Genesis 13
1 So Abram left Egypt and went back into the Negev along with Sarai, Lot, and everyone with them, as well as all their possessions.
og Abram drog atter med sin Hustru og al sin Ejendom fra Ægypten op til Sydlandet, og Lot drog med ham.
2 Abram was very rich, having many herds of livestock and a great deal of silver and gold.
Abram var meget rig paa Kvæghjorde, Sølv og Guld;
3 He left the Negev and traveled in stages to Bethel, back to the place where he'd camped before, between Bethel and Ai.
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 This was where he'd first built an altar. He worshiped the Lord there as he had done previously.
til det Sted, hvor han forrige Gang havde rejst et Alter; og Abram paakaldte der HERRENS Navn.
5 Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had many flocks, herds, and tents,
Og Lot, der drog med Abram, ejede ligeledes Smaakvæg, Hornkvæg og Telte.
6 so much so that the available land couldn't support both of them—they had so much livestock they couldn't stay together anymore.
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 Abram's and Lot's herdsmen were arguing, and in addition the Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land at that time.
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 don't let's have arguments between us, or between our herdsmen, because we're family.
Abram sagde derfor til Lot: »Der maa ikke være Strid mellem os to eller mellem mine og dine Hyrder, vi er jo Frænder!
9 You see all this land that's available right in front of you? We have to split up. If you choose to go to the left, I'll go to the right. If you choose to go to the right, I'll go 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 Lot looked over the whole Jordan valley towards Zoar, and saw that it was well-watered, looking like the Garden of Eden, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
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 So Lot chose the whole Jordan valley and went east, and the two separated from each other.
valgte han sig hele Jordanegnen. Saa brød Lot op og drog østerpaa, og de skiltes,
12 Abram went to live in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled down among the towns in the valley, setting up his tents near 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 (The people of Sodom were very wicked, committing terrible sins that offended the Lord.)
Men Mændene i Sodoma var ugudelige og store Syndere mod HERREN.
14 After separating from Lot, the Lord told Abram, “Look around you from where you're standing, to the north, south, 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 staar, mod Nord, mod Syd, mod Øst og mod Vest;
15 I'm giving all this land you see to you and your descendants forever.
thi hele det Land, du ser, vil jeg give dig og dit Afkom til evig Tid,
16 You will have so many descendants that they'll be like the dust of the earth. If anyone could count dust then they could count the number of your descendants!
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 Go and walk through the whole land in all directions because I'm giving it to you.”
Drag nu gennem Landet paa Kryds og tværs, thi dig giver jeg det!«
18 So Abram went to live at Hebron, setting up his tents among the oaks at Mamre, where he built an altar 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.
