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.

After these things hath the word of Jehovah been unto Abram in a vision, saying, 'Fear not, Abram, I [am] a shield to thee, thy reward [is] exceeding great.'

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.

And Abram saith, 'Lord Jehovah, what dost Thou give to me, and I am going childless? and an acquired son in my house is Demmesek Eliezer.'

3 And Abram said, Lo, to me thou hast given no seed, and behold, a son of my house will be mine heir.

And Abram saith, 'Lo, to me Thou hast not given seed, and lo, a domestic doth heir me.'

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.

And lo, the word of Jehovah [is] unto him, saying, 'This [one] doth not heir thee; but he who cometh out from thy bowels, he doth heir thee;'

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!

and He bringeth him out without, and saith, 'Look attentively, I pray thee, towards the heavens, and count the stars, if thou art able to count them;' and He saith to him, 'Thus is thy seed.'

6 And he believed Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him [as] righteousness.

And he hath believed in Jehovah, and He reckoneth it to him — righteousness.

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.

And He saith unto him, 'I [am] Jehovah who brought thee out from Ur of the Chaldees, to give to thee this land to possess it;'

8 And he said, Lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall possess it?

and he saith, 'Lord Jehovah, whereby do I know that I possess it?'

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.

And He saith unto him, 'Take for Me a heifer of three years, and a she-goat of three years, and a ram of three years, and a turtle-dove, and a young bird;'

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.

and he taketh to him all these, and separateth them in the midst, and putteth each piece over against its fellow, but the bird he hath not divided;

11 And the birds of prey came down on the carcases; and Abram scared them away.

and the ravenous birds come down upon the carcases, and Abram causeth them to turn back.

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.

And the sun is about to go in, and deep sleep hath fallen upon Abram, and lo, a terror of great darkness is falling upon him;

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.

and He saith to Abram, 'knowing — know that thy seed is a sojourner in a land not theirs, and they have served them, and they have afflicted them four hundred years,

14 But also that nation which they shall serve I will judge; and afterwards they shall come out with great property.

and the nation also whom they serve I judge, and after this they go out with great substance;

15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

and thou — thou comest in unto thy fathers in peace; thou art buried in a good old age;

16 And [in the] fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

and the fourth generation doth turn back hither, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.'

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.

And it cometh to pass — the sun hath gone in, and thick darkness hath been — and lo, a furnace of smoke, and a lamp of fire, which hath passed over between those pieces.

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;

In that day hath Jehovah made with Abram a covenant, saying, 'To thy seed I have given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Phrat,

19 the Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,

with the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite,

20 and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaim,

and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Rephaim,

21 and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite.'