1 Mosebog 15

1 Nogen Tid efter kom HERRENS Ord til Abram i et Syn saaledes: »Frygt ikke, Abram, jeg er dit Skjold; din Løn skal blive saare stor!«

After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am your shield, and your exceeding great reward.

2 Men Abram svarede: »Herre, HERRE, hvad kan du give mig, naar jeg dog gaar barnløs bort, og en Mand fra Damaskus, Eliezer, skal arve mit Hus.«

And Abram said, LORD God, what will you give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

3 Og Abram sagde: »Du har jo intet Afkom givet mig, og se, min Hustræl kommer til at arve mig!«

And Abram said, Behold, to me you have given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

4 Og se, HERRENS Ord kom til ham saaledes: »Han kommer ikke til at arve dig, men den, der udgaar af dit Liv, han skal arve dig.«

And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be your heir; but he that shall come forth out of your own bowels shall be your heir.

5 Derpaa førte han ham ud i det fri og sagde: »Se op mod Himmelen og prøv, om du kan tælle Stjernerne!« Og han sagde til ham: »Saaledes skal dit Afkom blive!«

And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if you be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall your seed be.

6 Da troede Abram HERREN, og han regnede ham det til Retfærdighed.

And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

7 Derpaa sagde han til ham: »Jeg er HERREN, som førte dig bort fra Ur-Kasdim for at give dig dette Land i Eje!«

And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought you out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land to inherit it.

8 Men han svarede: »Herre, HERRE, hvorpaa kan jeg kende, at jeg skal faa det i Eje?«

And he said, LORD God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

9 Da sagde han til ham: »Tag mig en treaars Kvie, en treaars Ged og en treaars Væder, en Turteldue og en Smaafugl!«

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 Saa tog han alle disse Dyr skar dem midt over og lagde Halvdelene over for hinanden; dog skar han ikke Fuglene over.

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 Da slog der Rovfugle ned paa de døde Kroppe, men Abram skræmmede dem bort.

And when the fowls came down upon the carcasses, Abram drove them away.

12 Da Solen saa var ved at gaa ned, faldt der Dvale over Abram, og se, Rædsel faldt over ham, et stort Mørke.

And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

13 Og han sagde til Abram: »Vide skal du, at dit Afkom skal bo som fremmede i et Land, der ikke er deres eget; de skal trælle for dem og mishandles af dem i 400 Aar.

And he said unto Abram, Know certainly that your seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not their's, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

14 Dog vil jeg ogsaa dømme det Folk, de kommer til at trælle for, og siden skal de vandre ud med meget Gods.

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

15 Men du skal fare til dine Fædre i Fred og blive jordet i en god Alderdom.

And you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age.

16 I fjerde Slægtled skal de vende tilbage hertil; thi endnu er Amoriternes Syndeskyld ikke fuldmoden.«

But in the fourth generation they shall come here again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

17 Da Solen var gaaet ned og Mørket faldet paa, viste der sig en rygende Ovn med en flammende Ildslue, der skred frem mellem de sønderskaarne Kroppe.

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 Paa den Dag sluttede HERREN Pagt med Abram, idet han sagde: »Dit Afkom giver jeg dette Land fra Ægyptens Bæk til den store Flod, Eufratfloden,

In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto your seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

19 det er Keniterne, Kenizziterne, Kadmoniterne,

The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,

20 Hetiterne, Perizziterne, Refaiterne,

And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,

21 Amoriterne, Kana'anæerne, Girgasjiterne, Hivviterne og Jebusiterne.«

And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.