1 No turienes Ābrahāms devās uz Negeba apgabalu, kur apmetās dzīvot starp Kedemu un Sūru un uzkavējās kā svešinieks Gerarā.
2 Un Ābrahāms sacīja, ka viņa sieva Sāra esot viņa māsa. Tad Geraras ķēniņš Abimelechs sūtīja un paņēma viņu.
3 Bet Dievs naktī parādījās Abimelecham kādā sapnī un sacīja tam: „Redzi, tev jāmirst tās sievas dēļ, kuru tu esi paņēmis, jo viņa ir precēta sieva.“
4 Bet Abimelechs nebija tai tuvojies, un viņš sacīja: „Tu, Kungs, taču neizdeldēsi nevainīgus ļaudis!
5 Vai viņš neteica man: Tā ir mana māsa? Bet viņa pati taču arī teica: Tas ir mans brālis. Sirds nevainībā un tīrām rokām es to esmu darījis.“
6 Un Dievs sacīja viņam sapnī: „Arī Es zinu, ka tu ar nevainīgu sirdi to esi darījis, un Es pats atturēju tevi, ka tu negrēko pret Mani, tāpēc Es tevi pasargāju, ka tu viņu neaiztiki.
7 Bet tagad: atdod šo sievu viņas vīram, jo viņš ir pravietis, viņš lai aizlūdz par tevi, tad tu paliksi dzīvs; bet, ja tu viņu neatdosi, tad zini: tu mirdams mirsi, tu un viss, kas tev pieder.“
8 Un Abimelechs otrā rītā steigšus sasauca savus kalpus un viņiem atklāti izstāstīja visu, kas bija noticis, un vīri ļoti izbijās.
9 Tad Abimelechs ataicināja Ābrahāmu un sacīja viņam: „Kāpēc tu to mums esi nodarījis? Vai es kādā lietā pret tevi biju noziedzies, ka tu par mani un par manu valsti esi licis nākt tik lielam grēkam? Lietas, kādas nedrīkst notikt, tu man esi darījis.“
10 Un Abimelechs jautāja Ābrahāmam: „Ko tu turēji savā prātā, kad tu to darīji?“
11 Ābrahāms sacīja: „Es tāpēc runāju, jo domāju, ka šinī vietā nav Dieva bijības un ka viņi nokaus mani manas sievas dēļ.
12 Un, patiešām, vina ir arī mann māsa: viņa ir mana tēva meita, bet nav manas mātes meita, un viņa ir kļuvusi mana sieva.
13 Un kad Dievs man lika apkārt klīst projām no savām tēva mājām, tad es sacīju viņai: Lai tā ir tava laipnība, kādu tu man parādi: ikvienā vietā, kurā mēs nonāksim, saki uz mani: Tas ir mans brālis.“
14 Un Abimelechs ņēma liellopus un sīklopus, kalpus un kalpones un deva tos Ābrahāmam un atdeva tam arī viņa sievu Sāru.
15 Un Abimelechs teica: „Lūk, mana zeme ir tavā priekšā, dzīvo, kur tavām acīm labi patīk.“
16 Bet Sārai viņš sacīja: „Redzi, es tūkstoš sudraba gabalus esmu devis tavam brālim; tā lai ir atvainas maksa, lai visi, kas ar tevi, zina, ka tu esi attaisnota.“
17 Un Ābrahāms lūdza Dievu, un Dievs dziedināja Abimelechu, ir viņa sievu, ir viņa kalpones, ka atkal varēja dzemdēt.
18 Jo tajā laikā Dievs bija slēgtin aizslēdzis ikvienu sievieti Ābrahāma sievas Sāras dēļ.
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.
