Genesis 15
King James Version
15 After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
2 And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
4 And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
6 And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
7 And he said unto him, I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
8 And he said, Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
9 And 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, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
10 And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.
11 And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
18 In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,
20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
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
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Pacto de Dios con Abram
15 Después de esto el SEÑOR se le apareció a Abram en una visión y le dijo:
«Abram, no te asustes.
Yo soy tu protector,
tu recompensa será muy grande».
2 Pero Abram le dijo:
—Oh Señor DIOS, ¿qué me vas a dar? Yo ni siquiera tengo hijos, y el heredero de todo lo mío es Eliezer de Damasco.[a]
3 Luego Abram dijo:
—No me has dado hijos, por lo tanto, será un esclavo nacido en mi casa quien herede mis posesiones.
4 La palabra del SEÑOR vino a él diciendo:
—Él no será tu heredero. Tu propio hijo te heredará.
5 Luego Dios llevó a Abram afuera[b] y le dijo:
—Mira bien el cielo, hay muchas estrellas, pero no las puedes contar ahora.
Y siguió diciendo:
—Pues bien, así ocurrirá con tus descendientes.
6 Abram le creyó al SEÑOR, quien valió su fe como si hubiera realizado algo muy bueno y lo aprobó. 7 Luego le dijo:
—Yo soy el SEÑOR que te sacó de Ur de Babilonia para darte esta tierra como herencia.
8 Entonces Abram le dijo:
—Oh Señor DIOS, ¿cómo puedo estar seguro de que esta tierra será mía?
9 Y él le dijo:
—Consigue para mí una ternera de tres años de edad, una cabra de tres años de edad, un carnero de tres años de edad, una paloma adulta y una paloma joven.
10 Abram los consiguió y los partió por la mitad. Después puso una mitad frente a la otra. Pero a las aves no las partió por la mitad. 11 Más tarde, unos buitres bajaban a comerse los animales muertos, pero Abram los espantaba.
12 A medida que el sol bajaba, Abram quedó como en trance. Cayó sobre él una profunda y tenebrosa oscuridad. 13 El SEÑOR le dijo:
—Ten por seguro que tus descendientes serán inmigrantes en un país al que no pertenecen. Serán esclavos de la gente de ese país y serán tratados cruelmente por 400 años. 14 Pero yo juzgaré a esa nación en la que ellos servirán, y después tus descendientes saldrán libres con grandes riquezas. 15 Tú vivirás muchos años, morirás en paz y serás sepultado. 16 Después de cuatro generaciones, tus descendientes regresarán aquí ya que la maldad de los amorreos no ha llegado todavía a su colmo.
17 Cuando se hizo de noche y todo estaba oscuro, apareció un hornillo echando humo y una antorcha encendida que se movía entre los animales muertos.[c]
18 Ese día el SEÑOR hizo un pacto con Abram y dijo:
—Daré esta tierra a tus descendientes, desde el río de Egipto[d] hasta el gran río Éufrates, 19 las tierras de los quenitas, los quenizitas, los cadmoneos, 20 los heteos, los ferezeos, los refaítas, 21 los amorreos, los cananeos, los gergeseos y los jebuseos.
Footnotes
- 15:2 heredero […] Damasco El hebreo es oscuro.
- 15:5 afuera Esto ocurre durante el día cuando no se pueden ver las estrellas, ni se pueden contar.
- 15:17 se movía […] muertos Esto mostraba que el Señor había firmado o sellado el pacto que había hecho con Abram.
- 15:18 río de Egipto No es el río Nilo, sino una quebrada llamada Arroyo de El Arish.
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