Genesis 12
1 And the Lord said to Abram: Go forth out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and out of thy father’s house, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
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 of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed.
Og jeg vil gøre dig til et stort Folk og velsigne dig og gøre dit Navn stort, og vær en Velsignelse.
3 I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee, and IN THEE shall all the kindred 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 So Abram went out as the Lord had commanded him, and Lot went with him: Abram was seventy-five years old when he went forth from Haran.
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 he took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all the substance which they had gathered, and the souls which they had gotten in Haran: and they went out to go into the land of Chanaan. And when they were come into it,
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 Abram passed through the country into the place of Sichem, as far as the noble vale: now the Chanaanite was at that time in 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: To thy seed will I give this land. And he built there an altar to the Lord, who had 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 passing on from thence to a mountain, that was on the east side of Bethel, he there pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east; he built there also an altar to the Lord, and called upon his name.
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 went forward, going, and proceeding on to the south.
Og Abram rejste videre og vandrede mod Sønden.
10 And there came a famine in the country; and Abram went down into Egypt, to sojourn there: for the famine was very grievous 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 when he was near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife: I know that thou art a beautiful 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 And that when the Egyptians shall see thee, they will say: She is his wife: and they will kill me, and keep thee.
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 pray thee, that thou art my sister: that I may be well used for thee, and that my soul may live for thy sake.
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 when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman that she was very beautiful.
Og det skete, der Abram kom til Ægypten, da saa Ægypterne Kvinden, at hun var meget dejlig.
15 And the princes told Pharao, and praised her before him: and the woman was taken 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 used Abram well for her sake. And he had sheep and oxen, and he asses, and men servants and maid servants, and she asses, 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 But the Lord scourged Pharao and his house with most grievous stripes for Sarai, Abram’s wife.
Og Herren slog Farao og hans Hus med store Plager for Sarai, Abrams Hustrus, Skyld.
18 And Pharao called Abram, and said to him: What is this that thou hast done to me? Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy 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 For what cause didst thou say, she was thy sister, that I might take her to my wife? Now, therefore, there is thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
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 his men orders concerning Abram: and they led him away, 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.
