< Genesis 14 >

1 It happened in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar, Arioch, king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of Goiim,
當暗拉非作示拿王,亞略作以拉撒王,基大老瑪作以攔王,提達作戈印王的時候,
2 that 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 (that is, Zoar).
他們都攻打所多瑪王比拉、蛾摩拉王比沙、押瑪王示納、洗扁王善以別,和比拉王;比拉就是瑣珥。
3 All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
這五王都在西訂谷會合;西訂谷就是鹽海。
4 Twelve years they served Kedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year, they rebelled.
他們已經事奉基大老瑪十二年,到十三年就背叛了。
5 In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him came and attacked the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
十四年,基大老瑪和同盟的王都來在亞特律‧加寧,殺敗了利乏音人,在哈麥殺敗了蘇西人,在沙微‧基列亭殺敗了以米人,
6 and the Horite, in the hills of Seir, to El Paran, which is near the desert.
在何利人的西珥山殺敗了何利人,一直殺到靠近曠野的伊勒‧巴蘭。
7 They returned, and came to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and attacked all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that lived in Hazazon Tamar.
他們回到安‧密巴,就是加低斯,殺敗了亞瑪力全地的人,以及住在哈洗遜‧他瑪的亞摩利人。
8 The king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) came out; and they took up battle positions in the Valley of Siddim
於是所多瑪王、蛾摩拉王、押瑪王、洗扁王,和比拉王(比拉就是瑣珥)都出來,在西訂谷擺陣,與他們交戰,
9 against Kedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings against the five.
就是與以攔王基大老瑪、戈印王提達、示拿王暗拉非、以拉撒王亞略交戰;乃是四王與五王交戰。
10 Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and those who remained fled to the hills.
西訂谷有許多石漆坑。所多瑪王和蛾摩拉王逃跑,有掉在坑裏的,其餘的人都往山上逃跑。
11 They took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and left.
四王就把所多瑪和蛾摩拉所有的財物,並一切的糧食都擄掠去了;
12 They also took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who lived in Sodom, and his possessions, and departed.
又把亞伯蘭的姪兒羅得和羅得的財物擄掠去了。當時羅得正住在所多瑪。
13 One who had escaped came and told Abram, the Hebrew. Now he lived by the oaks of Mamre, the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were allies of Abram.
有一個逃出來的人告訴希伯來人亞伯蘭;亞伯蘭正住在亞摩利人幔利的橡樹那裏。幔利和以實各並亞乃都是弟兄,曾與亞伯蘭聯盟。
14 When Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he mobilized his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.
亞伯蘭聽見他姪兒被擄去,就率領他家裏生養的精練壯丁三百一十八人,直追到但,
15 He divided his forces against them at night, he and his servants, and attacked them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is north of Damascus.
便在夜間,自己同僕人分隊殺敗敵人,又追到大馬士革左邊的何把,
16 He brought back all the possessions, and also brought back his relative, Lot, and his possessions, as well as the women and the other people.
將被擄掠的一切財物奪回來,連他姪兒羅得和他的財物,以及婦女、人民也都奪回來。
17 The king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the defeat of Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, at the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley).
亞伯蘭殺敗基大老瑪和與他同盟的王回來的時候,所多瑪王出來,在沙微谷迎接他;沙微谷就是王谷。
18 Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was priest of God Most High.
又有撒冷王麥基洗德帶着餅和酒出來迎接;他是至高上帝的祭司。
19 He blessed him, and said, "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth:
他為亞伯蘭祝福,說:「願天地的主、至高的上帝賜福與亞伯蘭!
20 and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand." And he gave him a tenth of everything.
至高的上帝把敵人交在你手裏,是應當稱頌的!」亞伯蘭就把所得的拿出十分之一來,給麥基洗德。
21 Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the people, and take the possessions for yourself."
所多瑪王對亞伯蘭說:「你把人口給我,財物你自己拿去吧!」
22 Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have lifted up my hand to God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth,
亞伯蘭對所多瑪王說:「我已經向天地的主-至高的上帝耶和華起誓:
23 that I will not take a thread nor a sandal strap nor anything that is yours, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich.'
凡是你的東西,就是一根線、一根鞋帶,我都不拿,免得你說:『我使亞伯蘭富足!』
24 I will accept nothing from you except that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. Let them take their portion."
只有僕人所吃的,並與我同行的亞乃、以實各、幔利所應得的分,可以任憑他們拿去。」

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