1 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. 2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife. 4 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? 5 Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. 6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. 7 Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
8 Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid. 9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done. 10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? 11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake. 12 And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. 13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. 15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. 16 And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.
17 ¶ So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children . 18 For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.
Ābrahāms un Sāra Gerārā
1 No turienes Ābrahāms klejoja uz Negebas zemi un piemita starp Kādēšu un Šūru, viņš apmetās Gerārā. 2 Tur Ābrahāms par Sāru sacīja: “Viņa ir mana māsa.” Un Gerāras ķēniņš Abīmelehs sūtīja un paņēma Sāru. 3 Un sapnī Dievs nāca pie Abīmeleha un viņam teica: “Redzi, tu mirsi tās sievas dēļ, kuru tu ņēmi, jo viņa ir cita vīra sieva!” 4 Tad Abīmelehs viņai netuvojās un teica: “Mans Kungs, vai tu kausi pat taisnus ļaudis?! 5 Vai viņš pats man neteica: viņa ir mana māsa! – un viņa, pat viņa man teica: viņš ir mans brālis! – savas sirds šķīstībā un roku nevainībā es to darīju!” 6 Un Dievs viņam sapnī teica: “Es taču zināju, ka tavas sirds šķīstībā tu to darīji, un es saudzēju – es pats! – tevi no grēkošanas pret mani, tādēļ es tev viņu neļāvu aizskart! 7 Tagad atdod sievu vīram, jo viņš ir pravietis, un viņš lūgs par tevi, un tu paliksi dzīvs, bet, ja neatdosi, zini, ka tu mirtin mirsi, tu un visi, kas ar tevi!” 8 Un Abīmelehs cēlās agri no rīta, pasauca savus kalpus un tiem to visu pastāstīja, un vīri nobijās ne pa jokam. 9 Abīmelehs pasauca Ābrahāmu un viņam teica: “Ko tu mums izdarīji?! Ko es pret tevi esmu nogrēkojies, ka tu man un manai ķēniņvalstij uzsūtīji tik lielu grēku, – man tu esi darījis to, ko neklājas darīt!” 10 Un Abīmelehs teica Ābrahāmam: “Ko tu domāji, kad tu to darīji?!” 11 Ābrahāms teica: “Es tikai domāju, ka šajā vietā nebīstas Dieva un ka tie mani nokaus manas sievas dēļ! 12 Un patiesi – viņa ir mana māsa, mana tēva meita, taču ne manas mātes meita, un viņa kļuva mana sieva. 13 Bija tā: kad Dievs lika man doties projām no mana tēva nama, es viņai teicu: šī ir laipnība, ko tu man vari darīt – katrā vietā, kur nonāksim, saki par mani: viņš ir mans brālis!” 14 Tad Abīmelehs ņēma avis un vēršus, kalpus un kalpones un deva tos Ābrahāmam, un atdeva viņam Sāru, viņa sievu. 15 Un Abīmelehs teica: “Redzi, mana zeme ir tavā priekšā, mīti tur, kur tev tīk!” 16 Un Sārai viņš teica: “Redzi, tavam brālim es devu tūkstoti sudrabā, redzi, tas ir tavs, lai tas piesedz acis visiem, kas ir ar tevi, un tu būsi attaisnota.” 17 Un Ābrahāms lūdza Dievu, un Dievs dziedēja Abīmelehu un viņa sievu, un viņa verdzenes, un viņas varēja dzemdēt, 18 jo Abīmeleha namā Kungs bija slēgtin noslēdzis visus klēpjus Ābrahāma sievas Sāras dēļ.
