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,

And it comes to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations,

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).

they have made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela, which [is] Zoar.

3 All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).

All these have been joined together to the Valley of Siddim, which [is] the Salt Sea;

4 Twelve years they served Kedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year, they rebelled.

[for] twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and the thirteenth year they rebelled.

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,

And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings who [are] with him, and they strike the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

6 and the Horite, in the hills of Seir, to El Paran, which is near the desert.

and the Horites in their Mount Seir, to El-Paran, which [is] by the wilderness;

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.

and they turn back and come to En-Mishpat, which [is] Kadesh, and strike the whole field of the Amalekite, and also the Amorite who is dwelling in Hazezon-Tamar.

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

And the king of Sodom goes out, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela, which [is] Zoar; and they set in array [for] battle with them in the Valley of Siddim,

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.

with Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with the five.

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.

And the Valley of Siddim [is] full of bitumen-pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah flee, and fall there, and those left have fled to the mountain.

11 They took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and left.

And they take the whole substance of Sodom and Gomorrah, and the whole of their food, and go away;

12 They also took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who lived in Sodom, and his possessions, and departed.

and they take Lot, Abram’s brother’s son (seeing he is dwelling in Sodom), and his substance, and go away.

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.

And one who is escaping comes and declares to Abram the Hebrew, and he is dwelling among the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner, and they [are] Abram’s allies.

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.

And Abram hears that his brother has been taken captive, and he draws out his trained servants, three hundred and eighteen, and pursues to Dan.

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.

And he divides himself against them by night, he and his servants, and strikes them, and pursues them to Hobah, which [is] at the left of Damascus;

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.

and he brings back the whole of the substance, and he has also brought back his brother Lot and his substance, and also the women and the people.

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).

And the king of Sodom goes out to meet him (after his turning back from the striking of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings who [are] with him), to the Valley of Shaveh, which [is] the king’s valley.

18 Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was priest of God Most High.

And Melchizedek king of Salem has brought out bread and wine, and he [is] priest of God Most High;

19 He blessed him, and said, "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth:

and he blesses him and says, “Blessed [is] Abram to God Most High, possessing the heavens and earth;

20 and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand." And he gave him a tenth of everything.

and blessed [is] God Most High, who has delivered your adversaries into your hand”; and he gives to him a tenth of all.

21 Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the people, and take the possessions for yourself."

And the king of Sodom says to Abram, “Give to me the persons, and take the substance to yourself,”

22 Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have lifted up my hand to God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth,

and Abram says to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted up my hand to YHWH, God Most High, possessing the heavens and earth—

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.'

from a thread even to a shoe-strap I do not take of anything which you have, that you do not say, I have made Abram rich;

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."

save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who have gone with me—Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre—they take their portion.”