< 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 departed thence towarde the southcontre and dwelled betwene Cades and Sur ad sogeorned 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 sayde of Sara his wyfe that she was his sister. Than Abimelech kynge of Gerar sent and fett Sara awaye.
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。」
And God came to Abimelech by nyghte in a dreame and sayde to him: Se thou art but a deed man for the womas sake which thou hast taken awaye for she is a mans wyfe.
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 yet come nye her and therfore sayde: lorde wilt thou sley rightewes people?
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! 」
sayde not he vnto me that she was hys sister? yee and sayde not she herself that he was hir brother? wyth a pure herte and innocent handes haue 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 sayde vnto him in a dreame. I wot it well that thou dydest it in the purenesse of thi herte. And therfore I kepte ye that thou shuldest not synne agenst me nether suffred I the to come nygh 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。」
Now therfore delyuer the ma his wyfe ageyne for he is a prophete. And let him praye for the that thou mayst lyue. But and yf thou delyuer her not agayne be sure that thou shalt dye the deth with all that thou hast.
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。
Than Abimelech rose vp be tymes in the mornynge and called all his servauntes and tolde all these thinges in their eares and the men were sore a frayde.
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。」
And Abimelech called Abraham and sayde vnto him: What hast thou done vnto vs and what haue I offended the that thou shuldest brynge on me and on my kyngdome so greate a synne? thou hast done dedes vnto me that ought not to be done.
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 sayde morouer vnto Abraham: What sawest thou that moved the to do this thinge?
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 Answered. I thought that peradveture the feare of God was not in this place and that they shulde sley me for my wyfes sake:
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。
yet in very dede she is my sister the doughter of my father but not of my mother: and became my wyfe.
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 after God caused me to wandre out of my fathers house I sayde vnto her: This kyndnesse shalt thou shewe vnto me in all places where we come that thou saye of me how that I am thy 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;
Than toke Abimelech shepe and oxen menservauntes and wemenseruauntes and gaue them vnto Abraham and delyvered him Sara his wyfe agayne.
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 sayde: beholde the lande lyeth be fore the dwell where it pleaseth ye best.
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 vnto Sara he sayde: Se I haue geuen thy brother a thousande peeces of syluer beholde he shall be a couerynge to thyne eyes vnto all that ar with the and vnto all men and an excuse.
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 so Abraham prayde vnto God and God healed Abimeleh and his wyfe and hys maydens so that they bare.
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 LORde had closed to all the matryces of the house of Abimelech because of Sara Abrahams wyfe.