Genesis 20
1 Abraham traveled towards the Negev, staying between Kadesh and Shur. After that he moved on to live in Gerar.
Abraham akasafiri kutoka pale hadi nchi ya Negebu, na akakaa kati ya Kadeshi na Shuri. Akawa mgeni akiishi Gerari.
2 During his time there, when Abraham told people about his wife Sarah, he said, “She's my sister.” So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her to become one of his wives.
Abraham akasema kususu mkewe Sara, “ni dada yangu.” Kwa hiyo Abimeleki mfalme wa Gerari akatuma watu wake kumchukua Sara.
3 But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “Listen! You're going to die because the woman you've taken is already married—she has a husband.”
Lakini Mungu akamtokea Abimeleki usiku katika ndoto, akamwambia, “Tazama, wewe ni mfu kutokana na mwanamke uliye mchukua, kwa kuwa ni mke wa mtu.”
4 Abimelech hadn't touched Sarah, and he asked, “Lord, do you kill good people?
Basi Abimeleki alikuwa bado hajamkaribia hivyo akasema, “Bwana, Je utaua hata taifa lenye haki?
5 Didn't Abraham tell me himself, ‘She's my sister,’ and didn't Sarah also say, ‘He's my brother’? I did this in all innocence—my conscience is clear!”
Je si yeye mwenyewe aliye niambia, 'Sara ni dada yangu?' Hata Sara mwenyewe alisema, 'ni kaka yangu.' Nimefanya hili katika uadilifu wa moyo wangu na katika mikono isiyo na hatia.”
6 God told him in the dream, “Yes, I know you did this in all innocence, so I prevented you from sinning against me. That's why I didn't let you touch her.
Kisha Mungu akasema naye katika ndoto, “Kweli, ninajua pia kwamba umefanya hili katika uadilifu wa moyo wako, na pia nilikuzuia usitende dhambi dhidi yangu mimi. Ndiyo maana sikuruhusu umshike.
7 Send the man's wife back to him. He's a prophet. He will pray for you, and you will live. But if you don't send her back to him, you should know for sure that you and all your family will die.”
Kwa hiyo, mrudishe huyo mke wa mtu, kwa kuwa ni nabii. Atakuombea, na utaishi. Lakini usipo mrudisha, ujuwe kwamba wewe pamoja na wote walio wa kwako mtakufa hakika.
8 Abimelech got up early in the morning and called all his servants together. He explained everything that had happened, and they were all terrified.
Abimeleki akaamka asubuhi na mapema akawaita watumishi wake wote waje kwake. Akawasimulia mambo haya yote, na watu wale wakaogopa sana.
9 Then Abimelech summoned Abraham and asked him “What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that you should treat me like this, bringing this terrible sin on me and my kingdom? You've done things to me that no one should ever do!”
Kisha Abimeleki akamwita Abraham na kumwambia, “Umetufanyia jambo gani? Ni kwa jinsi gani nimekutenda dhambi kwamba umeniletea mimi na ufalme wangu dhambi hii kubwa? Umenifanyia mimi jambo ambalo halipaswi kufanywa.”
10 Then Abimelech asked Abraham “What were you thinking when you did this?”
Abimeleki akamwambia Abraham, “Nini kilikushawishi wewe kutenda jambo hili?”
11 “Well, I thought to myself, ‘Nobody respects God in this place. They'll kill me just to get my wife,’” Abraham replied.
Abraham akasema, “Ni kwasababu nilifikiri hakika hakuna hofu ya Mungu katika sehemu hii, na kwamba wataniua kwa ajili ya mke wangu.'
12 “Anyway, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father but not my mother, and I married her.
Licha ya kwamba kweli ni dada yangu, binti wa baba yangu, ingawa si binti wa mama yangu; na ndiye alifanyika kuwa mke wangu.
13 Since my God made me move far away from my family home, I told her, ‘If you really love me, then wherever you go with me you must tell people: He's my brother.’”
Wakati Mungu aliponiondoa katika nyumba ya baba yangu na kusafiri kutoka mahali kwenda mahali pengine, nilimwambia mke wangu, kwa kila sehemu tutakayo kwenda, unioneshe uaminifu wako kama mke wangu: Kila mahali tutakapo kwenda, useme juu yangu kuwa, “Ni kaka yangu.”'''
14 Then Abimelech gave Abraham gifts of sheep, cattle, and male and female slaves, and returned his wife Sarah to him.
Ndipo Abimeleki akatwaa kondoo, maksai, watumwa wa kiume na wa kike akampatia Abraham. Basi Abimeleki akamrudisha Sara, mke wa Abraham.
15 Abimelech told him, “Look over my land. You can choose to live anywhere you like.”
Abimeleki akasema, Tazama, Nchi yangu i mbele yako. Kaa mahali utakapopendezewa.”
16 Abimelech also told Sarah, “Notice that I'm giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. This is to compensate you for the wrong done to you in the eyes of everyone with you, and to make sure that your name is publicly cleared.”
Na kwa Sara akasema, Tazama, nimempatia kaka yako vipande elfu vya fedha. Navyo ni kwa ajili ya kufunika kosa lolote dhidi yako machoni pa wote walio pamoja na wewe, na mbele ya kila mtu ambaye umemfanya kuwa na haki.”
17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves, so that they could have children again.
Kisha Abraham akaomba kwa Mungu, Na Mungu akamponya Abimeleki, mkewe, na watumwa wake wa kike kiasi kwamba wakaweza kupata watoto.
18 For the Lord had made all the women unable to have children because Abraham's wife, Sarah, had been taken.
Kwa kuwa Yahwe alikuwa amewafanya wanawake wote wa nyumaba ya Abimeleki kuwa tasa kabisa, kwa sababu ya Sara, mke wa Abraham.
