Holy Bible

ghpRj;j Ntjhfkk;gioa Vw;ghL Gjpa Vw;ghLNtjNk ntspr;rk;.ePjpnkhopfs;-6:23

Old Testament

gioa Vw;ghLMjpahfkk; ahj;jp!hfkk; N tpa!hfkk; "%;%hfkk; 'ghfkk; NahRth epahahjpgjpfs; )j; 1 rh*Nt ; 2 rh*Nt ; 1 -!h.hf;fs; 2 -!h.hf;fs; 1 ehshfkk; 2 ehshfkk; "#;wh neNfkpah "#;jh; NahG r(;fPjk; ePjpnkhopfs; gp!r(;fp '$;$jg;gh+;L Vrhah "N!kpah G k;g ; "Nrf;fpNa ; jh$pNa ; &rpah NahNt ; MNkh#; &gjpah Nah$h kPfh eh,k; Mg,f; nrg;g$pah Mfha; rfhpah k ;fpah

fh;j;j/i+a Ntjk; 0iwtw;w1k;2 Mj;1khit 'aph;g;gpf;fpw1khap/f;fpw1.r(;fPjk;;-13:4

Genesis

Mjpahfkk;5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 61 69 18 22 23 36 73 86 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k 62 63 16 23 36 34 77 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 63 16 14 27 31 39 78 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 67 11 19 28 32 33 76 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 68 12 13 26 33 76 74 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 66 13 26 24 37 71 79 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 5jpfh!k; 64 17 21 29 38 72 73

Mjpahfkk; 11 MjpapN Njt$; th$j;ij:k; g;kpia:k; rp/. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 g;kpah$1 ?@(;fp$;ik:k; ntAik:kha; -/e;j1B Moj;jp$;Nk ; -/s; -/e;j1B Njt Mtpah$t> . j;jp$;Nk ; 5irth=f;nfh%;=/e;jh>. Now the earth was [Or possibly became] formless and empty dar!ness was over the s"rface of the deep and the #pirit of God was hovering over the waters. 3 Njt$; ntspr;rk; '%;+hff;f+t1 "$;wh>2 ntspr;rk; '%;+hapw;A. $nd God said %&et there be light ' and there was light. 7 ntspr;rk; e ; 1 "$;A Njt$; f%;+h>B ntspr;rj;ij:k; -/is:k; Njt$; ntt;Ntwhfg; gp!pj;jh>. God saw that the light was good and he separated the light from the dar!ness. 8 Njt$; ntspr;rj;1f;0g; gf ; "$;A Ng!p+;+h>2 -/Cf;0 -!D "$;A Ng!p+;+h>B rha(;fh *k; tp=aw;fh *khfp2 *j hk; ehs; Mapw;A. God called the light %day' and the dar!ness he called %night'. $nd there was evening and there was morning the first day. 6 gp$;G Njt$;: . j;jp$;kj;jpap ; Mfhatp!pD '%;+hff;f+t1 "$;Ak;2 M1 . j;jp$p$;A . j;ijg; gp!pf;ff;f+t1 "$;Ak; nrh$;$h>. $nd God said %&et there be an e(panse between the waters to separate water from water.' 4 Njt$; Mfhatp!pit '%;Lg%;%p2 5fhatp!pDf;0f; fPNo -/f;fpw . j;jpw;0k; Mfhatp!pDf;0 NkN -/f;fpw . j;jpw;0k; gp!pD%;+hf;fp$h>B 51 5g;g=Na Mapw;A. #o God made the e(panse and separated the water "nder the e(panse from the water above it. $nd it was so. 9 Njt$; Mfhatp!pDf;0 th$k; "$;A Ng!p+;+h>B rha(;fh *k; tp=aw;fh *khfp -!%;+hk; ehs; Mapw;A. God called the e(panse %s!y'. $nd there was evening and there was morning the second day. 3 gp$;G Njt$;: th$j;jp$; fPNo -/f;fpw . k; &!p+j;jp ; Nr!Dk;2 nt+;+he;ji! fh%g;g+Dk; f+t1 "$;wh>B 51 5g;g=Na Mapw;A. $nd God said %&et the water "nder the s!y be gathered to one place and let dry gro"nd appear.' $nd it was so. 16 Njt$; nt+;+he;ji!f;0g; g;kp "$;Ak;2 Nr>e;j E j;jpw;0r; r*j;jp!k; "$;Ak; Ng!p+;+h>B Njt$;

51 e ; 1 "$;A f%;+h>. God called the dry gro"nd %land' and the gathered waters he called %seas'. $nd God saw that it was good. 11 5g;ngh@1 Njt$;: g;kpah$1 G ;i :k;2 tpijiag; gpwg;gpf;0k; g;%;Lfis:k;2 g;kpap$;Nk ; j(;fsp ; j(;fs; .hjpap$;g=Na nfhLf;0k; f$ptp/+;r(;fis:k; *isg;gpf;ff;f+t1 "$;wh>B 51 5g;g=Na Mapw;A. Then God said %&et the land prod"ce vegetation) seedbearing plants and trees on the land that bear fr"it with seed in it according to their vario"s !inds.' $nd it was so. 12 g;kpah$1 G ;i :k;2 j(;fs; .hjpap$;g=Na tpijiag; gpwg;gpf;0k; g;%;Lfis:k;2 j(;fs; j(;fs; .hjpap$;g=Na j(;fsp ; j(;fs; tpijia:i+a f$pfisf; nfhLf;0k; tp/+;r(;fis:k; *isg;gpj;j1B Njt$; 51 e ; 1 "$;A f%;+h>. The land prod"ced vegetation) plants bearing seed according to their !inds and trees bearing fr"it with seed in it according to their !inds. $nd God saw that it was good. 13 rha(;fh *k; tp=aw;fh *khfp F$;whk; ehs; Mapw;A. $nd there was evening and there was morning the third day. 17 gp$;G Njt$;: gfGf;0k; -!Df;0k; tpj;jpahrk; '%;+hfj;jf;fjhf th$k; "$;fpw Mfhatp!ptpN R+>fs; '%;+hff;f+t12 5itfs; 5i+ahs(;fCf;fhfDk; fh (;fis:k; eh+;fis:k; t/fshap/f;ff;f+t1 "$;wh>B 51 5g;g=Na Mapw;A. and let them be lights in the e(panse of the s!y to give light on the earth.' $nd it was so. 16 Njt$;2 gfi Msg; ng!pa R+/k;2 -!it Msr; rpwpa R+/k; Mfpa -!%;L kfj;jh$ R+>fis:k;2 e+;rj;jp!(;fis:k; '%;+hf;fp$h>. God made two great lights the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. 14 5itfs; g;kpap$;Nk ; gp!fhrpf;fDk;2 God set them in the e(panse of the s!y to give light on the earth 19 gfi :k; -!it:k; MsDk;2 ntspr;rj;1f;0k; -/Cf;0k; tpj;jpahrk; '%;+hf;fDk;2 Njt$; 5itfis th$k; "$;fpw Mfhatp!ptpN itj;jh>B Njt$; 51 e ; 1 "$;A f%;+h>. to govern the day and the night and to separate light from dar!ness. $nd God saw that it was good. 13 rha(;fh *k; tp=aw;fh *khfp eh hk; ehs; Mapw;A. $nd there was evening and there was morning the fo"rth day. 26 gp$;G Njt$;: ePe;1k; .Pt.e;1f;fis:k;2 g;kpap$;Nk ; th$k; "$;fpw Mfhatp!ptpN gwitfis:k;2 . kh$1 jp!sha; .epg;gpf;ff;f+t1 "$;wh>. gwf;0k;

$nd God said %&et the water teem with living creat"res and let birds fly above the earth across the e(panse of the s!y.' 21 Njt$;2 kfh kr;r(;fis:k;2 . j;jp ; j(;fs; .hjpap$;g=Na jp!sha; .epg;gpf;fg;g+;+ rf tpj eP>th@k; .e;1f;fis:k;2 rpw0s;s .hjp.hjpah$ rf tpjg; g+;rpfis:k; rp/B Njt$; 51 e ; 1 "$;A f%;+h>. #o God created the great creat"res of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems according to their !inds and every winged bird according to its !ind. $nd God saw that it was good. 22 Njt$; 5itfis MrP>tjpj;12 eP(;fs; gGfpg; ng/fp2 r*j;jp! . j;ij ep!g;G(;fs; "$;Ak;2 gwitfs; g;kpap ; ng/ff;f+t1 "$;Ak; nrh$;$h>.

God blessed them and said %Be fr"itf"l and increase in n"mber and fill the water in the seas and let the birds increase on the earth.' 23 rha(;fh *k; tp=aw;fh *khfp Ee;jhk; ehs; Mapw;A. $nd there was evening and there was morning the fifth day. 27 gp$;G Njt$;: g;kpah$1 .hjp .hjpah$ .Pt.e;1f;fshfpa eh+;Lkp/f(;fis:k;2 H/k; gp!h%pfis:k;2 fh+;Lkp/f(;fis:k;2 .hjp.hjpahfg; gpwg;gpf;ff;f+t1 "$;wh>B 51 5g;g=Na Mapw;A. $nd God said %&et the land prod"ce living creat"res according to their !inds) livestoc! creat"res that move along the gro"nd and wild animals each according to its !ind.' $nd it was so. 28 Njt$; g;kpapGs;s .hjp.hjpah$ fh+;Lkp/f(;fis:k; .hjp.hjpah$ eh+;Lkp/f(;fis:k;2 g;kpap ; H/k; gp!h%pfs; " ; htw;iw:k; '%;+hf;fp$h>B Njt$; 51 e ; 1 "$;A f%;+h>. God made the wild animals according to their !inds the livestoc! according to their !inds and all the creat"res that move along the gro"nd according to their !inds. $nd God saw that it was good. 26 gp$;G Njt$;: ek1 rha hfDk; ek1 )gj;jp$;g=Na:k; kIfis Nehf;fp: eP(;fs; gGfpg; ng/fp2 g;kpia ep!g;gp2 5ijf; fPo;g;gLj;jp2 r*j;jp!j;jp$; kr;r(;fis:k; Mfhaj;1g; gwitfis:k;2 g;kpap$;Nk ; e+khLfpw rf .Pt.e;1f;fis:k; M%;Lnfhs;C(;fs; "$;A nrh ; p2 Njt$; 5t>fis MrP>tjpj;jh>. God blessed them and said to them %Be fr"itf"l and increase in n"mber* fill the earth and s"bd"e it. +"le over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creat"re that moves on the gro"nd.' 23 gp$;Ik; Njt$;: -Njh2 g;kpap$; Nk ; "(;0k; tpijj/k; rf tpjg; g;%;Lfis:k;2 tpijj/k; f$pk!(;fshfpa rf tpj tp/+;r(;fis:k; '(;fCf;0f; nfhLj;Nj$;2 5itfs; '(;fCf;0 Mfh!khap/f;ff;f+t1. Then God said %I give yo" every seed,bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fr"it with seed in it. They will be yo"rs for food. 36 g;kpapGs;s rf kp/f.Pt$;fCf;0k;2 Mfhaj;jpGs;s rf gwitfCf;0k;2 g;kpap$;Nk ; H/k; gp!h%pfs; " ; htw;wpw;0k; gRikah$ rf g;%;Lfis:k; Mfh!khff; nfhLj;Nj$; "$;wh>B 51 5g;g=Na Mapw;A. $nd to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creat"res that move on the gro"nd everything that has the breath of life in it I give every green plant for food.' $nd it was so. 31 5g;ngh@1 Njt$; jhk; '%;+hf;fp$ " ; htw;iw:k; gh>j;jh>2 51 kpfDk; e$;whap/e;j1B rha(;fh *k; tp=aw;fh *khfp Mwhk; ehs; Mapw;A. God saw all that he had made and it was very good. $nd there was evening and there was morning the si(th day.

Mjpahfkk; 21 -t;tpjkhf th$*k; g;kp:k;2 5itfsp$; r>tNri$:k; '%;+hf;fg;g+;Lj; jP>e;j$. Th"s the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.

2 Njt$; jhk; nra;j jk;*i+a fp!piaia Vohk; ehspN epiwNtw;wp2 jhk; '%;+hf;fp$ jk;*i+a fp!piafisna ; hk; *=j;jgp$;G2 Vohk; ehspN ?a;e;jp/e;jh>. By the seventh day God had finished the wor! he had been doing* so on the seventh day he rested [Or ceased* also in verse -] from all his wor!. 3 Njt$; jhk; rp/2 51 5rP!pahDf;0f; fpof;Nf &Lk;B eh hk; Mw;Af;0 Egp!hj;1 "$;A Ng>. The name of the third river is the Tigris* it r"ns along the east side of $ssh"r. $nd the fo"rth river is the 5"phrates. 18 Njt$hfpa fh;jj ; h; kI. The &O+/ God too! the man and p"t him in the Garden of 5den to wor! it and ta!e care of it. 16 Njt$hfpa fh;jj ; h; kI. b"t yo" m"st not eat from the tree of the !nowledge of good and evil for when yo" eat of it yo" will s"rely die.' 19 gp$;G2 Njt$hfpa fh;j;jh;: kIth%pfshap/e;1k;2 nt+;fg;g+hjp/e;jh>fs;.

The man and his wife were both na!ed and they felt no shame.

Mjpahfkk; 31 Njt$hfpa fh;jj ; h; '%;+hf;fp$ rf fh+;L .Pt$;fisg;gh>f;fpGk; r>g;gkh$1 je;jp!*s;sjhap/e;j1. 51 #;jp!Pia Nehf;fp: eP(;fs; Njh+;+j;jpGs;s rf tp/+;r(;fsp$; f$pia:k; Grpf;fNt%;+hk; "$;A Njt$; nrh$;$1 '%;N+h "$;w1. Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the &O+/ God had made. He said to the woman %/id God really say ' 2 #;jp!P r>g;gj;ijg; gh>j;1: eh(;fs; Njh+;+j;jpGs;s tp/+;r(;fsp$; f$pfisg; Grpf;f hk;. The woman said to the serpent %.e may eat fr"it from the trees in the garden 3 M$hGk;2 Njh+;+j;jp$; eLtp ; -/f;fpw tp/+;rj;jp$; f$piaf; 0wpj;1 Njt$;: eP(;fs; rhfhjg=f;0 5ijg; Grpf;fDk; 5ijj; njh+Dk; Nt%;+hk; "$;A nrh$;$h> "$;whs;. b"t God did say fisg;Ngh ; -/g;gP>fs; "$;Ak; Njt$; 5wpth> "$;w1. %=or God !nows that when yo" eat of it yo"r eyes will be opened and yo" will be li!e God !nowing good and evil.' 6 5g;ngh@1 #;jp!Pah$ts;2 5e;j tp/+;rk; Grpg;Gf;0 e ; 1k;2 gh>itf;0 -$;g*k;2 Gj;jpiaj; njsptpf;fpwjw;0 -r;rpf;fg;g+j;jf;f tp/+;r*kha; -/f;fpw1 "$;A f%;L2 5jp$; f$piag; gwpj;12 Grpj;12 j$; G/fs; -/t/i+a f%;fCk; jpwf;fg;g+;+1B 5t>fs; jh(;fs; ep>th%pfs; "$;A 5wpe;12 5j;jpapi fisj; ijj;12 j(;fCf;0 5i!f;fr;irfis '%;Lg%;%p$h>fs;. Then the eyes of both of them were opened and they realised that they were na!ed* so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. 9 gf p ; 0sp>r;rpah$ NtisapN Njh+;+j;jp ; ' hDfpw Njt$hfpa fh;j;j/i+a rj;jj;ij 5t>fs; Nf+;+h>fs;. 5g;ngh@1 Mjh*k; 5t$; ki$tp:k; Njt$hfpa fh;jj ; /i+a re;epjpf;0 tp fp2 Njh+;+j;jp$; tp/+;r(;fCf;0s;Ns ?spj;1f;nfh%;+h>fs;. Then the man and his wife heard the so"nd of the &O+/ God as he was wal!ing in the garden in the cool of the day and they hid from the &O+/ God among the trees of the garden. 3 5g;ngh@1 Njt$hfpa fh;j;jh; Mjhikf; ,g;gp+;L: eP "(;Nf -/f;fpwha; "$;wh>. B"t the &O+/ God called to the man %.here are yo">' 16 5jw;0 5t$;: eh$; Njt!P/i+a rj;jj;ijj; Njh+;+j;jpN gae;12 ?spj;1f;nfh%;N+$; "$;wh$;. Nf+;L2 eh$; ep>th%pahap/g;gjp$h ;

He answered %I heard yo" in the garden and I was afraid beca"se I was na!ed* so I hid.' 11 5g;ngh@1 5t>: eP ep>th%p "$;A '$f;0 5wptpj;jt$; ah>K Grpf;fNt%;+hk; "$;A eh$; '$f;0 tp f;fp$ tp/+;rj;jp$; f$piag; Grpj;jhNah "$;wh>. $nd he said %.ho told yo" that yo" were na!ed> Have yo" eaten from the tree from which I commanded yo" not to eat>' 12 5jw;0 Mjhk;: "$;I+N$ -/f;0k;g= Njt!P> je;j #;jp!Pah$ts; 5t;tp/+;rj;jp$; f$pia

"$f;0f; nfhLj;jhs;2 eh$; Grpj;Nj$; "$;wh$;. The man said %The woman yo" p"t here with me she gave me some fr"it from the tree and I ate it.' 13 5g;ngh@1 Njt$hfpa fh;jj ; h; #;jp!pia Nehf;fp: eP -g;g=r; nra;j1 "$;$ "$;wh>. #;jphPah$ts;: r>g;gk; "$;i$ tL;rpj;j12 eh$; Grpj;Nj$; "$;whs;. Then the &O+/ God said to the woman %.hat is this yo" have done>' The woman said %The serpent deceived me and I ate.' 17 5g;ngh@1 Njt$hfpa fh;jj ; h; r>g;gj;ijg; gh>j;1: eP -ijr; nra;jg=ah ; rf eh+;L kp/f(;fspGk; rf fh+;L kp/f(;fspGk; rgpf;fg;g+;=/g;gha;2 eP '$; tapw;wp$h ; ef>e;12 'apN!h=/f;0k; ehns ; hk; k%;i%j; jp$;gha;. #o the &O+/ God said to the serpent %Beca"se yo" have done this %8"rsed are yo" above all the livestoc! and all the wild animals? :o" will crawl on yo"r belly and yo" will eat d"st all the days of yo"r life. 18 '$f;0k; #;jp!Pf;0k;2 '$; tpj;1f;0k; 5ts; tpj;1f;0k; gif '%;+hf;0Nt$;B 5t> '$; ji ia eRf;0th>2 eP 5t> 0jp(;fhi eRf;0tha; "$;wh>. $nd I will p"t enmity between yo" and the woman and between yo"r offspring [Or seed] and hers* he will cr"sh [Or stri!e] yo"r head and yo" will stri!e his heel.' 16 5t> #;jp!Pia Nehf;fp: eP f>g;gtjpahap/f;0k;Ngh1 '$; Ntji$ia kpfDk; ng/fg;g%;JNt$;B Ntji$NahN+ gps;is ngAtha;B '$; Mir '$; G/ Mjhik Nehf;fp: eP '$; ki$tpap$; th>j;ijf;0r; nrtpnfhLj;12 Grpf;fNt%;+hk; "$;A eh$; '$f;0 tp f;fp$ tp/+;rj;jp$; f$piag; Grpj;jjp$hN 2 g;kp '$; epkpj;jk; rgpf;fg;g+;=/f;0k;B eP 'apN!h=/f;0k; ehns ; hk; t/j;jj;NjhN+ 5jp$; g i$g; Grpg;gha;. To $dam he said %Beca"se yo" listened to yo"r wife and ate from the tree abo"t which I commanded yo" itah ; Mfh!k; Grpg;gha;B eP k%;%hap/f;fpwha;2 k%;Jf;0j; jp/k;Gtha; "$;wh>. By the sweat of yo"r brow yo" will eat yo"r food "ntil yo" ret"rn to the gro"nd since from it yo" were ta!en* for d"st yo" are and to d"st yo" will ret"rn.' 26 Mjhk; j$; ki$tpf;0 Vths; "$;A Ng!p+;+h$;B Vn$$p ;2 5ts; .PtIs;Nsh/f;nf ; hk; jhah$ts;. $dam [Or The man] named his wife 5ve [5ve probably means living.] beca"se she wo"ld become the mother of all the living. 21 Njt$hfpa fh;jj ; h; Mjh*f;0k; 5t$; ki$tpf;0k; Njh ; 'i+fis '%;+hf;fp 5t>fCf;0 'Lj;jp$h>. The &O+/ God made garments of s!in for $dam and his wife and clothed them. 22 gp$;G Njt$hfpa fh;jj ; h;: -Njh2 kI.

#o the &O+/ God banished him from the Garden of 5den to wor! the gro"nd from which he had been ta!en. 27 5t> kI. $fter he drove the man o"t he placed on the east side [Or placed in front] of the Garden of 5den cher"bim and a flaming sword flashing bac! and forth to g"ard the way to the tree of life.

Mjpahfkk; 71 Mjhk; j$; ki$tpahfpa Vthis 5wpe;jh$;B 5ts; f>g;gtjpahfp2 fhaPi$g; ngw;A2 fh;j;j!h ; ?/ kI' %I don;t !now ' he replied. %$m I my brother;s !eeper>' 16 5jw;0 5t>: "$;$ nra;jha;K '$; rNfhj!Ii+a -!j;jj;jp$; rj;jk; g;kpap p/e;1 "$;i$ Nehf;fpf; ,g;gpLfpw1. The &O+/ said %.hat have yo" done> &isten? :o"r brother;s blood cries o"t to me from the gro"nd.

11 -g;ngh@1 '$; rNfhj!Ii+a -!j;jj;ij '$; ifapN jpwe;j -e;jg; g;kpap ; eP rgpf;fg;g+;=/g;gha;.

th(;fpf;nfhs;sj; j$; thiaj;

Now yo" are "nder a c"rse and driven from the gro"nd which opened its mo"th to receive yo"r brother;s blood from yo"r hand. 12 eP ep j;ijg; gap!pLk;Ngh12 51 j$; g i$ -$p '$f;0f; nfh+h1B eP g;kpap ; epi aw;A 5i fpwt$hap/g;gha; "$;wh>. .hen yo" wor! the gro"nd it will no longer yield its crops for yo". :o" will be a restless wanderer on the earth.' 13 5g;ngh@1 fhaP$; fh;j;ji! Nehf;fp: "$f;0 -+;+ j%;+i$ "$;$h ; rfpf;f*=ah1. 8ain said to the &O+/ %9y p"nishment is more than I can bear. 17 -$;A "$;i$ -e;jj; Njrj;jp p/e;1 1!j;jptpLfpwP>B eh$; 'k1 r*fj;1f;0 tp fp kiwe;12 g;kpap ; epi aw;A 5i fpwt$hap/g;Ng$;B "$;i$f; f%;Lgp=f;fpwt$; "tIk; "$;i$f; nfh$;ANghLthN$ "$;wh$;. Today yo" are driving me from the land and I will be hidden from yo"r presence* I will be a restless wanderer on the earth and whoever finds me will !ill me.' 18 5g;ngh@1 fh;jj ; h; 5ti$ Nehf;fp: fhaPi$f; nfh ;Gfpw "t$; NkGk; V@ gop Rk/k; "$;A nrh ; p2 fhaPi$f; f%;Lgp=f;fpwt$; "tIk; 5ti$f; nfh$;ANgh+hjg=f;0f; fh;j;jh; 5t$;Nk ; ?/ 5i+ahsj;ijg; Ngh+;+h>. B"t the &O+/ said to him %Not so* [#ept"agint A"lgate and #yriac* Hebrew Aery well] if anyone !ills 8ain he will s"ffer vengeance seven times over.' Then the &O+/ p"t a mar! on 8ain so that no,one who fo"nd him wo"ld !ill him. 16 5g;g=Na fhaP$; fh;j;j/i+a re;epjpiatp+;Lg; Gwg;g+;L2 VNjIf;0f; fpof;fh$ Nehj; "$;Ik; Njrj;jp ; 0=ap/e;jh$;. #o 8ain went o"t from the &O+/;s presence and lived in the land of Nod [Nod means wandering 1see verses B3 and BC2.] east of 5den. 14 fhaP$; j$; ki$tpia 5wpe;jh$;B 5ts; f>g;gtjpahfp2 VN$hf;ifg; ngw;whs;B 5g;ngh@1 5t$; ?/ g+;+%j;ijf; f+;=2 5e;jg; g+;+%j;1f;0j; j$; 0kh!$hfpa VN$hf;0i+a Ngi! -+;+h$;. 8ain lay with his wife and she became pregnant and gave birth to 5noch. 8ain was then b"ilding a city and he named it after his son 5noch. 19 VN$hf;0f;0 M!hj; gpwe;jh$;B M!hj; nk0aNti g; ngw;wh$;B nk0aNt ; nkj;1NrNti g; ngw;wh$;B nkj;1NrNt ; hNkf;ifg; ngw;wh$;. To 5noch was born Irad and Irad was the father of 9eh"Dael and 9eh"Dael was the father of 9eth"shael and 9eth"shael was the father of &amech. 13 hNkf;0 -!%;L #;jp!pfis tpthfk;g%;%p$h$;B ?/j;jpf;0 Mjhs; "$;A Ng>2 kw;nwh/j;jpf;0 rp ; hs; "$;A Ng>. &amech married two women one named $dah and the other Eillah. 26 Mjhs; ahghi g; ngw;whs;B 5t$; ,+h!(;fsp ; thrk;g%;Jfpwt>fCf;0k; ke;ij Nka;f;fpwt>fCf;0k; jfg;g$h$h$;. $dah gave birth to Fabal* he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestoc!. 21 5t$; rNfhj!Ii+a Ng> a;gh ;B 5t$; fp$;$!f;fh!> ehfR!f;fh!> aht/f;0k; jfg;g$h$h$;. His brother;s name was F"bal* he was the father of all who play the harp and fl"te. 22 rp ; hCk; 1Ngh ; fhaPi$g; ngw;whs;B 5t$; gpj;jis -/k;G *j patw;wp$; njhop hs> aht/f;0k; Mrh!pa$h$h$;B 1Ngh ; fhaPIi+a rNfhj!p ehkhs;. Eillah also had a son T"bal,8ain who forged all !inds of tools o"t of [Or who instr"cted all who wor! in]

bronGe and iron. T"bal,8ain;s sister was Naamah. 23 hNkf;0 j$; ki$tpfisg; gh>j;1: MjhNs2 rp ; hNs2 eh$; nrh ;tijf; NfC(;fs;B hNkf;fp$; ki$tpfNs2 "$; rj;jj;1f;0r; nrtpnfhL(;fs;B "$f;0f; fha*%;+hf ?/ kIfs;B gp$;G Njt0kh!> kIfs; 5t>fCf;0g; gps;isfisg; ngw;wNgh12 -t>fCk; g;>tj;jp ; Ng>ngw;w kIfs;. The Nephilim were on the earth in those days and also afterwards when the sons of God went to the da"ghters of men and had children by them. They were the heroes of old men of renown. 8 kIfCf;0s;Ns ePjpkhIk; 'j;jkIkhap/e;jh$;B Nehth NjtN$hN+ rL;r!pj;1f;nfh%;=/e;jh$;. This is the acco"nt of Noah. Noah was a righteo"s man blameless among the people of his time and he wal!ed with God. 16 Nehth Nrk; fhk; ahg;Ngj; "$;Ik; F$;A 0kh!i!g; ngw;wh$;. Noah had three sons) #hem Ham and Fapheth. 11 g;kpah$1 NjtIf;0 *$;ghfr; rP>nf+;+jhap/e;j1B g;kp nfhLikap$h ; epiwe;jp/e;j1. Now the earth was corr"pt in God;s sight and was f"ll of violence. 12 Njt$; g;kpiag; gh>j;jh>B -Njh 51 rP>nf+;+jhap/e;j1B khk;rkh$ aht/k; g;kpap$;Nk ; j(;fs; topiaf; nfLj;1f;nfh%;=/e;jh>fs;. God saw how corr"pt the earth had become for all the people on earth had corr"pted their ways. 13 5g;ngh@1 Njt$; Nehthit Nehf;fp: khk;rkh$ aht!p$; *=Dk; "$f;0 *$;ghf te;j1B 5t>fshN g;kp nfhLikap$h ; epiwe;j1B eh$; 5t>fisg; g;kpNahL(;,+ 5opj;1g;NghLNt$;. #o God said to Noah %I am going to p"t an end to all people for the earth is filled with violence beca"se of them. I am s"rely going to destroy both them and the earth. 17 eP nfhg;Ng> k!j;jh ; '$f;0 ?/ Ngioia '%;+hf;0B 5e;jg; NgioapN 5iwfis '%;Lg%;%p2 5ij 's;Ck; Gwk;Gkhf fP ;g;R. #o ma!e yo"rself an ar! of cypress [The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is "ncertain.] wood* ma!e rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and o"t. 18 eP 5ijg; g%;%Nt%;=a tpjk; "$;$nt$;wh ;2 Ngioap$; ePsk; *e;ONA *o*k;2 5jp$; 5f k; Ek;g1 *o*k;2 5jp$; 'a!k; *g;g1 *o*kha; -/f;fNt%;Lk;. This is how yo" are to b"ild it) The ar! is to be CJ4 feet long KJ feet wide and CJ feet high. [Hebrew -44 c"bits long J4 c"bits wide and -4 c"bits high 1abo"t BC4 metres long 3- metres wide and B-.J metres high2] 16 eP Ngiof;0 &> .$;$i '%;Lg%;%p2 Nk ;j+;Lf;0 ?/ *oj; jho;j;jpapN 5ijr; nra;1*=j;12 Ngioap$; fjit 5jp$; gf;fj;jp ; itj;12 fPo; 5iwfis:k;2 -!%;+hk; j+;=$; 5iwfis:k;2 F$;whk; j+;=$; 5iwfis:k; g%;%Nt%;Lk;. 9a!e a roof for it and finish [Or 9a!e an opening for light by finishing] the ar! to within BH inches [Hebrew a c"bit 1abo"t 4.J metre2] of the top. 7"t a door in the side of the ar! and ma!e lower middle and "pper dec!s. 14 th$j;jp$;fPNo .PtRthr*s;s rf khk;r.e;1f;fis:k; 5opf;f eh$; g;kpap$;Nk ; . g;gp!saj;ij t!g;g%;JNt$;B g;kpapGs;s ahDk; kh%;LNghk;. I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life "nder the heavens every creat"re that has the breath of life in it. 5verything on earth will perish. 19 M$hGk; '$;I+N$ "$; '+$;g=f;ifia Vw;gLj;1Nt$;B eP:k; '$;N$hN+,+ '$; 0kh!/k;2 '$; ki$tp:k;2 '$; 0kh!!p$; ki$tpfCk;2 Ngiof;0s; gp!Ntrp:(;fs;. B"t I will establish my covenant with yo" and yo" will enter the ar! 6 yo" and yo"r sons and yo"r wife and yo"r sons; wives with yo". 13 rf tpj khk;rkh$ .Pt$;fspGk; MJk; ng%;Jkhf tif ?$;Af;0 ?t;nth/ N.hL '$;I+N$ 'apN!hN+ fhf;fg;gLtjw;02 Ngiof;0s;Ns Nr>j;1f;nfhs;.

:o" are to bring into the ar! two of all living creat"res male and female to !eep them alive with yo". 26 .hjp.hjpah$ gwitfspGk;2 .hjp.hjpah$ kp/f(;fspGk;2 g;kpapGs;s rf .hjp.hjpah$ H/k; gp!h%pfspGk;2 tif ?$;Af;0 ?t;nth/ N.hL 'apN!hN+ fhf;fg;gLtjw;0 '$;$p+j;jp ; t!f;f+t1. Two of every !ind of bird of every !ind of animal and of every !ind of creat"re that moves along the gro"nd will come to yo" to be !ept alive. 21 '$f;0k; 5itfCf;0k; Mfh!khfr; rf tpj Ngh.$gjh>j;j(;fis:k; Nr>j;12 '$;$p+j;jp ; itj;1f;nfhs; "$;wh>. :o" are to ta!e every !ind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for yo" and for them.' 22 Nehth 5g;g=Na nra;jh$;B Njt$; j$f;0f; f+;+isap+;+g=na ; hk; 5t$; nra;1 *=j;jh$;. Noah did everything D"st as God commanded him.

Mjpahfkk; 41 fh;jj ; h; Nehthit Nehf;fp: eP:k; '$; tP+;+h> 5i$t/k; Ngiof;0s; gp!Ntrp:(;fs;B -e;jr; re;jjpap ; '$;i$ "$f;0 *$;ghf ePjpkh$hff; f%;N+$;. The &O+/ then said to Noah %Go into the ar! yo" and yo"r whole family beca"se I have fo"nd yo" righteo"s in this generation. 2 g;kpap$;kPnj(;0k; tpj;ij 'apN!hN+ fhf;0k;ngh/+;L2 eP Rj;jkh$ rf kp/f(;fspGk;2 MJk; ng%;Jkhf "t;Nt@ N.hLk;2 Rj;jk ; hj kp/f(;fsp ; MJk; ng%;Jkhf ?t;nth/ N.hLk;2 Ta!e with yo" seven [Or seven pairs* also in verse -] of every !ind of clean animal a male and its mate and two of every !ind of "nclean animal a male and its mate 3 Mfhaj;1g; gwitfspGk;2 NrtGk; NgLkhf "t;Nt@ N.hLk; '$;$p+j;jp ; Nr>j;1f;nfhs;. and also seven of every !ind of bird male and female to !eep their vario"s !inds alive thro"gho"t the earth. 7 -$;Ik; V@ehs; nr$;wgp$;2 ehw;g1ehs; -!Dk; gfGk; g;kpap$;Nk ; kioia t/fs;. On that very day Noah and his sons #hem Ham and Fapheth together with his wife and the wives of his three sons entered the ar!. 17 5t>fNshL .hjp.hjpah$ rf tpjf; fh+;L kp/f(;fCk;2 .hjp.hjpah$ rf tpj eh+;L kp/f(;fCk;2 g;kpap$;Nk ; H/fpw .hj.hjpah$ rf tpjg; gwitfCk;2 g ttpjkh$ g+;rpfCk; gp!Ntrpj;j$. They had with them every wild animal according to its !ind all livestoc! according to their !inds every creat"re that moves along the gro"nd according to its !ind and every bird according to its !ind everything with wings. 18 -g;g=Na .PtRthr*s;s khk;rkh$ .e;1f;fns ; hk; N.hLN.h+hf Nehthtp+j;jp ; Ngiof;0s; gp!Ntrpj;j$. 7airs of all creat"res that have the breath of life in them came to Noah and entered the ar!. 16 Njt$; 5tIf;0f; f+;+isap+;+g=Na2 MJk; ng%;Jkhfr; rf tpj khk;r.e;1f;fCk; 's;Ns gp!Ntrpj;j$B 5g;ngh@1 fh;j;jh; 5ti$ 's;Ns tp+;Lf; fjit 5i+j;jh>. The animals going in were male and female of every living thing as God had commanded Noah. Then the &O+/ sh"t him in. 14 . g;gp!sak; ehw;g1 ehs; g;kpa$;Nk ; '%;+h$Ngh12 . k; ng/fp2 Ngioiaf; fpsk;gg;g%;%pw;AB 51 g;kpf;0Nk ; kpje;j1. =or forty days the flood !ept coming on the earth and as the waters increased they lifted the ar! high above the earth. 19 . k; nts;skhfp2 g;kpap$;Nk ; kpfDk; ng/fpw;AB Ngioah$1 . j;jp$;Nk ; kpje;j1. The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth and the ar! floated on the s"rface of the water. 13 . k; g;kpap$;Nk ; kpfDk; 5jpfkha;g; ng/fp$jp$h ;2 th$j;jp$;fPo; "(;0*s;s 'a>e;j ki fns ; hk; F+g;g+;+$. They rose greatly on the earth and all the high mo"ntains "nder the entire heavens were covered. 26 F+g;g+;+ ki fCf;0 Nk ha;g; gjpi$e;1*o 'a!j;jpw;0 . k; ng/fpw;A. The waters rose and covered the mo"ntains to a depth of more than twenty feet. [Hebrew fifteen c"bits 1abo"t 0.I metres2] [Or rose more than twenty feet and the mo"ntains were covered] 21 5g;ngh@1 khk;r.e;1f;fshfpa gwitfCk;2 eh+;Lkp/f(;fCk;2 fh+;Lkp/f(;fCk;2 g;kpap$;Nk ; H/k; gp!h%pfs; ahDk; " ; h e!.Pt$;fCk;2 g;kpap$;Nk ; rL;r!pf;fpwitfs; ahDk; kh%;+$. 5very living thing that moved on the earth perished birds livestoc! wild animals all the creat"res that swarm over the earth and all man!ind. 22 nt+;+he;ji!ap ; '%;+h$ " ; htw;wpGk; ehrpapN .PtRthr*s;sitfs; " ; hk; kh%;LNghap$. 5verything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. 23 kI *j ;2 kp/f(;fs;2 H/k;gp!h%pfs;2 Mfhaj;1g; gwitfs; g!pae;j*k;2 g;kpap$;Nk ; -/e;j 'ap/s;s t#;1f;fs; ahDk; 5ope;12 5itfs; g;kpap ; -!hjg=f;0 epf;fp!fkhap$B NehthDk; 5tN$hN+ Ngioap p/e;j 'ap>fCk; khj;jp!k; fhf;fg;g+;+$. 5very living thing on the face of the earth was wiped o"t* men and animals and the creat"res that move

along the gro"nd and the birds of the air were wiped from the earth. Only Noah was left and those with him in the ar!. 27 . k; g;kpap$;Nk ; ONw;iwk;g1 ehs; kpfDk; gp!thfpj;1f;nfh%;=/e;j1. The waters flooded the earth for a h"ndred and fifty days.

Mjpahfkk; 91 Njt$; Nehthit:k;2 5tI+N$ Ngioap p/e;j rf fh+;L kp/f(;fis:k;2 rf eh+;L kp/f(;fis:k; epi$j;j/sp$h>B Njt$; g;kpap$;Nk ; fhw;iw tPrg;g%;%p$h>2 5g;ngh@1 . k; 5k>e;j1. B"t God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestoc! that were with him in the ar! and he sent a wind over the earth and the waters receded. 2 Moj;jp$; Hw;Af;f%;fCk;2 th$j;jp$; kj0fCk; 5i+g+;+$B th$j;jp$; kio:k; ep$;ANghapw;A. Now the springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens had been closed and the rain had stopped falling from the s!y. 3 . k; g;kpap p/e;1 ehCf;0 ehs; tw;wpf;nfh%;N+ te;j1B ONw;iwk;g1 ehCf;0g;gp$;G . k; t=e;j1. The water receded steadily from the earth. $t the end of the h"ndred and fifty days the water had gone down 7 Vohk;khjk; gjpN$ohk; NjjpapN Ngio 5!!hj; "$;Ik; ki fsp$;Nk ; j(;fpw;A. and on the seventeenth day of the seventh month the ar! came to rest on the mo"ntains of $rarat. 8 gj;jhk;khjk; k+;Lk; . k; t=e;1nfh%;N+te;j1B gj;jhk; khjk; *j ; NjjpapN ki r;rpf!(;fs; fh%g;g+;+$. The waters contin"ed to recede "ntil the tenth month and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mo"ntains became visible. 6 ehw;g1 ehs; nr$;wgp$;2 Nehth jh$; Ngioap ; nra;jp/e;j .$;$i j; jpwe;12 $fter forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ar! 4 ?/ fhfj;ij ntspNa tp+;+h$;B 51 Gwg;g+;Lg; g;kpap$;Nk ; -/e;j . k; tw;wpg;Ngh0k;ti!f;0k; Nghfpw1k; t/fpw1kha; -/e;j1. and sent o"t a raven and it !ept flying bac! and forth "ntil the water had dried "p from the earth. 9 gp$;G g;kpap$;Nk ; . k; 0iwe;1 Nghapw;Nwh "$;A 5wp:k;g=2 ?/ Gwhitj; j$;$p+j;jp p/e;1 ntspNa tp+;+h$;. Then he sent o"t a dove to see if the water had receded from the s"rface of the gro"nd. 3 g;kpap$;kPnj(;0k; . k; -/e;jg=ah ;2 5e;jg; Gwh j$; 's;s(;fh ; itj;12 -isg;ghw -+k; fh%hk ;2 jp/k;gpg; NgioapN 5t$p+j;jp ; te;j1B 5t$; j$; ifia eP+;= 5ijg; gp=j;1j; j$;$p+khfg; Ngiof;0s; Nr>j;1f;nfh%;+h$;. B"t the dove co"ld find no place to set its feet beca"se there was water over all the s"rface of the earth* so it ret"rned to Noah in the ar!. He reached o"t his hand and too! the dove and bro"ght it bac! to himself in the ar!. 16 gp$;Ik; V@ehs; nghAj;12 kAg=:k; Gwhitg; Ngioap p/e;1 ntspNa tp+;+h$;. He waited seven more days and again sent o"t the dove from the ar!. 11 5e;jg; Gwh rha(;fh j;jp ; 5t$p+j;jp ; te;1 Nr>e;j1B -Njh2 51 nfhj;jpf;nfh%;Lte;j ?/ ? ptk!j;jp$; -i 5jp$; thap ; -/e;j1B 5jp$hN Nehth g;kpap$;Nk ; . k; 0iwe;1Nghapw;A "$;A 5wpe;1nfh%;+h$;. .hen the dove ret"rned to him in the evening there in its bea! was a freshly pl"c!ed olive leaf? Then Noah

!new that the water had receded from the earth. 12 gp$;Ik; V@ehs; nghAj;12 5t$; Gwhit ntspNa tp+;+h$;B 51 5t$p+j;jpw;0 jp/k;gp t!tp ;i . He waited seven more days and sent the dove o"t again b"t this time it did not ret"rn to him. 13 5tIf;0 5AONw;nwh/ tajh0k; t/. Bring o"t every !ind of living creat"re that is with yo" the birds the animals and all the creat"res that move along the gro"nd so they can m"ltiply on the earth and be fr"itf"l and increase in n"mber "pon it.' 19 5g;ngh@1 NehthDk;2 5t$; 0kh!/k;2 5t$; 0kh!!p$; ki$tpfCk; Gwg;g+;L te;jh>fs;. #o Noah came o"t together with his sons and his wife and his sons; wives. 13 g;kpap$;Nk ; e+khLfpw rf kp/f(;fCk;2 H/fpw rf gp!h%pfCk;2 rf .hjp.hjpaha;g; Ngioap p/e;1 Gwg;g+;L te;j$. gwitfCk;

$ll the animals and all the creat"res that move along the gro"nd and all the birds 6 everything that moves on the earth came o"t of the ar! one !ind after another. 26 5g;ngh@1 Nehth fh;j;j/f;0 ?/ g pgP+k; f+;=2 Rj;jkh$ rf kp/f(;fspGk;2 Rj;jkh$ rf gwitfspGk; rp tw;iwj; nj!pe;1nfh%;L2 5itfisg; g pgP+j;jp$;Nk ; jf$g pfsha;g; g pap+;+h$;. Then Noah b"ilt an altar to the &O+/ and ta!ing some of all the clean animals and clean birds he sacrificed b"rnt offerings on it. 21 Rfe;j thri$iaf; fh;j;jh; *f>e;jh>. 5g;ngh@1 fh;jj ; h;: -$p eh$; kItjpj;1: eP(;fs; gGfpg; ng/fp2 g;kpia ep!g;G(;fs;.

Then God blessed Noah and his sons saying to them %Be fr"itf"l and increase in n"mber and fill the earth. 2 '(;fisg;gw;wpa ga*k; 5r;r*k; g;kpapGs;s rf kp/f(;fCk;2 Mfhaj;jpGs;s rf gwitfCf;0k; '%;+hap/f;0k;B g;kpapN e+khLfpw ahDk;2 r*j;jp!j;jp$; kr;r(;fs; ahDk;2 '(;fCf;0f; ifaspf;fg;g+;+$. The fear and dread of yo" will fall "pon all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air "pon every creat"re that moves along the gro"nd and "pon all the fish of the sea* they are given into yo"r hands. 3 e+khLfpw .Pt.e;1f;fs; ahDk;2 '(;fCf;0 Mfh!kha; -/g;gjhfB gRk; g;%;Lfis '(;fCf;0j; je;j1Ngh 2 5itfs; " ; htw;iw:k; '(;fCf;0j; je;Nj$;. 5verything that lives and moves will be food for yo". F"st as I gave yo" the green plants I now give yo" everything. 7 khk;rj;ij 5jp$; 'ap!hfpa -!j;jj;NjhN+ Grpf;fNt%;+hk;. %B"t yo" m"st not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it. 8 '(;fCf;0 'ap!hap/f;fpw '(;fs; -!j;jj;jpw;fhfg; gopth(;0Nt$;B rf .Pt.e;1f;fsp+j;jpGk; kI. $s for yo" be fr"itf"l and increase in n"mber* m"ltiply on the earth and increase "pon it.' 9 gp$;Ik; Njt$; Nehthit:k;2 5t$; 0kh!i!:k; Nehf;fp: Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him) 3 eh$; '(;fNshLk;2 '(;fCf;0g; gp$;t/k; re;jjpNahLk;2 %I now establish my covenant with yo" and with yo"r descendants after yo" 16 '(;fNshN+ Ngioap p/e;1 Gwg;g+;+ rf .t.e;1f;fs;*j ; -$pg; g;kpap ; '%;+hfg;Nghfpw rf .Pt.e;1f;fs; g!pae;jk;2 gwitfNshLk;2 eh+;L kp/f(;fNshLk;2 '(;fsp+j;jp ; -/f;fpw g;kpapGs;s rf fh+;L kp/f(;fNshLk; "$; '+$;g=f;ifia Vw;gLj;1fpNw$;. and with every living creat"re that was with yo" the birds the livestoc! and all the wild animals all those that came o"t of the ar! with yo" every living creat"re on earth. 11 -$p khk;rkh$itfns ; hk; . g;gp!saj;jp$h ; r(;f!pf;fg;gLtjp ;i na$;Ak;2 g;kpia 5opf;f -$p . g;gp!sak; '%;+htjp ;i na$;Ak;2 '(;fNshN+ "$; '+$;g=f;ifia Vw;gLj;1fpNw$; "$;wh>. I establish my covenant with yo") Never again will all life be c"t off by the waters of a flood* never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.' 12 5$;wp:k; Njt$;: "$f;0k; '(;fCf;0k;2 '(;fsp+j;jp ; -/f;0k; rf .Pt.e;1f;fCf;0k;2 epj;jpa ji *iwfCf;nf$;A eh$; nra;fpw '+$;g=f;ifap$; 5i+ahskhf: $nd God said %This is the sign of the covenant I am ma!ing between me and yo" and every living creat"re with yo" a covenant for all generations to come) 13 eh$; "$; tp ;i Nkfj;jp ; itj;Nj$;B 51 "$f;0k; g;kpf;0k; '%;+h$ '+$;g=f;iff;0 5i+ahskhap/f;0k;. I have set my rainbow in the clo"ds and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.

17 eh$; g;kpf;0 Nk ha; Nkfj;ij t/tpf;0k;Ngh12 5e;j tp ; Nkfj;jp ; Njh$;Ak;. .henever I bring clo"ds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clo"ds 18 5g;ngh@1 " ; h khk;r.Pt$;fis:k; 5opf;f -$p . kh$1 gp!sakha;g; ng/fhjg=f;0 "$f;0k; '(;fCf;0k; khk;rkh$ rf .Pt.e;1f;fCf;0k; '%;+h$ "$; '+$;g=f;ifia epi$D,/Nt$;. I will remember my covenant between me and yo" and all living creat"res of every !ind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. 16 5e;j tp ; Nkfj;jp ; Njh$;Ak;Ngh12 NjtIf;0k; g;kpap$;NkGs;s rf tpj khk;r.Pt$;fCf;0k; '%;+h$ epj;jpa '+$;g=f;ifia eh$; epi$D,/k;g=f;0 5ij Nehf;fpg; gh>g;Ng$;. .henever the rainbow appears in the clo"ds I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creat"res of every !ind on the earth.' 14 -1 "$f;0k;2 g;kpap$;NkGs;s khk;rkh$ ahDf;0k;2 eh$; Vw;gLj;jp$ '+$;g=f;ifap$; 5i+ahsk; "$;A NehthNthN+ nrh$;$h>. #o God said to Noah %This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all life on the earth.' 19 Ngioap p/e;1 Gwg;g+;+ Nehthtp$; 0kh!>2 Nrk; fhk; ahg;Ngj; "$;gt>fNs. fhk; fh$hIf;0j; jfg;g$;. The sons of Noah who came o"t of the ar! were #hem Ham and Fapheth. 1Ham was the father of 8anaan.2 13 -k;Ft/k; Nehthtp$; 0kh!>B -t>fshN g;kpna(;0k; .$(;fs; g!k;gp$h>fs;. These were the three sons of Noah and from them came the people who were scattered over the earth. 26 Nehth gap!pLfpwt$hfp2 jp!h+;rj;Njh+;+j;ij eh+;=$h$;. Noah a man of the soil proceeded [Or soil was the first] to plant a vineyard. 21 5t$; jp!h+;r!rj;ijf; 0=j;12 ntwpnfh%;L2 j$; ,+h!j;jp ; t#;jp!k; tp fpg; gLj;jp/e;jh$;. .hen he dran! some of its wine he became dr"n! and lay "ncovered inside his tent. 22 5g;ngh@1 fh$hIf;0j; jfg;g$hfpa fhk; j$; jfg;gIi+a ep>th%j;ijf; f%;L2 ntspap ; -/e;j j$; rNfhj!> -/t/f;0k; 5wptpj;jh$;. Ham the father of 8anaan saw his father;s na!edness and told his two brothers o"tside. 23 5g;ngh@1 Nr*k; ahg;Ngj;1k; ?/ t#;jp!j;ij "Lj;1j; j(;fs; -/t/i+a Njhs;NkGk; Ngh+;Lf;nfh%;L2 gp$;$p+;L te;1 j(;fs; jfg;gIi+a ep>th%j;ij F=$h>fs;B 5t>fs; "jp>*fkha;g; Nghfhjg=ap$h ;2 j(;fs; jfg;gIi+a ep>th%j;ijf; fh%tp ;i . B"t #hem and Fapheth too! a garment and laid it across their sho"lders* then they wal!ed in bac!wards and covered their father;s na!edness. Their faces were t"rned the other way so that they wo"ld not see their father;s na!edness. 27 Nehth jp!h+;r!rj;jp$; ntwpnjspe;1 tpopj;jNgh12 j$; -isa0kh!$; j$f;0r; nra;jij 5wpe;12 .hen Noah awo!e from his wine and fo"nd o"t what his yo"ngest son had done to him 28 fh$h$; rgpf;fg;g+;+t$;2 j$; rNfhj!!p+j;jp ; 5=ikfCf;0 5=ikahap/g;gh$; "$;wh$;. he said %8"rsed be 8anaan? The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers.' 26 Nr*i+a Njt$hfpa fh;j;j/f;0 #;Njhj;jp!k; '%;+htjhfB fh$h$; 5tIf;0 5=ikahap/g;gh$;. He also said %Blessed be the &O+/ the God of #hem? 9ay 8anaan be the slave of #hem. [Or be his slave] 24 ahg;Ngj;ij Njt$; tp>j;jpahf;0th>B 5t$; Nr*i+a ,+h!(;fsp ; 0=ap/g;gh$;B fh$h$; 5tIf;0 5=ikahap/g;gh$; "$;wh>.

9ay God e(tend the territory of Fapheth* [Fapheth so"nds li!e the Hebrew for e(tend.] may Fapheth live in the tents of #hem and may 8anaan be his [Or their] slave.' 29 . g;gp!sj;1f;0g;gp$;G Nehth *e;ONw;A *g;g1 t/fs;: ehk; g;kpap$;kPnj(;0k; rpjwpg;Nghfhjg=f;02 ekf;0 ?/ ef!j;ij:k;2 th$j;ij 5shDk; rpf!*s;s ?/ NfhG!j;ij:k; f+;=2 ekf;0g; Ng> '%;+hfg; g%;JNthk; th/(;fs; "$;A nrh ; pf;nfh%;+h>fs;. Then they said %8ome let "s b"ild o"rselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens so that we may ma!e a name for o"rselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth.' 8 kIGj;jp!> f+;Lfpw ef!j;ij:k; NfhG!j;ij:k; gh>f;fpwjw;0f; fh;j;jh; -w(;fp$h>. B"t the &O+/ came down to see the city and the tower that the men were b"ilding. 6 5g;ngh@1 fh;jj ; h;: -Njh2 .$(;fs; ?N! ,+;+kha; -/f;fpwh>fs;B 5t>fs; 5i$t/f;0k; ?N! ghifs; -ijr; nra;aj;njh+(;fp$h>fs;B -g;ngh@1k; jh(;fs;nra;a epi$j;j1 ?$;Ak; ji+g+kh+;+h1 "$;A -/f;fpwh>fs;. The &O+/ said %If as one people spea!ing the same lang"age they have beg"n to do this then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. 4 ehk; -w(;fpg;Ngha;2 ?/t> NgRfpwij kw;nwh/t> 5wpahjg=f;02 5(;Nf 5t>fs; ghi2 M!h$; "$;gt>fisg; ngw;wh$;. $fter Terah had lived K4 years he became the father of $bram Nahor and Haran. 24 Nj!h0i+a tk;rt! hA: Nj!h0 Mgp!hk;2 ehNfh>2 M!h$; "$;gt>fisg; ngw;wh$;B M!h$; N hj;ijg; ngw;wh$;. This is the acco"nt of Terah. Terah became the father of $bram Nahor and Haran. $nd Haran became the father of &ot. 29 M!h$; j$; .e;kg;kpahfpa H> "$;fpw Njrj;1g; g+;+%j;jpN j$; jfg;g$hfpa Nj!h0 k!pf;0*$;N$ k!pj;jh$;. .hile his father Terah was still alive Haran died in Mr of the 8haldeans in the land of his birth. 23 Mgp!h*k; ehNfh/k; j(;fCf;0g; ng%;nfh%;+h>fs;B Mgp!fh*i+a ki$tpf;0r; rh!ha; "$;A Ng>B ehNfh/i+a ki$tpf;0 kp ;f;fhs; "$;A Ng>B -ts; M!hIi+a 0kh!j;jp2 5e;j M!h$; kp ;f;fhCf;0k; - ;f;fhCf;0k; jfg;g$;. $bram and Nahor both married. The name of $bram;s wife was #arai and the name of Nahor;s wife was 9ilcah* she was the da"ghter of Haran the father of both 9ilcah and Iscah. 36 rh!ha;f;0g; gps;isap ;i B k =ahap/e;jhs;. Now #arai was barren* she had no children. 31 Nj!h0 j$; 0kh!$hfpa Mgp!hik:k;2 M!hIi+a 0kh!Ik; j$; Ng!Ikhap/e;j N hj;ij:k;2 j$; 0kh!$; Mgp!h*i+a ki$tpahfpa j$; k/kfs; rh!hia:k; 5ioj;1f;nfh%;L2 5t>fC+N$ H> "$;fpw f ;Nja/i+a g+;+%j;ij tp+;L2 fh$h$; Njrj;1f;0g; Nghfg; Gwg;g+;+h$;B 5t>fs; M!h$;k+;Lk; te;jNgh12 5(;Nf -/e;1tp+;+h>fs;. Terah too! his son $bram his grandson &ot son of Haran and his da"ghter,in,law #arai the wife of his son $bram and together they set o"t from Mr of the 8haldeans to go to 8anaan. B"t when they came to Haran they settled there. 32 Nj!h0i+a M:Reh+;fs; -/ONw;iwe;1 t/tjpj;12 '$; Ngi!g; ng/ikg;gLj;1Nt$;B eP MrP>thjkha; -/g;gha;. %I will ma!e yo" into a great nation and I will bless yo"* I will ma!e yo"r name great and yo" will be a blessing. 3 '$;i$ MrP>tjpf;fpwt>fis MrP>tjpg;Ng$;2 '$;i$r; rgpf;fpwti$r; rgpg;Ng$;B g;kpapGs;s

tk;r(;fns ; hk; '$f;0s; MrP>tjpf;fg;gLk; "$;wh>. I will bless those who bless yo" and whoever c"rses yo" I will c"rse* and all peoples on earth will be blessed thro"gh yo".' 7 fh;jj ; h; Mgp!h*f;0r; nrh$;$g=Na 5t$; Gwg;g+;Lg;Ngh$h$;B N hj;1k; 5tN$hN+,+g; Ngh$h$;. Mgp!hk; M!hi$tp+;Lg; Gwg;g+;+Ngh12 "@gj;ije;1 ta1s;st$hap/e;jh$;. #o $bram left as the &O+/ had told him* and &ot went with him. $bram was seventy,five years old when he set o"t from Haran. 8 Mgp!hk; j$; ki$tpahfpa rh!hia:k;2 j$; rNfhj!Ii+a 0kh!$hfpa N hj;ij:k;2 jh(;fs; rk;ghjpj;jp/e;j j(;fs; rk;gj;nj ; htw;iw:k;2 M!h$pN rtj!pj;jp/e;j .$(;fis:k; ,+;=f;nfh%;L2 5t>fs; fh$h$; Njrj;1f;0g; Gwg;g+;Lg;Ngha;2 fh$h$; Njrj;jp ; Nr>e;jh>fs;. He too! his wife #arai his nephew &ot all the possessions they had acc"m"lated and the people they had ac@"ired in Haran and they set o"t for the land of 8anaan and they arrived there. 6 Mgp!hk; 5e;jj; Njrj;jp ; Rw;wpj;jp!pe;1 rPNfk; "$;Ik; -+j;1f;0r; rkPgkh$ NkhN! "$;Ik; rkg;kpk+;Lf;0k; te;jh$;B 5f;fh j;jpN fh$h$pa> 5j;Njrj;jp ; -/e;jh>fs;. $bram travelled thro"gh the land as far as the site of the great tree of 9oreh at #hechem. $t that time the 8anaanites were in the land. 4 fh;jj ; h; Mgp!h*f;0j; j!pr$khfp: '$; re;jjpf;0 -e;jj; Njrj;ijf; nfhLg;Ng$; "$;wh>. 5g;ngh@1 5t$; j$f;0j; j!pr$kh$ fh;j;j/f;0 5(;Nf ?/ g pgP+j;ijf; f+;=$h$;. The &O+/ appeared to $bram and said %To yo"r offspring [Or seed] I will give this land.' #o he b"ilt an altar there to the &O+/ who had appeared to him. 9 gp$;G 5t$; 5t;tp+k;tp+;Lg; nga>e;12 ngj;NjGf;0f; fpof;Nf -/f;0k; ki f;0g; Ngha;2 ngj;Nj ; j$f;0 Nkw;fhfDk; Map j$f;0 fpof;fhfDk; -/f;ff; ,+h!k;Ngh+;L2 5(;Nf fh;jj ; /f;0 ?/ g pgP+j;ijf; f+;=2 fh;j;j/i+a ehkj;ijj; njh@1nfh%;+h$;. =rom there he went on towards the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and $i on the east. There he b"ilt an altar to the &O+/ and called on the name of the &O+/. 3 5jp$;gp$; Mgp!hk; Gwg;g+;L2 njw;Nf gp!ah%k;g%;%pf;nfh%;L Ngh$h$;. Then $bram set o"t and contin"ed towards the Negev. 16 5j;Njrj;jpN gL;rk; '%;+hapw;AB Njrj;jpN gL;rk; nfh=jhap/e;jg=ah ;2 Mgp!hk; "fpg;1 Njrj;jpN j(;0k;g= 5t;tp+j;1f;0g; Ngh$h$;. Now there was a famine in the land and $bram went down to 5gypt to live there for a while beca"se the famine was severe 11 5t$; "fpg;1f;0r; rkPgkha; te;jNgh12 j$; ki$tp rh!hiag; gh>j;1: eP gh>itf;0 5o0s;s #;jp!P "$;A 5wpNt$;. $s he was abo"t to enter 5gypt he said to his wife #arai %I !now what a bea"tif"l woman yo" are. 12 "fpg;jpa> '$;i$f; fhJk;Ngh12 -ts; 5tIi+a ki$tp "$;A nrh ; p2 "$;i$f; nfh$;ANgh+;L2 '$;i$ 'apN!hN+ itg;gh>fs;. .hen the 5gyptians see yo" they will say gpiof;0k;g=f;0k;2 eP '$;i$ "$; rNfhj!p "$;A nrh ; "$;wh$;. #ay yo" are my sister so that I will be treated well for yo"r sa!e and my life will be spared beca"se of yo".' 17 Mgp!hk; "fpg;jpN te;jNgh12 "fpg;jpa> 5e;j #;jp!Pia kp0e;j 5@0s;stns$;A f%;+h>fs;. .hen $bram came to 5gypt the 5gyptians saw that she was a very bea"tif"l woman. 18 gh>NthIi+a gp!Gf;fCk; 5tisf; f%;L2 gh>NthIf;0 *$;ghf 5tisg; Gfo;e;jh>fs;. 5g;ngh@1 5e;j #;jp!P gh>NthIi+a 5!ki$f;0f; nfh%;LNghfg;g+;+hs;.

$nd when 7haraoh;s officials saw her they praised her to 7haraoh and she was ta!en into his palace. 16 5ts; epkpj;jk; 5t$; Mgp!h*f;0j; jiagh!h+;=$h$;B 5tIf;0 MLkhLfCk;2 f@ijfCk;2 Nti f;fh!/k;2 Nti f;fh!pfCk;2 Nfhspiff; f@ijfCk;2 ?+;+f(;fCk; fpi+j;j1. He treated $bram well for her sa!e and $bram ac@"ired sheep and cattle male and female don!eys menservants and maidservants and camels. 14 Mgp!h*i+a ki$tpahfpa rh!hap$; epkpj;jk; fh;j;jh; gh>Nthi$:k;2 5t$; tP+;+hi!:k; kfh thijfsh ; thjpj;jh>. B"t the &O+/ inflicted serio"s diseases on 7haraoh and his ho"sehold beca"se of $bram;s wife #arai. 19 5g;ngh@1 gh>Nth$; Mgp!hik 5ioj;1: eP "$f;0 V$; -g;g=r; nra;jha;K -ts; '$; ki$tp "$;A eP "$f;0 5wptpahkw;Ngh$nj$;$K #o 7haraoh s"mmoned $bram. %.hat have yo" done to me>' he said. %.hy didn;t yo" tell me she was yo"r wife> 13 -tis '$; rNfhj!p "$;A eP nrh ; Nt%;Lt1 "$;$K -tis eh$; "$f;0 ki$tpahff;nfh%;=/g;NgN$B -Njh '$; ki$tpB -tis 5ioj;1f;nfh%;LNgh "$;A nrh$;$h$;. .hy did yo" say Now then here is yo"r wife. Ta!e her and go?' 26 gh>Nth$; 5ti$f; 0wpj;1j; j$; kIfs; 5ti$:k;2 5t$; ki$tpia:k; 5tIf;0 '%;+h$ " ; htw;iw:k; 5Ig;gptp+;+h>fs;. Then 7haraoh gave orders abo"t $bram to his men and they sent him on his way with his wife and everything he had.

Mjpahfkk; 131 Mgp!h*k;2 5t$; ki$tp:k;2 5tIf;0 '%;+h$ ahDk;2 5tI+N$ N hj;1k;2 "fpg;ij tp+;L2 nj$;jpirap ; te;jh>fs;. #o $bram went "p from 5gypt to the Negev with his wife and everything he had and &ot went with him. 2 Mgp!hk; kp/f.Pt$;fCk; nts;sp:k; ngh$;Ikh$ M#;jpfis 'i+a rPkh$hap/e;jh$;. $bram had become very wealthy in livestoc! and in silver and gold. 3 5t$; j$; gp!ah%(;fspN njw;Nfap/e;1 ngj;Nj ;k+;Lk;2 ngj;NjGf;0k; MaPf;0k; eLthfj; jh$; *$;G ,+h!k;Ngh+;+1k;2 =rom the Negev he went from place to place "ntil he came to Bethel to the place between Bethel and $i where his tent had been earlier 7 jh$; *j ;*j ; ?/ g PgP+j;ij '%;+hf;fp$1kh$ #;j k+;Lk; Ngh$h$;B 5(;Nf Mgp!hk; fh;jj ; /i+a ehkj;ijj; njh@1nfh%;+h$;. and where he had first b"ilt an altar. There $bram called on the name of the &O+/. 8 Mgp!h*+N$ te;j N hj;1f;0k; MLkhLfCk; ,+h!(;fCk; -/e;j$. Now &ot who was moving abo"t with $bram also had floc!s and herds and tents. 6 5t>fs; ?/kpj;1f; 0=ap/f;f 5e;jg; g;kp 5t>fisj; jh(;ff;,+hjp/e;j1B 5t>fCi+a M#;jp kp0jpahap/e;jg=ah ;2 5t>fs; ?/kpj;1 thrk;g%;% V1tp ; hkw;Nghapw;A. B"t the land co"ld not s"pport them while they stayed together for their possessions were so great that they were not able to stay together. 4 5gp!h*i+a ke;ijNka;g;g/f;0k; N hj;1i+a ke;ijNka;g;g/f;0k; thf;0thjk; '%;+hapw;AB 5f;fh j;jpN fh$h$pa/k; ng!prpa/k; 5j;Njrj;jp ; 0=ap/e;jh>fs;. $nd @"arrelling arose between $bram;s herdsmen and the herdsmen of &ot. The 8anaanites and 7eriGGites were also living in the land at that time.

9 Mgp!hk; N hj;ij Nehf;fp: "$f;0k; '$f;0k;2 "$; Nka;g;g/f;0k; '$; Nka;g;g/f;0k; thf;0thjk; Nt%;+hk;B ehk; rNfhj!>. #o $bram said to &ot %&et;s not have any @"arrelling between yo" and me or between yo"r herdsmen and mine for we are brothers. 3 -e;jj; Njrnk ; hk; '$f;0*$; -/f;fpw1 5 ; thK eP "$;i$ tp+;Lg; gp!pe;1Nghf hk;B eP -+1Gwk;Ngh$h ;2 eh$; t 1Gwk; NghfpNw$;B eP t 1Gwk; Ngh$h ;2 eh$; -+1Gwk; NghfpNw$; "$;wh$;. Is not the whole land before yo"> &et;s part company. If yo" go to the left I;ll go to the right* if yo" go to the right I;ll go to the left.' 16 5g;ngh@1 N hj;1 j$; f%;fis VnwLj;1g;gh>j;1: Nah>jh$; ejpf;0 5/fh$ rkg;kp *@t1k; eP>tsk; ngh/e;jp$jhap/f;ff; f%;+h$;. fh;j;jh; NrhNjhik:k; NfhNkh!hit:k; 5opf;0*$;N$2 Nrhth/f;0g; Nghk; topk+;Lk; 51 fh;j;j/i+a Njh+;+j;ijg;Ngh Dk; "fpg;1 Njrj;ijg;Ngh Dk; -/e;j1. &ot loo!ed "p and saw that the whole plain of the Fordan was well watered li!e the garden of the &O+/ li!e the land of 5gypt towards Eoar. 1This was before the &O+/ destroyed #odom and Gomorrah.2 11 5g;ngh@1 N hj;1 Nah>jhIf;0 5/fh$ rkg;kp *@tij:k; nj!pe;1nfh%;L2 fpof;Nf gp!ah%g;g+;Lg;Ngh$h$;B -g;g= 5t>fs; ?/ti! ?/t> tp+;Lg; gp!pe;jh>fs;. #o &ot chose for himself the whole plain of the Fordan and set o"t towards the east. The two men parted company) 12 Mgp!hk; fh$h$; Njrj;jp ; 0=ap/e;jh$;B N hj;1 5e;j Nah>jhIf;0 5/fh$ rkg;kpapGs;s g+;+%(;fsp ; thrk;g%;%p2 NrhNjh*f;0 NeN! ,+h!k; Ngh+;+h$;. $bram lived in the land of 8anaan while &ot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near #odom. 13 NrhNjhkp$; .$(;fs; ngh ; hjt>fCk; fh;j;j/f;0 *$;ghf kfh ghtpfCkha; -/e;jh>fs;. Now the men of #odom were wic!ed and were sinning greatly against the &O+/. 17 N hj;1 Mgp!hiktp+;Lg; gp!pe;jgp$;G2 fh;jj ; h; Mgp!hik Nehf;fp: '$; f%;fis VnwLj;12 eP -/f;fpw -+j;jp p/e;1 t+f;Nf:k;2 njw;Nf:k;2 fpof;Nf:k;2 Nkw;Nf:k; Nehf;fpg;gh>. The &O+/ said to $bram after &ot had parted from him %&ift "p yo"r eyes from where yo" are and loo! north and so"th east and west. 18 eP gh>f;fpw -e;jg; g;kp *@tij:k; eh$; '$f;0k; '$; re;jjpf;0k; "$;iwf;0k; -/f;0k;g= nfhLj;12 $ll the land that yo" see I will give to yo" and yo"r offspring [Or seed* also in verse B0] for ever. 16 '$; re;jjpiag; g;kpap$; 1Nisg;Ngh g; ng/fg;g%;JNt$;B ?/t$; g;kpap$; 1Nis "%;%f; ,Lkh$h ;2 '$; re;jjp:k; "%;%g;gLk;. I will ma!e yo"r offspring li!e the d"st of the earth so that if anyone co"ld co"nt the d"st then yo"r offspring co"ld be co"nted. 14 eP "@e;1 Njrj;jp$; ePs*k; 5f *k; "k;k+;N+h2 5k;k+;Lk; e+e;1jp!pB '$f;0 5ijj; j/Nt$; "$;wh>. Go wal! thro"gh the length and breadth of the land for I am giving it to yo".' 19 5g;ngh@1 Mgp!hk; ,+h!j;ijg; nga>j;1f;nfh%;LNgha;2 "gpN!h$p p/f;0k; kk;N!ap$; rkg;kpap ; Nr>e;1 0=ap/e;12 5(;Nf fh;j;j/f;0 ?/ g pgP+j;ijf; f+;=$h$;. #o $bram moved his tents and went to live near the great trees of 9amre at Hebron where he b"ilt an altar to the &O+/.

Mjpahfkk; 171 rpneah!p$; !hEhthfpa 5k;!hg;NgGk;2 " hrh!p$; !h.hthfpa 5!pNah0k;2 V hkp$; !h.hthfpa

nfj> hNfhNk/k;2 .hjpfsp$; !h.hthfpa jpjpahGk; -/e;j eh+;fsp ;B $t this time $mraphel !ing of #hinar [That is Babylonia* also in verse I] $rioch !ing of 5llasar Ledorlaomer !ing of 5lam and Tidal !ing of Goiim 2 5t>fs; NrhNjhkp$; !h.hthfpa Ng!hNthLk;2 nfhNkh!htp$; !h.hthfpa gp>rhNthLk;2 5j;khtp$; !h.hthfpa rpneahNthLk;2 nrNghaPkP$; !h.hthfpa nrNkgN!hLk;2 Nrhth> "$;Ik; Ng htp$; !h.hNthLk; :j;jk;g%;%p$h>fs;. went to war against Bera !ing of #odom Birsha !ing of Gomorrah #hinab !ing of $dmah #hemeber !ing of Eeboiim and the !ing of Bela 1that is Eoar2. 3 -t>fns ; h/k; 'g;Gf;f+ hfpa rPj;jPk; gs;sj;jhf;fp ; ,=$h>fs;. $ll these latter !ings Doined forces in the Aalley of #iddim 1the #alt #ea2. [That is the /ead #ea] 7 -t>fs; g$;$p!%;L t/ hNfhNki!r; Nrtpj;12 gjp$;F$;whk; t/fs;. =or twelve years they had been s"bDect to Ledorlaomer b"t in the thirteenth year they rebelled. 8 gjp$h hk; t/ hNfhNk/k;2 5tN$hN+ ,=ap/e;j !h.hf;fCk; te;12 5#;jN!hj;f>$haPkpN -/e;j n!g;ghaPkpai!:k;2 fhkpN -/e;j R;rpkpai!:k;2 rhNtfP!paj;jhaPkpN -/e;j Vkpai!:k;2 In the fo"rteenth year Ledorlaomer and the !ings allied with him went o"t and defeated the +ephaites in $shteroth Larnaim the E"Gites in Ham the 5mites in #haveh Liriathaim 6 NraP> ki fsp ; -/e;j &!pai!:k;2 t$he;j!j;1f;0 5/fh$ " ;gh!h$;k+;Lk; *wpa=j;12 and the Horites in the hill co"ntry of #eir as far as 5l 7aran near the desert. 4 jp/k;gpf; fhNj#; "$;Ik; "$;kp#;ghj;1f;0 te;12 5kN f;fpa/i+a eh+i$j;ij:k;2 5j;rhj;Nrh$; jhkh!pN 0=ap/e;j "Nkh!pai!:k;,+r; r(;f!pj;jh>fs;. Then they t"rned bac! and went to 5n 9ishpat 1that is Ladesh2 and they con@"ered the whole territory of the $male!ites as well as the $morites who were living in HaGeGon Tamar. 9 5g;ngh@1 NrhNjhkp$; !h.hDk;2 nfhNkh!htp$; !h.hDk;2 5j;khtp$; !h.hDk;2 nrNghaPkp$; !h.hDk;2 Nrhth> "$;Ik; Ng htp$; !h.hDk; Gwg;g+;Lr; rpj;jPk; gs;sj;jhf;fpN 2 Then the !ing of #odom the !ing of Gomorrah the !ing of $dmah the !ing of Eeboiim and the !ing of Bela 1that is Eoar2 marched o"t and drew "p their battle lines in the Aalley of #iddim 3 V hkp$; !h.hthfpa nfj> hNfhNkN!hLk;2 .hjpfsp$; !h.hthfpa jpjpahN hLk;2 rpneah!p$; !h.hthfpa 5k;!hg;NgN hLk; V hrh!p$; !h.hthfpa 5!pNahNfhLk; :j;jk;g%;%g; Gwg;g+;L2 5e;j Ee;1 !h.hf;fNshLk; -e;j ehG !h.hf;fCk; :j;jk;g%;%p$h>fs;. against Ledorlaomer !ing of 5lam Tidal !ing of Goiim $mraphel !ing of #hinar and $rioch !ing of 5llasar fo"r !ings against five. 16 5e;jr; rPj;jPk; gs;sj;jhf;0 "(;0k; ep f;fP ; '%;+h0k; Nf%pfs; -/e;j1. NrhNjhk; nfhNkh!htp$; !h.hf;fs; *wpe;Njh= 5(;Nf tp@e;jh>fs;B kPe;jt>fs; ki fCf;0 &=g;Ngh$h>fs;. Now the Aalley of #iddim was f"ll of tar pits and when the !ings of #odom and Gomorrah fled some of the men fell into them and the rest fled to the hills. 11 5g;ngh@1 5t>fs; NrhNjhkpGk; nfhNkh!htpG*s;s ngh/s;fs; " ; htw;iw:k;2 Ngh.$gjh>j;j(;fs; " ; htw;iw:k; "Lj;1f;nfh%;LNgha;tp+;+h>fs;. The fo"r !ings seiGed all the goods of #odom and Gomorrah and all their food* then they went away. 12 Mgp!hkp$; rNfhj!Ii+a 0kh!$hfpa N hj;1 NrhNjhkpN 0=ap/e;jg=ah ;2 5ti$:k;2 5t$; ngh/s;fis:k; nfh%;LNgha;tp+;+h>fs;. They also carried off $bram;s nephew &ot and his possessions since he was living in #odom. 13 jg;gpNah=$ ?/t$; "gpn!a$hfpa Mgp!hkp+j;jp ; te;1 5ij 5wptpj;jh$;B Mgp!hk; j$;N$hN+

'+$;g=f;if nra;jp/e;j k$pj!hfpa "#;NfhGf;0k; MNe/f;0k; rNfhj!$hfpa kk;N! "$;Ik; "Nkh!paIi+a rkg;kpapN 5g;ngh@1 0=ap/e;jh$;. One who had escaped came and reported this to $bram the Hebrew. Now $bram was living near the great trees of 9amre the $morite a brother [Or a relative* or an ally] of 5shcol and $ner all of whom were allied with $bram. 17 j$; rNfhj!$; rpiwahff;nfh%;LNghfg;g+;+ij Mgp!hk; Nfs;tpg;g+;+Ngh12 5t$; j$; tP+;=N gpwe;j ifg=e;jt>fshfpa *e;ONw;Ag; gjpn$+;L M+;fCf;0k; M:jk; j!pg;gpj;12 jh%; "$;Ik; H>k+;Lk; 5t>fisj; njh+>e;12 .hen $bram heard that his relative had been ta!en captive he called o"t the -BH trained men born in his ho"sehold and went in p"rs"it as far as /an. 18 -!hf;fh j;jpN 5tIk; 5t$; Nti f;fh!/k; gp!pe;12 gtpL;Rfsha; 5t>fs;Nk ; tp@e;12 5t>fis *wpa=j;12 jk#;0Df;0 -+1Gwkh$ &ghk+;Lk; 1!j;jp2 /"ring the night $bram divided his men to attac! them and he ro"ted them p"rs"ing them as far as Hobah north of /amasc"s. 16 rf ngh/s;fis:k; jp/g;gpf;nfh%;Lte;jh$;B j$; rNfhj!$hfpa N hj;ij:k; 5tIi+a ngh/s;fis:k;2 #;jp!pfis:k;2 .$(;fis:k; jp/g;gpf;nfh%;Lte;jh$;. He recovered all the goods and bro"ght bac! his relative &ot and his possessions together with the women and the other people. 14 5t$; nfj> hNfhNkhi!:k;2 5tN$h=/e;j !h.hf;fis:k; *wpa=j;1j; jp/k;gpt/fpwNgh12 NrhNjhkp$; !h.h Gwg;g+;L2 !h.htp$; gs;sj;jhf;0 "$;Ik; rhNt gs;sj;jhf;0k+;Lk; 5tIf;0 "jp>nfh%;LNgh$h$;. $fter $bram ret"rned from defeating Ledorlaomer and the !ings allied with him the !ing of #odom came o"t to meet him in the Aalley of #haveh 1that is the Ling;s Aalley2. 19 5$;wp:k;2 '$;$jkh$ NjtIi+a Mrh!pa$hap/e;j rhN kp$; !h.hthfpa nk ;fpNrNjf;0 5g;g*k; jp!h+;r!r*k; nfh%;Lte;12 Then 9elchiGede! !ing of #alem [That is Fer"salem] bro"ght o"t bread and wine. He was priest of God 9ost High 13 5ti$ MrP>tjpj;1: th$j;ij:k; g;kpia:k; 'i+at!hfpa '$;$jkh$ NjtIi+a MrP>thjk; Mgp!fh*f;0 '%;+htjhf. and he blessed $bram saying %Blessed be $bram by God 9ost High 8reator [Or 7ossessor* also in verse 33] of heaven and earth. 26 '$; rj;1/f;fis '$; ifap ; ?g;Gf;nfhLj;j '$;$jkh$ NjtIf;0 #;Njhj;jp!k; "$;A nrh$;$h$;. -tIf;0 Mgp!hk; " ; htw;wpGk; jrkghfk; nfhLj;jh$;. $nd blessed be [Or $nd praise be to] God 9ost High who delivered yo"r enemies into yo"r hand.' Then $bram gave him a tenth of everything. 21 NrhNjhkp$; !hEh Mgp!hik Nehf;fp: .$(;fis "$f;0j; jh/k;2 ngh/s;fis eP> "Lj;1f;nfhs;Ck; "$;wh$;. The !ing of #odom said to $bram %Give me the people and !eep the goods for yo"rself.' 22 5jw;02 Mgp!hk; NrhNjhkp$; !hEhitg; gh>j;1: Mgp!hik .Rt!path$hf;fpN$$; "$;A eP> nrh ; hjg=f;02 eh$; ?/ r!+;i+ahfpGk; ghj!+;irap$; thi!ahfpGk;2 'kf;0 '%;+h$itfsp ; ahnjh$;iwahfpGk; "Lj;1f;nfhs;Ns$; "$;A2 B"t $bram said to the !ing of #odom %I have raised my hand to the &O+/ God 9ost High 8reator of heaven and earth and have ta!en an oath 23 th$j;ij:k; g;kpia:k; 'i+at!hfpa '$;$jkh$ Njt$hfpa fh;jj ; /f;0 Ne!hf "$; ifia 'a>j;1fpNw$;. that I will accept nothing belonging to yo" not even a thread or the thong of a sandal so that yo" will never

be able to say rhg;gp+;+1Nghf2 "$;I+N$ te;j MNe>2 "#;Nfh ;2 kk;N! "$;Ik; G/fs; j(;fs; g(;if "Lj;1f;nfhs;s+;Lk; "$;wh$;. I will accept nothing b"t what my men have eaten and the share that belongs to the men who went with me to $ner 5shcol and 9amre. &et them have their share.'

Mjpahfkk; 181 -e;jf; fh!pa(;fs; e+e;jgp$;G2 fh;j;j/i+a th>j;ij Mgp!h*f;0j; j!pr$j;jpN '%;+hfp2 5t>: Mgp!hNk2 eP gag;g+hNjB eh$; '$f;0f; Nf+f*k;2 '$f;0 kfh ng!pa g Ikhap/f;fpNw$; "$;wh>. $fter this the word of the &O+/ came to $bram in a vision) %/o not be afraid $bram. I am yo"r shield [Or sovereign] yo"r very great reward.' [Or shield* yo"r reward will be very great] 2 5jw;0 Mgp!hk;: fh;jj ; !hfpa M%;+tN!2 5=NaIf;0 "$;$ j/tP>K eh$; gps;isap ; hk ; -/f;fpNwN$B jk#;0 H!h$hfpa -e;j " pNar> "$; tP+;L tprh!i%f;fh;j;j$ha; -/f;fpwhN$ "$;wh$;. B"t $bram said %O #overeign &O+/ what can yo" give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit [The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is "ncertain.] my estate is 5lieGer of /amasc"s>' 3 gp$;Ik; Mgp!hk;: Njt!P> "$f;0g; Gj;jp!re;jh$k; 5/stp ;i B -Njh "$; tP+;=N gpwe;j gps;is "$f;0r; Rje;j!thspaha; -/f;fpwh$; "$;wh$;. $nd $bram said %:o" have given me no children* so a servant in my ho"sehold will be my heir.' 7 5g;ngh@1 fh;jj ; /i+a th>j;ij 5tIf;0 '%;+hfp: -t$; '$f;0r; Rje;j!thspa ; 2 '$; f>g;gg;gpwg;ghap/g;gtN$ '$f;0r; Rje;j!thspahth$; "$;A nrh ; p2 Then the word of the &O+/ came to him) %This man will not be yo"r heir b"t a son coming from yo"r own body will be yo"r heir.' 8 5t> 5ti$ ntspNa 5ioj;1: eP th$j;ij 5%;%he;1gh>2 e+;rj;jp!(;fis "%;% '$;$hN ,Lkh$h ;2 5itfis "%;J "$;A nrh ; pB gp$;G 5ti$ Nehf;fp: '$; re;jjp -t;t%;%kha; -/f;0k; "$;wh>. He too! him o"tside and said %&oo! "p at the heavens and co"nt the stars 6 if indeed yo" can co"nt them.' Then he said to him %#o shall yo"r offspring be.' 6 5t$; fh;jj ; i! tpRthrpj;jh$;2 5ij 5t> 5tIf;0 ePjpahf "%;%p$h>. $bram believed the &O+/ and he credited it to him as righteo"sness. 4 gp$;Ik; 5t> 5ti$ Nehf;fp: -e;jj; Njrj;ij '$f;0r; Rje;j!khff; nfhLf;0k;ngh/+;L2 '$;i$ H> "$;fpw f ;Nja/i+a g+;+%j;jp p/e;1 5ioj;1te;j fh;j;jh; ehN$ "$;wh>. He also said to him %I am the &O+/ who bro"ght yo" o"t of Mr of the 8haldeans to give yo" this land to ta!e possession of it.' 9 5jw;0 5t$;: fh;jj ; !hfpa M%;+tN!2 eh$; 5ijr; Rje;j!pj;1f;nfhs;Nt$; "$;A "jp$h ; 5wpNt$; "$;wh$;. B"t $bram said %O #overeign &O+/ how can I !now that I shall gain possession of it>' 3 5jw;0 5t>: F$;A ta1f; fp+h!pia:k;2 F$;A ta1 nts;sh+;i+:k;2 F$;A ta1 M+;Lf;f+hit:k;2 ?/ fh+;Lg;Gwhit:k;2 ?/ Gwhf;0L;ir:k;2 "$;$p+j;jQp ; nfh%;Lth "$;wh>. #o the &O+/ said to him %Bring me a heifer a goat and a ram each three years old along with a dove and a yo"ng pigeon.' 16 5t$; 5itfs; " ; htw;iw:k; 5t!p+j;jp ; nfh%;Lte;12 5itfis eLthfj; 1%;=j;12 1%;+(;fis ?$;Af;nfh$;A "jp!hf itj;jh$;B g+;rpfis 5t$; 1%;=f;ftp ;i . $bram bro"ght all these to him c"t them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other* the birds however he did not c"t in half.

11 gwitfs; 5e;j '+ ;fsp$;Nk ; -w(;fp$B 5itfis Mgp!hk; 1!j;jp$h$;. Then birds of prey came down on the carcasses b"t $bram drove them away. 12 R;!pa$; 5#;jkpf;0k;Ngh12 5gp!h*f;0 5a>e;j epj;jpi! te;j1B jpfpGk; fh!p/Ck; 5ti$ F=f;nfh%;+1. $s the s"n was setting $bram fell into a deep sleep and a thic! and dreadf"l dar!ness came over him. 13 5g;ngh@1 5t> Mgp!hik Nehf;fp: '$; re;jjpah> j(;fCi+aj ; hj 5e;epa Njrj;jp ; g!Njrpfshap/e;12 5j;Njrj;jhi!r; Nrtpg;gh>fs; "$;Ak;2 5t>fsh ; ehINA t/tajpN 5+f;fk;g%;%g;gLtha;. :o" however will go to yo"r fathers in peace and be b"ried at a good old age. 16 eh hk; ji *iwapN 5t>fs; -t;tp+j;1f;0j; jp/k;g t/th>fs;B Vn$$;wh ; "Nkh!pa/i+a 5f;fp!kk; -$;Ik; epiwthftp ;i . In the fo"rth generation yo"r descendants will come bac! here for the sin of the $morites has not yet reached its f"ll meas"re.' 14 R;!pa$; 5#;jkpj;1f; fh!p/s; '%;+h$gp$;G2 -Njh2 Giffpw R;isia:k;2 5e;jj; 1%;+(;fsp$; eLNt e+e;1Nghfpw 5f;fp$p.Pthi :k; Njh$;wp$. .hen the s"n had set and dar!ness had fallen a smo!ing braGier with a blaGing torch appeared and passed between the pieces. 19 5e;ehspN fh;jj ; h; Mgp!hNkhN+ '+$;g=f;ifg%;%p2 "fpg;jp$; ejp1tf;fp Egp!hj;1 ejp "$;Ik; ng!pa ejpk+;L*s;s1k;2 On that day the &O+/ made a covenant with $bram and said %To yo"r descendants I give this land from the river [Or .adi] of 5gypt to the great river the 5"phrates 13 Nf$pa/k;2 nf$prpa/k;2 fj;Nkh$pa/k;2 the land of the Lenites LeniGGites Ladmonites 26 Vj;jpa/k;2 ng!pa/k;2 n!g;ghaPkpa/k;2 Hittites 7eriGGites +ephaites 21 "Nkh!pa/k;2 fh$h$pa/k;2 fp>fhrpa/k;2 "g;rpa/k; "$;gt>fs; -/f;fpw1kh$ -e;jj; Njrj;ij '$; re;jjpf;0f; nfhLj;Nj$; "$;wh>. $morites 8anaanites Girgashites and Feb"sites.'

Mjpahfkk; 161 Mgp!h*i+a ki$tpahfpa rh!ha;f;0g; gps;isap ; hjp/e;j1. "fpg;1 Njrj;jhshfpa Mfh> "$;Ik; Ng>nfh%;+ ?/ 5=ikg;ng%; 5tCf;0 -/e;jhs;. Now #arai $bram;s wife had borne him no children. B"t she had an 5gyptian maidservant named Hagar* 2 rh!ha; Mgp!hik Nehf;fp: eh$; gps;isngwhjg=f;0f; fh;jj ; h; "$; f>g;gj;ij 5i+j;jp/f;fpwh>B "$; 5=ikg;ng%;N%hN+ Nr/k;2 ?/Ntis 5tsh ; "$; tPL f+;+g;gLk; "$;whs;. rh!hap$; th>j;ijf;0 Mgp!hk; nrtpnfhLj;jh$;. so she said to $bram %The &O+/ has !ept me from having children. Go sleep with my maidservant* perhaps I can b"ild a family thro"gh her.' $bram agreed to what #arai said.

3 Mgp!hk; fh$h$;Njrj;jp ; gj;1 t/e;jNgh12 5ts; f>g;ge;j!pj;jhs;B 5ts; jh$; f>g;gtjpah$ijf; f%;+Ngh12 j$; ehr;rpahi! 5w;gkhf "%;%p$hs;. He slept with Hagar and she conceived. .hen she !new she was pregnant she began to despise her mistress. 8 5g;ngh@1 rh!ha; Mgp!hik Nehf;fp: "$f;0 Ne!p+;+ 5epahak; 'k1Nk ; Rk/k;B "$; 5=ikg;ng%;i% 'k;*i+a k=apN nfhLj;Nj$;B 5ts; jh$; f>g;gtjpah$ijf; f%;L "$;i$ 5w;gkhf "%;Jfpwhs;B fh;jj ; h; "$f;0k; 'kf;0k; eLep$;A epahae;jP>g;gh!hf "$;whs;. Then #arai said to $bram %:o" are responsible for the wrong I am s"ffering. I p"t my servant in yo"r arms and now that she !nows she is pregnant she despises me. 9ay the &O+/ D"dge between yo" and me.' 6 5jw;0 5gp!hk; rh!hia Nehf;fp: -Njh2 '$; 5=ikg;ng%; '$; iff;0s; -/f;fpwhs;B '$; gh>itf;0 e kh$g= 5tCf;0r; nra; "$;wh$;. 5g;ngh@1 rh!ha; 5tisf; f=$kha; e+j;jp$g=ah ; 5ts; 5tis tp+;L &=g;Ngh$hs;. %:o"r servant is in yo"r hands ' $bram said. %/o with her whatever yo" thin! best.' Then #arai ill,treated Hagar* so she fled from her. 4 fh;jj ; /i+a 1Nj$h$t> 5tis t$he;j!j;jpN R;/f;0g;Nghfpw topa/Nf -/f;fpw eP)w;w%;i+ap ; f%;L: The angel of the &O+/ fo"nd Hagar near a spring in the desert* it was the spring that is beside the road to #h"r. 9 rh!hap$; 5=ikg;ng%;%hfpa MfhN!2 "(;Nfap/e;1 t/fpwha;K "(;Nf Nghfpwha;K "$;A Nf+;+h>B 5ts;: eh$; "$; ehr;rpah!hfpa rh!hiatp+;L &=g;NghfpNw$; "$;whs;. $nd he said %Hagar servant of #arai where have yo" come from and where are yo" going>' %I;m r"nning away from my mistress #arai ' she answered. 3 5g;ngh@1 fh;jj ; /i+a 1Nj$h$t>: eP '$; ehr;rpah!%;i+f;0j; jp/k;gpg;Ngha;2 5ts; ifap$;fPo; 5+(;fpap/ "$;wh>. Then the angel of the &O+/ told her %Go bac! to yo"r mistress and s"bmit to her.' 16 gp$;Ik; fh;jj ; /i+a 1Nj$h$t> 5tis Nehf;fp: '$; re;jjpia kpfDk; ng/fg;g%;JNt$;B 51 ng/fp2 "%;%p*=ahjjhap/f;0k; "$;wh>. The angel added %I will so increase yo"r descendants that they will be too n"mero"s to co"nt.' 11 gp$;Ik; fh;jj ; /i+a 1Nj$h$t> 5tis Nehf;fp: eP f>g;gtjpahap/f;fpwha;2 ?/ 0kh!i$g; ngAtha;B fh;j;jh; '$; 5(;f ha;g;igf; Nf+;+g=ap$h ;2 5tIf;0 -#;kNt ; "$;A Ng!pLthahf. The angel of the &O+/ also said to her) %:o" are now with child and yo" will have a son. :o" shall name him Ishmael [Ishmael means God hears.] for the &O+/ has heard of yo"r misery. 12 5t$; 1 hfha;N!haP "$;$g;g+;+1B 51 fhNjRf;0k; ghN!j;1f;0k; eLNt -/f;fpw1. That is why the well was called Beer &ahai +oi* [Beer &ahai +oi means well of the &iving One who sees me.] it is still there between Ladesh and Bered. 18 Mfh> Mgp!h*f;0?/ 0kh!i$g; ngw;whs;B Mgp!hk; Mfh> ngw;w j$; 0kh!If;0 -#;kNt ; "$;A Ng!p+;+h$;. #o Hagar bore $bram a son and $bram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne. 16 Mfh> Mgp!h*f;0 -#;kNti g; ngw;wNgh12 Mgp!hk; "%;gj;jhA tajhap/e;jh$;. $bram was eighty,si( years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael.

Mjpahfkk; 141 Mgp!hk; njh%;JNw;nwh$;g1 tajh$Ngh12 fh;j;jh; Mgp!h*f;0j; j!prp$khfp2 eh$; r>tt ; ik:s;s Njt$;B eP "$f;0 *$;ghf e+e;1 nfh%;L 'j;jk$hap/. .hen $bram was ninety,nine years old the &O+/ appeared to him and said %I am God $lmighty* [Hebrew 5l,#haddai] wal! before me and be blameless. 2 eh$; '$f;0k; "$f;0k; eLthf "$; '+$;g=f;ifia Vw;gLj;jp2 '$;i$ kpfDk; jp!sha;g; ng/fg;g%;JNt$; "$;wh>. I will confirm my covenant between me and yo" and will greatly increase yo"r n"mbers.' 3 5g;ngh@1 Mgp!hk; *f(;0g;Gw tp@e;1 t%(;fp$h$;B Njt$; 5tN$hN+ Ngrp: $bram fell face down and God said to him 7 eh$; '$;N$hN+ g%;Jfpw "$; '+$;g=f;if "$;$nt$;wh ;2 eP jp!sh$ .hjpfCf;0j; jfg;g$htha;. %$s for me this is my covenant with yo") :o" will be the father of many nations. 8 -$p '$; Ng> Mgp!hk; "$;$g;g+hk ;2 eh$; '$;i$j; jp!sh$ .hjpfCf;0j; jfg;g$hf Vw;gLj;jp$g=ah ;2 '$; Ng> Mgp!fhk; "$;$g;gLk;. No longer will yo" be called $bram* [$bram means e(alted father.] yo"r name will be $braham [$braham means father of many.] for I have made yo" a father of many nations. 6 '$;i$ kpfDk; 5jpfkha;g; gGfg;g%;%p2 '$;$pN .hjpfis '%;+hf;0Nt$;B '$;$p+j;jp p/e;1 !h.hf;fs; Njh$;Ath>fs;. I will ma!e yo" very fr"itf"l* I will ma!e nations of yo" and !ings will come from yo". 4 '$f;0k; '$f;0g; gp$;t/k; '$; re;jjpf;0k; eh$; Njt$hap/f;0k;g= "$f;0k; '$f;0k;2 '$f;0g;gp$; ji *iw ji *iwahf t/k; '$; re;jjpf;0k; eLNt2 "$; '+$;g=f;ifia epj;jpa '+$;g=f;ifahf #;jhgpg;Ng$;. I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and yo" and yo"r descendants after yo" for the generations to come to be yo"r God and the God of yo"r descendants after yo". 9 eP g!Njrpaha;j; j(;fpt/fpw fh$h$; Njr*@tij:k;2 '$f;0k; '$f;0g; gp$;t/k; '$; re;jjpf;0k; epj;jpa Rje;jp!khff; nfhLj;12 eh$; 5t>fCf;0j; Njt$hap/g;Ng$; "$;wh>. The whole land of 8anaan where yo" are now an alien I will give as an everlasting possession to yo" and yo"r descendants after yo"* and I will be their God.' 3 gp$;Ik; Njt$; Mgp!fhik Nehf;fp: -g;ngh@1 eP:k;2 '$f;0g; gp$; ji *iw ji *iwahf t/k; '$; re;jjp:k;2 "$; '+$;g=f;ifiaf; iff;nfhs;C(;fs;. Then God said to $braham %$s for yo" yo" m"st !eep my covenant yo" and yo"r descendants after yo" for the generations to come. 16 "$f;0k; '(;fCf;0k;2 '$f;0g; gp$;t/k; '$; re;jjpf;0k; eLNt '%;+hfpw1k;2 eP(;fs;

iff;nfhs;sNt%;=a1kh$ "$; '+$;g=f;if "$;$nt$;wh ;2 '(;fCf;0s; gpwf;0k; rf M%;gps;isfCk; tp/j;jNrj$k; g%;%g;g+Nt%;Lk;. This is my covenant with yo" and yo"r descendants after yo" the covenant yo" are to !eep) 5very male among yo" shall be circ"mcised. 11 '(;fs; O$pj;Njh p$; khk;rj;ij tp/j;jNrj$k;g%;%f;f+tP>fs;B 51 "$f;0k; '(;fCf;0*s;s '+$;g=f;iff;0 5i+ahskhap/f;0k;. :o" are to "ndergo circ"mcision and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and yo". 12 '(;fsp ; ji *iw ji *iwahfg; gpwf;0k; M%;gps;isfns ; hk; "+;+hk;ehspN tp/j;jNrj$k;g%;%g;g+Nt%;Lk;B tP+;=N gpwe;j gps;is:k; '$; tpj;j ; hj 5e;epa$p+j;jp ; g%j;jpw;0f; nfhs;sg;g+;+ "e;jg; gps;is:k;2 5g;g=Na tp/j;jNrj$k;g%;%g;g+Nt%;Lk;. =or the generations to come every male among yo" who is eight days old m"st be circ"mcised incl"ding those born in yo"r ho"sehold or bo"ght with money from a foreigner those who are not yo"r offspring. 13 '$; tP+;=N gpwe;j gps;is:k;2 '$; g%j;jpw;0f; nfhs;sg;g+;+tIk; tp/j;jNrj$k; g%;%Nt%;=a1 5trpak;B -g;g= "$; '+$;g=f;if '(;fs; khk;rj;jpN epj;jpa '+$;g=f;ifahf -/f;ff;f+t1. .hether born in yo"r ho"sehold or bo"ght with yo"r money they m"st be circ"mcised. 9y covenant in yo"r flesh is to be an everlasting covenant. 17 O$pj;Njh p$; khk;rk; tp/j;jNrj$k;g%;%g;g+hjp/f;fpw O$pj;NjhGs;s M%;gps;isap/e;jh ;2 5e;j Mj;1kh "$; '+$;g=f;ifia kPwp$g=ah ;2 j$; .$j;jp ; -!hjg=f;0 5Ag;G%;LNghth$; "$;wh>. $ny "ncirc"mcised male who has not been circ"mcised in the flesh will be c"t off from his people* he has bro!en my covenant.' 18 gp$;Ik; Njt$; Mgp!fhik Nehf;fp: '$; ki$tp rh!hia -$p rh!ha; "$;A 5ioahjp/g;ghahfB rh!hs; "$;g1 5tCf;0g; Ng!hap/f;0k;. God also said to $braham %$s for #arai yo"r wife yo" are no longer to call her #arai* her name will be #arah. 16 eh$; 5tis MrP>tjpj;12 5tshN ?/ 0kh!i$:k; j/Nt$;B 5ts; .hjpfCf;0j; jhahfDk;2 5tshN .hjpfsp$; !h.hf;fs; '%;+hfDk;2 5tis MrP>tjpg;Ng$; "$;wh>. I will bless her and will s"rely give yo" a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations* !ings of peoples will come from her.' 14 5g;ngh@1 Mgp!fhk; *f(;0g;Gw tp@e;1 eifj;1: ONAtajh$tIf;0g; gps;is gpwf;0NkhK njh%;JNA tajh$ rh!hs; gps;is ngAthNshK "$;A j$; -/jaj;jpN nrh ; pf;nfh%;L2 $braham fell face down* he la"ghed and said to himself %.ill a son be born to a man a h"ndred years old> .ill #arah bear a child at the age of ninety>' 19 -#;kNt ; 'kf;0 *$;ghfg; gpiog;gh$hfR "$;A Mgp!fhk; Njt$p+j;jp ; tp%;%g;gk;g%;%p$h$;. $nd $braham said to God %If only Ishmael might live "nder yo"r blessing?' 13 5g;ngh@1 Njt$;: '$; ki$tpahfpa rh!hs; epr;rakha; '$f;0 ?/ 0kh!i$g; ngAths;2 5tIf;0 Mrhf;0 "$;A Ng!pLthahfB "$; '+$;g=f;ifia 5tIf;0k; 5tIf;0g; gp$;t/k; 5t$; re;jjpf;0k; epj;jpa '+$;g=f;ifahf #;jhgpg;Ng$;. Then God said %:es b"t yo"r wife #arah will bear yo" a son and yo" will call him Isaac. [Isaac means he la"ghs.] I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. 26 -#;kNtGf;fhfDk; eP nra;j tp%;%g;gj;ijf; Nf+;N+$;B eh$; 5ti$ MrPhtjpj;12 5ti$ kpfDk; 5jpfkhfg; gGfDk; ng/fDk; g%;JNt$;B 5t$; g$;$p!%;L gp!Gf;fisg; ngAth$;B 5ti$g; ng!pa .hjpahf;0Nt$;. $nd as for Ishmael I have heard yo") I will s"rely bless him* I will ma!e him fr"itf"l and will greatly

increase his n"mbers. He will be the father of twelve r"lers and I will ma!e him into a great nation. 21 t/fpw t/. .hen he had finished spea!ing with $braham God went "p from him. 23 5g;ngh@1 Mgp!fhk; j$; 0kh!$hfpa -#;kNti :k;2 j$; tP+;=N gpwe;j ahti!:k;2 jh$; g%j;jpw;0f; nfh%;+ 5i$t/khfpa j$; tP+;=Gs;s M%;gps;isfs; " ; hi!:k; Nr>j;12 Njt$; j$f;0r; nrh$;$g=2 5t>fs; O$pj;Njh p$; khk;rj;ij 5e;ehspN jhN$ tp/j;jNrj$k;g%;%p$h$;. On that very day $braham too! his son Ishmael and all those born in his ho"sehold or bo"ght with his money every male in his ho"sehold and circ"mcised them as God told him. 27 Mgp!fh*i+a O$pj;Njh p$; khk;rk; tp/j;jNrj$k;g%;%g;gLk;Ngh12 5t$; njh%;JNw;nwh$;g1 tajhap/e;jh$;. $braham was ninety,nine years old when he was circ"mcised 28 5tIi+a 0kh!$; -#;kNtGi+a O$pj;Njh p$; khk;rk; tp/j;jNrj$k;g%;%g;gLk;Ngh12 5t$; gjp$;F$;A tajhap/e;jh$;. and his son Ishmael was thirteen* 26 ?N!ehsp ; Mgp!fh*k; 5t$; 0kh!$; -#;kNtGk; tp/j;jNrj$k; g%;%g;g+;+h>fs;. $braham and his son Ishmael were both circ"mcised on that same day. 24 tP+;=N gpwe;jt>fCk; 5e;epa!p+j;jpN g%j;jpw;0f; nfhs;sg;g+;+t>fCkhfpa 5t$; tP+;L kIfs; " ; h/k; 5tN$hN+,+ tp/j;jNrj$k;g%;%g;g+;+h>fs;. $nd every male in $braham;s ho"sehold incl"ding those born in his ho"sehold or bo"ght from a foreigner was circ"mcised with him.

Mjpahfkk; 191 gp$;G fh;j;jh; kk;N!ap$; rkg;kpapN ,+h!thr pN '+;fh>e;jp/e;12 5tIf;0j; j!pr$kh$h>B 5t$; gf pN 'f;0k;Ngh12 -Njh2 F$;A G/ 5tIf;0 "jpN! ep$;wh>fs;B 5t>fisf; f%;+D+N$2 5t$; ,+h!thr p p/e;1 5t>fCf;0 "jp>nfh%;L &=j; ji! k+;Lk; 0$pe;1: $braham loo!ed "p and saw three men standing nearby. .hen he saw them he h"rried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the gro"nd. 3 M%;+tN!2 'k;*i+a f%;fsp ; "$f;0f; fp/ig fpi+j;jjh$h ;2 eP> 'k1 5=Nai$tp+;Lf; f+e;1NghfNt%;+hk;. He said %If I have fo"nd favo"r in yo"r eyes my lord [Or O &ord] do not pass yo"r servant by. 7 nfhL;rk; j%;%P> nfh%;Lt!+;Lk;2 '(;fs; fh ;fisf; f@tp2 k!j;j=ap ; rha;e;1nfh%;=/(;fs;. &et a little water be bro"ght and then yo" may all wash yo"r feet and rest "nder this tree. 8 eP(;fs; '(;fs; -/ja(;fisj; jp+g;gLj;jf; nfhL;rk; 5g;gk; nfh%;Lt/fpNw$;B 5g;Gwk; eP(;fs; '(;fs; topNa Nghf hk;B -jw;fhfNt 5=Na$; -+k;ti!f;0k; te;jP>fs; "$;wh$;. 5jw;0 5t>fs;: eP nrh$;$g= nra; "$;wh>. &et me get yo" something to eat so yo" can be refreshed and then go on yo"r way 6 now that yo" have

come to yo"r servant.' %Aery well ' they answered %do as yo" say.' 6 5g;ngh@1 Mgp!fhk; jPtp!hkha;f; ,+h!j;jp ; rh!hsp+j;jpw;0g; Ngha;: eP rPf;fp!kha; F$;Ag= nk ; pa khD "Lj;1g; gpire;12 5g;gk; RL "$;wh$;. #o $braham h"rried into the tent to #arah. %N"ic! ' he said %get three seahs [That is probably abo"t -I pints 1abo"t 33 litres2] of fine flo"r and !nead it and ba!e some bread.' 4 Mgp!fhk; kh+;Lke;ijf;0 &=2 ?/ e ; -s(;f$;iwg; gp=j;12 Nti f;fh!$; ifapN nfhLj;jh$;B 5t$; 5ijr; rPf;fp!j;jp ; rikj;jh$;. Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice tender calf and gave it to a servant who h"rried to prepare it. 9 Mgp!fhk; nt%;i%ia:k; ghi :k; rikg;gpj;j f$;iw:k; "Lj;1 te;12 5t>fs; *$;ghf itj;12 5t>fs; 5/Nf k!j;j=ap ; ep$;Anfh%;=/e;jh$;B 5t>fs; Grpj;jh>fs;. He then bro"ght some c"rds and mil! and the calf that had been prepared and set these before them. .hile they ate he stood near them "nder a tree. 3 5t>fs; 5ti$ Nehf;fp: '$; ki$tp rh!hs; "(;Nf "$;wh>fs;K 5Njh ,+h!j;jp ; -/f;fpwhs; "$;wh$;. %.here is yo"r wife #arah>' they as!ed him. %There in the tent ' he said. 16 5g;ngh@1 5t>: ?/ 'w;gtfh j;jp+;+j;jp ; epr;rakha; '$;$p+j;jpw;0j; jp/k;g t/Nt$;B 5g;ngh@1 '$; ki$tpahfpa rh!hCf;0 ?/ 0kh!$; -/g;gh$; "$;wh>. rh!hs; 5t/f;0g; gp$;Gwkha;f; ,+h!thr p ; -ijf; Nf+;Lf;nfh%;=/e;jhs;. Then the &O+/ [Hebrew Then he] said %I will s"rely ret"rn to yo" abo"t this time ne(t year and #arah yo"r wife will have a son.' Now #arah was listening at the entrance to the tent which was behind him. 11 Mgp!fh*k; rh!hCk; ta1nr$;A *jp>e;jt>fshap/e;jh>fs;B #;jp!PfCf;0s;s topghL rh!hCf;0 ep$;ANghapw;A. $braham and #arah were already old and well advanced in years and #arah was past the age of childbearing. 12 Mifah ;2 rh!hs; j$; 's;sj;jpN eifj;1: eh$; fpotp:k;2 "$; M%;+t$; *jp>e;j ta1s;st/kh$ gp$;G2 "$f;0 -$;gk; '%;+hap/f;0Nkh "$;whs;. #o #arah la"ghed to herself as she tho"ght %$fter I am worn o"t and my master [Or h"sband] is old will I now have this pleas"re>' 13 5g;ngh@1 fh;jj ; h; Mgp!fhik Nehf;fp: rh!hs; eifj;12 eh$; fpotpahap/f;fg; gps;isngAt1 nka;Nah "$;A nrh ;thN$$;K Then the &O+/ said to $braham %.hy did #arah la"gh and say ; 17 fh;j;j!h ; Mfhj fh!pak; '%;N+hK 'w;gtfh j;jp+;+j;jp ; '$;$p+j;jpw;0j; jp/k;g t/Nt$;B 5g;ngh@1 rh!hCf;0 ?/ 0kh!$; -/g;gh$; "$;wh>. Is anything too hard for the &O+/> I will ret"rn to yo" at the appointed time ne(t year and #arah will have a son.' 18 rh!hs; gae;12 eh$; eiff;ftp ;i "$;A kAj;jhs;. 5jw;0 5t>: - ;i 2 eP eifj;jha; "$;wh>. #arah was afraid so she lied and said %I did not la"gh.' B"t he said %:es yo" did la"gh.' 16 gp$;G 5e;jg; G/ "@e;1 5t;tp+k; tp+;L2 NrhNjhik Nehf;fpg; Ngh$h>fs;B Mgp!fh*k; 5t>fNshN+ ,+g;Ngha; toptp+;+Ig;gp$h$;. .hen the men got "p to leave they loo!ed down towards #odom and $braham wal!ed along with them to see them on their way. 14 5g;ngh@1 fh;jj ; h;: Mgp!fhk; ng!pa g j;j .hjpahtjp$hGk;2 5tIf;0s; g;kpapGs;s rf .hjpfCk; MrP>tjpf;fg;gLtjp$hGk;2

Then the &O+/ said %#hall I hide from $braham what I am abo"t to do> 19 eh$; nra;ag;Nghfpwij Mgp!fh*f;0 kiwg;NgN$hK $braham will s"rely become a great and powerf"l nation and all nations on earth will be blessed thro"gh him. 13 fh;j;jh; Mgp!fh*f;0r; nrh$;$ij epiwNtw;Ak;g=aha; 5t$; j$; gps;isfCf;0k;2 j$f;0g; gp$;t/k; j$; tP+;+h/f;0k;: eP(;fs; ePjpia:k; epahaj;ij:k; nra;12 fh;j;j/i+a topiaf; fhj;1 e+D(;fs; "$;A f+;+isapLth$; "$;gij 5wpe;jp/f;fpNw$; "$;wh$;. =or I have chosen him so that he will direct his children and his ho"sehold after him to !eep the way of the &O+/ by doing what is right and D"st so that the &O+/ will bring abo"t for $braham what he has promised him.' 26 gp$;G fh;j;jh; NrhNjhk; nfhNkh!htp$; ,f;0! ; ng!pjhap/g;gjp$hGk;2 5itfsp$; ghtk; kpfDk; nfh=jhap/g;gjp$hGk;2 Then the &O+/ said %The o"tcry against #odom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievo"s 21 eh$; -w(;fpg;Ngha;2 "$;$p+j;jp ; te;1 "+;=$ 5jp$; ,f;0! p$;g=Na 5t>fs; nra;jp/f;fpwh>fNsh - ;i Nah "$;A gh>j;1 5wpNt$; "$;wh>. that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the o"tcry that has reached me. If not I will !now.' 22 5g;ngh@1 5e;jg; G/ 5t;tp+k; tp+;Lr; NrhNjhik Nehf;fpg; Ngh$h>fs;B Mgp!fhNkh gp$;Ik; fh;j;j/f;0 *$;ghf ep$;Anfh%;=/e;jh$;. The men t"rned away and went towards #odom b"t $braham remained standing before the &O+/. [9asoretic Te(t* an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition b"t the &O+/ remained standing before $braham] 23 5g;ngh@1 Mgp!fhk; rkPgkha;r; Nr>e;1: 1$;kh>f;fN$hN+ ePjpkhi$:k; 5opg;gPN!hK Then $braham approached him and said) %.ill yo" sweep away the righteo"s with the wic!ed> 27 g+;+%j;1f;0s;Ns ?/Ntis Ek;g1 ePjpkh$;fs; -/g;gh>fs;B 5jw;0s; -/f;0k; 5e;j Ek;g1 ePjpkh$;fs;epkpj;jk; -!+;rpahk ; 5e;j #;j j;ij 5opg;gPN!hK .hat if there are fifty righteo"s people in the city> .ill yo" really sweep it away and not spare [Or forgive* also in verse 30] the place for the sa!e of the fifty righteo"s people in it> 28 1$;kh>f;fN$hN+ ePjpkhi$:k; r(;f!pg;g1 'kf;0j; 1N!khap/g;gjhfB ePjpkhi$:k; 1$;kh>f;fi$:k; rkkha; e+g;gpg;g1 'kf;0j; 1N!khap/g;gjhfB r>tN hf epahahjpgjp ePjpnra;ahjp/g;ghN!h "$;wh$;. =ar be it from yo" to do s"ch a thing to !ill the righteo"s with the wic!ed treating the righteo"s and the wic!ed ali!e. =ar be it from yo"? .ill not the F"dge [Or +"ler] of all the earth do right>' 26 5jw;0f; fh;j;jh;: eh$; NrhNjhkp ; Ek;g1 ePjpkh$;fisf; f%;+h ;2 5t>fs; epkpj;jk; 5e;j #;j *@tij:k; -!+;rpg;Ng$; "$;wh>. The &O+/ said %If I find fifty righteo"s people in the city of #odom I will spare the whole place for their sa!e.' 24 5g;ngh@1 Mgp!fhk; gp!jp:j;j!khf: -Njh2 1NCk; rhk;gGkhap/f;fpw 5=Na$; M%;+tN!hN+ Ngrj;1%pe;Nj$;. Then $braham spo!e "p again) %Now that I have been so bold as to spea! to the &ord tho"gh I am nothing b"t d"st and ashes 29 ?/Ntis Ek;g1 ePjpkh$;fCf;0 Ee;1Ng> 0iwe;jp/g;gh>fs;B 5e;j Ee;1Ng>epkpj;jk; g+;+%*@tij:k; 5opg;gPN!h "$;wh$;. 5jw;0 5t>: eh$; ehw;gj;ije;1 ePjpkh$;fis 5(;Nf f%;+h ;2 5ij 5opg;gjp ;i "$;wh>. what if the n"mber of the righteo"s is five less than fifty> .ill yo" destroy the whole city beca"se of five people>' %If I find forty,five there ' he said %I will not destroy it.'

23 5t$; gp$;Ik; 5tN!hN+ Ngrp: ehw;g1 ePjpkh$;fs; 5(;Nf fh%g;g+;+hN h "$;wh$;. 5jw;0 5t>: ehw;g1 ePjpkh$;fs;epkpj;jk; 5ij 5opg;gjp ;i "$;wh>. Once again he spo!e to him %.hat if only forty are fo"nd there>' He said %=or the sa!e of forty I will not do it.' 36 5g;ngh@1 5t$;: eh$; -$;Ik; NgRfpNw$;B M%;+t/f;0f; Nfhgk; t!hk p/g;gjhfB *g;g1 ePjpkh$;fs; 5(;Nf fh%g;g+;+hN h "$;wh$;. 5jw;0 5t>: eh$; *g;g1 ePjpkh$;fis 5(;Nf f%;+h ; 5ij 5opg;gjp ;i "$;wh>. Then he said %9ay the &ord not be angry b"t let me spea!. .hat if only thirty can be fo"nd there>' He answered %I will not do it if I find thirty there.' 31 5g;ngh@1 5t$;: -Njh2 M%;+tN!hN+ Ngrj;1%pe;Nj$;B -/g1 ePjpkh$;fs; 5(;Nf fh%g;g+;+hN h "$;wh$;. 5jw;0 5t>: -/g1 ePjpkh$;fs; epkpj;jk; 5ij 5opg;gjp ;i "$;wh>. $braham said %Now that I have been so bold as to spea! to the &ord what if only twenty can be fo"nd there>' He said %=or the sa!e of twenty I will not destroy it.' 32 5g;ngh@1 5t$;: M%;+t/f;0f; Nfhgk; t!hjp/g;gjhfB eh$; -$;Ik; -e;j ?/tpirkhj;jp!k; NgRfpNw$;B gj;1 ePjpkh$;fs; 5(;Nf fh%g;g+;+hN h "$;wh$;. 5jw;0 5t>: gj;1 ePjpkh$;fs;epkpj;jk; 5ij 5opg;gjp ;i "$;wh>. Then he said %9ay the &ord not be angry b"t let me spea! D"st once more. .hat if only ten can be fo"nd there>' He answered %=or the sa!e of ten I will not destroy it.' 33 fh;j;jh; Mgp!fhNkhN+ Ngrp *=e;jgp$;G Ngha;tp+;+h>B Mgp!fh*k; j$;Ii+a -+j;1f;0j; jp/k;gp$h$;. .hen the &O+/ had finished spea!ing with $braham he left and $braham ret"rned home.

Mjpahfkk; 131 5e;j -!%;L 1Nj/k; rha(;fh j;jpN NrhNjh*f;0 te;jh>fs;B N hj;1 NrhNjhkp$; thr pN '+;fh>e;jp/e;jh$;. 5t>fisf; f%;L2 N hj;1 "@e;1 "jp>nfh%;L ji!k+;Lk; 0$pe;1: The two angels arrived at #odom in the evening and &ot was sitting in the gateway of the city. .hen he saw them he got "p to meet them and bowed down with his face to the gro"nd. 2 M%;+t$;kh>fNs2 5=NaIi+a tP+;L *fkha; eP(;fs; jp/k;gp2 '(;fs; fh ;fisf; f@tp2 -!hj;j(;fp2 fhi ap ; "@e;1 gp!ah%g;g+;Lg; Nghf hk; "$;wh$;. 5jw;0 5t>fs;: 5g;g=a ; 2 tPjpapN -!hj;j(;0Nthk; "$;wh>fs;. %9y lords ' he said %please t"rn aside to yo"r servant;s ho"se. :o" can wash yo"r feet and spend the night and then go on yo"r way early in the morning.' %No ' they answered %we will spend the night in the s@"are.' 3 5t$; 5t>fis kpfDk; t/e;jpf; Nf+;Lf;nfh%;+h$;B 5g;ngh@1 5t$p+j;jpw;0j; jp/k;gp2 5t$; tP+;=N gp!Ntrpj;jh>fs;. 5t$; Gspg;gp ; h 5g;g(;fisr; R+;L2 5t>fCf;0 tp/e;1g%;%p$h$;2 5t>fs; Grpj;jh>fs;. B"t he insisted so strongly that they did go with him and entered his ho"se. He prepared a meal for them ba!ing bread witho"t yeast and they ate. 7 5t>fs; gLf;0*$;N$2 NrhNjhk; g+;+%j;1 k$pj!hfpa th pg>*j ; fpot>k+;L*s;s .$(;fs; 5i$t/k; eh$hjpirfspGkp/e;1 te;12 tP+;i+r; R;o;e;1nfh%;L2 Before they had gone to bed all the men from every part of the city of #odom 6 both yo"ng and old 6 s"rro"nded the ho"se. 8 N hj;ijf; ,g;gp+;L: -e;j -!hj;jp!p '$;$p+j;jp ; te;j kI "(;NfK eh(;fs; 5t>fis 5wp:k;g=f;0 5t>fis "(;fsp+j;jp ; ntspNa nfh%;L th "$;wh>fs;. They called to &ot %.here are the men who came to yo" tonight> Bring them o"t to "s so that we can have se( with them.' 6 5g;ngh@1 N hj;1 thrGf;0 ntspNa te;12 j$f;0g; gp$;$hN fjitg; g;+;=2 5t>fsp+j;jp ;

Ngha;: &ot went o"tside to meet them and sh"t the door behind him 4 rNfhj!N!2 -e;j 5f;fp!kk; nra;aNt%;+hk;. and said %No my friends. /on;t do this wic!ed thing. 9 -Njh2 G/fCf;0 khj;jp!k; ?$;Ak; nra;aNt%;+hk; "$;wh$;. &oo! I have two da"ghters who have never slept with a man. &et me bring them o"t to yo" and yo" can do what yo" li!e with them. B"t don;t do anything to these men for they have come "nder the protection of my roof.' 3 5jw;0 5t>fs;: 5g;ghN NghB g!Njrpaha; te;j -t$h epahak; NgRfpw1K -g;ngh@1 5t>fCf;0r; nra;tijg;gh>f;fpGk; '$f;0 5jpf ngh ; hg;Gr; nra;Nthk; "$;A nrh ; p2 N hj;1 "$;gti$ kpfDk; ne/f;fpf; fjit 'i+f;ff; fp+;=$h>fs;. %Get o"t of o"r way ' they replied. $nd they said %This fellow came here as an alien and now he wants to play the D"dge? .e;ll treat yo" worse than them.' They !ept bringing press"re on &ot and moved forward to brea! down the door. 16 5g;ngh@1 5e;jg; G/fs; j(;fs; iffis ntspNa eP+;=2 N hj;ijj; j(;fs; 5%;i+f;0 tP+;Lf;0s; -@j;1f;nfh%;L2 fjitg; g;+;=2 B"t the men inside reached o"t and p"lled &ot bac! into the ho"se and sh"t the door. 11 nj/thr p p/e;j rpwpNah/k; ng!pNah/khfpa k$pj/f;0f; 0/+;+h+;+k; gp=f;fg;g%;%p$h>fs;B 5g;ngh@1 5t>fs; thri j; Nj=j;Nj= 5Gj;1g;Ngh$h>fs;. Then they str"c! the men who were at the door of the ho"se yo"ng and old with blindness so that they co"ld not find the door. 12 gp$;G 5e;jg; G/ N hj;ij Nehf;fp: -t;tp+j;jp ; -$;Ik; '$f;0 ah> -/f;fpwh>fs;K k/kf$ht12 '$; 0kh!!ht12 '$; 0kh!j;jpfsht12 g+;+%j;jp ; '$f;0!pa "t>fsht1 -/e;jh ;2 5t>fis -e;j #;j j;jp p/e;1 ntspNa 5ioj;1f;nfh%;LNgh. The two men said to &ot %/o yo" have anyone else here sons,in,law sons or da"ghters or anyone else in the city who belongs to yo"> Get them o"t of here 13 eh(;fs; -e;j #;j j;ij 5opf;fg;NghfpNwhk;B -t>fs; ,f;0! ; fh;jj ; /i+a r*fj;jp ; ng!pjhap/f;fpw1B -ij 5opf;ff; fh;jj ; h; "(;fis 5Ig;gp$h> "$;wh>fs;. beca"se we are going to destroy this place. The o"tcry to the &O+/ against its people is so great that he has sent "s to destroy it.' 17 5g;ngh@1 N hj;1 Gwg;g+;L2 j$; 0kh!j;jpfis tpthfk;g%;%g;Nghfpw j$; k/kf;fs;khN!hN+ Ngrp: eP(;fs; "@e;1 -e;j #;j j;ij tp+;Lg; Gwg;gL(;fs;B fh;jj ; h; -e;jg; g+;+%j;ij 5opf;fg;Nghfpwh> "$;wh$;B 5tIi+a k/kf;fsp$; gh>itf;0 5t$; g!pahrk;g%;Jfpwjhff; f%;+1. #o &ot went o"t and spo!e to his sons,in,law who were pledged to marry [Or were married to] his da"ghters. He said %H"rry and get o"t of this place beca"se the &O+/ is abo"t to destroy the city?' B"t his sons,in,law tho"ght he was Do!ing. 18 fpof;0 ntCf;0k;Ngh1 5e;jj; 1Nj> N hj;ij Nehf;fp: g+;+%j;jpw;0 t/k; j%;+i$ap ; eP 5opahjg=f;0 "@e;12 '$; ki$tpia:k;2 -(;Nf -/f;fpw '$; -!%;L 0kh!j;jpfis:k; 5ioj;1f;nfh%;LNgh "$;A nrh ; p2 5ti$j; 1!pjg;gLj;jp$h>fs;. .ith the coming of dawn the angels "rged &ot saying %H"rry? Ta!e yo"r wife and yo"r two da"ghters who are here or yo" will be swept away when the city is p"nished.' 16 5t$; jhkjpj;1f;nfh%;=/f;0k;Ngh12 fh;j;jh; 5t$;Nk ; itj;j -!f;fj;jp$hN 2 5e;jg; G/ 5t$; ifia:k;2 5t$; ki$tpap$; ifia:k;2 5t$; -!%;L 0kh!j;jpfsp$; ifia:k; gp=j;12 5ti$g; g+;+%j;jpw;0 ntspNa nfh%;LNgha; tp+;+h>fs;.

.hen he hesitated the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two da"ghters and led them safely o"t of the city for the &O+/ was mercif"l to them. 14 5t>fis ntspNa nfh%;LNgha; tp+;+gp$;G2 5t>: '$; .Pt$; jg;g &=g;Ngh2 gp$;$p+;Lg; gh!hNjB -e;jr; rkg;kpap ; "(;0k; ep ; hNjB eP 5opahjg=f;0 ki f;0 &=g;Ngh "$;wh>. $s soon as they had bro"ght them o"t one of them said %=lee for yo"r lives? /on;t loo! bac! and don;t stop anywhere in the plain? =lee to the mo"ntains or yo" will be swept away?' 19 5jw;0 N hj;1: 5g;g=a ; M%;+tN!2 B"t &ot said to them %No my lords [Or No &ord* or No my lord] please? 13 'k1 f%;fsp ; 'k1 5=NaIf;0 fp/igfpi+j;jNjB "$; gp!h%i$f; fhf;fj; Njt!P> "$f;0r; nra;j fp/igiag; ng!pjhf tps(;fg;g%;%p$P>B ki f;0 &=g;Nghf "$;$h ; *=ah1B jP(;0 "$;i$j; njh+/k;2 eh$; k!pj;1g;NghNt$;. :o"r [The Hebrew is sing"lar.] servant has fo"nd favo"r in yo"r [The Hebrew is sing"lar.] eyes and yo" [The Hebrew is sing"lar.] have shown great !indness to me in sparing my life. B"t I can;t flee to the mo"ntains* this disaster will overta!e me and I;ll die. 26 5Njh2 5e;j H> -/f;fpwNj2 eh$; 5jw;0 &=g;Nghfj;jf;fjha; 51 fp+;+ -/f;fpw12 rp$;$1kha; -/f;fpw1B "$; gp!h%$; gpiof;f eh$; 5(;Nf &=g;Nghf+;Lk;2 51 rp$;$ H>jhN$ "$;wh$;. &oo! here is a town near eno"gh to r"n to and it is small. &et me flee to it 6 it is very small isn;t it> Then my life will be spared.' 21 5jw;0 5t>: eP Nf+;Lf;nfh%;+ Hi! eh$; ftpo;j;1g;Ngh+hjg=f;02 -e;j tpj;1: ek;*i+a jfg;g$; *jp>tajh$h>2 g;kpna(;0k; e+f;fpw*iwap$;g=Na ek;NkhN+ Nr!g; g;kpapN ?/ G/fs;. Fj;jts; Ngha;2 j$; jfg;gN$hN+ ra$pj;jhs;B 5ts; ra$pj;jij:k; "@e;jp/e;jij:k; 5t$; '%!hjp/e;jh$;. That night they got their father to drin! wine and the older da"ghter went in and lay with him. He was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got "p. 37 kAehspN Fj;jts; -isatisg; gh>j;1: New;A !hj;jp!p eh$; jfg;gN$hN+ ra$pj;Nj$;B -$;A !hj;jp!p:k; k1itf; 0=f;ff;nfhLg;Nghk;2 ek;*i+a jfg;g$hN re;jjp '%;+h0k;g= eP Ngha; 5tN!hN+ ra$p "$;whs;. The ne(t day the older da"ghter said to the yo"nger %&ast night I lay with my father. &et;s get him to drin! wine again tonight and yo" go in and lie with him so we can preserve o"r family line thro"gh o"r father.' 38 5g;g=Na 5$;A !hj;jp!papGk; j(;fs; jfg;gIf;0 k1itf; 0=f;ff;nfhLj;jh>fs;. 5g;ngh@1 -isats; "@e;1Ngha;2 5tN$hN+ ra$pj;jhs;B 5ts; ra$pj;jij:k; "@e;jp/e;jij:k; 5t$; '%!hjp/e;jh$;. #o they got their father to drin! wine that night also and the yo"nger da"ghter went and lay with him. $gain he was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got "p. 36 -t;tpjkha; N hj;jp$; 0kh!j;jpfs; -/t/k; j(;fs; jfg;g$hN f>g;gtjpah$h>fs;. #o both of &ot;s da"ghters became pregnant by their father. 34 Fj;jts; ?/ 0kh!i$g; ngw;A2 5tIf;0 Nkhthg; "$;A Ng!p+;+hs;B 5t$; -e;ehs;ti!f;0k; -/f;fpw Nkhthgpa/f;0j; jfg;g$;. The older da"ghter had a son and she named him 9oab* [9oab so"nds li!e the Hebrew for from father.] he is the father of the 9oabites of today. 39 -isatCk; ?/ 0kh!i$g; ngw;A2 5tIf;0 ng$;$k;kp "$;A Ng!p+;+hs;B 5t$; -e;ehs;ti!f;0k; -/f;fpw 5k;Nkh$; Gj;jp!/f;0j; jfg;g$;. The yo"nger da"ghter also had a son and she named him Ben,$mmi* [Ben,$mmi means son of my people.] he is the father of the $mmonites of today.

Mjpahfkk; 261 Mgp!fhk; 5t;tp+k; tp+;L2 nj$;Njrj;jpw;0g; gp!ah%k;g%;%p2 fhNjRf;0k; R;/f;0k; eLthff; 0=Nawp2 Nf!h!pN j(;fp$h$;. Now $braham moved on from there into the region of the Negev and lived between Ladesh and #h"r. =or a

while he stayed in Gerar 2 5(;Nf Mgp!fhk; j$; ki$tpahfpa rh!hisj; j$; rNfhj!p "$;A nrh$;$jp$hN 2 Nf!h!p$; !hEhthfpa 5gpnkN f;0 Ms; 5Ig;gpr; rh!his 5iog;gpj;jh$;. and there $braham said of his wife #arah %#he is my sister.' Then $bimelech !ing of Gerar sent for #arah and too! her. 3 Njt$; -!tpN 5gpnkN f;0f;0r; nrhg;g$j;jpN Njh$;wp: eP 5iog;gpj;j #;jp!Pap$pkpj;jk; eP nrj;jha;B 5ts; ?/tIi+a ki$tpahap/f;fpwhNs "$;wh>. B"t God came to $bimelech in a dream one night and said to him %:o" are as good as dead beca"se of the woman yo" have ta!en* she is a married woman.' 7 5gpnkN f;0 5tisr; Nr!hjp/e;jh$;. Mifah ; 5t$;: M%;+tN!2 ePjp:s;s .$(;fis 5opg;gPN!hK Now $bimelech had not gone near her so he said %&ord will yo" destroy an innocent nation> 8 -ts; j$; rNfhj!p "$;A 5t$; "$;N$hN+ nrh ; tp ;i ahK 5t$; j$; rNfhj!$; "$;A -tCk; nrh$;$hNsB 'j;jk -/jaj;NjhLk; Rj;jkh$ iffNshLk; -ijr; nra;Nj$; "$;A nrh$;$h$;. /id he not say to me e;j aht/k; rhfNt rhtP>fs; "$;A 5wpthahf "$;A nrhg;g$j;jpN 5tIf;0r; nrh$;$h>. Now ret"rn the man;s wife for he is a prophet and he will pray for yo" and yo" will live. B"t if yo" do not ret"rn her yo" may be s"re that yo" and all yo"rs will die.' 9 5gpnkN f;0 5jpfhi ap ; "@e;12 j$; Hopaf;fh!i!na ; hk; 5iog;gpj;12 -e;jr; r(;fjpfisna ; hk; 5t>fs; Nf+;0k;g= nrh$;$h$;B 5e;j kI kpfDk; gae;jh>fs;. 5arly the ne(t morning $bimelech s"mmoned all his officials and when he told them all that had happened they were very m"ch afraid. 3 5g;ngh@1 5gpnkN f;0 Mgp!fhik 5iog;gpj;1: eP "(;fCf;0 "$;$ fh!paL;nra;jha;2 eP "$;NkGk;2 "$; !h.;aj;jp$;NkGk; nfh=a ghtk; Rk!g;g%;Jfpwjw;0 '$f;0 eh$; "$;$ 0w;wk; nra;Nj$;K nra;aj;jfhj fh!pa(;fis "$;$p+j;jp ; nra;jhNa "$;wh$;. Then $bimelech called $braham in and said %.hat have yo" done to "s> How have I wronged yo" that yo" have bro"ght s"ch great g"ilt "pon me and my !ingdom> :o" have done things to me that sho"ld not be done.' 16 gp$;Ik; 5gpnkN f;0 Mgp!fhik Nehf;fp: "$;$j;ijf; f%;L eP -e;jf; fh!paj;ijr; nra;jha; "$;wh$;. $nd $bimelech as!ed $braham %.hat was yo"r reason for doing this>' 11 5jw;0 Mgp!fhk;: -t;tp+j;jp ; nja;tgak; - ;i na$;Ak;2 "$; ki$tpap$pkpj;jk; "$;i$f; nfh$;ANghLth>fs; "$;Ak; eh$; epi$j;Nj$;. $braham replied %I said to myself . for the &O+/ had closed "p every womb in $bimelech;s ho"sehold beca"se of $braham;s wife #arah.

Mjpahfkk; 211 fh;jj ; h; jhk; nrh ; pap/e;jg= rh!hs;Ng!p ; f+h+;rkh$h>B fh;jj ; h; jhk; 'i!j;jg=Na rh!hCf;0r; nra;j/sp$h>. Now the &O+/ was gracio"s to #arah as he had said and the &O+/ did for #arah what he had promised. 2 Mgp!fhk; *jp>tajhap/f;ifap ;2 rh!hs; f>g;gtjpahfp2 Njt$; 0wpj;jp/e;j fh j;jpN 5tIf;0 ?/ 0kh!i$g; ngw;whs;. #arah became pregnant and bore a son to $braham in his old age at the very time God had promised him. 3 5g;ngh@1 Mgp!fhk; j$f;0r; rh!hs; ngw;w 0kh!If;0 Mrhf;0 "$;A Ng!p+;+hs;. $braham gave the name Isaac [Isaac means he la"ghs.] to the son #arah bore him. 7 j$; 0kh!$hfpa Mrhf;0 gpwe;j "+;+hk; ehspN 2 Mgp!fhk; j$f;0j; Njt$; f+;+isap+;=/e;jg= 5tIf;0 tp/j;jNrj$k;g%;%p$h$;. .hen his son Isaac was eight days old $braham circ"mcised him as God commanded him. 8 j$; 0kh!$hfpa Mrhf;0 gpwe;jNgh1 Mgp!fhk; ONAtajhap/e;jh$;. $braham was a h"ndred years old when his son Isaac was b