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.
Abraham and Sarah at Gerar
1 Abraham moved to the Southern Desert, where he settled between Kadesh and Shur. Later he went to Gerar, and while there 2 he told everyone that his wife Sarah was his sister. So King Abimelech of Gerar had Sarah brought to him. 3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream and said, “You have taken a married woman into your home, and for this you will die!”
4-5 Abimelech said to the Lord, “Don't kill me! I haven't slept with Sarah. Didn't they say they were brother and sister? I am completely innocent.”
6 Then God continued:
I know you are innocent. That's why I kept you from sleeping with Sarah and doing anything wrong. 7 Her husband is a prophet. Let her go back to him, and his prayers will save you from death. But if you don't return her, you and all your people will die.
8 Early the next morning Abimelech sent for his officials, and when he told them what had happened, they were frightened. 9 Abimelech then called in Abraham and said:
Look what you've done to us! What have I ever done to you? Why did you make me and my nation guilty of such a terrible sin? 10 What were you thinking when you did this?
11 Abraham answered:
I did it because I didn't think any of you respected God, and I was sure that someone would kill me to get my wife. 12 Besides, she is my half sister. We have the same father, but different mothers. 13 When God made us leave my father's home and start wandering, I told her, “If you really love me, then tell everyone that I am your brother.”
14 After Abimelech had given Abraham some sheep, cattle, and slaves, he sent Sarah back 15 and told Abraham he could settle anywhere in his country. 16 Then he said to Sarah, “I have given your brother 1,000 pieces of silver as proof to everyone that you have done nothing wrong.”
17-18 Meanwhile, God had kept Abimelech's wife and slaves from having children. But Abraham prayed, and God let them start having children again.
