Genèse 15
Louis Segond
15 Après ces événements, la parole de l'Éternel fut adressée à Abram dans une vision, et il dit: Abram, ne crains point; je suis ton bouclier, et ta récompense sera très grande.
2 Abram répondit: Seigneur Éternel, que me donneras-tu? Je m'en vais sans enfants; et l'héritier de ma maison, c'est Éliézer de Damas.
3 Et Abram dit: Voici, tu ne m'as pas donné de postérité, et celui qui est né dans ma maison sera mon héritier.
4 Alors la parole de l'Éternel lui fut adressée ainsi: Ce n'est pas lui qui sera ton héritier, mais c'est celui qui sortira de tes entrailles qui sera ton héritier.
5 Et après l'avoir conduit dehors, il dit: Regarde vers le ciel, et compte les étoiles, si tu peux les compter. Et il lui dit: Telle sera ta postérité.
6 Abram eut confiance en l'Éternel, qui le lui imputa à justice.
7 L'Éternel lui dit encore: Je suis l'Éternel, qui t'ai fait sortir d'Ur en Chaldée, pour te donner en possession ce pays.
8 Abram répondit: Seigneur Éternel, à quoi connaîtrai-je que je le posséderai?
9 Et l'Éternel lui dit: Prends une génisse de trois ans, une chèvre de trois ans, un bélier de trois ans, une tourterelle et une jeune colombe.
10 Abram prit tous ces animaux, les coupa par le milieu, et mit chaque morceau l'un vis-à-vis de l'autre; mais il ne partagea point les oiseaux.
11 Les oiseaux de proie s'abattirent sur les cadavres; et Abram les chassa.
12 Au coucher du soleil, un profond sommeil tomba sur Abram; et voici, une frayeur et une grande obscurité vinrent l'assaillir.
13 Et l'Éternel dit à Abram: Sache que tes descendants seront étrangers dans un pays qui ne sera point à eux; ils y seront asservis, et on les opprimera pendant quatre cents ans.
14 Mais je jugerai la nation à laquelle ils seront asservis, et ils sortiront ensuite avec de grandes richesses.
15 Toi, tu iras en paix vers tes pères, tu seras enterré après une heureuse vieillesse.
16 A la quatrième génération, ils reviendront ici; car l'iniquité des Amoréens n'est pas encore à son comble.
17 Quand le soleil fut couché, il y eut une obscurité profonde; et voici, ce fut une fournaise fumante, et des flammes passèrent entre les animaux partagés.
18 En ce jour-là, l'Éternel fit alliance avec Abram, et dit: Je donne ce pays à ta postérité, depuis le fleuve d'Égypte jusqu'au grand fleuve, au fleuve d'Euphrate,
19 le pays des Kéniens, des Keniziens, des Kadmoniens,
20 des Héthiens, des Phéréziens, des Rephaïm,
21 des Amoréens, des Cananéens, des Guirgasiens et des Jébusiens.
Genesis 15
New International Version
The Lord’s Covenant With Abram
15 After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram(A) in a vision:(B)
2 But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord,(F) what can you give me since I remain childless(G) and the one who will inherit[c] my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?(H)” 3 And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant(I) in my household(J) will be my heir.”
4 Then the word of the Lord came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.(K)” 5 He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars(L)—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring[d] be.”(M)
6 Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.(N)
7 He also said to him, “I am the Lord, who brought you out(O) of Ur of the Chaldeans(P) to give you this land to take possession of it.”(Q)
8 But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord,(R) how can I know(S) that I will gain possession of it?”(T)
9 So the Lord said to him, “Bring me a heifer,(U) a goat and a ram, each three years old,(V) along with a dove and a young pigeon.(W)”
10 Abram brought all these to him, cut them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other;(X) the birds, however, he did not cut in half.(Y) 11 Then birds of prey came down on the carcasses,(Z) but Abram drove them away.
12 As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep,(AA) and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. 13 Then the Lord said to him, “Know for certain that for four hundred years(AB) your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved(AC) and mistreated there. 14 But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out(AD) with great possessions.(AE) 15 You, however, will go to your ancestors(AF) in peace and be buried at a good old age.(AG) 16 In the fourth generation(AH) your descendants will come back here,(AI) for the sin of the Amorites(AJ) has not yet reached its full measure.”
17 When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch(AK) appeared and passed between the pieces.(AL) 18 On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram(AM) and said, “To your descendants I give this land,(AN) from the Wadi[e] of Egypt(AO) to the great river, the Euphrates(AP)— 19 the land of the Kenites,(AQ) Kenizzites, Kadmonites, 20 Hittites,(AR) Perizzites,(AS) Rephaites,(AT) 21 Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites.”(AU)
Footnotes
- Genesis 15:1 Or sovereign
- Genesis 15:1 Or shield; / your reward will be very great
- Genesis 15:2 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
- Genesis 15:5 Or seed
- Genesis 15:18 Or river
Génesis 15
Reina Valera Actualizada
Pacto del SEÑOR con Abram
15 Después de estas cosas vino la palabra del SEÑOR a Abram en visión, diciendo:
—No temas, Abram. Yo soy tu escudo, y tu galardón será muy grande.
2 Abram respondió:
—Oh SEÑOR Dios[a], ¿qué me has de dar? Pues continúo sin hijos, y el heredero de mi casa será Eliezer, de Damasco. 3 —Añadió Abram—: A mí no me has dado descendencia, y he aquí me heredará un criado nacido en mi casa.
4 Y he aquí que la palabra del SEÑOR vino a él diciendo:
—No será este el que te herede, sino que alguien que salga de tus entrañas será el que te herede.
5 Entonces lo llevó fuera y le dijo:
—Mira, por favor, al cielo y cuenta las estrellas, si acaso las puedes contar. —Y añadió—: Así será tu descendencia.
6 Él creyó al SEÑOR, y le fue contado por justicia. 7 Entonces le dijo:
—Yo soy el SEÑOR, que te saqué de Ur de los caldeos, para darte esta tierra como posesión.
8 Él respondió:
—Oh SEÑOR Dios[b], ¿cómo sabré que yo la he de poseer?
9 Le respondió:
—Tráeme una vaquilla de tres años, una cabra de tres años, un carnero de tres años, una tórtola y un pichón.
10 Él tomó todos estos animales, los partió por la mitad y puso cada mitad una frente a otra. Pero no partió las aves. 11 Entonces descendieron unos buitres sobre los cuerpos muertos, y Abram los ahuyentaba. 12 Pero cuando el sol estaba por ponerse, cayó sobre Abram un sueño profundo, y he aquí que se apoderó de él el terror de una gran oscuridad. 13 Entonces Dios dijo a Abram:
—Ten por cierto que tus descendientes serán forasteros en una tierra que no será suya, y los esclavizarán y los oprimirán cuatrocientos años. 14 Pero yo también juzgaré a la nación a la cual servirán, y después de esto saldrán con grandes riquezas. 15 Pero tú irás a tus padres en paz y serás sepultado en buena vejez. 16 En la cuarta generación volverán acá, pues hasta ahora no ha llegado al colmo la maldad de los amorreos.
17 Y sucedió una vez que el sol se puso y hubo oscuridad que he aquí, apareció un horno humeante, y una antorcha de fuego pasó por en medio de los animales divididos.
18 Aquel día el SEÑOR hizo un pacto con Abram diciendo:
—A tus descendientes daré esta tierra, desde el río de Egipto hasta el gran río, el río Éufrates; 19 la tierra de los queneos, quenezeos, cadmoneos, 20 heteos, ferezeos, refaítas, 21 amorreos, cananeos, gergeseos y jebuseos.
Footnotes
- Génesis 15:2 Lit., Señor YHWH.
- Génesis 15:8 Lit., Señor YHWH.
Genesis 15
New King James Version
God’s Covenant with Abram(A)
15 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram (B)in a vision, saying, (C)“Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your (D)shield, [a]your exceedingly (E)great reward.”
2 (F)But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, (G)seeing I [b]go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed (H)one[c] born in my house is my heir!”
4 And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who (I)will come from your own body shall be your heir.” 5 Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and (J)count the (K)stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, (L)“So shall your (M)descendants be.”
6 And he (N)believed in the Lord, and He (O)accounted it to him for righteousness.
7 Then He said to him, “I am the Lord, who (P)brought you out of (Q)Ur of the Chaldeans, (R)to give you this land to inherit it.”
8 And he said, “Lord God, (S)how shall I know that I will inherit it?”
9 So He said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” 10 Then he brought all these to Him and (T)cut them in two, down the middle, and placed each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut (U)the birds in two. 11 And when the vultures came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.
12 Now when the sun was going down, (V)a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him. 13 Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly (W)that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and (X)they will afflict them four hundred years. 14 And also the nation whom they serve (Y)I will judge; afterward (Z)they shall come out with great possessions. 15 Now as for you, (AA)you shall [d]go (AB)to your fathers in peace; (AC)you shall be buried at a good old age. 16 But (AD)in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity (AE)of the Amorites (AF)is not yet complete.”
17 And it came to pass, when the sun went down and it was dark, that behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a burning torch that (AG)passed between those pieces. 18 On the same day the Lord (AH)made a covenant with Abram, saying:
(AI)“To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates— 19 the Kenites, the Kenezzites, the Kadmonites, 20 the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, 21 the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 15:1 Or your reward shall be very great
- Genesis 15:2 am childless
- Genesis 15:3 a servant
- Genesis 15:15 Die and join your ancestors
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