Génesis 14
1 En aquél tiempo Amrafel era el rey de Sumeria, y se había aliado con Arioc, rey de Elasar, Quedorlaómer, rey de Elam, y con Tidal, rey de Goyim.
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 Juntos atacaron a Bera, el rey de Sodoma, a Birsá, rey de Gomorra, a Sinab, rey de Admá, a Semeber, rey de Zeboyín, y al rey de Bela (que también se le conocía como Zoar).
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 Todos estos en el segundo grupo se aliaron en el Valle de Sidín (el valle del Mar Muerto).
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 Habían estado bajo el gobierno de Quedorlaómer durante doce años, pero en el decimotercer año se rebelaron contra él.
For twelve years he ruled them. But during the thirteenth year they rebelled [and refused to keep giving him tribute money].
5 En el decimocuarto año, Querdolaómer los invadió junto con sus reyes aliados. Vencieron a los refaítas en Astarot Carnayin, a los zuzitas en Jam, a los emitas en Save Quiriatayin,
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 y a los horeos en su propia región montañosa de Seir, llegando hasta El Parán, junto al desierto.
They also defeated the Hor people-group in the hilly area of Seir as far as El-Paran near the desert.
7 Entonces regresaron y atacaron a Enmispat (conocida también como Cades) y conquistaron todo el país que le pertenecía a los amalecitas, así como a los amorreos que vivían en Jazezón Tamar.
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 Entonces los reyes de Sodoma, Gomorra, Admá, Zeboyín y Bela (es decir, Zoar), marcharon y se prepararon para la batalla en el Valle de Sidín.
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 Pelearon contra Quedorlaómer, rey de Elam; Tidal, rey de Goyim; Amrafel, rey de Sumeria; y Aric, rey de Elasar. Eran cuatro reyes uno al lado del otro contra cinco.
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 En ese tiempo, había muchos pozos de alquitrán en el Valle de Sidín, y cuando los reyes de Sodoma y Gomorra huían tras ser vencidos, algunos de sus hombres cayeron en ellos, mientras los demás corrieron hacia las montañas.
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 Los invasores saquearon todas las posesiones y alimento de Sodoma y Gomorra, y se fueron.
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 También capturaron a Lot, el sobrino de Abram, y tomaron sus posesiones, porque también vivía en Sodoma.
They also captured Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom at that time.
13 Pero uno de los capturados escapó y fue a decirle a Abram el hebreo lo que había sucedido. Abram vivía entre los robles de Mamré el amorreo, quien era hermano de Escol y Aner. Todos ellos eran aliados de 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 Cuando Abram se enteró de que su sobrino había sido capturado, convocó a 318 hombres guerreros que habían nacido en su hogar para que los persiguieran hasta llegar a 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 Allí dividió a sus hombres en grupos y atacaron por la noche, venciendo al enemigo y persiguiéndolos hasta llegar a Hobá, al norte de Damasco.
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 Abram recuperó todo lo que ellos habían tomado, incluyendo a Lot y sus posesiones, y además trajo consigo a las mujeres y a otras personas que habían sido capturadas.
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 Cuando Abram regresó después de conquistar a Quedorlaómer y a sus aliados, el rey de Sodoma salió a su encuentro en el Valle de Save (o Valle del Rey).
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 Melquisedec, rey de Salem, trajo pan y vino. Él era sacerdote del Dios Altísimo.
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 Y bendijo a Abram, diciéndole: “Que tú, Abram, seas bendito por el Altísimo, Creador del cielo y de la tierra.
Then he blessed Abram, saying “I ask the Supreme God, the one who created heaven and earth, to bless you.
20 Que el Altísimo sea alabado, por entregar en tu mano a tus enemigos”. Entonces Abram le dio a Melquisedec una décima parte de todo.
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 El rey de Sodoma le dijo a Abram: “Devuélveme a mi gente, y quédate con todo lo demás”.
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 Pero Abram le respondió al rey de Sodoma: “Levanto mi mano, haciendo una promesa solemne al Señor, al Dios Altísimo, Creador del cielo y de la tierra,
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 me niego a guardar cualquiera de tus pertenencias, ni siquiera un hilo ni la correa de una sandalia. De lo contrario podrías decir: ‘¡Yo fui quien hizo rico a 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 Por lo tanto no me quedaré con nada, excepto lo que mis hombres han comido, y la parte de los que me han acompañado, es decir, permite que Aner, Escol, y Mamré conserven su parte”.
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].
