1 A fter these things hath the word of Jehovah been unto Abram in a vision, saying, `Fear not, Abram, I a shield to thee, thy reward exceeding great.'

After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I am your Shield, your abundant compensation, and your reward shall be exceedingly great.

2 A nd Abram saith, `Lord Jehovah, what dost Thou give to me, and I am going childless? and an acquired son in my house is Demmesek Eliezer.'

And Abram said, Lord God, what can You give me, since I am going on childless and he who shall be the owner and heir of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

3 A nd Abram saith, `Lo, to me Thou hast not given seed, and lo, a domestic doth heir me.'

And Abram continued, Look, You have given me no child; and born in my house is my heir.

4 A nd lo, the word of Jehovah unto him, saying, `This doth not heir thee; but he who cometh out from thy bowels, he doth heir thee;'

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

5 a nd He bringeth him out without, and saith, `Look attentively, I pray thee, towards the heavens, and count the stars, if thou art able to count them;' and He saith to him, `Thus is thy seed.'

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

6 A nd he hath believed in Jehovah, and He reckoneth it to him -- righteousness.

And he believed in (trusted in, relied on, remained steadfast to) the Lord, and He counted it to him as righteousness (right standing with God).

7 A nd He saith unto him, `I Jehovah who brought thee out from Ur of the Chaldees, to give to thee this land to possess it;'

And He said to him, I am the Lord, Who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldees to give you this land as an inheritance.

8 a nd he saith, `Lord Jehovah, whereby do I know that I possess it?'

But he said, Lord God, by what shall I know that I shall inherit it?

9 A nd He saith unto him, `Take for Me a heifer of three years, and a she-goat of three years, and a ram of three years, and a turtle-dove, and a young bird;'

And He said to him, Bring to Me a heifer three years old, a she-goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.

10 a nd he taketh to him all these, and separateth them in the midst, and putteth each piece over against its fellow, but the bird he hath not divided;

And he brought Him all these and cut them down the middle and laid each half opposite the other; but the birds he did not divide.

11 a nd the ravenous birds come down upon the carcases, and Abram causeth them to turn back.

And when the birds of prey swooped down upon the carcasses, Abram drove them away.

12 A nd the sun is about to go in, and deep sleep hath fallen upon Abram, and lo, a terror of great darkness is falling upon him;

When the sun was setting, a deep sleep overcame Abram, and a horror (a terror, a shuddering fear) of great darkness assailed and oppressed him.

13 a nd He saith to Abram, `knowing -- know that thy seed is a sojourner in a land not theirs, and they have served them, and they have afflicted them four hundred years,

And said to Abram, Know positively that your descendants will be strangers dwelling as temporary residents in a land that is not theirs, and they will be slaves there and will be afflicted and oppressed for 400 years.

14 a nd the nation also whom they serve I judge, and after this they go out with great substance;

But I will bring judgment on that nation whom they will serve, and afterward they will come out with great possessions.

15 a nd thou -- thou comest in unto thy fathers in peace; thou art buried in a good old age;

And you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old (hoary) age.

16 a nd the fourth generation doth turn back hither, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.'

And in the fourth generation they shall come back here again, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full and complete.

17 A nd it cometh to pass -- the sun hath gone in, and thick darkness hath been -- and lo, a furnace of smoke, and a lamp of fire, which hath passed over between those pieces.

When the sun had gone down and a darkness had come on, behold, a smoking oven and a flaming torch passed between those pieces.

18 I n that day hath Jehovah made with Abram a covenant, saying, `To thy seed I have given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Phrat,

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

19 w ith the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite,

The Kenites, the Kenizzites, 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.