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Si Abraham kag si Abimelec

20 Naghalin sila ni Abraham sa Mamre kag nagkadto sa Negev. Didto sila nag-estar sa tunga-tunga sang Kadesh kag Shur. Sang ulihi, nagsaylo sila sa Gerar. Samtang didto sila, ang pakilala ni Abraham kay Sara sa mga tawo utod niya siya. Gani ginpakuha ni Haring Abimelec sang Gerar si Sara.

Isa ka gab-i, nagpakita ang Dios kay Abimelec paagi sa isa ka damgo. Siling niya, “Mapatay ka tungod kay ginkuha mo ina nga babayi nga may bana na.” Pero tungod kay wala pa matandog ni Abimelec si Sara, nagsiling siya, “Ginoo, ngaa patyon mo ako kag ang akon katawhan? Wala ako sing sala. Nagsiling man abi si Abraham nga utod niya si Sara kag si Sara nagsiling man nga utod niya si Abraham. Inosente gid ako kag wala gid ako sing malain nga tuyo sa pagkuha kay Sara.” Nagsabat ang Dios, “Huo, nakahibalo ako nga wala ka sing malain nga tuyo, gani wala ako magtugot nga matandog mo siya agod indi ka makasala sa akon. Pero dapat ibalik mo siya sa iya bana tungod ang iya bana isa ka propeta, kag pangamuyuan ka niya agod indi ka mapatay. Pero kon indi mo gani siya pag-ibalik, ginapaandaman ko ikaw nga daan nga mapatay ka gid pati ang tanan mo nga katawhan.”

Aga pa gid sang madason nga adlaw, ginpatawag ni Abimelec ang tanan niya nga mga opisyal kag ginsugiran parte sa iya nga damgo. Kag hinadlukan gid sila. Dayon ginpatawag ni Abimelec si Abraham kag ginpamangkot, “Ano bala ining ginhimo mo sa amon? Ano bala ang akon sala sa imo nga ginbutang mo sa dako nga paglapas ang akon bug-os nga ginharian? Indi husto ang imo ginhimo. 10 Pero ngaa bala ginhimo mo ini?” 11 Nagsabat si Abraham, “Abi ko wala gid sing bisan isa diri nga nagatahod sa Dios, gani naghunahuna ako nga basi patyon ninyo ako agod makuha ninyo ang akon asawa. 12 Matuod gid man nga mag-utod kami, pero sa amay lang kag indi sa iloy, kag ginpangasawa ko siya. 13 Sang ginsilingan ako sang Dios nga maghalin sa panimalay sang akon amay, ginhambalan ko si Sara nga ipakilala niya nga mag-utod kami bisan diin kami magkadto. Sa sini nga paagi mapakita niya ang iya paghigugma sa akon.”

14 Ginbalik ni Abimelec si Sara kay Abraham, kag ginhatagan pa niya si Abraham sang mga karnero, baka, kag mga ulipon nga babayi kag lalaki. 15 Dayon nagsiling siya kay Abraham, “Handa ako nga paestaron kamo sa akon duta. Mag-estar kamo bisan diin nga gusto ninyo.” 16 Nagsiling man siya kay Sara, “Hatagan ko ang imo utod sang 1,000 ka bilog nga pilak bilang pamatuod sa tanan ninyo nga kaupdanan nga wala ko ikaw matandog kag agod indi sila maghunahuna nga nakahimo ka sang malain.”

17-18 Tungod sa pagkuha ni Abimelec kay Sara, ginbuot sang Ginoo nga indi makabata ang tanan nga babayi sa iya panimalay. Gani nagpangamuyo si Abraham sa Dios, kag gin-ayo sang Dios ang asawa ni Abimelec kag ang iya mga ulipon nga mga babayi agod makabata sila liwat. Gin-ayo man sang Dios si Abimelec sa iya balatian.

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

20 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

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.

But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.