Genèse 14
1 Et il arriva, aux jours d’Amraphel, roi de Shinhar, d’Arioc, roi d’Ellasar, de Kedor-Laomer, roi d’Élam, et de Tidhal, roi des nations,
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 contre Béra, roi de Sodome, et contre Birsha, roi de Gomorrhe, [contre] Shineab, roi d’Adma, et [contre] Shéméber, roi de Tseboïm, et [contre] le roi de Béla, qui est Tsoar.
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 ceux-ci se joignirent 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 Douze ans, ils avaient été asservis à Kedor-Laomer, mais, 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 Et la quatorzième année, Kedor-Laomer vint, et les rois qui étaient avec lui, et ils frappèrent les Rephaïm à Ashteroth-Karnaïm, et les Zuzim à Ham, et les Émim à Shavé-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 Horiens dans leur montagne de Séhir, jusqu’à El-Paran, 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 Et ils retournèrent, et vinrent à En-Mishpath, qui est Kadès, et ils frappèrent toute la contrée des Amalékites, et aussi les Amoréens qui habitaient à Hatsatson-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 Et le roi de Sodome, et le roi de Gomorrhe, et le roi d’Adma, et le roi de Tseboïm, et le roi de Béla, qui est Tsoar, sortirent et 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 Kedor-Laomer, roi d’Élam, et Tidhal, roi des nations, et Amraphel, roi de Shinhar, et Arioc, roi d’Ellasar: quatre rois contre 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 Et la vallée de Siddim était pleine de puits de bitume; et les rois de Sodome et de Gomorrhe s’enfuirent, et y tombèrent; et ceux qui restèrent s’enfuirent 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 Et ils prirent 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 son bien, et ils s’en allèrent; car [Lot] habitait dans Sodome.
They also captured Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom at that time.
13 Et un homme qui était échappé, vint et le rapporta à Abram, l’Hébreu, qui demeurait auprès des chênes de Mamré, l’Amoréen, frère d’Eshcol et frère d’Aner: ceux-ci étaient 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 Et Abram apprit que son frère avait été emmené captif, et il mit en campagne ses hommes exercés, 318 [hommes], nés dans sa maison, et 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 et il divisa [sa troupe, et se jeta] sur eux de nuit, lui et ses serviteurs, et il les frappa, et les poursuivit jusqu’à Hoba, qui est à la 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 Et il ramena tout le bien, et ramena aussi Lot, son frère, et son bien, et aussi les femmes et le 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 Et comme il s’en revenait après avoir frappé Kedor-Laomer et les rois qui étaient avec lui, le roi de Sodome sortit à sa rencontre dans la vallée de Shavé, qui 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 Et Melchisédec, roi de Salem, fit apporter du pain et du vin, (or il était sacrificateur 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 et il le bénit, et dit: Béni soit Abram de par le Dieu Très-haut, possesseur des cieux 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 Et 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 Et le roi de Sodome dit à Abram: Donne-moi les personnes, 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 Et Abram dit au roi de Sodome: J’ai levé ma main vers l’Éternel, le Dieu Très-haut, possesseur des cieux et de 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 si, depuis un fil jusqu’à une courroie de sandale, oui, si, de tout ce qui est à toi, je prends quoi que ce soit, … afin que tu ne dises pas: Moi, 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 sauf seulement ce qu’ont mangé les jeunes gens, et la part des hommes qui sont allés avec moi, Aner, Eshcol et Mamré: 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].
