Genèse 14
1 Or, il arriva que pendant les règnes d'Amarphal, roi de Sennaar, et d'Arioch, roi d'Ellasar, Chodollogomor, roi d'Élam, et Thargal, 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 Firent la guerre contre Balla, roi de Sodome, et Barsa, roi de Gomorrhe, et Sennaar, roi d'Adama, et Symobor, roi de Séboïm, et le roi de Balac (aujourd'hui 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 Tous ces derniers se confédérèrent dans le vallon Salé (aujourd'hui mer des Sels).
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 Pendant douze ans ils avaient servi Chodollogomor; mais dans 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, en la quatorzième année, Chodollogomor arriva avec les rois ses alliés; ils vainquirent les géants d'Asvaroth et de Carnaï, ainsi que les nations puissantes leurs alliées, et les Omméens de la ville de Savé,
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 Horrhéens qui habitent les montagnes de Séir, jusqu'au térébinthe de Phara, dans le 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'étant retournés, ils vinrent vers la fontaine du jugement, aujourd'hui Cadès, et ils vainquirent tous les chefs d'Amalec ainsi que les Amorrhéens qui habitent 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 Mais le roi de Sodome sortit, et avec lui le roi de Gomorrhe, le roi d'Adama, le roi de Séboïm, le roi de Balac, aujourd'hui Ségor, et ils se rangèrent en bataille dans le vallon Salé.
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 Chodollogomor, roi d'Élam, Thargal, roi des nations, Amarphal, roi de Sennaar, et Arioch, roi d'Ellabar; cinq rois contre quatre.
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, le vallon Salé n'était que puits de bitume; bientôt le roi de Sodome s'enfuit avec le roi de Gomorrhe; ils furent vaincus, et ceux qui survécurent s'enfuirent dans les montagnes.
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 prirent tous les chevaux de ceux de Sodome, tous leurs vivres; et ils partirent.
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, avec tout son avoir, Lot, fils du frère d'Abram, car il habitait Sodome; et ils s'éloignèrent.
They also captured Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom at that time.
13 Or, l'un de ceux qui s'étaient sauvés, survenant, apprit ces choses à Abram, le passager sur cette terre, qui demeurait auprès du chêne de l'Amorrhéen Membré, frère d'Eschol, et frère d'Onan, tous 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 Celui-ci, ayant appris que son neveu Lot était captif, compta ses serviteurs au nombre de trois cent dix-huit, et il poursuivit les ravisseurs 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 La nuit venue, il tomba sur eux, avec ses serviteurs, les battit, et les chassa 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 Il ramena tous les chevaux de Sodome, Lot son neveu, tous ses serviteurs, 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 Le roi de Sodome sortit alors à sa rencontre, après avoir échappé au carnage fait par Chodollogomor et les rois ses alliés, dans la vallée de Saby (c'était le champ de bataille des rois).
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 Melchisédech, roi de Salem (Jérusalem), offrit des pains et du vin; car 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, en disant: Béni soit Abram du 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 t'a soumis tes ennemis. Et Abram lui donna la dîme de toutes choses.
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 hommes, et prends pour toi les chevaux.
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'étendrai la main vers le Seigneur Dieu, le 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 Pour attester que je ne veux pour moi rien de ce qui t'appartient, depuis la corde jusqu'à la courroie de la sandale, de peur que tu ne puisses dire: 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 J'excepte ce que les jeunes gens ont mangé, et la part de mes alliés Eschol, Onan et Membré, qui prendront ce qui leur revient.
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].
