1 And Abraham departed thence towards the south country, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned at Gerar.

2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech the king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art {but} a dead man, because of the woman that thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.

4 But Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, wilt thou also kill a righteous nation?

5 Did he not say to me, She is my sister? and she, even she said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and in the innocency of my hands have I done this.

6 And God said to him in a dream, I also knew that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart, and I, too, have withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore have I not suffered thee to touch her.

7 And now, restore the man's wife; for he is a prophet, and will pray for thee, that thou mayest live. And if thou do not restore {her}, know that thou shalt certainly die, thou and all that is thine.

8 And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and spoke all these words in their ears; and the men were greatly afraid.

9 And Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, What hast thou done to us? And in what have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me, and on my kingdom, a great sin? Thou hast done to me deeds that ought not to be done.

10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, What hast thou seen that thou hast done this?

11 And Abraham said, Because I said, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me for my wife's sake.

12 But she is also truly 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 to her, Let this be thy kindness which thou shalt shew to me: at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

14 And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and bondmen and bondwomen, and gave {them} to Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it is good in thine eyes.

16 And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand {pieces} of silver; behold, let that be to thee a covering of the eyes, in respect of all that are with thee, and with all; and she was reproved.

17 And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife and his handmaids, and they bore {children}.

18 For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

1 Iš ten Abraomas traukė toliau į pietų šalį ir apsigyveno Gerare tarp Kadešo ir Šūro.

2 Abraomas sakė apie savo žmoną Sarą: "Ji yra mano sesuo". Tada Abimelechas, Geraro karalius, paėmė Sarą.

3 Bet Dievas sapne pasirodė Abimelechui ir tarė: "Tu mirsi dėl moters, kurią paėmei, nes ji turi vyrą".

4 Abimelechas dar nebuvo jos palietęs. Jis tarė: "Viešpatie, ar žudysi niekuo nekaltą tautą?

5 Argi Abraomas man nesakė: ‘Ji yra mano sesuo’? Ir ar ji pati nesakė: ‘Jis yra mano brolis’? Nekalta širdimi ir tyromis rankomis tai padariau".

6 Dievas tarė jam sapne: "Aš žinau, kad tai darei nekalta širdimi, todėl tave sulaikiau, kad man nenusidėtum ir jos nepaliestum.

7 Taigi dabar sugrąžink vyrui žmoną, nes jis yra pranašas. Jis melsis už tave, ir tu išliksi gyvas. O jei nesugrąžinsi, tai žinok, kad tikrai mirsi su visais savaisiais!"

8 Abimelechas, atsikėlęs anksti rytą, sušaukė visus savo tarnus ir papasakojo jiems sapną. Žmonės labai nusigando.

9 Abimelechas pasikvietė Abraomą ir jam tarė: "Ką mums padarei? Ir kuo aš tau nusidėjau, kad užtraukei man ir mano karalystei tokią didelę nuodėmę? Tu neturėjai pasielgti su manimi taip, kaip pasielgei".

10 Abimelechas tęsė toliau: "Ką galvojai taip darydamas?"

11 Abraomas atsakė: "Aš galvojau, kad šioje šalyje nėra Dievo baimės ir dėl mano žmonos jie užmuš mane.

12 Bet ji iš tikrųjų yra mano sesuo: mano tėvo duktė, tik ne mano motinos, ir ji tapo mano žmona.

13 Kai Dievas mane išvedė iš mano tėvo namų, aš jai tariau: "Padaryk man tą malonę­visur, kur nueisime, sakyk apie mane: ‘Jis yra mano brolis’ ".

14 Abimelechas davė Abraomui avių, galvijų, tarnų bei tarnaičių ir sugrąžino jam jo žmoną Sarą.

15 Abimelechas tarė: "Štai mano kraštas tau atviras, įsikurk, kur tau patinka!"

16 O Sarai jis pasakė: "Aš daviau tavo broliui tūkstantį sidabrinių. Tebūna tai įrodymas visiems, kurie yra su tavimi, ir kitiems, kad esi nekalta".

17 Abraomas meldė Dievą, ir Jis pagydė Abimelechą, jo žmoną ir tarnaites, kad jos gimdytų.

18 Nes Viešpats buvo padaręs nevaisingomis visas moteris Abimelecho namuose dėl Abraomo žmonos Saros.