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].
Subió, pues, Abram desde Egipto hacia el Neguev con su esposa, Lot y todo lo que poseía.
2 Abram was very rich. He owned a lot of livestock, silver and gold.
Abram era muy rico en ganado, en plata y en oro.
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,
Anduvo en sus jornadas desde el Neguev hasta Bet-ʼEl, al lugar donde plantó su tienda al comienzo, entre Bet-ʼEl y Hai,
4 and where Abram had made a stone altar and worshiped Yahweh.
al lugar del altar que antes hizo. Allí Abram invocó el Nombre de Yavé.
5 Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks of sheep and goats and herds of cattle, and tents.
También Lot, quien iba con Abram, tenía rebaños, ganado vacuno y tiendas.
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.
Pero la tierra no era suficiente para que ellos vivieran juntos, porque sus posesiones eran muchas. Ya no podían vivir juntos.
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.
Hubo disputa entre los pastores del ganado de Abram y los de Lot. En aquel tiempo el cananeo y el ferezeo habitaban en la tierra.
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.
Y Abram dijo a Lot: Te ruego que no haya contienda entre tú y yo, ni entre mis pastores y tus pastores, pues somos hermanos.
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.”
¿No está toda esta tierra delante de ti? Te ruego que te separes de mí. Si vas a la izquierda, yo iré a la derecha, y si [vas] a la derecha, yo iré a la izquierda.
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.]
Lot levantó sus ojos y vio toda la llanura del Jordán, la cual era toda de regadío, como el huerto de Yavé, como la tierra de Egipto en dirección a Zoar. [Esto fue] antes que Yavé destruyera a Sodoma y Gomorra
11 So Lot chose the land in the plain of the Jordan [River]. He left his uncle, Abram, and moved east.
Lot escogió toda la llanura del Jordán y salió luego hacia el oriente. Se separaron el uno del otro.
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].
Abram vivió en tierra de Canaán. Lot vivió en las ciudades de la llanura y sus tiendas fueron plantadas hasta Sodoma.
13 [You need to know that] people who lived there were extremely wicked.
Pero la gente de Sodoma era muy perversa y pecadora contra Yavé.
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.
Después que Lot se separó de su lado, Yavé dijo a Abram: Ahora levanta tus ojos y desde el lugar donde estás mira hacia el norte, el Neguev, el oriente y hacia el mar,
15 I will give to you and your descendants all the land that you see; I will give it to you forever.
porque toda la tierra que tú ves la daré a ti y a tu descendencia para siempre.
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].
Mira, tu descendencia será como el polvo de la tierra. Si alguien puede contar el polvo de la tierra, tu descendencia podrá ser contada.
17 Walk through the land in every direction, because I am going to give it all to you.”
Levántate, recorre esta tierra a lo largo y a lo ancho, pues te la daré.
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.
Entonces Abram movió su tienda y vivió en el robledal de Mamre que está en Hebrón. Allí edificó un altar a Yavé.
