1 Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar. 2 Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." 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, 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. He said, "Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation? 5 Didn’t he tell me, ‘She is my sister’? She, even she herself, said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands."

6 God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn’t allow you to touch her. 7 Now therefore, restore the man’s wife. For he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. If you don’t restore her, know for sure that you will die, you, and all who are yours."

8 Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared. 9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!" 10 Abimelech said to Abraham, "What did you see, that you have done this thing?"

11 Abraham said, "Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife’s sake.’ 12 Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. 13 When God caused me to wander from my father’s house, I said to her, ‘This is your kindness which you shall show to me. Everywhere that we go, say of me, "He is my brother."’"

14 Abimelech took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his wife, to him. 15 Abimelech said, "Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you." 16 To Sarah he said, "Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all that are with you. In front of all you are vindicated."

17 Abraham prayed to God. So God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children. 18 For Yahweh had closed up tight 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.