1 And Abraham went on his way from there to the land of the South, and was living between Kadesh and Shur, 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 in the night, and said to him, Truly you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man's wife.4 Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, Lord, will you put to death an upright nation?5 Did he not say to me himself, She is my sister? and she herself said, He is my brother: with an upright heart and clean hands have I done this.6 And God said to him in the dream, I see that you have done this with an upright heart, and I have kept you from sinning against me: for this reason I did not let you come near her.7 So now, give the man back his wife, for he is a prophet, and let him say a prayer for you, so your life may be safe: but if you do not give her back, be certain that death will come to you and all your house.8 So Abimelech got up early in the morning and sent for all his servants and gave them word of these things, and they were full of fear.9 Then Abimelech sent for Abraham, and said, What have you done to us? what wrong have I done you that you have put on me and on my kingdom so great a sin? You have done to me things which are not to be done.10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, Why did you do this thing?11 And Abraham said, Because it seemed to me that there was no fear of God in this place, and that they might put me to death because of my wife.12 And, in fact, she is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:13 And when God sent me wandering from my father's house, I said to her, Let this be the sign of your love for me; wherever we go, say of me, He is my brother.14 Then Abimelech gave to Abraham sheep and oxen and men-servants and women-servants, and gave him back his wife Sarah.15 And Abimelech said, See, all my land is before you; take whatever place seems good to you.16 And he said to Sarah, See, I have given to your brother a thousand bits of silver so that your wrong may be put right; now your honour is clear in the eyes of all.17 Then Abraham made prayer to God, and God made Abimelech well again, and his wife and his women-servants, so that they had children.18 For the Lord had kept all the women of the house of Abimelech from having children, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

1 Profectus inde Abraham in terram australem, habitavit inter Cades et Sur : et peregrinatus est in Geraris. 2 Dixitque de Sara uxore suo : Soror mea est. Misit ergo Abimelech rex Gerar, et tulit eam. 3 Venit autem Deus ad Abimelech per somnium nocte, et ait illi : En morieris propter mulierem quam tulisti : habet enim virum. 4 Abimelech vero non tetigerat eam, et ait : Domine, num gentem ignorantem et justam interficies ? 5 nonne ipse dixit mihi : Soror mea est : et ipsa ait : Frater meus est ? In simplictate cordis mei, et munditia manuum mearum feci hoc. 6 Dixitque ad eum Deus : Et ego scio quod simplici corde feceris : et ideo custodivi te ne peccares in me, et non dimisi ut tangeres eam. 7 Nunc ergo redde viro suo uxorem, quia propheta est : et orabit pro te, et vives : si autem nolueris reddere, scito quod morte morieris tu, et omnia qu tua sunt. 8 Statimque de nocte consurgens Abimelech, vocavit omnes servos suos : et locutus est universa verba hc in auribus eorum, timueruntque omnes viri valde. 9 Vocavit autem Abimelech etiam Abraham, et dixit ei : Quid fecisti nobis ? quid peccavimus in te, quia induxisti super me et super regnum meum peccatum grande ? qu non debuisti facere, fecisti nobis. 10 Rursumque expostulans, ait : Quid vidisti, ut hoc faceres ? 11 Respondit Abraham : Cogitavi mecum, dicens : Forsitan non est timor Dei in loco isto : et interficient me propter uxorem meam : 12 alias autem et vere soror mea est, filia patris mei, et non filia matris me, et duxi eam in uxorem. 13 Postquam autem eduxit me Deus de domo patris mei, dixi ad eam : Hanc misericordiam facies mecum : in omni loco, ad quem ingrediemur, dices quod frater tuus sim. 14 Tulit igitur Abimelech oves et boves, et servos et ancillas, et dedit Abraham : reddiditque illi Saram uxorem suam, 15 et ait : Terra coram vobis est, ubicumque tibi placuerit habita. 16 Sar autem dixit : Ecce mille argenteos dedi fratri tuo, hoc erit tibi in velamen oculorum ad omnes qui tecum sunt, et quocumque perrexeris : mementoque te deprehensam. 17 Orante autem Abraham, sanavit Deus Abimelech et uxorem, ancillasque ejus, et pepererunt : 18 concluserat enim Dominus omnem vulvam domus Abimelech propter Saram uxorem Abrah.