Genesis 12
1 And Jehovah had said to Abram, Go out of thy land, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, to the land that I will shew thee.
TUHAN berkata kepada Abram, "Tinggalkanlah negerimu, kaum keluargamu dan rumah ayahmu, lalu pergilah ke negeri yang akan Kutunjukkan kepadamu.
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.
Aku akan memberikan kepadamu keturunan yang banyak dan mereka akan menjadi bangsa yang besar. Aku akan memberkati engkau dan membuat namamu masyhur, sehingga engkau akan menjadi berkat.
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Aku akan memberkati orang-orang yang memberkati engkau dan mengutuk orang-orang yang mengutuk engkau. Dan karena engkau Aku akan memberkati semua bangsa di bumi."
4 And Abram departed as Jehovah had said to him. And Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed out of Haran.
Abram berusia tujuh puluh lima tahun ketika ia meninggalkan Haran, sesuai dengan perintah TUHAN kepadanya. Abram berangkat ke tanah Kanaan bersama-sama dengan Sarai istrinya, dan Lot kemanakannya, dan segala harta benda serta hamba-hamba yang mereka peroleh di Haran. Setelah mereka tiba di Kanaan,
5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had acquired, and the souls that they had obtained in Haran, and they went out to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
6 And Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
Abram menjelajahi tanah itu sampai ia tiba di pohon keramat di More, yaitu tempat ibadat di Sikhem. (Pada masa itu orang Kanaan masih mendiami tanah itu.)
7 And Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land. And there he built an altar to Jehovah who had appeared to him.
TUHAN menampakkan diri kepada Abram dan berkata kepadanya, "Inilah negeri yang akan Kuberikan kepada keturunanmu." Lalu Abram mendirikan sebuah mezbah di situ untuk TUHAN yang telah menampakkan diri kepadanya.
8 And he removed thence towards the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, [having] Bethel toward the west, and Ai toward the east; and there he built an altar to Jehovah, and called on the name of Jehovah.
Setelah itu ia meneruskan perjalanannya ke selatan, ke daerah berbukit di sebelah timur kota Betel, dan berkemah di antara Betel dan kota Ai: Betel di sebelah barat dan Ai di sebelah timur. Juga di situ ia mendirikan mezbah dan menyembah TUHAN.
9 And Abram moved onward, going on still toward the south.
Kemudian ia meneruskan lagi perjalanannya dari satu tempat ke tempat berikutnya, menuju ke bagian selatan tanah Kanaan.
10 And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was grievous in the land.
Tetapi di Kanaan sedang ada kelaparan yang sangat hebat, sehingga Abram pergi lebih jauh lagi ke selatan, ke negeri Mesir untuk tinggal di sana sampai bencana itu lewat.
11 And it came to pass when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a woman fair to look upon.
Pada waktu ia hendak melintasi perbatasan dan masuk ke negeri Mesir, berkatalah ia kepada Sarai istrinya, "Engkau cantik, istriku.
12 And it will come to pass when the Egyptians see thee, that they will say, She is his wife; and they will slay me, and save thee alive.
Kalau orang Mesir melihatmu, mereka akan menduga bahwa engkau istriku lalu saya pasti dibunuh dan engkau dibiarkan hidup.
13 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, that it may be well with me on thy account, and my soul may live because of thee.
Jadi sebaiknya kaukatakan saja bahwa engkau adik saya supaya saya dibiarkan hidup dan diperlakukan dengan baik karena engkau."
14 And it came to pass when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
Dan benarlah, setelah Abram melintasi perbatasan dan sampai di negeri Mesir, orang Mesir melihat bahwa Sarai cantik sekali.
15 And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
Beberapa orang pegawai istana melihat dia dan memberitahukan kepada raja betapa cantiknya wanita itu; sebab itu dia dibawa ke istana raja.
16 And he treated Abram well on her account; and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and bondmen, and bondwomen, and she-asses, and camels.
Demi Sarai, raja memperlakukan Abram dengan baik dan memberikan kepadanya hamba-hamba, kawanan domba dan kambing, sapi, keledai dan unta.
17 And Jehovah plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.
Tetapi karena raja mengambil Sarai, TUHAN mendatangkan penyakit-penyakit yang mengerikan atas raja dan orang-orang di dalam istananya.
18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this thou hast done to me? Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
Lalu raja memanggil Abram dan bertanya kepadanya, "Apa yang telah kaulakukan terhadap aku ini? Mengapa tidak kauberitahukan bahwa ia istrimu?
19 Why didst thou say, She is my sister, so that I took her as my wife. And now, behold, there is thy wife: take [her], and go away.
Mengapa kaukatakan bahwa dia adikmu dan membiarkan aku mengambilnya menjadi istriku? Ini dia, istrimu; ambillah dan pergilah!"
20 And Pharaoh commanded [his] men concerning him, and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
Raja memberi perintah kepada beberapa pegawainya, dan mereka mengeluarkan Abram dari negeri itu bersama-sama dengan istrinya dan segala miliknya.
