創世記 12
1 耶和華對亞伯蘭說：「你要離開本地、本族、父家，往我所要指示你的地去。
Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and out of thy birthplace, and from thy father's house, unto the land that I will show thee.
2 我必叫你成為大國。我必賜福給你，叫你的名為大；你也要叫別人得福。
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
3 為你祝福的，我必賜福與他；那咒詛你的，我必咒詛他。地上的萬族都要因你得福。」
And I will bless those that bless thee, and him that curseth thee, will I curse; and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
4 亞伯蘭就照着耶和華的吩咐去了；羅得也和他同去。亞伯蘭出哈蘭的時候年七十五歲。
So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him, and Lot went with him; and Abram was seventy and five years old at his departure out of Charan.
5 亞伯蘭將他妻子撒萊和姪兒羅得，連他們在哈蘭所積蓄的財物、所得的人口，都帶往迦南地去。他們就到了迦南地。
And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had acquired, and the persons that they had obtained in Charan; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and they came into the land of Canaan.
6 亞伯蘭經過那地，到了示劍地方、摩利橡樹那裏。那時迦南人住在那地。
And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the plain of Moreh; and the Canaanite was then in the land.
7 耶和華向亞伯蘭顯現，說：「我要把這地賜給你的後裔。」亞伯蘭就在那裏為向他顯現的耶和華築了一座壇。
And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land. And he built there an altar unto the Lord, who had appeared unto him.
8 從那裏他又遷到伯特利東邊的山，支搭帳棚；西邊是伯特利，東邊是艾。他在那裏又為耶和華築了一座壇，求告耶和華的名。
And he removed from there unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and 'Ai on the east; and he built there an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.
9 後來亞伯蘭又漸漸遷往南地去。
And Abram journeyed farther, still going on toward the south.
10 那地遭遇饑荒。因饑荒甚大，亞伯蘭就下埃及去，要在那裏暫居。
And there arose a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
11 將近埃及，就對他妻子撒萊說：「我知道你是容貌俊美的婦人。
And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a woman of handsome appearance:
12 埃及人看見你必說：『這是他的妻子』，他們就要殺我，卻叫你存活。
And it may come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they will say, This is his wife; and they may kill me, but thee they will save alive.
13 求你說，你是我的妹子，使我因你得平安，我的命也因你存活。」
Say then, I pray thee, thou art my sister, that it may go well with me for thy sake, and my soul live because of thee.
14 及至亞伯蘭到了埃及，埃及人看見那婦人極其美貌。
And it came to pass, when Abram was come into Egypt, that the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
15 法老的臣宰看見了她，就在法老面前誇獎她。那婦人就被帶進法老的宮去。
The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
16 法老因這婦人就厚待亞伯蘭，亞伯蘭得了許多牛、羊、駱駝、公驢、母驢、僕婢。
And he did well to Abram for her sake; and he received sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-asses, and camels.
17 耶和華因亞伯蘭妻子撒萊的緣故，降大災與法老和他的全家。
But the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
18 法老就召了亞伯蘭來，說：「你這向我做的是甚麼事呢？為甚麼沒有告訴我她是你的妻子？
And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this thou hast done unto me? Why didst thou not tell me that she is thy wife?
19 為甚麼說她是你的妹子，以致我把她取來要作我的妻子？現在你的妻子在這裏，可以帶她走吧。」
Why saidst thou, She is my sister? and so I took her to me for a wife; now, therefore, behold, here is thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
20 於是法老吩咐人將亞伯蘭和他妻子，並他所有的都送走了。
And Pharaoh commanded some men concerning him, who accompanied him and his wife, and all that he had.
