1 Mosebog 20

1 Derpaa brød Abraham op derfra til Sydlandet og slog sig ned mellem Kadesj og Sjur og boede som fremmed i Gerar.

Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He was a foreigner living in Gerar.

2 Da nu Abraham sagde om sin Hustru Sara, at hun var hans Søster, sendte Kong Abimelek af Gerar Bud og lod Sara hente til sig.

Abraham said concerning Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her.

3 Men Gud kom til Abimelek i en Drøm om Natten og sagde til ham: »Se, du skal dø for den Kvindes Skyld, som du har taget, thi hun er en anden Mands Hustru!«

But God came to Abimelech in a dream in 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 Abimelek var imidlertid ikke kommet hende nær; og han sagde: »Herre, vil du virkelig slaa retfærdige Folk ihjel?

Now Abimelech had not come near her and he said, “Lord, would you kill even a righteous nation?

5 Har han ikke sagt mig, at hun er hans Søster? Og hun selv har ogsaa sagt, at han er hendes Broder; i mit Hjertes Troskyldighed og med rene Hænder har jeg gjort dette.«

Did he not himself say to me, 'She is my sister?' Even she herself said, 'He is my brother.' I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”

6 Da sagde Gud til ham i Drømmen: »Jeg ved, at du har gjort det i dit Hjertes Troskyldighed, og jeg har ogsaa hindret dig i at synde imod mig; derfor tilstedte jeg dig ikke at røre hende.

Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I also know that in the integrity of your heart you did this, and I also kept you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not allow you to touch her.

7 Men send nu Mandens Hustru tilbage, thi han er en Profet, saa han kan gaa i Forbøn for dig, og du kan blive i Live; men sender du hende ikke tilbage, saa vid, at du og alle dine er dødsens!«

Therefore, return the man's wife, for he is a prophet. He will pray for you, and you will live. But if you do not restore her, know that you and all who are yours will surely die.”

8 Tidligt næste Morgen lod Abimelek alle sine Tjenere kalde og fortalte dem det hele, og Mændene blev saare forfærdede.

Abimelech rose early in the morning and called all of his servants to himself. He told all these things to them, and the men were very afraid.

9 Men Abimelek lod Abraham kalde og sagde til ham: »Hvad har du dog gjort imod os? Og hvad har jeg forbrudt imod dig, at du bragte denne store Synd over mig og mit Rige? Du har gjort imod mig, hvad man ikke bør gøre!«

Then Abimelech called for Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me that which ought not to be done.”

10 Og Abimelek sagde til Abraham: »Hvad bragte dig til at handle saaledes?«

Abimelech said to Abraham, “What prompted you to do this thing?”

11 Abraham svarede: »Jo, jeg tænkte: Her er sikkert ingen Gudsfrygt paa dette Sted, saa de vil slaa mig ihjel for min Hustrus Skyld.

Abraham said, “Because I thought, 'Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.'

12 Desuden er hun virkelig min Søster, min Faders Datter, kun ikke min Moders; men hun blev min 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 da nu Gud lod mig flakke om fjernt fra min Faders Hus, sagde jeg til hende: Den Godhed maa du vise mig, at du overalt, hvor vi kommer hen, siger, at jeg er din Broder.«

When God caused me to leave my father's house and travel from place to place, I said to her, 'You must show me this faithfulness as my wife: At every place where we go, say about me, “He is my brother.”'”

14 Derpaa tog Abimelek Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg, Trælle og Trælkvinder og gav Abraham dem og sendte hans Hustru Sara tilbage til ham;

Then Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and male and female slaves, and gave them to Abraham. Then he returned Sarah, Abraham's wife, to him.

15 og Abimelek sagde til ham: »Se, mit Land ligger aabent for dig; slaa dig ned, hvor du lyster!«

Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever it pleases you.”

16 Men til Sara sagde han: »Jeg har givet din Broder 1000 Sekel Sølv, det skal være dig Godtgørelse for alt, hvad der er tilstødt dig. Hermed har du faaet fuld Oprejsning.«

To Sarah he said, “Look, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is to cover any offense against you in the eyes of all that are with you, and before everyone, you are completely made right.”

17 Men Abraham gik i Forbøn hos Gud, og Gud helbredte Abimelek og hans Hustru og Medhustruer, saa at de atter fik Børn.

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they were able to have children.

18 HERREN havde nemlig lukket for ethvert Moderliv i Abimeleks Hus for Abrahams Hustru Saras Skyld.

For Yahweh had caused all the women of the household of Abimelech to be completely infertile, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.