Genesis 15
1 After these things the word of Jehovah came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, thy exceeding great reward.
Nogen Tid efter kom HERRENS Ord til Abram i et Syn således: "Frygt ikke, Abram, jeg er dit Skjold; din Løn skal blive såre stor!"
2 And Abram said, Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give me? seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus.
Men Abram svarede: "Herre", HERRE, hvad kan du give mig, når jeg dog går barnløs bort, og en Mand fra Damaskus, Eliezer, skal arve mit Hus."
3 And Abram said, Lo, to me thou hast given no seed, and behold, a son of my house will be mine heir.
Og Abram sagde: "Du har jo intet Afkom givet mig, og se, min Hustræl kommer til at arve mig!"
4 And behold, the word of Jehovah [came] to him, saying, This shall not be thine heir, but he that will come forth out of thy body shall be thine heir.
Og se, HERRENs Ord kom til ham således: "Han kommer ikke til at arve dig, men den, der udgår af dit Liv, han skal arve dig."
5 And he led him out, and said, Look now toward the heavens, and number the stars, if thou be able to number them. And he said to him, So shall thy seed be!
Derpå 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: "Således skal dit Afkom blive!"
6 And he believed Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him [as] righteousness.
Da troede Abram HERREN, og han regnede ham det til Retfærdighed.
7 And he said to him, I am Jehovah who brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give thee this land to possess it.
Derpå sagde han til ham: "Jeg er HERREN, som førte dig bort fra Ur Kasdim for at give dig dette Land i Eje!"
8 And he said, Lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall possess it?
Men han svarede: "Herre, HERRE, hvorpå kan jeg kende, at jeg skal få det i Eje?"
9 And he said to him, Take me a heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.
Da sagde han til ham: "Tag mig en treårs Kvie, en treårs Ged og en treårs Væder, en Turteldue og en Småfugl!"
10 And he took all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid the half of each opposite its fellow; but the birds he did not divide.
Så tog han alle disse Dyr skar dem midt over og lagde Halvdelene over for hinanden; dog skar han ikke Fuglene over.
11 And the birds of prey came down on the carcases; and Abram scared them away.
Da slog der Rovfugle ned på de døde Kroppe, men Abram skræmmede dem bort.
12 And as the sun was just going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, a horror, a great darkness, fell upon him.
Da Solen så var ved at gå ned, faldt der Dvale over Abram, og se, Rædsel faldt over ham, et stort Mørke.
13 And he said to Abram, Know assuredly that thy seed will be a sojourner in a land [that is] not theirs, and they shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years.
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 År.
14 But also that nation which they shall serve I will judge; and afterwards they shall come out with great property.
Dog vil jeg også dømme det Folk, de kommer til at trælle for, og siden skal de vandre ud med meget Gods.
15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
Men du skal fare til dine Fædre i Fred og blive jordet i en god Alderdom.
16 And [in the] fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
I fjerde Slægtled skal de vende tilbage hertil; thi endnu er Amoriternes Syndeskyld ikke fuldmoden."
17 And it came to pass when the sun had gone down, and it was dark, that behold, there was a smoking furnace, and a flame of fire which passed between those pieces.
Da Solen var gået ned og Mørket faldet på, viste der sig en rygende Ovn med en flammende Ildslue, der skred frem mellem de sønderskårne Kroppe.
18 On the same day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates;
På den Dag sluttede HERREN Pagt med Abram, idet han sagde: "Dit Afkom giver jeg dette Land fra Ægyptens Bæk til den store Flod, Eufratfloden,
19 the Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,
det er Keniterne, Henizziterne, Kadmoniterne,
20 and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaim,
Hetiterne, Perizziterne, Refaiterne,
21 and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
Amoriterne, Kana'anæerne, Girgasjiterne, Hivviterne og Jebusiterne."
