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 traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner 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 about Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

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 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 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. He said, “Lord, will 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.«

Didn’t he tell me, ‘She is my sister’? She, 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.

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 against me. Therefore I didn’t 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!«

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 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 his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared.

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 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 deeds to me that ought not to be done!”

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

Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, that you have done 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 the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife’s sake.’

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 wander from my father’s house, I said to her, ‘This is your kindness which you shall show to me. Everywhere that we go, say of 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;

Abimelech took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his wife, to him.

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

Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where 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, “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 Men Abraham gik i Forbøn hos Gud, og Gud helbredte Abimelek og hans Hustru og Medhustruer, saa at de atter fik Børn.

Abraham prayed to God. So God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.

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

For the LORD had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.