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| [1]After these things, the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I am thy buckler, and thine exceeding great reward. |
[1]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. |
| [2]And Abram said, O Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of mine house is this Eliezer of Damascus? |
[2]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. |
| [3]Again Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: wherefore lo, a servant of mine house shall be mine heir. |
[3]And Abram addide, Sotheli thou hast not youe seed to me, and, lo! my borun seruaunt schal be myn eir. |
| [4]Then behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, He shall not be thine heir, but one that shall come out of thine own bowels, he shall be thine heir. |
[4]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. |
| [5]Moreover he brought him forth and said, Look up now unto heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. |
[5]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. |
| [6]And Abram believed the Lord, and he counted that to him for righteousness. |
[6]Abram bileuede to God, and it was arettid to hym to riytfulnesse. |
| [7]Again 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. |
[7]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. |
| [8]And he said, O Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? |
[8]And Abram seide, Lord God, wherbi may I wite that Y schal welde it? |
| [9]Then 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, a turtle dove also and a pigeon. |
[9]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. |
| [10]So he took all these unto him, and divided them into the midst, and laid every piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. |
[10]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. |
| [11]Then fouls fell on the carcasses, and Abram drove them away. |
[11]And foulis camen doun on the careyns, and Abram drof hem awey. |
| [12]And when the sun went down, there fell an heavy sleep upon Abram: and lo, a very fearful darkness fell upon him. |
[12]And whanne the sunne was gon doun, drede felde on Abram, and a greet hidousenesse and derk asaylide him. |
| [13]Then he said to Abram, Know this of a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land, that is not theirs, four hundred years, and shall serve them: and they shall entreat them evil. |
[13]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; |
| [14]Notwithstanding the nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. |
[14]netheles Y schal deme the folk to whom thei schulen serue; and aftir these thingis thei schulen go out with greet catel. |
| [15]But thou shalt go unto thy fathers in peace , and shalt be buried in a good age. |
[15]Forsothe thou schalt go to thi fadris in pees, and schalt be biried in good age. |
| [16]And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the wickedness of the Amorites is not yet full. |
[16]Sotheli in the fourthe generacioun thei schulen turne ayen hidir, for the wickidnesses of Amoreis ben not yit fillid, `til to present tyme. |
| [17]Also when the sun went down, there was a darkness: and behold, a smoking furnace, and a firebrand, which went between those pieces. |
[17]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. |
| [18]In that 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. |
[18]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, |
| [19]The Kenites, and the Kenizites, and the Kadmonites, |
[19]and Cyneseis, and Cethmoneis, and Etheis, |
| [20]And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, |
[20]and Fereseis, and Raphaym, and Amorreis, |
| [21]The Amorites also, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites. |
[21]and Cananeis, and Gergeseis, and Jebuseis. |