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Genesis 12
New King James Version
Genesis 12
New King James Version
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.
2 (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.
3 (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.”
4 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. 5 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. 6 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.
7 (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. 8 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. 9 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
- Genesis 12:5 Lit. souls
- Genesis 12:6 Heb. Alon Moreh
- Genesis 12:7 Lit. seed
- Genesis 12:9 Heb. Negev
- Genesis 12:13 Lit. my soul
Zanafilla 12
Albanian Bible
Zanafilla 12
Albanian Bible
12 Por Zoti i tha Abramit: "Largohu nga vendi yt, nga të afërmit e tu dhe nga shtëpia e babait tënd, dhe shko në vendin që do të të tregoj.
2 Unë prej teje do të bëj një komb të madh, do të të bekoj dhe do ta bëj të madh emrin tënd, dhe ti do të jesh një bekim.
3 Dhe unë do të bekoj të gjithë ata që do të të bekojnë dhe do të mallkoj ata që do të të mallkojnë, te ti do të jenë të bekuara tërë familjet e tokës".
4 Atëherë Abrami u nis siç i kishte thënë Zoti dhe Loti shkoi me të. Abrami ishte shtatëdhjetë e pesë vjeç kur u nis nga Harani.
5 Dhe Abrami mori me vete Sarajn, gruan e tij, dhe Lotin, birin e të vëllait, dhe të gjithë pasurinë që kishin grumbulluar dhe personat që kishin blerë në Haran, dhe u nisën për të vajtur në vendin e Kanaanëve. Kështu ata arritën në vendin e Kanaanit.
6 Abrami e kapërceu vendin deri te lokaliteti i Sikemit, deri tek lisi i Morehut. Në atë kohë ndodheshin në atë vend Kanaanejtë.
7 Atëherë u shfaq Zoti përpara Abramit dhe i tha: "Unë do t’ja jap këtë vend pasardhësve të tu". Atëherë Abrami i ndërtoi aty një altar Zotit që i ishte shfaqur.
8 Së këtejmi u zhvendos drejt malit në lindje të Bethelit dhe ngriti çadrat e tij, duke pasur Bethelin në jug dhe Ainë në lindje; dhe ndërtoi aty një altar kushtuar Zotit dhe i bëri thirrje emrit të Zotit.
9 Pastaj Abrami filloi një udhëtim, duke vazhduar të zhvendoset në drejtim të Negevit.
10 Por në vend pati zi buke dhe Abrami zbriti në Egjipt për të banuar, sepse në vendin e tij ishte zi e madhe buke.
11 Por ndodhi që kur po hynin në Egjypt ai i tha Sarajt, gruas së tij: Ja, unë e di që ti je një grua e pashme;;
12 dhe kështu kur Egjiptasit do të të shohin, kanë për të thënë: "Kjo është gruaja e tij"; do të më vrasin mua, por do të lënë të gjallë ty.
13 Të lutem thuaj që je motra ime, me qëllim që mua të më trajtojnë mirë për shkakun tënd, dhe jeta ime të shpëtojë për hirin tënd".
14 Në fakt kur Abrami arriti në Egjipt, Egjiptasit panë që gruaja ishte shumë e bukur.
15 E panë edhe oficerët e Faraonit dhe e lavdëruan para Faraonit; dhe gruan e çuan në shtëpinë e Faraonit.
16 Dhe ai e trajtoi mirë Abramin për shkak të saj. Kështu Abramit i dhanë dele, buaj, gomarë, shërbyes, shërbyese, gomarica dhe deve.
17 Por Zoti e goditi Faraonin dhe shtëpinë e tij me fatkeqësira të mëdha për shkak të Sarajt, gruas së Abramit.
18 Atëherë Faraoni thirri Abramin dhe i tha: "Ç’më bëre? Pse nuk më the që ajo ishte gruaja jote? Pse më the:
19 "Éshtë motra ime"? Kësisoj unë e mora sikur të ishte gruaja ime. Ja, pra, ku është gruaja jote; merre me vete dhe nisu!".
20 Pastaj Faraoni u dha urdhër njerëzve të tij lidhur me Abramin, dhe këta e nisën atë, gruan e tij dhe gjithçka kishte.
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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