Génesis 14
1 Aconteció en los días de Amrafel, rey de Sinar, Arioc, rey de Elasar, Quedorlaomer, rey de Elam, y Tidal, rey de los 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 que estos reyes hicieron guerra contra Bera, rey de Sodoma, Birsa, rey de Gomorra, Sinab, rey de Adma, Semeber, rey de Zeboim, y contra el rey de Bela, la cual es 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 se unieron en el valle de Sidim, que es el mar Salado.
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 servido a Quedorlaomer 12 años, pero el año 13 se rebelaron.
For twelve years he ruled them. But during the thirteenth year they rebelled [and refused to keep giving him tribute money].
5 El año 14 Quedorlaomer y los reyes que estaban con él llegaron y derrotaron a los refaítas en Astarot-carnaim, a los zuzitas en Ham, a los emitas en Save-quiriataim
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 hurritas en las montañas de Seír hasta El-parán, que está 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 Luego se volvieron a En-mispat, o Cades. Arrasaron todo el territorio del amalecita y también el del amorreo, que habitaba en Hazezón-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 salieron los reyes de Sodoma, Gomorra, Adma, Zeboim y de Bela, la cual es Zoar. Dispusieron batalla contra ellos en el valle de Sidim,
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 esto es, contra Quedorlaomer, rey de Elam, Tidal, rey de los Goyim, Amrafel, rey de Sinar, y Arioc, rey de Elasar, cuatro reyes 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 El valle de Sidim estaba lleno de pozos de asfalto. Al huir el rey de Sodoma y el de Gomorra, cayeron en ellos, y los que quedaron huyeron hacia la montaña.
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 Entonces tomaron todos los bienes de Sodoma y Gomorra, y todo su alimento y salieron.
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 Tomaron a Lot, sobrino de Abram, y sus bienes, y salieron, pues él vivía en Sodoma.
They also captured Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom at that time.
13 Pero un fugitivo fue e informó a Abram el hebreo, pues él vivía en el robledal de Mamre. El amorreo, hermano de Escol y hermano de Aner, habían hecho un pacto con 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 oyó que su pariente fue llevado cautivo, movilizó a 318 de sus esclavos nacidos en su casa, y los persiguió hasta 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 Él y sus esclavos se desplegaron contra ellos de noche y los atacaron. Los persiguieron hasta Hoba, que está 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 Recuperó todos los bienes, y también a su pariente Lot y sus bienes, así como a las mujeres y al pueblo.
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] regresaba de derrotar a Quedorlaomer y a los reyes que estaban con él, el rey de Sodoma salió a su encuentro en el valle de Savé, que es el 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 Pero Melquisedec, rey de Salem, sacerdote del ʼElohim Altísimo, sacó pan y vino,
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 lo bendijo: ¡Sea bendecido Abram por el ʼElohim Altísimo, Creador de los cielos 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 Y bendito sea el ʼElohim Altísimo, Quien entregó a tus adversarios en tu mano! Y [Abram] le entregó el diezmo 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 Entonces el rey de Sodoma dijo a Abram: Dame las personas y toma para ti los bienes.
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 respondió al rey de Sodoma: Levanté mi mano a Yavé el ʼElohim Altísimo, Creador de los cielos 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 de todo lo que es tuyo, no tomaré ni un hilo ni una correa de sandalia para que no digas: Yo enriquecí 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 con la sola excepción de lo que comieron los jóvenes, y la porción de Aner, Escol y Mamre, los hombres que vinieron conmigo. Solo ellos tomarán 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].
