And Abramsaid,"SinceYou have givennooffspringto me, onebornin my houseis my heir."
And I will makeyou a greatnation,And I will blessyou, And makeyour namegreat;And so you shall be a blessing;
"I will makeyour descendantsas the dustof the earth,sothat ifanyonecannumberthe dustof the earth,then your descendantscan alsobe numbered.
When Abramheardthat his relativehad been takencaptive,he ledout his trainedmen,bornin his house,threehundredand eighteen,and wentin pursuitas faras Dan.
Abramsaid,"O LordGOD,whatwill You giveme, since I amchildless,and the heirof my houseis Eliezerof Damascus?"
Hopedeferredmakesthe heartsick,But desirefulfilledis a treeof life.
He who pampershis slavefrom childhoodWill in the endfind him to be a son.
Underan unlovedwoman whenshe getsa husband,And a maidservantwhenshe supplantsher mistress.
I boughtmaleand femaleslavesand I hadhomebornslaves.AlsoI possessed flocksand herdslargerthanallwhoprecededme in Jerusalem.
Righteousare You, O LORD,that I would plead[my] casewith You; IndeedI would discussmattersof justicewith You: Whyhas the wayof the wickedprospered?[Why] are allthose who dealin treacheryat ease?
