Ābrams un Lats
1 Un Ābrams aizgāja no Ēģiptes uz Negebu – viņš un viņa sieva ar visu, kas viņam bija, un Lats kopā ar viņu. 2 Ābrams bija jo turīgs – viņam bija ganāmpulki, sudrabs un zelts. 3 Un viņš klejodams devās no Negebas līdz Bētelei, līdz tai vietai, kur sākumā bija viņa telts, starp Bēteli un Aju, 4 un altāris, ko viņš tur sākumā bija darinājis, un Ābrams tur piesauca Kunga vārdu. 5 Arī Latam, kurš gāja kopā ar Ābramu, bija avis, vērši un teltis. 6 Bet zeme viņus nevarēja uzturēt, ka viņi apmestos tur abi kopā, jo viņu mantība bija liela, un viņi nevarēja tur apmesties kopā. 7 Un starp Ābrama ganāmpulka ganiem un Lata ganāmpulka ganiem bija strīds. Tolaik tai zemē dzīvoja kanaānieši un perizieši. 8 Un Ābrams teica Latam: “Lai nav strīdu starp mani un tevi, starp maniem ganiem un taviem ganiem – jo mēs taču esam brāļi! 9 Vai tavā priekšā nav visa zeme? Nošķiries jel no manis – ja tu iesi pa kreisi, es iešu pa labi, un, ja tu iesi pa labi, es iešu pa kreisi!”
10 Un Lats pacēla acis un uzlūkoja visu Jardānas ieleju – pirms Kungs bija nopostījis Sodomu un Gomoru, tā bija ūdens dzirdināta kā Kunga dārzs, kā Ēģiptes zeme uz Coaras pusi! 11 Lats izvēlējās sev visu Jardānas ieleju, un Lats klejoja uz austrumiem, un viņi nošķīrās viens no otra. 12 Ābrams dzīvoja Kanaāna zemē, bet Lats dzīvoja ielejas pilsētās un slēja savas teltis līdz Sodomai. 13 Sodomas vīri bija ļauni un ļoti grēkoja pret Kungu. 14 Un Kungs teica Ābramam, kad Lats bija no viņa nošķīries: “Pacel savas acis un paskaties no tās vietas, kur tu esi, uz ziemeļiem un uz dienvidiem, uz austrumiem un uz rietumiem! 15 Visu zemi, ko tu redzi, es došu tev un taviem pēcnācējiem uz mūžiem! 16 Es došu tev tik pēcnācēju, cik putekļu uz zemes – ja kāds var saskaitīt zemes putekļus, tas varēs saskaitīt arī tavus pēcnācējus! 17 Celies, pārstaigā šo zemi garumā un platumā, jo tev es to došu!” 18 Un Ābrams nojauca teltis, gāja un apmetās pie Mamres ozoliem, kas ir Hebronā, un uzcēla tur Kungam altāri.
1 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. 2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Hai; 4 Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
5 ¶ And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. 6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together. 7 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land. 8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. 9 Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. 11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. 12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. 13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
14 ¶ And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: 15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. 16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. 17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee. 18 Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
