Genesis 13

1 So Abram went up out of Egypt into the Negev—he and his wife and all his possessions—and Lot was with him.

og Abram drog atter med sin Hustru og al sin Ejendom fra Ægypten op til Sydlandet, og Lot drog med ham.

2 And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.

Abram var meget rig på kvæghjorde, Sølv og Guld;

3 From the Negev he journeyed from place to place toward Bethel, until he came to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been pitched,

og han vandrede fra Lejrplads til Lejrplads og nåede fra Sydlandet til Betel, til det Sted, hvor hans Teltlejr havde stået første Gang, mellem Betel og Aj,

4 to the site where he had built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD.

til det Sted, hvor han forrige Gang havde rejst et Alter; og Abram påkaldte der HERRENs Navn.

5 Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.

Og Lot, der drog med Abram, ejede ligeledes Småkvæg, Hornkvæg og Telte.

6 But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist.

Men Landet formåede ikke at rumme dem, så de kunde bo sammen; thi deres Hjorde var for store til, at de kunde bo sammen.

7 And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land.

Da opstod der Strid mellem Abrams og Lots Hyrder; det var dengang Kana'anæerne og Perizziterne boede i Landet.

8 So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are brothers.

Abram sagde derfor til Lot: "Der må ikke være Strid mellem os to eller mellem mine og dine Hyrder, vi er jo Frænder!

9 Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”

Ligger ikke hele Landet dig åbent? Skil dig hellere fra mig; vil du til venstre, så går jeg til højre, og vil du til højre, så går jeg til venstre!"

10 And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

Da så Lot sig omkring, og da han så, at hele Jordanegnen (det var før HERREN ødelagde Sodoma og Gomorra) var vandrig som HERRENs Have, som Ægyptens Land, hen ad Zoar til,

11 So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company.

valgte han sig hele Jordanegnen. Så brød Lot op og drog østerpå, og de skiltes,

12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

idet Abram slog sig ned i Kana'ans Land, medens Lot slog sig ned i Jordanegnens Byer og drog med sine Telte fra Sted til Sted helt hen til Sodoma.

13 But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.

Men Mændene i Sodoma var ugudelige og store Syndere mod HERREN.

14 After Lot had departed, the LORD said to Abram, “Now lift up your eyes from the place where you are, and look to the north and south and east and west,

Efter at Lot havde skilt sig fra Abram, sagde HERREN til denne: "Løft dit Blik og se dig om der, hvor du står, mod Nord, mod Syd, mod Øst og mod Vest;

15 for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.

thi hele det Land, du ser, vil jeg give dig og dit Afkom til evig Tid,

16 I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

og jeg vil gøre dit Afkom som Jordens Støv, så at det lige så lidt skal kunne tælles, som nogen kan tælle Jordens Støv.

17 Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.”

Drag nu gennem Landet på Kryds og tværs, thi dig giver jeg det!"

18 So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.

Så drog Abram fra Sted til Sted med sine Telte og kom til Mamres Lund i Hebron, hvor han slog sig ned og byggede HERREN et Alter.