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Genesis 15
Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 15
Christian Standard Bible
The Abrahamic Covenant
15 After these events, the word of the Lord came(A) to Abram in a vision:
your reward will be very great.
2 But Abram said, “Lord God, what can you give me, since I am childless and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” [a] 3 Abram continued, “Look, you have given me no offspring, so a slave born in[b] my house will be my heir.”
4 Now the word of the Lord came to him: “This one will not be your heir; instead, one who comes from your own body[c] will be your heir.” 5 He took him outside and said, “Look at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then he said to him, “Your offspring will be that numerous.”(D)
6 Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.(E)
7 He also said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”(F)
8 But he said, “Lord God, how can I know(G) that I will possess it?”
9 He said to him, “Bring me a three-year-old cow, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
10 So he brought all these to him, cut them in half, and laid the pieces opposite each other, but he did not cut the birds(H) in half. 11 Birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away. 12 As the sun was setting, a deep sleep(I) came over Abram, and suddenly great terror and darkness descended on him.
13 Then the Lord said to Abram,(J) “Know this for certain: Your offspring will be resident aliens(K) for four hundred years(L) in a land that does not belong to them and will be enslaved and oppressed.[d] 14 However, I will judge the nation they serve,(M) and afterward they will go out with many possessions.(N) 15 But you will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age.(O) 16 In the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.”[e](P)
17 When the sun had set and it was dark, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the divided animals. 18 On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “I give this land to your offspring,(Q) from the Brook of Egypt(R) to the great river, the Euphrates River: 19 the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, 20 Hethites, Perizzites, Rephaim, 21 Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.”
Genesis 15
New International Version
Genesis 15
New International Version
The Lord’s Covenant With Abram
15 After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram(A) in a vision:(B)
2 But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord,(F) what can you give me since I remain childless(G) and the one who will inherit[c] my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?(H)” 3 And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant(I) in my household(J) will be my heir.”
4 Then the word of the Lord came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.(K)” 5 He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars(L)—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring[d] be.”(M)
6 Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.(N)
7 He also said to him, “I am the Lord, who brought you out(O) of Ur of the Chaldeans(P) to give you this land to take possession of it.”(Q)
8 But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord,(R) how can I know(S) that I will gain possession of it?”(T)
9 So the Lord said to him, “Bring me a heifer,(U) a goat and a ram, each three years old,(V) along with a dove and a young pigeon.(W)”
10 Abram brought all these to him, cut them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other;(X) the birds, however, he did not cut in half.(Y) 11 Then birds of prey came down on the carcasses,(Z) but Abram drove them away.
12 As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep,(AA) and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. 13 Then the Lord said to him, “Know for certain that for four hundred years(AB) your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved(AC) and mistreated there. 14 But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out(AD) with great possessions.(AE) 15 You, however, will go to your ancestors(AF) in peace and be buried at a good old age.(AG) 16 In the fourth generation(AH) your descendants will come back here,(AI) for the sin of the Amorites(AJ) has not yet reached its full measure.”
17 When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch(AK) appeared and passed between the pieces.(AL) 18 On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram(AM) and said, “To your descendants I give this land,(AN) from the Wadi[e] of Egypt(AO) to the great river, the Euphrates(AP)— 19 the land of the Kenites,(AQ) Kenizzites, Kadmonites, 20 Hittites,(AR) Perizzites,(AS) Rephaites,(AT) 21 Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites.”(AU)
Footnotes
- Genesis 15:1 Or sovereign
- Genesis 15:1 Or shield; / your reward will be very great
- Genesis 15:2 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
- Genesis 15:5 Or seed
- Genesis 15:18 Or river
Génesis 15
Palabra de Dios para Todos
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.
Genesis 15
King James Version
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.
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