1 Un Abrāms devās no Ēģiptes uz Kānaāna dienvidus zemi, viņš un viņa sieva līdz ar visu, kas tiem bija, un arī Lats bija kopā ar viņu.
2 Abrāms bija ļoti bagāts ar lopiem, sudrabu un zeltu.
3 Un viņš savos pārgājienos gāja no dienvidiem uz Bēteli, līdz tai vietai, kurā viņa telts sākumā bija stāvējusi: starp Bēteli un Aju,
4 Līdz tai vietai, kurā viņš sākumā bija cēlis altāri un kur viņš bija to Kungu pielūdzis.
5 Un arī Latam, kas ceļoja ar Abrāmu, bija sīklopi un liellopi un teltis.
6 Bet zeme nevarēja viņus visus uzturēt.
7 Tā izcēlās strīdus starp Abrāma lopu ganiem un Lata lopu ganiem; arī kānaānieši un ferisieši toreiz dzīvoja tanī zemē.
8 Un Abrāms teica Latam: „Lai nebūtu strīdus mūsu starpā un manu un tavu ganu starpā, jo mēs esam rada.
9 Vai nav visa zeme tavā priekšā? Labāk šķiries no manis; ja tu gribi iet pa kreisi, es iešu pa labi; bet ja tu gribi iet pa labi, es iešu pa kreisi.“
10 Un Lats pacēla savas acis un ieraudzīja savā priekšā visu Jardānas apgabalu, ka tas bija bagāts ar ūdeni—pirms Dievs izpostīja Sodomu un Gomoru—kā tā Kunga dārzs līdz pat Coārai, līdzīgs Ēģiptei.
11 Un Lats izraudzīja sev visu Jardānas apgabalu un aizgāja austrumu virzienā; tā viņi šķīrās viens no otra.
12 Abrāms apmetās Kānaāna zemē, bet Lats apdzīvoja apkārtējās pilsētas un izplēta teltis līdz Sodomai.
13 Bet Sodomas ļaudis bija visai ļauni un grēcīgi tā Kunga priekšā.
14 Un tas Kungs teica Abrāmam pēc tam, kad Lats no viņa bija šķīries: „Pacel savas acis un raugies no tās vietas, kurā tu atrodies, ziemeļu virzienā un dienvidu virzienā, uz austrumiem un rietumiem,
15 Jo visas tās zemes, ko Es tev rādu, Es uz mūžīgiem laikiem došu tev un taviem pēcnācējiem.
16 Un Es darīšu tavus pēcnācējus kā zemes putekļus; ja kāds var saskaitīt zemes putekļus, tas arī tavus pēcnācējus varēs saskaitīt.
17 Celies, pārstaigā zemi tās garumā un platumā, jo tev Es gribu to dot.“
18 Un Abrāms cēla teltis, gāja un apmetās pie Mamres ozoliem Hebronā; un viņš uzcēla tur altāri tam Kungam.
Abram and Lot Separate
1 Abram and Sarai took everything they owned and went to the Southern Desert. Lot went with them.
2 Abram was very rich. He owned many cattle, sheep, and goats, and had a lot of silver and gold. 3 Abram moved from place to place in the Southern Desert. And finally, he went north and set up his tents between Bethel and Ai, 4 where he had earlier camped and built an altar. There he worshiped the Lord.
5 Lot, who was traveling with him, also had sheep, goats, and cattle, as well as his own family and slaves. 6-7 At this time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were still living in the same area, and so there wasn't enough pastureland left for Abram and Lot with all of their animals. Besides this, the men who took care of Abram's animals and the ones who took care of Lot's animals started quarreling.
8 Abram said to Lot, “We are close relatives. We shouldn't argue, and our men shouldn't be fighting one another. 9 There is plenty of land for you to choose from. Let's separate. If you go north, I'll go south; if you go south, I'll go north.”
10 This happened before the Lord had destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. And when Lot looked around, he saw there was plenty of water in the Jordan Valley. All the way to Zoar the valley was as green as the garden of the Lord or the land of Egypt. 11 So Lot chose the whole Jordan Valley for himself, and as he started out toward the east, he and Abram separated. 12 Abram stayed in the land of Canaan. But Lot settled near the cities of the valley and put up his tents not far from Sodom, 13 where the people were evil and sinned terribly against the Lord.
Abram Moves to Hebron
14 After Abram and Lot had gone their separate ways, the Lord said to Abram:
Look around to the north, south, east, and west. 15 I will give you and your family all the land you can see. It will be theirs forever! 16 I will give you more descendants than there are specks of dust on the earth, and someday it will be easier to count those specks of dust than to count your descendants. 17 Now walk back and forth across the land, because I am going to give it to you.
18 Abram took down his tents and went to live near the sacred trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar in honor of the Lord.
