1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel the king of Shinar, Arioch the king of El-lasar, Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and Tidal the king of nations,
2 {that} they made war with Bera the king of Sodom, and with Birsha the king of Gomorrah, Shinab the king of Admah, and Shemeber the king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
3 All these were joined in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
4 Twelve years had 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 Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-Kirjathaim,
6 and the Horites on their mount Seir, to El-Paran, which is by the wilderness.
7 And they returned, and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites that dwelt at Hazazon-Tamar.
8 And the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar, went out, and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim,
9 with Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and Tidal the king of nations, and Amraphel the king of Shinar, and Arioch the king of Ellasar-four kings with the five.
10 And the vale of Siddim was full of pits of asphalt. 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 property of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and departed.
12 And they took Lot and his property, Abram's brother's son, and departed. For he dwelt in Sodom.
13 And one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew. And he dwelt by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol, and the brother of Aner. And these were Abram's allies.
14 And Abram heard that his brother was taken captive; and he led out his trained {servants}, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued {them} as far as Dan.
15 And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is to the left of Damascus.
16 And he brought back all the property, and brought again his brother Lot and his property, and the women also, and the people.
17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after he had returned from smiting Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, into the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's valley.
18 And Melchisedec king of Salem brought out bread and wine. And he was priest of the Most High *God.
19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the Most High *God, possessor of heavens and earth.
20 And blessed be the Most High *God, who has delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him the tenth of all.
21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the souls, and take the property for thyself.
22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand to Jehovah, the Most High *God, possessor of heavens and earth,
23 if from a thread even to a sandal-thong, yes, if of all that is thine, I take {anything}...; that thou mayest not say, I have made Abram rich;
24 save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men that went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre, let them take their portion.
1 Ja Sineari kuninga Amrafeli, Ellasari kuninga Arjoki, Eelami kuninga Kedorlaomeri ja Goojimi kuninga Tideali päevil sündis,
2 et nad alustasid sõda Soodoma kuninga Bera, Gomorra kuninga Birsa, Adma kuninga Sineabi, Seboimi kuninga Semeeberi ja Bela, see on Soari kuninga vastu.
3 Need kõik kogunesid Siddimi orgu, kus nüüd on Soolameri.
4 Kaksteist aastat olid nad Kedorlaomerit orjanud, aga kolmeteistkümnendal aastal nad tõstsid mässu.
5 Ja neljateistkümnendal aastal tulid Kedorlaomer ja need kuningad, kes olid ühes temaga, ja lõid refalasi Astarot-Karnaimis, susiite Haamis, emiite Kirjataimi tasandikul
6 ja horiite Seiri mäestikus kuni Eel-Paaranini, mis on kõrbe ääres.
7 Siis nad pöördusid tagasi ja tulid Een-Mispatti, see on Kaadesisse, ja vallutasid kogu amalekkide väljade ala, samuti võitsid nad emorlasi, kes elasid Haseson-Taamaris.
8 Aga Soodoma kuningas, Gomorra kuningas, Adma kuningas, Seboimi kuningas ja Bela, see on Soari kuningas, läksid välja ja valmistusid tapluseks nende vastu Siddimi orus:
9 Eelami kuninga Kedorlaomeri, Goojimi kuninga Tideali, Sineari kuninga Amrafeli ja Ellasari kuninga Arjoki vastu — neli kuningat viie vastu!
10 Aga Siddimi org oli täis maapigi auke. Kui Soodoma ja Gomorra kuningad põgenesid, siis nad langesid neisse, kuna ülejäänud põgenesid mäestikku.
11 Ja nad võtsid kogu Soodoma ja Gomorra varanduse ja kogu nende toiduse ning läksid ära.
12 Ja ära minnes nad võtsid ühes ka Loti, Aabrami vennapoja, ja tema varanduse; ta elas ju Soodomas.
13 Aga üks põgenik tuli ja teatas Aabramile, heebrealasele, kes elas emorlase Mamre, Eskoli ja Aaneri venna tammikus; ja need olid Aabrami liitlased.
14 Kui Aabram kuulis, et ta vennapoeg oli vangi viidud, siis ta vaatas üle oma kodakondsed, kes tema peres olid sündinud, arvult kolmsada kaheksateist, ja ajas vaenlasi taga kuni Daanini.
15 Ta jaotas öösel oma sulased nende vastu, lõi neid ja jälitas neid kuni Hoobani, mis on Damaskusest vasakut kätt.
16 Ja ta tõi tagasi kogu varanduse; ka Loti, oma vennapoja, ja tema varanduse ta tõi tagasi, samuti naised ja rahva.
17 Ja kui ta Kedorlaomerit ja ühes temaga olevaid kuningaid löömast tagasi tuli, läks Soodoma kuningas temale vastu Saave orgu, see on Kuningaorgu.
18 Ja Melkisedek, Saalemi kuningas, tõi leiba ja viina, sest tema oli kõige kõrgema Jumala preester,
19 ja õnnistas teda ning ütles: „Olgu õnnistatud Aabram, kõige kõrgema Jumala, taeva ja maa looja poolt!
20 Olgu kiidetud kõige kõrgem Jumal, kes sinu vaenlased su kätte andis!" Ja Aabram andis temale kümnist kõigest.
21 Ja Soodoma kuningas ütles Aabramile: „Anna hingelised mulle, aga varandus võta enesele."
22 Kuid Aabram ütles Soodoma kuningale: „Ma tõstan oma käe üles Issanda, kõige kõrgema Jumala poole, Kes on taeva ja maa Looja,
23 et ma ei võta lõngaotsa ega kingapaelagi kõigest sellest, mis sinu oma on, et sa ei saaks öelda: mina olen Aabrami rikkaks teinud!
24 Mul pole midagi vaja — ainult, mis poisid sõid, ja mehed, kes ühes minuga käisid — Aaner, Eskol ja Mamre — need võtku oma osa!"