1 WYC And so whanne these thingis weren don, the word of the Lord was maad to Abram bi a visioun, and seide, Abram, nyle thou drede, Y am thi defender, and thi meede is ful greet. BSB BSB: 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.”
2 WYC And Abram seide, Lord God, what schalt thou yyue to me? Y schal go with oute fre children, and this Damask, sone of Elieser, the procuratour of myn hous, schal be myn eir. BSB BSB: 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?” 3 WYC And Abram addide, Sotheli thou hast not youe seed to me, and, lo! my borun seruaunt schal be myn eir. BSB BSB: Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
4 WYC And anoon the word of the Lord was maad to hym, and seide, This schal not be thin eir, but thou schalt haue hym eir, that schal go out of thi wombe. BSB BSB: 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.”
5 WYC And the Lord ledde out Abram, and seide to hym, Biholde thou heuene, and noumbre thou sterris, if thou maist. And the Lord seide to Abram, So thi seed schal be. BSB BSB: 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.”
6 WYC Abram bileuede to God, and it was arettid to hym to riytfulnesse. BSB BSB: Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.
7 WYC And God seide to hym, Y am the Lord, that ladde thee out of Vr of Caldeis, that Y schulde yyue this lond to thee, and thou schuldist haue it in possessioun. BSB BSB: 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.”
8 WYC And Abram seide, Lord God, wherbi may I wite that Y schal welde it? BSB BSB: But Abram replied, “Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?”
9 WYC And the Lord answerde, and seide, Take thou to me a cow of thre yeer, and a geet of thre yeer, and a ram of thre yeer, a turtle also, and a culuer. BSB BSB: 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.”
10 WYC Which took alle these thingis, and departide tho bi the myddis, and settide euer eithir partis ech ayens other; but he departide not the briddis. BSB BSB: 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.
11 WYC And foulis camen doun on the careyns, and Abram drof hem awey. BSB BSB: And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
12 WYC And whanne the sunne was gon doun, drede felde on Abram, and a greet hidousenesse and derk asaylide him. BSB BSB: As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.
13 WYC And it was seid to hym, Wite thou bifore knowinge, that thi seed schal be pilgrim foure hundrid yeer in a lond not his owne, and thei schulen make hem suget to seruage, and thei schulen turment hem; BSB BSB: 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.
14 WYC netheles Y schal deme the folk to whom thei schulen serue; and aftir these thingis thei schulen go out with greet catel. BSB BSB: But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.
15 WYC Forsothe thou schalt go to thi fadris in pees, and schalt be biried in good age. BSB BSB: You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.
17 WYC Therfor whanne the sunne was gon doun, a derk myst was maad, and a furneis smokynge apperide, and a laumpe of fier, and passide thorou tho departingis. BSB BSB: 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.
18 WYC In that dai the Lord made a couenaunt of pees with Abram, and seide, Y schal yyue to thi seed this lond, fro the ryuer of Egipt til to the greet ryuer Eufrates; Cyneis, BSB BSB: 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—
19 WYC and Cyneseis, and Cethmoneis, and Etheis, BSB BSB: the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,
20 WYC and Fereseis, and Raphaym, and Amorreis, BSB BSB: Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites,
21 WYC and Cananeis, and Gergeseis, and Jebuseis. BSB BSB: Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.”