Genesis 14
1 In a region to the east, there were four kings [who were friends/allies]. They were King Amraphel of Babylonia, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Chedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim.
Et il arriva dans le temps de Amraphel, roi de Sinear, de Arioch, roi d'Elassar, de Kedorlahomer, roi d'Elam, et de Thideal, roi des Gentils,
2 In an area to the west, there were five other kings. They were King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, the city that is now called Zoar.
qu'ils firent la guerre à Berah, roi de Sodome, et à Birsah, roi de Gomorrhe, à Sineab, roi d'Adamah, et à Seméber, roi de Tseboïm, et au roi de Béla, c'est-à-dire de Tsohar.
3 Those five kings and their armies gathered together in Siddim Valley, which is also called the Dead Sea [Valley], to fight against the four kings and their armies. King Chedorlaomer and his army [conquered the armies of those five kings, and demanded that those kings pay him tribute money each year].
Tous ils se réunirent dans la vallée de Siddim (qui est la mer Salée).
4 For twelve years he ruled them. But during the thirteenth year they rebelled [and refused to keep giving him tribute money].
Douze ans ils avaient été asservis à Kedorlahomer, et la treizième année ils se révoltèrent.
5 The next year, King Chedorlaomer and the other kings that were his allies took their armies and defeated the Repha people-group in Ashteroth-Karnaim and the Zuz people-group in Ham, and the Emi people-group in Shaveh-Kiriathaim.
Et la quatorzième année Kedorlahomer et les rois ses alliés vinrent et défirent les Rephaïms à Astaroth-Karnaïm et les Zuzites à Ham et les Emim à Save-Kiriathaïm
6 They also defeated the Hor people-group in the hilly area of Seir as far as El-Paran near the desert.
et les Horites sur leur montagne de Seïr jusqu'au chêne de Paran qui confine au désert.
7 Then they turned back and went to Mishpat [city], which is now called Kadesh. They conquered all the land belonging to the Amalek people-group and the Amor people-group who were living in Hazazon-Tamar [town].
Puis faisant volte-face ils se portèrent sur la Fontaine-du-Jugement qui est Kadès et mirent en déroute toute la contrée des Amalécites, et aussi les Amoréens établis à Hatsatson-Thamar.
8 Then the armies of the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim and Bela marched out to fight the armies of the other four kings in Siddim Valley. That valley is close to the Salt/Dead Sea.
Alors se mirent en campagne le roi de Sodome et le roi de Gomorrhe et le roi d'Adamah et le roi de Tseboïm et le roi de Béla (c'est-à-dire de Tsohar) et ils se rangèrent en bataille contre eux dans la vallée de Siddim,
9 They fought against the armies of Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, Tidal the king of Goiim, Amraphel the king of Shinar, and Arioch the king of Ellasar. The armies of four kings were fighting against the armies of five kings.
contre Kedorlahomer, roi d'Elam, et Thideal, roi des Gentils, et Amraphel, roi de Sinear, et Arioch, roi d'Elassar, quatre rois contre cinq.
10 The Siddim Valley was full of tar pits. So when the armies of the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah tried to run away, many of the men fell into the tar pits. The others escaped and ran away to the hills.
Or dans la vallée de Siddim il y avait force puits de bitume; et le roi de Sodome et celui de Gomorrhe prirent la fuite et y tombèrent, et les survivants s'enfuirent dans la montagne.
11 As [the armies of the five kings] fled, [the armies of the four kings] seized all of the valuable things in Sodom and Gomorrah, including all the food.
Alors ils prirent toute la richesse de Sodome et de Gomorrhe et toutes leurs provisions de bouche et partirent.
12 They also captured Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom at that time.
Et ils prirent Lot et sa richesse, le fils du frère d'Abram, et partirent; or il habitait Sodome.
13 Abram was living near the big trees near Mamre, who belonged to the Amor people-group. Abram had made an agreement with Mamre and his two brothers, Eshcol and Aner, [that they would help each other if there was a war].
Alors arriva un fugitif qui informa Abram l'hébreu; or il habitait sous les chênes de Mamré, l'Amoréen, frère d'Eskol et de Aner, qui étaient les alliés d'Abram.
14 One of the men who escaped from the battle told Abram what had happened and that his nephew Lot had been captured and taken away. So Abram summoned 318 men who were his servants, men who had been with Abram since they were born. They all went together and pursued their enemies as far north as Dan [city].
Et Abram apprenant que son frère avait été emmené captif, mit en campagne ses gens éprouvés, serfs nés dans sa maison, au nombre de trois cent-dix-huit, et il poussa la poursuite jusqu'à Dan.
15 During the night, Abram divided the men into several groups, and they attacked their enemies from various directions and defeated them. They pursued them as far as Hobah, which was north of Damascus [city].
Et ayant formé ses divisions, il les attaqua de nuit, lui et ses serviteurs, et les défit et les poursuivit jusqu'à Chobah, située à gauche de Damas.
16 Abram’s men recovered all of the goods that had been taken. They also rescued Lot and all his possessions and also the women and others who had been captured by their enemies.
Et il ramena toute la richesse, et aussi Lot, son frère, et sa richesse, et aussi les femmes et le peuple.
17 As Abram was returning home after he and his men had defeated the armies of King Chedorlaomer and the other kings who had fought alongside him, the king of Sodom went north to meet him in Shaveh Valley, which people call the King’s Valley.
Alors le roi de Sodome sortit à sa rencontre, quand après avoir défait Kedorlahomer et les rois ses auxiliaires il fut de retour dans la vallée de Save, qui est la vallée royale.
18 The king of Salem [city], whose name was Melchizedek, was also a priest who offered sacrifices to the Supreme God. He brought some bread and wine to Abram.
Et Melchisédek, roi de Salem, apporta du pain et du vin; (or il était prêtre de Dieu le Très-Haut; )
19 Then he blessed Abram, saying “I ask the Supreme God, the one who created heaven and earth, to bless you.
et il le bénit et dit: Qu'Abram soit béni de Dieu le Très-Haut, maître des cieux et de la terre!
20 The Supreme God has enabled you to defeat [MTY] your enemies, so we should praise/thank him.” Then Abram gave to Melchizedek a tenth part of all the things he had captured.
Et béni soit Dieu le Très-Haut qui a mis tes ennemis entre tes mains! Et il lui donna la dîme de tout.
21 The king of Sodom said to Abram, “You can keep all the goods you recovered. Just let me take back the people from my city whom you rescued.”
Et le roi de Sodome dit à Abram: Donne-moi les personnes et prends pour toi les richesses.
22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have solemnly promised [MTY] to Yahweh, the Supreme God, the one who created heaven and earth,
Mais Abram répondit au roi de Sodome: La main levée vers l'Éternel, Dieu très-haut, Maître des cieux et de la terre!
23 that I will not accept even one thread or a thong of a sandal from anything that belongs to you. As a result, you will never be able to say, ‘I caused Abram to become rich.’
non, du brin de fil à la courroie de la chaussure, je n'accepterai rien de ce qui t'appartient, afin que tu ne dises pas: J'ai enrichi Abram;
24 The only thing I will accept is the food that my men have eaten. But Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre went with me and fought alongside me, so let them also have a share of the goods we brought back.” [So the king of Sodom agreed to what he said].
j'excepte uniquement ce qu'ont mangé mes gens, la portion des hommes qui ont marché avec moi, d'Aner, d'Eskol et de Mamré: pour eux, qu'ils prennent leur part!
