Promises to Abram(A)

12 Now the (B)Lord had said to Abram:

“Get (C)out of your country,
From your family
And from your father’s house,
To a land that I will show you.
(D)I will make you a great nation;
(E)I will bless you
And make your name great;
(F)And you shall be a blessing.
(G)I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in (H)you all the families of the earth shall be (I)blessed.”

So Abram departed as the Lord had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. Then Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and (J)the [a]people whom they had acquired (K)in Haran, and they (L)departed to go to the land of Canaan. So they came to the land of Canaan. Abram (M)passed through the land to the place of Shechem, (N)as far as [b]the terebinth tree of Moreh. (O)And the Canaanites were then in the land.

(P)Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, (Q)“To your [c]descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an (R)altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him. And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he built an altar to the Lord and (S)called on the name of the Lord. So Abram journeyed, (T)going on still toward the [d]South.

Abram in Egypt

10 Now there was (U)a famine in the land, and Abram (V)went down to Egypt to dwell there, for the famine was (W)severe in the land. 11 And it came to pass, when he was close to entering Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, “Indeed I know that you are (X)a woman of beautiful countenance. 12 Therefore it will happen, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, ‘This is his wife’; and they (Y)will kill me, but they will let you live. 13 (Z)Please say you are my (AA)sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that [e]I may live because of you.”

14 So it was, when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was very beautiful. 15 The princes of Pharaoh also saw her and commended her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken to Pharaoh’s house. 16 He (AB)treated Abram well for her sake. He (AC)had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male and female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

17 But the Lord (AD)plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife. 18 And Pharaoh called Abram and said, (AE)“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’? I might have taken her as my wife. Now therefore, here is your wife; take her and go your way.” 20 (AF)So Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him; and they sent him away, with his wife and all that he had.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 12:5 Lit. souls
  2. Genesis 12:6 Heb. Alon Moreh
  3. Genesis 12:7 Lit. seed
  4. Genesis 12:9 Heb. Negev
  5. Genesis 12:13 Lit. my soul

The Call of Abram

12 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country, your family, and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.

I will make of you a great nation;
    I will bless you
and make your name great,
    so that you will be a blessing.
I will bless them who bless you
    and curse him who curses you,[a]
and in you all families of the earth
    will be blessed.”

So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Harran. Abram took Sarai his wife, Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had accumulated, and the people that they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan. They came to the land of Canaan.

Then Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. The Canaanites were in the land at that time. The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” So he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

From there he continued on to a mountain to the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord. Then Abram continued his journey toward the Negev.

Abram in Egypt(A)

10 Now there was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to live there, for the famine was severe in the land. 11 When he was getting near to Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “I know you are a beautiful woman. 12 Therefore, when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ They will then kill me, but they will let you live. 13 Say you are my sister so that I may be treated well for your sake. Then my life will be spared because of you.”

14 So when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was very beautiful. 15 The princes of Pharaoh saw her and commended her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into Pharaoh’s house. 16 He treated Abram well for her sake and he had sheep and livestock, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.

17 But the Lord afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Abram’s wife, Sarai. 18 So Pharaoh called Abram, and said, “What have you done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? 19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’? I might have taken her as my wife. Now here is your wife; take her and leave.” 20 Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him, and they sent him away with his wife and all that he had.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 12:3 Or treats you lightly.

Dios llama a Abrán

12 Pero el Señor le había dicho a Abrán:

«Vete de tu tierra y de tu parentela, y de la casa de tu padre, a la tierra que te mostraré.(A) Yo haré de ti una nación grande. Te bendeciré, y engrandeceré tu nombre, y serás bendición. Bendeciré a los que te bendigan, y maldeciré a los que te maldigan; y en ti serán benditas todas las familias de la tierra.»(B)

Y Abrán se fue, tal y como el Señor le dijo, y Lot se fue con él. Abrán tenía setenta y cinco años de edad cuando salió de Jarán. Tomó Abrán a Saraí, su mujer, y a Lot, hijo de su hermano, y todos los bienes que ellos habían acumulado y las personas que habían adquirido en Jarán, y salieron para ir a la tierra de Canaán. Y llegaron a la tierra de Canaán.

Abrán cruzó toda aquella tierra, hasta llegar a Siquén, hasta el encino de More. En aquel tiempo los cananeos habitaban esa tierra. Y el Señor se le apareció a Abrán, y le dijo:

«A tu descendencia le daré esta tierra.»(C)

Y él edificó allí un altar al Señor, que se le había aparecido. De allí se fue a un monte al oriente de Betel, donde plantó su tienda. Al occidente tenía a Betel, y al oriente a Hai. Allí edificó un altar al Señor, e invocó el nombre del Señor. De allí Abrán partió hacia el Néguev, avanzando poco a poco.

Abrán en Egipto

10 Sucedió que hubo hambre en la tierra, y Abrán descendió a Egipto para vivir allá, pues arreció el hambre en la tierra. 11 Cuando ya estaba él por entrar en Egipto, le dijo a Saraí, su mujer:

«Mira, yo sé bien que eres una mujer de hermoso aspecto, 12 así que, cuando los egipcios te vean, dirán: “Ésta es su mujer.” Entonces me matarán a mí, y a ti te dejarán con vida. 13 Por favor, di que eres mi hermana,(D) para que por ti me vaya bien a mí, y por ti también quede yo con vida.»

14 Y así sucedió. Cuando Abrán entró en Egipto, los egipcios vieron que su mujer era muy hermosa. 15 También la vieron los príncipes del faraón, y la alabaron ante él, así que la mujer fue llevada a la casa del faraón, 16 quien por causa de ella trató bien a Abrán, pues le dio ovejas, vacas, asnos, siervos, criadas, asnas y camellos. 17 Pero el Señor hirió a Faraón y a su casa con grandes plagas, también por causa de Saraí, la mujer de Abrán. 18 Entonces el faraón llamó a Abrán y le dijo:

«¿Qué es lo que me has hecho? ¿Por qué no me aclaraste que ella era tu mujer? 19 ¿Por qué dijiste: “Es mi hermana”? ¡Pude haberla tomado como mi mujer! Así que aquí está tu mujer; tómala, y vete de aquí.»

20 Entonces Faraón dio órdenes a su gente acerca de Abrán, y ellos lo echaron de allí junto con su mujer y con todo lo que él tenía.