Liber Genesis, 14
1. Factum est autem in illo tempore, ut Amraphel rex Sennaar et Arioch rex Ellasar et Chodorlahomor rex Elam et Thadal rex gentium
1. In the days of Am'raphel king of Shinar, Ar'ioch king of Ella'sar, Ched-or-lao'mer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goi'im,
2. inirent bellum contra Bara regem Sodomae et contra Bersa regem Gomorrae et contra Sennaab regem Adamae et contra Semeber regem Seboim contraque regem Belae; ipsa est Segor.
2. these kings made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomor'rah, Shinab king of Admah, Sheme'ber king of Zeboi'im, and the king of Bela (that is, Zo'ar).
3. Omnes hi convenerunt in vallem Siddim, quae nunc est mare Salis.
3. And all these joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
4. Duodecim annis servierant Chodorlahomor et tertio decimo anno recesserunt ab eo.
4. Twelve years they had served Ched-or-lao'mer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
5. Igitur anno quarto decimo venit Chodorlahomor et reges, qui erant cum eo, percusseruntque Raphaim in Astharothcarnaim et Zuzim in Ham et Emim in Savecariathaim
5. In the fourteenth year Ched-or-lao'mer and the kings who were with him came and subdued the Reph'aim in Ash'teroth-karna'im, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Sha'veh-kiriatha'im,
6. et Chorraeos in montibus Seir usque ad Elpharan, quae est in deserto.
6. and the Horites in their Mount Se'ir as far as El-paran on the border of the wilderness;
7. Reversique sunt et venerunt ad fontem Mesphat; ipsa est Cades. Et percusserunt omnem regionem Amalecitarum et etiam Amorraeum, qui habitabat in Asasonthamar.
7. then they turned back and came to Enmish'pat (that is, Kadesh), and subdued all the country of the Amal'ekites, and also the Amorites who dwelt in Haz'azon-ta'mar.
8. Et egressi sunt rex Sodomae et rex Gomorrae rexque Adamae et rex Seboim necnon et rex Belae, quae est Segor; et direxerunt contra eos aciem in valle Siddim,
8. Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomor'rah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboi'im, and the king of Bela (that is, Zo'ar) went out, and they joined battle in the Valley of Siddim
9. scilicet adversus Chodorlahomor regem Elam et Thadal regem gentium et Amraphel regem Sennaar et Arioch regem Ellasar: quattuor reges adversus quinque.
9. with Ched-or-lao'mer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goi'im, Am'raphel king of Shinar, and Ar'ioch king of Ella'sar, four kings against five.
10. Vallis autem Siddim habebat puteos multos bituminis. Itaque rex Sodomae et Gomorrae terga verterunt cecideruntque illuc; et, qui remanserant, fugerunt ad montem.
10. Now the Valley of Siddim was full of bitumen pits; and as the kings of Sodom and Gomor'rah fled, some fell into them, and the rest fled to the mountain.
11. Tulerunt autem omnem substantiam Sodomae et Gomorrae et universa, quae ad cibum pertinent, et abierunt;
11. So the enemy took all the goods of Sodom and Gomor'rah, and all their provisions, and went their way;
12. ceperunt et Lot et substantiam eius, filium fratris Abram, qui habitabat in Sodoma.
12. they also took Lot, the son of Abram's brother, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
13. Et ecce unus, qui evaserat, nuntiavit Abram Hebraeo, qui habitabat iuxta Quercus Mambre Amorraei fratris Eschol et fratris Aner; hi enim pepigerant foedus cum Abram.
13. Then one who had escaped came, and told Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and of Aner; these were allies of Abram.
14. Quod cum audisset Abram, captum videlicet Lot fratrem suum, numeravit expeditos vernaculos suos trecentos decem et octo et persecutus est usque Dan;
14. When Abram heard that his kinsman had been taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen of them, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.
15. et, divisis sociis, irruit super eos nocte percussitque eos et persecutus est eos usque Hoba, quae est ad laevam Damasci;
15. And he divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and routed them and pursued them to Hobah, north of Damascus.
16. reduxitque omnem substantiam, necnon et Lot fratrem suum cum substantia illius, mulieres quoque et populum.
16. Then he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his kinsman Lot with his goods, and the women and the people.
17. Egressus est autem rex Sodomae in occursum eius, postquam reversus est a caede Chodorlahomor et regum, qui cum eo erant, in vallem Save, quae est vallis Regis.
17. After his return from the defeat of Ched-or-lao'mer 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).
18. At vero Melchisedech rex Salem proferens panem et vinum erat enim sacerdos Dei altissimi
18. And Mel-chiz'edek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was priest of God Most High.
19. benedixit ei et ait: “Benedictus Abram a Deo excelso, qui creavit caelum et terram
19. And he blessed him and said, "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, maker of heaven and earth;
20. et benedictus Deus excelsus, qui tradidit hostes tuos in manus tuas”. Et dedit ei decimas ex omnibus.
20. and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!"
21. Dixit autem rex Sodomae ad Abram: “Da mihi animas; substantiam tolle tibi”.
21. And the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the persons, but take the goods for yourself."
22. Qui respondit ei: “Levo manum meam ad Dominum, Deum excelsum, creatorem caeli et terrae,
22. But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have sworn to the LORD God Most High, maker of heaven and earth,
23. a filo subteminis usque ad corrigiam caligae non accipiam ex omnibus, quae tua sunt, ne dicas: "Ego ditavi Abram";
23. that I would not take a thread or a sandal-thong or anything that is yours, lest you should say, `I have made Abram rich.'
24. exceptis his, quae comederunt iuvenes, et partibus virorum, qui venerunt mecum, Aner, Eschol et Mambre: isti accipient partes suas”.
24. I 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."
