Genesis 13

1 So Abram went up from Egypt and went into the Negev, he, his wife, and all that he had. Lot also went with them.

og Abram drog atter med sin Hustru og al sin Ejendom fra Ægypten op til Sydlandet, og Lot drog med ham.

2 Now Abram was very rich in animals, in silver, and in gold.

Abram var meget rig på kvæghjorde, Sølv og Guld;

3 He continued on his journey from the Negev to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been before, between Bethel and Ai.

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 He went to the place where the altar was that he had built previously. Here he called on the name of Yahweh.

til det Sted, hvor han forrige Gang havde rejst et Alter; og Abram påkaldte der HERRENs Navn.

5 Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and tents.

Og Lot, der drog med Abram, ejede ligeledes Småkvæg, Hornkvæg og Telte.

6 The land was not able to support them both living close together, because their possessions were very many, so that they could not stay together.

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 Also, there was a dispute between the herdsmen of Abram's animals and the herdsmen of Lot's animals. The Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at that time.

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, “Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen; after all, we are family.

Abram sagde derfor til Lot: "Der må ikke være Strid mellem os to eller mellem mine og dine Hyrder, vi er jo Frænder!

9 Is not the whole land before you? Go ahead and separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, then I will go to the right. Or if you go to the right, then I will go to the left.”

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 So Lot looked around, and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan was well watered everywhere all the way to Zoar, like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt. This was before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.

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 for himself all the plain of the Jordan and traveled east, and the relatives separated from each other.

valgte han sig hele Jordanegnen. Så brød Lot op og drog østerpå, og de skiltes,

12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan, and Lot lived among the cities of the plain. He set up his tents as far away as Sodom.

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 Now the men of Sodom were very wicked sinners against Yahweh.

Men Mændene i Sodoma var ugudelige og store Syndere mod HERREN.

14 Yahweh said to Abram after Lot had departed from him, “Look from the place where you are standing to the north, south, 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 All this land which you see, I will give to you and to your descendants forever.

thi hele det Land, du ser, vil jeg give dig og dit Afkom til evig Tid,

16 I will make your descendants as abundant as the dust of the earth, so that if a man could count the dust of the earth, then your descendants could also be counted.

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 Arise, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I will give it to you.”

Drag nu gennem Landet på Kryds og tværs, thi dig giver jeg det!"

18 So Abram picked up his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and there built an altar 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.