14:1 IN THE days of the kings Amraphel of Shinar, Arioch of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer of Elam, and Tidal of Goiim, |
14:2 They made war on the kings Bera of Sodom, Birsha of Gomorrah, Shinab of Admah, Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, that is, Zoar. |
14:3 The latter kings joined together [as allies] in the Valley of Siddim, which is [now] the [Dead] Sea of Salt. |
14:4 Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled. |
14:5 And in the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him attacked {and} subdued the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, |
14:6 And the Horites in their Mount Seir as far as El-paran, which is on the border of the wilderness. |
14:7 Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat, which [now] is Kadesh, and subdued all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who dwelt in Hazazon-tamar. |
14:8 Then the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela, that is, Zoar, went out and [together] they joined battle [with those kings] in the Valley of Siddim, |
14:9 With the kings Chedorlaomer of Elam, Tidal of Goiim, Amraphel of Shinar, and Arioch of Ellasar--four kings against five. |
14:10 Now the Valley of Siddim was full of slime {or} bitumen pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, they fell (were overthrown) there and the remainder [of the kings] fled to the mountain. |
14:11 [The victors] took all the wealth of Sodom and Gomorrah and all the supply of provisions and departed. |
14:12 And they also took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods away with them. |
14:13 Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew [one from the other side], who was living by the oaks {or} terebinths of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and of Aner--these were allies of Abram. |
14:14 When Abram heard that [his nephew] had been captured, he armed (led forth) the 318 trained servants born in his own house and pursued the enemy as far as Dan. |
14:15 He divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and attacked {and} routed them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus. |
14:16 And he brought back all the goods and also brought back his kinsman Lot and his possessions, the women also and the people. |
14:17 After his [Abram's] return from the defeat {and} slaying of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh, that is, the King's Valley. |
14:18 Melchizedek king of Salem [later called Jerusalem] brought out bread and wine [for their nourishment]; he was the priest of God Most High, |
14:19 And he blessed him and said, Blessed (favored with blessings, made blissful, joyful) be Abram by God Most High, Possessor {and} Maker of heaven and earth, |
14:20 And blessed, praised, {and} glorified be God Most High, Who has given your foes into your hand! And [Abram] gave him a tenth of all [he had taken]. |
14:21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the persons and keep the goods for yourself. |
14:22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand {and} sworn to the Lord, God Most High, the Possessor {and} Maker of heaven and earth, |
14:23 That I would not take a thread or a shoelace or anything that is yours, lest you should say, I have made Abram rich. |
14:24 [Take all] except only what my young men have eaten and the share of the men [allies] who went with me--Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion. |