Génesis 13
1 Abram subió de Egipto — él, su mujer, todo lo que tenía, y Lot con él — al Sur.
So Abram and Sarai left Egypt, and they took along all his possessions, and Lot went with them to the Negev [Desert].
2 Abram era muy rico en ganado, en plata y en oro.
Abram was very rich. He owned a lot of livestock, silver and gold.
3 Siguió su camino desde el sur hasta Betel, hasta el lugar donde había estado su tienda al principio, entre Betel y Hai,
They continued traveling from place to place from the Negev [Desert] toward Bethel [town] to the place between Bethel and Ai where they had previously set up their tents,
4 hasta el lugar del altar que había hecho allí al principio. Allí Abram invocó el nombre de Yahvé.
and where Abram had made a stone altar and worshiped Yahweh.
5 También Lot, que iba con Abram, tenía rebaños, vacas y tiendas.
Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks of sheep and goats and herds of cattle, and tents.
6 La tierra no podía sostenerlos para que vivieran juntos, pues sus posesiones eran tan grandes que no podían vivir juntos.
But they had so many animals that they could not all stay in the same area. There was not enough land to provide water and food for all their animals.
7 Hubo disputas entre los pastores del ganado de Abram y los pastores del ganado de Lot. Los cananeos y los ferezeos vivían entonces en la tierra.
Furthermore, the descendants of Canaan and Perizzi were also living in that area, and the land really belonged to them. And the men who took care of Abram’s animals started quarreling with the men who took care of Lot’s animals.
8 Abram le dijo a Lot: “Por favor, que no haya disputas entre tú y yo, y entre tus pastores y los míos, porque somos parientes.
So Abram said to Lot, “Since we are close relatives, it is not good for us two to quarrel, or for the men who take care of your animals to quarrel with the men who take care of my animals.
9 ¿No está toda la tierra ante ti? Por favor, sepárense de mí. Si te vas a la izquierda, yo me iré a la derecha. O si te vas a la derecha, entonces yo me iré a la izquierda”.
There is plenty of land for both of us. So we should separate. You can choose whatever part you want [RHQ]. If you want the area over there, I will stay here. If you want the area here, I will go over there.”
10 Lot alzó los ojos y vio toda la llanura del Jordán, que estaba bien regada por todas partes, antes de que Yahvé destruyera a Sodoma y Gomorra, como el jardín de Yahvé, como la tierra de Egipto, al ir a Zoar.
Lot looked around toward Zoar [town], and saw that there was plenty of water all over the plain near the Jordan [River]. It was like the park/garden in Eden, and like the land in Egypt. [That was before Yahweh destroyed [the cities of] Sodom and Gomorrah which were on that plain.]
11 Así que Lot eligió para sí la llanura del Jordán. Lot viajó hacia el este, y se separaron el uno del otro.
So Lot chose the land in the plain of the Jordan [River]. He left his uncle, Abram, and moved east.
12 Abram vivió en la tierra de Canaán, y Lot vivió en las ciudades de la llanura, y trasladó su tienda hasta Sodoma.
Abram stayed in the Canaan area, and Lot started to live near the cities in the plain of the Jordan [River], and he set up his tents near Sodom [city].
13 Los hombres de Sodoma eran sumamente malvados y pecadores contra el Señor.
[You need to know that] people who lived there were extremely wicked.
14 Yahvé dijo a Abram, después de que Lot se separó de él: “Ahora, levanta tus ojos y mira desde el lugar donde estás, hacia el norte y el sur y hacia el este y el oeste,
After Abram and Lot separated, Yahweh said to Abram, “Look around at this whole area where you are. Look north and south, look east and west.
15 porque daré toda la tierra que ves a ti y a tu descendencia para siempre.
I will give to you and your descendants all the land that you see; I will give it to you forever.
16 Haré que tu descendencia sea como el polvo de la tierra, de modo que si un hombre puede contar el polvo de la tierra, también tu descendencia podrá ser contada.
I will cause your descendants to be as numerous as particles of dust! [It will be easier] to count the particles of dust than it will be to count your descendants [HYP].
17 Levántate, recorre la tierra a lo largo y a lo ancho, porque yo te la daré”.
Walk through the land in every direction, because I am going to give it all to you.”
18 Abram trasladó su tienda y vino a vivir junto a las encinas de Mamre, que están en Hebrón, y construyó allí un altar a Yahvé.
So Abram [and his men] took down their tents and moved to Hebron and started to live by the huge trees [at the town] Mamre. He placed a stone altar there to [make sacrifices to] Yahweh.
