Genesis 15

1 After these things the word of Jehovah came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram. I am thy shield, thy exceedingly great reward.

Nogen Tid efter kom HERRENS Ord til Abram i et Syn således: "Frygt ikke, Abram, jeg er dit Skjold; din Løn skal blive såre stor!"

2 And Abram said, O lord Jehovah, what will thou give me, since I go childless. And he who shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?

Men Abram svarede: "Herre", HERRE, hvad kan du give mig, når jeg dog går barnløs bort, og en Mand fra Damaskus, Eliezer, skal arve mit Hus."

3 And Abram said, Behold, thou have given no seed to me. And, lo, a man born in my house is my heir.

Og Abram sagde: "Du har jo intet Afkom givet mig, og se, min Hustræl kommer til at arve mig!"

4 And, behold, the word of Jehovah came to him, saying, This man shall not be thine heir, but he who shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

Og se, HERRENs Ord kom til ham således: "Han kommer ikke til at arve dig, men den, der udgår af dit Liv, han skal arve dig."

5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and number the stars, if thou be able to number them. And he said to him, So shall thy seed be.

Derpå førte han ham ud i det fri og sagde: "Se op mod Himmelen og prøv, om du kan tælle Stjernerne!" Og han sagde til ham: "Således skal dit Afkom blive!"

6 And he believed in Jehovah, and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.

Da troede Abram HERREN, og han regnede ham det til Retfærdighed.

7 And he said to him, I am Jehovah who brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.

Derpå sagde han til ham: "Jeg er HERREN, som førte dig bort fra Ur Kasdim for at give dig dette Land i Eje!"

8 And he said, O lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall inherit it?

Men han svarede: "Herre, HERRE, hvorpå kan jeg kende, at jeg skal få det i Eje?"

9 And he said to him, Take a heifer three years old for me, and a she-goat three years old, and a ram three years old, and a turtle dove, and a young pigeon.

Da sagde han til ham: "Tag mig en treårs Kvie, en treårs Ged og en treårs Væder, en Turteldue og en Småfugl!"

10 And he took all these for him, and divided them in the midst, and laid each half opposite the other. But he did not divide the birds.

Så tog han alle disse Dyr skar dem midt over og lagde Halvdelene over for hinanden; dog skar han ikke Fuglene over.

11 And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

Da slog der Rovfugle ned på de døde Kroppe, men Abram skræmmede dem bort.

12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram. And, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.

Da Solen så var ved at gå ned, faldt der Dvale over Abram, og se, Rædsel faldt over ham, et stort Mørke.

13 And he said to Abram, Know of a certainty that thy seed shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs. And shall serve them, and they shall afflict them four hundred years.

Og han sagde til Abram: "Vide skal du, at dit Afkom skal bo som fremmede i et Land, der ikke er deres eget; de skal trælle for dem og mishandles af dem i 400 År.

14 And also I will judge that nation, whom they shall serve, and afterward they shall come out with great substance.

Dog vil jeg også dømme det Folk, de kommer til at trælle for, og siden skal de vandre ud med meget Gods.

15 But thou will go to thy fathers in peace; thou will be buried in a good old age.

Men du skal fare til dine Fædre i Fred og blive jordet i en god Alderdom.

16 And in the fourth generation they shall come here again, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.

I fjerde Slægtled skal de vende tilbage hertil; thi endnu er Amoriternes Syndeskyld ikke fuldmoden."

17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold, a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch that passed between these pieces.

Da Solen var gået ned og Mørket faldet på, viste der sig en rygende Ovn med en flammende Ildslue, der skred frem mellem de sønderskårne Kroppe.

18 In that day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, To thy seed I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:

På den Dag sluttede HERREN Pagt med Abram, idet han sagde: "Dit Afkom giver jeg dette Land fra Ægyptens Bæk til den store Flod, Eufratfloden,

19 the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite,

det er Keniterne, Henizziterne, Kadmoniterne,

20 and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Rephaim,

Hetiterne, Perizziterne, Refaiterne,

21 and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite.

Amoriterne, Kana'anæerne, Girgasjiterne, Hivviterne og Jebusiterne."