Genesis 14

¹Now it happened in that time that Amraphel, king of Shinar, and Arioch, king of Pontus, and Chedorlaomer, king of the Elamites, and Tidal, king of the Nations,

²went to war against Bera, king of Sodom, and against Birsha, king of Gomorrah, and against Shinab, king of Admah, and against Shemeber, king of Zeboiim, and against the king of Bela, that is Zoar.

³All these came together in the wooded valley, which is now the Sea of Salt.

⁴For they had served Chedorlaomer for twelve years, and in the thirteenth year they withdrew from him.

⁵Therefore, in the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer arrived, and the kings who were with him. And they struck the Rephaim at Ashteroth of the two horns, and the Zuzim with them, and the Emim at Shaveh-Kiriathaim.

⁶and the Chorreans in the mountains of Seir, even to the plains of Paran, which is in the wilderness.

⁷And they returned and arrived at the fountain of Mishpat, which is Kadesh. And they struck the entire region of the Amalekites, and the Amorites who dwelt in Hazazontamar.

⁸And the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and indeed the king of Bela, which is Zoar, went forth. And they directed their point against them in the wooded valley,

⁹namely, against Chedorlaomer, king of the Elamites, and Tidal, king of the Nations, and Amraphel, king of Shinar, and Arioch, king of Pontus: four kings against five.

¹⁰Now the wooded valley had many pits of bitumen. And so the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah turned back and they fell there. And those who remained, fled to the mountain.

¹¹Then they took all the substance of the Sodomites and the Gomorrhites, and all that pertained to food, and they went away,

¹²along with both Lot, the son of Abram’s brother, who lived in Sodom, and his substance.

¹³And behold, one who had escaped reported it to Abram the Hebrew, who lived in the steep valley of Mamre the Amorite, who was the brother of Eshcol, and the brother of Aner. For these had formed an agreement with Abram.

¹⁴When Abram had heard this, namely, that his brother Lot had been taken captive, he numbered three hundred and eighteen of his own armed men and he went in pursuit all the way to Dan.

¹⁵And dividing his company, he rushed upon them in the night. And he struck them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

¹⁶And he brought back all the substance, and Lot his brother, with his substance, likewise the women and the people.

¹⁷Then the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after he returned from the slaughter at Chedorlaomer, and the kings who were with him at the valley of Shaveh, which is the valley of the king.

¹⁸Then in truth, Melchizedek, the king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine, for he was a priest of the Most High God;

¹⁹he blessed him, and he said: “Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, who created heaven and earth.

²⁰And blessed be the Most High God, through whose protection the enemies are in your hands.” And he gave him tithes from everything.

²¹Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me these souls, and take the rest for yourself.”

²²And he responded to him: “I lift up my hand to the Lord God, the Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,

²³that from one thread within a blanket, even to a single shoelace, I will not take anything from that which is yours, lest you say, ‘I have enriched Abram,’

²⁴except that which the young men have eaten, and the shares for the men who came with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. These will take their shares.”

Genesis 14

¹And it came to pass at that time, that Amraphel, king of Sennaar, and Arioch, king of Pontus, and Chodorlahomor, king of the Elamites, and Thadal, king of nations,

²Made war against Bara, king of Sodom, and against Bersa, king of Gomorrha, and against Sennaab, king of Adama, and against Semeber, king of Seboim, and against the king of Bala, which is Segor.

³All these came together into the woodland vale, which now is the salt sea.

⁴For they had served Chodorlahomor twelve years, and in the thirteenth year they revolted from him.

⁵And in the fourteenth year came Chodorlahomor, and the kings that were with him: and they smote the Raphaim in Astarothcarnaim, and the Zuzim with them, and the Emim in Save of Cariathaim.

⁶And the Chorreans in the mountains of Seir, even to the plains of Pharan, which is in the wilderness.

⁷And they returned, and came to the fountain of Misphat, the same is Cades: and they smote all the country of the Amalecites, and the Amorrhean that dwelt in Asasonthamar.

⁸And the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrha, and the king of Adama, and the king of Seboim, and the king of Bala, which is Segor, went out: and they set themselves against them in battle array, in the woodland vale:

⁹To wit, against Chodorlahomor king of the Elamites, and Thadal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Sennaar, and Arioch king of Pontus: four kings against five.

¹⁰Now the woodland vale had many pits of slime. And the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrha turned their backs, and were overthrown there: and they that remained, fled to the mountain.

¹¹And they took all the substance of the Sodomites, and Gomorrhites, and all their victuals, and went their way:

¹²And Lot also, the son of Abram's brother, who dwelt in Sodom, and his substance.

¹³And behold one, that had escaped, told Abram the Hebrew, who dwelt in the vale of Mambre the Amorrhite, the brother of Escol, and the brother of Aner: for these had made a league with Abram.

¹⁴Which when Abram had heard, to wit, that his brother Lot was taken, he numbered of the servants born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, well appointed: and pursued them to Dan.

¹⁵And dividing his company, he rushed upon them in the night, and defeated them: and pursued them as far as Hoba, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

¹⁶And he brought back all the substance, and Lot his brother, with his substance, the women also, and the people.

¹⁷And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after he returned from the slaughter of Chodorlahomor, and of the kings that were with him in the vale of Save, which is the king's vale.

¹⁸But Melchisedech, the king of Salem, bringing forth bread and wine, for he was the priest of the most high God,

¹⁹Blessed him, and said: Blessed be Abram by the most high God, who created heaven and earth.

²⁰And blessed be the most high God, by whose protection, the enemies are in thy hands. And he gave him the tithes of all.

²¹And the king of Sodom said to Abram: Give me the persons, and the rest take to thyself.

²²And he answered him: I lift up my hand to the Lord God the most high, the possessor of heaven and earth,

²³That from the very woof thread unto the shoe latchet, I will not take of any things that are thine, lest thou say: I have enriched Abram.

²⁴Except such things as the young men have eaten, and the shares of the men that came with me, Aner, Escol, and Mambre: these shall take their shares.