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

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”

2 A nd Abram said, O Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?

But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”

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

Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one born in my house is my heir!”

4 A nd, behold, the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying, This man shall not be thine heir; But he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir.”

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

Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.”

6 A nd he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.

And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.

7 A nd he said unto him, I am Jehovah that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.

Then He said to him, “I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it.”

8 A nd he said, O Lord Jehovah, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

And he said, “Lord God, how shall I know that I will inherit it?”

9 A nd he said unto him, Take me a heifer three years old, and a she-goat three years old, and a ram three years old, and a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.

So He said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”

10 A nd he took him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each half over against the other: but the birds divided he not.

Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, down the middle, and placed each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds in two.

11 A nd the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

And when the vultures came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.

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

Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him.

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

Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years.

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

And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions.

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

Now as for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old age.

16 A nd in the fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.

But in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”

17 A nd it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold, a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch that passed between these pieces.

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

18 I n that day Jehovah 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:

On the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying: “To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates—

19 t he Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite,

the Kenites, the Kenezzites, the Kadmonites,

20 a nd the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Rephaim,

the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,

21 a nd the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite.

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