اَلتَّكْوِينُ 20

١ 1 وَٱنْتَقَلَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ إِلَى أَرْضِ ٱلْجَنُوبِ، وَسَكَنَ بَيْنَ قَادِشَ وَشُورَ، وَتَغَرَّبَ فِي جَرَارَ.

And Abraam removed thence to the southern country, and lived between Cades and Sur, and sojourned in Gerara.

٢ 2 وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَنْ سَارَةَ ٱمْرَأَتِهِ: «هِيَ أُخْتِي». فَأَرْسَلَ أَبِيمَالِكُ مَلِكُ جَرَارَ وَأَخَذَ سَارَةَ.

And Abraam said concerning Sarrha his wife, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the city should kill him for her sake. So Abimelech king of Gerara sent and took Sarrha.

٣ 3 فَجَاءَ ٱللهُ إِلَى أَبِيمَالِكَ فِي حُلْمِ ٱللَّيْلِ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «هَا أَنْتَ مَيِّتٌ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْمَرْأَةِ ٱلَّتِي أَخَذْتَهَا، فَإِنَّهَا مُتَزَوِّجَةٌ بِبَعْلٍ».

And God came to Abimelech by night in sleep, and said, Behold, you die for the woman, whom you have taken, whereas she has lived with a husband.

٤ 4 وَلَكِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ أَبِيمَالِكُ قَدِ ٱقْتَرَبَ إِلَيْهَا، فَقَالَ: «يَا سَيِّدُ، أَأُمَّةً بَارَّةً تَقْتُلُ؟

But Abimelech had not touched her, and he said, Lord, will you destroy an ignorantly [sinning] and just nation?

٥ 5 أَلَمْ يَقُلْ هُوَ لِي: إِنَّهَا أُخْتِي، وَهِيَ أَيْضًا نَفْسُهَا قَالَتْ: هُوَ أَخِي؟ بِسَلَامَةِ قَلْبِي وَنَقَاوَةِ يَدَيَّ فَعَلْتُ هَذَا».

Said he not to me, She is my sister, and said she not to me, He is my brother? with a pure heart and in the righteousness of my hands have I done this.

٦ 6 فَقَالَ لَهُ ٱللهُ فِي ٱلْحُلْمِ: «أَنَا أَيْضًا عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكَ بِسَلَامَةِ قَلْبِكَ فَعَلْتَ هَذَا. وَأَنَا أَيْضًا أَمْسَكْتُكَ عَنْ أَنْ تُخْطِئَ إِلَيَّ، لِذَلِكَ لَمْ أَدَعْكَ تَمَسُّهَا.

And God said to him in sleep, Yes, I knew that you did this with a pure heart, and I spared you, so that you should not sin against me, therefore I suffered you not to touch her.

٧ 7 فَٱلْآنَ رُدَّ ٱمْرَأَةَ ٱلرَّجُلِ، فَإِنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ، فَيُصَلِّيَ لِأَجْلِكَ فَتَحْيَا. وَإِنْ كُنْتَ لَسْتَ تَرُدُّهَا، فَٱعْلَمْ أَنَّكَ مَوْتًا تَمُوتُ، أَنْتَ وَكُلُّ مَنْ لَكَ».

But now return the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and shall pray for you, and you shall live; but if you restore her not, know that you shall die and all your.

٨ 8 فَبَكَّرَ أَبِيمَالِكُ فِي ٱلْغَدِ وَدَعَا جَمِيعَ عَبِيدِهِ، وَتَكَلَّمَ بِكُلِّ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ فِي مَسَامِعِهِمْ، فَخَافَ ٱلرِّجَالُ جِدًّا.

And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and he spoke all these words in their ears, and all the men feared exceedingly.

٩ 9 ثُمَّ دَعَا أَبِيمَالِكُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «مَاذَا فَعَلْتَ بِنَا؟ وَبِمَاذَا أَخْطَأْتُ إِلَيْكَ حَتَّى جَلَبْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى مَمْلَكَتِي خَطِيَّةً عَظِيمَةً؟ أَعْمَالًا لَا تُعْمَلُ عَمِلْتَ بِي».

And Abimelech called Abraam and said to him, What is this that you have done to us? Have we sinned against you, that you have brought upon me and upon my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me a deed, which no one ought to do.

١٠ 10 وَقَالَ أَبِيمَالِكُ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ: «مَاذَا رَأَيْتَ حَتَّى عَمِلْتَ هَذَا ٱلشَّيْءَ؟»

And Abimelech said to Abraam, What have you seen in [me] that you have done this?

١١ 11 فَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ: «إِنِّي قُلْتُ: لَيْسَ فِي هَذَا ٱلْمَوْضِعِ خَوْفُ ٱللهِ ٱلْبَتَّةَ، فَيَقْتُلُونَنِي لِأَجْلِ ٱمْرَأَتِي.

And Abraam said, Why I said, Surely there is not the worship of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.

١٢ 12 وَبِٱلْحَقِيقَةِ أَيْضًا هِيَ أُخْتِي ٱبْنَةُ أَبِي، غَيْرَ أَنَّهَا لَيْسَتِ ٱبْنَةَ أُمِّي، فَصَارَتْ لِي زَوْجَةً.

For truly she is my sister by my father, but not by my mother, and she became my wife.

١٣ 13 وَحَدَثَ لَمَّا أَتَاهَنِي ٱللهُ مِنْ بَيْتِ أَبِي أَنِّي قُلْتُ لَهَا: هَذَا مَعْرُوفُكِ ٱلَّذِي تَصْنَعِينَ إِلَيَّ: فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ نَأْتِي إِلَيْهِ قُولِي عَنِّي: هُوَ أَخِي».

And it came to pass when God brought me forth out of the house of my father, that I said to her, This righteousness you shall perform to me, in every place into which we may enter, say of me, He is my brother.

١٤ 14 فَأَخَذَ أَبِيمَالِكُ غَنَمًا وَبَقَرًا وَعَبِيدًا وَإِمَاءً وَأَعْطَاهَا لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَرَدَّ إِلَيْهِ سَارَةَ ٱمْرَأَتَهُ.

And Abimelech took a thousand pieces of silver, and sheep, and calves, and servants, and maidservants, and gave them to Abraam, and he returned him Sarrha his wife.

١٥ 15 وَقَالَ أَبِيمَالِكُ: «هُوَذَا أَرْضِي قُدَّامَكَ. ٱسْكُنْ فِي مَا حَسُنَ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ».

And Abimelech said to Abraam, Behold, my land is before you, dwell wherever it may please you.

١٦ 16 وَقَالَ لِسَارَةَ: «إِنِّي قَدْ أَعْطَيْتُ أَخَاكِ أَلْفًا مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ. هَا هُوَ لَكِ غِطَاءُ عَيْنٍ مِنْ جِهَةِ كُلِّ مَا عِنْدَكِ وَعِنْدَ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ، فَأُنْصِفْتِ».

And to Sarrha he said, Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver, those shall be to you for the price of your countenance, and to all the women with you, and speak the truth in all things.

١٧ 17 فَصَلَّى إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِلَى ٱللهِ، فَشَفَى ٱللهُ أَبِيمَالِكَ وَٱمْرَأَتَهُ وَجَوَارِيَهُ فَوَلَدْنَ.

And Abraam prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his women servants, and they bore children.

١٨ 18 لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ كَانَ قَدْ أَغْلَقَ كُلَّ رَحِمٍ لِبَيْتِ أَبِيمَالِكَ بِسَبَبِ سَارَةَ ٱمْرَأَةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ.

Because the Lord had fast closed from without every womb in the house of Abimelech, because of Sarrha Abraam's wife.