Genesis 15
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
The Abrahamic Covenant
15 After these events, the word of the Lord came(A) to Abram in a vision:
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 foreigners(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 afterwards 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 brazier 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 River Euphrates: 19 the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, 20 Hethites, Perizzites, Rephaim, 21 Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.’
Génesis 15
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Dios hace un pacto con Abram
15 Después de esto, la palabra del Señor vino a Abram en una visión:
«No temas, Abram.
Yo soy tu escudo,
y muy grande será tu recompensa».
2 Pero Abram le respondió:
―Señor y Dios, ¿para qué vas a darme algo, si aún sigo sin tener hijos, y el heredero[a] de mis bienes será Eliezer de Damasco? 3 Como no me has dado ningún hijo, mi herencia la recibirá uno de mis criados.
4 ―¡No! Ese hombre no ha de ser tu heredero —le contestó el Señor—. Tu heredero será tu propio hijo.
5 Luego el Señor lo llevó afuera y le dijo:
―Mira hacia el cielo y cuenta las estrellas, a ver si puedes. ¡Así de numerosa será tu descendencia!
6 Abram creyó al Señor, y el Señor se lo reconoció como justicia. 7 Además, le dijo:
―Yo soy el Señor, que te hice salir de Ur de los caldeos para darte en posesión esta tierra.
8 Pero Abram le preguntó:
―Señor y Dios, ¿cómo sabré que voy a poseerla?
9 El Señor le respondió:
―Tráeme una ternera, una cabra y un carnero, todos ellos de tres años, y también una tórtola y un pichón de paloma.
10 Abram llevó todos estos animales, los partió por la mitad y puso una mitad frente a la otra, pero no partió las aves. 11 Y las aves de rapiña comenzaron a lanzarse sobre los animales muertos, pero Abram las espantaba.
12 Al anochecer, Abram cayó en un profundo sueño, y lo envolvió una oscuridad aterradora. 13 El Señor le dijo:
―Debes saber que tus descendientes vivirán como extranjeros en tierra extraña, donde serán esclavizados y maltratados durante cuatrocientos años. 14 Pero yo castigaré a la nación que los esclavizará, y luego tus descendientes saldrán en libertad y con grandes riquezas. 15 Tú, en cambio, te reunirás en paz con tus antepasados, y te enterrarán cuando ya seas muy anciano. 16 Cuatro generaciones después, tus descendientes volverán a este lugar, porque antes de eso no habrá llegado al colmo la iniquidad de los amorreos.
17 Cuando el sol se puso y cayó la noche, aparecieron una hornilla humeante y una antorcha encendida, las cuales pasaban entre los animales descuartizados. 18 En aquel día el Señor hizo un pacto con Abram. Le dijo:
―A tus descendientes les daré esta tierra, desde el río de Egipto hasta el gran río, el Éufrates. 19 Me refiero a la tierra de los quenitas, los quenizitas, los cadmoneos, 20 los hititas, los ferezeos, los refaítas, 21 los amorreos, los cananeos, los gergeseos y los jebuseos.
Footnotes
- 15:2 heredero. Palabra de difícil traducción.
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
The Message
15 After all these things, this word of God came to Abram in a vision: “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I’m your shield. Your reward will be grand!”
2-3 Abram said, “God, Master, what use are your gifts as long as I’m childless and Eliezer of Damascus is going to inherit everything?” Abram continued, “See, you’ve given me no children, and now a mere house servant is going to get it all.”
4 Then God’s Message came: “Don’t worry, he won’t be your heir; a son from your body will be your heir.”
5 Then he took him outside and said, “Look at the sky. Count the stars. Can you do it? Count your descendants! You’re going to have a big family, Abram!”
6 And he believed! Believed God! God declared him “Set-Right-with-God.”
7 God continued, “I’m the same God who brought you from Ur of the Chaldees and gave you this land to own.”
8 Abram said, “Master God, how am I to know this, that it will all be mine?”
9 God said, “Bring me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, and a dove and a young pigeon.”
10-12 He brought all these animals to him, split them down the middle, and laid the halves opposite each other. But he didn’t split the birds. Vultures swooped down on the carcasses, but Abram scared them off. As the sun went down a deep sleep overcame Abram and then a sense of dread, dark and heavy.
13-16 God said to Abram, “Know this: your descendants will live as outsiders in a land not theirs; they’ll be enslaved and beaten down for 400 years. Then I’ll punish their slave masters; your offspring will march out of there loaded with plunder. But not you; you’ll have a long and full life and die a good and peaceful death. Not until the fourth generation will your descendants return here; sin is still a thriving business among the Amorites.”
17-21 When the sun was down and it was dark, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch moved between the split carcasses. That’s when God made a covenant with Abram: “I’m giving this land to your children, from the Nile River in Egypt to the River Euphrates in Assyria—the country of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaim, Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.”
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