1 At the time when Amraphel was king of Shinar, "Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal king of Goyim,2 these kings went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboyim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).3 All these latter kings joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Dead Sea Valley).4 For twelve years they had been subject to Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.5 In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim6 and the Horites in the hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran near the desert.7 Then they turned back and went to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who were living in Hazezon Tamar.8 Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboyim and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and drew up their battle lines in the Valley of Siddim9 against Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goyim, Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch king of Ellasar —four kings against five.10 Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and when the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some of the men fell into them and the rest fled to the hills.11 The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food; then they went away.12 They also carried off Abram's nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom.13 A man who had escaped came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the great trees of Mamre the Amorite, a brother "of Eshkol and Aner, all of whom were allied with Abram.14 When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he called out the 318 trained men born in his household and went in pursuit as far as Dan.15 During the night Abram divided his men to attack them and he routed them, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.16 He recovered all the goods and brought back his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the other people.17 After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom came out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley).18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High,19 and he blessed Abram, saying, "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.20 And praise be to God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand." Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.21 The king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the people and keep the goods for yourself."22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "With raised hand I have sworn an oath to the LORD, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,23 that I will accept nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal, so that you will never be able to say, 'I made Abram rich.'24 I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share that belongs to the men who went with me —to Aner, Eshkol and Mamre. Let them have their share."

1 Factum est autem in illo tempore, ut Amraphel rex Senaar, et Arioch rex Ponti, et Chodorlahomor rex Elamitarum, et Thadal rex gentium 2 inirent bellum contra Bara regem Sodomorum, et contra Bersa regem Gomorrh, et contra Sennaab regem Adam, et contra Semeber regem Seboim, contraque regem Bal, ipsa est Segor. 3 Omnes hi convenerunt in vallem Silvestrem, qu nunc est mare salis. 4 Duodecim enim annis servierunt Chodorlahomor, et tertiodecimo anno recesserunt ab eo. 5 Igitur quartodecimo anno venit Chodorlahomor, et reges qui erant cum eo : percusseruntque Raphaim in Astarothcarnaim, et Zuzim cum eis, et Emim in Save Cariathaim, 6 et Chorros in montibus Seir, usque ad Campestria Pharan, qu est in solitudine. 7 Reversique sunt, et venerunt ad fontem Misphat, ipsa est Cades : et percusserunt omnem regionem Amalecitarum, et Amorrhum, qui habitabat in Asasonthamar. 8 Et egressi sunt rex Sodomorum, et rex Gomorrh, rexque Adam, et rex Seboim, necnon et rex Bal, qu est Segor : et direxerunt aciem contra eos in valle Silvestri : 9 scilicet adversus Chodorlahomor regem Elamitarum, et Thadal regem Gentium, et Amraphel regem Sennaar, et Arioch regem Ponti : quatuor reges adversus quinque. 10 Vallis autem Silvestris habebat puteos multos bituminis. Itaque rex Sodomorum, et Gomorrh, terga verterunt, cecideruntque ibi : et qui remanserant, fugerunt ad montem. 11 Tulerunt autem omnem substantiam Sodomorum et Gomorrh, et universa qu ad cibum pertinent, et abierunt : 12 necnon et Lot, et substantiam ejus, filium fratris Abram, qui habitabat in Sodomis.13 Et ecce unus, qui evaserat, nuntiavit Abram Hebro, qui habitabat in convalle Mambre Amorrhi, fratris Escol, et fratris Aner : hi enim pepigerant fdus cum Abram. 14 Quod cum audisset Abram, captum videlicet Lot fratrem suum, numeravit expeditos vernaculos suos trecentos decem et octo : et persecutus est usque Dan. 15 Et divisis sociis, irruit super eos nocte : percussitque eos, et persecutus est eos usque Hoba, qu est ad lvam Damasci. 16 Reduxitque omnem substantiam, et Lot fratrem suum cum substantia illius, mulieres quoque et populum. 17 Egressus est autem rex Sodomorum in occursum ejus postquam reversus est a cde Chodorlahomor, et regum qui cum eo erant in valle Save, qu est vallis regis.18 At vero Melchisedech rex Salem, proferens panem et vinum, erat enim sacerdos Dei altissimi, 19 benedixit ei, et ait : Benedictus Abram Deo excelso, qui creavit clum et terram : 20 et benedictus Deus excelsus, quo protegente, hostes in manibus tuis sunt. Et dedit ei decimas ex omnibus. 21 Dixit autem rex Sodomorum ad Abram : Da mihi animas, cetera tolle tibi. 22 Qui respondit ei : Levo manum meam ad Dominum Deum excelsum possessorem cli et terr, 23 quod a filo subtegminis usque ad corigiam calig, non accipiam ex omnibus qu tua sunt, ne dicas : Ego ditavi Abram : 24 exceptis his, qu comederunt juvenes, et partibus virorum, qui venerunt mecum, Aner, Escol et Mambre : isti accipient partes suas.