1 فصعد ابرام من مصر هو وامرأته وكل ما كان له ولوط معه الى الجنوب. | 1 From Egypt Abram returned to the Negeb with his wife and al he possessed, and Lot with him. |
2 وكان ابرام غنيا جدا في المواشي والفضة والذهب. | 2 Abram was very rich in livestock, silver and gold. |
3 وسار في رحلاته من الجنوب الى بيت ايل. الى المكان الذي كانت خيمته فيه في البداءة بين بيت ايل وعاي. | 3 By stages he went from the Negeb to Bethel, where he had first pitched his tent, between Bethel andAi, |
4 الى مكان المذبح الذي عمله هناك اولا. ودعا هناك ابرام باسم الرب | 4 at the place where he had formerly erected the altar. There Abram invoked the name of Yahweh. |
5 ولوط السائر مع ابرام كان له ايضا غنم وبقر وخيام. | 5 Lot, who was travelling with Abram, had flocks and cattle of his own, and tents too. |
6 ولم تحتملهما الارض ان يسكنا معا. اذ كانت املاكهما كثيرة. فلم يقدرا ان يسكنا معا. | 6 The land was not sufficient to accommodate them both at once, for they had too many possessions tobe able to live together. |
7 فحدثت مخاصمة بين رعاة مواشي ابرام ورعاة مواشي لوط. وكان الكنعانيون والفرزّيون حينئذ ساكنين في الارض. | 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.) |
8 فقال ابرام للوط لا تكن مخاصمة بيني وبينك وبين رعاتي ورعاتك. لاننا نحن اخوان. | 8 Accordingly Abram said to Lot, 'We do not want discord between us or between my herdsmen andyours, for we are kinsmen. |
9 أليست كل الارض امامك. اعتزل عني. ان ذهبت شمالا فانا يمينا وان يمينا فانا شمالا | 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.' |
10 فرفع لوط عينيه ورأى كل دائرة الاردن ان جميعها سقي قبلما اخرب الرب سدوم وعمورة كجنة الرب كارض مصر. حينما تجيء الى صوغر. | 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. |
11 فاختار لوط لنفسه كل دائرة الاردن وارتحل لوط شرقا. فاعتزل الواحد عن الآخر. | 11 So Lot chose all the Jordan plain for himself and moved off eastwards. Thus they parted company: |
12 ابرام سكن في ارض كنعان ولوط سكن في مدن الدائرة ونقل خيامه الى سدوم. | 12 Abram settled in the land of Canaan; Lot settled among the cities of the plain, pitching his tents onthe outskirts of Sodom. |
13 وكان اهل سدوم اشرارا وخطاة لدى الرب جدا | 13 Now the people of Sodom were vicious and great sinners against Yahweh. |
14 وقال الرب لابرام بعد اعتزال لوط عنه. ارفع عينيك وانظر من الموضع الذي انت فيه شمالا وجنوبا وشرقا وغربا. | 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, |
15 لان جميع الارض التي انت ترى لك اعطيها ولنسلك الى الابد. | 15 for al the land within sight I shal give to you and your descendants for ever. |
16 واجعل نسلك كتراب الارض. حتى اذا استطاع احد ان يعد تراب الارض فنسلك ايضا يعدّ. | 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! |
17 قم امش في الارض طولها وعرضها. لاني لك اعطيها. | 17 On your feet! Travel the length and breadth of the country, for I mean to give it to you.' |
18 فنقل ابرام خيامه واتى واقام عند بلوطات ممرا التي في حبرون. بنى هناك مذبحا للرب | 18 So Abram moved his tent and went to settle at the Oak of Mamre, at Hebron, and there he built analtar to Yahweh. |