Postanak 12
Biblija: suvremeni hrvatski prijevod
Božji poziv i obećanje Abramu
12 BOG je rekao Abramu: »Ostavi svoju zemlju, svoju rodbinu i dom svog oca. Idi u zemlju koju ću ti pokazati.
2 Učinit ću od tebe velik narod
i blagoslovit ću te.
Ime ću ti učiniti velikim,
i ti ćeš biti blagoslov.
3 Blagoslivljat ću one koji tebe blagoslivljaju,
a proklinjat one koji tebe proklinju.
Po tebi će biti blagoslovljeni
svi narodi na zemlji.«
4 I Abram je krenuo, kao što mu je BOG rekao, a s njim je pošao i Lot. Abram je imao sedamdeset i pet godina kad je otišao iz Harana. 5 Sa sobom je poveo svoju ženu Saraju, nećaka Lota, uzeo je svu imovinu koju su stekli i sve robove koje su imali u Haranu. Zaputili su se u zemlju Kanaan. Kad su stigli, 6 Abram je prošao zemljom sve do mjesta Šekem, do poznatoga hrasta Moreh[a]. Tada su ondje živjeli Kanaanci.
7 BOG se pokazao Abramu i rekao mu: »Ovu ću zemlju dati tvome potomstvu.«
Ondje je Abram napravio žrtvenik BOGU koji mu se pokazao. 8 Potom je otišao u brda, istočno od Betela, gdje je razapeo svoj šator. Betel mu je bio na zapadu, a Aj na istoku. Abram je ondje napravio žrtvenik BOGU i štovao BOGA[b]. 9 Zatim je nastavio putovati, od mjesta do mjesta, prema jugu.
Abram i Saraja u Egiptu
10 U zemlji je zavladala toliko velika glad da je Abram otišao u Egipat kako bi neko vrijeme ondje živio kao stranac.
11 Na ulasku u Egipat rekao je svojoj ženi Saraji: »Slušaj, znam da si prekrasna žena. 12 Kad te Egipćani vide, bit će ljubomorni što si mi žena pa će me ubiti, a tebe zadržati za sebe. 13 Zato, reci da si mi sestra, da zbog tebe dobro prođem i da mi poštede život.«
14 Kad je Abram stigao u Egipat, Egipćani su vidjeli da je Saraja vrlo lijepa. 15 A vidjeli su je i faraonovi službenici pa je pohvalili pred njim. Tako su je doveli na faraonov dvor da bude jedna od njegovih žena[c]. 16 Radi nje je faraon lijepo postupao s Abramom te je on stekao ovce i koze, goveda, magarce i magarice, deve, robove i ropkinje.
17 No BOG je poslao teške bolesti na faraona i njegove ukućane zbog Abramove žene Saraje. 18 Stoga je faraon pozvao Abrama i upitao: »Što si mi učinio? Zašto mi nisi rekao da je ona tvoja žena? 19 Zašto si rekao da ti je sestra pa sam je uzeo sebi za ženu? Sad ti je vraćam—uzmi je i idi!« 20 Zatim je faraon dao zapovijed svojim ljudima pa su otpremili Abrama s njegovom ženom i svom imovinom.
Footnotes
- 12,6 Moreh U nekim prijevodima »More«. Nije povezano s hrvatskom riječi »more«, već se radi o transliteraciji hebrejskog »moreh«, što znači »učitelj«. Vjerojatno su tu kanaanski učitelji poučavali o svojim bogovima.
- 12,8 štovao BOGA Doslovno: »zazvao BOŽJE ime«.
- 12,15 da bude jedna od njegovih žena Dodano radi pojašnjenja teksta.
Genesis 12
King James Version
12 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
4 So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
7 And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.
8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.
9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
13 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
14 And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
17 And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.
18 And Pharaoh called Abram and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
19 Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
20 And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
Genesis 12
English Standard Version
The Call of Abram
12 Now (A)the Lord said[a] to Abram, “Go from your country[b] and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. 2 (B)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 (C)I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and (D)in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”[c]
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 (E)Haran. 5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people that they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan, 6 Abram (F)passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to (G)the oak[d] of (H)Moreh. At that time (I)the Canaanites were in the land. 7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, (J)“To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him. 8 From there he moved to the hill country on the east of (K)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 upon the name of the Lord. 9 And Abram journeyed on, still going toward the Negeb.
Abram and Sarai in Egypt
10 Now (L)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 Sarai his wife, “I know that you are a woman beautiful in appearance, 12 and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they (M)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 for your sake.” 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, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
17 But the Lord (N)afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, 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 go.” 20 And Pharaoh gave men orders concerning him, and they sent him away with his wife and all that he had.
Footnotes
- Genesis 12:1 Or had said
- Genesis 12:1 Or land
- Genesis 12:3 Or by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves
- Genesis 12:6 Or terebinth
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