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.
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.
1Danach redete der HERR zu Abram in einer Vision: »Hab keine Angst, Abram, ich beschütze dich wie ein Schild und werde dich reich belohnen!«2-3Aber Abram entgegnete: »Ach, HERR, mein Gott, was willst du mir denn schon geben? Du weißt doch, dass ich keinen Sohn habe, du selbst hast mir Kinder versagt. Und ohne einen Nachkommen sind alle Geschenke wertlos. Ein Diener meines Hauses – Eliëser aus Damaskus – wird meinen ganzen Besitz erben.«4»Nein«, erwiderte der HERR, »nicht dein Diener, sondern dein eigener Sohn wird den ganzen Besitz übernehmen!«5Er führte Abram aus dem Zelt nach draußen und sagte zu ihm: »Schau dir den Himmel an, und versuche, die Sterne zu zählen! Genauso werden deine Nachkommen sein – unzählbar!«6Abram nahm dieses Versprechen ernst. Er setzte sein ganzes Vertrauen auf den HERRN, und so fand er Gottes Anerkennung.[1]7Daraufhin sagte Gott zu ihm: »Ich bin der HERR, der dich aus der Stadt Ur im Land der Chaldäer herausgeführt hat, um dir dieses Land hier zu geben.«8»HERR, mein Gott«, erwiderte Abram, »woher kann ich wissen, dass dieses Land einmal mir gehört?«9-10Darauf bekam er zur Antwort: »Bring mir eine dreijährige Kuh, eine dreijährige Ziege, einen dreijährigen Schafbock, eine Turteltaube und eine junge Taube; schneide sie mittendurch und lege die Hälften einander gegenüber. Nur die Tauben zerteile nicht!« Abram tat, was Gott ihm befohlen hatte;11und als Raubvögel sich auf die Tiere stürzten, verscheuchte er sie.12Bei Sonnenuntergang fiel Abram in einen tiefen Schlaf. Eine schreckliche Angst überkam ihn, und dunkle Vorahnungen beunruhigten ihn sehr.13Da sagte Gott zu ihm: »Ich vertraue dir jetzt etwas an, das in der Zukunft geschehen wird: Deine Nachkommen werden in einem fremden Land unterdrückt. Sie arbeiten dort als Sklaven – vierhundert Jahre lang.14Aber ich werde das Volk bestrafen, das sie dazu gezwungen hat. Mit großen Reichtümern werden sie von dort wegziehen;15-16nach vier Jahrhunderten[2] kehren sie in das Land Kanaan zurück. Bis dahin leben die Amoriter in diesem Land, denn sie sind noch nicht reif für das Gericht. Du selbst wirst ein hohes Alter erreichen, in Frieden sterben und begraben werden.«17Die Sonne war inzwischen untergegangen, und es war dunkel geworden. Da sah Abram einen rauchenden Ofen, und eine Flamme fuhr zwischen den Fleischstücken hindurch.18So schloss der HERR einen Bund mit Abram und versprach ihm: »Ich gebe deinen Nachkommen dieses Land, von dem Bach, der die Grenze nach Ägypten bildet, bis zum mächtigen Euphratstrom –19das ganze Land, in dem jetzt die Keniter, Kenasiter und die Kadmoniter,20die Hetiter, Perisiter und die Refaïter,21die Amoriter, Kanaaniter, Girgaschiter und die Jebusiter wohnen.«