Genesis 14
1 In a region to the east, there were four kings [who were friends/allies]. They were King Amraphel of Babylonia, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Chedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim.
Aconteció que en los días de Amrafel, rey de Sínear; Arioc, rey de Elasar; Codorlaómer, rey de Elam, y Tidal, de Goím,
2 In an area to the west, there were five other kings. They were King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, the city that is now called Zoar.
hicieron guerra a Bera, rey de Sodoma; a Birsá, rey de Gomorra; a Sinab, rey de Adamá; a Seméber, rey de Seboím, y al rey de Bela, que es Segor.
3 Those five kings and their armies gathered together in Siddim Valley, which is also called the Dead Sea [Valley], to fight against the four kings and their armies. King Chedorlaomer and his army [conquered the armies of those five kings, and demanded that those kings pay him tribute money each year].
Todos estos se juntaron en el valle de Siddim, que (ahora) es el Mar Salado.
4 For twelve years he ruled them. But during the thirteenth year they rebelled [and refused to keep giving him tribute money].
Doce años habían servido a Codorlaómer, mas el año decimotercero se rebelaron.
5 The next year, King Chedorlaomer and the other kings that were his allies took their armies and defeated the Repha people-group in Ashteroth-Karnaim and the Zuz people-group in Ham, and the Emi people-group in Shaveh-Kiriathaim.
Vinieron, pues, en el año decimocuarto Codorlaómer, y los reyes con él coaligados y derrotaron a los refaítas en Astarot-Carnaim, a los susitas en Ham, a los emeos en Savé-Cariataim,
6 They also defeated the Hor people-group in the hilly area of Seir as far as El-Paran near the desert.
y a los horreos en sus montes en Seír, hasta El-Farán, que está junto al desierto.
7 Then they turned back and went to Mishpat [city], which is now called Kadesh. They conquered all the land belonging to the Amalek people-group and the Amor people-group who were living in Hazazon-Tamar [town].
Y volviéndose vinieron a En-Mispar, que es Cades, y derrotaron todo el campo de los amalecitas, y también a los amorreos que habitaban en Hazazón-Tamar.
8 Then the armies of the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim and Bela marched out to fight the armies of the other four kings in Siddim Valley. That valley is close to the Salt/Dead Sea.
Salieron entonces el rey de Sodoma, y el rey de Gomorra, y el rey de Adamá, y el rey de Seboím, y el rey de Bela, que es Segor, y ordenaron batalla contra ellos en el valle de Siddim;
9 They fought against the armies of Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, Tidal the king of Goiim, Amraphel the king of Shinar, and Arioch the king of Ellasar. The armies of four kings were fighting against the armies of five kings.
esto es, contra Codorlaómer, rey de Elam; Tidal, rey de Gím; Amrafel, rey de Sinear, y Arioc, rey de Elasar; cuatro reyes contra cinco.
10 The Siddim Valley was full of tar pits. So when the armies of the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah tried to run away, many of the men fell into the tar pits. The others escaped and ran away to the hills.
Ahora bien, había en el valle de Siddim muchísimos pozos de betún; cuando huyeron los reyes de Sodoma y Gomorra cayeron en ellos. Los demás huyeron a la montaña.
11 As [the armies of the five kings] fled, [the armies of the four kings] seized all of the valuable things in Sodom and Gomorrah, including all the food.
(Los invasores) se llevaron toda la hacienda de Sodoma y Gomorra y todos sus víveres y se marcharon.
12 They also captured Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom at that time.
Se llevaron también a Lot, hijo del hermano de Abram, y su hacienda, pues él habitaba en Sodoma, y se fueron.
13 Abram was living near the big trees near Mamre, who belonged to the Amor people-group. Abram had made an agreement with Mamre and his two brothers, Eshcol and Aner, [that they would help each other if there was a war].
Mas uno que escapó, fue a avisar a Abram el hebreo, el cual habitaba en el encinar de Mamré, el amorreo, hermano de Escol y hermano de Aner, los cuales eran aliados de Abram.
14 One of the men who escaped from the battle told Abram what had happened and that his nephew Lot had been captured and taken away. So Abram summoned 318 men who were his servants, men who had been with Abram since they were born. They all went together and pursued their enemies as far north as Dan [city].
Y como oyese Abram que su hermano había sido hecho prisionero, reclutó entre los siervos nacidos en su casa a los más adiestrados, en número de trescientos diez y ocho, y persiguió (a los invasores) hasta Dan.
15 During the night, Abram divided the men into several groups, and they attacked their enemies from various directions and defeated them. They pursued them as far as Hobah, which was north of Damascus [city].
Y habiendo dividió su tropa (cayó) sobre ellos durante la noche, él y sus siervos, los derrotó y los persiguió hasta Hobá, que está a la izquierda de Damasco.
16 Abram’s men recovered all of the goods that had been taken. They also rescued Lot and all his possessions and also the women and others who had been captured by their enemies.
Y recuperó toda la hacienda, y también a su hermano Lot con sus bienes; y asimismo a las mujeres y la gente.
17 As Abram was returning home after he and his men had defeated the armies of King Chedorlaomer and the other kings who had fought alongside him, the king of Sodom went north to meet him in Shaveh Valley, which people call the King’s Valley.
Cuando regresaba tras la derrota de Codorlaómer y de los reyes que con él estaba, le salió al encuentro el rey de Sodoma en el valle de Savé, que es el valle del Rey.
18 The king of Salem [city], whose name was Melchizedek, was also a priest who offered sacrifices to the Supreme God. He brought some bread and wine to Abram.
Entonces Melquisedec, rey de Salem, presentó pan y vino, pues era sacerdote del Dios altísimo.
19 Then he blessed Abram, saying “I ask the Supreme God, the one who created heaven and earth, to bless you.
Y le bendijo, diciendo “¡Bendito sea Abram del Dios altísimo, Señor del cielo y de la tierra!
20 The Supreme God has enabled you to defeat [MTY] your enemies, so we should praise/thank him.” Then Abram gave to Melchizedek a tenth part of all the things he had captured.
¡Y bendito sea el Dios altísimo, que puso tus enemigos en sus manos!” Y le dio (Abram) el diezmo de todo.
21 The king of Sodom said to Abram, “You can keep all the goods you recovered. Just let me take back the people from my city whom you rescued.”
Dijo luego el rey de Sodoma a Abram: “Dame la gente, mas la hacienda tómala para ti.”
22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have solemnly promised [MTY] to Yahweh, the Supreme God, the one who created heaven and earth,
Pero Abram dijo al rey de Sodoma: “Levanto mi mano (jurando) por Yahvé, Dios altísimo, Señor del cielo y de la tierra,
23 that I will not accept even one thread or a thong of a sandal from anything that belongs to you. As a result, you will never be able to say, ‘I caused Abram to become rich.’
que ni un hilo, ni la correa de un zapato, tomaré de lo que es tuyo, no sea que digas: “Yo he enriquecido a Abram”;
24 The only thing I will accept is the food that my men have eaten. But Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre went with me and fought alongside me, so let them also have a share of the goods we brought back.” [So the king of Sodom agreed to what he said].
a excepción de lo que han comido los muchachos, y la porción de esos varones que vinieron conmigo, Aner, Escol y Mamré. Estos tomarán su porción.”
