1Naquela altura, havia guerra nessa terra; Amrafel rei de Sinar, Arioque rei de Elasar, Quedorlaomer rei de Elão e Tidal rei de Goim2estavam em guerra contra Bera rei de Sodoma, Birsa rei de Gomorra, Sinabe rei de Admá, Semeber rei de Zeboim, e contra o rei de Bela, que mais tarde passou a chamar-se Zoar.3Esta última coligação de reis, os de Sodoma, Gomorra, Admá, Zeboim e Bela, mobilizou os seus exércitos no vale de Sidim, isto é, no vale do mar Salgado[1],4porque durante 12 anos tinham estado submetidos a Quedorlaomer, e durante o décimo terceiro ano de sujeição começaram a rebelar-se.5No ano seguinte aconteceu que Quedorlaomer e os seus aliados decidiram começar a castigar duramente várias tribos; os refaítas em Asterote-Carnaim, os zuzitas em Hã, os emitas em Savé-Quiriataim6e os horeus no monte Seir, alcançando até a planície de El-Parã no limite do deserto.7Depois continuaram a carnificina em En-Mispate, agora chamada Cades, destruindo os amalequitas e também os amorreus que viviam em Hazazom-Tamar.8Foi então que a tal coligação de reis de Sodoma, Gomorra, Admá, Zeboim e Bela ou Zoar se prepararam para a batalha, no vale de Sidim, contra os outros,9que eram Quedorlaomer rei de Elão e os seus aliados. Eram portanto quatro reis contra cinco.10Acontecia, aliás, que aquele vale estava cheio de poços de alcatrão. E assim, tendo sido derrotados os exércitos dos reis de Sodoma e de Gomorra, muita gente caiu nesses poços; o resto teve de fugir para as montanhas.11As tropas vitoriosas dos outros reis saquearam e pilharam totalmente Sodoma e Gomorra, levaram tudo o que lá havia e deixaram a região.12Lot que vivia lá foi também feito prisioneiro e levado com tudo o que tinha.13Um dos fugitivos, que conseguira escapar, veio contar tudo a Abrão, o hebreu, que vivia nos carvalhais que pertenciam a Mamre, o amorreu, irmão de Escol e de Aner, ambos aliados de Abrão.14Quando Abrão soube que Lot tinha sido capturado, juntou todos os homens que tinham nascido ao seu serviço, ao todo 318, e perseguiu as tropas vencedoras mesmo até Dan.15Durante a noite atacou-as e derrotou-as, obrigando-as a fugirem, e perseguiu-as até Hoba, a norte de Damasco,16recuperando tudo o que os outros tinham pilhado; as riquezas, e em particular Lot, seu parente, e os que viviam com ele, incluindo as mulheres e o povo.17Quando Abrão regressava desta vitória contra Quedorlaomer e os reis que eram seus associados, no vale de Savé, hoje chamado o vale do Rei, o rei de Sodoma veio encontrar-se com ele.18Melquisedeque, rei de Salém,[2] que era sacerdote do Deus altíssimo, ofereceu-lhe pão e vinho;19e abençoou Abrão dizendo assim: “Que a bênção do Deus altíssimo, Criador do céu e da Terra, te seja dada, Abrão!20E que seja honrado o Deus altíssimo que te livrou dos teus inimigos!” Então Abrão deu a Melquisedeque o dízimo de tudo o que trouxera.21O rei de Sodoma disse-lhe: “Dá-me o meu povo, que foi capturado, e fica tu com tudo o que eles me roubaram da cidade.”22Contudo, Abrão replicou-lhe: “Prometi solenemente ao Deus altíssimo, Criador do céu e da Terra,23que não ficarei com coisa nenhuma do que é teu, nem um fio sequer ou uma simples correia de sapato, para que não venhas a dizer: ‘Abrão enriqueceu com o que eu lhe deixei’,24exceto, evidentemente, o que estes jovens comeram, e ainda a parte que é devida aos soldados de Aner, Escol e Mamre, meus aliados, que combateram comigo.”
1In the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, (Gn 10:10; Gn 10:22; Gn 11:2; Is 11:11; At 2:9)2these kings made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). (Gn 13:10; Gn 14:8; Gn 19:22; Dt 29:23)3And all these joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea). (Nm 34:12; Dt 3:17; Js 3:16)4Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.5In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, (Gn 15:20; Dt 1:4; Dt 2:10; Dt 2:11; Dt 2:20; Dt 3:11)6and the Horites in their hill country of Seir as far as El-paran on the border of the wilderness. (Gn 21:21; Nm 12:16; Nm 13:3; Dt 2:12; Dt 2:22)7Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh) and defeated all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who were dwelling in Hazazon-tamar. (Gn 16:14; Gn 20:1; Nm 13:26; 2 Cr 20:2)8Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out, and they joined battle in the Valley of Siddim9with Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar, four kings against five.10Now the Valley of Siddim was full of bitumen pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into them, and the rest fled to the hill country. (Gn 11:3; Gn 19:17; Gn 19:30; Ex 2:3)11So the enemy took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way. (Gn 14:16; Gn 14:21)12They also took Lot, the son of Abram’s brother, who was dwelling in Sodom, and his possessions, and went their way. (Gn 12:5; Gn 13:12)13Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the oaks[1] of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and of Aner. These were allies of Abram. (Gn 12:6; Gn 13:18)14When Abram heard that his kinsman had been taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, 318 of them, and went in pursuit as far as Dan. (Gn 15:3; Gn 17:12; Gn 17:23; Gn 17:27; Jz 18:29; Ec 2:7)15And he divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and defeated them and pursued them to Hobah, north of Damascus.16Then he brought back all the possessions, and also brought back his kinsman Lot with his possessions, and the women and the people. (Gn 14:11)
Abram Blessed by Melchizedek
17After his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley). (2 Sm 18:18)18And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.) (Sl 57:2; Sl 110:4; At 16:17; Hb 5:6; Hb 5:10; Hb 7:1; Hb 7:11; Hb 7:17)19And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Possessor[2] of heaven and earth; (Mt 11:25; Hb 7:6)20and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!” And Abram gave him a tenth of everything. (Gn 28:22; Hb 7:4)21And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the persons, but take the goods for yourself.”22But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted my hand[3] to the Lord, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth, (Ex 6:8; Nm 14:30; Dt 32:40; Ez 20:5; Ez 20:15; Ez 20:23; Ez 20:28; Dn 12:7; Ap 10:5)23that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’ (Et 9:15)24I will take nothing but what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me. Let Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre take their share.” (Gn 14:13)