1 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and 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 by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife. 4 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? 5 Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. 6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. 7 Now therefore restore the man his 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 Therefore 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 what have I offended 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 yet indeed she is my sister; she is 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 shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, 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, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.

17 So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children. 18 For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.

1 En Abraham het daarvandaan weggetrek na die Suidland en gaan woon tussen Kades en Sur en in Gerar as vreemdeling vertoef.

2 En Abraham het van Sara, sy vrou, gesê: Sy is my suster. Toe laat Abim,leg, die koning van Gerar, Sara haal.

3 Maar God het in die nag by Abim,leg gekom in 'n droom en vir hom gesê: Kyk, jy sal sterwe ter wille van die vrou wat jy laat haal het, want sy is 'n getroude vrou.

4 Maar Abim,leg het nog nie naby haar gekom nie; daarom het hy gevra: Here, sal U ook 'n regverdige nasie ombring?

5 Het hy my nie self gesê nie: Sy is my suster? En sy het self ook gesê: Hy is my broer. In die onskuld van my hart en in die reinheid van my hande het ek dit gedoen.

6 Daarop antwoord God hom in die droom: Ek weet ook dat jy dit in die onskuld van jou hart gedoen het, en Ek self het jou daarvan teruggehou om nie teen My te sondig nie. Daarom het Ek jou nie toegelaat om haar aan te raak nie.

7 Gee dan nou die man se vrou terug, want hy is 'n profeet; en hy sal vir jou bid, dat jy kan lewe. Maar as jy haar nie teruggee nie, weet dan dat jy sekerlik sal sterwe, jy en almal wat aan jou behoort.

8 Abim,leg is toe die môre vroeg op en het al sy dienaars geroep en die hele saak voor hulle ore vertel. Toe was die manne baie bang.

9 En Abim,leg het Abraham laat roep en hom gevra: Wat het jy ons aangedoen? En wat het ek teen jou gesondig, dat jy oor my en my koninkryk 'n groot sonde gebring het? Dinge wat nie mag gebeur nie, het jy my aangedoen.

10 Verder sê Abim,leg vir Abraham: Wat was jou bedoeling dat jy dit gedoen het?

11 En Abraham antwoord: Ek het gedink daar is regtig geen vrees vir God in hierdie plek nie, sodat hulle my oor my vrou sal doodmaak.

12 En sy is ook werklik my suster; sy is my vader se dogter, maar nie my moeder se dogter nie; en sy het my vrou geword.

13 En toe God my uit die huis van my vader laat omswerf het, het ek aan haar gesê: Dit is die guns wat jy van jou kant aan my moet bewys -- op elke plek waar ons kom, moet jy van my sê: Hy is my broer.

14 Toe neem Abim,leg kleinvee en beeste, ook slawe en slavinne, en gee dit aan Abraham. Ook sy vrou Sara het hy aan hom teruggegee.

15 En Abim,leg sê: Daar lê my land voor jou oop; woon waar dit goed is in jou oë.

16 En vir Sara sê hy: Hier gee ek aan jou broer duisend sikkels silwer. Kyk, dit is vir jou 'n bedekking van die oë met betrekking tot elkeen wat by jou is, sodat jy in elke opsig geregverdig is.

17 Toe het Abraham tot God gebid, en God het Abim,leg gesond gemaak; ook sy vrou en sy slavinne, sodat hulle kon baar.

18 Want die HERE het elke moederskoot van die huis van Abim,leg geheel en al toegesluit ter wille van Sara, die vrou van Abraham.