1 Mosebog 20
1 Og Abraham rejste derfra i Landet Sønder paa og boede imellem Kades og imellem Sur og var fremmed i Gerar.
Abraham [Father of a multitude] traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.
2 Og Abraham sagde om Sara sin Hustru: hun er min Søster; saa udsendte Abimelek, Kongen af Gerar, og tog Sara.
Abraham [Father of a multitude] said about Sarah [Princess] his wife, “She is my sister.” Abimelech [My father king] king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah [Princess].
3 Og Gud kom til Abimelek i en Drøm om Natten, og han sagde til ham: Se, du skal dø for den Kvindes Skyld, som du har taget; thi hun er en Mands Ægtehustru.
But God came to Abimelech [My father king] in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken. For she is a man’s wife.”
4 Og Abimelek havde ikke nærmet sig til hende, og han sagde: Herre, vil du og slaa retfærdigt Folk ihjel?
Now Abimelech [My father king] had not come near her. He said, “Lord, will you kill even a upright nation?
5 Har han ej selv sagt til mig: hun er min Søster? og hun, ja, hun har ogsaa selv sagt: han er min Broder; i mit Hjertes Oprigtighed og med uskyldige Hænder gjorde jeg dette.
Didn’t he tell me, ‘She is my sister?’ She, even she herself, said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands have I done this.”
6 Og Gud sagde til ham i Drømmen: Ogsaa jeg ved, at du gjorde det af et oprigtigt Hjerte; derfor har jeg ogsaa forhindret dig, at du ikke skulde synde mod mig, derfor har jeg ikke tilstedt dig at røre ved hende.
God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning ·deviating (from the standard goal)· against me. Therefore I didn’t allow you to touch her.
7 Og nu, lad Manden faa sin Hustru tilbage, thi han er en Profet, og han skal bede for dig, saa skal du leve; men dersom du ikke lader hende komme tilbage, da vid, at du skal visseligen dø, du og enhver, som hører dig til.
Now therefore, restore the man’s wife. For he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. If you don’t restore her, know for sure that you will die, you, and all who are yours.”
8 Da stod Abimelek aarle op om Morgenen og kaldte ad alle sine Tjenere og sagde alle disse Ord for deres Øren, og Mændene frygtede saare.
Abimelech [My father king] rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared.
9 Og Abimelek kaldte ad Abraham og sagde til ham: Hvad har du gjort os? og hvad har jeg syndet imod dig, at du har ført saa stor en Synd over mig og mit Rige? du har gjort imod mig de Ting, som ikke burde at ske.
Then Abimelech [My father king] called Abraham [Father of a multitude], and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I committed crime deserving penalty, sin ·missing the goal· against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great cause for sacrifice for sin ·missing the goal·? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!”
10 Og Abimelek sagde til Abraham: Hvad saa du paa, at du gjorde dette?
Abimelech [My father king] said to Abraham [Father of a multitude], “What did you see, that you have done this thing?”
11 Og Abraham sagde: Fordi jeg tænkte: her er slet ingen Gudsfrygt paa dette Sted, og de maatte slaa mig ihjel for min Hustrus Skyld.
Abraham [Father of a multitude] said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife’s sake.’
12 Hun er dog ogsaa i Sandhed min Søster, min Faders Datter, men ikke min Moders Datter, og hun er bleven mig til Hustru.
Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
13 Og det skete, den Tid Gud lod mig vanke hid og did fra min Faders Hus, da sagde jeg til hende: denne er din Kærlighed, som du skal vise mig: paa hvert det Sted, hvor vi komme hen, da sig om mig: han er min Broder.
When God caused me to wander from my father’s house, I said to her, ‘This is your chesed ·loving-kindness· which you shall show to me. Everywhere that we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”
14 Saa tog Abimelek Faar og Kvæg og Tjenere og Tjenestepiger og gav Abraham og gav ham Sara sin Hustru igen.
Abimelech [My father king] took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham [Father of a multitude], and restored Sarah [Princess], his wife, to him.
15 Og Abimelek sagde: Se, mit Land er aabent for dig, du maa bo, hvor det synes dig godt.
Abimelech [My father king] said, “Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you.”
16 Og han sagde til Sara: Se, jeg har givet din Broder tusinde Sekel Sølv; se, det skal være dig Skjul for Øjne for alle dem som ere hos dig, ogsaa for alle andre; og det var hendes Straf.
To Sarah [Princess] he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all that are with you. In front of all you are vindicated.”
17 Saa bad Abraham til Gud; og Gud helbredede Abimelek og hans Hustru og hans Tjenestekvinder, og de fødte.
Abraham [Father of a multitude] prayed to God. God healed Abimelech [My father king], and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.
18 Thi Herren havde aldeles lukket for hvert Moderliv i Abimeleks Hus, for Sara, Abrahams Hustrus, Skyld.
For Adonai had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech [My father king], because of Sarah [Princess], Abraham [Father of a multitude]’s wife.
