Genesis 15
1 After these things, came the word of Yahweh unto Abram, in a vision saying, —Do not fear Abram, I am a shield to thee, thine exceeding great reward.
Nogen Tid efter kom HERRENS Ord til Abram i et Syn således: "Frygt ikke, Abram, jeg er dit Skjold; din Løn skal blive såre stor!"
2 And Abram said My Lord Yahweh, what canst thou give me, when, I, am going on childless, —and the heir of my house, is Eliezer, of Damascus,
Men Abram svarede: "Herre", HERRE, hvad kan du give mig, når jeg dog går barnløs bort, og en Mand fra Damaskus, Eliezer, skal arve mit Hus."
3 And Abram said—Lo, to me, hast thou not given seed, —And lo! a son of my household, is mine heir!
Og Abram sagde: "Du har jo intet Afkom givet mig, og se, min Hustræl kommer til at arve mig!"
4 And lo! the word of Yahweh [came] unto him, saying, This one, shall not be thine heir: But one who cometh forth of thy body—he shall be thine heir.
Og se, HERRENs Ord kom til ham således: "Han kommer ikke til at arve dig, men den, der udgår af dit Liv, han skal arve dig."
5 And he brought him forth abroad and said—Look steadfastly. I pray thee towards the heavens, and number the stars, if thou be able to number, them, And he said to him, Thus, shall be thy seed.
Derpå førte han ham ud i det fri og sagde: "Se op mod Himmelen og prøv, om du kan tælle Stjernerne!" Og han sagde til ham: "Således skal dit Afkom blive!"
6 And he had faith in Yahweh, —so he reckoned it to him as righteousness.
Da troede Abram HERREN, og han regnede ham det til Retfærdighed.
7 And he said unto him, —I, am Yahweh, who brought thee forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
Derpå sagde han til ham: "Jeg er HERREN, som førte dig bort fra Ur Kasdim for at give dig dette Land i Eje!"
8 And he said, My Lord Yahweh, whereby, can I know that I shall inherit it?
Men han svarede: "Herre, HERRE, hvorpå kan jeg kende, at jeg skal få det i Eje?"
9 And he said unto him, Take for me a heifer three years old, and a she-goat three years old, and a ram three years old, and a turtle-dove and a young pigeon.
Da sagde han til ham: "Tag mig en treårs Kvie, en treårs Ged og en treårs Væder, en Turteldue og en Småfugl!"
10 So he took for him all these, and divided them, in the midst, and placed each piece over against its fellow, but the birds, divided he not.
Så tog han alle disse Dyr skar dem midt over og lagde Halvdelene over for hinanden; dog skar han ikke Fuglene over.
11 Then came down the birds of prey upon the carcass, and Abram drove them away.
Da slog der Rovfugle ned på de døde Kroppe, men Abram skræmmede dem bort.
12 And it came to pass when, the sun, was about to go in, and, a deep sleep, had fallen upon Abram, lo! a terror a great darkness, was falling upon him.
Da Solen så var ved at gå ned, faldt der Dvale over Abram, og se, Rædsel faldt over ham, et stort Mørke.
13 And he said to Abram—Thou must surely know, that, sojourners, will thy seed become in a land not theirs, and shall serve them and they will humble them, four hundred years;
Og han sagde til Abram: "Vide skal du, at dit Afkom skal bo som fremmede i et Land, der ikke er deres eget; de skal trælle for dem og mishandles af dem i 400 År.
14 moreover also, the nation whom they will serve, I, am going to judge, and after that, shall they come forth with great substance.
Dog vil jeg også dømme det Folk, de kommer til at trælle for, og siden skal de vandre ud med meget Gods.
15 But, thou, shalt go in unto thy fathers in peace, thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
Men du skal fare til dine Fædre i Fred og blive jordet i en god Alderdom.
16 And, in the fourth generation, shall they return hither, —for not complete, is the iniquity of the Amorites, as yet,
I fjerde Slægtled skal de vende tilbage hertil; thi endnu er Amoriternes Syndeskyld ikke fuldmoden."
17 So it came to pass when, the sun, had gone in, and, a thick darkness, had come on, that lo there was a smoking hearth and torch of fire, which passed through between these pieces.
Da Solen var gået ned og Mørket faldet på, viste der sig en rygende Ovn med en flammende Ildslue, der skred frem mellem de sønderskårne Kroppe.
18 In that day, did Yahweh solemnise with Abram a covenant, saying, —To thy seed, have I given this land, from the river of Egypt as far as the great river—the river Euphrates:
På den Dag sluttede HERREN Pagt med Abram, idet han sagde: "Dit Afkom giver jeg dette Land fra Ægyptens Bæk til den store Flod, Eufratfloden,
19 the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite;
det er Keniterne, Henizziterne, Kadmoniterne,
20 and the Hittite and the Perizzite, and the Rephaim;
Hetiterne, Perizziterne, Refaiterne,
21 and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite.
Amoriterne, Kana'anæerne, Girgasjiterne, Hivviterne og Jebusiterne."
