1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
Ikawa siku za Amrafeli mfalme wa Shinari, na Arioko mfalme wa Elasari, na Kedorlaoma mfalme wa Elamu na Tidali mfalme wa Goimu,
2 that these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
walifanya vita na Bera mfalme wa Sodoma na Birsha mfalme wa Gomora, na Shinabu mfalme wa Adma, na Shemeberi mfalme wa Seboimu, na mfalme wa Bela, ndio Soari.
3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
Hawa wote wakakutana panapo bonde la Sidimu, kwenye Bahari ya Chumvi.
4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
Miaka kumi na miwili walimtumikia Kedorlaoma, hata mwaka wa kumi na tatu wakaasi.
5 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
Na mwaka wa kumi na nne akaja Kedorlaoma na wafalme waliokuwa pamoja naye, wakawapiga Warefai katika Ashteroth-karnaimu, na Wazuzi katika Hamu, na Waemi katika Shawe-kiryathaimu,
6 and the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.
na Wahori katika mlima wao Seiri, mpaka Elparani iliyo karibu na jangwa.
7 And they returned, and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezon-tamar.
Kisha wakarudi wakaja mpaka Enmisfati, ndio Kadeshi, wakapiga nchi yote ya Waamaleki, na Waamori waliokaa Hasason-tamari.
8 And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
Mfalme wa Sodoma, na mfalme wa Gomora, na mfalme wa Adma, na mfalme wa Seboimu, na mfalme wa Bela, ndio Soari, wakatoka wakapanga vita panapo bonde la Sidimu;
9 with Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
wapigane na Kedorlaoma mfalme wa Elamu, na Tidali mfalme wa Goimu, na Amrafeli mfalme wa Shinari, na Arioko mfalme wa Elasari, wafalme wanne juu ya wale watano.
10 And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
Na bonde la Sidimu lilikuwa limejaa mashimo ya lami. Nao wafalme wa Sodoma na Gomora wakakimbia, wakaanguka huko, nao waliosalia wakakimbia milimani.
11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
Wakachukua mali zote za Sodoma na Gomora na vyakula vyao vyote, wakaenda zao.
12 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
Wakamtwaa Lutu, mwana wa nduguye Abramu, aliyekaa huko Sodoma, na mali yake, wakaenda zao.
13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.
Mtu mmoja aliyeponyoka akaenda, akampasha habari Abramu Mwebrania; naye amekaa panapo mialoni ya Mamre, yule Mwamori, ndugu ya Eshkoli, na ndugu ya Aneri, na hao walikuwa wamepatana na Abramu.
14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants , born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
Abramu aliposikia ya kwamba nduguye ametekwa mateka, akawapa silaha vijana wake, waliozaliwa katika nyumba yake, watu mia tatu na kumi na wanane, akawafuata mpaka Dani.
15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
Akajipanga apigane nao usiku, yeye na watumwa wake, akawapiga, akawafukuza mpaka Hoba, ulioko upande wa kushoto wa Dameski.
16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
Naye akarudisha mali zote, akamrudisha na Lutu nduguye na mali zake, na wanawake pia, na watu.
17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale.
Abramu aliporudi kutoka kumpiga Kedorlaoma na wale wafalme waliokuwa pamoja naye, mfalme wa Sodoma akatoka amlaki katika bonde la Shawe, nalo ni Bonde la Mfalme.
18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
Na Melkizedeki mfalme wa Salemu akaleta mkate na divai, naye alikuwa kuhani wa Mungu Aliye juu sana.
19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
Akambariki, akasema, Abramu na abarikiwe na Mungu Aliye juu sana, Muumba mbingu na nchi.
20 and blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
Ahimidiwe Mungu Aliye juu sana, aliyewatia adui zako mikononi mwako. Abramu akampa fungu la kumi la vitu vyote.
21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
Mfalme wa Sodoma akamwambia Abramu, Nipe mimi hao watu, na hizo mali uchukue wewe.
22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
Abramu akamwambia mfalme wa Sodoma, Nimeinua mkono wangu kwa Bwana, Mungu Aliye juu sana, Muumba mbingu na nchi,
23 that I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
ya kuwa sitatwaa uzi wala gidamu ya kiatu wala cho chote kilicho chako, usije ukasema, Nimemtajirisha Abramu;
24 save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
isipokuwa hivyo walivyokula vijana, na sehemu za watu waliokwenda nami, yaani, Aneri, na Eshkoli, na Mamre; na watwae wao sehemu zao.
