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Genesis 15
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Genesis 15
International Standard Version
The Abrahamic Covenant
15 Some time later, a message came from the Lord to Abram in a vision. “Stop being afraid, Abram.” he said. “I myself—your shield—am your very great reward.”
2 But Abram replied, “Lord God, what can you give me since I continue to be childless, and the heir of my household is Eliezer from Damascus? 3 Look!” Abram said, “You haven’t given me any offspring, so a servant born in[a] my house is going to be my heir.”
4 A message came from the Lord to him again: “This one will not be your heir. Instead, the child who will be born to you[b] will be your heir.” 5 Then the Lord[c] took him outside. “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if you can!” he said. “Your descendants will be that numerous.”[d] 6 Abram believed the Lord, and it was credited to him as righteousness.
7 The Lord[e] spoke to him, “I am the Lord, who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land as an inheritance.”
8 But he replied, “Lord God, how will I know that I will inherit it?”
9 The Lord responded, “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 Abram brought him all these animals and cut each of them in half, down the middle, placing the pieces opposite each other, but he did not cut the birds in half. 11 When birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. 12 As the sun began to set, Abram was overcome with deep sleep, and suddenly a frightening and terrifying darkness descended on him.
13 Then the Lord told Abram, “You can be certain about this: Your descendants will be foreigners in a land that isn’t theirs. They will be slaves there and will be oppressed for 400 years. 14 However, I will judge the nation that they serve, and later they will leave there with many possessions. 15 Now as for you, you’ll die peacefully, join your ancestors, and be buried at a good old age. 16 Your descendants[f] will return here in the fourth generation, since the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet run its course.”
17 When the sun had fully set and it was dark, a smoking fire pot and a fiery torch passed between the animal pieces.[g] 18 That very day the Lord made this covenant with Abram: “I’m giving[h] this land to your descendants, from the river of Egypt to the great Euphrates River— 19 including 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 15:3 Lit. a son of
- Genesis 15:4 Lit. the one who will come from your loins
- Genesis 15:5 Lit. he
- Genesis 15:5 Lit. will be so
- Genesis 15:7 Lit. He
- Genesis 15:16 Lit. They
- Genesis 15:17 Lit. these pieces
- Genesis 15:18 Or have given
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.
Sáng Thế 15
New Vietnamese Bible
Sáng Thế 15
New Vietnamese Bible
Giao Ước Với Áp-ram
15 Sau các việc đó, CHÚA phán bảo Áp-ram trong khải tượng:
“Áp-ram, con đừng sợ,
Ta sẽ là cái khiên bảo vệ con,
Là phần thưởng rất lớn cho con.”
2 Nhưng Áp-ram nói: “Lạy CHÚA, CHÚA sẽ cho con điều gì? Con vẫn không có con và Ê-li-ê-se, người Đa-mách sẽ thừa hưởng sản nghiệp của con.” 3 Áp-ram tiếp: “Chúa chẳng cho con con cái, nên một đầy tớ sinh ra trong nhà con sẽ thừa kế con!”
4 CHÚA đáp: “Đó không phải là người thừa kế, một con trai ra từ con sẽ là người thừa kế của con!” 5 CHÚA đem Áp-ram ra sân và bảo: “Con hãy nhìn lên bầu trời và thử đếm sao đi, nếu con đếm được!” Rồi Ngài nói với ông: “Dòng dõi con sẽ đông như thế.”
6 Áp-ram tin CHÚA, nên Ngài kể cho người là công chính.
7 Ngài cũng nói: “Ta là CHÚA đã đem con ra khỏi U-rơ, xứ Canh-đê, để ban cho con đất này làm sản nghiệp.”
8 Áp-ram nói: “Thưa CHÚA, làm sao con biết chắc rằng con sẽ được xứ này làm sản nghiệp?”
9 CHÚA nói: “Con hãy đem đến đây một con bò cái ba tuổi, một con dê cái ba tuổi, một con chiên đực ba tuổi, một con chim cu và một con bồ câu non.”
10 Áp-ram đem dâng tất cả các con vật này lên cho Chúa, xẻ các thú vật làm đôi, sắp các phần đối nhau, nhưng không xẻ đôi các con chim. 11 Các loài chim săn mồi sà xuống các sinh tế nhưng Áp-ram đuổi chúng đi.
12 Khi mặt trời vừa lặn, Áp-ram ngủ thiếp đi. Bóng tối dày đặc khủng khiếp phủ xuống bao bọc ông. 13 CHÚA bảo Áp-ram: “Con phải biết chắc rằng dòng dõi con sẽ kiều ngụ nơi đất khách quê người, phải phục dịch dân bản xứ và bị áp bức bốn trăm năm. 14 Nhưng Ta sẽ trừng phạt quốc gia mà dòng dõi con phục dịch. Sau đó, dòng dõi con sẽ thoát ra và đem theo rất nhiều của cải. 15 Còn con sẽ sống rất thọ, được về với tổ phụ con cách bình an và được chôn cất. 16 Đến đời thứ tư, dòng dõi con sẽ quay lại đây vì hiện nay tội ác dân A-mô-rít chưa đầy trọn.”
Chúa Hứa Ban Sản Nghiệp
17 Khi mặt trời đã lặn hẳn và bóng tối phủ xuống, bỗng có một lò lửa bốc khói và một ngọn lửa cháy phừng đi qua giữa các sinh tế bị phân đôi. 18 Ngày hôm ấy, CHÚA kết ước với Áp-ram rằng: “Ta đã ban cho dòng dõi con đất này, từ khe Ai-cập đến sông cái Ơ-phơ-rát, 19 đất của các dân Kê-nít, Kê-ni-xít, Cát-mô-nít, 20 Hi-tít, Phê-rê-sít, Rê-pha-im, 21 A-mô-rít, Ca-na-an, Ghê-rê-ga-sít và Giê-bu-sít.”
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
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