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1After these things the word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: 'Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield; your reward will be very great.'
2And Abram said, O Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?
2But Abram said, 'O Lord GOD, what can you give me, since I still have no children? The heir of my household is Eliezer of Damascus.'
3And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
3Abram continued, 'You have given me no children, so a servant born in my house will be my heir.'
4And, behold, the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying, This man shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
4Then the word of the LORD came to him: 'This man will not be your heir; your own biological son will be your heir.'
5And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and number the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
5The LORD took him outside and said, 'Look up at the sky and count the stars—if you can even count them.' Then he told him, 'That is how many descendants you will have.'
6And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.
6Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD credited it to him as righteousness.
7And he said unto him, I am Jehovah that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
7He also said to him, 'I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as your own.'
8And he said, O Lord Jehovah, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
8But Abram asked, 'O Lord GOD, how can I be sure that I will actually possess it?'
9And he said unto him, Take me a heifer three years old, and a she-goat three years old, and a ram three years old, and a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.
9The LORD said to him, 'Bring me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a mourning dove, and a young pigeon.'
10And he took him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each half over against the other: but the birds divided he not.
10Abram brought all these to him, cut them in half, and laid the halves opposite each other; however, he did not cut the birds in half.
11And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
11When birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.
12And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.
12As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a terrifying, thick darkness came over him.
13And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
13Then the LORD said to Abram, 'Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own. They will be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years.'
14and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
14'But I will punish the nation they serve, and afterward they will come out with many possessions.'
15But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
15'As for you, you will die in peace and join your ancestors; you will be buried at a very old age.'
16And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.
16'In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.'
17And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold, a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch that passed between these pieces.
17When the sun had set and it was very dark, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the divided animal pieces.
18In that day Jehovah 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:
18On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, 'I have given this land to your descendants, from the border stream of Egypt to the great river Euphrates—'