Genesis 15

1 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.

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

2 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,

And Abram said, Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give me? seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus.

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

And Abram said, Lo, to me thou hast given no seed, and behold, a son of my house will be mine heir.

4 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.

And behold, the word of Jehovah [came] to him, saying, This shall not be thine heir, but he that will come forth out of thy body shall be thine heir.

5 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.

And he led him out, and said, Look now toward the heavens, and number the stars, if thou be able to number them. And he said to him, So shall thy seed be!

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

And he believed Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him [as] righteousness.

7 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.

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

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

And he said, Lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall possess it?

9 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.

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

10 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.

And he took all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid the half of each opposite its fellow; but the birds he did not divide.

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

And the birds of prey came down on the carcases; and Abram scared them away.

12 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.

And as the sun was just going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, a horror, a great darkness, fell upon him.

13 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;

And he said to Abram, Know assuredly that thy seed will be a sojourner in a land [that is] not theirs, and they shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years.

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

But also that nation which they shall serve I will judge; and afterwards they shall come out with great property.

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

And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

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

And [in the] fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

17 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.

And it came to pass when the sun had gone down, and it was dark, that behold, there was a smoking furnace, and a flame of fire which passed between those pieces.

18 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:

On the same day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates;

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

the Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,

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

and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaim,

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

and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.