Genesis 13

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¹ From Egypt Abram returned to the Negeb with his wife and al he possessed, and Lot with him.	¹ ܘܣܠ̣ܩ ܐܒܪܡ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ. ܗ̣ܘ ܘܐܢܬܬܗ ܘܟܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ. ܘܠܘܛ ܥܡܗ ܠܬܝܡܢܐ.
² Abram was very rich in livestock, silver and gold.	² ܘܐܒܪܡ ܥܬܪ ܛܒ ܒܩܢܝܢܐ ܘܒܣܐܡܐ ܘܒܕܗܒܐ.
³ By stages he went from the Negeb to Bethel, where he had first pitched his tent, between Bethel andAi,	³ ܘܐܙܠ ܠܡܫܩ̈ܠܢܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܬܝܡܢܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ. ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܕܢܩܫ̣ ܗܘܐ ܬܡܢ ܡܫܟܢܗ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ. ܒܝܢ̈ܬ ܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ ܠܒܝܬ ܥܝ.
⁴ at the place where he had formerly erected the altar. There Abram invoked the name of Yahweh.	⁴ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܕܡܕܒܚܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܗܘܐ ܬܡܢ ܒܩܕܡܝܬܐ. ܘܩ̣ܪܐ ܬܡܢ ܐܒܪܡ ܒܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ.
⁵ Lot, who was travelling with Abram, had flocks and cattle of his own, and tents too.	⁵ ܘܐܦ ܠܠܘܛ ܕܐܙܠ ܥܡ ܐܒܪܡ. ܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܥܢܐ ܘܬܘܪ̈ܐ. ܘܡܫ̈ܟܢܐ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܛܒ.
⁶ The land was not sufficient to accommodate them both at once, for they had too many possessions tobe able to live together.	⁶ ܘܠܐ ܡܣܝܒܪܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܠܡܬܒ ܐܟܚܕܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܣܓܝ ܗܘܐ ܩܢܝܢܗܘܢ ܛܒ . ܘܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܬܒ ܐܟܚܕܐ.
⁷ Dispute broke out between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and those of Lot. (The Canaanites andPerizzites were living in the country at the time.)	⁷ ܘܗܘܬ ܡܨܘܬܐ ܒܝܬ ܪ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܕܩܢܝܢܗ ܕܐܒܪܡ. ܠܒܝܬ ܪ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܕܩܢܝܢܗ ܕܠܘܛ. ܘܟܢܥ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܦܪ̈ܙܝܐ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܝܬܒܝܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ.
⁸ Accordingly Abram said to Lot, 'We do not want discord between us or between my herdsmen andyours, for we are kinsmen.	⁸ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܐܒܪܡ ܠܠܘܛ. ܠܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܡܨܘܬܐ ܒܝܢ̈ܝ ܘܠܟ. ܘܒܝܬ ܪ̈ܥܘܬܝ ܠܪ̈ܥܘܬܟ. ܡܛܠ ܕܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܚܢܢ.
⁹ Is not the whole land open before you? Go in the opposite direction to me: if you take the left, I shalgo right; if you take the right, I shal go left.'	⁹ ܗܐ ܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܩܕܡܝܟ. ܦܪܘܫ ܡܢܝ. ܐܢ ܐܢܬ ܠܝܡܝܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܣܡܠܐ. ܘܐܢ ܐܢܬ ܠܣܡܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܝܡܝܢܐ.
¹⁰ Looking round, Lot saw all the Jordan plain, irrigated everywhere -- this was before Yahwehdestroyed Sodom and Gomorrah-like the garden of Yahweh or the land of Egypt, as far as Zoar.	¹⁰ ܘܐܪܝܡ ܠܘܛ ܥܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ. ܘܚ̣ܙܐ ܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ. ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܒܝܬ ܫܩܝܐ ܗܝ. ܩܕܡ ܕܢܚܒܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܣܕܘܡ ܘܠܥܡܘܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܦܪܕܝܣܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܘܐܝܟ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܕܒܡܥܠܢܐ ܕܨܥܢ .
¹¹ So Lot chose all the Jordan plain for himself and moved off eastwards. Thus they parted company:	¹¹ ܘܓܒ̣ܐ ܠܗ ܠܘܛ ܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ. ܘܫ̣ܩܠ ܠܘܛ ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚܐ. ܘܦܪܫܘ ܓܒܪ ܡܢ ܐܚܘܗܝ.
¹² Abram settled in the land of Canaan; Lot settled among the cities of the plain, pitching his tents onthe outskirts of Sodom.	¹² ܐܒܪܡ ܝܬ̣ܒ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܟܢܥܢ. ܘܠܘܛ ܝܬ̣ܒ ܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܟܟܪ. ܘܝܪܬ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܣܕܘܡ.
¹³ Now the people of Sodom were vicious and great sinners against Yahweh.	¹³ ܘܐܢܫܐ ܕܣܕܘܡ ܒܝܫ̈ܝܢ ܘܚ̈ܛܝܝܢ ܛܒ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ.
¹⁴ Yahweh said to Abram after Lot had parted company from him, 'Look al round from where you are,to north and south, to east and west,	¹⁴ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐܒܪܡ. ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܦܪܫ̣ ܠܘܛ ܡܢ ܠܘܬܗ. ܐܪܝܡ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܘܚܙܝ ܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܐܢܬ ܒܗ. ܠܓܪܒܝܐ ܘܠܬܝܡܢܐ ܘܠܡܕܢܚܐ ܘܠܡܥܪܒܐ.
¹⁵ for al the land within sight I shal give to you and your descendants for ever.	¹⁵ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܚ̇ܙܐ ܐܢܬ. ܠܟ ܐܬܠܝܗ̇ ܘܠܙܪܥܟ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܥܠܡ.
¹⁶ I shal make your descendants like the dust on the ground; when people succeed in counting thespecks of dust on the ground, then they wil be able to count your descendants too!	¹⁶ ܘܐܥܒܕܝܘܗܝ ܠܙܪܥܟ ܐܝܟ ܥܦܪܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ. ܕܐܢ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܡܢܐ ܥܦܪܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ. ܐܦ ܙܪܥ̇ܟ ܢܬܡܢܐ.
¹⁷ On your feet! Travel the length and breadth of the country, for I mean to give it to you.'	¹⁷ ܩܘܡ ܗܠܟ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܠܐܘܪܟܗ̇ ܘܠܦܬܝܗ̇. ܡܛܠ ܕܠܟ ܐܬܠܝܗ̇.
¹⁸ So Abram moved his tent and went to settle at the Oak of Mamre, at Hebron, and there he built analtar to Yahweh.	¹⁸ ܘܐܬ̣ܐ ܐܒܪܡ. ܘܥܠ ܘܝܬ̣ܒ ܒܝܬ ܒܠܘܛܐ ܕܡܡܪܐ ܐܡܘܪܝܐ . ܕܒܚܒܪܘܢ. ܘܒܢ̣ܐ ܬܡܢ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ.