Commentary on Genesis John Calvin
COMMENTARY ON GENESIS
11. And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
11. Et descenderunt aves super cadavera, et abigebat eas Abram.
12. And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
12. Et fuit, sole occumbente sopor cecidit super Abram: et ecce, terror tenebrosus et magnus cadens super eum.
13. 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;
13. Et dixit ad Abram, Cognoscendo cognosce quod peregrinum erit semen tuum in terra non sua: et servient eis, affligentque eos per quadringentos annos.
14. And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
14. Sed etiam gentem cui servierint, ego judicabo, et postea egredientur cum substantia magna.
15. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
15. Et tu ingredieris ad patres tuos in pace, sepelieris in canitie bona.
16. But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
16. Et generatione quarta revertentur huc: quia nondum est completa iniquitas Emoraei.
17. 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.
17. Et fuit, sole occumbente caligo erat, et ecce furnus fumans, et lampas ignis quae transibat inter divisiones ipsas.