Factum est autem in illo tempore, ut Amraphel rex Sennaar, et Arioch rex Ponti, et Chodorlahomor rex Elamitarum, et Thadal rex gentium

And 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,

It chanced at this time that Amraphel, the king of Sennaar, and Arioch, King of Pontus, and Chodorlahomor, king of Elam, and Thadal, king of the barbarians,

inirent bellum contra Bara regem Sodomorum, et contra Bersa regem Gomorrhæ, et contra Sennaab regem Adamæ, et contra Semeber regem Seboim, contraque regem Balæ, ipsa est Segor.

Made 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.

went out to war. And their enemies were Bara, king of Sodom, Bersa, king of Gomorrha, Sennaab, king of Adama, Semeber, king of Seboim, and the king of Bala (or Segor).

Omnes hi convenerunt in vallem Silvestrem, quæ nunc est mare salis.

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

All these joined their forces in the Valley of the Forests, where the Salt Sea is now;

Duodecim enim annis servierunt Chodorlahomor, et tertiodecimo anno recesserunt ab eo.

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

they had been tributary to Chodorlahomor for twelve years, and in the following year they had revolted from him.

Igitur quartodecimo anno venit Chodorlahomor, et reges qui erant cum eo: percusseruntque Raphaim in Astarothcarnaim, et Zuzim cum eis, et Emim in Save Cariathaim,

And 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.

So, in this fourteenth year, Chodorlahomor and the kings allied with him came out to battle. They had defeated the Raphaim, in Astaroth-Carnaim, and the Zuzim in their company; the Emim, too, in Save-Cariathaim,

et Chorræos in montibus Seir, usque ad Campestria Pharan, quæ est in solitudine.

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

and the Horrites in the hills of Seir, right up to the plains of Pharan, out in the desert.

Reversique sunt, et venerunt ad fontem Misphat, ipsa est Cades: et percusserunt omnem regionem Amalecitarum, et Amorrhæum, qui habitabat in Asasonthamar.

And 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.

And now, returning, they had reached the spring of Misphat (or Cades), where they fell upon all the Amalecite country, and the Amorrhites that lived by Asason-Thamar.

Et egressi sunt rex Sodomorum, et rex Gomorrhæ, rexque Adamæ, et rex Seboim, necnon et rex Balæ, quæ est Segor: et direxerunt aciem contra eos in valle Silvestri:

And 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:

So the kings of Sodom, Gomorrha, Adama, Seboim and Bala (or Segor) came out to meet them, and prepared to do battle with them in the Valley of the Forests.

scilicet adversus Chodorlahomor regem Elamitarum, et Thadal regem Gentium, et Amraphel regem Sennaar, et Arioch regem Ponti: quatuor reges adversus quinque.

To 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.

Chodorlahomor, king of Elam, and Thadal, king of the barbarians, and Amraphel, king of Sennaar, and Arioch, king of Pontus, these were the four kings those five kings had to meet.

Vallis autem Silvestris habebat puteos multos bituminis. Itaque rex Sodomorum, et Gomorrhæ, terga verterunt, cecideruntque ibi: et qui remanserant, fugerunt ad montem.

Now 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.

The Valley of the Forests contained many pools of asphalt, and among these the Kings of Sodom and Gomorrha were overcome and routed; those who survived took refuge in the hill country.

Tulerunt autem omnem substantiam Sodomorum et Gomorrhæ, et universa quæ ad cibum pertinent, et abierunt:

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

All the wealth of Sodom and Gomorrha, and all their supply of food, was carried off by the victors as they went;

necnon et Lot, et substantiam ejus, filium fratris Abram, qui habitabat in Sodomis.

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

so, too, was Abram’s nephew Lot, who dwelt at Sodom, with all the wealth that was his.

Et ecce unus, qui evaserat, nuntiavit Abram Hebræo, qui habitabat in convalle Mambre Amorrhæi, fratris Escol, et fratris Aner: hi enim pepigerant fœdus cum Abram.

And 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 league with Abram.

And now word came, by one of those who had escaped, to the Hebrew chieftain Abram, where he lived in the valley of Mambre the Amorrhite, brother of Escol and Aner; all these were confederate with Abram.

Quod cum audisset Abram, captum videlicet Lot fratrem suum, numeravit expeditos vernaculos suos trecentos decem et octo: et persecutus est usque Dan.

Which 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.

Abram himself, as soon as he heard that his kinsman Lot was a prisoner, mustered the men he had in arms, all of his own household, to the number of three hundred and eighteen, and went in pursuit all the way to Dan.

Et divisis sociis, irruit super eos nocte: percussitque eos, et persecutus est eos usque Hoba, quæ est ad lævam Damasci.

And 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.

Here he divided his confederates into companies, and fell upon the enemy by night, routing them and driving them in their flight as far as Hoba, to the left of Damascus;

Reduxitque omnem substantiam, et Lot fratrem suum cum substantia illius, mulieres quoque et populum.

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

and he brought back all that wealth with him, Lot, too, and the wealth that was his, and the women, and the common folk.

Egressus est autem rex Sodomorum in occursum ejus postquam reversus est a cæde Chodorlahomor, et regum qui cum eo erant in valle Save, quæ est vallis regis.

And 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.

Thus he defeated Chodorlahomor, and the kings who were with him. And as he came back, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Savé, which is the same as the Royal Valley;

At vero Melchisedech rex Salem, proferens panem et vinum, erat enim sacerdos Dei altissimi,

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

Melchisedech, too, was there, the king of Salem. And he, priest as he was of the most high God, brought out bread and wine with him,

benedixit ei, et ait: Benedictus Abram Deo excelso, qui creavit cælum et terram:

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

and gave him this benediction, On Abram be the blessing of the most high God, maker of heaven and earth,

et benedictus Deus excelsus, quo protegente, hostes in manibus tuis sunt. Et dedit ei decimas ex omnibus.

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

and blessed be that most high God, whose protection has brought thy enemies into thy power. To him, Abram gave tithes of all he had won.

Dixit autem rex Sodomorum ad Abram: Da mihi animas, cetera tolle tibi.

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

As for the king of Sodom, he said to Abram, Give me these living souls; all the rest thou mayest take for thyself.

Qui respondit ei: Levo manum meam ad Dominum Deum excelsum possessorem cæli et terræ,

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

But Abram answered, By this hand, which I lift up to the Lord God, the prince of heaven and earth,

quod a filo subtegminis usque ad corigiam caligæ, non accipiam ex omnibus quæ tua sunt, ne dicas: Ego ditavi Abram:

That 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:

I will take nothing of thine, though it were but a thread from the woof or the strap of a shoe. Never shalt thou say, Abram got his wealth from me.

exceptis his, quæ comederunt juvenes, et partibus virorum, qui venerunt mecum, Aner, Escol et Mambre: isti accipient partes suas.

Except 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.

Take all, except the food my men have already eaten, and the share that falls to the three who came out with me, Aner, Escol, and Mambre; let them have their part.