1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. 5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
6 ¶ And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. 7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him. 8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD. 9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
10 ¶ And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land. 11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon: 12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive. 13 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
14 ¶ And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. 15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house. 16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels. 17 And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife. 18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife? 19 Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her , and go thy way. 20 And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
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.
