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!«

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

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, Master [and] Lord, what will you 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.]

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

And Abram said, [I am grieved] since you have given me no seed, but my home-born [servant] shall succeed me.

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 immediately there was a voice of the Lord to him, saying, This shall not be your heir; but he that shall come out of you 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 out and said to him, Look up now to heaven, and count the stars, if you shall be able to number them fully, and he said, Thus shall your seed be.

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

And Abram believed God, and it was counted 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 to him, I am God that brought you out of the land of the Chaldeans, so as to give you this land to inherit.

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

And he said, Master [and] Lord, how 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 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.

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

So he took to him all these, and divided them in the midst, and set them opposite to each other, but the birds he did not divide.

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

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

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

And about sunset a trance fell upon Abram, and behold! a great gloomy terror falls 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 it was said to Abram, You shall surely know that your seed shall be a sojourner in a land not their won, and they shall enslave them, and afflict them, and humble 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 the nation whoever they shall serve I will judge; and after this, they shall come forth hither with much property.

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

But you shall depart to your fathers in peace, nourished in a good old age.

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

And in the fourth generation they shall return hither, for the sins of the Amorites are not yet filled up, even until now.

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 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.

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 that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, To your seed I will give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates.

19 det er Keniterne, Kenizziterne, Kadmoniterne,

The Kenites, and the Kenezites, and the Kedmoneans,

20 Hetiterne, Perizziterne, Refaiterne,

and the Chettites, and the Pherezites, and the Raphaim,

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

and the Amorites, and the Chananites, and the Evites, and the Gergesites, and the Jebusites.