Genesis 20
1 Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,
अब्राहाम त्यहाँबाट नेगेवको भूमितर्फ गए, र कादेश र शूरको बिचमा बसे । उनी गरारमा बसोबास गर्ने एक परदेशी थिए ।
2 Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.
अब्राहामले आफ्नी पत्नी साराको बारेमा यस्तो भनेका थिए, “यिनी मेरी बहिनी हुन् ।” यसैकारण गरारका राजा अबीमेलेकले सारालाई मानिसहरू पठाई आफूकहाँ ल्याए ।
3 One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”
तर परमप्रभु राती अबीमेलेकको सपनामा आउनुभयो, र तिनलाई भन्नुभयो, “सुन्, तैँले आफ्नो साथमा ल्याएको स्त्रीको कारण तँ श्रापित भएको छस्, किनभने त्यो अरू कसैकी पत्नी हो ।”
4 Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent?
अबीमेलेक तिनको नजिक गएका थिएनन् र उनले भने, “परमप्रभु के तपाईंले धार्मिक जातिलाई पनि मार्नुहुन्छ र?
5 Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”
के त्यो आफैँले मलाई ‘यिनी मेरी बहिनी हुन्’ भनेर भनेको थिएन र? त्यस स्त्रीले पनि, ‘तिनी मेरा दाजु हुन्’ भनेर भनेकी थिई । मेरो हृदयको इमान्दारी र मेरा निर्दोष हातद्वारा मैले यो गेरको हुँ ।”
6 Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
त्यसपछि परमप्रभुले तिनलाई सपनामा भन्नुभयो, “हो, यो मलाई पनि थाहा छ, कि तैँले आफ्नो हृदयको इमान्दारीमा यो गरिस्, र मैले नै तँलाई मेरो विरूद्ध पाप गर्नबाट बचाएँ । यसैकारण मैले तँलाई त्यस स्त्रीलाई छुन दिइनँ ।
7 Now 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, be aware that you will surely die—you and all who belong to you.”
यसैकारण, त्यस मानिसकी पत्नीलाई फर्काइदे, किनभने त्यो एउटा अगमवक्ता हो । त्यसले तेरो निम्ति प्रार्थना गर्नेछ, र तँ बाँच्नेछस् । तर यदि तैँले त्यसलाई फर्काइनस् भने, यो थाहा गर्, कि तँ र तेरा सबै निश्चय नै मर्नेछन् ।”
8 Early the next morning Abimelech got up and summoned all his servants; and when he described to them all that had happened, the men were terrified.
अबीमेलेक बिहानै उठे र आफ्ना सबै नोकरहरूलाई बोलाए । तिनले यी सबै कुरा ती मानिसहरूलाई बताए, र तिनीहरू धेरै डराए ।
9 Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such tremendous guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done.”
त्यसपछि अबीमेलेकले अब्राहामलाई बोलाएर भने, “तिमीले यो हामीलाई के गर्यौ? मैले तिम्रो विरुद्धमा के पाप गरेको थिएँ जसको कारण तिमीले ममाथि र मेरो राज्यमाथि यति ठुलो पाप ल्यायौ? तिमीले मसित गर्न नहुने काम गर्यौ ।”
10 Abimelech also asked Abraham, “What prompted you to do such a thing?”
अबीमेलेकले अब्राहामलाई भने, “के कुराले तिमीलाई यस्तो काम गर्न लगायो?”
11 Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’
अब्राहामले भने, “किनभने यस ठाउँमा निश्चय नै परमप्रभुको कुनै भय छैन र तिनीहरूले मलाई मेरी पत्नीको कारणले मार्नेछन् भनी मैले विचार गरेँ ।
12 Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife.
हुन त यिनी मेरो बुबाकी छोरी मेरी बहिनी हुन्, तर यिनी मेरी आमाकी छोरी होइनन्, र यिनी मेरी पत्नी भइन् ।
13 So when God had me journey from my father’s house, I said to Sarah, ‘This is how you can show your loyalty to me: Wherever we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”
जब परमप्रभुले मलाई मेरो बुबाको घर त्यागेर एक ठाउँदेखि अर्को ठाउँ यात्रा गर्न लगाउनुभयो, मैले तिनलाई भनेँ, ‘तिमी मेरी पत्नी भएकी कारणले हामी जाने हरेक ठाउँमा, मेरो विषयमा “उनी मेरा दाजु हुन्” भन्ने बताएर तिमीले मेरो निम्ति विश्वसनीयता देखाउनू ।’”
14 So Abimelech brought sheep and cattle, menservants and maidservants, and he gave them to Abraham and restored his wife Sarah to him.
त्यसपछि अबीमेलेकले अब्राहामलाई भेडाहरू, गोरुहरू, र कमारा-कमारीहरू दिए । तिनले अब्राहामकी पत्नी सारालाई पनि उनीकहाँ फर्काइदिए ।
15 And Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you please.”
अबीमेलेकले भने, “हेर, मेरो भूमि तिम्रै अगि छ । जहाँ तिमीलाई मनपर्छ त्यहीँ बस ।”
16 And he said to Sarah, “See, I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is your vindication before all who are with you; you are completely cleared.”
सारालाई तिनले भने, “हेर, मैले तिम्रो दाजुलाई चाँदीका हजार सिक्काहरू दिएको छु । तिमीसँग भएका सबैका आँखामा तिम्रो विरुद्धमा भएका सबै दोष ढाक्न मैले यो गरेको हुँ, र सबैको अगि तिमीलाई पूर्ण रूपमा सही ठहराएको छु ।”
17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—
त्यसपछि अब्राहामले परमप्रभुसँग प्रार्थना गरे, र उहाँले अबीमेलेक, तिनकी पत्नी, र तिनका कमारीहरूलाई निको पार्नुभयो र तिनीहरूले छोरीछोरी जन्माउन सके ।
18 for on account of Abraham’s wife Sarah, the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household.
किनभने अब्राहामकी पत्नी साराको कारण अबीमेलेकको घरानाका सबै स्त्रीलाई परमप्रभुले बाँझी बनाउनुभएको थियो ।
