1 Ora, o Senhor disse a Abrão: Sai-te da tua terra, e da tua parentela, e da casa de teu pai, para a terra que eu te mostrarei. 2 E far-te-ei uma grande nação, e abençoar-te-ei, e engrandecerei o teu nome, e tu serás uma bênção. 3 E abençoarei os que te abençoarem e amaldiçoarei os que te amaldiçoarem; e em ti serão benditas todas as famílias da terra.

4 Assim, partiu Abrão, como o Senhor lhe tinha dito, e foi Ló com ele; e era Abrão da idade de setenta e cinco anos, quando saiu de Harã. 5 E tomou Abrão a Sarai, sua mulher, e a Ló, filho de seu irmão, e toda a sua fazenda, que haviam adquirido, e as almas que lhe acresceram em Harã; e saíram para irem à terra de Canaã; e vieram à terra de Canaã. 6 E passou Abrão por aquela terra até ao lugar de Siquém, até ao carvalho de Moré; e estavam, então, os cananeus na terra. 7 E apareceu o Senhor a Abrão e disse: À tua semente darei esta terra. E edificou ali um altar ao Senhor, que lhe aparecera. 8 E moveu-se dali para a montanha à banda do oriente de Betel e armou a sua tenda, tendo Betel ao ocidente e Ai ao oriente; e edificou ali um altar ao Senhor e invocou o nome do Senhor. 9 Depois, caminhou Abrão dali, seguindo ainda para a banda do Sul.

10 E havia fome naquela terra; e desceu Abrão ao Egito, para peregrinar ali, porquanto a fome era grande na terra. 11 E aconteceu que, chegando ele para entrar no Egito, disse a Sarai, sua mulher: Ora, bem sei que és mulher formosa à vista; 12 e será que, quando os egípcios te virem, dirão: Esta é a sua mulher. E matar-me-ão a mim e a ti te guardarão em vida. 13 Dize, peço-te, que és minha irmã, para que me vá bem por tua causa, e que viva a minha alma por amor de ti. 14 E aconteceu que, entrando Abrão no Egito, viram os egípcios a mulher, que era mui formosa. 15 E viram-na os príncipes de Faraó e gabaram-na diante de Faraó; e foi a mulher tomada para a casa de Faraó. 16 E fez bem a Abrão por amor dela; e ele teve ovelhas, e vacas, e jumentos, e servos, e servas, e jumentas, e camelos.

17 Feriu, porém, o Senhor a Faraó com grandes pragas e a sua casa, por causa de Sarai, mulher de Abrão. 18 Então, chamou Faraó a Abrão e disse: Que é isto que me fizeste? Por que não me disseste que ela era tua mulher? 19 Por que disseste: É minha irmã? De maneira que a houvera tomado por minha mulher; agora, pois, eis aqui tua mulher; toma-a e vai-te. 20 E Faraó deu ordens aos seus varões a seu respeito, e acompanharam-no a ele, e a sua mulher, e a tudo o que tinha.

1 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and out of thy birthplace, and from thy father’s house, unto the land that I will show 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 those that bless thee, and him that curseth thee, will I curse; 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 at his departure out of Charan.

5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had acquired, and the persons that they had obtained in Charan; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and they came into the land of Canaan.

6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, 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 he built there an altar unto the Lord, who had appeared unto him.

8 And he removed from there unto the mountain on the east of Beth–el, and pitched his tent, having Beth–el on the west, and ‘Ai on the east; and he built there an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.

9 And Abram journeyed farther, still going on toward the south.

10 And there arose 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 woman of handsome appearance:

12 And it may come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they will say, This is his wife; and they may kill me, but thee they will save alive.

13 Say then, I pray thee, thou art my sister, that it may go well with me for thy sake, and my soul live because of thee.

14 And it came to pass, when Abram was come into Egypt, that the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.

16 And he did well to Abram for her sake; and he received sheep, and oxen, and he–asses, and men–servants, and maid–servants, and she–asses, and camels.

17 But 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 thou hast done unto me? Why didst thou not tell me that she is thy wife?

19 Why saidst thou, She is my sister? and so I took her to me for a wife; now, therefore, behold, here is thy wife, take her, and go thy way.

20 And Pharaoh commanded some men concerning him, who accompanied him and his wife, and all that he had.