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Genesis 20
Het Boek
Genesis 20
Het Boek
Abimelech door Abraham misleid
20 Abraham trok in zuidelijke richting naar de Negev en vestigde zich tussen Kades en Sur. 2 Net als in Egypte deed Abraham alsof Sara zijn zuster was. En inderdaad, koning Abimelech van Gerar liet haar bij zich brengen. 3 Maar God verscheenʼs nachts in een droom aan Abimelech en zei tegen hem: ‘U bent ten dode opgeschreven, want de vrouw die u bij u hebt genomen, is een getrouwde vrouw.’
4 Maar Abimelech had nog niet met Sara geslapen en zei: ‘Here, wilt U een onschuldige straffen? 5 Hij heeft tegen mij gezegd dat zij zijn zuster was en zij heeft dat bevestigd. Ik kon niet weten dat ik iets verkeerds deed.’ 6 ‘Dat weet Ik,’ antwoordde God, ‘daarom heb Ik voorkomen dat u zou zondigen en haar aan zou raken. 7 Geef haar terug aan haar echtgenoot en hij zal voor u bidden (want hij is een profeet) en u zult blijven leven. Maar als u haar niet aan hem teruggeeft, zullen u en allen die bij u horen, sterven!’
8 De koning was de volgende morgen vroeg op en riep al zijn personeel bij elkaar. Hij vertelde hun wat die nacht was gebeurd en zij schrokken allemaal. 9,10 Toen liet de koning Abraham bij zich komen. ‘Waarom hebt u dit gedaan?’ vroeg hij. ‘Wat heb ik u misdaan dat u mij en mijn mensen laat zondigen? Waarom hebt u dit eigenlijk gedaan?’ 11,12 ‘Ja, ziet u,’ zei Abraham, ‘ik dacht dat dit een goddeloze stad was en vreesde dat u mij zou doden om mijn vrouw te kunnen nemen. Bovendien ís zij mijn zuster, zij het slechts een halfzuster (wij hebben dezelfde vader) en ik ben met haar getrouwd. 13 Sinds ik op Gods bevel door het land zwerf, heb ik haar gevraagd of ze zo goed wilde zijn overal te zeggen dat zij mijn zuster is.’
14 Toen schonk koning Abimelech Abraham schapen, ossen, slaven en slavinnen en gaf hem ook zijn vrouw Sara terug. 15 ‘Mijn land staat voor u open. U mag zich overal vestigen, waar u maar wilt,’ zei hij tegen Abraham. 16 Tegen Sara zei hij: ‘Ik geef uw broer duizend zilverstukken als schadevergoeding en om de schande weg te nemen. Daarmee is voor mij de zaak geregeld.’ 17 Toen bad Abraham en vroeg God om de koning, de koningin en de andere vrouwen van de hofhouding te genezen. 18 De Here had namelijk alle vrouwen onvruchtbaar gemaakt om Abimelech te straffen voor het nemen van Abrahams vrouw.
Gênesis 20
Portuguese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
Gênesis 20
Portuguese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
Abraão em Gerar
20 Abraão partiu dali para o sul de Canaã. Ficou por algum tempo vivendo entre Cades e Sur. Enquanto vivia como estrangeiro em Gerar, 2 dizia que Sara, sua esposa, era sua irmã. E Abimeleque, rei de Gerar, mandou buscar Sara e ficou com ela. 3 Certa noite Deus falou com Abimeleque num sonho e lhe disse:
—Você vai morrer porque foi buscar uma mulher que já é casada.
4 Mas Abimeleque ainda não tinha se deitado com ela e por isso disse:
—Senhor, você vai matar um povo inocente? 5 Não foi o homem que me disse: “Ela é minha irmã”? E até ela mesma me disse: “Ele é meu irmão”. Eu fiz isto de boa consciência e inocentemente.
6 Então Deus lhe disse no sonho:
—Sei que você agiu de boa consciência. Por isso, não deixei você pecar contra mim e o impedi de tocar nela. 7 Agora devolva a mulher ao seu marido. Ele é um profeta e vai orar por você para que não morra. Mas se não a devolver, pode ter certeza de que você e toda a sua família morrerão.
8 Abimeleque se levantou cedo no dia seguinte, chamou os seus servos e lhes contou o sonho que teve. Eles ficaram cheios de medo. 9 Então Abimeleque chamou Abraão e lhe disse:
—Por que você nos fez isso? Que mal eu lhe fiz para você fazer cair um pecado tão grande sobre mim e sobre o meu reino? O que você me fez não se faz a ninguém.
10 E Abimeleque perguntou a Abraão:
—O que foi que levou você a fazer uma coisa dessas?
11 Abraão respondeu:
—É que eu pensei: “Neste lugar, ninguém respeita a Deus. E são capazes de me matar para ficarem com a minha mulher”. 12 E também é verdade que Sara é minha irmã. Ela é filha do meu pai, mas não é filha da minha mãe; por isso eu me casei com ela. 13 Quando Deus me fez sair da casa do meu pai, eu disse à minha mulher: “Por favor, em todos os lugares para onde formos, diga que eu sou seu irmão”.
14 Então Abimeleque deu a Abraão ovelhas, bois, escravos e escravas e também lhe devolveu a sua esposa Sara. 15 Abimeleque também lhe disse:
—As minhas terras estão à sua disposição, pode viver onde quiser.
16 E disse a Sara:
—Dei mil peças de prata ao seu irmão. Fiz isso para proteger a sua reputação, para que todos os que conhecem você saibam que não é culpada de nada.
17 Depois Abraão orou a Deus, e Deus curou a Abimeleque, à sua esposa e às suas servas. E elas voltaram a ter filhos. 18 Pois o SENHOR tinha feito com que nenhuma mulher da casa de Abimeleque pudesse ter filhos, por causa do que tinha acontecido com Sara, mulher de Abraão.
Genesis 20
New International Version
Genesis 20
New International Version
Abraham and Abimelek(A)
20 Now Abraham moved on from there(B) into the region of the Negev(C) and lived between Kadesh(D) and Shur.(E) For a while(F) he stayed in Gerar,(G) 2 and there Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.(H)” Then Abimelek(I) king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her.(J)
3 But God came to Abimelek(K) in a dream(L) one night and said to him, “You are as good as dead(M) because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman.”(N)
4 Now Abimelek had not gone near her, so he said, “Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation?(O) 5 Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister,(P)’ and didn’t she also say, ‘He is my brother’? I have done this with a clear conscience(Q) and clean hands.(R)”
6 Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept(S) you from sinning against me.(T) That is why I did not let you touch her. 7 Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet,(U) and he will pray for you(V) and you will live. But if you do not return her, you may be sure that you and all who belong to you will die.”(W)
8 Early the next morning Abimelek summoned all his officials, and when he told them all that had happened, they were very much afraid. 9 Then Abimelek called Abraham in and said, “What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that you have brought such great guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.(X)” 10 And Abimelek asked Abraham, “What was your reason for doing this?”
11 Abraham replied, “I said to myself, ‘There is surely no fear of God(Y) in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’(Z) 12 Besides, she really is my sister,(AA) the daughter of my father though not of my mother; and she became my wife. 13 And when God had me wander(AB) from my father’s household,(AC) I said to her, ‘This is how you can show your love to me: Everywhere we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”
14 Then Abimelek(AD) brought sheep and cattle and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham,(AE) and he returned Sarah his wife to him. 15 And Abimelek said, “My land is before you; live wherever you like.”(AF)
16 To Sarah he said, “I am giving your brother a thousand shekels[a] of silver. This is to cover the offense against you before all who are with you; you are completely vindicated.”
17 Then Abraham prayed to God,(AG) and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again, 18 for the Lord had kept all the women in Abimelek’s household from conceiving because of Abraham’s wife Sarah.(AH)
Footnotes
- Genesis 20:16 That is, about 25 pounds or about 12 kilograms
Genesis 20
King James Version
Genesis 20
King James Version
20 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.
4 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
5 Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
7 Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
8 Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.
9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
12 And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
16 And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.
17 So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
18 For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
Genesis 20
New King James Version
Genesis 20
New King James Version
Abraham and Abimelech
20 And Abraham journeyed from (A)there to the South, and dwelt between (B)Kadesh and Shur, and (C)stayed in Gerar. 2 Now Abraham said of Sarah his wife, (D)“She is my sister.” And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and (E)took Sarah.
3 But (F)God came to Abimelech (G)in a dream by night, and said to him, (H)“Indeed you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is [a]a man’s wife.”
4 But Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, “Lord, (I)will You slay a righteous nation also? 5 Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she, even she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ (J)In the [b]integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this.”
6 And God said to him in a dream, “Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart. For (K)I also withheld you from sinning (L)against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her. 7 Now therefore, restore the man’s wife; (M)for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you shall live. But if you do not restore her, (N)know that you shall surely die, you (O)and all who are yours.”
8 So Abimelech rose early in the morning, called all his servants, and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were very much afraid. 9 And Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I [c]offended you, (P)that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me (Q)that ought not to be done.” 10 Then Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you have in view, that you have done this thing?”
11 And Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely (R)the fear of God is not in this place; and (S)they will kill me on account of my wife. 12 But indeed (T)she is truly my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. 13 And it came to pass, when (U)God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, ‘This is your kindness that you should do for me: in every place, wherever we go, (V)say of me, “He is my brother.” ’ ”
14 Then Abimelech (W)took sheep, oxen, and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham; and he restored Sarah his wife to him. 15 And Abimelech said, “See, (X)my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you.” 16 Then to Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver; (Y)indeed this [d]vindicates you (Z)before all who are with you and before everybody.” Thus she was [e]rebuked.
17 So Abraham (AA)prayed to God; and God (AB)healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants. Then they bore children; 18 for the Lord (AC)had closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
Footnotes
- Genesis 20:3 Lit. married to a husband
- Genesis 20:5 innocence
- Genesis 20:9 sinned against
- Genesis 20:16 Lit. is a covering of the eyes for you to all
- Genesis 20:16 Or justified
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