Genesis 20
Legacy Standard Bible
Abraham Lies to Abimelech
20 And Abraham journeyed from (A)there toward the land of (B)the [a]Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in (C)Gerar. 2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “(D)She is my sister.” So (E)Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. 3 (F)But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night and said to him, “Behold, (G)you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is [b]married.” 4 (Now Abimelech had not come near her.) Then he said, “Lord, (H)will You kill a nation, even though righteous? 5 Did he not himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she (I)herself also said, ‘He is my brother.’ In (J)the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my [c]hands I have done this.” 6 Then God said to him in the dream, “Indeed, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also [d](K)held you back from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her. 7 So now, return the man’s wife, for (L)he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. But if you do not return her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours.”
8 So Abimelech arose early in the morning and called all his servants and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were greatly afraid. 9 (M)Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? And [e]how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom (N)a great sin? You have done to me [f]things that ought not to be done.” 10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What have you seen, that you have done this thing?” 11 And Abraham said, “Because I said, surely there is no (O)fear of God in this place, and (P)they will kill me because of my wife. 12 Besides, she actually is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife; 13 and it happened when (Q)God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, ‘This is [g]the lovingkindness which you will show to me: [h]everywhere we go, (R)say of me, “He is my brother.”’” 14 (S)Abimelech then took sheep and oxen and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham and returned his wife Sarah to him. 15 And Abimelech said, “(T)Behold, my land is before you; [i]settle wherever it is good in your sight.” 16 To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your (U)brother one thousand pieces of silver; behold, it is [j]your vindication before all who are with you, and before all you are [k]cleared.” 17 (V)And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they bore children. 18 (W)For Yahweh had utterly shut all the wombs of the household of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
Footnotes
- Genesis 20:1 South country
- Genesis 20:3 Lit married to a husband
- Genesis 20:5 Lit palms
- Genesis 20:6 Lit restrained
- Genesis 20:9 Lit what
- Genesis 20:9 Lit deeds
- Genesis 20:13 Lit your
- Genesis 20:13 Lit at every place where
- Genesis 20:15 Lit dwell
- Genesis 20:16 Lit for you a covering of the eyes
- Genesis 20:16 Lit decided
Genesis 20
American Standard Version
20 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he 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 of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife. 4 Now Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation? 5 Said he not himself unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this. 6 And God said unto him in the dream, Yea, I know that in the integrity of thy heart thou has done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. 7 Now therefore restore the man’s 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 And 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 wherein have I sinned against 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 moreover she is indeed my sister, 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 show unto me: at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother. 14 And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants, 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, [a]it is for thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee; and [b]in respect of all thou art righted. 17 And Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants; and they bare children. 18 For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
Footnotes
- Genesis 20:16 Or, he
- Genesis 20:16 Or, before all men
Нач 20
Священное Писание (Восточный перевод), версия для Таджикистана
Иброхим и Соро у Абималика
20 Оттуда Иброхим перебрался в область Негев и поселился между Кадешем и Суром. Он жил пришельцем в Гераре, 2 и там сказал о своей жене Соро: «Она моя сестра». Абималик, царь Герара, послал за Соро и взял её к себе.
3 Но Всевышний явился к Абималику ночью во сне и сказал ему:
– Тебе грозит смерть за женщину, которую ты взял к себе: она замужем.
4 Но Абималик не прикасался к ней, и поэтому он сказал:
– Владыка, неужели Ты уничтожишь невинный народ? 5 Ведь он мне сказал: «Она моя сестра», и она сказала: «Он мой брат». В этом деле совесть моя чиста и руки невинны.
6 Всевышний сказал ему во сне:
– Да, Я знаю, что совесть твоя чиста: это Я удержал тебя от греха против Меня, поэтому и не позволил тебе прикоснуться к ней. 7 Теперь верни жену мужу, потому что он – пророк, он помолится за тебя, и ты останешься жив. Но если ты не вернёшь её, знай, что тебе и твоим близким не избежать смерти.
8 На другой день рано утром Абималик собрал всех своих приближённых и рассказал им, что случилось; и они сильно испугались. 9 Потом Абималик вызвал Иброхима и сказал:
– Что ты с нами сделал? Какое зло я тебе причинил, что ты навёл такую тяжкую вину на меня и моё царство? Ты поступил со мной так, как нельзя поступать.
10 И Абималик спросил Иброхима:
– Что было у тебя на уме, когда ты сделал такое?
11 Иброхим ответил:
– Я подумал: «В этом месте, конечно, не боятся Всевышнего, и они убьют меня за мою жену». 12 Кроме того, она действительно моя сестра – дочь моего отца, хотя и не от моей матери; и она стала моей женой. 13 Когда Всевышний отправил меня странствовать из дома моего отца, я сказал ей: «Окажи мне такую услугу: куда бы мы ни пришли, говори обо мне, что я твой брат».
14 Тогда Абималик привёл мелкий и крупный скот, рабов и рабынь и дал их Иброхиму; и вернул ему его жену Соро.
15 Абималик сказал:
– Моя земля перед тобой: живи, где хочешь.
16 Соро он сказал:
– Я даю твоему брату двенадцать килограммов[a] серебра, чтобы покрыть твою обиду в глазах всего твоего дома; честь твоя восстановлена.
17 Иброхим помолился Всевышнему, и Он исцелил Абималика, и его жену, и рабынь, чтобы они снова могли иметь детей, 18 потому что Вечный сделал бесплодными всех женщин в доме Абималика из-за жены Иброхима Соро.
Footnotes
- Нач 20:16 Букв.: «тысячу шекелей».
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