Genesis 15

1 After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Have no fear, Abram: I will keep you safe, and great will be your reward.

After these things, came the word of Yahweh unto Abram, in a vision saying, —Do not fear Abram, I am a shield to thee, thine exceeding great reward.

2 And Abram said, What will you give me? for I have no child and this Eliezer of Damascus will have all my wealth after me.

And Abram said My Lord Yahweh, what canst thou give me, when, I, am going on childless, —and the heir of my house, is Eliezer, of Damascus,

3 And Abram said, You have given me no child, and a servant in my house will get the heritage.

And Abram said—Lo, to me, hast thou not given seed, —And lo! a son of my household, is mine heir!

4 Then said the Lord, This man will not get the heritage, but a son of your body will have your property after you.

And lo! the word of Yahweh [came] unto him, saying, This one, shall not be thine heir: But one who cometh forth of thy body—he shall be thine heir.

5 And he took him out into the open air, and said to him, Let your eyes be lifted to heaven, and see if the stars may be numbered; even so will your seed be.

And he brought him forth abroad and said—Look steadfastly. I pray thee towards the heavens, and number the stars, if thou be able to number, them, And he said to him, Thus, shall be thy seed.

6 And he had faith in the Lord, and it was put to his account as righteousness.

And he had faith in Yahweh, —so he reckoned it to him as righteousness.

7 And he said to him, I am the Lord, who took you from Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land for your heritage.

And he said unto him, —I, am Yahweh, who brought thee forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.

8 And he said, O Lord God, how may I be certain that it will be mine?

And he said, My Lord Yahweh, whereby, can I know that I shall inherit it?

9 And he said, Take a young cow of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a sheep of three years old, and a dove and a young pigeon.

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

10 All these he took, cutting them in two and putting one half opposite the other, but not cutting the birds in two.

So he took for him all these, and divided them, in the midst, and placed each piece over against its fellow, but the birds, divided he not.

11 And evil birds came down on the bodies, but Abram sent them away.

Then came down the birds of prey upon the carcass, and Abram drove them away.

12 Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep came on Abram, and a dark cloud of fear.

And it came to pass when, the sun, was about to go in, and, a deep sleep, had fallen upon Abram, lo! a terror a great darkness, was falling upon him.

13 And he said to Abram, Truly, your seed will be living in a land which is not theirs, as servants to a people who will be cruel to them for four hundred years;

And he said to Abram—Thou must surely know, that, sojourners, will thy seed become in a land not theirs, and shall serve them and they will humble them, four hundred years;

14 But I will be the judge of that nation whose servants they are, and they will come out from among them with great wealth.

moreover also, the nation whom they will serve, I, am going to judge, and after that, shall they come forth with great substance.

15 As for you, you will go to your fathers in peace; at the end of a long life you will be put in your last resting-place.

But, thou, shalt go in unto thy fathers in peace, thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

16 And in the fourth generation they will come back here; for at present the sin of the Amorite is not full.

And, in the fourth generation, shall they return hither, —for not complete, is the iniquity of the Amorites, as yet,

17 Then when the sun went down and it was dark, he saw a smoking fire and a flaming light which went between the parts of the bodies.

So it came to pass when, the sun, had gone in, and, a thick darkness, had come on, that lo there was a smoking hearth and torch of fire, which passed through between these pieces.

18 In that day the Lord made an agreement with Abram, and said, To your seed have I given this land from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:

In that day, did Yahweh solemnise with Abram a covenant, saying, —To thy seed, have I given this land, from the river of Egypt as far as the great river—the river Euphrates:

19 The Kenite, the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite,

the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite;

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

and the Hittite and the Perizzite, and the Rephaim;

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

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