1 A conteció en los días de Amrafel, rey de Sinar, Arioc, rey de Elasar, Quedorlaomer, rey de Elam, y Tidal, rey de Goim,

And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel the king of Shinar, Arioch the king of El-lasar, Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and Tidal the king of nations,

2 q ue estos hicieron guerra contra Bera, rey de Sodoma, contra Birsa, rey de Gomorra, contra Sinab, rey de Adma, contra Semeber, rey de Zeboim, y contra el rey de Bela, la cual es Zoar.

they made war with Bera the king of Sodom, and with Birsha the king of Gomorrah, Shinab the king of Admah, and Shemeber the king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.

3 T odos estos se juntaron en el valle del Sidim, que es el Mar Salado.

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

4 D oce años habían servido a Quedorlaomer, y en el decimotercero se rebelaron.

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

5 E n el año decimocuarto vino Quedorlaomer con los reyes que estaban de su parte y derrotaron a los refaítas en Astarot Karnaim, a los zuzitas en Ham, a los emitas en Save-quiriataim

And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-Kirjathaim,

6 y a los horeos en los montes de Seir, hasta la llanura de Parán, que está junto al desierto.

and the Horites on their mount Seir, to El-Paran, which is by the wilderness.

7 D espués regresaron y llegaron a En-mispat, que es Cades, y destruyeron todo el país de los amalecitas y también al amorreo que habitaba en Hazezon-tamar.

And they returned, and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites that dwelt at Hazazon-Tamar.

8 E ntonces salieron el rey de Sodoma, el rey de Gomorra, el rey de Adma, el rey de Zeboim y el rey de Bela, que es Zoar, y pelearon contra ellos en el valle del Sidim;

And the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela, which 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 Goim, Amrafel, rey de Sinar, y Arioc, rey de Elasar; cuatro reyes contra cinco.

with Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and Tidal the king of nations, and Amraphel the king of Shinar, and Arioch the king of Ellasar—four kings with the five.

10 E l valle del Sidim estaba lleno de pozos de asfalto; y cuando huyeron el rey de Sodoma y el de Gomorra, cayeron allí; los demás huyeron al monte.

And the vale of Siddim was full of pits of asphalt. And the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there: and they that remained fled to the mountain.

11 L os vencedores tomaron toda la riqueza de Sodoma y de Gomorra, y todas sus provisiones, y se fueron.

And they took all the property of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and departed.

12 T omaron también a Lot, hijo del hermano de Abram, que habitaba en Sodoma, y sus bienes, y se fueron.

And they took Lot and his property, Abram's brother's son, and departed. For he dwelt in Sodom.

13 U no de los que escaparon fue y dio aviso a Abram, el hebreo, que habitaba en el encinar de Mamre, el amorreo, hermano de Escol y hermano de Aner, los cuales eran aliados de Abram.

And one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew. And he dwelt by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol, and the brother of Aner. And these were Abram's allies.

14 A l oír Abram que su pariente estaba prisionero, armó a trescientos dieciocho criados nacidos en su casa, y los persiguió hasta Dan.

And Abram heard that his brother was taken captive; and he led out his trained, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.

15 C ayó sobre ellos de noche, él con sus siervos, y los atacó, y los fue siguiendo hasta Hoba, al norte de Damasco.

And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is to the left of Damascus.

16 R ecobró así todos los bienes, y también a su pariente Lot, los bienes de éste, las mujeres y demás gente. Melquisedec bendice a Abram

And he brought back all the property, and brought again his brother Lot and his property, and the women also, and the people.

17 C uando volvía de derrotar a Quedorlaomer y a los reyes que con él estaban, salió el rey de Sodoma a recibirlo al valle de Save, que es el valle del Rey.

And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after he had returned from smiting Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, into the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's valley.

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

And Melchisedec king of Salem brought out bread and wine. And he was priest of the Most High God.

19 y lo bendijo, diciendo: «Bendito sea Abram del Dios Altísimo, creador de los cielos y de la tierra;

And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the Most High God, possessor of heavens and earth.

20 y bendito sea el Dios Altísimo, que entregó a tus enemigos en tus manos.» Y le dio Abram los diezmos de todo.

And blessed be the Most High God, who has delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him the tenth of all.

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

And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the souls, and take the property for thyself.

22 R espondió Abram al rey de Sodoma: —He jurado a Jehová, Dios Altísimo, creador de los cielos y de la tierra,

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand to Jehovah, the Most High God, possessor of heavens and earth,

23 q ue ni un hilo ni una correa de calzado tomaré de todo lo que es tuyo, para que no digas: “Yo enriquecí a Abram”;

if from a thread even to a sandal-thong, yes, if of all that is thine, I take …; that thou mayest not say, I have made Abram rich;

24 e xcepto solamente lo que comieron los jóvenes. Pero los hombres que fueron conmigo, Aner, Escol y Mamre, sí tomarán su parte.

save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men that went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre, let them take their portion.