Génesis 14
1 Y aconteció en aquellos días, que Amrafel rey de Sennaar, Arioc rey de Elasar, Codor-laomor rey de Elam, y Tadal rey de las gentes,
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 Hicieron guerra contra Bara rey de Sodoma, y contra Bersa rey de Gomorra, y contra Senaab rey de Adama, y contra Semeber rey de Seboim, y contra el rey de Bala, la cual es Segor.
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 juntaron en el valle de Siddim, que es el mar de sal.
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 Doce años habían servido a Codor-laomor, y a los trece años se levantaron.
For twelve years he ruled them. But during the thirteenth year they rebelled [and refused to keep giving him tribute money].
5 Y a los catorce años vino Codor-laomor, y los reyes que estaban con él, e hirieron a Rafaim en Astarot-carnaím, y a Zuzim en Ham y a Emim en Save-cariataim.
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 el monte de Seir, hasta la llanura de Farán, 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 Y volvieron, y vinieron a En-mispat, que es Cádes, e hirieron todas las labranzas de los Amalecitas, y también al Amorreo, que habitaba en Hasasón-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 Y salió el rey de Sodoma, y el rey de Gomorra, y el rey de Adama, y el rey de Seboim, y el rey de Bala, que es Segor, y ordenaron contra ellos batalla en el valle de Siddim:
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 Es a saber, contra Codor-laomor rey de Elam, y Tadal rey de las gentes, y Amrafel rey de Sennaar, 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 Y el valle de Siddim era lleno de pozos de betún: y huyeron el rey de Sodoma, y el de Gomorra, y cayeron allí: y los demás huyeron al monte.
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 Y tomaron toda la hacienda de Sodoma y de Gomorra, y todas sus vituallas, y fuéronse.
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 también a Lot, hijo del hermano de Abram, y a su hacienda, y fuéronse; porque él moraba en Sodoma.
They also captured Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom at that time.
13 Y vino uno que escapó, y denunciólo a Abram Hebreo, que habitaba en el alcornocal de Mamré Amorreo, hermano de Escol, y hermano de Aner, los cuales estaban confederados 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 Y oyó Abram, que su hermano era cautivo, y armó sus criados, los criados de su casa, trescientos y diez y ocho, y siguióles 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 Y derramóse sobre ellos de noche él y sus siervos, e hirióles, y siguióles hasta Hoba, que está a la mano izquierda 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 Y volvió toda la hacienda, y también a Lot su hermano, y su hacienda volvió a traer, y también las mujeres y el 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 Y salió el rey de Sodoma a recibirle, volviendo él de herir a Codor-laomor y a los reyes que estaban con él, al valle de Save, 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 Entonces Melquisedec, rey de Salem, sacó pan y vino, él cual 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 bendíjole, y dijo: Bendito sea Abram del Dios altísimo, poseedor 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 Dios altísimo, que entregó tus enemigos en tu mano. Y él le dio los diezmos 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: Dáme las personas, y toma para ti la hacienda.
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 Y respondió Abram al rey de Sodoma: Mi mano he alzado a Jehová Dios altísimo, poseedor 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 desde un hilo hasta la correa de un zapato, nada tomaré de todo lo que es tuyo, porque 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 Sacando solamente lo que comieron los mancebos, y la parte de los varones que fueron conmigo Aner, Escol, y Mamré: los cuales 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].
