1 Y aconteció en los días de Amrafel, rey de Sinar, Arioc, rey de Elasar, Quedorlaomer, rey de Elam, y Tidal, rey de Goyim,

¶ And it came to pass in those days that Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of the Gentiles

2 q ue éstos hicieron guerra a Bera, rey de Sodoma, y a Birsa, rey de Gomorra, a Sinab, rey de Adma, a Semeber, rey de Zeboim, y al rey de Bela, es decir, Zoar.

made war against Bera king of Sodom and against Birsha king of Gomorrah and against Shinab king of Admah and against Shemeber king of Zeboiim and against the king of Bela, which is Zoar.

3 T odos éstos se reunieron como aliados en el valle de Sidim, es decir, el mar Salado.

All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.

4 D oce años habían servido a Quedorlaomer, pero en el año trece se rebelaron.

Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

5 Y en el año catorce, Quedorlaomer y los reyes que estaban con él, vinieron y derrotaron a los refaítas en Astarot Karnaim, a los zuzitas en Ham, a los emitas en Save-quiriataim,

And in the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him came and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim and the Zuzims in Ham and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim

6 y a los horeos en el monte de Seir hasta El-parán, que está junto al desierto.

and the Horites in their Mount Seir unto the plain of Paran, which is by the wilderness.

7 E ntonces volvieron a En-mispat, es decir, Cades, y conquistaron todo el territorio de los amalecitas, y también a los amorreos que habitaban en Hazezon-tamar.

And they returned and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the works of the Amalekites and also the Amorites that dwelt in Hazezontamar.

8 Y salió el rey de Sodoma, con el rey de Gomorra, el rey de Adma, el rey de Zeboim y el rey de Bela, es decir, Zoar, y presentaron batalla contra ellos en el valle de Sidim:

And the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah and the king of Admah and the king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar) went out, and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim,

9 e sto es, contra Quedorlaomer, rey de Elam, Tidal, rey de Goyim, Amrafel, rey de Sinar, y Arioc, rey de Elasar; cuatro reyes contra cinco.

that is, against Chedorlaomer the king of Elam and Tidal king of the Gentiles and Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch king of Ellasar: four kings against five.

10 Y el valle de Sidim estaba lleno de pozos de asfalto; y el rey de Sodoma y el de Gomorra huyeron y cayeron allí. Y los demás huyeron a los montes.

And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits, and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled and fell there; and those that remained fled to the mountain.

11 E ntonces tomaron todos los bienes de Sodoma y Gomorra y todas sus provisiones, y se fueron.

And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their provisions and went away.

12 Y tomaron también a Lot, sobrino de Abram, con todas sus posesiones, pues él habitaba en Sodoma, y partieron. Abram libera a Lot

And they also took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods and departed.

13 Y uno de los que escaparon vino y se lo hizo saber a Abram el hebreo, que habitaba en el encinar de Mamre el amorreo, hermano de Escol y hermano de Aner, y éstos eran aliados de Abram.

¶ And one came that had escaped and told Abram the Hebrew, who dwelt among the terebinth trees of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram.

14 A l oír Abram que su pariente había sido llevado cautivo, movilizó a sus hombres adiestrados nacidos en su casa, trescientos dieciocho, y salió en su persecución hasta Dan.

And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his tried and experienced servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.

15 Y por la noche, él, con sus siervos, organizó sus fuerzas contra ellos, y los derrotó y los persiguió hasta Hoba, que está al norte de Damasco.

And he and his slaves poured themselves out against them by night and smote them and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

16 Y recobró todos sus bienes, también a su pariente Lot con sus posesiones, y también a las mujeres y a la gente. Abram y Melquisedec

And he recovered all the goods and also brought again his brother Lot and his goods and the women also and the people.

17 A su regreso después de derrotar a Quedorlaomer y a los reyes que estaban con él, salió a su encuentro el rey de Sodoma en el valle de Save, es decir, el valle del Rey.

¶ And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the valley of the king.

18 E ntonces Melquisedec, rey de Salem, sacó pan y vino; él era sacerdote del Dios Altísimo.

Then Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine, for he was the priest of the most high God.

19 Y lo bendijo, diciendo: Bendito sea Abram del Dios Altísimo, creador del cielo y de la tierra;

And he blessed him and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of the heavens and of the earth;

20 y bendito sea el Dios Altísimo que entregó a tus enemigos en tu mano. Y le dio Abram el diezmo de todo.

and blessed be the most high God, who has delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And Abram gave him tithes of all.

21 Y el rey de Sodoma dijo a Abram: Dame las personas y toma para ti los bienes.

¶ Then the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons and take the goods to thyself.

22 Y Abram dijo al rey de Sodoma: He jurado al Señor, Dios Altísimo, creador del cielo y de la tierra,

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of the heavens and of the earth,

23 q ue no tomaré ni un hilo ni una correa de zapato, ni ninguna cosa tuya, para que no digas: “Yo enriquecí a Abram.”

that I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet; I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou should say, I have made Abram rich,

24 N ada tomaré, excepto lo que los jóvenes han comido y la parte de los hombres que fueron conmigo: Aner, Escol y Mamre. Ellos tomarán su parte.

except only that which the young men have eaten and the portion of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre, who shall take their portion.