創世記 20
1 亞巴郎從那裏遷往乃革布地，定居在卡德士和叔爾之間。當他住在革辣爾時，
And Abraham journeyed from there toward the south country, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur and sojourned in Gerar.
2 亞巴郎一論到他的妻子撒辣就說：「她是我的妹妹。」革辣爾王阿彼肋客於是派人來取了撒辣去。
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister; and Abimelech the king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
3 但是夜間，天主在夢中來對阿彼默肋客說：「為了你取來的那個女人你該死，因為她原是有夫之婦。」
But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou shalt die for the sake of the woman whom thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.
4 阿彼默肋客尚未接近她，於是說：「我主，連正義的人你也殺害嗎﹖
But Abimelech had not come near to her; and he said, Lord, wilt thou then slay also a righteous nation?
5 那男人不是對我說過「她是我的妹妹嗎﹖」連她自己也說「他是我的哥哥。」我做了這事，是出於心正手潔呀! 」
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 the innocency of my hands have I done this.
6 天主在夢中對他說：「我也知道，你是出於心正做了這事，所以我阻止了你犯罪得罪我，也沒有讓你接觸她。
And God said unto him in the dream, Yea, I also well know that thou hast done this in the integrity of thy heart; therefore did I also withhold thee from sinning against me; for this cause I suffered thee not to touch her.
7 現在你應將女人還給那人，因為他是一位先知，他要為你轉求，你才可生存；倘若你不歸還，你該知道：你以及凡屬於你的，必死無疑。」
And now restore the man's wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for thee, that thou mayest live; and if thou restore her not, know thou, that thou shalt surety die, thou and all that are thine.
8 阿彼默肋客很早就起來召集了眾臣僕，將全部實情告訴給他們聽；這些人都很害怕。
And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were greatly afraid.
9 然後阿彼默肋客叫了亞巴郎來，對他說：「你對我們作的是什麼事﹖我在什麼事上得罪了你，竟給我和我的王國招來了這樣大的罪過﹖你對我作了不應該作的事。」
Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and in what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? deeds that ought not to be done thou hast done unto me.
10 阿彼默肋客繼而對亞巴郎說：「你作這事，究有什麼意思﹖」
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou didst this thing?
11 亞巴郎答說：「我以為在這地方一定沒有人敬畏天主，人會為了我妻子的緣故殺害我。
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will slay me for the sake of my wife.
12 何況她實在是我的妹妹，雖不是我母親的女兒，卻是我父親的女兒；後來做了我的妻子。
And yet indeed she is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
13 當天主叫我離開父家，在外飄流的時候，我對她說：我們無論到什麼地方，你要說我是你的哥哥，這就我是你待我的大恩。」
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 show unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
14 阿彼默肋客把些牛羊奴婢，送給了亞巴郎，也將他的妻子撒辣歸還了他；
And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and men-servants, and women-servants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored to him Sarah his wife.
15 然後對他說：「看，我的土地盡在你面前，你願住在那裏，就住在那裏。」
And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it is pleasing in thy eyes.
16 繼而對撒辣說：「看，我給了你哥哥一千銀子，作為你在闔家人前的遮羞錢；這樣，各方面無可指摘。」
And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, this is to thee a covering of the eyes unto all that are with thee; and with all others thou canst thus justify thyself.
17 亞巴郎懇求了天主，天主就醫好了阿彼默肋客，他的妻子和他的眾婢女，使她們都能生育，
And Abraham prayed unto God; and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants, so that they could bear children.
18 因為上主為了亞巴郎妻子撒辣的事，關閉了阿彼默肋客家中所有婦女的子宮。
For the Lord had fast closed up every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
