I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits, something like frogs;


denn es sind Geister der Teufel, die tun Zeichen und gehen aus zu den Königen auf dem ganzen Kreis der Welt, sie zu versammeln in den Streit auf jenen Tag Gottes, des Allmächtigen.


for they are spirits of demons, performing signs; which go forth to the kings of the whole inhabited earth, to gather them together for the war of that great day of God, the Almighty.


Siehe, ich komme wie ein Dieb. Selig ist, der da wacht und hält seine Kleider, daß er nicht bloß wandle und man nicht seine Schande sehe.


"Behold, I come like a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his clothes, so that he doesn't walk naked, and they see his shame."


Und er hat sie versammelt an einen Ort, der da heißt auf hebräisch Harmagedon.


He gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew, Megiddo.


Und der siebente Engel goß aus seine Schale in die Luft; und es ging aus eine Stimme vom Himmel aus dem Stuhl, die sprach: Es ist geschehen.


The seventh poured out his bowl into the air. A loud voice came forth out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, "It is done!"


Und es wurden Stimmen und Donner und Blitze; und ward ein solches Erdbeben, wie solches nicht gewesen ist, seit Menschen auf Erden gewesen sind, solch Erdbeben also groß.


There were lightnings, sounds, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since there were men on the earth, so great an earthquake, so mighty.


Und aus der großen Stadt wurden drei Teile, und die Städte der Heiden fielen. Und Babylon, der großen, ward gedacht vor Gott, ihr zu geben den Kelch des Weins von seinem grimmigen Zorn.


The great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the great was remembered in the sight of God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.


Und alle Inseln entflohen, und keine Berge wurden gefunden.


Every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.


Und ein großer Hagel, wie ein Zentner, fiel vom Himmel auf die Menschen; und die Menschen lästerten Gott über die Plage des Hagels, denn seine Plage war sehr groß.


Great hailstones, about the weight of a talent, came down out of the sky on people. People blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for this plague is exceedingly severe.


Und es kam einer von den sieben Engeln, die die sieben Schalen hatten, redete mit mir und sprach zu mir: Komm, ich will dir zeigen das Urteil der großen Hure, die da an vielen Wassern sitzt;


One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, "Come here. I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters,


mit welcher gehurt haben die Könige auf Erden; und die da wohnen auf Erden, sind trunken geworden von dem Wein ihrer Hurerei.


with whom the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality, and those who dwell in the earth were made drunken with the wine of her sexual immorality."


Und er brachte mich im Geist in die Wüste. Und ich sah ein Weib sitzen auf einem scharlachfarbenen Tier, das war voll Namen der Lästerung und hatte sieben Häupter und zehn Hörner.


He carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored animal, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns.


Und das Weib war bekleidet mit Purpur und Scharlach und übergoldet mit Gold und edlen Steinen und Perlen und hatte einen goldenen Becher in der Hand, voll Greuel und Unsauberkeit ihrer Hurerei,


The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of the sexual immorality of the earth.


und an ihrer Stirn geschrieben einen Namen, ein Geheimnis: Die große Babylon, die Mutter der Hurerei und aller Greuel auf Erden.


And on her forehead a name was written, "MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."


Und ich sah das Weib trunken von dem Blut der Heiligen und von dem Blute der Zeugen Jesu. Und ich verwunderte mich sehr, da ich sie sah.


I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered with great amazement.


Und der Engel spricht zu mir: Warum verwunderst du dich? Ich will dir sagen das Geheimnis von dem Weibe und von dem Tier, das sie trägt und hat sieben Häupter und zehn Hörner.


The angel said to me, "Why do you wonder? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.


Das Tier, das du gesehen hast, ist gewesen und ist nicht und wird wiederkommen aus dem Abgrund und wird fahren in die Verdammnis, und es werden sich verwundern, die auf Erden wohnen, deren Namen nicht geschrieben stehen in dem Buch des Lebens von Anfang der Welt, wenn sie sehen das Tier, daß es gewesen ist und nicht ist und dasein wird.


The beast that you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss and to go into destruction. Those who dwell on the earth and whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see that the beast was, and is not, and shall be present.


Hier ist der Sinn, der zur Weisheit gehört! Die sieben Häupter sind sieben Berge, auf welchen das Weib sitzt, und sind sieben Könige.


Here is the mind that has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sits.


Fünf sind gefallen, und einer ist, und der andere ist noch nicht gekommen; und wenn er kommt, muß er eine kleine Zeit bleiben.


They are seven kings. Five have fallen, the one is, the other has not yet come. When he comes, he must continue a little while.


Und das Tier, das gewesen und ist nicht, das ist der achte und ist von den sieben und fährt in die Verdammnis.


The beast that was, and is not, is himself also an eighth, and is of the seven; and he goes to destruction.


Und die zehn Hörner, die du gesehen hast, das sind zehn Könige, die das Reich noch nicht empfangen haben; aber wie Könige werden sie eine Zeit Macht empfangen mit dem Tier.


The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority as kings, with the beast, for one hour.


Die haben eine Meinung und werden ihre Kraft und Macht geben dem Tier.


These have one mind, and they give their power and authority to the beast.


Diese werden streiten mit dem Lamm, und das Lamm wird sie überwinden (denn es ist der HERR aller Herren und der König aller Könige) und mit ihm die Berufenen und Auserwählten und Gläubigen.


These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings. They also will overcome who are with him, called and chosen and faithful."


Und er sprach zu mir: Die Wasser, die du gesehen hast, da die Hure sitzt, sind Völker und Scharen und Heiden und Sprachen.


He said to me, "The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.


Und die zehn Hörner, die du gesehen hast, und das Tier, die werden die Hure hassen und werden sie einsam machen und bloß und werden ihr Fleisch essen und werden sie mit Feuer verbrennen.


The ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the prostitute, and will make her desolate, and will make her naked, and will eat her flesh, and will burn her utterly with fire.


Denn Gott hat's ihnen gegeben in ihr Herz, zu tun seine Meinung und zu tun einerlei Meinung und zu geben ihr Reich dem Tier, bis daß vollendet werden die Worte Gottes.


For God has put in their hearts to do what he has in mind, and to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God should be accomplished.


Und das Weib, das du gesehen hast, ist die große Stadt, die das Reich hat über die Könige auf Erden.


The woman whom you saw is the great city, which reigns over the kings of the earth."


Und darnach sah ich einen andern Engel herniederfahren vom Himmel, der hatte eine große Macht, und die Erde ward erleuchtet von seiner Klarheit.


After these things, I saw another angel coming down out of the sky, having great authority. The earth was illuminated with his glory.


Und er schrie aus Macht mit großer Stimme und sprach: Sie ist gefallen, sie ist gefallen, Babylon, die große, und eine Behausung der Teufel geworden und ein Behältnis aller unreinen Geister und ein Behältnis aller unreinen und verhaßten Vögel.


He cried with a mighty voice, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and she has become a habitation of demons, a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird!


Denn von dem Wein des Zorns ihrer Hurerei haben alle Heiden getrunken, und die Könige auf Erden haben mit ihr Hurerei getrieben, und die Kaufleute auf Erden sind reich geworden von ihrer großen Wollust.


For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her sexual immorality, the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from the abundance of her luxury."


Und ich hörte eine andere Stimme vom Himmel, die sprach: Gehet aus von ihr, mein Volk, daß ihr nicht teilhaftig werdet ihrer Sünden, auf daß ihr nicht empfanget etwas von ihren Plagen!


I heard another voice from heaven, saying, "Come out of her, my people, that you have no participation in her sins, and that you don't receive of her plagues,


Denn ihre Sünden reichen bis in den Himmel, und Gott denkt an ihren Frevel.


for her sins have reached to the sky, and God has remembered her iniquities.


Bezahlet sie, wie sie bezahlt hat, und macht's ihr zwiefältig nach ihren Werken; und in welchem Kelch sie eingeschenkt hat, schenkt ihr zwiefältig ein.


Return to her just as she returned, and repay her double as she did, and according to her works. In the cup which she mixed, mix to her double.


Wieviel sie herrlich gemacht und ihren Mutwillen gehabt hat, so viel schenket ihr Qual und Leid ein! Denn sie spricht in ihrem Herzen: Ich sitze als Königin und bin keine Witwe, und Leid werde ich nicht sehen.


However much she glorified herself, and grew wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning. For she says in her heart, 'I sit a queen, and am no widow, and will in no way see mourning.'


Darum werden ihre Plagen auf einen Tag kommen: Tod, Leid und Hunger; mit Feuer wird sie verbrannt werden; denn stark ist Gott der HERR, der sie richten wird.


Therefore in one day her plagues will come: death, mourning, and famine; and she will be utterly burned with fire; for the Lord God who has judged her is strong.


Und es werden sie beweinen und sie beklagen die Könige auf Erden, die mit ihr gehurt und Mutwillen getrieben haben, wenn sie sehen werden den Rauch von ihrem Brand;


The kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived wantonly with her, will weep and wail over her, when they look at the smoke of her burning,


und werden von ferne stehen vor Furcht ihrer Qual und sprechen: Weh, weh, die große Stadt Babylon, die starke Stadt! In einer Stunde ist ihr Gericht gekommen.


standing far away for the fear of her torment, saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For your judgment has come in one hour.'


Und die Kaufleute auf Erden werden weinen und Leid tragen über sie, weil ihre Ware niemand mehr kaufen wird,


The merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise any more;


die Ware des Goldes und Silbers und Edelgesteins und die Perlen und köstliche Leinwand und Purpur und Seide und Scharlach und allerlei wohlriechendes Holz und allerlei Gefäß von Elfenbein und allerlei Gefäß von köstlichem Holz und von Erz und von Eisen und von Marmor,


merchandise of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, scarlet, all expensive wood, every vessel of ivory, every vessel made of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble;


und Zimt und Räuchwerk und Salbe und Weihrauch und Wein und Öl und Semmelmehl und Weizen und Vieh und Schafe und Pferde und Wagen und Leiber und-Seelen der Menschen.


and cinnamon, incense, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, sheep, horses, chariots, and people's bodies and souls.


Und das Obst, daran deine Seele Lust hatte, ist von dir gewichen, und alles, was völlig und herrlich war, ist von dir gewichen, und du wirst solches nicht mehr finden.


The fruits which your soul lusted after have been lost to you, and all things that were dainty and sumptuous have perished from you, and you will find them no more at all.


Die Händler solcher Ware, die von ihr sind reich geworden, werden von ferne stehen vor Furcht ihrer Qual, weinen und klagen


The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, will stand far away for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;


und sagen: Weh, weh, die große Stadt, die bekleidet war mit köstlicher Leinwand und Purpur und Scharlach und übergoldet war mit Gold und Edelstein und Perlen!


saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, she who was dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls!


denn in einer Stunde ist verwüstet solcher Reichtum. Und alle Schiffsherren und der Haufe derer, die auf den Schiffen hantieren, und Schiffsleute, die auf dem Meer hantieren, standen von ferne


For in an hour such great riches are made desolate.' Every shipmaster, and everyone who sails anywhere, and mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea, stood far away,


und schrieen, da sie den Rauch von ihrem Brande sahen, und sprachen: Wer ist gleich der großen Stadt?


and cried out as they looked at the smoke of her burning, saying, 'What is like the great city?'


Und sie warfen Staub auf ihre Häupter und schrieen, weinten und klagten und sprachen: Weh, weh, die große Stadt, in welcher wir reich geworden sind alle, die da Schiffe im Meere hatten, von ihrer Ware! denn in einer Stunde ist sie verwüstet.


They cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her great wealth!' For in one hour is she made desolate.


Freue dich über sie, Himmel und ihr Heiligen und Apostel und Propheten; denn Gott hat euer Urteil an ihr gerichtet!


"Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets; for God has judged your judgment on her."


Und ein starker Engel hob einen großen Stein auf wie einen Mühlstein, warf ihn ins Meer und sprach: Also wird mit einem Sturm verworfen die große Stadt Babylon und nicht mehr gefunden werden.


A mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, "Thus with violence will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down, and will be found no more at all.


Und die Stimme der Sänger und Saitenspieler, Pfeifer und Posauner soll nicht mehr in dir gehört werden, und kein Handwerksmann irgend eines Handwerks soll mehr in dir gefunden werden, und die Stimme der Mühle soll nicht mehr in dir gehört werden,


The voice of harpists, minstrels, flute players, and trumpeters will be heard no more at all in you. No craftsman, of whatever craft, will be found any more at all in you. The sound of a mill will be heard no more at all in you.


und das Licht der Leuchte soll nicht mehr in dir leuchten, und die Stimme des Bräutigams und der Braut soll nicht mehr in dir gehört werden! Denn deine Kaufleute waren Fürsten auf Erden; denn durch deine Zauberei sind verführt worden alle Heiden.


The light of a lamp will shine no more at all in you. The voice of the bridegroom and of the bride will be heard no more at all in you; for your merchants were the princes of the earth; for with your sorcery all the nations were deceived.


Und das Blut der Propheten und der Heiligen ist in ihr gefunden worden und all derer, die auf Erden erwürgt sind.


In her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slain on the earth."


Darnach hörte ich eine Stimme großer Scharen im Himmel, die sprachen: Halleluja! Heil und Preis, Ehre und Kraft sei Gott, unserm HERRN!


After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, "Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our God:


Denn wahrhaftig und gerecht sind seine Gerichte, daß er die große Hure verurteilt hat, welche die Erde mit ihrer Hurerei verderbte, und hat das Blut seiner Knechte von ihrer Hand gefordert.


for true and righteous are his judgments. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand."


Und sie sprachen zum andernmal: Halleluja! und der Rauch geht auf ewiglich.


A second said, "Hallelujah! Her smoke goes up forever and ever."


Und die vierundzwanzig Ältesten und die vier Tiere fielen nieder und beteten an Gott, der auf dem Stuhl saß, und sprachen: AMEN, Halleluja!


The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying, "Amen! Hallelujah!"


Und eine Stimme ging aus von dem Stuhl: Lobt unsern Gott, alle seine Knechte und die ihn fürchten, beide, klein und groß!


A voice came forth from the throne, saying, "Give praise to our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, the small and the great!"


Und ich hörte wie eine Stimme einer großen Schar und wie eine Stimme großer Wasser und wie eine Stimme starker Donner, die sprachen: Halleluja! denn der allmächtige Gott hat das Reich eingenommen.


I heard something like the voice of a great multitude, and like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of mighty thunders, saying, "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns!


Lasset uns freuen und fröhlich sein und ihm die Ehre geben! denn die Hochzeit des Lammes ist gekommen, und sein Weib hat sich bereitet.


Let us rejoice and be exceedingly glad, and let us give the glory to him. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his wife has made herself ready."


Und es ward ihr gegeben, sich anzutun mit reiner und schöner Leinwand. (Die köstliche Leinwand aber ist die Gerechtigkeit der Heiligen.)


It was given to her that she would array herself in bright, pure, fine linen: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.


Und er sprach zu mir: Schreibe: Selig sind, die zum Abendmahl des Lammes berufen sind. Und er sprach zu mir: Dies sind wahrhaftige Worte Gottes.


He said to me, "Write, 'Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.'" He said to me, "These are true words of God."


Und ich fiel vor ihn zu seinen Füßen, ihn anzubeten. Und er sprach zu mir: Siehe zu, tu es nicht! Ich bin dein Mitknecht und deiner Brüder, die das Zeugnis Jesu haben. Bete Gott an! (Das Zeugnis aber Jesu ist der Geist der Weissagung.)


I fell down before his feet to worship him. He said to me, "Look! Don't do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy."


Und ich sah den Himmel aufgetan; und siehe, ein weißes Pferd. Und der daraufsaß, hieß Treu und Wahrhaftig, und er richtet und streitet mit Gerechtigkeit.


I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war.


Seine Augen sind wie eine Feuerflamme, und auf seinem Haupt viele Kronen; und er hatte einen Namen geschrieben, den niemand wußte denn er selbst.


His eyes are a flame of fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has names written and a name written which no one knows but he himself.


Und war angetan mit einem Kleide, das mit Blut besprengt war; und sein Name heißt "das Wort Gottes".


He is clothed in a garment sprinkled with blood. His name is called "The Word of God."


Und ihm folgte nach das Heer im Himmel auf weißen Pferden, angetan mit weißer und reiner Leinwand.


The armies which are in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in white, pure, fine linen.


Und aus seinem Munde ging ein scharfes Schwert, daß er damit die Heiden schlüge; und er wird sie regieren mit eisernem Stabe; und er tritt die Kelter des Weins des grimmigen Zorns Gottes, des Allmächtigen.


Out of his mouth proceeds a sharp, double-edged sword, that with it he should strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He treads the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty.


Und er hat einen Namen geschrieben auf seinem Kleid und auf seiner Hüfte also: Ein König aller Könige und ein HERR aller Herren.


He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."


Und ich sah einen Engel in der Sonne stehen; und er schrie mit großer Stimme und sprach zu allen Vögeln, die unter dem Himmel fliegen: Kommt und versammelt euch zu dem Abendmahl des großen Gottes,


I saw an angel standing in the sun. He cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the sky, "Come! Be gathered together to the great supper of God,


daß ihr esset das Fleisch der Könige und der Hauptleute und das Fleisch der Starken und der Pferde und derer, die daraufsitzen, und das Fleisch aller Freien und Knechte, der Kleinen und der Großen!


that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, and small and great."


Und ich sah das Tier und die Könige auf Erden und ihre Heere versammelt, Streit zu halten mit dem, der auf dem Pferde saß, und mit seinem Heer.


I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army.


Und das Tier ward gegriffen und mit ihm der falsche Prophet, der die Zeichen tat vor ihm, durch welche er verführte, die das Malzeichen des Tiers nahmen und die das Bild des Tiers anbeteten; lebendig wurden diese beiden in den feurigen Pfuhl geworfen, der mit Schwefel brannte.


The beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who worked the signs in his sight, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.


Und die andern wurden erwürgt mit dem Schwert des, der auf dem Pferde saß, das aus seinem Munde ging; und alle Vögel wurden satt von ihrem Fleisch.


The rest were killed with the sword of him who sat on the horse, the sword which came forth out of his mouth. All the birds were filled with their flesh.


Und ich sah einen Engel vom Himmel fahren, der hatte den Schlüssel zum Abgrund und eine große Kette in seiner Hand.


I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.


Und er griff den Drachen, die alte Schlange, welche ist der Teufel und Satan, und band ihn tausend Jahre


He seized the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole inhabited earth, and bound him for a thousand years,


und warf ihn in den Abgrund und verschloß ihn und versiegelte obendarauf, daß er nicht mehr verführen sollte die Heiden, bis daß vollendet würden tausend Jahre; und darnach muß er los werden eine kleine Zeit.


and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were finished. After this, he must be freed for a short time.


Und ich sah Stühle, und sie setzten sich darauf, und ihnen ward gegeben das Gericht; und die Seelen derer, die enthauptet sind um des Zeugnisses Jesu und um des Wortes Gottes willen, und die nicht angebetet hatten das Tier noch sein Bild und nicht genommen hatten sein Malzeichen an ihre Stirn und auf ihre Hand, diese lebten und regierten mit Christo tausend Jahre.


I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as didn't worship the beast nor his image, and didn't receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand. They lived, and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.


Die andern Toten aber wurden nicht wieder lebendig, bis daß tausend Jahre vollendet wurden. Dies ist die erste Auferstehung.


The rest of the dead didn't live until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.


Selig ist der und heilig, der teilhat an der ersten Auferstehung. Über solche hat der andere Tod keine Macht; sondern sie werden Priester Gottes und Christi sein und mit ihm regieren tausend Jahre.


Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over these, the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with him one thousand years.


Und wenn tausend Jahre vollendet sind, wird der Satanas los werden aus seinem Gefängnis


And after the thousand years, Satan will be released from his prison,


und wird ausgehen, zu verführen die Heiden an den vier Enden der Erde, den Gog und Magog, sie zu versammeln zum Streit, welcher Zahl ist wie der Sand am Meer.


and he will come out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war; the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.


Und sie zogen herauf auf die Breite der Erde und umringten das Heerlager der Heiligen und die geliebte Stadt. Und es fiel Feuer von Gott aus dem Himmel und verzehrte sie.


They went up over the breadth of the earth, and surrounded the camp of the saints, and the beloved city. Fire came down out of heaven from God, and devoured them.


Und der Teufel, der sie verführte, ward geworfen in den feurigen Pfuhl und Schwefel, da auch das Tier und der falsche Prophet war; und sie werden gequält werden Tag und Nacht von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit.


The devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are also. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever.


Und ich sah einen großen, weißen Stuhl und den, der daraufsaß; vor des Angesicht floh die Erde und der Himmel und ihnen ward keine Stätte gefunden.


I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them.


Und ich sah die Toten, beide, groß und klein, stehen vor Gott, und Bücher wurden aufgetan. Und ein anderes Buch ward aufgetan, welches ist das Buch des Lebens. Und die Toten wurden gerichtet nach der Schrift in den Büchern, nach ihren Werken.


I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.


Und das Meer gab die Toten, die darin waren, und der Tod und die Hölle gaben die Toten, die darin waren; und sie wurden gerichtet, ein jeglicher nach seinen Werken.


The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works.


Und der Tod und die Hölle wurden geworfen in den feurigen Pfuhl. das ist der andere Tod.


Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.


Und so jemand nicht ward gefunden geschrieben in dem Buch des Lebens, der ward geworfen in den feurigen Pfuhl.


If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.


Und ich sah einen neuen Himmel und eine neue Erde; denn der erste Himmel und die erste Erde verging, und das Meer ist nicht mehr.


I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more.


Und ich, Johannes, sah die heilige Stadt, das neue Jerusalem, von Gott aus dem Himmel herabfahren, bereitet als eine geschmückte Braut ihrem Mann.


I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.


Und ich hörte eine große Stimme von dem Stuhl, die sprach: Siehe da, die Hütte Gottes bei den Menschen! und er wird bei ihnen wohnen, und sie werden sein Volk sein, und er selbst, Gott mit ihnen, wird ihr Gott sein;


I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, "Behold, God's dwelling is with people, and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.


und Gott wird abwischen alle Tränen von ihren Augen, und der Tod wird nicht mehr sein, noch Leid noch Geschrei noch Schmerz wird mehr sein; denn das Erste ist vergangen.


He will wipe away from them every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away."


Und der auf dem Stuhl saß, sprach: Siehe, ich mache alles neu! Und er spricht zu mir: Schreibe; denn diese Worte sind wahrhaftig und gewiß!


He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." He said, "Write, for these words of God are faithful and true."


Und er sprach zu mir: Es ist geschehen. Ich bin das A und das O, der Anfang und das Ende. Ich will den Durstigen geben von dem Brunnen des lebendigen Wassers umsonst.


He said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life.


Wer überwindet, der wird es alles ererben, und ich werde sein Gott sein, und er wird mein Sohn sein.


He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.


Der Verzagten aber und Ungläubigen und Greulichen und Totschläger und Hurer und Zauberer und Abgöttischen und aller Lügner, deren Teil wird sein in dem Pfuhl, der mit Feuer und Schwefel brennt; das ist der andere Tod.


But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."


Und es kam zu mir einer von den sieben Engeln, welche die sieben Schalen voll der letzten sieben Plagen hatten, und redete mit mir und sprach: Komm, ich will dir das Weib zeigen, die Braut des Lammes.


One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were loaded with the seven last plagues came, and he spoke with me, saying, "Come here. I will show you the wife, the Lamb's bride."


Und er führte mich hin im Geist auf einen großen und hohen Berg und zeigte mir die große Stadt, das heilige Jerusalem, herniederfahren aus dem Himmel von Gott,


He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,


die hatte die Herrlichkeit Gottes. Und ihr Licht war gleich dem alleredelsten Stein, einem hellen Jaspis.


having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, as if it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal;


Und sie hatte eine große und hohe Mauer und hatte zwölf Tore und auf den Toren zwölf Engel, und Namen darauf geschrieben, nämlich der zwölf Geschlechter der Kinder Israel.


having a great and high wall; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.


Vom Morgen drei Tore, von Mitternacht drei Tore, vom Mittag drei Tore, vom Abend drei Tore.


On the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.


Und die Mauer der Stadt hatte zwölf Grundsteine und auf ihnen Namen der zwölf Apostel des Lammes.


The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.


Und der mit mir redete, hatte ein goldenes Rohr, daß er die Stadt messen sollte und ihre Tore und Mauer.


He who spoke with me had for a measure, a golden reed, to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.


Und die Stadt liegt viereckig, und ihre Länge ist so groß als die Breite. Und er maß die Stadt mit dem Rohr auf zwölftausend Feld Wegs. Die Länge und die Breite und die Höhe der Stadt sind gleich.


The city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as its breadth. He measured the city with the reed, Twelve thousand twelve stadia . Its length, breadth, and height are equal.


Und er maß ihre Mauer, hundertvierundvierzig Ellen, nach Menschenmaß, das der Engel hat.


Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.


Und der Bau ihrer Mauer war von Jaspis und die Stadt von lauterm Golde gleich dem reinen Glase.


The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.


Und die Grundsteine der Mauer um die Stadt waren geschmückt mit allerlei Edelgestein. Der erste Grund war ein Jaspis, der andere ein Saphir, der dritte ein Chalzedonier, der vierte ein Smaragd,


The foundations of the city's wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire ; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;


der fünfte ein Sardonix, der sechste ein Sarder, der siebente ein Chrysolith, der achte ein Berill, der neunte ein Topas, der zehnte ein Chrysopras, der elfte ein Hyazinth, der zwölfte ein Amethyst.


the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, jacinth; and the twelfth, amethyst.


Und die zwölf Tore waren zwölf Perlen, und ein jeglich Tor war von einer Perle; und die Gassen der Stadt waren lauteres Gold wie ein durchscheinend Glas.


The twelve gates were twelve pearls. Each one of the gates was made of one pearl. The street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.


Und ich sah keinen Tempel darin; denn der HERR, der allmächtige Gott, ist ihr Tempel, und das Lamm.


I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb, are its temple.


Und die Stadt bedarf keiner Sonne noch des Mondes, daß sie scheinen; denn die Herrlichkeit Gottes erleuchtet sie, und ihre Leuchte ist das Lamm.


The city has no need for the sun, neither of the moon, to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.


Und die Heiden, die da selig werden, wandeln in ihrem Licht; und die Könige auf Erden werden ihre Herrlichkeit in sie bringen.


The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.


Und ihre Tore werden nicht verschlossen des Tages; denn da wird keine Nacht sein.


Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there),


Und man wird die Herrlichkeit und die Ehre der Heiden in sie bringen.


and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it so that they may enter.


Und es wird nicht hineingehen irgend ein Gemeines und das da Greuel tut und Lüge, sondern die geschrieben sind in dem Lebensbuch des Lammes.


There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.


Und er zeigte mir einen lautern Strom des lebendigen Wassers, klar wie ein Kristall; der ging aus von dem Stuhl Gottes und des Lammes.


He showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,


Mitten auf ihrer Gasse auf beiden Seiten des Stroms stand Holz des Lebens, das trug zwölfmal Früchte und brachte seine Früchte alle Monate; und die Blätter des Holzes dienten zu der Gesundheit der Heiden.


in the middle of its street. On this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.


Und es wird kein Verbanntes mehr sein. Und der Stuhl Gottes und des Lammes wird darin sein; und seine Knechte werden ihm dienen


There will be no curse any more. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants serve him.


und sehen sein Angesicht; und sein Name wird an ihren Stirnen sein.


They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.


Und wird keine Nacht da sein, und sie werden nicht bedürfen einer Leuchte oder des Lichts der Sonne; denn Gott der HERR wird sie erleuchten, und sie werden regieren von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit.


There will be no night, and they need no lamp light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever.


Und er sprach zu mir: Diese Worte sind gewiß und wahrhaftig; und der HERR, der Gott der Geister der Propheten, hat seinen Engel gesandt, zu zeigen seinen Knechten, was bald geschehen muß.


He said to me, "These words are faithful and true. The Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to show to his bondservants the things which must happen soon."


Siehe, ich komme bald. Selig ist, der da hält die Worte der Weissagung in diesem Buch.


"Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book."


Und ich bin Johannes, der solches gehört hat. Und da ich's gehört und gesehen, fiel ich nieder, anzubeten zu den Füßen des Engels, der mir solches zeigte.


Now I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.


Und er spricht zu mir: Siehe zu, tu es nicht! denn ich bin dein Mitknecht und deiner Brüder, der Propheten, und derer, die da halten die Worte dieses Buchs. Bete Gott an!


He said to me, "See you don't do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers, the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God."


Und er spricht zu mir: Versiegle nicht die Worte der Weissagung in diesem Buch; denn die Zeit ist nahe!


He said to me, "Don't seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand.


Wer böse ist, der sei fernerhin böse, und wer unrein ist, der sei fernerhin unrein; aber wer fromm ist, der sei fernerhin fromm, und wer heilig ist, der sei fernerhin heilig.


He who acts unjustly, let him act unjustly still. He who is filthy, let him be filthy still. He who is righteous, let him do righteousness still. He who is holy, let him be holy still."


Siehe, ich komme bald und mein Lohn mit mir, zu geben einem jeglichen, wie seine Werke sein werden.


"Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.


Ich bin das A und das O, der Anfang und das Ende, der Erste und der Letzte.


I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.


Selig sind, die seine Gebote halten, auf daß sie Macht haben an dem Holz des Lebens und zu den Toren eingehen in die Stadt.


Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.


Denn draußen sind die Hunde und die Zauberer und die Hurer und die Totschläger und die Abgöttischen und alle, die liebhaben und tun die Lüge.


Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.


Ich, Jesus, habe gesandt meinen Engel, solches zu bezeugen an die Gemeinden. Ich bin die Wurzel des Geschlechts David, der helle Morgenstern.


I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David; the Bright and Morning Star."


Und der Geist und die Braut sprechen: Komm! Und wer es hört, der spreche: Komm! Und wen dürstet, der komme; und wer da will, der nehme das Wasser des Lebens umsonst.


The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" He who hears, let him say, "Come!" He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.


Ich bezeuge allen, die da hören die Worte der Weissagung in diesem Buch: So jemand dazusetzt, so wird Gott zusetzen auf ihn die Plagen, die in diesem Buch geschrieben stehen.


I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if anyone adds to them, may God add to him the plagues which are written in this book.


Und so jemand davontut von den Worten des Buchs dieser Weissagung, so wird Gott abtun sein Teil von Holz des Lebens und von der heiligen Stadt, davon in diesem Buch geschrieben ist.


If anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, may God take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.


Es spricht, der solches bezeugt: Ja, ich komme bald. Amen, ja komm, HERR Jesu!


He who testifies these things says, "Yes, I come quickly." Amen! Yes, come, Lord Jesus.


The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with all the saints. Amen.


In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.


And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.


And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.


And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.


And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.


And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.


And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.


And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.


And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.


And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.


And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.


And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.


And the evening and the morning were the third day.


And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:


And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.


And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.


And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,


And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.


And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.


And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.


And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.


And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.


And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.


And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.


And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.


And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.


So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.


And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.


And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.


And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.


And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.


Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.


And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.


And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.


These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,


And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.


But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.


And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.


And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.


And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.


And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.


The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;


And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.


And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.


And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.


And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.


And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:


But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.


And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.


And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.


And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.


And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;


And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.


And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.


Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.


And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.


Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?


And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:


But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.


And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:


For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.


And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.


And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.


And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.


And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?


And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.


And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?


And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.


And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.


And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:


And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.


Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.


And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;


Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;


In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.


And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.


Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.


And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:


Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.


So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.


And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.


And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.


And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.


And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:


But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.


And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?


If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.


And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.


And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?


And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.


And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;


When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.


And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.


Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.


And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.


And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.


And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.


And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.


And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.


And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.


And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.


And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.


And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.


If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.


And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.


And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.


This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;


Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.


And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:


And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:


And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.


And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:


And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:


And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.


And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:


And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:


And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.


And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:


And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:


And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.


And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:


And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:


And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.


And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:


And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:


And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.


And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:


And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:


And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:


And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.


And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:


And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:


And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.


And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:


And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.


And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:


And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.


And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.


And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,


That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.


And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.


There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.


And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.


And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.


And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.


But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.


These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.


And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.


The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.


And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.


And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.


Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.


And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.


A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.


And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.


But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.


And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.


Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.


And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.


Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.


And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.


Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.


Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.


For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.


And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.


And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.


And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.


Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,


There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.


And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.


In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.


And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.


In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;


They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.


And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.


And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.


And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.


And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.


And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.


Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.


And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:


All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.


And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.


And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.


And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;


The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;


And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.


And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.


And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.


And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:


And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.


Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;


But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.


And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;


And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.


And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.


And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.


And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.


And God spake unto Noah, saying,


Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.


Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.


And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him:


Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.


And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.


And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.


While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.


And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.


And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.


Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.


But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.


And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.


Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.


And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.


And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,


And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;


And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.


And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.


And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:


I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.


And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:


And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.


And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.


And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.


And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.


These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.


And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:


And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.


And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.


And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.


And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.


And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.


And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.


God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.


And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.


And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.


Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.


The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.


And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.


And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.


By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.


And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.


And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.


And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.


He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.


And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.


Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,


And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.


And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,


And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.


And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,


And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,


And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,


And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.


And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.


These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.


Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.


The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.


And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.


And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.


And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.


And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazar-maveth, and Jerah,


And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,


And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,


And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.


And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.


These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.


These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.


And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.


And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.


And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.


And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.


And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.


And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.


Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.


So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.


Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.


These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:


And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.


And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:


And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.


And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:


And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.


And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:


And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.


And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:


And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.


And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:


And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.


And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:


And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.


And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:


And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.


And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.


Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.


And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.


And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.


But Sarai was barren; she had no child.


And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.


And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.


Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:


And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:


And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.


So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.


And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.


And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.


And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.


And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.


And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.


And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.


And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:


Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.


Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.


And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.


The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.


And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.


And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.


And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?


Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.


And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.


And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.


And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.


And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;


Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.


And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.


And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.


And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.


And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.


Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.


And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.


Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.


Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.


But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.


And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:


For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.


And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.


Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.


Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.


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;


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.


All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.


Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.


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,


And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.


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.


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;


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.


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.


And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.


And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.


And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eschol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.


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.


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.


And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.


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.


And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.


And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:


And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.


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


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,


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:


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.


After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.


And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?


And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.


And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.


And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.


And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.


And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.


And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?


And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.


And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.


And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.


And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.


And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;


And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.


And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.


But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.


And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.


In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:


The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,


And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,


And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.


Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.


And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.


And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.


And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.


And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.


But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.


And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.


And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.


And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.


And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.


And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.


And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.


And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?


Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.


And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.


And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.


And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.


And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.


And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,


As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.


Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.


And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.


And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.


And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.


And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.


This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.


And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.


And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.


He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.


And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.


And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.


And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.


Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?


And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!


And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.


And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.


But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.


And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.


And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.


And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.


And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.


In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.


And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.


And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;


And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,


And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:


Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:


And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.


And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.


And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.


And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.


And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.


And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.


Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.


Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?


And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?


Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.


Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.


And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.


And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;


Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?


For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.


And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;


I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.


And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.


And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?


Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?


That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?


And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.


And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:


Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.


And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.


And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.


And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.


And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.


And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.


And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;


And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.


And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.


But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:


And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.


And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,


And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.


Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.


And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.


But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.


And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.


And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:


For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.


And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.