Genesis 13
13
Abram and Lot Separate
1Abram left Egypt with his wife and everything he had and went to the Negev. Lot was with him. 2Abram was very rich because he had livestock, silver, and gold. 3He traveled from place to place. He went from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the area between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been originally, 4where he had first made an altar. There Abram worshiped the Lord.
5Lot, who had been traveling with Abram, also had his own sheep, cattle, and tents. 6There wasn’t enough pastureland for both of them. They had so many possessions that they were unable to remain together. 7Quarrels broke out between Abram’s herders and Lot’s herders. (Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in that area.)
8Abram said to Lot, “Please, let’s not have any more quarrels between us or between our herders. After all, we’re relatives. 9Isn’t all this land yours also? Let’s separate. If you go to the left, I’ll go to the right, and if you go to the right, I’ll go to the left.” 10Then Lot looked in the direction of Zoar as far as he could see. He saw that the whole Jordan Plain was well-watered like the Lord’s garden or like Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
11Lot chose the whole Jordan Plain for himself. He moved toward the east. They each went their own way. 12Abram lived in Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain, moving his tents as far as Sodom. 13(The people who lived in Sodom were very wicked. They committed terrible sins against the Lord.)
The LORD’s Third Promise to Abram
14After Lot left, the Lord said to Abram, “Look north, south, east, and west of where you are. 15I will give all the land you see to you and to your descendants for an indefinite period of time. 16I will also give you as many descendants as the dust of the earth. If anyone could count the dust of the earth, then he could also count your descendants. 17Go! Walk back and forth across the entire land because I will give it to you.” 18So Abram moved his tents and went to live by the oak trees belonging to Mamre at Hebron. There he built an altar for the Lord.
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Genesis 13
13
Naghiwalay si Abram at si Lot
1Mula sa Egipto, pumunta si Abram sa Negev kasama ang asawa niya at dala ang lahat ng ari-arian niya, at sumama rin sa kanila si Lot. 2Napakayaman na ni Abram, marami na siyang hayop, pilak at ginto. 3Mula sa Negev, nagpalipat-lipat sila hanggang makabalik sila sa lugar na dati nilang pinagtayuan ng tolda. Ang lugar na ito ay nasa gitna ng Betel at Ai. 4Dito rin sila unang nagtayo ng altar nang dumating sila sa Canaan. At muling sumamba si Abram sa Panginoon.
5Si Lot na laging kasama ni Abram saan man siya pumunta ay may sarili ring mga hayop at mga tolda. 6At dahil marami na ang mga hayop nila at iba pang mga ari-arian, hindi sila maaaring manirahan sa iisang lugar. Ang pastulan ay hindi magkakasya sa kanila. 7Dahil dito, nag-away-away ang mga tagapagbantay ng mga hayop nila. (Nang panahong iyon, ang mga Cananeo at mga Perezeo ay nakatira sa lupaing iyon.)
8Kaya sinabi ni Abram kay Lot, “Tayo at ang mga tauhan natin ay hindi dapat mag-away, dahil magkakamag-anak tayo. 9Ang mabuti pa, maghiwalay na lang tayo dahil marami pang lugar na maaaring lipatan. Ikaw ang mamili kung aling bahagi ng lupain ang pipiliin mo. Kung kakaliwa ka, kakanan ako; kung kakanan ka, kakaliwa naman ako.”
10Tumanaw si Lot sa paligid at nakita niya na ang kapatagan ng Jordan hanggang sa Zoar ay sagana sa tubig, katulad ng lugar ng Eden at ng lupain ng Egipto. (Nangyari ito noong hindi pa nililipol ng Panginoon ang Sodom at Gomora.) 11Kaya pinili ni Lot ang buong kapatagan ng Jordan sa silangan. Sa ganoong paraan, naghiwalay sila ni Abram. 12Si Abram ay nagpaiwan sa Canaan habang si Lot naman ay naroon sa mga lungsod ng kapatagan. Nagtayo si Lot ng mga tolda malapit sa Sodom. 13Ang mga tao sa Sodom ay talamak na makasalanan. Labis ang pagkakasala nila laban sa Panginoon.
Lumipat si Abram sa Hebron
14Nang nakaalis na si Lot, sinabi ng Panginoon kay Abram, “Mula sa kinatatayuan mo, tingnan mong mabuti ang paligid. 15Ang lahat ng lupain na maaabot ng paningin mo ay ibibigay ko sa iyo at sa mga lahi mo, at magiging inyo ito magpakailanman. 16Pararamihin ko ang lahi mo na kasindami ng buhangin sa mundo. Ang buhangin ay hindi kayang bilangin, kaya ang mga lahi mo ay hindi rin mabibilang. 17Lumakad ka at ikutin ang buong lupain dahil ibibigay ko itong lahat sa iyo.”
18Kaya inilipat ni Abram ang tolda niya, at doon siya nanirahan malapit sa malalaking puno#13:18 malalaking puno: Tingnan ang “footnote” sa 12:6. ni Mamre roon sa Hebron, at gumawa siya roon ng altar para sa Panginoon.
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