Abram Rescues Lot
1 About this time, King Amraphel of Babylonia, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Chedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim 2 attacked King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, a city also known as Zoar. 3-4 King Chedorlaomer and his allies had ruled these last five kings for twelve years, but in the thirteenth year the kings rebelled and joined forces in Siddim Valley, which is now covered by the southern part of the Dead Sea.
5 A year later King Chedorlaomer and his allies attacked and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, and the Emites in Shaveh-Kiriathaim. 6 They also defeated the Horites in the hill country of Edom, as far as El-Paran, near the desert.
7 They went back to the city of Enmishpat, better known as Kadesh. Then they captured all the land that belonged to the Amalekites, and they defeated the Amorites who were living in Hazazon-Tamar.
8-9 At Siddim Valley, the armies of the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela fought the armies of King Chedorlaomer of Elam, King Tidal of Goiim, King Amraphel of Babylonia, and King Arioch of Ellasar. The valley 10 was full of tar pits, and when the troops from Sodom and Gomorrah started running away, some of them fell into the pits. Others escaped to the hill country. 11 Their enemies took everything of value from Sodom and Gomorrah, including their food supplies. 12 They also captured Abram's nephew Lot, who lived in Sodom. They took him and his possessions and then left.
13 At this time Abram the Hebrew was living near the oaks that belonged to Mamre the Amorite. Mamre and his brothers Eshcol and Aner were Abram's friends. Someone who had escaped from the battle told Abram 14 that his nephew Lot had been taken away. Three hundred and eighteen of Abram's servants were fighting men, so he took them and followed the enemy as far north as the city of Dan.
15 That night, Abram divided up his troops, attacked from all sides, and won a great victory. But some of the enemy escaped to the town of Hobah north of Damascus, 16 and Abram went after them. He brought back his nephew Lot, together with Lot's possessions and the women and everyone else who had been captured.
Abram Is Blessed by Melchizedek
17 Abram returned after he had defeated King Chedorlaomer and the other kings. Then the king of Sodom went to meet Abram in Shaveh Valley, which is also known as King's Valley.
18 King Melchizedek of Salem was a priest of God Most High. He brought out some bread and wine 19 and said to Abram:
“I bless you in the name
of God Most High,
Creator of heaven and earth.
20 All praise belongs
to God Most High
for helping you defeat
your enemies.”
Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.
21 The king of Sodom said to Abram, “All I want are my people. You can keep everything else.”
22 Abram answered:
The Lord God Most High made the heavens and the earth. And I have promised him 23 that I won't keep anything of yours, not even a sandal strap or a piece of thread. Then you can never say that you are the one who made me rich. 24 Let my share be the food that my men have eaten. But Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre went with me, so give them their share of what we brought back.
Iburama ye Luuti tankandi
1 Wo waatoo la mansakewo doolu le taata keloo la. Wolu le mu Amurafeli ti, Sinari mansa, Ariyoki, Ellasari mansa, Kedori-Lawoma, Elamu mansa, aniŋ Tidali, Koyimu mansa. 2 Ñiŋ mansakee naanoolu, wolu le naata keloo wulindi mansakee luulu koteŋolu kamma, mennu mu Bera ti, Sodomu mansa, Birisa, Komora mansa, Sinabu, Aduma mansa, Semeba, Seboyimu mansa, aniŋ Bela mansa. Bela, saayiŋ ì ka ate le kumandi Sowari la. 3 Ñiŋ mansakee luuloolu bee niŋ ì la kelediŋ kafoolu benta Sidimu Wulumbaŋo le kono, saayiŋ daameŋ to mu Koojii Baa ti. 4 Ì tarata Kedori-Lawoma la maroo le to fo sanji taŋ niŋ fula. Bituŋ sanji taŋ niŋ sabanjaŋo, ì ye balaŋo wulindi.
5 Wo le ye a tinna Kedori-Lawoma aniŋ mansoolu mennu kafuta a fee, naata ka keloo ke, sanji taŋ niŋ naaninjaŋo. Keloo foloo-foloo, ì ye Rafa koomalankoolu le noo Asiteroti-Karinayimu, ì ye Susinkoolu noo Hamu, ì ye Emi koomalankoolu noo Sawe-Kiriyatayimu tundoo kaŋ, 6 aniŋ Horinkoolu, Seyiri konkotundoo* kaŋ ka taa fo Eliparani keñewuloo* daala. 7 Bituŋ ì muruta ka naa Eni-Misipati, saayiŋ ì ka a fo daameŋ to ye ko, Kadesi. Ì ye Amalekinkoolu la bankoo bee taa, aniŋ Amorinkoolu fanaa la dulaa, mennu be sabatiriŋ Hasasoni-Tamari.
8 Bituŋ mansoolu ka bo Sodomu saatewo to, Komora, Aduma, Seboyimu aniŋ Bela, ì ka meŋ kumandi Sowari la, ì bee fintita naŋ ka keloo ke Sidimu Wulumbaŋo kono. 9 Ñiŋ mansakee luuloolu ye wo mansakee naanoo kele, mennu mu Kedori-Lawoma, Elamu mansa ti, Tidali, Koyimu mansa, Amurafeli, Sinari mansa aniŋ Ariyoki, Ellasari mansa. 10 Sidimu Wulumbaŋo be faariŋ dinkoolu le la, aduŋ manoo le be ì kono. Kabiriŋ Sodomu mansa niŋ Komora mansa be bori kaŋ, ì taata joloŋ wo dinkoolu le kono. Bituŋ moo toomaalu, wolu borita ka taa konkoolu to. 11 Bituŋ wo mansakee naanoo ye Sodomu aniŋ Komora la sotofeŋolu bee taa ka taa fo ì la domori maaboriŋolu bee, ì niŋ ì taata. 12 Ì ye Luuti fanaa muta, Iburama doomaa dinkewo, meŋ be sabatiriŋ Sodomu, a niŋ a la sotofeŋolu, bituŋ ì taata.
13 Bituŋ moo kiliŋo, meŋ kanata ì kono, naata ñiŋ kibaaroo bee sindi Iburama ma, meŋ mu Hiburunkoo* ti. Wo waatoo la, Iburama be sabatiriŋ yirisuŋ baalu le daala, mennu mu Mamure Amorinkoo taa ti. Mamure niŋ a baadiŋolu Esikoli aniŋ Aneri be laariŋ Iburama le kaŋ. 14 Kabiriŋ Iburama ye ñiŋ moyi ko, jawoolu ye a doomaa dinkewo muta le, ì ye a samba, a ye a la dookuulaalu kumandi, mennu wuluuta a faŋo la daakaa kono, ì ye keloo noo, moo keme saba moo taŋ niŋ seyi. Ì ye ñiŋ mansakee naanoo bayindi le fo Dani. 15 Jee le to, a ye a la dookuulaalu talaŋ-talaŋ suutoo, bituŋ a ye ñiŋ mansoolu boyinkaŋ. A ye ì noo, a ye ì bayi ka taa fo Hoba, meŋ be Damasiku maraa kara maafaŋo la. 16 Bituŋ a ye feŋolu bee murundi naŋ, a ye a doomaa dinkewo Luuti fanaa murundi naŋ, a niŋ a la sotofeŋolu, musoolu aniŋ moolu, ì ye mennu muta.
Iburama niŋ Melikisedeki benta
17 Kabiriŋ Iburama bota naŋ Kedori-Lawoma kelendoo la aniŋ mansoolu, mennu tarata a fee, Sodomu mansakewo taata a benduŋ Sawe Wulumbaŋo kono, ì ka ñiŋ dulaa kumandi Mansakee Wulumbaŋ ne la. 18 Mansakee Melikisedeki, Salaamu mansakewo, fanaa naata ka mbuuroo niŋ wayinoo* dii a la. Ate le mu Alla Mansa Tallaa la piriisoo* ti. 19 A ye neemoo daani a ye, a ko,
“Allamaa Alla Mansa Tallaa ye neema Iburama ma,
saŋo niŋ bankoo Daamansoo.
20 Tentoo be Alla Mansa Tallaa ye,
meŋ ye i jawoolu duŋ i buloo kono.”
Iburama ye feŋolu siidulaa tanjaŋo dii a la, a ye mennu murundi naŋ.
21 Bituŋ Sodomu mansakewo ko Iburama ye ko, “Moolu, wolu dii n na, bari feŋolu, hani niŋ i ye wolu taa.”
22 Bari Iburama ko Sodomu mansakewo ye le ko, “Nte ye n kali Yaawe* le ye, Alla Mansa Tallaa, saŋo niŋ bankoo Daamansoo, 23 ko, i taa mu feŋ-wo-feŋ ti, nte te wo taa la, hani niŋ a ye a tara boorajuloo le mu, waraŋ samata juloo. Niŋ wo nte, i si a fo noo ko, ite le ye nte fankamaayandi. 24 N te feŋ taa la, fo n na dookuulaalu ye meŋ domo. Bari n deŋñoolu Aneri, Esikoli aniŋ Mamure, n niŋ mennu taata ñoo la, wolu bula ì ye ì niyo soto feŋolu to, mennu buusita jawoolu la.”
