Four Kings Come Fight Five Kings
Four kings defeat five, and dem carry Lot go wit Sodom loot. Abram arm im household, pursue dem go north, and bring everybody back. E give tithe to Melchizedek, priest of Papa Most High, but e refuse Sodom tins, so no king go fit claim say na im make Abram rich.
14 1For di time wey Amraphel bin be king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, 2dis kings come fight war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and di king of Bela (wey be Zoar). 3All dis ones come join dem hand for battle for di Valley of Siddim (wey be di Dead Sea). a a v3 Hebrew: di Salt Sea. 4For twelve years dem don dey serve Chedorlaomer, but for di thirteenth year dem rise against am. 5For di fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and di kings wey dey follow am come defeat di Rephaim for Ashteroth-karnaim, di Zuzim for Ham, di Emim for Shaveh-kiriathaim, 6and di Horites for dem hill country of Seir, reach El-paran wey dey for di edge of di wilderness. 7Dem turn back go En-mishpat (wey be Kadesh) and dem strike di whole territory of di Amalekites, and also di Amorites wey dey live for Hazazon-tamar. 8Di king of Sodom, di king of Gomorrah, di king of Admah, di king of Zeboiim, and di king of Bela (wey be Zoar) come comot and dem line up for battle against dem for di Valley of Siddim, 9against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five.
10Di Valley of Siddim bin full with tar pit. Di kings of Sodom and Gomorrah run comot, and some of dem fall inside there, and di rest run go di hills. 11Di four kings carry all di goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all dem food, and dem waka comot. 12Dem also carry Lot, Abram broda pikin, and all im property, and dem comot, because Lot bin dey live for Sodom.
13One man wey bin escape come tell Abram di Hebrew wetin happen; Abram bin dey live near di oak trees of Mamre di Amorite, broda of Eshcol and Aner—dis ones na Abram allies. 14When Abram hear say dem don capture im relative, e lead comot di 318 trained men wey dem born for im house, and e chase dem reach Dan. 15For dat night e divide im people, e and im servants, dem attack dem, and dem chase dem reach Hobah, wey dey for north of Damascus. 16E bring back all di goods, and also e recover im relative Lot and im property, plus di women and di people.
E Come Back From di Battle
17After Abram come back from defeating Chedorlaomer and di kings wey dey follow am, di king of Sodom come meet am for di Valley of Shaveh (wey be di King Valley). 18Melchizedek king of Salem come bring out bread and wine. E be priest of El Elyon, our Papa wey High Pass. b b v18 Melchizedek, priest of God Most High, na shadow wey point to Jesus — Hebrews 7 call am di priest-king wey no dey end, wey im order Jesus come fulfill. 19E bless Abram and say: “Make blessing dey for Abram from El Elyon, our Papa wey High Pass, wey make heaven and earth. 20And make blessing dey for El Elyon, our Papa wey High Pass, wey don put your enemies for your hand.” Then Abram give am one-tenth of everything.
21Di king of Sodom tell Abram, “Give me di people, and take di goods for yourself.”
22But Abram tell di king of Sodom, “I don raise my hand for solemn oath to our Papa, El Elyon, wey High Pass, wey make heaven and earth, 23say I no go take anything wey be your own, no be even one thread or one sandal strap, so dat you no fit ever talk say, ‘Na me make Abram rich.’ 24Nothing for me—na only wetin di young men chop, and di share for Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre, wey follow me go. Make dem take dem own share.”
