تكوين 20

١ 1 وَارْتَحَلَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ إِلَى أَرْضِ النَّقَبِ، وَأَقَامَ بَيْنَ قَادَشَ وَشُورَ، وَتَغَرَّبَ فِي جَرَارَ.

And Abraham journeyed from there toward the south country, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.

٢ 2 وَهُنَاكَ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَنْ سَارَةَ زَوْجَتِهِ: «هِيَ أُخْتِي». فَأَرْسَلَ أَبِيمَالِكُ مَلِكُ جَرَارَ وَأَحْضَرَ سَارَةَ إِلَيْهِ.

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

٣ 3 وَلِكَنَّ اللهَ تَجَلَّى لأَبِيمَالِكَ فِي حُلْمٍ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «إِنَّكَ سَتَمُوتُ بِسَبَبِ الْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي أَخَذْتَهَا، فَإِنَّهَا مُتَزَوِّجَةٌ».

But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, on account of the woman whom thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.

٤ 4 وَلَمْ يَكُنْ أَبِيمَالِكُ قَدْ مَسَّهَا بَعْدُ، فَقَالَ لِلرَّبِّ: «أَتُمِيتُ أُمَّةً بَرِيئَةً؟

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

٥ 5 أَلَمْ يَقُلْ لِي إِنَّهَا أُخْتِي وَهِيَ نَفْسُهَا ادَّعَتْ أَنَّهُ أَخُوهَا؟ مَا فَعَلْتُ هَذَا إِلّا بِسَلامَةِ قَلْبِي وَطَهَارَةِ يَدَيَّ».

Said he not to 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.

٦ 6 فَأَجَابَهُ الرَّبُّ: «أَنَا أَيْضاً عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكَ بِسَلامَةِ قَلْبِكَ قَدْ فَعَلْتَ هَذَا، وَأَنَا أَيْضاً مَنَعْتُكَ مِنْ أَنْ تُخْطِئَ إِلَيَّ وَلَمْ أَدَعْكَ تَمَسُّهَا.

And God said to 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 I allowed thee not to touch her.

٧ 7 وَالآنَ، رُدَّ لِلرَّجُلِ زَوْجَتَهُ فَإِنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ، فَيُصَلِّيَ مِنْ أَجْلِكَ فَتَحْيَا. وَإِنْ لَمْ تَرُدَّهَا فَإِنَّك وَكُلَّ مَنْ لَكَ حَتْماً تَمُوتُونَ».

Now therefore restore to the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou shalt not restore her, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

٨ 8 فَبَكَّرَ أَبِيمَالِكُ فِي الصَّبَاحِ وَاسْتَدْعَى جَمِيعَ عَبِيدِهِ، وَأَطْلَعَهُمْ عَلَى جَلِيَّةِ الأَمْرِ، فَاعْتَرَاهُمْ خَوْفٌ عَظِيمٌ.

Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were greatly afraid.

٩ 9 ثُمَّ دَعَا أَبِيمَالِكُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «مَاذَا فَعَلْتَ بِنَا؟ أَيُّ خَطَأٍ ارْتَكَبْتُهُ فِي حَقِّكَ حَتَّى جَلَبْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى مَمْلَكَتِي هَذَا الذَّنْبَ الْعَظِيمَ؟ لَقَدِ اقْتَرَفْتَ فِي حَقِّي أُمُوراً مَا كَانَ يَجِبُ أَنْ تَقْتَرِفَهَا».

Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, What hast thou done to us? and how have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds to me that ought not to be done.

١٠ 10 وَسَأَلَ أَبِيمَالِكُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ: «مَاذَا بَدَا لَكَ حَتَّى ارْتَكَبْتَ هَذَا الْفِعْلَ؟»

And Abimelech said to Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

١١ 11 فَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ: «لَقَدْ فَعَلْتُ هَذَا لأَنَّنِي ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ فِي هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ بِأَسْرِهِ خَوْفُ اللهِ فَخَشِيتُ أَنْ تَقْتُلُونِي مِنْ أَجْلِ زَوْجَتِي.

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.

١٢ 12 وَهِيَ بِالْحَقِيقَةِ أُخْتِي، ابْنَةُ أَبِي، غَيْرَ أَنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ ابْنَةَ أُمِّي فَاتَّخَذْتُهَا زَوْجَةً لِي.

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.

١٣ 13 وَعِنْدَمَا دَعَانِي اللهُ لأَتَغَرَّبَ بَعِيداً عَنْ بَيْتِ أَبِي قُلْتُ لَهَا: حَيْثُمَا نَذْهَبُ قُولِي إِنِّي أَخُوكِ فَهَذَا هُوَ الْمَعْرُوفُ الَّذِي تَصْنَعِينَهُ لِي».

And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt show to me; at every place where we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

١٤ 14 فَأَخَذَ أَبِيمَالِكُ غَنَماً وَبَقَراً وَعَبِيداً وَإِمَاءً وَقَدَّمَهَا لإِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَأَرْجَعَ إِلَيْهِ سَارَةَ زَوْجَتَهُ.

And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored to him Sarah his wife.

١٥ 15 وَقَالَ أَبِيمَالِكُ: «هَا هِيَ أَرْضِي أَمَامَكَ فَأَقِمْ حَيْثُ طَابَ لَكَ».

And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.

١٦ 16 وَقَالَ لِسَارَةَ: «هَا قَدْ وَهَبْتُ أَخَاكِ أَلْفَ قِطْعَةٍ مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ، تَبْرِئَةً لَكِ مِنْ كُلِّ إِسَاءَةٍ أَمَامَ الَّذِينَ مَعَكِ، فَأَنْتِ بَرِيئَةٌ أَمَامَ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ، وَهَكَذَا تَكُونِينَ قَدْ أُنْصِفْتِ».

And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, to all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.

١٧ 17 فَابْتَهَلَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِلَى اللهِ، فَشَفَى أَبِيمَالِكَ وَزَوْجَتَهُ وَجَوَارِيَهُ فَوَلَدْنَ.

So Abraham prayed to God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bore children.

١٨ 18 لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ كَانَ قَدْ أَصَابَ نِسَاءَ بَيْتِ أَبِيمَالِكَ بِالْعُقْمِ مِنْ أَجْلِ سَارَةَ زَوْجَةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ.

For the LORD had closed fast all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.