Abram Rescues Lot
1 Four kings, Amraphel of Babylonia, Arioch of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer of Elam, and Tidal of Goiim, 2 went to war against five other kings: Bera of Sodom, Birsha of Gomorrah, Shinab of Admah, Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (or Zoar). 3 These five kings had formed an alliance and joined forces in Siddim Valley, which is now the Dead Sea. 4 They had been under the control of Chedorlaomer for twelve years, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled against him. 5 In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and his allies came with their armies and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in the plain of Kiriathaim, 6 and the Horites in the mountains of Edom, pursuing them as far as Elparan on the edge of the desert. 7 Then they turned around and came back to Kadesh (then known as Enmishpat). They conquered all the land of the Amalekites and defeated the Amorites who lived in Hazazon Tamar.
8 Then the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela drew up their armies for battle in Siddim Valley and fought 9 against the kings of Elam, Goiim, Babylonia, and Ellasar, five kings against four. 10 The valley was full of tar pits, and when the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah tried to run away from the battle, they fell into the pits; but the other three kings escaped to the mountains. 11 The four kings took everything in Sodom and Gomorrah, including the food, and went away. 12 Lot, Abram's nephew, was living in Sodom, so they took him and all his possessions.
13 But a man escaped and reported all this to Abram, the Hebrew, who was living near the sacred trees belonging to Mamre the Amorite. Mamre and his brothers Eshcol and Aner were Abram's allies. 14 When Abram heard that his nephew had been captured, he called together all the fighting men in his camp, 318 in all, and pursued the four kings all the way to Dan. 15 There he divided his men into groups, attacked the enemy by night, and defeated them. He chased them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus, 16 and got back all the loot that had been taken. He also brought back his nephew Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the other prisoners.
Melchizedek Blesses Abram
17 When Abram came back from his victory over Chedorlaomer and the other kings, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in Shaveh Valley (also called King's Valley). 18 And Melchizedek, who was king of Salem and also a priest of the Most High God, brought bread and wine to Abram, 19 blessed him, and said, “May the Most High God, who made heaven and earth, bless Abram! 20 May the Most High God, who gave you victory over your enemies, be praised!” And Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the loot he had recovered.
21 The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Keep the loot, but give me back all my people.”
22 Abram answered, “I solemnly swear before the Lord, the Most High God, Maker of heaven and earth, 23 that I will not keep anything of yours, not even a thread or a sandal strap. Then you can never say, ‘I am the one who made Abram rich.’ 24 I will take nothing for myself. I will accept only what my men have used. But let my allies, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre, take their share.”
1 Un tas notika Sineāras ķēniņa Amrāfela, Ēlasara ķēniņa Arjoha, Ēlamas ķēniņa Kedarlaomera un Tidala, tautu ķēniņa, dienās. 2 Tie sāka karot pret Sodomas ķēniņu Bēru, Gomoras ķēniņu Birsu, Admas ķēniņu Sineabu, Cebojimas ķēniņu Simoberu un Belas, tas ir, Coāras ķēniņu. 3 Tie visi sapulcējās Sidimas ielejā, kur tagad Sāls jūra. 4 Divpadsmit gadus tie bija kalpojuši Kedarlaomeram, bet trīspadsmitajā tie atkrita. 5 Un četrpadsmitajā gadā nāca Kedar-laomers un tie ķēniņi, kas bija ar viņu biedrojušies, un sakāva refajiešus pie Aštorot-Karnajimas, zuziešus pie Hāmas un emiešus Kirjatajimas ielejā, 6 un horiešus Seīra kalna zemē līdz pat El Paramai, kas ir pie tuksneša. 7 Tad tie griezās atpakaļ un gāja līdz Ajin-Mišpatai, kas ir Kadeša, un izpostīja visu amalekiešu apgabalu un arī amoriešus, kas mita Hazezon-Tāmarā. 8 Tad iznāca Sodomas ķēniņš, Gomoras ķēniņš, Admas ķēniņš, Cebojimas ķēniņš un Belas ķēniņš, tas ir, Coāras ķēniņš; un tie taisījās karam ar viņiem Sidimas ielejā 9 pret Ēlamas ķēniņu Kedarlaomeru, tautu ķēniņu Tidalu, Sineāras ķēniņu Amrāfelu un Ēlasara ķēniņu Arjohu - četri ķēniņi pret pieciem. 10 Bet Sidimas ieleja bija bagāta ar zemes piķa bedrēm, un Sodomas un Gomoras ķēniņi bēga un iekrita tanīs, bet pārējie aizbēga kalnos. 11 Un tie paņēma visu Sodomas un Gomoras mantību un pārtiku un aizgāja. 12 Un tie sagūstīja arī Latu līdz ar viņa mantību, viņš bija Ābrāma brāļadēls, un aizgāja. Bet tas bija dzīvojis Sodomā. 13 Tad kāds bēglis nāca un vēstīja ebrejam Ābrāmam, kas dzīvoja pie amorieša Mamres ozoliem; tas bija Eškola un Anera brālis; tie bija ar Ābrāmu derības biedri. 14 Kad Ābrāms dzirdēja, ka viņa radinieks aizvests gūstā, tad viņš lika nostāties savam karaspēkam, mājās dzimušiem vergiem, trīs simti astoņpadsmit vīriem, un viņš dzinās tiem pakaļ līdz Danai. 15 Un viņš dalīja savus ļaudis un uzbruka tiem naktī, sita tos un dzinās tiem pakaļ līdz Hobai, ziemeļos no Damaskas. 16 Un viņš atveda atpakaļ visu mantību, un arī Latu, savu radinieku, viņš atveda atpakaļ līdz ar tā mantību, arī sievas un ļaudis. 17 Un Sodomas ķēniņš gāja tam pretim Savas ielejā, tā ir ķēniņu ieleja, pēc tam, kad viņš bija atgriezies no Kedarlaomera un to ķēniņu sakāves, kas bija ar to. 18 Un Melhisedeks, Salemas ķēniņš, iznesa vīnu un maizi; viņš bija visuaugstā Dieva priesteris. 19 Un viņš to svētīja un sacīja: "Lai svētī Ābrāmu Visuaugstais, kas radījis debesis un zemi. 20 Un slavēts lai ir visuaugstais Dievs, kas tavus ienaidniekus devis tavās rokās." 21 Un Ābrāms deva tam desmito tiesu no visa, kas tam piederēja. 22 Tad Sodomas ķēniņš sacīja viņam: "Dod man dzīvos, bet mantību paturi sev." 23 Un Ābrāms sacīja Sodomas ķēniņam: "Es paceļu savu roku uz To Kungu, visuaugsto Dievu, kam pieder debesis un zeme; nevienu pavedienu, nevienu kurpju siksnu, nedz citu ko es neaiztikšu no tā, kas tev pieder, lai tu neteiktu: es esmu Ābrāmu darījis bagātu,- 24 tikai to, ko šie jaunekļi ir patērējuši, un to vīru daļu, kas nākuši ar mani: Aners, Eškols un Mamre lai ņem savu daļu."
