (C)a member of my household will be my heir.” 4 And behold, the word of the Lord came to him: “This man shall not be your heir; (D)your very own son[b] shall be your heir.” 5 And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and (E)number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, (F)“So shall your offspring be.” 6 And (G)he believed the Lord, and (H)he counted it to him as righteousness.
7 And he said to him, “I am the Lord who (I)brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans (J)to give you this land to possess.” 8 But he said, “O Lord God, (K)how am I to know that I shall possess it?” 9 He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” 10 And he brought him all these, (L)cut them in half, and laid each half over against the other. But (M)he did not cut the birds in half. 11 And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.
12 As the sun was going down, a (N)deep sleep fell on Abram. And behold, dreadful and great darkness fell upon him. 13 Then the Lord said to Abram, “Know for certain (O)that your offspring will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and will be servants there, and (P)they will be afflicted for (Q)four hundred years. 14 But (R)I will bring judgment on the nation that they serve, and afterward (S)they shall come out with great possessions. 15 As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; (T)you shall be buried in a good old age. 16 And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for (U)the iniquity of the Amorites (V)is not yet complete.”
17 When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces. 18 On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, (W)“To your offspring I give[c] this land, from (X)the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates, 19 the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, 20 the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, 21 the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites and the Jebusites.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 15:2 Or I shall die
- Genesis 15:4 Hebrew what will come out of your own loins
- Genesis 15:18 Or have given
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
Génesis 15
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Dios promete un hijo a Abram
15 Después de estas cosas la palabra del Señor(A) vino a Abram en visión, diciendo:
2 Y Abram dijo: «Oh Señor Dios[a], ¿qué me darás, puesto que yo estoy[b] sin hijos, y el heredero[c] de mi casa es Eliezer de Damasco?». 3 Dijo además Abram: «No me has dado descendencia[d], y uno nacido en mi casa(E) es mi heredero».
4 Pero la palabra del Señor vino a él, diciendo: «Tu heredero no será este, sino uno que saldrá de tus entrañas, él será tu heredero(F)». 5 El Señor lo llevó fuera, y le dijo: «Ahora mira al cielo y cuenta las estrellas(G), si te es posible contarlas». Y añadió: «Así será tu descendencia[e](H)».
6 Y Abram creyó en el Señor, y Él se lo reconoció[f] por justicia(I). 7 Y le dijo: «Yo soy el Señor que te saqué de Ur de los caldeos(J), para darte esta tierra(K) para que la poseas[g]». 8 Entonces Abram le preguntó: «Oh Señor Dios[h], ¿cómo puedo saber que la poseeré[i](L)?». 9 El Señor le respondió: «Tráeme[j] una novilla de tres años, una cabra de tres años, un carnero de tres años, una tórtola y un pichón». 10 Abram le trajo[k] todos estos, los partió por la mitad(M), y puso cada mitad enfrente de la otra; pero no partió las aves(N). 11 Y las aves de rapiña descendían sobre los animales sacrificados[l], pero Abram las ahuyentaba.
Pacto de Dios con Abram
12 A la puesta del sol un profundo sueño(O) cayó sobre Abram. El terror de una gran oscuridad cayó sobre él. 13 Y Dios dijo a Abram: «Ten por cierto que tus descendientes[m] serán extranjeros en una tierra que no es suya(P), donde serán esclavizados(Q) y oprimidos[n] durante 400 años(R). 14 Pero Yo también juzgaré a la nación a la cual servirán, y después saldrán de allí con grandes riquezas[o](S). 15 Tú irás a tus padres en paz, y serás sepultado en buena vejez(T).
16 »En la cuarta generación(U) ellos regresarán acá, porque hasta entonces no habrá llegado a su colmo la iniquidad de los amorreos(V)». 17 Y sucedió que cuando el sol ya se había puesto, hubo densas tinieblas, y apareció un horno humeante y una antorcha de fuego que pasó por entre las mitades[p] de los animales(W).
18 En aquel día el Señor hizo un pacto con Abram, diciendo:
«A tu descendencia[q] he dado esta tierra(X),
Desde el río de Egipto hasta el río grande, el río Éufrates(Y):
19 la tierra de los quenitas, los cenezeos, los cadmoneos, 20 los hititas, los ferezeos, los refaítas, 21 los amorreos, los cananeos, los gergeseos y los jebuseos(Z)».
Footnotes
- 15:2 Heb. YHWH, generalmente traducido Señor.
- 15:2 Lit. ando.
- 15:2 Lit. hijo de adquisición.
- 15:3 Lit. simiente.
- 15:5 Lit. simiente.
- 15:6 O y le fue contado.
- 15:7 O para heredarla.
- 15:8 Heb. YHWH, generalmente traducido Señor.
- 15:8 O heredaré.
- 15:9 Lit. Toma para Mí.
- 15:10 Lit. tomó.
- 15:11 Lit. cuerpos muertos.
- 15:13 Lit. tu simiente.
- 15:13 Lit. y les servirán y ellos los afligirán.
- 15:14 O muchos bienes.
- 15:17 Lit. estas partes.
- 15:18 Lit. simiente.
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