Genesis 20
English Standard Version
Abraham and Abimelech
20 From there Abraham journeyed toward the territory of the Negeb and lived between (A)Kadesh and Shur; and he (B)sojourned in (C)Gerar. 2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, (D)“She is my sister.” And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. 3 (E)But God came to Abimelech (F)in a dream by night and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man's wife.” 4 Now Abimelech had not approached her. So he said, (G)“Lord, will you kill an innocent people? 5 Did he not himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this.” 6 Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that you have done this in the integrity of your heart, and it was I who kept you from sinning (H)against me. Therefore I did not let you touch her. 7 Now then, return the man's wife, (I)for he is a prophet, so that he will pray for you, and you shall live. But if you do not return her, know that you shall surely die, you (J)and all who are yours.”
8 So Abimelech rose early in the morning and called all his servants and told them all these things. And the men were very much afraid. 9 Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me things that ought not to be done.” 10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, that you did this thing?” 11 Abraham said, “I did it because I thought, (K)‘There is no fear of God at all in this place, and (L)they will kill me because of my wife.’ 12 Besides, (M)she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father though not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife. 13 And when (N)God caused me to wander from my father's house, I said to her, ‘This is the kindness you must do me: at every place to which we come, (O)say of me, “He is my brother.”’”
14 Then Abimelech (P)took sheep and oxen, and male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and returned Sarah his wife to him. 15 And Abimelech said, “Behold, (Q)my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you.” 16 To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given (R)your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is (S)a sign of your innocence in the eyes of all[a] who are with you, and before everyone you are vindicated.” 17 Then (T)Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children. 18 For the Lord (U)had closed all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
Footnotes
- Genesis 20:16 Hebrew It is a covering of eyes for all
Genesis 20
New American Standard Bible
Abraham’s Treachery
20 Now Abraham journeyed from (A)there toward the land of (B)the [a]Negev, and [b]settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he lived for a time in (C)Gerar. 2 And Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “(D)She is my sister.” So (E)Abimelech king of Gerar sent men 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 [c]married.” 4 Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, “Lord, (H)will You kill a nation, even though [d]blameless? 5 Did he himself not say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she (I)herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In (J)the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my [e]hands I have done this.” 6 Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also [f](K)kept you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her. 7 Now then, 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 will certainly die, you and all who are yours.”
8 So Abimelech got up early in the morning and called all his servants, and told all these things in their [g]presence; and the people were greatly frightened. 9 (M)Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? And [h]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 [i]things that ought not to be done.” 10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What have you [j]encountered, that you have done this thing?” 11 Abraham said, “Because I thought, 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 came about, when (Q)God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, ‘This is [k]the kindness which you will show to me: [l]everywhere we go, (R)say of me, “He is my brother.”’” 14 (S)Abimelech then took sheep and oxen and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and returned his wife Sarah to him. 15 Abimelech said, “(T)Behold, my land is before you; [m]settle wherever [n]you please.” 16 To Sarah he said, “Look, I have given your (U)brother a thousand pieces of silver. [o]It is [p]your vindication before all who are with you, and before everyone you are cleared.” 17 Then (V)Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his female slaves, so that they gave birth to children. 18 (W)For the Lord had completely closed all the wombs of the household of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
Footnotes
- Genesis 20:1 I.e., South country
- Genesis 20:1 Lit dwelt
- Genesis 20:3 Lit married to a husband
- Genesis 20:4 Lit righteous
- Genesis 20:5 Lit palms
- Genesis 20:6 Lit restrained
- Genesis 20:8 Lit ears
- Genesis 20:9 Lit what
- Genesis 20:9 Lit deeds
- Genesis 20:10 Lit seen
- Genesis 20:13 Lit your
- Genesis 20:13 Lit at every place where
- Genesis 20:15 Lit dwell
- Genesis 20:15 Lit it is good in your sight
- Genesis 20:16 Lit Behold, it is
- Genesis 20:16 Lit for you a covering of the eyes
Geneza 20
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Avraam la Gherar
20 De acolo, Avraam a călătorit spre ţinutul Neghev[a] şi a locuit între Kadeş şi Şur. În timp ce locuia ca străin în Gherar, 2 el pretindea că soţia sa, Sara, este sora lui. Regele Abimelek din Gherar a trimis după Sara pe care a luat-o de soţie. 3 Dar Dumnezeu a venit la Abimelek noaptea într-un vis şi i-a zis:
– Vei muri din cauza femeii pe care ai luat-o de soţie, deoarece ea este măritată.
4 Întrucât nu se atinsese de ea, Abimelek a spus:
– Stăpâne, vei distruge Tu un popor nevinovat? 5 Nu mi-a spus el că este sora lui? Şi ea însăşi a mărturisit că el este fratele ei. Am făcut acest lucru în curăţie de inimă şi cu mâini nevinovate.
6 Atunci Dumnezeu i-a zis în vis:
– Ştiu că ai făcut acest lucru cu integritate, dar te-am oprit să păcătuieşti împotriva Mea; de aceea nu te-am lăsat să te atingi de ea. 7 Acum, dă-i bărbatului soţia înapoi! Întrucât este profet, el se va ruga pentru tine şi vei trăi. Dar, dacă nu i-o dai înapoi, să ştii că vei muri, tu şi toţi ai tăi.
8 Abimelek s-a sculat dis-de-dimineaţă, i-a chemat pe toţi curtenii săi, le-a istorisit toate aceste lucruri, iar bărbaţii s-au temut foarte tare. 9 Apoi Abimelek l-a chemat pe Avraam şi l-a întrebat:
– Ce ne-ai făcut? Cu ce-am păcătuit împotriva ta ca să aduci o vină aşa de mare peste mine şi peste regatul meu?
Mi-ai făcut ceea ce n-ar fi trebuit. 10 Ce urmăreai când ai făcut acest lucru?
11 Avraam i-a răspuns:
– Am făcut acest lucru gândindu-mă că nu este frică de Dumnezeu în acest loc şi temându-mă că mă veţi omorî din pricina soţiei mele. 12 De altfel, ea este într-adevăr sora mea, fiica tatălui meu, dar nu şi fiica mamei mele şi a ajuns soţia mea. 13 Când Dumnezeu m-a chemat să plec din casa tatălui meu, i-am cerut această favoare: ca oriunde vom merge să spună despre mine că sunt fratele ei.
14 Atunci Abimelek a luat oi şi boi, sclavi şi sclave, i le-a dat lui Avraam şi i-a dat-o înapoi şi pe Sara, soţia lui. 15 Abimelek i-a zis: „Ţara mea este înaintea ta; locuieşte unde-ţi place.“ 16 Iar Sarei i-a zis: „Iată, îi dau fratelui tău o mie de şecheli[b] de argint. Ei sunt dovada că eşti fără vină înaintea tuturor; eşti pe deplin dezvinovăţită.“ 17 Atunci Avraam s-a rugat lui Dumnezeu, iar Dumnezeu i-a vindecat pe Abimelek, pe soţia lui, precum şi pe sclavele lui, pentru ca ele să poată avea din nou copii, 18 deoarece Domnul închisese pântecele tuturor celor de la curtea lui Abimelek din cauza Sarei, soţia lui Avraam.
Footnotes
- Geneza 20:1 Vezi nota de la 12:9
- Geneza 20:16 Sau: sicli, greutate de bază, comună la toate popoarele semite antice; existau mai multe tipuri de şechel: regal (2 Sam. 14:26; aproximativ 13 gr), obişnuit (aproximativ 12 gr) şi cel al Lăcaşului (vezi 30:13; aproximativ 10 gr); greutatea şechelului a variat în diferite vremuri şi în diferite zone; aproximativ 0,36 kg
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