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.

And Abraham journeyeth from thence toward the land of the south, and dwelleth between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourneth 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.

and Abraham saith concerning Sarah his wife, 'She is my sister;' and Abimelech king of Gerar sendeth and taketh 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!«

And God cometh in unto Abimelech in a dream of the night, and saith to him, 'Lo, thou [art] a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken — and she married to a husband.'

4 Abimelek var imidlertid ikke kommet hende nær; og han sagde: »Herre, vil du virkelig slaa retfærdige Folk ihjel?

And Abimelech hath not drawn near unto her, and he saith, 'Lord, also a righteous nation dost thou slay?

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.«

hath not he himself said to me, She [is] my sister! and she, even she herself, said, He [is] my brother; in the integrity of my heart, and in the innocency of my hands, I have done this.'

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.

And God saith unto him in the dream, 'Yea, I — I have known that in the integrity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I withhold thee, even I, from sinning against Me, therefore I have not suffered thee to come against 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!«

and now send back the man's wife, for he [is] inspired, and he doth pray for thee, and live thou; and if thou do not send back, know that dying thou dost die, thou, and all that thou hast.'

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

And Abimelech riseth early in the morning, and calleth for all his servants, and speaketh all these words in their ears; and the men fear exceedingly;

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!«

and Abimelech calleth for Abraham, and saith to him, 'What hast thou done to us? and what have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought upon me, and upon my kingdom, a great sin? works which are not done thou hast done with me.'

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

Abimelech also saith unto Abraham, 'What hast thou seen that thou hast 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.

And Abraham saith, 'Because I said, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they have slain me for the sake of my wife;

12 Desuden er hun virkelig min Søster, min Faders Datter, kun ikke min Moders; men hun blev min Hustru.

and also, truly she is my sister, daughter of my father, only not daughter of my mother, and she becometh 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.«

and it cometh to pass, when God hath caused me to wander from my father's house, that I say to her, This [is] thy kindness which thou dost with me: at every place whither we come, 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;

And Abimelech taketh sheep and oxen, and servants and handmaids, and giveth to Abraham, and sendeth back to him Sarah his wife;

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

and Abimelech saith, 'Lo, my land [is] before thee, where it is good in thine eyes, dwell;'

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.«

and to Sarah he hath said, 'Lo, I have given a thousand silverlings to thy brother; lo, it is to thee a covering of eyes, to all who are with thee;' and by all this she is reasoned with.

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

And Abraham prayeth unto God, and God healeth Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bear:

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

for Jehovah restraining had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.