Genesis
Chapter14
11Inthedaysof,AmraphelkingofShinar,AriochkingofEllasar,ChedorlaomerkingofElam,andTidalkingofGoiim
那时史纳尔王阿默辣斐耳,厄拉撒尔王阿黎约客,厄兰王革多尔老默尔,哥因王提达耳,
2madewaronBerakingofSodom,BirshakingofGomorrah,ShinabkingofAdmah,ShemeberkingofZeboiim,andthekingofBela(thatis,Zoar).
兴兵攻击索多玛王贝辣,哈摩辣王彼尔沙,阿德玛王史纳布,责波殷王舍默贝尔及贝拉即左哈尔王。
32AllthelatterkingsjoinedforcesintheValleyofSiddim(thatis,theSaltSea).
那些王子会合于息丁山谷,即今日的盐海。
4FortwelveyearstheyhadbeensubjecttoChedorlaomer,butinthethirteenthyeartheyrebelled.
他们十二年之久隶属于革多尔老默尔,在十三年上就背叛了。
53InthefourteenthyearChedorlaomerandthekingsalliedwithhimcameanddefeatedtheRephaiminAshteroth-karnaim,theZuziminHam,theEmiminShaveh-kiriathaim,
在十四年上,革多尔老默尔率领与他联盟的君王前来,在阿市塔特卡尔那殷击败了勒法因,在哈木击败了组斤,在克黎雅塔殷平原击败了厄明,
6andtheHoritesinthehillcountryofSeir,asfarasElparan,closebythewilderness.
在曷黎人的色依尔山击败了曷黎人,一直杀到靠近旷野的厄耳帕兰;
7TheythenturnedbackandcametoEnmishpat(thatis,Kadesh),andtheysubduedthewholecountrybothoftheAmalekitesandoftheAmoriteswhodweltinHazazon-tamar.
然后回军转到恩米市帕特,即卡德士,征服了阿玛肋克人的全部领土,也征服了住在哈匝宗塔玛尔的阿摩黎人。
8ThereuponthekingofSodom,thekingofGomorrah,thekingofAdmah,thekingofZeboiim,andthekingofBela(thatis,Zoar)marchedout,andintheValleyofSiddimtheywentintobattleagainstthem:
索多玛王哈摩辣王,阿德玛王,责波殷王和贝拉即左哈尔王于是出来,在息丁山谷列阵,
9againstChedorlaomerkingofElam,TidalkingofGoiim,AmraphelkingofShinar,andAriochkingofEllasar-fourkingsagainstfive.
与厄兰王革多尔老默尔,哥因王提达耳,史纳尔王阿漠辣斐耳和厄拉撒尔王阿黎约客交战:四个王子敌对五个王子。
10NowtheValleyofSiddimwasfullofbitumenpits;andasthekingsofSodomandGomorrahfled,theyfellintothese,whiletherestfledtothemountains.
息丁山谷遍地是沥青坑;索多玛王和哈摩辣王逃跑时都跌在坑里;其余的人都逃到山里去了。
11ThevictorsseizedallthepossessionsandfoodsuppliesofSodomandGomorrahandthenwenttheirway,
那四个王子劫走了索多玛和哈摩辣所有的财物和一切食粮,
12takingwiththemAbram'snephewLot,whohadbeenlivinginSodom,aswellashispossessions.
连亚巴郎兄弟的儿子罗特和他的财物也带走了,因为那时他正住在索多玛。
134AfugitivecameandbroughtthenewstoAbramtheHebrew,whowascampingattheterebinthofMamretheAmorite,akinsmanofEshcolandAner;thesewereinleaguewithAbram.
有个逃出的人跑来,将这事告诉了希伯来人亚巴郎,他那时住在阿摩黎人玛默勒的橡树区;这阿摩黎人原是亚巴郎的盟友厄市苛耳和阿乃尔的兄弟。
14WhenAbramheardthathisnephewhadbeencaptured,hemusteredthreehundredandeighteenofhisretainers,borninhishouse,andwentinpursuitasfarasDan.
亚巴郎一听说他的亲人被人掳去,遂率领家生的步兵三百一十八人,直追至丹。
15Heandhispartydeployedagainstthematnight,defeatedthem,andpursuedthemasfarasHobah,whichisnorthofDamascus.
夜间又和自己的仆人分队袭击,将他们击败,直追至大马士革以北的曷巴,
16Herecoveredallthepossessions,besidesbringingbackhiskinsmanLotandhispossessions,alongwiththewomenandtheothercaptives.
夺回了所有的财物,连他的亲属罗特和他的财物,以及妇女和人民都夺回来了。
17WhenAbramreturnedfromhisvictoryoverChedorlaomerandthekingswhowerealliedwithhim,thekingofSodomwentouttogreethimintheValleyofShaveh(thatis,theKing'sValley).
亚巴郎击败革多尔老默尔和与他联盟的王子回来时,索多玛王出来,到沙委山谷,即“君王山谷”迎接他。
185Melchizedek,kingofSalem,broughtoutbreadandwine,andbeingapriestofGodMostHigh,heblessedAbramwiththesewords:
撒冷王默基瑟德也带了饼酒来,他是至高者天主的司祭,
196BlessedbeAbrambyGodMostHigh,thecreatorofheavenandearth;
祝福他说:“愿亚巴郎蒙受天地的主宰,至高者天主的降福!
207AndblessedbeGodMostHigh,whodeliveredyourfoesintoyourhand."ThenAbramgavehimatenthofeverything.
愿将你的敌人交于你手中的至高者的天主受赞美!”亚巴郎遂将所得的,拿出十分之一,给了默基瑟德。
21ThekingofSodomsaidtoAbram,"Givemethepeople;thegoodsyoumaykeep."
索多玛王对亚巴郎说:“请你将人交给我,财物你都拿去罢!”
228ButAbramrepliedtothekingofSodom:"IhavesworntotheLORD,GodMostHigh,thecreatorofheavenandearth,
亚巴郎却对索多玛王说:“我向上主、至高者天主、天地的主宰举手起誓:
23thatIwouldnottakesomuchasathreadorasandalstrapfromanythingthatisyours,lestyoushouldsay,'ImadeAbramrich.'
凡属于你的,连一根线,一根鞋带,我也不拿,免得你说:我使亚巴郎发了财。
24Nothingformeexceptwhatmyservantshaveusedupandthesharethatisduetothemenwhojoinedme——Aner,EshcolandMamre;letthemtaketheirshare."
除仆从吃用了的以外,我什么也不要;至于与我同行的人阿乃尔、厄市苛耳和玛默勒所应得的一分,应让他们拿去。”
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Footnotes(注解)
1[1]Inthedaysof:thepersonalnamebywhichtheeventisdatedhasnotbeenpreserved.
2[3]TheSaltSea:nowknownastheDeadSea.
3[5-6]ThefourkingscamefromnorthtosouththroughthelandeastoftheJordan.
4[13]AbramtheHebrew:elsewhereintheOldTestament,untilthelastpre-Christiancenturies,theterm"Hebrew"isusedonlybynon-Israelites,orbyIsraelitesinspeakingtoforeigners,sinceitevidentlyhadadisparagingconnotation——somethinglike"immigrant."Theaccountinthischaptermay,therefore,havebeentakenoriginallyfromanon-Israelitesource,inwhichAbraham,awarlikesheikofPalestine,appearsasatrulyhistoricalfigureofprofanehistory.
5[18]Salem:traditionallyidentifiedwithJerusalem(Psalm76:3),buttheHebrewtextisnotcertain;insteadofthepresentmelekshalem("kingofSalem"),theoriginalmayhavebeenmelekshelomo("akingalliedtohim").InHebrews7:2"kingofSalem"isinterpretedas"kingofpeace"(shalom).
6[19]GodMostHigh:inHebrew,el-elyon.InCanaanitetexts,eachelementmayoccurseparatelyasthenameofaspecificdeity,ortheymaybeappliedtogethertoasingledeity,asisdoneherebytheCanaanitepriestMelchizedek.FortheIsraelites,elbecameapoeticsynonymforelohim("God");elyon("MostHigh")becameoneofthetitlesoftheirGodYahweh.
7[20]Abramgavehim:literally"hegavehim";butAbramistobeunderstoodasthesubjectofthesentence,forthetitheswerethetenthpartassignedtopriests;cfHebrews7:4-1,0.
8[22]AbrahamusesthenameoftheCanaanitegodel-elyon("God,theMostHigh")inappositiontothenameofhisGod,yahweh("theLORD").