Genesis 13

1 Therefore, Abram ascended from Egypt, he and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, toward the southern region.

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

2 But he was very wealthy by the possession of gold and silver.

Abram var meget rig paa Kvæghjorde, Sølv og Guld;

3 And he returned by the way that he came, from the meridian into Bethel, all the way to the place where before he had pitched his tent, between Bethel and Hai.

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

4 There, at the place of the altar he had made before, he again called upon the name of the Lord.

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

5 But Lot also, who was with Abram, had flocks of sheep, and cattle, and tents.

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

6 Neither was the land able to contain them, so that they might dwell together. Indeed, their substance was so great that they could not live in common.

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

7 And then there also arose a conflict between the shepherds of Abram and of Lot. Now at that time the Canaanite and the Perizzite lived in that land.

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

8 Therefore, Abram said to Lot: “I ask you, let there be no quarrel between me and you, and between my shepherds and your shepherds. For we are brothers.

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

9 Behold, the entire land is before your eyes. Withdraw from me, I beg you. If you will go to the left, I will take the right. If you choose the right, I will pass to the left.”

Ligger ikke hele Landet dig aabent? Skil dig hellere fra mig; vil du til venstre, saa gaar jeg til højre, og vil du til højre, saa gaar jeg til venstre!«

10 And so Lot, lifting up his eyes, saw all the region around the Jordan, which was thoroughly irrigated, before the Lord overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It was like the Paradise of the Lord, and it was like Egypt, approaching toward Zoar.

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

11 And Lot chose for himself the region around the Jordan, and he withdrew by way of the east. And they were divided, one brother from the other.

valgte han sig hele Jordanegnen. Saa brød Lot op og drog østerpaa, og de skiltes,

12 Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan. In truth, Lot stayed in the towns that were around the Jordan, and he lived in 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 very wicked, and they were sinners before the Lord beyond measure.

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

14 And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot was divided from him: “Lift up your eyes, and gaze out from the place where you are now, to the north and to the meridian, to the east and to the west.

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

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

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

16 And I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth. If any man is able to number the dust of the earth, he will be able to number your offspring as well.

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

17 Arise and walk through the land in its length, and breadth. For I will give it to you.”

Drag nu gennem Landet paa Kryds og tværs, thi dig giver jeg det!«

18 Therefore, moving his tent, Abram went and dwelt by the steep valley of Mamre, which is in Hebron. And he built an altar there to the Lord.

Saa 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.