Genesis 15
New International Reader's Version
God Makes a Covenant With Abram
15 Some time later, Abram had a vision. The Lord said to him,
“Abram, do not be afraid.
I am like a shield to you.
I am your very great reward.”
2 But Abram said, “Lord and King, what can you give me? I still don’t have any children. My servant Eliezer comes from Damascus. When I die, he will get everything I own.” 3 Abram continued, “You haven’t given me any children. So this servant of mine will get everything I own.”
4 Then a message from the Lord came to Abram. The Lord said, “When you die, what you have will not go to this man. You will have a son of your own. He will get everything you have.” 5 The Lord took Abram outside and said, “Look up at the sky. Count the stars, if you can.” Then he said to him, “That’s how many children will be born into your family.”
6 Abram believed the Lord. The Lord was pleased with Abram because he believed. So Abram’s faith made him right with the Lord.
7 He also said to Abram, “I am the Lord. I brought you out of Ur in the land of Babylon. I will give you this land to have as your very own.”
8 But Abram said, “Lord and King, how can I know I will have this land as my own?”
9 So the Lord said to him, “Bring me a young cow, a goat and a ram. Each must be three years old. Bring a dove and a young pigeon along with them.”
10 Abram brought all of them to the Lord. Abram cut them in two and placed the halves opposite each other. But he didn’t cut the birds in half. 11 Then large birds came down to eat the dead bodies of the animals and birds. But Abram chased the large birds away.
12 As the sun was going down, Abram fell into a deep sleep. A thick and scary darkness covered him. 13 Then the Lord said to him, “You can be sure of what I am about to tell you. For 400 years, your family who comes after you will be strangers in another country. They will become slaves there and will be treated badly. 14 But I will punish the nation that makes them slaves. After that, they will leave with many possessions. 15 But you will die in peace. You will join the members of your family who have already died. And you will be buried when you are very old. 16 Your children’s grandchildren will come back here. That’s because the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached the point where I must punish them.”
17 The sun set and it became dark. Then a burning torch and a pot filled with smoking coals appeared. They passed between the pieces of the animals that had been cut in two. 18 On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram. He said, “I am giving this land to your family who comes after you. It reaches from the River of Egypt to the great Euphrates River. 19 It includes the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, 20 Hittites, Perizzites and Rephaites. 21 The Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites also live there.”
Genesis 15
Ang Biblia (1978)
Ang pangako ng Dios kay Abram.
15 Pagkatapos ng mga bagay na ito ay dumating ang salita ng Panginoon kay Abram sa pangitain na nagsasabi, (A)Huwag kang matakot, Abram: ako ang iyong (B)kalasag, at ang iyong (C)ganting pala na lubhang dakila.
2 At sinabi ni Abram, Oh Panginoong Dios, anong ibibigay mo sa akin, kung ako'y nabubuhay na walang anak at ang magaari ng aking bahay ay itong taga Damascong si Eliezer?
3 At sinabi ni Abram, Narito, hindi mo ako binigyan ng anak (D)at, narito't isang ipinanganak sa aking bahay ang siyang tagapagmana ko.
4 At, narito, ang salita ng Panginoon ay dumating sa kaniya, na nagsabi, Hindi ang taong ito ang magiging tagapagmana mo; kundi (E)lalabas sa iyong sariling katawan ang magiging tagapagmana mo.
5 At siya'y inilabas at sinabi, Tumingala ka ngayon sa langit, (F)at iyong bilangin ang mga bituin, kung mabibilang mo: at sa kaniya'y sinabi, Magiging (G)ganiyan ang iyong binhi.
6 (H)At sumampalataya siya sa Panginoon; at ito'y ibinilang na katuwiran sa kaniya.
7 At sinabi sa kaniya, (I)Ako ang Panginoon na nagpaalis sa iyo sa Ur ng mga Caldeo, upang ibigay sa iyo ang lupaing ito na manahin mo.
8 At sinabi niya, Oh Panginoong Dios, (J)paanong pagkakilala ko na aking mamanahin?
9 At sinabi sa kaniya, Magdala ka rito sa akin ng isang dumalagang bakang tatlong taon ang gulang, at ng isang babaing kambing na tatlong taon ang gulang, at ng isang lalaking tupang tatlong taon ang gulang, at ng isang inakay na batobato at ng isang inakay na kalapati.
10 At dinala niya ang lahat ng ito sa kaniya, at (K)pinaghati niya sa gitna, at kaniyang pinapagtapattapat ang kalakalahati; (L)datapuwa't hindi hinati ang mga ibon.
11 At binababa ng mga ibong mangdadagit ang mga bangkay, at binubugaw ni Abram.
12 At nang lulubog na ang araw, ay (M)nakatulog si Abram ng mahimbing; at, narito, ang isang kasindaksindak na malaking kadiliman ay sumakaniya.
13 At sinabi ng Dios kay Abram, Tunay na pakatalastasin mo, (N)na ang iyong binhi ay magiging taga ibang bayan sa lupaing hindi kanila, at mangaglilingkod (O)sa mga yaon; at pahihirapang apat na raang taon.
14 At yaon namang bansang kanilang paglilingkuran ay aking hahatulan: (P)at pagkatapos ay aalis silang may malaking pagaari.
15 (Q)Datapuwa't ikaw ay payapang pasa sa (R)iyong mga magulang; (S)at ikaw ay malilibing sa mabuting katandaan.
16 At sa ikaapat na salin ng iyong binhi, ay magsisipagbalik rito: (T)sapagka't hindi pa nalulubos ang katampalasanan ng mga (U)Amorrheo.
17 At nangyari, na paglubog ng araw, at pagdilim, na narito, ang isang hurnong umuusok, at ang isang tanglaw na nagniningas na dumaan sa gitna ng mga hinating hayop.
18 Nang araw na yaon, ang Panginoon ay (V)nakipagtipan kay Abram, na nagsabi, (W)Sa iyong binhi ibinigay ko ang lupaing ito, mula sa ilog ng Egipto hanggang sa malaking ilog, na ilog Eufrates.
19 Ang mga Cineo, at ang mga Ceneceo, at ang mga Cedmoneo,
20 At ang mga Heteo, at ang mga Pherezeo, at ang mga Refaim,
21 At ang mga Amorrheo, at ang mga Cananeo, at ang mga Gergeseo, at ang mga Jebuseo.
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