1Dopo questi fatti, la parola del Signore fu rivolta in visione ad Abramo, dicendo: «Non temere, Abramo, io sono il tuo scudo, e la tua ricompensa sarà grandissima».2Abramo disse: «Signore, Dio, che mi darai? Poiché io me ne vado senza figli e l’erede della mia casa è Eliezer di Damasco».3E Abramo soggiunse: «Tu non mi hai dato discendenza; ecco, uno schiavo nato in casa mia sarà mio erede».4Allora la parola del Signore gli fu rivolta, dicendo: «Questi non sarà tuo erede; ma colui che nascerà da te sarà tuo erede».5Poi lo condusse fuori e gli disse: «Guarda il cielo e conta le stelle, se le puoi contare». E soggiunse: «Tale sarà la tua discendenza».6Egli credette al Signore, che gli contò questo come giustizia.7Il Signore gli disse ancora: «Io sono il Signore che ti ho fatto uscire da Ur dei Caldei per darti questo paese, perché tu lo possegga».8Abramo chiese: «Signore, Dio, da che cosa posso conoscere che ne avrò il possesso?»9Il Signore gli rispose: «Prendimi una giovenca di tre anni, una capra di tre anni, un montone di tre anni, una tortora e un piccione».10Egli prese tutti questi animali, li divise nel mezzo e pose ciascuna metà di fronte all’altra; ma non divise gli uccelli.11Or degli uccelli rapaci calarono sulle bestie morte, ma Abramo li scacciò.12Al tramonto del sole, un profondo sonno cadde su Abramo; ed ecco uno spavento, un’oscurità profonda cadde su di lui.13Il Signore disse ad Abramo: «Sappi per certo che i tuoi discendenti dimoreranno come stranieri in un paese che non sarà loro: saranno fatti schiavi e saranno oppressi per quattrocento anni;14ma io giudicherò la nazione di cui saranno stati servi e, dopo questo, se ne partiranno con grandi ricchezze.15Quanto a te, te ne andrai in pace presso i tuoi padri e sarai sepolto dopo una prospera vecchiaia.16Alla quarta generazione essi torneranno qua; perché l’iniquità degli Amorei non è giunta finora al colmo».17Or come il sole fu tramontato e venne la notte scura, ecco una fornace fumante e una fiamma di fuoco passare in mezzo agli animali divisi.18In quel giorno il Signore fece un patto con Abramo, dicendo: «Io do alla tua discendenza questo paese, dal fiume d’Egitto al gran fiume, il fiume Eufrate;19i Chenei, i Chenizei, i Cadmonei,20gli Ittiti, i Ferezei, i Refaim,21gli Amorei, i Cananei, i Ghirgasei e i Gebusei.
1Nach diesen Dingen geschah das Wort des HERRN zu Abram in einem Gesicht so: Fürchte dich nicht, Abram; ich bin dir ein Schild, dein Lohn ⟨ist⟩ sehr groß[1]. (Gen 22,1; Gen 26,24; Gen 46,2; 2Re 1,15; Sal 3,4; Sal 115,10; Is 40,10)2Da sagte Abram: Herr, HERR, was willst du mir geben? Ich gehe ja doch kinderlos dahin, und Erbe[2] meines Hauses, das wird Eliëser von Damaskus.3Und Abram sagte: Siehe, mir hast du keinen Nachkommen gegeben, und siehe, der Sohn meines Hauses[3] wird mich beerben.4Und siehe, das Wort des HERRN ⟨geschah⟩ zu ihm: Nicht dieser wird dich beerben, sondern der aus deinem Leibe hervorgeht, der wird dich beerben. (Gen 17,16)5Und er führte ihn hinaus und sprach: Blicke doch auf zum Himmel, und zähle die Sterne, wenn du sie zählen kannst! Und er sprach zu ihm: So ⟨zahlreich⟩ wird deine Nachkommenschaft sein! (Gen 22,17; Gen 32,13; Ger 33,22; Ro 4,18; Eb 11,12)6Und er glaubte dem[4] HERRN; und er rechnete es ihm als Gerechtigkeit an. (Sal 106,31; Ro 4,3; Ga 3,6; Giac 2,23)7Und er sprach zu ihm: Ich bin der HERR, der ich dich herausgeführt habe aus Ur⟨, der Stadt⟩ der Chaldäer, um dir dieses Land zu geben, es in Besitz zu nehmen. (Gen 11,28; Gen 11,31; Gen 12,1; Eso 32,13; Nu 33,53; De 3,18)8Und er sagte: Herr, HERR, woran soll ich erkennen, dass ich es in Besitz nehmen werde? (Giudic 6,17; 2Re 20,8; Lu 1,18)9Da sprach er zu ihm: Bring mir eine dreijährige Jungkuh, eine dreijährige Ziege und einen dreijährigen Widder, eine Turteltaube und eine junge Taube.10Und er brachte ihm alle diese. Und er zerteilte sie in der Mitte und legte je einen Teil dem anderen gegenüber. Die Vögel aber zerteilte er nicht. (Le 1,17)11Da stießen die Raubvögel auf die toten Tiere[5] herab; aber Abram verscheuchte sie.12Und es geschah beim Untergang der Sonne, da fiel ein tiefer Schlaf auf Abram; und siehe, Schrecken, dichte Finsternis überfiel ihn. (1Sam 26,12; Giob 4,13)13Und er sprach zu Abram: Ganz gewiss sollst du wissen[6], dass deine Nachkommenschaft Fremdling sein wird in einem Land, das ihnen nicht gehört; und sie werden ihnen dienen, und man wird sie unterdrücken vierhundert Jahre lang. (Eso 1,11; Eso 12,40; Nu 20,15)14Aber ich werde die Nation auch richten, der sie dienen; und danach werden sie ausziehen mit großer Habe. (Eso 3,21; Eso 12,29; At 7,6)15Du aber, du wirst in Frieden zu deinen Vätern eingehen, wirst in gutem Alter begraben werden. (Gen 25,8)16Und in der vierten Generation werden sie hierher zurückkehren; denn ⟨das Maß der⟩ Schuld des Amoriters ist bis jetzt ⟨noch⟩ nicht voll. (Gen 10,16; Gen 48,21; Gen 50,24; Eso 13,4; De 9,4; Sal 105,43; 1Te 2,16)17Und es geschah, als die Sonne untergegangen und Finsternis eingetreten war, siehe da, ein rauchender Ofen und eine Feuerfackel, die zwischen diesen Stücken hindurchfuhr[7]. (Eso 20,18; Ger 34,18)18An jenem Tag schloss der HERR einen Bund mit Abram und sprach: Deinen Nachkommen habe ich dieses Land gegeben, vom Strom Ägyptens an bis zum großen Strom, dem Euphratstrom: (Gen 2,14; Gen 12,7; Gen 17,2; Eso 2,24; Eso 23,31; Eso 34,24; Le 26,42; De 1,7; De 19,8; Gios 1,4; 1Re 5,1; Ne 9,8; Ger 32,22; Ga 3,17)19die Keniter und die Kenasiter und die Kadmoniter (1Sam 15,6)20und die Hetiter und die Perisiter und die Refaïter (Gen 14,5; Gios 17,15)21und die Amoriter und die Kanaaniter und die Girgaschiter und die Jebusiter. (Eso 3,8; Eso 23,23; Eso 33,2; Eso 34,11; Nu 13,29; Nu 21,32; De 20,17)
1After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.” (Gen 26,24; Sal 3,3; Sal 18,2; Sal 84,11; Sal 119,114; Da 10,12; Lu 1,13; Lu 1,30)2But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue[1] childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”3And Abram said, “Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir.” (Gen 14,14)4And behold, the word of the Lord came to him: “This man shall not be your heir; your very own son[2] shall be your heir.” (Gen 17,16)5And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” (Gen 22,17; Gen 26,4; Eso 32,13; De 1,10; De 10,22; 1Cr 27,23; Sal 147,4; Ro 4,18; Eb 11,12)6And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness. (Sal 106,31; Ro 4,3; Ro 4,9; Ro 4,22; Ga 3,6; Giac 2,23)7And he said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.” (Gen 11,31; Gen 12,1; Ne 9,7; Sal 105,42; Sal 105,44; At 7,2)8But he said, “O Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess it?” (Giudic 6,17; 2Re 20,8; Sal 86,17; Is 7,11; Lu 1,18)9He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”10And he brought him all these, cut them in half, and laid each half over against the other. But he did not cut the birds in half. (Le 1,17; Ger 34,18)11And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.12As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. And behold, dreadful and great darkness fell upon him. (Gen 2,21)13Then the Lord said to Abram, “Know for certain that your offspring will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and will be servants there, and they will be afflicted for four hundred years. (Eso 1,11; Eso 3,7; Eso 12,40; At 7,6; Ga 3,17)14But I will bring judgment on the nation that they serve, and afterward they shall come out with great possessions. (Eso 6,6; Eso 12,36; Sal 105,37)15As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age. (Gen 25,8)16And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” (1Re 21,26; Da 8,23; Am 2,9; Mat 23,32; 1Te 2,16)17When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces.18On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your offspring I give[3] this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates, (Gen 12,7; Gen 13,15; Gen 24,7; Gen 26,4; Eso 23,31; Nu 34,2; De 1,7; De 34,4; Gios 1,4; Ne 9,8)19the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites,20the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,21the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites and the Jebusites.”
Genesi 15
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1After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.2And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?3And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.4And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.5And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.6And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.7And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.8And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?9And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.10And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.11And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.12And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.13And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;14And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.15And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.16But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.17And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.18In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:19The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,20And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,21And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.