< Farawa 14 >

1 A zamanin Amrafel sarkin Shinar, shi da Ariyok sarkin Ellasar, Kedorlayomer sarkin Elam, da kuma Tidal sarkin Goyim
It happened in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar, Arioch, king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of Goiim,
2 suka tafi don su yaƙi Bera sarkin Sodom, Birsha sarkin Gomorra, Shinab sarkin Adma, Shemeber sarkin Zeboyim, da kuma sarkin Bela (wato, Zowar).
that they made war with Bera, king of Sodom, and with Birsha, king of Gomorrah, Shinab, king of Admah, and Shemeber, king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
3 Dukan waɗannan sarakuna na bayan nan suka haɗa kai a Kwarin Siddim (Teku Gishiri).
All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
4 Shekara goma sha biyu suna bauta wa Kedorlayomer, amma a shekara ta sha uku sai suka yi tawaye.
Twelve years they served Kedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year, they rebelled.
5 A shekara ta goma sha huɗu, Kedorlayomer da sarakunan da suka haɗa kai da shi suka tafi suka cinye Refahiyawa a Ashterot Karnayim, Zuziyawa a Ham, Emawa a Shabe Kiriyatayim,
In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him came and attacked the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
6 da Horiyawa a ƙasar tudun Seyir har zuwa El Faran kusa da hamada.
and the Horite, in the hills of Seir, to El Paran, which is near the desert.
7 Sa’an nan suka juya suka tafi En Mishfat (wato, Kadesh), suka cinye dukan ƙasar Amalekawa, da kuma Amoriyawa waɗanda suke zaune a Hazazon Tamar.
They returned, and came to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and attacked all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that lived in Hazazon Tamar.
8 Sai sarkin Sodom, sarkin Gomorra, sarkin Adma, sarkin Zeboyim da sarkin Bela (wato, Zowar), suka fita suka ja dāgā a Kwarin Siddim
The king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) came out; and they took up battle positions in the Valley of Siddim
9 gāba da Kedorlayomer sarkin Elam, Tidal sarkin Goyim, Amrafel sarkin Shinar da Ariyok sarkin Ellasar; sarakuna huɗu gāba da biyar.
against Kedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings against the five.
10 Kwarin Siddim kuwa ya cika da ramummukan kwalta, sa’ad da sarakunan Sodom da Gomorra suka gudu kuwa, waɗansu mutane suka fāɗa cikin ramummukan kwaltan, sauran kuwa suka gudu zuwa tuddai.
Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and those who remained fled to the hills.
11 Sarakunan nan huɗu suka washe dukan kayayyakin Sodom da Gomorra, da kuma dukan abincinsu, sa’an nan suka tafi.
They took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and left.
12 Suka kuma kama Lot ɗan ɗan’uwan Abram, wanda yake zaune a Sodom, da kayayyakinsa, suka yi tafiyarsu.
They also took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who lived in Sodom, and his possessions, and departed.
13 Sai wani wanda ya tsira, ya zo ya faɗa wa Abram mutumin Ibraniyawa. Abram kuwa yana zama kusa da manyan itatuwan Mamre, Mamre mutumin Amoriyawa ne ɗan’uwan Eshkol da Aner, su kuwa abokan Abram ne.
One who had escaped came and told Abram, the Hebrew. Now he lived by the oaks of Mamre, the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were allies of Abram.
14 Da Abram ya ji cewa an kama danginsa, sai ya tara horarrun mutane 318, da aka haifa a gidansa, ya bi sawun sarakunan da suka tafi da Lot, har Dan.
When Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he mobilized his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.
15 Da dad dare, Abram ya rarraba mutanensa don su fāɗa wa sarakunan nan, ya ɗibge su, ya kore su har zuwa Hoba, arewa da Damaskus.
He divided his forces against them at night, he and his servants, and attacked them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is north of Damascus.
16 Ya washe su da kuma dukan kayayyakinsu, ya kuma dawo da Lot danginsa da mallakarsa, tare da mata da sauran mutane.
He brought back all the possessions, and also brought back his relative, Lot, and his possessions, as well as the women and the other people.
17 Bayan Abram ya dawo daga cin Kedorlayomer da sarakunan da suka haɗa kai da shi a yaƙi, sai sarkin Sodom ya fito don yă tarye Abram a Kwarin Shabe (wato, Kwarin Sarki).
The king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the defeat of Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, at the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley).
18 Sai Melkizedek sarkin Salem ya kawo burodi da ruwan inabi. Shi firist ne na Allah Mafi Ɗaukaka,
Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was cohen of God Most High.
19 ya albarkaci Abram yana cewa, “Allah Mafi Ɗaukaka Mahaliccin sama da ƙasa yă albarkace Abram.
He blessed him, and said, "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth:
20 Kuma albarka ta tabbata ga Allah Mafi Ɗaukaka wanda ya ba da maƙiyanka a hannunka.” Sa’an nan Abram ya ba shi kashi ɗaya bisa goma na kome.
and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand." And he gave him a tenth of everything.
21 Sarkin Sodom ya ce wa Abram, “Ka ba ni mutanena da ka ƙwace daga hannun sarakunan nan kawai, ka riƙe kayayyakin don kanka.”
Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the people, and take the possessions for yourself."
22 Amma Abram ya ce, wa sarkin Sodom, “Na ɗaga hannu ga Ubangiji Allah Mafi Ɗaukaka, Mahaliccin sama da ƙasa, na riga na rantse
Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have lifted up my hand to God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth,
23 cewa ba zan karɓi kome da yake naka ba, ko zare ko maɗaurin takalma, don kada ka ce, ‘Na azurta Abram.’
that I will not take a thread nor a sandal strap nor anything that is yours, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich.'
24 Ba zan karɓi kome ba, sai dai abin da mutanena suka ci da kuma rabon mutanen da suka tafi tare da ni, ga Aner, Eshkol, da Mamre. Bari su ɗauki rabonsu.”
I will accept nothing from you except that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. Let them take their portion."

< Farawa 14 >