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.
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.
