¹Factum est autem in illo tempore, ut Amraphel rex Sennaar,Now it happened in that time that Amraphel, king of Shinar,et Arioch rex Ponti,and Arioch, king of Pontus,et Chodorlahomor rex Elamitarum,and Chedorlaomer, king of the Elamites,et Thadal rex gentiumand Tidal, king of the Nations,

¹Factum est autem in illo tempore, ut Amraphel rex Sennaar,Now it happened in that time that Amraphel, king of Shinar,et Arioch rex Ponti,and Arioch, king of Pontus,et Chodorlahomor rex Elamitarum,and Chedorlaomer, king of the Elamites,et Thadal rex gentiumand Tidal, king of the Nations,

²inirent bellum contra Bara regem Sodomorum,went to war against Bera, king of Sodom,et contra Bersa regem Gomorrhæ,and against Birsha, king of Gomorrah,et contra Sennaab regem Adamæ,and against Shinab, king of Admah,et contra Semeber regem Seboim,and against Shemeber, king of Zeboiim,contraque regem Balæ, ipsa est Segor.and against the king of Bela, that is Zoar.

²inirent bellum contra Bara regem Sodomorum,went to war against Bera, king of Sodom,et contra Bersa regem Gomorrhæ,and against Birsha, king of Gomorrah,et contra Sennaab regem Adamæ,and against Shinab, king of Admah,et contra Semeber regem Seboim,and against Shemeber, king of Zeboiim,contraque regem Balæ, ipsa est Segor.and against the king of Bela, that is Zoar.

³Omnes hi convenerunt in vallem Silvestrem,All these came together in the wooded valley,quæ nunc est mare salis.which is now the Sea of Salt.

³Omnes hi convenerunt in vallem Silvestrem,All these came together in the wooded valley,quæ nunc est mare salis.which is now the Sea of Salt.

⁴Duodecim enim annis servierunt Chodorlahomor,For they had served Chedorlaomer for twelve years,et tertiodecimo anno recesserunt ab eo.and in the thirteenth year they withdrew from him.

⁴Duodecim enim annis servierunt Chodorlahomor,For they had served Chedorlaomer for twelve years,et tertiodecimo anno recesserunt ab eo.and in the thirteenth year they withdrew from him.

⁵Igitur quartodecimo anno venit Chodorlahomor,Therefore, in the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer arrived,et reges qui erant cum eo:and the kings who were with him.percusseruntque Raphaim in Astarothcarnaim,And they struck the Rephaim at Ashteroth of the two horns,et Zuzim cum eis,and the Zuzim with them,et Emim in Save Cariathaim,and the Emim at Shaveh-Kiriathaim.

⁵Igitur quartodecimo anno venit Chodorlahomor,Therefore, in the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer arrived,et reges qui erant cum eo:and the kings who were with him.percusseruntque Raphaim in Astarothcarnaim,And they struck the Rephaim at Ashteroth of the two horns,et Zuzim cum eis,and the Zuzim with them,et Emim in Save Cariathaim,and the Emim at Shaveh-Kiriathaim.

⁶et Chorræos in montibus Seir,and the Chorreans in the mountains of Seir,usque ad Campestria Pharan,even to the plains of Paran,quæ est in solitudine.which is in the wilderness.

⁶et Chorræos in montibus Seir,and the Chorreans in the mountains of Seir,usque ad Campestria Pharan,even to the plains of Paran,quæ est in solitudine.which is in the wilderness.

⁷Reversique sunt, et venerunt ad fontem Misphat,And they returned and arrived at the fountain of Mishpat,ipsa est Cades:which is Kadesh.et percusserunt omnem regionem Amalecitarum,And they struck the entire region of the Amalekites,et Amorrhæum, qui habitabat in Asasonthamar.and the Amorites who dwelt in Hazazontamar.

⁷Reversique sunt, et venerunt ad fontem Misphat,And they returned and arrived at the fountain of Mishpat,ipsa est Cades:which is Kadesh.et percusserunt omnem regionem Amalecitarum,And they struck the entire region of the Amalekites,et Amorrhæum, qui habitabat in Asasonthamar.and the Amorites who dwelt in Hazazontamar.

⁸Et egressi sunt rex Sodomorum,And the king of Sodom,et rex Gomorrhæ,and the king of Gomorrah,rexque Adamæ,and the king of Admah,et rex Seboim,and the king of Zeboiim,necnonand indeed the king of Bela,et rex Balæ,which is Zoar,quæ est Segor:went forth.et direxerunt aciem contra eos in valle Silvestri:And they directed their point against them in the wooded valley,

⁸Et egressi sunt rex Sodomorum,And the king of Sodom,et rex Gomorrhæ,and the king of Gomorrah,rexque Adamæ,and the king of Admah,et rex Seboim,and the king of Zeboiim,necnonand indeed the king of Bela,et rex Balæ,which is Zoar,quæ est Segor:went forth.et direxerunt aciem contra eos in valle Silvestri:And they directed their point against them in the wooded valley,

⁹scilicet adversus Chodorlahomor regem Elamitarum,namely, against Chedorlaomer, king of the Elamites,et Thadal regem Gentium,and Tidal, king of the Nations,et Amraphel regem Sennaar,and Amraphel, king of Shinar,et Arioch regem Ponti:and Arioch, king of Pontus:quatuor reges adversus quinque.four kings against five.

⁹scilicet adversus Chodorlahomor regem Elamitarum,namely, against Chedorlaomer, king of the Elamites,et Thadal regem Gentium,and Tidal, king of the Nations,et Amraphel regem Sennaar,and Amraphel, king of Shinar,et Arioch regem Ponti:and Arioch, king of Pontus:quatuor reges adversus quinque.four kings against five.

¹⁰Vallis autem Silvestris habebat puteos multos bituminis. Itaque rex Sodomorum,Now the wooded valley had many pits of bitumen.et Gomorrhæ, terga verterunt, cecideruntque ibi:And so the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah turned back and they fell there.et qui remanserant,And those who remained,fugerunt ad montem.fled to the mountain.

¹⁰Vallis autem Silvestris habebat puteos multos bituminis. Itaque rex Sodomorum,Now the wooded valley had many pits of bitumen.et Gomorrhæ, terga verterunt, cecideruntque ibi:And so the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah turned back and they fell there.et qui remanserant,And those who remained,fugerunt ad montem.fled to the mountain.

¹¹Tulerunt autem omnem substantiam Sodomorum et Gomorrhæ,Then they took all the substance of the Sodomites and the Gomorrhites,et universa quæ ad cibum pertinent,and all that pertained to food,et abierunt:and they went away,

¹¹Tulerunt autem omnem substantiam Sodomorum et Gomorrhæ,Then they took all the substance of the Sodomites and the Gomorrhites,et universa quæ ad cibum pertinent,and all that pertained to food,et abierunt:and they went away,

¹²necnon et Lot,along with both Lot,et substantiam ejus,the son of Abram’s brother,filium fratris Abram,who lived in Sodom,qui habitabat in Sodomis.and his substance.

¹²necnon et Lot,along with both Lot,et substantiam ejus,the son of Abram’s brother,filium fratris Abram,who lived in Sodom,qui habitabat in Sodomis.and his substance.

¹³Et ecce unus,And behold,qui evaserat, nuntiavit Abram Hebræo,one who had escaped reported it to Abram the Hebrew,qui habitabat in convalle Mambre Amorrhæi, fratris Escol,who lived in the steep valley of Mamre the Amorite, who was the brother of Eshcol,et fratris Aner:and the brother of Aner.hi enim pepigerant fœdus cum Abram.For these had formed an agreement with Abram.

¹³Et ecce unus,And behold,qui evaserat, nuntiavit Abram Hebræo,one who had escaped reported it to Abram the Hebrew,qui habitabat in convalle Mambre Amorrhæi, fratris Escol,who lived in the steep valley of Mamre the Amorite, who was the brother of Eshcol,et fratris Aner:and the brother of Aner.hi enim pepigerant fœdus cum Abram.For these had formed an agreement with Abram.

¹⁴Quod cum audisset Abram,When Abram had heard this,captum videlicet Lot fratrem suum,namely,numeravit expeditos vernaculos suos trecentos decem et octo:that his brother Lot had been taken captive,et persecutus est usque Dan.he numbered three hundred and eighteen of his own armed men and he went in pursuit all the way to Dan.

¹⁴Quod cum audisset Abram,When Abram had heard this,captum videlicet Lot fratrem suum,namely,numeravit expeditos vernaculos suos trecentos decem et octo:that his brother Lot had been taken captive,et persecutus est usque Dan.he numbered three hundred and eighteen of his own armed men and he went in pursuit all the way to Dan.

¹⁵Et divisis sociis,And dividing his company,irruit super eos nocte:he rushed upon them in the night.percussitque eos,And he struck themet persecutus est eos usque Hoba,and pursued them as far as Hobah,quæ est ad lævam Damasci.which is on the left hand of Damascus.

¹⁵Et divisis sociis,And dividing his company,irruit super eos nocte:he rushed upon them in the night.percussitque eos,And he struck themet persecutus est eos usque Hoba,and pursued them as far as Hobah,quæ est ad lævam Damasci.which is on the left hand of Damascus.

¹⁶Reduxitque omnem substantiam,And he brought back all the substance,et Lot fratrem suum cum substantia illius,and Lot his brother,mulieres quoquewith his substance,et populum.likewise the women and the people.

¹⁶Reduxitque omnem substantiam,And he brought back all the substance,et Lot fratrem suum cum substantia illius,and Lot his brother,mulieres quoquewith his substance,et populum.likewise the women and the people.

¹⁷Egressus est autem rex Sodomorum in occursum ejus postquam reversus est a cæde Chodorlahomor,Then the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after he returned from the slaughter at Chedorlaomer,et regum qui cum eo erant in valle Save,and the kings who were with him at the valley of Shaveh,quæ est vallis regis.which is the valley of the king.

¹⁷Egressus est autem rex Sodomorum in occursum ejus postquam reversus est a cæde Chodorlahomor,Then the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after he returned from the slaughter at Chedorlaomer,et regum qui cum eo erant in valle Save,and the kings who were with him at the valley of Shaveh,quæ est vallis regis.which is the valley of the king.

¹⁸At vero Melchisedech rex Salem,Then in truth, Melchizedek, the king of Salem,proferens panem et vinum,brought forth bread and wine,erat enim sacerdos Dei altissimi,for he was a priest of the Most High God;

¹⁸At vero Melchisedech rex Salem,Then in truth, Melchizedek, the king of Salem,proferens panem et vinum,brought forth bread and wine,erat enim sacerdos Dei altissimi,for he was a priest of the Most High God;

¹⁹benedixit ei,he blessed him,et ait:and he said:Benedictus Abram Deo excelso,“Blessed be Abram by the Most High God,qui creavit cælum et terram:who created heaven and earth.

¹⁹benedixit ei,he blessed him,et ait:and he said:Benedictus Abram Deo excelso,“Blessed be Abram by the Most High God,qui creavit cælum et terram:who created heaven and earth.

²⁰et benedictus Deus excelsus,And blessed be the Most High God,quo protegente, hostes in manibus tuis sunt.through whose protection the enemies are in your hands.”Et dedit ei decimas ex omnibus.And he gave him tithes from everything.

²⁰et benedictus Deus excelsus,And blessed be the Most High God,quo protegente, hostes in manibus tuis sunt.through whose protection the enemies are in your hands.”Et dedit ei decimas ex omnibus.And he gave him tithes from everything.

²¹Dixit autem rex Sodomorum ad Abram:Then the king of Sodom said to Abram,Da mihi animas,“Give me these souls,cetera tolle tibi.and take the rest for yourself.”

²¹Dixit autem rex Sodomorum ad Abram:Then the king of Sodom said to Abram,Da mihi animas,“Give me these souls,cetera tolle tibi.and take the rest for yourself.”

²²Qui respondit ei:And he responded to him:Levo manum meam ad Dominum Deum excelsum possessorem cæli et terræ,“I lift up my hand to the Lord God, the Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,

²²Qui respondit ei:And he responded to him:Levo manum meam ad Dominum Deum excelsum possessorem cæli et terræ,“I lift up my hand to the Lord God, the Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,

²³quod a filo subtegminis usque ad corigiam caligæ,that from one thread within a blanket, even to a single shoelace,non accipiam ex omnibus quæ tua sunt,I will not take anything from that which is yours,ne dicas:lest you say,Ego ditavi Abram:‘I have enriched Abram,’

²³quod a filo subtegminis usque ad corigiam caligæ,that from one thread within a blanket, even to a single shoelace,non accipiam ex omnibus quæ tua sunt,I will not take anything from that which is yours,ne dicas:lest you say,Ego ditavi Abram:‘I have enriched Abram,’

²⁴exceptis his, quæ comederunt juvenes,except that which the young men have eaten,et partibus virorum, qui venerunt mecum,and the shares for the men who came with me:Aner,Aner,Escol et Mambre:Eshcol, and Mamre.isti accipient partes suas.These will take their shares.”

²⁴exceptis his, quæ comederunt juvenes,except that which the young men have eaten,et partibus virorum, qui venerunt mecum,and the shares for the men who came with me:Aner,Aner,Escol et Mambre:Eshcol, and Mamre.isti accipient partes suas.These will take their shares.”