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.
En los días de Amrafel, rey de Sinar; Arioc, rey de Elasar; Quedorlaomer, rey de Elam; y Tidal, rey de Goim,
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 la guerra a Bera, rey de Sodoma; a Birsa, rey de Gomorra; a Sinab, rey de Adma; a Semeber, rey de Zeboim; y al rey de Bela (también llamado Zoar).
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 ellos se unieron en el valle de Sidim (también llamado Mar Salado).
4 For twelve years he ruled them. But during the thirteenth year they rebelled [and refused to keep giving him tribute money].
Sirvieron a Quedorlaomer durante doce años, y en el año trece 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.
En el decimocuarto año Quedorlaomer y los reyes que estaban con él vinieron y golpearon a los refaítas en Astarot Karnaim, a los zuzim en Ham, a los emim en Save Quiriataim,
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 horeos en su monte Seir, hasta El Paran, 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].
Volvieron y llegaron a En Mispat (también llamado Cades), y atacaron todo el país de los amalecitas, y también a los amorreos que vivían 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 el rey de Sodoma y el rey de Gomorra, el rey de Adma, el rey de Zeboim y el rey de Bela (también llamada Zoar), y prepararon la batalla contra ellos en el valle de Sidim
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.
contra Quedorlaomer, rey de Elam, Tidal, rey de Goim, Amrafel, rey de Sinar, y Arioc, rey de Elasar; cuatro reyes contra los 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.
El valle de Sidim estaba lleno de pozos de brea, y los reyes de Sodoma y Gomorra huyeron, y algunos cayeron allí. Los que quedaron huyeron a las colinas.
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.
Tomaron todos los bienes de Sodoma y Gomorra, y toda su comida, y se fueron.
12 They also captured Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom at that time.
Tomaron a Lot, el hijo del hermano de Abram, que vivía en Sodoma, y sus bienes, 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].
Uno que había escapado vino y se lo contó a Abram, el hebreo. En aquel tiempo, vivía junto a los robles de Mamre, el amorreo, hermano de Escol y hermano de Aner. 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].
Cuando Abram se enteró de que su pariente estaba cautivo, sacó a sus trescientos dieciocho hombres entrenados, nacidos en su casa, y los persiguió 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].
Se dividió contra ellos de noche, él y sus siervos, y los atacó, y los persiguió hasta Hoba, 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.
Hizo volver todos los bienes, y también hizo volver a su pariente Lot y sus bienes, y también a las mujeres y a las demás personas.
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.
El rey de Sodoma salió a recibirlo después de su regreso de la matanza de Quedorlaomer y de los reyes que estaban con él, en el valle de Save (es decir, 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.
Melquisedec, rey de Salem, sacó pan y vino. 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.
Lo bendijo y dijo: “Bendito sea Abram del Dios Altísimo, poseedor 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.
Bendito sea el Dios Altísimo, que ha entregado a tus enemigos en tu mano”. Abram le dio la décima parte 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.”
El rey de Sodoma dijo a Abram: “Dame la gente y toma los bienes 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,
Abram dijo al rey de Sodoma: “He levantado mi mano a Yahvé, Dios Altísimo, poseedor 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 no tomaré ni un hilo ni una correa de sandalia ni nada que sea tuyo, para que no 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].
No aceptaré nada de ti, excepto lo que hayan comido los jóvenes y la porción de los hombres que fueron conmigo: Aner, Escol y Mamre. Que tomen su porción”.
