创世记 13
1 亚伯兰带着他的妻子与罗得，并一切所有的，都从埃及上南地去。
So Abram left Egypt and went back into the Negev along with Sarai, Lot, and everyone with them, as well as all their possessions.
2 亚伯兰的金、银、牲畜极多。
Abram was very rich, having many herds of livestock and a great deal of silver and gold.
3 他从南地渐渐往伯特利去，到了伯特利和艾的中间，就是从前支搭帐棚的地方，
He left the Negev and traveled in stages to Bethel, back to the place where he'd camped before, between Bethel and Ai.
4 也是他起先筑坛的地方；他又在那里求告耶和华的名。
This was where he'd first built an altar. He worshiped the Lord there as he had done previously.
5 与亚伯兰同行的罗得也有牛群、羊群、帐棚。
Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had many flocks, herds, and tents,
6 那地容不下他们；因为他们的财物甚多，使他们不能同居。
so much so that the available land couldn't support both of them—they had so much livestock they couldn't stay together anymore.
7 当时，迦南人与比利洗人在那地居住。亚伯兰的牧人和罗得的牧人相争。
Abram's and Lot's herdsmen were arguing, and in addition the Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land at that time.
8 亚伯兰就对罗得说：“你我不可相争，你的牧人和我的牧人也不可相争，因为我们是骨肉。
So Abram said to Lot, “Please don't let's have arguments between us, or between our herdsmen, because we're family.
9 遍地不都在你眼前吗？请你离开我：你向左，我就向右；你向右，我就向左。”
You see all this land that's available right in front of you? We have to split up. If you choose to go to the left, I'll go to the right. If you choose to go to the right, I'll go to the left.”
10 罗得举目看见约旦河的全平原，直到琐珥，都是滋润的，那地在耶和华未灭所多玛、蛾摩拉以先如同耶和华的园子，也像埃及地。
Lot looked over the whole Jordan valley towards Zoar, and saw that it was well-watered, looking like the Garden of Eden, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
11 于是罗得选择约旦河的全平原，往东迁移；他们就彼此分离了。
So Lot chose the whole Jordan valley and went east, and the two separated from each other.
12 亚伯兰住在迦南地，罗得住在平原的城邑，渐渐挪移帐棚，直到所多玛。
Abram went to live in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled down among the towns in the valley, setting up his tents near Sodom.
13 所多玛人在耶和华面前罪大恶极。
(The people of Sodom were very wicked, committing terrible sins that offended the Lord.)
14 罗得离别亚伯兰以后，耶和华对亚伯兰说：“从你所在的地方，你举目向东西南北观看；
After separating from Lot, the Lord told Abram, “Look around you from where you're standing, to the north, south, east, and west.
15 凡你所看见的一切地，我都要赐给你和你的后裔，直到永远。
I'm giving all this land you see to you and your descendants forever.
16 我也要使你的后裔如同地上的尘沙那样多，人若能数算地上的尘沙才能数算你的后裔。
You will have so many descendants that they'll be like the dust of the earth. If anyone could count dust then they could count the number of your descendants!
17 你起来，纵横走遍这地，因为我必把这地赐给你。”
Go and walk through the whole land in all directions because I'm giving it to you.”
18 亚伯兰就搬了帐棚，来到希伯 、幔利的橡树那里居住，在那里为耶和华筑了一座坛。
So Abram went to live at Hebron, setting up his tents among the oaks at Mamre, where he built an altar to the Lord.
