Genesis 14
EasyEnglish Bible
Abram at war with the kings
14 1-4 Now there were many kings living in that land, at that time. They fought against each other. One fight was when Kedorlaomer had ruled over the other kings for 12 years. And in the next year, five kings made one group like that and fought against him. Kedorlaomer joined with three other kings. So it was four kings against five other kings.
The four kings were Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal king of Goiim. Those kings fought a war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela. (Bela is another name for the town of Zoar.) They fought in the Valley of Siddim. (That is the Salt Sea.) 5 In the 14th year, Kedorlaomer and the kings with him won against the Rephaites. This was in Ashteroth Karnaim. They won against the Zuzites in Ham. They won against the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim. 6 And they won against the Horites in the country of Seir. This was as far as El Paran near the desert. 7 They then went back. They went to En Mishpat. (That is Kadesh.) They took the whole land of the Amalekites. They also took the land of the Amorites who were living in Hazezon Tamar.
8 Then, the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela (that is Zoar) went to fight. That was in the Valley of Siddim. 9 They fought against Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch king of Ellasar. There were four kings fighting against five kings. 10 The Valley of Siddim had many holes in the ground. The holes were filled with tar. The kings of Sodom and Gomorrah ran away. Some of their men fell into the deep tar. The other men ran away to the hills. 11 The four kings took everything in Sodom and Gomorrah, including all the food. Then they went away. 12 Abram's nephew, Lot, was living in Sodom at that time. So they took him away from there, and everything that belonged to him.
Abram and Melchizedek
13 At that time, Abram, the Hebrew man, was living near the special oak trees of Mamre. Mamre was an Amorite. He was the brother of Eshcol and Aner. These men had agreed to be Abram's friends.
A man ran away from Sodom. He told Abram everything that had happened. 14 Abram understood that the kings had caught his nephew. So he called 318 men to come together. These men had been born in Abram's camp and they knew how to fight. Abram took his men with him. They went to attack the men who had caught Lot. They went as far as Dan.
15 During the night, Abram separated his men into two groups. Then they attacked Kedorlaomer and his men who had taken Lot. Those men ran away and Abram followed them as far as Hobah. Hobah is north of Damascus. 16 Abram took back everything that those men had taken from Sodom. He also brought back his nephew Lot, together with the women and the other people.
17 In that way, Abram won against Kedorlaomer and the kings with him. As Abram was returning home, the king of Sodom came out to meet him. They met in the Valley of Shaveh, which people call the King's Valley.
18 Melchizedek was the king of Salem, and he was a priest of the Most High God. He brought out bread and wine for Abram. 19 He blessed Abram. He said, ‘I pray that the Most High God who made heaven and earth will bless Abram. 20 Praise the Most High God! He has given you power over your enemies.’
After that, Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth part of everything.[a]
21 Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, ‘Give back to me all my people. Take everything else for yourself.’ 22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, ‘I have made a strong promise to the Lord, the Most High God who made heaven and earth. 23 I promised that I would not take anything that belonged to you. I will not take the smallest thing, not even a piece of string, or part of a shoe. Then you will never be able to say, “I made Abram become rich.” 24 I myself will accept only the food that my young men have eaten. But Aner, Eshcol and Mamre went with me to help me to fight. They should take their part of the things that we brought back with us.’[b]
Нач 14
Священное Писание (Восточный перевод), версия с «Аллахом»
Ибрам освобождает Лута
14 В то время Амрафел, царь Вавилонии[a], Ариох, царь Элласара, Кедорлаомер, царь Елама, и Тидал, царь Гоима, 2 вместе пошли войной на Беру, царя Содома, Биршу, царя Гоморры, Шинава, царя Адмы, Шемевера, царя Цевоима, и на царя Белы (то есть Цоара). 3 Эти цари объединили силы в долине Сиддим (где теперь Мёртвое море[b]). 4 Уже двенадцать лет они были под властью Кедорлаомера, но на тринадцатый год восстали. 5 В четырнадцатый год Кедорлаомер и союзные с ним цари вышли и разбили рефаитов в Аштерот-Карнаиме, зузитов в Гаме, емитов в Шав-Кириатаиме 6 и хорреев в нагорьях Сеира, по дороге в Ел-Паран, на краю пустыни. 7 Оттуда они повернули назад и пришли к Ен-Мишпат (то есть Кадешу), и завоевали всю землю амаликитян, а также аморреев, которые жили в Хацацон-Тамаре.
8 Против них выступили царь Содома, царь Гоморры, царь Адмы, царь Цевоима и царь Белы (то есть Цоара). В долине Сиддим они вступили в битву 9 против Кедорлаомера, царя Елама, Тидала, царя Гоима, Амрафела, царя Вавилонии, и Ариоха, царя Элласара, – четыре царя против пяти. 10 В долине Сиддим было много смоляных ям; когда цари Содома и Гоморры обратились в бегство, многие упали в них, а остальные бежали в горы. 11 Четыре царя захватили всё имущество Содома и Гоморры и все их запасы и ушли. 12 Они забрали также племянника Ибрама Лута, который жил в Содоме, и всё его имущество.
13 Один из тех, кто спасся, пришёл и рассказал об этом еврею Ибраму. Ибрам жил неподалёку от великих деревьев, принадлежавших аморрею Мамре, брату[c] Эшкола и Анера – все они были союзниками Ибрама. 14 Когда Ибрам услышал, что его родственник в плену, он созвал триста восемнадцать способных к бою мужчин, рождённых в его доме, погнался за четырьмя царями, и преследовал их до Дана. 15 Ночью Ибрам разделил свой отряд, напал на них и обратил в бегство, преследуя их до Ховы, к северу от Дамаска. 16 Он возвратил всё добро и своего родственника Лута со всем имуществом, и женщинами, и людьми.
Ибрам встречает Малик-Цедека
17 Когда Ибрам возвращался после победы над Кедорлаомером и союзными с ним царями, царь Содома вышел встречать его в долину Шаве (то есть Царскую долину); 18 и Малик-Цедек, царь Салима,[d] вынес лепёшки и вино. Он был священнослужителем Бога Высочайшего, 19 и он благословил Ибрама, сказав:
– Благословен будь Ибрам от Бога Высочайшего, Творца[e] неба и земли! 20 И славен будь Бог Высочайший, отдавший твоих врагов в руки твои.
Ибрам дал ему от всего десятую часть.
21 Царь Содома сказал Ибраму:
– Отдай мне моих людей, а добро оставь себе.
22 Но Ибрам сказал царю Содома:
– Я поднял руку мою к Вечному, Богу Высочайшему, Творцу неба и земли, и дал клятву, 23 что не приму от тебя даже нитки или ремешка от сандалий, не возьму ничего твоего, чтобы ты не мог сказать: «Я обогатил Ибрама». 24 Я возьму только то, что съели мои люди, а кто пошёл со мной – Анер, Эшкол и Мамре – пусть возьмут свою долю.
Genesis 14
King James Version
14 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
2 That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
5 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emins in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
6 And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.
7 And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.
8 And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
9 With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
10 And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
12 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.
14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale.
18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
24 Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
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