Genesis 13

1 Abram went up out of Egypt: he, his wife, and all his possessions, and Lot with him, into the Negev.

Og Abram drog op af Ægypten, han og hans Hustru og alt det, han havde, og Lot med ham, mod Sønden.

2 Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.

Og Abram var meget rig paa Fæ, paa Sølv og paa Guld.

3 He went on his journeys from the Negev even to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,

Og han drog paa sine Rejser fra Sønden og indtil Bethel, indtil det Sted, hvor hans Telt var i Begyndelsen, imellem Bethel og imellem Ai,

4 to the place where he had first built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of God.

til det Alters Sted, som han havde gjort der i Førstningen; og Abram paakaldte der Herrens Navn.

5 Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.

Men og Lot, som vandrede med Abram, havde Faar og Fæ og Telte.

6 The land was not able to support them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to remain together.

Og Landet kunde ikke bære dem, at de kunde bo hos hverandre; thi deres Ejendom var megen, saa de kunde ikke bo tilsammen.

7 There was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite lived in the land at that time.

Og der var Trætte imellem Abrams Fæhyrder og imellem Lots Fæhyrder; og der boede den Gang Kananiter og Feresiter i Landet.

8 Abram said to Lot, "Please, let there be no strife between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are relatives.

Og Abram sagde til Lot: Kære, lad der ikke være Trætte imellem mig og imellem dig, og imellem mine Hyrder og imellem dine Hyrder; thi vi ere jo Brødre.

9 Isn't the whole land before you? Please separate yourself from me. If you go to the left hand, then I will go to the right. Or if you go to the right hand, then I will go to the left."

Er ikke det ganske Land for dig? Kære, skil dig fra mig; dersom du vil til den venstre Side, da vil jeg fare til den højre, og dersom du vil til den højre, da vil jeg fare til den venstre.

10 Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well-watered everywhere, like the garden of God, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. (This was before God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

Og Lot opløftede sine Øjne, og saa den ganske Slette ved Jordanen, thi den var vandrig overalt; førend Herren fordærvede Sodoma og Gomorra, var den som Herrens Have, som Ægyptens Land, henimod Zoar.

11 So Lot chose the Plain of the Jordan for himself. Lot traveled east, and they separated from each other.

Og Lot udvalgte sig hele Sletten ved Jordanen, og Lot drog Øster paa: den ene fra den anden.

12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan, and Lot lived in the cities of the plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.

Abram boede i Kanaans Land, og Lot boede i Stæderne paa Sletten og opslog Telte indtil Sodoma.

13 Now the people of Sodom were evil, sinning greatly against God.

Og de Mænd i Sodoma vare onde, og de syndede saare mod Herren.

14 And God said to Abram after Lot had departed from him, "Now, lift up your eyes, and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward,

Og Herren sagde til Abram, efter at Lot var skilt fra ham: Kære, opløft dine Øjne; og se fra det Sted, hvor du er, mod Norden og mod Sønden og mod Østen og mod Vesten.

15 for all the land which you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever.

Thi alt det Land, som du ser, det vil jeg give dig og dit Afkom evindeligen.

16 I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, then your offspring also could be counted.

Og jeg vil gøre dit Afkom som Støv paa Jorden; dersom nogen kan tælle Støvet paa Jorden, da skal ogsaa dit Afkom tælles.

17 Arise, walk through the land in its length and in its breadth; for I will give it to you."

Staa op, vandre igennem Landet, i dets Længde og i dets Bredde; thi dig vil jeg give det.

18 Abram moved his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to God.

Saa opslog Abram Telt og kom og boede i Mamre Lund, som er i Hebron, og byggede der Herren et Alter.