Genesis 12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Call of Abram
12 The Lord said to Abram:
Go out from your land,
your relatives,
and your father’s house
to the land that I will show you.(A)
2 I will make you into a great nation,(B)
I will bless you,(C)
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.[a](D)
3 I will bless those who bless you,
I will curse those who treat you with contempt,(E)
and all the peoples[b] on earth
will be blessed[c] through you.[d](F)
4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was 75 years old when he left Haran.(G) 5 He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated, and the people he had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan, 6 Abram passed through the land to the site of Shechem,(H) at the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.”(I) So he built an altar there to the Lord who had appeared to him. 8 From there he moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. He built an altar to Yahweh there, and he called on the name of Yahweh.(J) 9 Then Abram journeyed by stages to the Negev.
Abram in Egypt
10 There was a famine in the land,(K) so Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine in the land was severe. 11 When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know what a beautiful woman you are. 12 When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ They will kill me but let you live.(L) 13 Please say you’re my sister so it will go well for me because of you, and my life will be spared on your account.” 14 When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful. 15 Pharaoh’s officials saw her and praised her to Pharaoh, so the woman was taken to Pharaoh’s household. 16 He treated Abram well because of her, and Abram acquired flocks and herds, male and female donkeys, male and female slaves, and camels.
17 But the Lord struck Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai.(M) 18 So Pharaoh sent for Abram and said, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife? 19 Why did you say, ‘She’s my sister,’ so that I took her as my wife? Now, here is your wife. Take her and go!” 20 Then Pharaoh gave his men orders about him, and they sent him away with his wife and all he had.
Footnotes
- Genesis 12:2 Or great. Be a blessing!
- Genesis 12:3 Lit clans
- Genesis 12:3 Or will find blessing
- Genesis 12:3 Or will bless themselves by you
Génesis 12
Nueva Biblia Viva
Llamamiento de Abram
12 El Señor le dijo a Abram: «Deja tu tierra, tus familiares y la casa de tu padre, y vete a la región que te voy a mostrar. 2 Te voy a convertir en una nación muy grande; te voy a bendecir, y te haré un hombre muy famoso. ¡Serás de bendición para muchas personas! 3 A los que te bendigan, yo los bendeciré; pero a quienes te maldigan, yo los maldeciré. ¡Por medio de ti, yo bendeciré a todos los pueblos del mundo!».
4 Tal como el Señor se lo había ordenado, Abram salió de Jarán, y con él también se fue Lot. En aquel tiempo Abram tenía setenta y cinco años. 5 Cuando Abram salió hacia la región de Canaán se llevó a su esposa Saray, a su sobrino Lot y a toda la gente que había comprado en Jarán. También se llevó todas las cosas y animales que había conseguido. 6 Abram atravesó toda la región de Canaán hasta que llegó a Siquén, donde está la encina sagrada de Moré. En ese tiempo, los cananeos eran los que vivían en aquella región. 7 El Señor se le apareció allí a Abram y le dijo: «Esta tierra se la voy a dar a tus descendientes». Entonces Abram construyó un altar para adorar al Señor, porque se le había aparecido allí. 8 Después, Abram salió de aquel lugar y viajó hacia el sur, a la región montañosa que queda entre Betel por el oeste y Hai por el este. Allí estableció su campamento e hizo un altar al Señor, e invocó su nombre. 9 Luego, Abram continuó su viaje hacia el sur, deteniéndose en varios lugares, hasta que llegó a la región del Néguev.
Abram en Egipto
10 En ese tiempo hubo mucha hambre en aquella región; así que Abram se fue a vivir a Egipto. 11 Cuando ya estaban cerca de Egipto, Abram le dijo a su esposa Saray: «¡Eres una mujer muy hermosa, y 12 tan pronto te vean los egipcios y sepan que eres mi esposa, me matarán para quedarse contigo! 13 Pero si dices que eres mi hermana, los egipcios me tratarán bien debido a su interés por ti, y me dejarán con vida».
14 Y así fue. Cuando llegaron a Egipto, todos hablaban de la belleza de Saray. 15 Los funcionarios del faraón también la vieron. Entonces fueron y le contaron al faraón que aquella mujer era muy hermosa. Luego, la llevaron a vivir al palacio. 16 Para congraciarse con Saray, el faraón trató muy bien a Abram y le regaló ovejas, vacas, esclavos y esclavas, burros y burras, y camellos.
17 Pero, debido a que el faraón llevó a Saray a su palacio, el Señor lo castigó a él y a su familia con terribles enfermedades. 18 Entonces el faraón mandó a llamar a Abram, y le dijo: «¿Por qué me has hecho esto? ¿Por qué no me dijiste que Saray es tu esposa? 19 Casi la tomo como esposa, confiado en que dijiste que era tu hermana. ¡Aquí está! ¡Tómala y vete!». 20 Luego, el faraón ordenó a sus servidores que sacaran de Egipto a Abram y a su esposa, junto con todas sus posesiones.
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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