The Lord Chooses Abram
1 The Lord said to Abram:
Leave your country, your family, and your relatives and go to the land that I will show you. 2 I will bless you and make your descendants into a great nation. You will become famous and be a blessing to others. 3 I will bless those who bless you, but I will put a curse on anyone who puts a curse on you. Everyone on earth will be blessed because of you.
4-5 Abram was 75 years old when the Lord told him to leave the city of Haran. He obeyed and left with his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and slaves they had acquired while in Haran.
When they came to the land of Canaan, 6 Abram went as far as the sacred tree of Moreh in a place called Shechem. The Canaanites were still living in the land at that time, 7 but the Lord appeared to Abram and promised, “I will give this land to your family forever.” Abram then built an altar there for the Lord.
8 Abram traveled to the hill country east of Bethel and camped between Bethel and Ai, where he built another altar and worshiped the Lord. 9 Later, Abram started out toward the Southern Desert.
Abram in Egypt
10-11 The crops failed, and there was no food anywhere in Canaan. So Abram and his wife Sarai went to live in Egypt for a while. But just before they got there, Abram said, “Sarai, you are really beautiful! 12 When the Egyptians see you, they will murder me because I am your husband. But they won't kill you. 13 Please save my life by saying you are my sister.”
14 As soon as Abram and Sarai arrived in Egypt, the Egyptians noticed how beautiful she was. 15 The king's officials told him about her, and she was taken to his house. 16 The king was good to Abram because of Sarai, and Abram was given sheep, cattle, donkeys, slaves, and camels.
17 Because of Sarai, the Lord struck the king and everyone in his palace with terrible diseases. 18 Finally, the king sent for Abram and said to him, “What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me Sarai was your wife? 19 Why did you make me believe she was your sister? Now I've married her. Take her and go! She's your wife.”
20 So the king told his men to let Abram and Sarai take their possessions and leave.
1 Un tas Kungs sacīja Abrāmam: „Izej no savas zemes, no savas cilts un no savām tēva mājām uz zemi, kuru Es tev rādīšu.
2 Un Es tevi darīšu par lielu tautu, Es tevi svētīšu un darīšu lielu tavu vārdu, un tu būsi par svētību.
3 Es svētīšu tos, kas tevi svētī, un nolādēšu tos, kas tevi nolād, un tevī būs svētītas visas zemes ciltis.“
4 Un Abrāms izgāja, kā tas Kungs to viņam bija sacījis, un līdz ar viņu izgāja Lats. Bet Abrāms, izejot no Chāranas, bija septiņdesmit piecus gadus vecs.
5 Un Abrāms ņēma Sāru, savu sievu, un savu brāļa dēlu Latu un visu īpašumu, kādu tie bija ieguvuši, un visas dvēseles, kādas tie Chāranā bija iemantojuši, un tie izgāja, lai dotos uz Kānaānu. Un tie nogāja uz Kānaāna zemi.
6 Un Ābrāms pārstaigāja šo zemi līdz pat vietai, vārdā Sichema, līdz Mamres ozolam; bet tolaik tai zemē dzīvoja kānaānieši.
7 Un tas Kungs parādījās Abrāmam un sacīja: „Taviem pēctečiem Es šo zemi gribu dot.“ Un viņš uzcēla tur altāri tam Kungam, kas viņam bija parādījies.
8 Un no turienes viņš devās kalnos, austrumos no Bēteles, un nostiprināja savas teltis tā, ka Bētele bija rietumos un Aja austrumos; un viņš uzcēla tur altāri tam Kungam un piesauca tā Kunga vārdu.
9 Un Abrāms devās tālāk un tālāk uz dienvidiem.
10 Bet tanī zemē bija bads, un Abrāms nogāja uz Ēģipti, lai kā svešinieks tur mistu, jo bads bija ļoti smags tanī zemē.
11 Un notikās, kad viņš tuvojās Ēģiptei, viņš sacīja savai sievai Sārai: „Lūk, es zinu, ka tu esi ļoti skaista sieva,
12 Un kad ēģiptieši tevi ieraudzīs, tad var gadīties, ka tie saka: „Tā ir viņa sieva. Viņi nokaus mani, bet tevi tie atstās dzīvu.
13 Tādēļ saki: Es esmu viņa māsa, lai man klātos labi tevis dēļ un es palieku dzīvs tevis labad.“
14 Un, Abrāmam tuvojoties Ēģiptei, tiešām gadījās, ka ēģiptieši ieraudzīja viņa sievu, ka tā bija ļoti skaista.
15 Un faraona virsnieki ieraudzīja viņu un slavināja to faraona priekšā; un šī sieva tika paņemta faraona namam.
16 Bet Abrāmam tas parādīja labvēlību viņas dēļ; tam tika doti sīklopi, liellopi un ēzeļi, kalpi un kalpones, ēzeļu mātes un kamieļi.
17 Bet tas Kungs piemeklēja faraonu ar lielām mocībām, tāpat arī viņa namu Sāras, Abrāma sievas, dēļ.
18 Tad faraons aicināja Abrāmu un sacīja: „Kāpēc tu esi man to darījis? Kāpēc tu man neesi sacījis, ka viņa ir tava sieva?
19 Tu teici: Tā ir mana māsa, un es to esmu ņēmis par sievu. Bet tagad: še tava sieva, ņem vinu un ej.“
20 Un faraons deva pavēles viņa dēļ vīriem, un tie viņu pavadīja un viņa sievu līdz ar visu, kas tiem bija.
