上帝呼召亚伯兰

12 耶和华对亚伯兰说:“你要离开家乡、亲族和父亲的家,到我要指示你的地方去。 我必使你成为大国,我必赐福给你,使你声名远播。你必成为别人的祝福。 我必赐福给那些祝福你的人,咒诅那些咒诅你的人。世上万族必因你而蒙福。”

亚伯兰就照耶和华的吩咐离开哈兰,侄儿罗得与他同行。那时亚伯兰七十五岁。 亚伯兰带着妻子撒莱、侄儿罗得以及在哈兰积攒的财物和所得的奴仆启程来到迦南。到了迦南以后, 亚伯兰继续前行,来到示剑的摩利橡树[a]那里。当时迦南人住在那地方。 耶和华向亚伯兰显现,对他说:“我要把这片土地赐给你的后裔。”亚伯兰就在那里为向他显现的耶和华筑了一座坛。 然后,他们又启程前往伯特利东面的山区,在那里搭起帐篷。他们的西面是伯特利,东面是艾。亚伯兰又在那里筑了一座坛,求告耶和华。 之后,亚伯兰继续前往南地。

亚伯兰逃荒到埃及

10 当时,那地方闹饥荒,灾情非常严重,亚伯兰便下到埃及暂住。 11 快要到埃及的时候,他对妻子撒莱说:“我知道你是个美貌的女子, 12 埃及人看见你,一定会因为你是我的妻子而杀了我,让你活着。 13 所以,请你说你是我的妹妹,这样他们会因为你而善待我,留我一命。” 14 亚伯兰一行到了埃及,撒莱的美貌引起了埃及人的注意。 15 法老的官员见了撒莱,就在法老面前称赞她的美貌,她便被带进法老的王宫。 16 因为撒莱的缘故,法老厚待亚伯兰,赏给他许多牛、羊、驴、骆驼和仆婢。

17 耶和华因亚伯兰妻子撒莱的缘故使法老和他全家患重病。 18 法老便召见亚伯兰,说:“你做的是什么事?为什么不告诉我她是你妻子? 19 为什么说她是你妹妹,以致我娶她为妻呢?现在你妻子在这里,带她走吧!” 20 法老就吩咐人把亚伯兰、他妻子以及他所有的一切都送走了。

Footnotes

  1. 12:6 橡树”希伯来文是“大树”,也可能指灵树或圣树,下同13:1814:1318:135:435:8

上帝呼召亞伯蘭

12 耶和華對亞伯蘭說:「你要離開家鄉、親族和父親的家,到我要指示你的地方去。 我必使你成為大國,我必賜福給你,使你聲名遠播。你必成為別人的祝福。 我必賜福給那些祝福你的人,咒詛那些咒詛你的人。世上萬族必因你而蒙福。」

亞伯蘭就照耶和華的吩咐離開哈蘭,侄兒羅得與他同行。那時亞伯蘭七十五歲。 亞伯蘭帶著妻子撒萊、侄兒羅得以及在哈蘭積攢的財物和所得的奴僕啟程來到迦南。到了迦南以後, 亞伯蘭繼續前行,來到示劍的摩利橡樹[a]那裡。當時迦南人住在那地方。 耶和華向亞伯蘭顯現,對他說:「我要把這片土地賜給你的後裔。」亞伯蘭就在那裡為向他顯現的耶和華築了一座壇。 然後,他們又啟程前往伯特利東面的山區,在那裡搭起帳篷。他們的西面是伯特利,東面是艾。亞伯蘭又在那裡築了一座壇,求告耶和華。 之後,亞伯蘭繼續前往南地。

亞伯蘭逃荒到埃及

10 當時,那地方鬧饑荒,災情非常嚴重,亞伯蘭便下到埃及暫住。 11 快要到埃及的時候,他對妻子撒萊說:「我知道你是個美貌的女子, 12 埃及人看見你,一定會因為你是我的妻子而殺了我,讓你活著。 13 所以,請你說你是我的妹妹,這樣他們會因為你而善待我,留我一命。」 14 亞伯蘭一行到了埃及,撒萊的美貌引起了埃及人的注意。 15 法老的官員見了撒萊,就在法老面前稱讚她的美貌,她便被帶進法老的王宮。 16 因為撒萊的緣故,法老厚待亞伯蘭,賞給他許多牛、羊、驢、駱駝和僕婢。

17 耶和華因亞伯蘭妻子撒萊的緣故使法老和他全家患重病。 18 法老便召見亞伯蘭,說:「你做的是什麼事?為什麼不告訴我她是你妻子? 19 為什麼說她是你妹妹,以致我娶她為妻呢?現在你妻子在這裡,帶她走吧!」 20 法老就吩咐人把亞伯蘭、他妻子以及他所有的一切都送走了。

Footnotes

  1. 12·6 橡樹」希伯來文是「大樹」,也可能指靈樹或聖樹,下同13·1814·1318·135·435·8

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. 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. 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.’

Abram gehoorzaamde de Here en vertrok met zijn neef Lot. Abram was toen vijfenzeventig jaar. 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.

Trekkend door het land kwamen zij in de buurt van Sichem, bij het eikenbos Moré. In dat gebied leefden in die tijd Kanaänieten. 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. 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. 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.

亚伯兰蒙 神呼召

12 耶和华对亚伯兰说:

“你要离开本地、本族、父家,

到我指示你的地方去。

我必使你成为大国,

赐福给你,

使你的名为大,

你也必使别人得福,

给你祝福的,我必赐福给他;

咒诅你的,我必咒诅他;

地上的万族,都必因你得福。”

亚伯兰就照着耶和华吩咐他的去了;罗得也和他同去。亚伯兰离开哈兰的时候,已经七十五岁。 亚伯兰带着他的妻子撒莱和侄儿罗得以及他们在哈兰所积蓄的一切财物,和所获得的人口,一同出来,要到迦南地去。后来他们到了迦南地。 亚伯兰穿过那地,到了示剑的地方,摩利的橡树那里。当时,迦南人住在那地。 耶和华向亚伯兰显现,说:“我要把这地赐给你的后裔。”亚伯兰就在那里为向他显现的耶和华筑了一座祭坛。 后来他从那里迁到伯特利东边的山地,搭起帐棚。西边是伯特利,东边是艾城;他在那里也为耶和华筑了一座祭坛,呼求耶和华的名。 亚伯兰又起程,渐渐移到南地去。

亚伯兰下埃及

10 当时,那地发生饥荒,亚伯兰就下到埃及去,要在那里寄居;因为那地的饥荒十分严重。 11 快要到达埃及的时候,亚伯兰对他的妻子撒莱说:“看哪,我知道你是个美貌的女人。 12 埃及人看见你的时候,必会说:‘这是他的妻子’,他们就会杀我,却叫你活着。 13 请你说你是我的妹妹,使我因你的缘故可以平安无事,我的性命也可以因你的缘故得以保全。” 14 果然,亚伯兰进入埃及的时候,埃及人就注视那女人,因为她十分美丽。 15 法老的一些大臣看见了撒莱,就在法老面前称赞她;于是那女人被带进法老的宫里去。 16 亚伯兰因这女人的缘故就被优待,得了许多牛羊、公驴、母驴、仆婢和骆驼。 17 耶和华因为亚伯兰的妻子撒莱的缘故,就用严重的灾病打击法老和他的全家。 18 于是,法老把亚伯兰召了来,对他说:“你向我作的是甚么?你为甚么不告诉我她是你的妻子呢? 19 你为甚么说她是你的妹妹,以致我娶了她作妻子呢?现在,你的妻子在这里,带她走吧!” 20 法老为了亚伯兰的事吩咐臣仆,他们就把亚伯兰和他的妻子,以及他所有的一切都送走了。

Abram Journeys to Egypt

12 Now (A)the Lord said to Abram,

“Go from your country,
And from your relatives
And from your father’s house,
To the land which I will show you;
And (B)I will make you into a great nation,
And (C)I will bless you,
And make your name great;
And you shall (D)be a blessing;
And (E)I will bless those who bless you,
And the one who [a]curses you I will [b]curse.
(F)And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”

So Abram went away as the Lord had spoken to him; and (G)Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. Abram took his wife Sarai and his nephew Lot, and all their (H)possessions which they had accumulated, and (I)the [c]people which they had acquired in Haran, and they [d]set out for the land of Canaan; (J)so they came to the land of Canaan. Abram passed through the land as far as the site of (K)Shechem, to the [e]oak of Moreh. Now the Canaanites were in the land at that time. And the Lord (L)appeared to Abram and said, “(M)To your [f]descendants I will give this land.” So he built (N)an altar there to the Lord who had appeared to him. Then he proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent with (O)Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the Lord and (P)called upon the name of the Lord. Then Abram journeyed on, continuing toward (Q)the [g]Negev.

10 Now there was (R)a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a time, because the famine was (S)severe in the land. 11 It came about, when he [h]was approaching Egypt, that he said to his wife Sarai, “See now, I know that you are a [i](T)beautiful woman; 12 (U)and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife’; and they will kill me, but they will let you live. 13 Please say that you are (V)my sister so that it may go well for me because of you, and that [j](W)I may live on account of you.” 14 Now it came about, when Abram entered Egypt, that the Egyptians [k]saw that the woman was very beautiful. 15 Pharaoh’s officials saw her and praised her to Pharaoh; and (X)the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house. 16 Therefore (Y)he treated Abram well for her sake; and [l](Z)he gave him sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male servants and female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

17 But the Lord (AA)struck Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife. 18 Then Pharaoh called Abram and said, “(AB)What is this that 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 myself as a wife? Now then, [m]here is your wife, take her and go!” 20 And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him; and they [n]escorted him away, with his wife and all that belonged to him.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 12:3 Or reviles
  2. Genesis 12:3 Or bind under a curse
  3. Genesis 12:5 Lit souls
  4. Genesis 12:5 Lit went forth to go to
  5. Genesis 12:6 Or terebinth
  6. Genesis 12:7 Lit seed
  7. Genesis 12:9 I.e., South country
  8. Genesis 12:11 Lit came near to enter
  9. Genesis 12:11 Lit woman of beautiful appearance
  10. Genesis 12:13 Lit my soul
  11. Genesis 12:14 Lit saw the woman that she was
  12. Genesis 12:16 Lit there was to him
  13. Genesis 12:19 Or behold
  14. Genesis 12:20 Lit sent