Ābrama aicināšana
(Apd 7:2–5)1 Un Kungs teica Ābramam: “Ej projām no savas zemes, no vietas, kur tu esi dzimis, no tēva nama, uz zemi, ko es tev rādīšu! 2 Es darīšu tevi par lielu tautu, es svētīšu tevi un darīšu lielu tavu vārdu, un tu būsi par svētību. 3 Un es svētīšu tos, kuri svētī tevi, bet tos, kuri tevi lād, es nolādēšu, un tevī tiks svētītas visas dzimtas uz zemes!” 4 Un Ābrams gāja, kā Kungs viņam teica, un Lats gāja kopā ar viņu. Kad viņi izgāja no Hārānas, Ābrams bija septiņdesmit piecus gadus vecs. 5 Ābrams ņēma savu sievu Sāraju un savu brāļadēlu Latu, un visus krājumus, ko tie bija iekrājuši, un visus ļaudis, ko tie Hārānā bija guvuši, un viņi devās ceļā uz Kanaāna zemi, un viņi nonāca Kanaāna zemē. 6 Ābrams šķērsoja zemi līdz Šehemai, līdz Mores ozoliem, toreiz tai zemē bija kanaānieši. 7 Un Kungs parādījās Ābramam un teica: “Šo zemi es došu taviem pēcnācējiem!” Un viņš uzcēla tur altāri Kungam, kas viņam bija parādījies. 8 No turienes viņš devās tālāk, uz kalnu austrumos no Bēteles, un izpleta tur savu telti – Bētelei no rietumiem un Ajai no austrumiem, un tur viņš uzcēla Kungam altāri un piesauca Kunga vārdu. 9 Un Ābrams klejodams gāja un devās uz Negebas pusi.
Ābrams Ēģiptē
10 Zemē bija bads, un Ābrams gāja uz Ēģipti, lai apmestos tur, jo zemē bija stiprs bads. 11 Un, kad viņš taisījās ieiet Ēģiptē, viņš teica savai sievai Sārajai: “Redzi nu, es zinu, ka tu, sieva, esi skaista no skata, 12 un, kad ēģiptieši tevi redzēs, tie teiks: tā ir viņa sieva! – mani tie nokaus, bet tevi paturēs dzīvu! 13 Saki jel, ka tu esi mana māsa, lai tevis dēļ man iziet labi un es palieku dzīvs!” 14 Kad Ābrams ienāca Ēģiptē un ēģiptieši ieraudzīja viņa sievu, ka tā jo skaista, 15 un viņu redzēja faraona augstmaņi un lielīja to faraonam, tie viņa sievu paņēma uz faraona namu. 16 Un viņš bija labs pret Ābramu viņas dēļ, un viņam tika avis un vērši, un ēzeļi, un kalpi, un meitas, un ēzeļmātes un kamieļi! 17 Bet Kungs sita faraonu un viņa namu ar lielām sērgām – par Sāraju, Ābrama sievu. 18 Un faraons pasauca Ābramu un teica: “Kas tas ir, ko tu man izdarīji? Kāpēc tu man neteici, ka viņa ir tava sieva? 19 Kāpēc tu teici: viņa ir mana māsa? – un es viņu ņēmu sev par sievu. Un tagad – še, tava sieva, ņem un ej!” 20 Un faraons pavēlēja saviem vīriem, un tie viņu padzina kopā ar viņa sievu un visu, kas tam bija.
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.
