Genesis 13
1 So Abram and Sarai left Egypt, and they took along all his possessions, and Lot went with them to the Negev [Desert].
亞巴郎帶了妻子和他所有的一切，與羅特一同由埃及上來，往乃革布去。
2 Abram was very rich. He owned a lot of livestock, silver and gold.
亞巴郎有許多牲畜和金銀。
3 They continued traveling from place to place from the Negev [Desert] toward Bethel [town] to the place between Bethel and Ai where they had previously set up their tents,
他由乃革布逐漸往貝特耳移動帳幕，到了先前他在貝特耳與哈依之間，支搭帳幕的地方，
4 and where Abram had made a stone altar and worshiped Yahweh.
亦即他先前築了祭壇，呼求上主之名的地方。
5 Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks of sheep and goats and herds of cattle, and tents.
與亞巴郎同行的羅特，也有羊群、牛群和帳幕，
6 But they had so many animals that they could not all stay in the same area. There was not enough land to provide water and food for all their animals.
那地方容不下他們住在一起，因為他們的產業太多，無法住在一起。
7 Furthermore, the descendants of Canaan and Perizzi were also living in that area, and the land really belonged to them. And the men who took care of Abram’s animals started quarreling with the men who took care of Lot’s animals.
牧放亞巴郎牲畜的人與牧放羅特牲畜的人，時常發生口角－－當時客納罕人和培黎齊人尚住在那裏。
8 So Abram said to Lot, “Since we are close relatives, it is not good for us two to quarrel, or for the men who take care of your animals to quarrel with the men who take care of my animals.
亞巴郎遂對羅特說：「在我與你，我的牧人與你的牧人之間，請不要發生口角，因為我們是至親。
9 There is plenty of land for both of us. So we should separate. You can choose whatever part you want [RHQ]. If you want the area over there, I will stay here. If you want the area here, I will go over there.”
所有的地方不是都在你面前嗎﹖請你與我分開。你若往左，我就往右；你若往右，我就往左。」
10 Lot looked around toward Zoar [town], and saw that there was plenty of water all over the plain near the Jordan [River]. It was like the park/garden in Eden, and like the land in Egypt. [That was before Yahweh destroyed [the cities of] Sodom and Gomorrah which were on that plain.]
羅特舉目看見約但河整個平原，直到左哈爾一帶全有水灌溉，－－這是在上主消滅索多瑪和哈摩辣以前的事，－－有如上主的樂園，有如埃及地。
11 So Lot chose the land in the plain of the Jordan [River]. He left his uncle, Abram, and moved east.
羅特選了約但河的整個平原，遂興東方遷移；這樣，他們就彼此分開了：
12 Abram stayed in the Canaan area, and Lot started to live near the cities in the plain of the Jordan [River], and he set up his tents near Sodom [city].
亞巴郎住在客納罕地；羅特住在平原的城市中，漸漸移動帳幕，直到索多瑪。
13 [You need to know that] people who lived there were extremely wicked.
索多瑪人在上主面前罪大惡極。
14 After Abram and Lot separated, Yahweh said to Abram, “Look around at this whole area where you are. Look north and south, look east and west.
羅特與亞巴郎分離以後，上主對亞巴郎說：「請你舉起眼來，由你所在的地方，向東西南北觀看；
15 I will give to you and your descendants all the land that you see; I will give it to you forever.
凡你看見的地方，我都要永遠賜給你和你的後裔。
16 I will cause your descendants to be as numerous as particles of dust! [It will be easier] to count the particles of dust than it will be to count your descendants [HYP].
我要使你的後裔有如地上的灰塵；如果人能數清地上的灰塵，也能數清你的後裔。
17 Walk through the land in every direction, because I am going to give it all to you.”
你起來，縱橫走遍這地，因為我要將這地賜給你。」
18 So Abram [and his men] took down their tents and moved to Hebron and started to live by the huge trees [at the town] Mamre. He placed a stone altar there to [make sacrifices to] Yahweh.
於是亞巴郎移動了帳幕，來到赫貝龍的瑪默勒橡樹區居住，在那裏給上主築了一座祭壇。
