ΓΕΝΕΣΙΣ - Genesi - Genesis 15

GREEK BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Μετα τα πραγματα ταυτα εγεινε λογος Κυριου προς τον Αβραμ εν οραματι, λεγων, Μη φοβου, Αβραμ? εγω ειμαι ο υπερασπιστης σου, ο μισθος σου θελει εισθαι πολυς σφοδρα.	1 And so, these things having been transacted, the word of the Lord came to Abram by a vision, saying: “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your protector, and your reward is exceedingly great.”
2 Και ειπεν ο Αβραμ, Δεσποτα Κυριε, τι θελεις δωσει εις εμε, ενω εγω απερχομαι ατεκνος, ο δε κληρονομος της οικιας μου ειναι ουτος ο εκ Δαμασκου Ελιεζερ;	2 And Abram said: “Lord God, what will you give to me? I may go without children. And the son of the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus.”
3 ειπε προσετι ο Αβραμ, Ιδου, δεν εδωκας εις εμε σπερμα? και ιδου, οικετης μου θελει με κληρονομησει.	3 And Abram added: “Yet to me you have not given offspring. And behold, my servant born in my house will be my heir.”
4 Και ιδου, λογος Κυριου εγεινε προς αυτον, λεγων, Δεν θελει σε κληρονομησει ουτος? αλλ' εκεινος οστις θελει εξελθει εκ των σπλαγχνων σου, αυτος θελει σε κληρονομησει.	4 And immediately the word of the Lord came to him, saying: “This one will not be your heir. But he who will come from your loins, the same will you have for your heir.”
5 Και εφερεν αυτον εξω και ειπεν, Αναβλεψον τωρα εις τον ουρανον και αριθμησον τα αστρα, εαν δυνασαι να εξαριθμησης αυτα? και ειπε προς αυτον, Ουτω θελει εισθαι το σπερμα σου.	5 And he brought him outside, and he said to him, “Take in the heavens, and number the stars, if you can.” And he said to him, “So also will your offspring be.”
6 Και επιστευσεν εις τον Κυριον? και ελογισθη εις αυτον εις δικαιοσυνην.	6 Abram believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.
7 Και ειπε προς αυτον, Εγω ειμαι ο Κυριος οστις σε εξηγαγον εκ της Ουρ των Χαλδαιων, δια να σοι δωσω την γην ταυτην εις κληρονομιαν.	7 And he said to him, “I am the Lord who led you away from Ur of the Chaldeans, so as to give you this land, and so that you would possess it.”
8 Ο δε ειπε, Δεσποτα Κυριε, Ποθεν να γνωρισω οτι θελω κληρονομησει αυτην;	8 But he said, “Lord God, in what way may I be able to know that I will possess it?”
9 Και ειπε προς αυτον, Λαβε μοι δαμαλιν τριων ετων, και αιγα τριων ετων, και κριον τριων ετων, και τρυγονα, και περιστεραν.	9 And the Lord responded by saying: “Take for me a cow of three years, and a she-goat of three years, and a ram of three years, also a turtle-dove and a pigeon.”
10 Και ελαβεν εις αυτον παντα ταυτα, και διεσχισεν αυτα εις το μεσον, και εθεσεν εκαστον τμημα απεναντι του ομοιου αυτου? τα πτηνα ομως δεν διεσχισε.	10 Taking all these, he divided them through the middle, and placed both parts opposite one another. But the birds he did not divide.
11 Κατεβησαν δε ορνεα επι τα πτωματα, και ο Αβραμ εδιωξεν αυτα.	11 And birds descended upon the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
12 Περι δε την δυσιν του ηλιου, επεπεσεν εκστασις επι τον Αβραμ? και ιδου, φοβος σκοτεινος μεγας επιπιπτει επ' αυτον.	12 And when the sun was setting, a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and a dread, great and dark, invaded him.
13 Και ειπεν ο Κυριος προς τον Αβραμ, Εξευρε βεβαιως οτι το σπερμα σου θελει παροικησει εν γη ουχι εαυτων, και θελουσι δουλωσει αυτους, και θελουσι καταθλιψει αυτους, τετρακοσια ετη?	13 And it was said to him: “Know beforehand that your future offspring will be sojourners in a land not their own, and they will subjugate them in servitude and afflict them for four hundred years.
14 το εθνος ομως, εις το οποιον θελουσι δουλωθη, εγω θελω κρινει? μετα δε ταυτα θελουσιν εξελθει με μεγαλα υπαρχοντα?	14 Yet truly, I will judge the nation that they will serve, and after this they will depart with great substance.
15 συ δε θελεις απελθει προς τους πατερας σου εν ειρηνη? θελεις ενταφιασθη εν γηρατι καλω?	15 But you will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a good old age.
16 εν δε τη τεταρτη γενεα θελουσιν επιστρεψει εδω? διοτι ακομη δεν ανεπληρωθη η ανομια των Αμορραιων.	16 But in the fourth generation, they will return here. For the iniquities of the Amorites are not yet completed, even to this present time.”
17 Οτε δε ο ηλιος εδυσε και εγεινε πυκνον σκοτος, ιδου, καμινος καπνιζουσα και λαμπας πυρος ητις διεπερασε μεταξυ των διχοτομηματων τουτων.	17 Then, when the sun had set, there came a dark mist, and there appeared a smoking furnace and a lamp of fire passing between those divisions.
18 Την ημεραν εκεινην εκαμε διαθηκην ο Κυριος προς τον Αβραμ, λεγων, εις το σπερμα σου εδωκα την γην ταυτην, απο του ποταμου της Αιγυπτου εως του ποταμου του μεγαλου, του ποταμου Ευφρατου?	18 On that day, God formed a covenant with Abram, saying: “To your offspring I will give this land, from the river of Egypt, even to the great river Euphrates:
19 τους Κεναιους, και τους Κενεζαιους, και τους Κεδμωναιους,	19 the land of the Kenites and the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites
20 και τους Χετταιους, και τους Φερεζαιους, και τους Ραφαειμ,	20 and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, likewise the Rephaim,
21 και τους Αμορραιους, και τους Χαναναιους, και τους Γεργεσαιους, και τους Ιεβουσαιους.	21 and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.”