1 A fter these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “ Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great.”

After these things the word of Jehovah came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, thy exceeding great reward.

2 A bram said, “O Lord God, what will You give me, since I am childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”

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

3 A nd Abram said, “ Since You have given no offspring to me, one born in my house is my heir.”

And Abram said, Lo, to me thou hast given no seed, and behold, a son of my house will be mine heir.

4 T hen behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This man will not be your heir; but one who will come forth from your own body, he shall be your heir.”

And behold, the word of Jehovah to him, saying, This shall not be thine heir, but he that will come forth out of thy body shall be thine heir.

5 A nd He took him outside and said, “Now look toward the heavens, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” And He said to him, “ So shall your descendants be.”

And he led him out, and said, Look now toward the heavens, and number the stars, if thou be able to number them. And he said to him, So shall thy seed be!

6 T hen he believed in the Lord; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness.

And he believed Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him righteousness.

7 A nd He said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to possess it.”

And he said to him, I am Jehovah who brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give thee this land to possess it.

8 H e said, “O Lord God, how may I know that I will possess it?”

And he said, Lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall possess it?

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

And he said to him, Take me a heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.

10 T hen he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, and laid each half opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds.

And he took all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid the half of each opposite its fellow; but the birds he did not divide.

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

And the birds of prey came down on the carcases; and Abram scared them away.

12 N ow when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, terror and great darkness fell upon him.

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

13 G od said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed four hundred years.

And he said to Abram, Know assuredly that thy seed will be a sojourner in a land not theirs, and they shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years.

14 B ut I will also judge the nation whom they will serve, and afterward they will come out with many possessions.

But also that nation which they shall serve I will judge; and afterwards they shall come out with great property.

15 A s for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you will be buried at a good old age.

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

16 T hen in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.”

And fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

17 I t came about when the sun had set, that it was very dark, and behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a flaming torch which passed between these pieces.

And it came to pass when the sun had gone down, and it was dark, that behold, there was a smoking furnace, and a flame of fire which passed between those pieces.

18 O n that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “ To your descendants I have given this land, From the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates:

On the same day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed I give 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, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,

20 a nd the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Rephaim

and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaim,

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

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