创世记 15
1 这事以后，耶和华在异象中有话对亚伯兰说：“亚伯兰，你不要惧怕！我是你的盾牌，必大大地赏赐你。”
And so whanne these thingis weren don, the word of the Lord was maad to Abram bi a visioun, and seide, Abram, nyle thou drede, Y am thi defender, and thi meede is ful greet.
2 亚伯兰说：“主耶和华啊，我既无子，你还赐我什么呢？并且要承受我家业的是大马士革人以利以谢。”
And Abram seide, Lord God, what schalt thou yyue to me? Y schal go with oute fre children, and this Damask, sone of Elieser, the procuratour of myn hous, schal be myn eir.
3 亚伯兰又说：“你没有给我儿子；那生在我家中的人就是我的后嗣。”
And Abram addide, Sotheli thou hast not youe seed to me, and, lo! my borun seruaunt schal be myn eir.
4 耶和华又有话对他说：“这人必不成为你的后嗣；你本身所生的才成为你的后嗣。”
And anoon the word of the Lord was maad to hym, and seide, This schal not be thin eir, but thou schalt haue hym eir, that schal go out of thi wombe.
5 于是领他走到外边，说：“你向天观看，数算众星，能数得过来吗？”又对他说：“你的后裔将要如此。”
And the Lord ledde out Abram, and seide to hym, Biholde thou heuene, and noumbre thou sterris, if thou maist. And the Lord seide to Abram, So thi seed schal be.
6 亚伯兰信耶和华，耶和华就以此为他的义。
Abram bileuede to God, and it was arettid to hym to riytfulnesse.
7 耶和华又对他说：“我是耶和华，曾领你出了迦勒底的吾珥，为要将这地赐你为业。”
And God seide to hym, Y am the Lord, that ladde thee out of Vr of Caldeis, that Y schulde yyue this lond to thee, and thou schuldist haue it in possessioun.
8 亚伯兰说：“主耶和华啊，我怎能知道必得这地为业呢？”
And Abram seide, Lord God, wherbi may I wite that Y schal welde it?
9 他说：“你为我取一只三年的母牛，一只三年的母山羊，一只三年的公绵羊，一只斑鸠，一只雏鸽。”
And the Lord answerde, and seide, Take thou to me a cow of thre yeer, and a geet of thre yeer, and a ram of thre yeer, a turtle also, and a culuer.
10 亚伯兰就取了这些来，每样劈开，分成两半，一半对着一半地摆列，只有鸟没有劈开。
Which took alle these thingis, and departide tho bi the myddis, and settide euer eithir partis ech ayens other; but he departide not the briddis.
11 有鸷鸟下来，落在那死畜的肉上，亚伯兰就把它吓飞了。
And foulis camen doun on the careyns, and Abram drof hem awey.
12 日头正落的时候，亚伯兰沉沉地睡了；忽然有惊人的大黑暗落在他身上。
And whanne the sunne was gon doun, drede felde on Abram, and a greet hidousenesse and derk asaylide him.
13 耶和华对亚伯兰说：“你要的确知道，你的后裔必寄居别人的地，又服事那地的人；那地的人要苦待他们四百年。
And it was seid to hym, Wite thou bifore knowinge, that thi seed schal be pilgrim foure hundrid yeer in a lond not his owne, and thei schulen make hem suget to seruage, and thei schulen turment hem;
14 并且他们所要服事的那国，我要惩罚，后来他们必带着许多财物从那里出来。
netheles Y schal deme the folk to whom thei schulen serue; and aftir these thingis thei schulen go out with greet catel.
15 但你要享大寿数，平平安安地归到你列祖那里，被人埋葬。
Forsothe thou schalt go to thi fadris in pees, and schalt be biried in good age.
16 到了第四代，他们必回到此地，因为亚摩利人的罪孽还没有满盈。”
Sotheli in the fourthe generacioun thei schulen turne ayen hidir, for the wickidnesses of Amoreis ben not yit fillid, `til to present tyme.
17 日落天黑，不料有冒烟的炉并烧着的火把从那些肉块中经过。
Therfor whanne the sunne was gon doun, a derk myst was maad, and a furneis smokynge apperide, and a laumpe of fier, and passide thorou tho departingis.
18 当那日，耶和华与亚伯兰立约，说：“我已赐给你的后裔，从埃及河直到幼发拉底大河之地，
In that dai the Lord made a couenaunt of pees with Abram, and seide, Y schal yyue to thi seed this lond, fro the ryuer of Egipt til to the greet ryuer Eufrates; Cyneis,
19 就是基尼人、基尼洗人、甲摩尼人、
and Cyneseis, and Cethmoneis, and Etheis,
20 赫人、比利洗人、利乏音人、
and Fereseis, and Raphaym, and Amorreis,
21 亚摩利人、迦南人、革迦撒人、耶布斯人之地。”
and Cananeis, and Gergeseis, and Jebuseis.
