1 In the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar; Arioch, king of Ellasar; Chedorlaomer, king of Elam; and Tidal, king of Goiim, 2 they made war with Bera, king of Sodom; Birsha, king of Gomorrah; Shinab, king of Admah; Shemeber, king of Zeboiim; and the king of Bela (also called Zoar). 3 All these joined together in the valley of Siddim (also called the Salt Sea). 4 They served Chedorlaomer for twelve years, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. 5 In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and struck the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim, 6 and the Horites in their Mount Seir, to El Paran, which is by the wilderness. 7 They returned, and came to En Mishpat (also called Kadesh), and struck all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that lived in Hazazon Tamar. 8 The king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (also called Zoar) went out; and they set the battle in array against them in the valley of Siddim 9 against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings against the five. 10 Now the valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and some fell there. Those who remained fled to the hills. 11 They took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and went their way. 12 They took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who lived in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

13 One who had escaped came and told Abram, the Hebrew. At that time, he lived by the oaks of Mamre, the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner. They were allies of Abram. 14 When Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he led out his three hundred eighteen trained men, born in his house, and pursued as far as Dan. 15 He divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and struck them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. 16 He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative Lot and his goods, and the women also, and the other people.

17 The king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, at the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley). 18 Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High. 19 He blessed him, and said, "Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth. 20 Blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand."

Abram gave him a tenth of all.

21 The king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the people, and take the goods for yourself."

22 Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have lifted up my hand to Yahweh, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth, 23 that I will not take a thread nor a sandal strap nor anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’ 24 I will accept nothing from you except that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. Let them take their portion."

1 En in die dae van Amrafel, die koning van S¡near, Ar¡og, die koning van Ell sar, Kedor-Laomer, die koning van Elam, en T¡deal, die koning van die nasies,

2 het hulle oorlog gevoer teen Bera, die koning van Sodom, en teen Bisra, die koning van Gomorra, S¡neab, die koning van Adma, en Sem,ber, die koning van Seboim, en teen die koning van Bela, dit is Soar.

3 Hulle het almal hulle leërs verenig in die laagte Siddim, dit is die Soutsee.

4 Twaalf jaar lank het hulle Kedor-Laomer toe al gedien, maar in die dertiende jaar het hulle opstandig geword.

5 Toe kom Kedor-Laomer in die veertiende jaar, en die konings wat saam met hom was, en hulle verslaan die Refa‹ete in Asterot-Karnaim en die Susiete in Ham en die Emiete in die vlakte van Kirjat im

6 en die Horiete op hulle gebergte Se‹r, tot by El-Paran wat aan die woestyn lê.

7 Daarop het hulle omgedraai en by En-Mispat, dit is Kades, gekom en die hele land van die Amalekiete verower en ook die Amoriete wat in H seson-Tamar woon.

8 Toe trek die koning van Sodom uit en die koning van Gomorra en die koning van Adma en die koning van Seboim en die koning van Bela, dit is Soar, en stel hulle in die laagte Siddim in slagorde teen hulle op,

9 teen Kedor-Laomer, die koning van Elam, en T¡deal, die koning van die nasies, en Amrafel, die koning van S¡near, en Ar¡og, die koning van Ell sar: vier konings teen vyf.

10 Maar die laagte Siddim was vol gate in die lymgrond; en toe die konings van Sodom en Gomorra wegvlug, het hulle daarin geval, en die wat oorgebly het, het na die gebergte gevlug.

11 En hulle het al die goed van Sodom en Gomorra en al hulle voedsel geneem en weggetrek.

12 Hulle het ook Lot, Abram se broerskind, en al sy goed geneem en weggetrek -- want hy was in Sodom woonagtig.

13 Toe kom daar een wat vrygeraak het, en vertel dit aan Abram, die Hebreër, wat woonagtig was by die terpentynbome van Mamre, die Amoriet, broer van Eskol en broer van Aner; en hulle was bondgenote van Abram.

14 Toe Abram hoor dat sy broer as gevangene weggevoer is, het hy sy geoefende manne wat in sy huis gebore is, laat uittrek, drie honderd en agtien, en hulle tot by Dan agtervolg --

15 hy het hulle in die nag van verskillende kante aangeval, hy en sy dienaars, en hulle verslaan en hulle agtervolg tot by Hoba wat noord van Damaskus lê.

16 En hy het al die goed teruggebring, en ook sy broer Lot en sy goed teruggebring; en ook die vroue en die manskappe.

17 N sy terugkoms van die oorwinning op Kedor-Laomer en die konings wat saam met hom was, het die koning van Sodom uitgetrek hom tegemoet na die laagte Sawe, dit is die Koningslaagte.

18 En Melgis,dek, die koning van Salem, wat 'n priester van God, die Allerhoogste, was, het brood en wyn gebring

19 en hom geseënen gesê: Geseënd is Abram deur God, die Allerhoogste, die Skepper van hemel en aarde.

20 En geseënd is God, die Allerhoogste, wat u vyande in u hand gegee het. Toe gee hy hom die tiende van alles.

21 En die koning van Sodom sê vir Abram: Gee my die mense, maar neem die goed vir uself.

22 Toe antwoord Abram die koning van Sodom: Ek hef my hand op tot die HERE, God, die Allerhoogste, die Skepper van hemel en aarde,

23 dat ek geen draad en geen skoenriem, ja, dat ek niks sal neem van alles wat uwe is nie, sodat u nie kan sê nie: Ek het Abram ryk gemaak.

24 Niks vir my nie! Net wat die dienaars geëet het en die deel van die manne wat saam met my getrek het, Aner, Eskol en Mamre, laat die hulle deel neem.