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Abrahamu àti Abimeleki

20 Abrahamu sì kó kúrò níbẹ̀ lọ sí ìhà gúúsù ó sì ń gbé ní agbede-méjì Kadeṣi àti Ṣuri; ó sì gbé ní ìlú Gerari fún ìgbà díẹ̀. (A)Abrahamu sì sọ ní ti Sara aya rẹ̀ níbẹ̀ pé, “Arábìnrin mi ni.” Abimeleki ọba Gerari sì ránṣẹ́ mú Sara wá sí ààfin rẹ̀.

Ṣùgbọ́n Ọlọ́run tọ Abimeleki wá ní ojú àlá lọ́jọ́ kan, ó sì wí fún un pé, “Kíyèsi, kò sí ohun tí o fi sàn ju òkú lọ, nítorí obìnrin tí ìwọ mú sọ́dọ̀ nnì, aya ẹni kan ní íṣe.”

Ṣùgbọ́n Abimeleki kò tí ìbá obìnrin náà lòpọ̀, nítorí náà ó wí pé, “Olúwa ìwọ yóò run orílẹ̀-èdè aláìlẹ́bi bí? Ǹjẹ́ òun kò sọ fún mi pé, ‘Arábìnrin mi ni,’ obìnrin náà pẹ̀lú sì sọ pé, ‘arákùnrin mí ni’? Ní òtítọ́ pẹ̀lú ọkàn mímọ́ àti ọwọ́ mímọ́, ni mo ṣe èyí.”

Nígbà náà ni Ọlọ́run wí fún un nínú àlá náà pé, “Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni, mo mọ̀ pé pẹ̀lú òtítọ́ inú ni ìwọ ṣe èyí, èyí ni mo fi pa ọ́ mọ́ tí ń kò jẹ́ kí o ṣẹ̀ sí mi. Ìdí nìyí tí n kò fi jẹ́ kí o ní ìbálòpọ̀ pẹ̀lú obìnrin náà. Nísinsin yìí, dá aya ọkùnrin náà padà, nítorí pé wòlíì ni, yóò sì gbàdúrà fún ọ, ìwọ yóò sì yè. Ṣùgbọ́n bí ìwọ kò bá dá a padà, mọ̀ dájú pé ìwọ àti gbogbo ẹni tí í ṣe tìrẹ yóò kú.”

Ní òwúrọ̀ kùtùkùtù ọjọ́ kejì, Abimeleki pe gbogbo àwọn ìjòyè rẹ̀. Nígbà tí ó sì sọ gbogbo ohun tí ó ṣẹlẹ̀ fún wọn, ẹ̀rù bà wọ́n gidigidi. Nígbà náà ni Abimeleki pe Abrahamu ó sì wí fún un pé, “Èwo ni èyí tí ìwọ ṣe sí wa yìí? Ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ wo ni mo ṣẹ̀ ọ́ tí ìwọ fi mú ìdálẹ́bi ńlá wá sí orí èmi àti ìjọba mi? Kò yẹ kí ìwọ hu irú ìwà yìí sí mi.” 10 Abimeleki sì bi Abrahamu pé, “Kín ló dé tí ìwọ fi ṣe èyí?”

11 Abrahamu sì dáhùn pé, “Mo ṣe èyí nítorí mo rò nínú ara mi pé, ẹ̀yin tí ẹ wà níhìn-ín, ẹ kò bẹ̀rù Ọlọ́run, pé, ẹ sì le pa mí nítorí aya mi. 12 Yàtọ̀ fún ìyẹn, òtítọ́ ni pé arábìnrin mi ni. Ọmọ baba kan ni wá, bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé, a kì í ṣe ọmọ ìyá kan. Mo sì fẹ́ ẹ ní aya. 13 Nígbà tí Ọlọ́run sì mú mi rìn kiri kúrò ní ilé baba mi, mo wí fún un pé, ‘Èyí ni ọ̀nà tí ó lè gbà fihàn pé ó fẹ́ràn mi: Gbogbo ibi tí a bá dé máa sọ pé, “Arákùnrin rẹ ni mí.” ’ ”

14 Nígbà náà ni Abimeleki mú àgùntàn àti màlúù wá, àti ẹrúkùnrin àti ẹrúbìnrin, ó sì kó wọn fún Abrahamu, ó sì dá Sara aya rẹ̀ padà fún un. 15 Abimeleki sì tún wí fún un pé, “Gbogbo ilẹ̀ mí nìyí níwájú rẹ, máa gbé ní ibikíbi tí o fẹ́ níbẹ̀.”

16 Abimeleki sì wí fún Sara pé, “Mo fi ẹgbẹ̀rún owó ẹyọ fàdákà fún arákùnrin rẹ. Èyí ni owó ìtánràn ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ mi sí ọ níwájú gbogbo ẹni tí ó wà pẹ̀lú rẹ àti pé, a dá ọ láre pátápátá.”

17 Nígbà náà, Abrahamu gbàdúrà sí Ọlọ́run, Ọlọ́run sì wo Abimeleki àti aya rẹ̀ àti àwọn ẹrúbìnrin rẹ̀ sàn. Wọ́n sì tún ń bímọ. 18 Nítorí Ọlọ́run ti sé gbogbo ará ilé Abimeleki nínú nítorí Sara aya Abrahamu.

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) 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)

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)

Now Abimelek had not gone near her, so he said, “Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation?(O) 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)

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. 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)

Early the next morning Abimelek summoned all his officials, and when he told them all that had happened, they were very much afraid. 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

  1. Genesis 20:16 That is, about 25 pounds or about 12 kilograms