Genesis 12
1 And the Lord said to Abram, Go forth out of your land and out of your kindred, and out of the house of your father, and come into the land which I will show you.
Og Herren sagde til Abram: Gak du ud af dit Land og fra din Slægt og af din Faders Hus til det Land, som jeg vil vise dig.
2 And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you and magnify your name, and you shall be blessed.
Og jeg vil gøre dig til et stort Folk og velsigne dig og gøre dit Navn stort, og vær en Velsignelse.
3 And I will bless those that bless you, and curse those that curse you, and in you shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed.
Og jeg vil velsigne dem, som velsigne dig, og den, som forbander dig, vil jeg forbande; og i dig skulle alle Slægter paa Jorden velsignes.
4 And Abram went as the Lord spoke to him, and Lot departed with him, and Abram was seventy-five years old, when he went out of Charrhan.
Og Abram gik, ligesom Herren havde sagt til ham, og Lot gik med ham; og Abram var halvfjerdsindstyve Aar og fem Aar gammel, der han uddrog af Haran.
5 And Abram took Sara his wife, and Lot the son of his brother, and all their possessions, as many as they had got, and every soul which they had got in Charrhan, and they went forth to go into the land of Chanaan.
Saa tog Abram Sarai sin Hustru og Lot sin Broders Søn og al deres Ejendom, som de ejede, og de Folk, som de havde forskaffet sig i Haran, og de droge ud for at rejse til Kanaans Land, og de kom til Kanaans Land.
6 And Abram traversed the land lengthwise as far as the place Sychem, to the high oak, and the Chananites then inhabited the land.
Og Abram drog igennem Landet til det Sted Sikem indtil More Lund; og Kananiten var da i Landet.
7 And the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, I will give this land to your seed. And Abram built an altar there to the Lord who appeared to him.
Og Herren aabenbaredes for Abram og sagde: Dit Afkom vil jeg give dette Land; og han byggede der et Alter for Herren, som aabenbaredes for ham.
8 And he departed thence to the mountain eastward of Baethel, and there he pitched his tent in Baethel near the sea, and Aggai towards the east, and there he built an altar to the Lord, and called on the name of the Lord.
Og han brød op derfra til Bjerget Østen for Bethel og udslog sit Telt, saa Bethel var mod Vesten og Ai mod Østen; og han byggede der et Alter for Herren og paakaldte Herrens Navn.
9 And Abram departed and went and encamped in the wilderness.
Og Abram rejste videre og vandrede mod Sønden.
10 And there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, because the famine prevailed in the land.
Og der var Hunger i Landet, og Abram drog ned til Ægypten at leve som fremmed der; thi Hungeren var svar i Landet.
11 And it came to pass when Abram drew near to enter into Egypt, Abram said to Sara his wife, I know that you are a fair woman.
Og det skete, der han nærmede sig at komme til Ægypten, sagde han til Sarai sin Hustru: Se nu, jeg ved, at du er en dejlig Kvinde at se til.
12 It shall come to pass then that when the Egyptians shall see you, they shall say, This is his wife, and they shall kill me, but they shall save you alive.
Og det vil ske, naar Ægypterne se dig og sige: denne er hans Hustru, at de slaa mig ihjel og lade dig leve.
13 Say, therefore, I am his sister, that it may be well with me on account of you, and my soul shall live because of you.
Kære, sig, at du er min Søster, at det kan gaa mig vel for din Skyld, og min Sjæl maa leve formedelst dig.
14 And it came to pass when Abram entered into Egypt—the Egyptians having seen his wife that she was very beautiful—
Og det skete, der Abram kom til Ægypten, da saa Ægypterne Kvinden, at hun var meget dejlig.
15 that the princes of Pharao saw her, and praised her to Pharao and brought her into the house of Pharao.
Og Faraos Fyrster saa hende og roste hende for Farao, og Kvinden blev ført til Faraos Hus.
16 And they treated Abram well on her account, and he had sheep, and calves, and asses, and menservants, and women-servants, and mules, and camels.
Og han gjorde Abram godt for hendes Skyld; og han fik Faar og Kvæg og Asener og Svende og Tjenestepiger og Aseninder og Kameler.
17 And God afflicted Pharao with great and severe afflictions, and his house, because of Sara, Abram's wife.
Og Herren slog Farao og hans Hus med store Plager for Sarai, Abrams Hustrus, Skyld.
18 And Pharao having called Abram, said, What is this you have done to me, that you did not tell me that she was your wife?
Da kaldte Farao ad Abram og sagde: Hvi har du gjort mig dette? hvi gav du mig ikke til Kende, at hun er din Hustru?
19 Therefore did you say, She is my sister? and I took her for a wife to myself; and now, behold, your wife is before you, take her and go quickly away.
Hvorfor sagde du: hun er min Søster? og jeg tog hende mig til Hustru; og nu, se, der er din Hustru, tag hende og gak!
20 And Pharao gave charge to men concerning Abram, to join in sending him forward, and his wife, and all that he had.
Og Farao gav sine Mænd Befaling om ham, og de udførte ham og hans Hustru og alt det, han havde.
