1 Partindo Abraão dali para a terra do Neguebe, habitou entre Cades e Sur e morou em Gerar. 2 Disse Abraão de Sara, sua mulher: Ela é minha irmã; assim, pois, Abimeleque, rei de Gerar, mandou buscá-la. 3 Deus, porém, veio a Abimeleque em sonhos de noite e lhe disse: Vais ser punido de morte por causa da mulher que tomaste, porque ela tem marido. 4 Ora, Abimeleque ainda não a havia possuído; por isso, disse: Senhor, matarás até uma nação inocente? 5 Não foi ele mesmo que me disse: É minha irmã? E ela também me disse: Ele é meu irmão. Com sinceridade de coração e na minha inocência, foi que eu fiz isso. 6 Respondeu-lhe Deus em sonho: Bem sei que com sinceridade de coração fizeste isso; daí o ter impedido eu de pecares contra mim e não te permiti que a tocasses. 7 Agora, pois, restitui a mulher a seu marido, pois ele é profeta e intercederá por ti, e viverás; se, porém, não lha restituíres, sabe que certamente morrerás, tu e tudo o que é teu.

8 Levantou-se Abimeleque de madrugada, e chamou todos os seus servos, e lhes contou todas essas coisas; e os homens ficaram muito atemorizados. 9 Então, chamou Abimeleque a Abraão e lhe disse: Que é isso que nos fizeste? Em que pequei eu contra ti, para trazeres tamanho pecado sobre mim e sobre o meu reino? Tu me fizeste o que não se deve fazer. 10 Disse mais Abimeleque a Abraão: Que estavas pensando para fazeres tal coisa? 11 Respondeu Abraão: Eu dizia comigo mesmo: Certamente não há temor de Deus neste lugar, e eles me matarão por causa de minha mulher. 12 Por outro lado, ela, de fato, é também minha irmã, filha de meu pai e não de minha mãe; e veio a ser minha mulher. 13 Quando Deus me fez andar errante da casa de meu pai, eu disse a ela: Este favor me farás: em todo lugar em que entrarmos, dirás a meu respeito: Ele é meu irmão. 14 Então, Abimeleque tomou ovelhas e bois, e servos e servas e os deu a Abraão; e lhe restituiu a Sara, sua mulher. 15 Disse Abimeleque: A minha terra está diante de ti; habita onde melhor te parecer. 16 E a Sara disse: Dei mil siclos de prata a teu irmão; será isto compensação por tudo quanto se deu contigo; e perante todos estás justificada. 17 E, orando Abraão, sarou Deus Abimeleque, sua mulher e suas servas, de sorte que elas pudessem ter filhos; 18 porque o Senhor havia tornado estéreis todas as mulheres da casa de Abimeleque, por causa de Sara, mulher de Abraão.

1 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he 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 of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife. 4 Now Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation? 5 Said he not himself unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this. 6 And God said unto him in the dream, Yea, I know that in the integrity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. 7 Now therefore restore the man’s 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 And 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 wherein have I sinned against 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 moreover she is indeed my sister, 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 show unto me: at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother. 14 And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants, 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, it is for thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee; and in respect of all thou art righted. 17 And Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants; and they bare children. 18 For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

1 Now Abraham moved on from there into the region of the Negev and lived between Kadesh and Shur. For a while he stayed in Gerar,

2 and there Abraham said of his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." Then Abimelek king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her.

3 But God came to Abimelek in a dream one night and said to him, "You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman."

4 Now Abimelek had not gone near her, so he said, "Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation?

5 Did he not say to me, 'She is my sister,' and didn't she also say, 'He is my brother'? I have done this with a clear conscience and clean hands."

6 Then God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her.

7 Now return the man's wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, you may be sure that you and all who belong to you will die."

8 Early the next morning Abimelek summoned all his officials, and when he told them all that had happened, they were very much afraid.

9 Then Abimelek called Abraham in and said, "What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that you have brought such great guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done."

10 And Abimelek asked Abraham, "What was your reason for doing this?"

11 Abraham replied, "I said to myself, 'There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.'

12 Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father though not of my mother; and she became my wife.

13 And when God had me wander from my father's household, I said to her, 'This is how you can show your love to me: Everywhere we go, say of me, "He is my brother."'"

14 Then Abimelek brought sheep and cattle and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham, and he returned Sarah his wife to him.

15 And Abimelek said, "My land is before you; live wherever you like."

16 To Sarah he said, "I am giving your brother a thousand shekels "of silver. This is to cover the offense against you before all who are with you; you are completely vindicated."

17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again,

18 for the LORD had kept all the women in Abimelek's household from conceiving because of Abraham's wife Sarah.