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God Chose Abram [04-04]
Hundreds of years later, God spoke to a man named Abram. God told him, “Leave your country and family and go to the land I will show you. I will bless you and make you a great nation. I will make your name great. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you. All families on earth will be blessed because of you.”
数百年后，神对一个名叫亚伯兰的人说：:「离开你的故乡和你的家族，往我指给你的地方去。」
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Translation Notes:
- Hundreds of years later – This could be translated as, "many generations after the people split into different language groups at Babel." or, "a long time after that happened."
- Leave your country - This refers to the area where Abram was born and grew up (a region in Central Asia called "Ur"). It could be translated as, "native region" or, "homeland" or something similar.
- and family – God was calling Abram to leave behind most of his relatives. However, God was not telling Abram to abandon the people he was responsible for, including his wife.
- make you a great nation - God would cause Abram to have many descendants, and they would become a large and important nation or country.
- make your name great - This means that Abram's name and family would become well-known throughout the world and people would think well of them.
- all families on earth - Abram's decision to follow God would affect not only his own family, but also families from every people group on earth.