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.

And after these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I shield you, your reward shall be very great.

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,

And Abram said, Master [and] Lord, what will you give me? whereas I am departing without a child, but the son of Masek my home-born female slave, this Eliezer of Damascus [is mine heir.]

3 And Abram said—Lo, to me, hast thou not given seed, —And lo! a son of my household, is mine heir!

And Abram said, [I am grieved] since you have given me no seed, but my home-born [servant] shall succeed me.

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.

And immediately there was a voice of the Lord to him, saying, This shall not be your heir; but he that shall come out of you shall be your heir.

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.

And he brought him out and said to him, Look up now to heaven, and count the stars, if you shall be able to number them fully, and he said, Thus shall your seed be.

6 And he had faith in Yahweh, —so he reckoned it to him as righteousness.

And Abram believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

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.

And he said to him, I am God that brought you out of the land of the Chaldeans, so as to give you this land to inherit.

8 And he said, My Lord Yahweh, whereby, can I know that I shall inherit it?

And he said, Master [and] Lord, how shall I know that I shall inherit it?

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.

And he said to him, Take for me an heifer in her third year, and a she-goat in her third year, and a ram in his third year, and a dove and a pigeon.

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.

So he took to him all these, and divided them in the midst, and set them opposite to each other, but the birds he did not divide.

11 Then came down the birds of prey upon the carcass, and Abram drove them away.

And birds came down upon the bodies, [even] upon the divided parts of them, and Abram sat down by them.

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.

And about sunset a trance fell upon Abram, and behold! a great gloomy terror falls upon him.

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;

And it was said to Abram, You shall surely know that your seed shall be a sojourner in a land not their won, and they shall enslave them, and afflict them, and humble them four hundred years.

14 moreover also, the nation whom they will serve, I, am going to judge, and after that, shall they come forth with great substance.

And the nation whoever they shall serve I will judge; and after this, they shall come forth hither with much property.

15 But, thou, shalt go in unto thy fathers in peace, thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

But you shall depart to your fathers in peace, nourished in a good old age.

16 And, in the fourth generation, shall they return hither, —for not complete, is the iniquity of the Amorites, as yet,

And in the fourth generation they shall return hither, for the sins of the Amorites are not yet filled up, even until now.

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.

And when the sun was about to set, there was a flame, and behold a smoking furnace and lamps of fire, which passed between these divided pieces.

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:

In that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, To your seed I will give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates.

19 the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite;

The Kenites, and the Kenezites, and the Kedmoneans,

20 and the Hittite and the Perizzite, and the Rephaim;

and the Chettites, and the Pherezites, and the Raphaim,

21 and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite.

and the Amorites, and the Chananites, and the Evites, and the Gergesites, and the Jebusites.