1 Mosebog 14

1 Og det skete i de Dage, der Amrafel var Konge i Sinear, Ariok Konge i Elassar, Kedorlaomer Konge i Elam, og Thideal Konge over Gojim,

Now in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar, Arioch, king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of Goiim,

2 at de førte Krig mod Bera, Kongen af Sodoma, og imod Birsa, Kongen af Gomorra, Sineab, Kongen af Adma, og Semeber, Kongen af Zeboim, og Kongen af Bela, det er Zoar.

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 (which is Zoar).

3 Alle disse kom sammen i Siddims Dal, det er Salthavet.

All these came together in the valley of Siddim (which is the Salt Sea).

4 Tolv Aar havde de tjent Kedorlaomer, og i det trettende Aar vare de affaldne.

For twelve years they were under the rule of Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they put off his control.

5 Og i det fjortende Aar kom Kedorlaomer og de Konger, som vare med ham, og sloge Refaiterne i Astharoth-Karnaim og Susiterne i Ham og Emiterne i Schaveh-Kirjathaim

And in the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings who were on his side, overcame the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,

6 og Horiterne paa deres Bjerg Sejr indtil Parans Slette, som er ved Ørken.

And the Horites in their mountain Seir, driving them as far as El-paran, which is near the waste land.

7 Derefter vendte de om og kom til den Kilde Mispat, det er Kades, og sloge Amalekiternes hele Land og Amoriterne, som boede i Hazezon-Thamar.

Then they came back to En-mishpat (which is Kadesh), making waste all the country of the Amalekites and of the Amorites living in Hazazon-tamar.

8 Da drog Kongen af Sodoma ud og Kongen af Gomorra og Kongen af Adma og Kongen af Zeboim og Kongen af Bela, det er Zoar, og rustede sig mod dem til Strid udi Siddims Dal,

And the king of Sodom with the king of Gomorrah and the king of Admah and the king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela (that is Zoar), went out, and put their forces in position in the valley of Siddim,

9 imod Kedorlaomer, Kongen af Elam, og Thideal, Kongen over Gojim, og Amrafel, Kongen af Sinear, og Ariok, Kongen af Elassar, fire Konger mod fem.

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 Og Siddims Dal var fuld af Jordbegsgruber, og Kongen af Sodoma og Gomorra flyede, og de faldt deri; og de, som overbleve, flyede paa Bjerget.

Now the valley of Siddim was full of holes of sticky earth; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah were put to flight and came to their end there, but the rest got away to the mountain.

11 Og de toge alt det Gods, som var i Sodoma og Gomorra, og al deres Føde og droge bort.

And the four kings took all the goods and food from Sodom and Gomorrah and went on their way.

12 Og de toge Abrams Brodersøn, Lot, og hans Gods og droge bort; men han boede i Sodoma.

And in addition they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who was living in Sodom, and all his goods.

13 Da kom en, som var undkommen, og forkyndte Hebræeren Abram det; men han boede i Amoriten Mamres Lund; denne var Broder til Eskol og Broder til Aner, og disse vare i Forbund med Abram.

And one who had got away from the fight came and gave word of it to Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the holy tree of Mamre, the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and Aner, who were friends of Abram.

14 Der Abram hørte, at hans Broder var fangen, da væbnede han sine tre Hundrede og atten oplærte unge Karle, som vare fødte i hans Hus, og forfulgte dem til Dan.

And Abram, hearing that his brother's son had been made a prisoner, took a band of his trained men, three hundred and eighteen of them, sons of his house, and went after them as far as Dan.

15 Og han og hans Svende delte sig over dem om Natten og slog dem og forfulgte dem til Hoba, som ligger paa den venstre Side for Damaskus,

And separating his forces by night, he overcame them, putting them to flight and going after them as far as Hobah, which is on the north side of Damascus.

16 og han førte alt Godset tilbage, og tilmed Lot, sin Broder, og hans Gods førte han tilbage og desligeste Kvinderne og Folket.

And he got back all the goods, and Lot, his brother's son, with his goods and the women and the people.

17 Og Kongen af Sodoma gik ud imod ham, efter at han var kommen tilbage fra det Slag imod Kedorlaomer og de Konger, som vare med ham, til Schave-Dal, som kaldes Kongens Dal.

And when he was coming back after putting to flight Chedorlaomer and the other kings, he had a meeting with the king of Sodom in the valley of Shaveh, that is, the King's Valley.

18 Og Melkisedek, Kongen af Salem, bragte Brød og Vin, og han var den højeste Guds Præst.

And Melchizedek, king of Salem, the priest of the Most High God, took bread and wine,

19 Og han velsignede ham og sagde: Velsignet være Abram for den højeste Gud, som ejer Himmel og Jord,

And blessing him, said, May the blessing of the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth, be on Abram:

20 og velsignet være den højeste Gud, som gav dine Fjender i din Haand; og Abram gav ham Tiende af alt.

And let the Most High God be praised, who has given into your hands those who were against you. Then Abram gave him a tenth of all the goods he had taken.

21 Og Kongen af Sodoma sagde til Abram: Giv mig Folket, og tag Godset til dig.

And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the prisoners and take the goods for yourself.

22 Men Abram sagde til Kongen af Sodoma: Jeg har opløftet min Haand til Herren, den højeste Gud, som ejer Himmel og Jord,

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have taken an oath to the Lord, the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth,

23 at jeg ikke vil tage saa meget som en Traad eller Skotvinge af alt det, som tilhører dig, at du ikke skal sige: jeg har gjort Abram rig;

That I will not take so much as a thread or the cord of a shoe of yours; so that you may not say, I have given wealth to Abram:

24 undtagen det alene, som de unge Karle have fortæret, og de Mænds Del, som gik med mig, Aner, Eskol og Mamre, de maa tage deres Del.

Give me nothing but the food which the fighting-men who went with me have had; but let Aner and Eshcol and Mamre have their part of the goods.