1  And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim,

1  Now it happened in that time that Amraphel, king of Shinar, and Arioch, king of Pontus, and Chedorlaomer, king of the Elamites, and Tidal, king of the Nations,

2  that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela--the same is Zoar.

2  made war with Balla king of Sodom, and with Barsa king of Gomorrha, and with Sennaar, king of Adama, and with Symobor king of Seboim and the king of Balac, this is Segor.

2  went to war against Bera, king of Sodom, and against Birsha, king of Gomorrah, and against Shinab, king of Admah, and against Shemeber, king of Zeboiim, and against the king of Bela, that is Zoar.

3  All these came as allies unto the vale of Siddim--the same is the Salt Sea.

3  All of these joined together in the valley of Siddim, which is the Salt Sea.

4  Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

4  For they had served Chedorlaomer for twelve years, and in the thirteenth year they withdrew from him.

5  And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth- karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,

5  Therefore, in the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer arrived, and the kings who were with him. And they struck the Rephaim at Ashteroth of the two horns, and the Zuzim with them, and the Emim at Shaveh-Kiriathaim.

6  and the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.

6  And the Chorrhaeans in the mountains of Seir, to the turpentine tree of Pharan, which is in the desert.

7  And they turned back, and came to En-mishpat--the same is Kadesh--and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazazon-tamar.

7  And having turned back they came to the well of judgement; this is Cades, and they cut in pieces all the princes of Amalec, and the Amorites dwelling in Asasonthamar.

7  And they returned and arrived at the fountain of Mishpat, which is Kadesh. And they struck the entire region of the Amalekites, and the Amorites who dwelt in Hazazontamar.

8  And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela--the same is Zoar; and they set the battle in array against them in the vale of Siddim;

8  And the king of Sodom went out, and the king of Gomorrha, and king of Adama, and king of Seboim, and king of Balac, this is Segor, and they set themselves in array against them for war in the salt valley,

9  against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings against the five.

10  Now the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and they that remained fled to the mountain.

11  And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.

11  Then they took all the substance of the Sodomites and the Gomorrahites, and all that pertained to food, and they went away,

11  And the raiders took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way.

12  And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

12  along with both Lot, the son of Abram’s brother, who lived in Sodom, and his substance.

13  And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew--now he dwelt by the terebinths of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram.

13  And behold, one who had escaped reported it to Abram the Hebrew, who lived in the steep valley of Mamre the Amorite, who was the brother of Eshcol, and the brother of Aner. For these had formed an agreement with Abram.

14  And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.

14  And Abram having heard that Lot his nephew had been taken captive, numbered his own home-born servants three hundred and eighteen, and pursued after them to Dan.

14  When Abram had heard this, namely, that his brother Lot had been taken captive, he numbered three hundred and eighteen of his own armed men and he went in pursuit all the way to Dan.

15  And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

15  And he came upon them by night, he and his servants, and he smote them and pursued them as far as Choba, which is on the left of Damascus.

15  And dividing his company, he rushed upon them in the night. And he struck them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

16  And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.

16  And he recovered all the cavalry of Sodom, and he recovered Lot his nephew, and all his possessions, and the women and the people.

17  And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, at the vale of Shaveh--the same is the King's Vale.

18  And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine; and he was priest of God the Most High.

18  Then in truth, Melchizedek, the king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine, for he was a priest of the Most High God;

19  And he blessed him, and said: 'Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth;

19  he blessed him, and he said: “Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, who created heaven and earth.

20  and blessed be God the Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand.' And he gave him a tenth of all.

21  And the king of Sodom said unto Abram: 'Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.'

21  Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me these souls, and take the rest for yourself.”

22  And Abram said to the king of Sodom: 'I have lifted up my hand unto YHWH, God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth,

22  And he responded to him: “I lift up my hand to the Lord God, the Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,

23  that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say: I have made Abram rich;

23  that from one thread within a blanket, even to a single shoelace, I will not take anything from that which is yours, lest you say, ‘I have enriched Abram,’

24  save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre, let them take their portion.'

24  Except what things the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men that went with me, Eschol, Aunan, Mambre, these shall take a portion.

24  except that which the young men have eaten, and the shares for the men who came with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. These will take their shares.”

15:1  After these things the word of YHWH came unto Abram in a vision, saying: 'Fear not, Abram, I am thy shield, thy reward shall be exceeding great.'

1  And after these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I shield thee, thy reward shall be very great.

1  And so, these things having been transacted, the word of the Lord came to Abram by a vision, saying: “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your protector, and your reward is exceedingly great.”

15:2  And Abram said: 'O Lord GOD, what wilt Thou give me, seeing I go hence childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?'

2  And Abram said, Master and Lord, what wilt thou give me? whereas I am departing without a child, but the son of Masek my home-born female slave, this Eliezer of Damascus is mine heir.

15:3  And Abram said: 'Behold, to me Thou hast given no seed, and, lo, one born in my house is to be mine heir.'

3  And Abram said, I am grieved since thou hast given me no seed, but my home-born servant shall succeed me.

3  And Abram added: “Yet to me you have not given offspring. And behold, my servant born in my house will be my heir.”

15:4  And, behold, the word of YHWH came unto him, saying: 'This man shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.'

4  And immediately the word of the Lord came to him, saying: “This one will not be your heir. But he who will come from your loins, the same will you have for your heir.”

4  Then the LORD said to him, This man shall not be your heir; but your own son that shall come out of your own loins shall be your heir.

15:5  And He brought him forth abroad, and said: 'Look now toward heaven, and count the stars, if thou be able to count them'; and He said unto him: 'So shall thy seed be.'

5  And he brought him outside, and he said to him, “Take in the heavens, and number the stars, if you can.” And he said to him, “So also will your offspring be.”

15:6  And he believed in YHWH; and He counted it to him for righteousness.

6  And Abram believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

6  Abram believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.

15:7  And He said unto him: 'I am YHWH that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.'

7  And he said to him, “I am the Lord who led you away from Ur of the Chaldeans, so as to give you this land, and so that you would possess it.”

15:8  And he said: 'O Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?'

8  But he said, “Lord God, in what way may I be able to know that I will possess it?”

15:9  And He said unto him: 'Take Me a heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.'

9  And he said to him, Take for me an heifer in her third year, and a she-goat in her third year, and a ram in his third year, and a dove and a pigeon.

9  And the Lord responded by saying: “Take for me a cow of three years, and a she-goat of three years, and a ram of three years, also a turtle-dove and a pigeon.”

15:10  And he took him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each half over against the other; but the birds divided he not.

10  Taking all these, he divided them through the middle, and placed both parts opposite one another. But the birds he did not divide.

15:11  And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

11  And birds came down upon the bodies, even upon the divided parts of them, and Abram sat down by them.

15:12  And it came to pass, that, when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a dread, even a great darkness, fell upon him.

12  And about sunset a trance fell upon Abram, and lo! a great gloomy terror falls upon him.

12  And when the sun was setting, a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and a dread, great and dark, invaded him.

15:13  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;

13  And it was said to him: “Know beforehand that your future offspring will be sojourners in a land not their own, and they will subjugate them in servitude and afflict them for four hundred years.

15:14  and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge; and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

15:15  But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

15  And you shall depart from this life and go to your fathers in peace; and you shall be buried at a good old age.

15:16  And in the fourth generation they shall come back hither; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.'

16  But in the fourth generation, they will return here. For the iniquities of the Amorites are not yet completed, even to this present time.”

16  And after four centuries, they shall return here; for the iniquities of the Amorites are not yet full.

15:17  And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and there was thick darkness, behold a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch that passed between these pieces.

17  And when the sun was about to set, there was a flame, and behold a smoking furnace and lamps of fire, which passed between these divided pieces.

17  Then, when the sun had set, there came a dark mist, and there appeared a smoking furnace and a lamp of fire passing between those divisions.

15:18  In that day YHWH 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;

18  On that day, God formed a covenant with Abram, saying: “To your offspring I will give this land, from the river of Egypt, even to the great river Euphrates

15:19  the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite,

19  the land of the Kenites and the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites

15:20  and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Rephaim,

20  The Hittites, the Perizzites, the Giants,

15:21  and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite.'

21  The Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

16:1  Now Sarai Abram's wife bore him no children; and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

1  Now Sarai, the wife of Abram, had not conceived children. But, having an Egyptian handmaid named Hagar,

16:2  And Sarai said unto Abram: 'Behold now, YHWH hath restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may be that I shall be builded up through her.' And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

2  And Sara said to Abram, Behold, the Lord has restrained me from bearing, go therefore in to my maid, that I may get children for myself through her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sara.

2  she said to her husband: “Behold, the Lord has closed me, lest I give birth. Enter to my handmaid, so that perhaps I may receive sons of her at least.” And when he agreed to her supplication,

16:3  And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.

3  she took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, ten years after they began to live in the land of Canaan, and she gave her to her husband as a wife.

16:4  And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived; and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

4  And he entered to her. But when she saw that she had conceived, she despised her mistress.

16:5  And Sarai said unto Abram: 'My wrong be upon thee: I gave my handmaid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: YHWH judge between me and thee.'

5  And Sara said to Abram, I am injured by thee; I gave my handmaid into thy bosom, and when I saw that she was with child, I was dishonoured before her. The Lord judge between me and thee.

5  And Sarai said to Abram: “You have acted unfairly against me. I gave my handmaid into your bosom, who, when she saw that she had conceived, held me in contempt. May the Lord judge between me and you.”

16:6  But Abram said unto Sarai: 'Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes.' And Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.

6  Abram responded to her by saying, “Behold, your handmaid is in your hand to treat as it pleases you.” And so, when Sarai afflicted her, she took flight.

16:7  And the angel of YHWH found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

7  And when the Angel of the Lord had found her, near the fountain of water in the wilderness, which is on the way to Shur in the desert,

16:8  And he said: 'Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou?' And she said: 'I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.'

8  he said to her: “Hagar, handmaid of Sarai, where have you come from? And where will you go?” And she answered, “I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress.”

16:9  And the angel of YHWH said unto her: 'Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.'

16:10  And the angel of YHWH said unto her: 'I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

10  And again he said, “I will multiply your offspring continuously, and they will not be numbered because of their multitude.”

10  And again the angel of the LORD said to her, I will greatly multiply your descendants, that they can not be numbered because of their multitude.

16:11  And the angel of YHWH said unto her: 'Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Ishmael, because the YHWH hath heard thy affliction.

11  But thereafter he said: “Behold, you have conceived, and you will give birth to a son. And you shall call his name Ishmael, because the Lord has heard your affliction.

11  And the angel of the LORD said to her, Behold, you are with child, and shall bear a son, and you shall call his name Ishmael; because the LORD has heard of your afflictions.

16:12  And he shall be a wild ass of a man: his hand shall be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the face of all his brethren.'

12  He shall be a wild man, his hands against all, and the hands of all against him, and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

12  He will be a wild man. His hand will be against all, and all hands will be against him. And he will pitch his tents away from the region of all his brothers.”

16:13  And she called the name of YHWH that spoke unto her, Thou art a God of seeing; for she said: 'Have I even here seen Him that seeth Me?'

13  Then she called upon the name of the Lord who had spoken to her: “You are the God who has seen me.” For she said, “Certainly, here I have seen the back of the one who sees me.”

13  And she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, and said, Thou art God whom I saw; for she said, Behold, I have also seen a vision after he had seen me.

16:14  Wherefore the well was called 'Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

14  Therefore she called the well, The well of him whom I have openly seen; behold it is between Cades and Barad.

14  Because of this, she called that well: ‘The well of the one who lives and who sees me.’ The same is between Kadesh and Bered.

16:15  And Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

15  And Hagar gave birth to a son for Abram, who called his name Ishmael.

16:16  And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

16  Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael for him.

16  And Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.

17:1  And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, YHWH appeared to Abram, and said unto him: 'I am God Almighty; walk before Me, and be thou wholehearted.

1  And Abram was ninety-nine years old, and the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, I am thy God, be well-pleasing before me, and be blameless.

1  In truth, after he began to be ninety-nine years of age, the Lord appeared to him. And he said to him: “I am the Almighty God. Walk in my sight and become complete.

17:2  And I will make My covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.'

2  And I will set my covenant between me and you. And I will multiply you very exceedingly.”

17:3  And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying

3  Abram fell prone on his face.

17:4  'As for Me, behold, My covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.

4  And God said to him: “I AM, and my covenant is with you, and you will be the father of many nations.

17:5  Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.

5  And thy name shall no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraam, for I have made thee a father of many nations.

5  No longer will your name be called Abram. But you will be called Abraham, for I have established you as the father of many nations.

17:6  And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

6  And I will cause you to increase very greatly, and I will set you among the nations, and kings will come forth from you.

6  And I will make you fruitful, and multiply you exceedingly; and I will make you father of many nations, and kings shall come out of your loins.

17:7  And I will establish My covenant between Me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.

17:8  And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.'

17:9  And God said unto Abraham: 'And as for thee, thou shalt keep My covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations.

9  Again God said to Abraham: “And you therefore shall keep my covenant, and your offspring after you in their generations.

9  And God said to Abraham, You shall keep my covenant, you, and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

17:10  This is My covenant, which ye shall keep, between Me and you and thy seed after thee: every male among you shall be circumcised.

10  And this is the covenant which thou shalt fully keep between me and you, and between thy seed after thee for their generations; every male of you shall be circumcised.

17:11  And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of a covenant betwixt Me and you.

11  And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, so that it may be a sign of the covenant between me and you.

17:12  And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner, that is not of thy seed.

12  And the child of eight days old shall be circumcised by you, every male throughout your generations, and the servant born in the house and he that is bought with money, of every son of a stranger, who is not of thy seed.

12  An infant of eight days will be circumcised among you, every male in your generations. So also servants born to you, as well as those bought, shall be circumcised, even those who are not of your stock.

17:13  He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised; and My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

13  And my covenant shall be with your flesh as an eternal covenant.

17:14  And the uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken My covenant.'

14  The male, the flesh of whose foreskin will not be circumcised, that soul shall be eliminated from his people. For he has made my covenant void.”

17:15  And God said unto Abraham: 'As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.

15  God said also to Abraham: “Your wife Sarai, you shall not call Sarai, but Sarah.

15  Then God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, for Sarah is her name.

17:16  And I will bless her, and moreover I will give thee a son of her; yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be of her.'

17:17  Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart: 'Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?'

17  And Abraam fell upon his face, and laughed; and spoke in his heart, saying, Shall there be a child to one who is a hundred years old, and shall Sarrha who is ninety years old, bear?

17  Abraham fell on his face, and he laughed, saying in his heart: “Do you think a son can be born to a one hundred year old man? And will Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”

17:18  And Abraham said unto God: 'Oh that Ishmael might live before Thee!'

18  And Abraam said to God, Let this Ismael live before thee.

18  And he said to God, “If only Ishmael would live in your sight.”

17:19  And God said: Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.

19  And God said to Abraam, Yea, behold, Sarrha thy wife shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will establish my covenant with him, for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to him and to his seed after him.

17:20  And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee; behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

20  And concerning Ismael, behold, I have heard thee, and, behold, I have blessed him, and will increase him and multiply him exceedingly; twelve nations shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

20  Likewise, concerning Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I will bless and enlarge him, and I will multiply him greatly. He will produce twelve leaders, and I will make him into a great nation.

17:21  But My covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.'

21  Yet in truth, I will establish my covenant with Isaac, to whom Sarah will give birth for you at this time next year.”

17:22  And He left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

22  And when he had finished speaking with him, God ascended from Abraham.

22  And when God was through talking with him, he went up from Abraham.

17:23  And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

17:24  And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

24  Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he circumcised the flesh of his foreskin.

17:25  And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

25  And his son Ishmael had completed thirteen years at the time of his circumcision.

17:26  In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.

26  And at the period of that day, Abraam was circumcised, and Ismael his son,

26  On the very same day, Abraham was circumcised with his son Ishmael.

17:27  And all the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him.