Genesis 12
International Children’s Bible
God Calls Abram
12 Then the Lord said to Abram, “Leave your country, your relatives and your father’s family. Go to the land I will show you.
2 I will make you a great nation,
and I will bless you.
I will make you famous.
And you will be a blessing to others.
3 I will bless those who bless you.
I will place a curse on those who harm you.
And all the people on earth
will be blessed through you.”
4 So Abram left Haran as the Lord had told him. And Lot went with him. At this time Abram was 75 years old. 5 Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot and everything they owned. They took all the servants they had gotten in Haran. They set out from Haran, planning to go to the land of Canaan. In time they arrived there.
6 Abram traveled through that land. He went as far as the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. The Canaanites were living in the land at that time. 7 The Lord appeared to Abram. The Lord said, “I will give this land to your descendants.” So Abram built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him. 8 Then Abram traveled from Shechem to the mountain east of Bethel. And he set up his tent there. Bethel was to the west, and Ai was to the east. There Abram built another altar to the Lord and worshiped him. 9 After this, he traveled on toward southern Canaan.
Abram Goes to Egypt
10 At this time there was not much food in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live because there was so little food. 11 Just before they arrived in Egypt, Abram said to his wife Sarai, “I know you are a very beautiful woman. 12 When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This woman is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but let you live. 13 Tell them you are my sister. Then things will go well with me. And I may be allowed to live because of you.”
14 So Abram went into Egypt. The people of Egypt saw that Sarai was very beautiful. 15 Some of the Egyptian officers saw her also. They told the king of Egypt how beautiful she was. They took her to the king’s palace. 16 The king was kind to Abram because he thought Abram was Sarai’s brother. He gave Abram sheep, cattle and male and female donkeys. Abram also was given male and female servants and camels.
17 But the Lord sent terrible diseases on the king and all the people in his house. This was because of Abram’s wife Sarai. 18 So the king sent for Abram. The king said, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me Sarai was your wife? 19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’? I made her my wife. But now here is your wife. Take her and leave!” 20 Then the king commanded his men to make Abram leave Egypt. So Abram and his wife left with everything they owned.
Geneza 12
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Plecarea şi sosirea lui Avram în ţara Canaan
12 Domnul(A) zisese lui Avram: „Ieşi din ţara ta, din rudenia ta şi din casa tatălui tău şi vino în ţara pe care ţi-o voi arăta. 2 Voi face(B) din tine un neam mare şi te voi(C) binecuvânta; îţi voi face un nume mare şi(D) vei fi o binecuvântare. 3 Voi binecuvânta(E) pe cei ce te vor binecuvânta şi voi blestema pe cei ce te vor blestema şi toate familiile pământului vor fi binecuvântate(F) în tine.” 4 Avram a plecat, cum îi spusese Domnul, şi a plecat şi Lot împreună cu el. Avram avea şaptezeci şi cinci de ani când a ieşit din Haran. 5 Avram a luat pe Sarai, nevastă-sa, şi pe Lot, fiul fratelui său, împreună cu toate averile pe care le strânseseră şi cu toate slugile(G) pe care le câştigaseră în Haran(H). Au plecat în ţara Canaan şi au ajuns în ţara Canaan. 6 Avram a străbătut(I) ţara până la locul numit Sihem, până la stejarul(J) lui More. Canaaniţii(K) erau atunci în ţară. 7 Domnul(L) S-a arătat lui Avram şi i-a zis: „Toată ţara aceasta o voi da seminţei(M) tale.” Şi Avram a zidit acolo un altar(N) Domnului, care i Se arătase. 8 De acolo a pornit spre munte, la răsărit de Betel, şi şi-a întins cortul având Betelul la apus şi Ai la răsărit. A zidit şi acolo un altar Domnului şi a chemat(O) Numele Domnului. 9 Avram şi-a urmat(P) drumul, înaintând mereu spre miazăzi.
Avram, în Egipt
10 A venit însă o foamete(Q) în ţară, şi Avram s-a pogorât(R) în Egipt ca să locuiască pentru câtăva vreme acolo, căci era mare(S) foamete în ţară. 11 Când era aproape să intre în Egipt, a zis nevestei sale Sarai: „Iată, ştiu că eşti o femeie frumoasă(T) la faţă. 12 Când te vor vedea egiptenii, vor zice: ‘Aceasta este nevasta lui!’ Şi pe mine mă vor omorî(U), iar pe tine te vor lăsa cu viaţă. 13 Spune(V), rogu-te, că eşti sora mea, ca să-mi meargă bine din pricina ta şi sufletul meu să trăiască datorită ţie.” 14 Când a ajuns Avram în Egipt, egiptenii au văzut(W) că nevasta lui era foarte frumoasă. 15 Slujbaşii cei mai de frunte ai lui Faraon au văzut-o şi ei şi au lăudat-o la Faraon, şi femeia a fost adusă(X) în casa lui Faraon. 16 Pe Avram l-a primit bine(Y) din pricina ei şi Avram a căpătat oi, boi, măgari, robi şi roabe, măgăriţe şi cămile. 17 Dar Domnul a lovit(Z) cu mari urgii pe Faraon şi casa lui din pricina nevestei lui Avram, Sarai. 18 Atunci, Faraon a chemat pe Avram şi i-a zis: „Ce mi-ai făcut? Pentru ce(AA) nu mi-ai spus că este nevastă-ta? 19 De ce ai zis: ‘Este sora mea’, şi am luat-o astfel de nevastă? Acum, iată-ţi nevasta; ia-o şi pleacă!” 20 Şi Faraon(AB) a dat poruncă oamenilor lui să-l petreacă pe el, pe nevasta sa şi tot ce avea.
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
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.
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