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].
og Abram drog atter med sin Hustru og al sin Ejendom fra Ægypten op til Sydlandet, og Lot drog med ham.
2 Abram was very rich. He owned a lot of livestock, silver and gold.
Abram var meget rig på kvæghjorde, Sølv og Guld;
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,
og han vandrede fra Lejrplads til Lejrplads og nåede fra Sydlandet til Betel, til det Sted, hvor hans Teltlejr havde stået første Gang, mellem Betel og Aj,
4 and where Abram had made a stone altar and worshiped Yahweh.
til det Sted, hvor han forrige Gang havde rejst et Alter; og Abram påkaldte der HERRENs Navn.
5 Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks of sheep and goats and herds of cattle, and tents.
Og Lot, der drog med Abram, ejede ligeledes Småkvæg, Hornkvæg og Telte.
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.
Men Landet formåede ikke at rumme dem, så de kunde bo sammen; thi deres Hjorde var for store til, at de kunde bo sammen.
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.
Da opstod der Strid mellem Abrams og Lots Hyrder; det var dengang Kana'anæerne og Perizziterne boede i Landet.
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.
Abram sagde derfor til Lot: "Der må ikke være Strid mellem os to eller mellem mine og dine Hyrder, vi er jo Frænder!
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.”
Ligger ikke hele Landet dig åbent? Skil dig hellere fra mig; vil du til venstre, så går jeg til højre, og vil du til højre, så går jeg til venstre!"
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.]
Da så Lot sig omkring, og da han så, at hele Jordanegnen (det var før HERREN ødelagde Sodoma og Gomorra) var vandrig som HERRENs Have, som Ægyptens Land, hen ad Zoar til,
11 So Lot chose the land in the plain of the Jordan [River]. He left his uncle, Abram, and moved east.
valgte han sig hele Jordanegnen. Så brød Lot op og drog østerpå, og de skiltes,
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].
idet Abram slog sig ned i Kana'ans Land, medens Lot slog sig ned i Jordanegnens Byer og drog med sine Telte fra Sted til Sted helt hen til Sodoma.
13 [You need to know that] people who lived there were extremely wicked.
Men Mændene i Sodoma var ugudelige og store Syndere mod HERREN.
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.
Efter at Lot havde skilt sig fra Abram, sagde HERREN til denne: "Løft dit Blik og se dig om der, hvor du står, mod Nord, mod Syd, mod Øst og mod Vest;
15 I will give to you and your descendants all the land that you see; I will give it to you forever.
thi hele det Land, du ser, vil jeg give dig og dit Afkom til evig Tid,
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].
og jeg vil gøre dit Afkom som Jordens Støv, så at det lige så lidt skal kunne tælles, som nogen kan tælle Jordens Støv.
17 Walk through the land in every direction, because I am going to give it all to you.”
Drag nu gennem Landet på Kryds og tværs, thi dig giver jeg det!"
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.
Så drog Abram fra Sted til Sted med sine Telte og kom til Mamres Lund i Hebron, hvor han slog sig ned og byggede HERREN et Alter.
