Genèse 14
1 Or il arriva en ce temps-là qu’Amraphel roi de Sennaar, Arioch roi de Pont, Chodorlahomor roi des Elamites, et Thadal 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 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, la même que 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 rois s’assemblèrent dans la vallée des Bois, qui est maintenant la mer de sel.
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 à la treizième année ils s’étaient séparés de lui.
For twelve years he ruled them. But during the thirteenth year they rebelled [and refused to keep giving him tribute money].
5 C’est pourquoi à la quatorzième année, Chodorlahomor vint, et les rois qui étaient avec lui; et ils battirent les Raphaïtes et les Zuzites à Astarothcarnaïm, et les Emites à Savé 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 Chorréens dans les montagnes de Séir jusqu’à la plaine de Pharan, qui est 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 ils retournèrent et vinrent à la fontaine de Misphat, le même lieu que Cadès; et ils ravagèrent toute la contrée des Amalécites et des Amorrhéens qui habitaient à Asasonthamar.
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 partirent le roi de Sodome, le roi de Gomorrhe, le roi d’Adama, le roi de Séboïm et le roi de Bala, la même que Ségor: et ils rangèrent leur armée en bataille contre eux, dans la vallée des Bois;
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 C’est-à-dire, contre Chodorlahomor roi des Elamites, Thadal roi des Nations, Amraphel roi de Sennaar et Arioch roi de Pont: 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 Or la vallée des Bois avait beaucoup de puits de bitume. C’est pourquoi les rois de Sodome et de Gomorrhe, ayant pris la fuite, y tombèrent, et ceux qui étaient restés s’enfuirent sur 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 enlevèrent toutes les richesses de Sodome et de Gomorrhe et tous les 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 enlevèrent aussi avec toutes ses richesses Lot, fils du frère d’Abram, qui habitait à Sodome.
They also captured Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom at that time.
13 Et voilà qu’un homme qui s’était sauvé annonça cette nouvelle à Abram qui habitait dans la vallée de Mambré l’Amorrhéen. frère d’Escol, et frère d’Aner; car ceux-ci avaient fait alliance avec 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 Quand Abram eut entendu cela, c’est-à-dire que Lot son frère était captif, il prit les plus agiles de ses serviteurs, nés dans sa maison, au nombre de trois cent dix-huit, et poursuivit les ennemis 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 Puis, ses alliés divisés, il fondit sur eux pendant la nuit, les battit 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 Il reprit toutes les richesses, et Lot son frère avec ses richesses, de même que 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 Mais le roi de Sodome sortit au-devant de lui, lorsqu’il revenait après la défaite de Chodorlahomor, et des rois qui étaient avec lui dans la vallée de Savé, 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 Mais Melchisédech roi de Salem, offrant du pain 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 Le bénit, 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 Et béni le Dieu très haut, qui te protégeant, les ennemis ont été livrés 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 Mais le roi de Sodome dit à Abram: Donne-moi les âmes, et prends le reste 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 lui répondit: Je lève ma main vers le Seigneur Dieu très-haut, possesseur du ciel 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 Que depuis le fil de la trame jusqu’à la courroie d’une chaussure, je ne recevrai rien de tout ce qui est à toi, 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 J’excepte seulement ce que mes jeunes gens ont mangé, et les parts des hommes qui sont venus avec moi, Aner, Escol, et Mambré: ceux-ci recevront leurs parts.
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].
