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 Jehovah came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield; your reward will 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.«
Abram said, "Lord, what will you give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?"
3 Og Abram sagde: »Du har jo intet Afkom givet mig, og se, min Hustræl kommer til at arve mig!«
Then Abram said, "Look, to me you have given no offspring, and look, one born in my house is my 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 look, the word of God came to him, saying, "This man will not be your heir, but he who will come forth out of your own body will 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 outside, and said, "Look now toward the sky, and count the stars, if you are able to count them." And he said to him, "So will your descendants be."
6 Da troede Abram HERREN, og han regnede ham det til Retfærdighed.
And he believed God, and it was credited to him as 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, who brought you out of Ur Kasdim to give you this land to possess."
8 Men han svarede: »Herre, HERRE, hvorpaa kan jeg kende, at jeg skal faa det i Eje?«
But he said, "Lord, how can I know that I will possess 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, "Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, 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.
He brought him all of these, and divided them in the middle, and placed each half opposite the other; but he did not divide the birds.
11 Da slog der Rovfugle ned paa de døde Kroppe, men Abram skræmmede dem bort.
And the birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but 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.
When the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. And look, a terror of great darkness fell on 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 to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will live as foreigners in a land that is not theirs; and they will be enslaved there. And they will oppress 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.
But I will also judge that nation whom they will serve. And afterward they will come out with many possessions.
15 Men du skal fare til dine Fædre i Fred og blive jordet i en god Alderdom.
But you will go to your fathers in peace. You will be buried in a good old age.
16 I fjerde Slægtled skal de vende tilbage hertil; thi endnu er Amoriternes Syndeskyld ikke fuldmoden.«
In the fourth generation they will come here again, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete."
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.
It came to pass that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, look, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these 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,
On that day God made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Perath:
19 det er Keniterne, Kenizziterne, Kadmoniterne,
the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites,
20 Hetiterne, Perizziterne, Refaiterne,
the Hethites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,
21 Amoriterne, Kana'anæerne, Girgasjiterne, Hivviterne og Jebusiterne.«
the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Hivites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites."
