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Genesis 12
Het Boek
Genesis 12
Het Boek
De farao door Abram misleid
12 Eerder had de Here Abram de opdracht gegeven: ‘Verlaat uw land en uw familie en ga naar het land dat Ik u zal wijzen. 2 Dan zal Ik u de vader van een groot volk maken. Ik zal u zegenen en uw naam overal beroemd maken. U zult vele anderen tot een zegen zijn. 3 Als iemand u zegent, zal Ik hem zegenen en als iemand u vervloekt, zal Ik hem vervloeken. U zult voor alle volken een zegen zijn.’
4 Abram gehoorzaamde de Here en vertrok met zijn neef Lot. Abram was toen vijfenzeventig jaar. 5 Hij nam zijn vrouw Sarai, zijn neef Lot en al zijn bezittingen mee: vee en slaven die hij in Haran had verzameld. Zo kwamen zij in Kanaän aan.
6 Trekkend door het land kwamen zij in de buurt van Sichem, bij het eikenbos Moré. In dat gebied leefden in die tijd Kanaänieten. 7 Daar verscheen de Here opnieuw aan Abram en zei: ‘Dit land zal Ik aan uw nageslacht geven.’ Abram bouwde een altaar op de plaats waar hij de Here ontmoette. 8 Daarna trok hij in zuidelijke richting naar het heuvelachtige gebied tussen Betel in het westen en Ai in het oosten. Hij zette daar zijn tent op, bouwde een altaar voor de Here en aanbad Hem. 9 Zo trok Abram steeds verder naar het zuiden in de richting van de Negev.
10 Er brak echter een zware hongersnood uit in Kanaän en Abram besloot naar Egypte uit te wijken. 11-13 Toen zij de grens van Egypte naderden, begon Abram zich zorgen te maken. Hij zei tegen zijn vrouw Sarai: ‘Je bent een knappe vrouw. Als de Egyptenaren jou zien, zouden ze mij wel eens kunnen doden om jou te krijgen. Daarom kun je beter zeggen dat je mijn zuster bent. Dan zullen de Egyptenaren mij goed behandelen, ter wille van jou!’ 14,15 En inderdaad, zo gauw de Egyptenaren de schoonheid van Sarai zagen, brachten zij hun koning, de farao, op de hoogte. Hij nam Sarai op in zijn harem. 16 De farao overlaadde Abram met geschenken: schapen, runderen, ezels, slaven, slavinnen en kamelen. 17 Maar de Here stuurde zware plagen over de hele hofhouding, omdat de farao Sarai in zijn harem had opgenomen.
18 Toen riep de farao Abram bij zich. ‘Wat hebt u mij aangedaan? Waarom hebt u gezegd dat Sarai uw zuster was, zodat ik haar als mijn vrouw heb genomen? Waarom hebt u mij niet verteld dat zij uw vrouw is? 19 Hoe kon u haar aan mij afstaan door te zeggen dat zij uw zuster is? Neem haar maar terug en vertrek!’ 20 Begeleid door een gewapend escorte werden Abram en zijn vrouw met al hun bezittingen het land uitgezet.
Gênesis 12
Almeida Revista e Corrigida 2009
Gênesis 12
Almeida Revista e Corrigida 2009
Deus chama Abrão e lhe faz promessas
12 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.
Abrão desce ao Egito
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.
Genesis 12
Revised Standard Version
Genesis 12
Revised Standard Version
The Call of Abram
12 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who curses you I will curse; and by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves.”[a]
4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. 5 And Abram took Sar′ai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions which they had gathered, and the persons that they had gotten in Haran; and they set forth to go to the land of Canaan. When they had come to the land of Canaan, 6 Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak[b] of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram, and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him. 8 Thence he removed to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord. 9 And Abram journeyed on, still going toward the Negeb.
Abram and Sarai in Egypt
10 Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land. 11 When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sar′ai his wife, “I know that you are a woman beautiful to behold; 12 and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife’; then they will kill me, but they will let you live. 13 Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared on your account.” 14 When Abram entered Egypt the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful. 15 And when the princes of Pharaoh saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house. 16 And for her sake he dealt well with Abram; and he had sheep, oxen, he-asses, menservants, maidservants, she-asses, and camels.
17 But the Lord afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sar′ai, Abram’s wife. 18 So Pharaoh called Abram, and said, “What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? 19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife, take her, and be gone.” 20 And Pharaoh gave men orders concerning him; and they set him on the way, with his wife and all that he had.
Footnotes
- Genesis 12:3 Or in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed
- Genesis 12:6 Or terebinth
Genesis 12
New International Version
Genesis 12
New International Version
The Call of Abram
12 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household(A) to the land(B) I will show you.(C)
2 “I will make you into a great nation,(D)
and I will bless you;(E)
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.[a](F)
3 I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;(G)
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you.(H)”[b]
4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot(I) went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old(J) when he set out from Harran.(K) 5 He took his wife Sarai,(L) his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated(M) and the people(N) they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan,(O) and they arrived there.
6 Abram traveled through the land(P) as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh(Q) at Shechem.(R) At that time the Canaanites(S) were in the land. 7 The Lord appeared to Abram(T) and said, “To your offspring[c] I will give this land.(U)”(V) So he built an altar there to the Lord,(W) who had appeared to him.
8 From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel(X) and pitched his tent,(Y) with Bethel on the west and Ai(Z) on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.(AA)
9 Then Abram set out and continued toward the Negev.(AB)
Abram in Egypt(AC)
10 Now there was a famine in the land,(AD) and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.(AE) 11 As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai,(AF) “I know what a beautiful woman(AG) you are. 12 When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live. 13 Say you are my sister,(AH) so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you.”
14 When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.(AI) 15 And when Pharaoh’s officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into his palace. 16 He treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.(AJ)
17 But the Lord inflicted(AK) serious diseases on Pharaoh and his household(AL) because of Abram’s wife Sarai. 18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram. “What have you done to me?”(AM) he said. “Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?(AN) 19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’(AO) so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!” 20 Then Pharaoh gave orders about Abram to his men, and they sent him on his way, with his wife and everything he had.
Footnotes
- Genesis 12:2 Or be seen as blessed
- Genesis 12:3 Or earth / will use your name in blessings (see 48:20)
- Genesis 12:7 Or seed
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