1 I n the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar, Arioch, king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of Goiim,

¶ 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 t hey made war with Bera, king of Sodom, and with Birsha, king of Gomorrah, Shinab, king of Admah, and Shemeber, king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (also called 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 A ll these joined together in the valley of Siddim (also called the Salt Sea).

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

4 T hey served Chedorlaomer for twelve years, and in the thirteenth year, they rebelled.

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

5 I n the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer came, and the kings who were with him, and struck the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

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 a nd the Horites in their Mount Seir, to El Paran, which is by the wilderness.

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

7 T hey returned, and came to En Mishpat (also called Kadesh), and struck all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that lived in Hazazon 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 T he king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (also called Zoar) went out; and they set the battle in array against them in the valley of Siddim;

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 a gainst Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings against the five.

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 N ow the valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and some fell there, and those who remained fled to the hills.

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 T hey took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and went their way.

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

12 T hey took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who lived in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

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

13 O ne who had escaped came and told Abram, the Hebrew. At that time, he lived by the oaks of Mamre, the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and they were allies of 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 W hen Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he led out his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as 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 H e divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and struck them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

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 H e brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative, Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the other people.

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

17 T he king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, at the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).

¶ 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 M elchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High.

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

19 H e blessed him, and said, “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth:

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

20 a nd blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Abram gave him a tenth of all.

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

21 T he king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, and take the goods for yourself.”

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

22 A bram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted up my hand to Yahweh, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,

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 t hat I will not take a thread nor a sandal strap nor anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’

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 I will accept nothing from you except that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. Let them take their portion.”

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.