Genesis 14
1 Now in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar, Arioch, king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of Goiim,
Empat raja, yaitu: Amrafel dari Babilonia, Ariokh dari Elasar, Kedorlaomer dari Elam, dan Tideal dari Goyim
2 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).
berperang melawan lima raja lain, yaitu: Bera dari Sodom, Birsya dari Gomora, Syinab dari Adma, Semeber dari Zeboim, dan raja dari Bela yang disebut juga Zoar.
3 All these came together in the valley of Siddim (which is the Salt Sea).
Kelima raja itu bersekutu dan mengumpulkan tentara mereka di Lembah Sidim, yang sekarang disebut Laut Mati.
4 For twelve years they were under the rule of Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they put off his control.
Selama dua belas tahun mereka dikuasai oleh Raja Kedorlaomer, tetapi dalam tahun yang ketiga belas, mereka memberontak melawan dia.
5 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,
Dalam tahun keempat belas, Kedorlaomer dan sekutu-sekutunya datang dengan tentara mereka dan mengalahkan orang Refaim di Asyterot-Karnaim, orang Zuzim di Ham, orang Emim di Syawe-Kiryataim,
6 And the Horites in their mountain Seir, driving them as far as El-paran, which is near the waste land.
dan orang Hori di pegunungan Edom, lalu mengejar mereka sejauh El-Paran di pinggir padang gurun.
7 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.
Setelah itu para pengejar balik lagi dan kembali ke En-Mispat yang sekarang disebut Kades. Mereka menaklukkan seluruh tanah Amalek serta mengalahkan orang Amori yang tinggal di Hazezon-Tamar.
8 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,
Kemudian raja-raja dari Sodom, Gomora, Adma, Zeboim dan Bela mengatur barisan tentara mereka di Lembah Sidim lalu berperang
9 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.
melawan raja-raja dari Elam, Goyim, Babilonia, dan Elasar; jadi, lima raja melawan empat.
10 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.
Lembah itu penuh dengan sumur aspal, dan ketika raja-raja dari Sodom dan Gomora berusaha melarikan diri dari peperangan, mereka jatuh ke dalam sumur-sumur itu. Ketiga raja lainnya berhasil lolos dan lari ke pegunungan.
11 And the four kings took all the goods and food from Sodom and Gomorrah and went on their way.
Keempat raja yang menang, merampas segala-galanya di Sodom dan Gomora, termasuk bahan makanan, lalu pergi.
12 And in addition they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who was living in Sodom, and all his goods.
Lot kemanakan Abram juga bertempat tinggal di Sodom, karena itu ia pun dibawa oleh musuh beserta segala harta bendanya.
13 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.
Tetapi seorang yang berhasil lolos melaporkan semua kejadian itu kepada Abram, orang Ibrani itu. Abram tinggal dekat pohon-pohon keramat tempat ibadat milik Mamre, seorang Amori. Mamre dan saudara-saudaranya, yaitu Eskol dan Aner adalah teman-teman sekutu Abram.
14 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.
Ketika Abram mendengar bahwa kemanakannya tertawan, dikumpulkannya semua orang di dalam perkemahannya, yakni yang pandai berperang, sebanyak 318 orang, lalu mengejar keempat raja itu sampai ke kota Dan.
15 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.
Di situ Abram membagi orang-orangnya atas beberapa kelompok, lalu menyerang musuh pada waktu malam dan mengalahkan mereka. Ia mengejar mereka sampai ke Hoba di sebelah utara kota Damsyik.
16 And he got back all the goods, and Lot, his brother's son, with his goods and the women and the people.
Abram berhasil merebut kembali barang-barang yang telah dirampas, juga Lot dengan segala harta bendanya, dan para wanita dan tawanan lainnya.
17 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.
Sesudah mengalahkan Raja Kedorlaomer dengan raja-raja sekutunya, Abram kembali. Lalu raja Sodom pergi menyongsong dia di Lembah Syawe yang disebut juga Lembah Raja.
18 And Melchizedek, king of Salem, the priest of the Most High God, took bread and wine,
Melkisedek, raja Salem yang juga menjabat imam Allah Yang Mahatinggi, membawa roti dan anggur untuk Abram,
19 And blessing him, said, May the blessing of the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth, be on Abram:
lalu memberkati Abram, katanya, "Semoga Allah Yang Mahatinggi, yang telah menciptakan langit dan bumi, memberkati Abram!
20 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.
Terpujilah Allah Yang Mahatinggi, yang telah memberikan kepadamu kemenangan atas musuhmu." Setelah itu Abram memberikan kepada Melkisedek sepersepuluh dari segala barang rampasan yang telah dibawanya kembali.
21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the prisoners and take the goods for yourself.
Lalu berkatalah raja Sodom kepada Abram, "Ambillah barang rampasan itu, tetapi sudilah mengembalikan kepadaku semua orang-orangku."
22 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,
Tetapi Abram menjawab, "Saya bersumpah di hadapan TUHAN, Allah Yang Mahatinggi, Pencipta langit dan bumi,
23 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:
bahwa saya tak akan mengambil apa-apa dari milikmu, bahkan sehelai benang atau sepotong tali sandal pun tidak. Dengan begitu engkau tidak akan dapat berkata, 'Sayalah yang membuat Abram menjadi kaya.'
24 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.
Saya tidak mau mengambil apa-apa untuk saya sendiri. Saya hanya mau menerima apa yang telah dipakai oleh orang-orang saya. Tetapi biarlah teman-teman sekutu saya, yakni Aner, Eskol dan Mamre, mengambil bagian mereka."
