Genesis 15

1 After these things the word of Jehovah came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield; your reward will be very great."

After these things the LORD’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”

2 Abram said, "Lord, what will you give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?"

Abram said, “Lord GOD, what will you give me, since I go childless, and he who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?”

3 Then Abram said, "Look, to me you have given no offspring, and look, one born in my house is my heir."

Abram said, “Behold, you have given no children to me: and, behold, one born in my house is my heir.”

4 And look, the word of God came to him, saying, "This man will not be your heir, but he who will come forth out of your own body will be your heir."

Behold, the LORD’s word came to him, saying, “This man will not be your heir, but he who will come out of your own body will be your heir.”

5 And he brought him outside, and said, "Look now toward the sky, and count the stars, if you are able to count them." And he said to him, "So will your descendants be."

The LORD brought him outside, and said, “Look now towards the sky, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” He said to Abram, “So your offspring will be.”

6 And he believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

He believed in the LORD, who credited it to him for righteousness.

7 And he said to him, "I am God, who brought you out of Ur Kasdim to give you this land to possess."

He said to Abram, “I am the LORD who brought you out of Ur-Kasdim, to give you this land to inherit it.”

8 But he said, "Lord, how can I know that I will possess it?"

He said, “Lord GOD, how will I know that I will inherit it?”

9 And he said to him, "Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon."

He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”

10 He brought him all of these, and divided them in the middle, and placed each half opposite the other; but he did not divide the birds.

He brought him all these, and divided them in the middle, and laid each half opposite the other; but he didn’t divide the birds.

11 And the birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

The birds of prey came down on the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

12 When the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. And look, a terror of great darkness fell on him.

When the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. Now terror and great darkness fell on him.

13 And he said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will live as foreigners in a land that is not theirs; and they will be enslaved there. And they will oppress them four hundred years.

He said to Abram, “Know for sure that your offspring will live as foreigners in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them. They will afflict them four hundred years.

14 But I will also judge that nation whom they will serve. And afterward they will come out with many possessions.

I will also judge that nation, whom they will serve. Afterward they will come out with great wealth;

15 But you will go to your fathers in peace. You will be buried in a good old age.

but you will go to your fathers in peace. You will be buried at a good old age.

16 In the fourth generation they will come here again, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete."

In the fourth generation they will come here again, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.”

17 It came to pass that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, look, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces.

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

18 On that day God made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Perath:

In that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “I have given this land to your offspring, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:

19 the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites,

the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites,

20 the Hethites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,

the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,

21 the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Hivites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites."

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