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 left Mamre and moved southwest to the Negev desert and lived in a place named Gerar, between Kadesh and Shur.
2 Og Abraham sagde om Sara sin Hustru: hun er min Søster; saa udsendte Abimelek, Kongen af Gerar, og tog 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 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 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 Og Abimelek havde ikke nærmet sig til hende, og han sagde: Herre, vil du og slaa retfærdigt Folk ihjel?
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 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.
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 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 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 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, 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 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.
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 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.
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 Og Abimelek sagde til Abraham: Hvad saa du paa, at du gjorde dette?
Abimelech asked Abraham, “What was your reason for doing this?”
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 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 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 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 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.
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 Saa tog Abimelek Faar og Kvæg og Tjenere og Tjenestepiger og gav Abraham og gav ham Sara sin Hustru igen.
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 Og Abimelek sagde: Se, mit Land er aabent for dig, du maa bo, hvor det synes dig godt.
And Abimelech said to him, “Look! All my land is here in front of you. Live in whatever place you like!”
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.
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 Saa bad Abraham til Gud; og Gud helbredede Abimelek og hans Hustru og hans Tjenestekvinder, og de fødte.
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech’s wife and his slave girls so that they could become pregnant.
18 Thi Herren havde aldeles lukket for hvert Moderliv i Abimeleks Hus, for Sara, Abrahams Hustrus, Skyld.
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.
