Genèse 14
1 Du temps d'Amraphel, roi de Schinear, d'Arioch, roi d'Ellasar, de Chedorlaomer, roi d'Élam, et de Tidal, roi de Gojim,
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.
2 ils firent la guerre à Béra, roi de Sodome, à Birsha, roi de Gomorrhe, à Shinab, roi d'Adma, à Shemeber, roi de Zéboïm, et au roi de Béla (appelé aussi Zoar).
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.
3 Tous se rejoignaient dans la vallée de Siddim (appelée aussi la mer Salée).
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].
4 Ils servirent Chedorlaomer pendant douze ans, et la treizième année, ils se révoltèrent.
For twelve years he ruled them. But during the thirteenth year they rebelled [and refused to keep giving him tribute money].
5 La quatorzième année, Kedorlaomer et les rois qui étaient avec lui vinrent frapper les Rephaïm à Ashteroth Karnaïm, les Zuzim à Ham, les Emim à Shaveh Kiriathaïm,
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.
6 et les Horites dans leur montagne de Séir, jusqu'à El Paran, qui est au bord du désert.
They also defeated the Hor people-group in the hilly area of Seir as far as El-Paran near the desert.
7 Ils revinrent et arrivèrent à En Mischpat (appelée aussi Kadès), et ils battirent tout le pays des Amalécites et des Amorites, qui habitaient à Hatsatson-Tamar.
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].
8 Le roi de Sodome et le roi de Gomorrhe, le roi d'Adma, le roi de Zéboïm et le roi de Béla (appelé aussi Zoar) sortirent, et ils se rangèrent en bataille contre eux dans la vallée de Siddim
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.
9 contre Kedorlaomer, roi d'Élam, Tidal, roi de Goïim, Amraphel, roi de Shinar, et Arioch, roi d'Ellasar; quatre rois contre les cinq.
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.
10 Or, la vallée de Siddim était pleine de puits de goudron; les rois de Sodome et de Gomorrhe s'enfuirent, et quelques-uns y tombèrent. Ceux qui restèrent s'enfuirent sur les collines.
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.
11 Ils prirent tous les biens de Sodome et de Gomorrhe, ainsi que toute leur nourriture, et s'en allèrent.
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.
12 Ils prirent Lot, fils du frère d'Abram, qui habitait à Sodome, et ses biens, et s'en allèrent.
They also captured Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom at that time.
13 Un rescapé vint le dire à Abram, l'Hébreu. En ce temps-là, il habitait près des chênes de Mamré, l'Amoréen, frère d'Eshcol et frère d'Aner. Ils étaient les alliés d'Abram.
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].
14 Lorsqu'Abram apprit que son parent avait été emmené en captivité, il fit sortir ses trois cent dix-huit hommes entraînés, nés dans sa maison, et les poursuivit jusqu'à Dan.
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].
15 Il se divisa contre eux pendant la nuit, lui et ses serviteurs, les battit, et les poursuivit jusqu'à Hoba, qui est à gauche de Damas.
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].
16 Il ramena tous les biens, et il ramena aussi son parent Lot et ses biens, les femmes aussi, et le reste du peuple.
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.
17 Le roi de Sodome sortit à sa rencontre, après son retour du massacre de Chedorlaomer et des rois qui étaient avec lui, dans la vallée de Shaveh (c'est-à-dire la vallée du roi).
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.
18 Melchisédek, roi de Salem, fit sortir du pain et du vin. Il était prêtre du Dieu Très-Haut.
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.
19 Il le bénit et dit: « Béni soit Abram du Dieu Très-Haut, possesseur du ciel et de la terre.
Then he blessed Abram, saying “I ask the Supreme God, the one who created heaven and earth, to bless you.
20 Béni soit le Dieu Très-Haut, qui a livré tes ennemis entre tes mains. » Abram lui a donné un dixième de tout.
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.
21 Le roi de Sodome dit à Abram: « Donne-moi le peuple, et prends les biens pour toi. »
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.”
22 Abram dit au roi de Sodome: « J'ai levé la main vers Yahvé, Dieu Très-Haut, qui possède le ciel et la terre,
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,
23 pour ne prendre ni fil, ni lanière de sandale, ni rien de ce qui t'appartient, de peur que tu ne dises: « J'ai enrichi Abram ».
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.’
24 Je n'accepterai rien de toi, si ce n'est ce que les jeunes gens ont mangé, et la part des hommes qui sont partis avec moi: Aner, Eshcol et Mamré. Qu'ils prennent leur part. »
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].
