Genesis 15 (MSY2020)

1Ezɨ bizir kabar gɨn, Ikiavɨra Itir God irebamɨn mɨn bizimɨn aven akam isa Abram ganɨga egha ghaze: “Abram nɨ atiatingan markɨ. Kɨ nɨn oramɨn mɨn ikiam, eghtɨ nɨ nan apazangɨn deravɨra ikiam. Eghtɨ kɨ nɨ damightɨ nɨn ziam bar pɨn ikiam.”After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”

2Ezɨ Abram an akam ikaragha ghaze, “O Ikiavɨra Itir God, nan Ekiam, kɨ uabɨ boriba puvatɨ, nɨ manmaghɨn na damightɨ kɨ ziar ekiam iniam? Kɨ oveghtɨ nan biziba iniamin gumazim an ziam Elieser, a Damaskusian gumazim.But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”

3Nɨ boritam na ganɨngizir puvatɨ, ezɨ nan dɨpenimɨn otozir ingangarir gumazir kam, a nan danganim inigh nan biziba iniam.”Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”

4Ezɨ Ikiavɨra Itir God Abram kamagh a mɨgɨa ghaze, “Ingangarir gumazir kam nɨn biziba inian kogham. Nɨn borir nɨn otoghamɨra nɨn danganim inigh, egh nɨn biziba iniam.”Then the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying, “This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir.”

5Egha Ikiavɨra Itir God Abram inigha azenan ghua a mɨgɨa ghaze, “Nɨ kogh overiamɨn mɨkovezibar gan. Nɨ bar da mengam? Ti puvatɨ. Guizbangɨra, nɨn ovavir boriba bar avɨrasemegh mɨkovezibar dɨbobonimɨn mɨn mangam.”And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”

6Ezɨ Abram nɨghnɨzir gavgavim Ikiavɨra Itir Godɨn itima an a dɨbora ghaze, a nan damazimɨn dera.Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

7Egha ana mɨgɨa ghaze, “Kɨrara kɨ Ikiavɨra Itir God. Nɨ Kaldian danganimɨn itir nguibam Urɨn itima, kɨ nɨn diagha nɨ inigha iza nguazir kam nɨ ganɨngi, eghtɨ nɨ an afeziamɨn ikegham.”The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”

8Ezɨ Abram ghaze, “O Ikiavɨra Itir God, nan Ekiam, kɨ manmagh fogh suam, kɨ nguazir kam guizbangɨra a iniam?”But Abram replied, “Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?”

9Ezɨ Ikiavɨra Itir God ghaze, “Nɨ bizir kaba inigh izɨ na danɨngigh: bulmakaun amebar azenir 3pla itim ko, memen amebar azenir 3pla itim ko, sipsipɨn apurir vamɨran azenir 3pla itim ko, kuarazir muziarir me bunbam arɨzir pumuning, nɨ bar da inigh na bagh izɨ.”And the LORD said to him, “Bring Me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a turtledove and a young pigeon.”

10Ezɨ Abram bizir kaba bar ada inigha Ikiavɨra Itir God bagha izi. Egha asɨzir kaba vaghvagha da abɨagharɨgha akuar pumuningɨn dagh ami, egha dar akuabar bɨzir pumuningɨn dar bora da arɨki. Egha kuarazimning rughɨrama aning atɨ.So Abram brought all these to Him, split each of them down the middle, and laid the halves opposite each other. The birds, however, he did not cut in half.

11Ezɨ kuarazir isar maba izaghira asɨzir kabar amasava amima, Abram men agɨra.And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

12Ezɨ aruem bar uaghirima Abram bar akuava ongani. Egha garima mɨtater ekiam anevarazɨma a bar atiatingi.As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.

13Ezɨ Ikiavɨra Itir God kamagh Abram mɨgɨa ghaze, “Nɨ bizir kam gɨfogh, nɨn ovavir boriba mangɨ kantrin igharazimɨn aven nguibar igharazimɨn gumazamizibar mɨn ikiam. Egh pura men ingangarir gumazibar mɨn ikiam. Eghtɨ kantrin kamɨn gumazamiziba 400plan azenibar pazɨ me damuam.Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.

14Eghtɨ kɨ osɨmtɨzir ekiam isɨ kamagh pazɨ me damuamin gumazibar anɨngam. Eghtɨ nɨn ovavir boriba bizir bar avɨrim inigh egh kantrin kam ategh azenan izam.But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.

15Eghtɨ nɨ uabɨ bar navir amɨrizimɨn ikɨ mangɨ aseghɨva aremegham, eghtɨ me nɨ afagham.You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.

16Eghtɨ nɨn ovavir boriba ua zuamɨra nguazir kamɨn izeghan kogham. Nɨn adarazi mangɨ namba 4ɨn ovavir boriba otivigh egh uamategh nguazir kamɨn izam. Ezɨ Amorɨn iti darazi datɨrɨghɨn arazir kurar avɨritabagh amir puvatɨ. Me gɨn arazir kuratabar amutɨ, kɨ mɨzazim me gasegh egh nguazir kamɨn me batuegham. Eghtɨ nɨn ovavir boriba uamategh izam.”In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”

17Ezɨ aruem uaghirima mɨtatem otogha gɨfa, ezɨ bizir pumuning oto: nguazir mɨner avim isim ko adenir avim. Ezɨ avivgharim mɨner kamɨn anagava otifi. Ezɨ bizir kamning, asɨzir Abram akuar pumuningɨn bɨagharigha bɨzimɨn arɨghizir kabar tongɨn zui.When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses.

18Ezɨ dughiar kamra Ikiavɨra Itir God Akar Dɨkɨrɨzir Gavgavim Abram koma a gamua ghaze, “Kɨ nguazir kaba isɨ nɨn ovavir boribar anɨngam. Eghtɨ men nguazimɨn mɨtaghniam Isipɨn kantrin dɨpar mɨriamɨn ikegh mangɨ Yufretisɨn Faner ekiamɨn tugham.On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—

19Eghtɨ me Kinian nguazim, Kenasian nguazim, Katmonian nguazim ko,the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,

20Hitian nguazim, Peresian nguazim Refaimian nguazim ko,Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites,

21Amorian nguazim, Kenanian nguazim, Girgasian nguazim ko, Jebusian nguazim, me bar men nguazir kaba iniam.”Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.”

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