Genesis 15

After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

Poslije tih događaja Jahve uputi Abramu riječ u ukazanju: "Ne boj se, Abrame, ja sam ti zaštita; a nagrada tvoja bit će vrlo velika!"

And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

Abram odgovori: "Gospodine moj, Jahve, čemu mi tvoji darovi kad ostajem bez poroda; kad je mojoj kući nasljednik Eliezer Damaščanin?

And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

Kako mi nisi dao potomstva - nastavi Abram - jedan će, eto, od mojih ukućana postati moj baštinik."

And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

Ali mu Jahve opet uputi riječ: "Taj neće biti tvoj baštinik, nego će ti baštinik biti tvoj potomak."

And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

Izvede ga van i reče: "Pogledaj na nebo i zvijezde prebroj ako ih možeš prebrojiti." A onda doda: "Toliko će biti tvoje potomstvo."

And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

Abram povjerova Jahvi, i on mu to uračuna u pravednost.

And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.

Tada mu on reče: "Ja sam Jahve koji sam te odveo iz Ura Kaldejskoga da ti predam ovu zemlju u posjed."

And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

A on odvrati: "Gospodine moj, Jahve, kako ću ja doznati da ću je zaposjesti?"

And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.

Odgovori mu: "Prinesi mi junicu od tri godine, kozu od tri godine, ovna od tri godine, jednu grlicu i jednog golubića."

And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.

Sve mu to donese, rasiječe na pole i metnu sve pole jednu prema drugoj; ptica nije rasijecao.

And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.

Ptice grabežljivice obarale se na leševe, ali ih je Abram rastjerivao.

And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

Kad je sunce bilo pri zalazu, dubok san obuzme Abrama, a onda se na nj spusti gust mrak pun jeze.

And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

Tada Bog reče Abramu: "Dobro znaj da će tvoji potomci biti stranci u tuđoj zemlji; robovat će i biti tlačeni četiri stotine godina,

And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

ali narodu kojem budu služili ja ću suditi; i konačno će izići s velikim blagom.

And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

A ti ćeš k ocima svojim u miru poći, u sretnoj starosti bit ćeš sahranjen.

But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

Oni će se ovamo vratiti za četvrtog naraštaja, jer mjera se zlodjela amorejskih još nije navršila."

And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.

Kad je sunce zašlo i pao gust mrak, pojavi se zadimljen žeravnjak i goruća zublja te prođu između onih dijelova.

In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

Toga je dana Jahve sklopio Savez s Abramom rekavši: "Potomstvu tvojemu dajem zemlju ovu od Rijeke u Egiptu do Velike rijeke, rijeke Eufrata:

The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,

Kenijce, Kenižane, Kadmonce,

And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,

Hetite, Perižane, Refaimce,

And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

Amorejce, Kanaance, Girgašane, Jebusejce."