Genesis 20

1 Gikan didto mipanaw si Abraham ug nagpadulong sa yuta sa Negeb, ug nagpuyo siya sa tunga-tunga sa Kades ug Sur. Usa siya ka langyaw nga nagpuyo sa Gerar.

Abraham left Mamre and moved southwest to the Negev desert and lived in a place named Gerar, between Kadesh and Shur.

2 Si Abraham miingon mahitungod sa iyang asawa nga si Sara, “Siya mao ang akong igsoon nga babaye.” Unya ang hari sa Gerar nga mao si Abimelec nagpadala sa iyang mga tawo ug ilang gikuha si Sara.

While he was there, he told people that Sarah was his sister, not his wife. Then King Abimelech of Gerar sent some of his men to Sarah, and they brought her to him to be his wife.

3 Apan ang Dios nagpakita kang Abimelec pinaagi sa damgo nianang gabhiona, ug siya miingon kaniya, “Tan-awa, mamatay ka tungod sa babaye nga imong gikuha, kay asawa siya sa usa ka tawo.”

But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream during the night and said to him, “Listen to me! You are going to die because the woman you took is another man’s wife.”

4 Karon si Abimelec wala miduol kaniya ug siya nag-ingon, “Ginoo, pagapatyon mo ba bisan ang nasod nga matarong?

But Abimelech had not had sex [EUP] with her, so he said, “God, since the people of my nation and I am innocent; will you kill me?

5 Dili ba diay siya mismo ang nag-ingon kanako, 'Siya akong igsoong babaye?' Ug bisan siya mismo ang nag-ingon, 'Siya akong igsoong lalaki.' Gihimo ko kini sa pakamatinud-anon sa akong kasing-kasing ug dili sad-an ang akong mga kamot.”

He told me, ‘She is my sister,’ and she also said, ‘He is my brother.’ I did this with pure motives and I [SYN] have not done anything wrong yet.”

6 Unya ang Dios miingon kaniya pinaagi sa damgo, “Oo, nasayod usab ako nga nabuhat mo kini sa pagkamatinud-anon sa imong kasing-kasing, ug wala ko usab gitugot nga ikaw makasala batok kanako. Busa wala ko ikaw tugoti nga imo siyang hilabtan.

God said to him in another dream, “Yes, I know that your motives were pure. That is why I truly prevented you from sinning against me. I did not allow you to have sex [EUP] with her.

7 Busa, ibalik ang asawa sa tawo, tungod kay siya usa man ka propeta. Mag-ampo siya alang kanimo, ug ikaw mabuhi. Apan kung dili mo siya iuli, sayri nga ikaw ug ang tanang anaa kanimo mangamatay gayod.”

Now, return this man’s wife to her husband, because he is (a prophet/a man who receives messages from me). He will pray for you, and you will (remain alive/not die). But if you do not return her to him, you will certainly die, and all the members of your household will also certainly die.”

8 Mibangon sa sayo sa kabuntangon si Abimelec ug iyang gipatawag ang tanan niyang mga sulugoon ngadto kaniya. Iyang gisugilon kining tanang mga butanga ngadto kanila, ug ang mga tawo nangahadlok pag-ayo.

Early the next morning, Abimelech summoned all his officials, and told them everything that had happened. When they heard that [MTY], his men were very afraid [that God would punish them].

9 Unya gipatawag ni Abimelec si Abraham ug nag-ingon kaniya, “Unsa man kining imong gibuhat kanamo? Giunsa ko man pagkasala kanimo, nga gidad-an mo ako ug ang akong gingharian ug dakong sala? Nakabuhat ka kanako sa dili unta angay buhaton.”

Abimelech then summoned Abraham, and said to him, “You should not have done that to us [RHQ]! Did I do something wrong to you, with the result that you are causing me and the people in [MTY] my kingdom to be guilty of committing a great sin [RHQ]? You have done things to me that (should not be done/you should not have done)!”

10 Nag-ingon si Abimelec kang Abraham, “Unsa man ang nagtukmod kanimo aron buhaton kining mga butanga?”

Abimelech asked Abraham, “What was your reason for doing this?”

11 Nag-ingon si Abraham, “Tungod kay ako naghuna-huna, 'Wala gayo'y kahadlok sa Dios kini nga dapit, ug pagapatyon nila ako tungod sa akong asawa.'

Abraham replied, “I said that because I thought, ‘They certainly do not respect God in this place. If they don’t respect God, they will not respect relationships with others. [If I say she is my sister, they will try to pay me a bride price] to get her. But if I say she is my wife, they will kill me to get her.’

12 Labot pa niana, tinuod gayod nga siya akong igsoong babaye, ang anak nga babaye sa akong amahan, apan dili siya anak nga babaye sa akong inahan; ug siya nahimong akong asawa.

Besides, she really [can be considered] my sister, because she is the daughter of my father, although she is not the daughter of my mother. She is the daughter of another woman, and I married her.

13 Sa dihang gipabiya ako sa Dios sa balay sa akong amahan ug mipanaw sa nagkalainlaing dapit, miingon ako kaniya, 'Kinahanglan ipakita mo kanako ang pagkamatinud-anon isip akong asawa: Sa bisan asang dapit kita moadto, ikaw moingon bahin kanako, “Siya ang akong igsoong lalaki.””

Later, when God told me to move away from my father’s household, I said to her, ‘This is the way you can show that you love me: Everywhere we go, say about me, “This is my brother.”’”

14 Unya gikuha ni Abimelec ang karnero ug baka, ug mga lalaki ug babaye nga mga sulugoon, ug gihatag kang Abraham. Unya iyang gibalik si Sara, ang asawa ni Abraham, ngadto kaniya.

So Abimelech brought some sheep and cattle and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham. And he returned his wife Sarah to him.

15 Miingon si Abimelec, “Tan-awa, anaa sa imong atubangan ang akong yuta. Pagpuyo sa bisan asa nimo gusto.”

And Abimelech said to him, “Look! All my land is here in front of you. Live in whatever place you like!”

16 Unya miingon siya kang Sara, “Tan-awa, naghatag ako ug isa ka libo ka plata sa imong igsoong lalaki. Kini alang sa pagtabon sa bisan unsang paglapas batok kanimo sa mga mata sa imong mga kauban, ug sa atubangan sa tanan, ikaw nahimong hingpit nga maayo.”

And he said to Sarah, “Look here, I am giving 1,000 pieces of silver to your brother. This is to insure that no one will [bring up this matter again and] say that I have done something wrong. [EUP, IDM]”

17 Unya nag-ampo si Abraham ngadto sa Dios, ug giayo sa Dios si Abimelec, ang iyang asawa, ang iyang mga sulugoon nga babaye aron sila makabaton ug mga anak.

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech’s wife and his slave girls so that they could become pregnant.

18 Kay gihimo man ni Yahweh nga ang mga babaye sa panimalay ni Abimelec nahimong mga baog sa hingpit, tungod kang Sara, nga asawa ni Abraham.

This was because Yahweh had caused it to be impossible for any of the women in Abimelech’s household to bear children, because Abimelech had taken Abraham’s wife Sarah.