Genèse 14
1 Au temps d’Amraphel, roi de Sennaar, d’Arioch, roi d’Ellasar, de Chodorlahomor, roi d’Elam, et de Thadal, roi de Goïm, il arriva
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 qu’ils firent la guerre à Bara, roi de Sodome, à Bersa, roi de Gomorrhe, à Sennaab, roi d’Adama, à Séméber, roi de Séboïm, et au roi de Bala qui est Ségor.
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 Ces derniers s’assemblèrent tous dans la vallée de Siddim, qui est 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 Car, pendant douze ans, ils avaient été soumis à Chodorlahomor, et la treizième année ils s’étaient révoltés.
For twelve years he ruled them. But during the thirteenth year they rebelled [and refused to keep giving him tribute money].
5 Mais, la quatorzième année, Chodorlahomor se mit en marche avec les rois qui étaient avec lui, et ils battirent les Réphaïm à Astaroth-Carnaïm, les Zusim à Ham, les Emim dans la plaine de Cariathaïm
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 Horréens dans leur montagne de Séir, jusqu’à El-Pharan, qui est près du désert.
They also defeated the Hor people-group in the hilly area of Seir as far as El-Paran near the desert.
7 Puis, s’en retournant, ils arrivèrent à la fontaine du Jugement, qui est Cadès, et ils battirent tout le pays des Amalécites, ainsi que les Amorrhéens qui habitaient à Asason-Thamar.
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 Alors le roi de Sodome s’avança avec le roi de Gomorrhe, le roi d’Adama, le roi de Séboïm et le roi de Bala, qui est Ségor, 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 Chodorlahomor, roi d’Elam, Thadal, roi de Goïm, Amraphel, roi de Sennaar, 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 Il y avait dans la vallée de Siddim de nombreux puits de bitume; le roi de Sodome et celui de Gomorrhe prirent la fuite, et ils y tombèrent; le reste s’enfuit dans la montagne.
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 Les vainqueurs enlevèrent tous les biens de Sodome et de Gomorrhe et tous leurs vivres, et ils 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 aussi Lot, fils du frère d’Abram, et ses biens, et ils s’en allèrent; or, il demeurait à Sodome.
They also captured Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom at that time.
13 Un des fugitifs vint l’annoncer à Abram l’Hébreu, qui habitait aux chênes de Mambré, l’Amorrhéen, frère d’Eschol et frère d’Aner; ils étaient des 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 Dès qu’Abram apprit que son frère avait été emmené captif, il mit sur pied ses gens les mieux éprouvés, nés dans sa maison, au nombre de trois cent dix-huit, et il poursuivit les rois 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 Là, ayant partagé sa troupe pour les attaquer de nuit, lui et ses serviteurs, il 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; il ramena aussi Lot, son frère, et ses biens, ainsi que les femmes et les gens.
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 Comme Abram revenait vainqueur de Chodorlahomor et des rois qui étaient avec lui, le roi de Sodome sortit à sa rencontre, dans la vallée de Savé; c’est 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 Melchisédech, roi de Salem, apporta 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 bénit Abram et dit: « Béni soit Abram par le Dieu Très-Haut, qui a créé le ciel et 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! » Et Abram lui donna la dîme 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 les personnes et prends pour toi les biens. »
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 répondit au roi de Sodome: « J’ai levé la main vers Yahweh, le Dieu Très-Haut, qui a créé 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 D’un fil à une courroie de sandale, je ne prendrai quoi que ce soit qui t’appartienne! afin que tu ne dises pas: 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 Rien pour moi! Ce qu’ont mangé les jeunes gens et la part des hommes qui sont venus avec moi, Aner, Eschol et Mambré, eux, ils prendront 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].
