Genesis 20
1 And Abraham journeys from there toward the land of the south, and dwells between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourns in Gerar;
Azɔ Abraham ʋu tso Negeb yi dziehe lɔƒo, eye wòyi ɖanɔ Kades kple Sur dome. Gbe ɖeka esi wòɖi tsa yi Gerar du me la,
2 and Abraham says concerning his wife Sarah, “She is my sister”; and Abimelech king of Gerar sends and takes Sarah.
egblɔ be ye nɔvinyɔnue nye Sara! Gerar fia Abimelek na wokplɔ Sara vɛ nɛ le eƒe fiasã me.
3 And God comes to Abimelech in a dream of the night and says to him, “Behold, you [are] a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken—and she married to a husband.”
Ke le zã ma me la, Mawu ɖe eɖokui fia Abimelek le drɔ̃e me hegblɔ nɛ be, “Èle kuku ge godoo, elabena nyɔnu si wokplɔ vɛ na wò la, ame srɔ̃e.”
4 And Abimelech has not drawn near to her, and he says, “Lord, do you also slay a righteous nation?
Ke Abimelek medɔ Sara gbɔ haɖe o, eya ta wògblɔ be, “Aƒetɔ, ɖe nàwu ame dzɔdzɔea?
5 Has he not himself said to me, She [is] my sister! And she, even she herself, said, He [is] my brother; in the integrity of my heart, and in the innocence of my hands, I have done this.”
Abraham gblɔ nam be, ‘Nɔvinye nyɔnue,’ eye nyɔnu la hã gblɔ nam be, ‘Ɛ̃, nɔvinye ŋutsue.’ Nyemedi kura be mawɔ nu vɔ̃ o.”
6 And God says to him in the dream, “Indeed, I have known that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I withhold you, even I, from sinning against Me, therefore I have not permitted you to come against her;
Mawu ɖo eŋu be, “Ɛ̃, menyae nenema, eya ta mekpɔ egbɔ be mèwɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe ŋunye o. Esia tae nyemeɖe mɔ na wò be nàka asi eŋu o ɖo.
7 and now send back the man’s wife, for he [is] inspired, and he prays for you, and you live; and if you do not send back, know that dying you die, you and all that you have.”
Gbugbɔe ɖo ɖe srɔ̃a kaba! Srɔ̃a ado gbe ɖa ɖe tawò, elabena nyagblɔɖilae, ekema ànɔ agbe. Ke ne mèɖoe ɖe srɔ̃a o la, ekema nyae be mi kple aƒewòmetɔwo katã miaku.”
8 And Abimelech rises early in the morning, and calls for all his servants, and speaks all these words in their ears; and the men fear exceedingly;
Fia Abimelek fɔ ŋdi kanya, yɔ eŋume veviwo katã ƒo ƒui, eye wòka nya la ta na wo. Vɔvɔ̃ ɖo ame sia ame le ƒuƒoƒea.
9 and Abimelech calls for Abraham and says to him, “What have you done to us? And what have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me, and on my kingdom, a great sin? Works which are not done you have done with me.”
Abimelek yɔ Abraham, eye wògblɔ be “Nu kae nye esi nèwɔ ɖe mía ŋu? Aleke gbegbe meda voe ɖe ŋuwò be nèna fɔɖiɖi gã sia va nye kple nye fiaɖuƒe dzi? Èwɔ nu si womewɔna o la ɖe ŋunye.”
10 Abimelech also says to Abraham, “What have you seen that you have done this thing?”
Eye Abimelek bia Abraham be, “Nu ka ta nèwɔ nu sia ɖo?”
11 And Abraham says, “Because I said, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they have slain me for the sake of my wife;
Abraham ɖo eŋu be, “Megblɔ na ɖokuinye be, ‘Eme kɔ ƒãa be Mawuvɔvɔ̃ aɖeke mele afi sia o, eye woawum ɖe srɔ̃nye ta.’
12 and also, she is truly my sister, daughter of my father, only not daughter of my mother, and she becomes my wife;
Kpe ɖe esia ŋu la, nɔvinye nyɔnu tututue, fofonye vie, ke menye danye vie o, eye wònye srɔ̃nye hã.
13 and it comes to pass, when God has caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I say to her, This [is] your kindness which you do with me: at every place to where we come, say of me, He [is] my brother.”
Esi Mawu ɖo nam be maʋu le mía de la, megblɔ na srɔ̃nye be, ‘Afi sia afi si míaɖo la, ve nunye nàgblɔ be nɔvinye nyɔnue yenye.’”
14 And Abimelech takes sheep and oxen, and servants and handmaids, and gives to Abraham, and sends back his wife Sarah to him;
Fia Abimelek tsɔ alẽwo, nyiwo kple dɔlaŋutsuwo kple dɔlanyɔnuwo na Abraham, eye wògbugbɔ srɔ̃a, Sara, nɛ.
15 and Abimelech says, “Behold, my land [is] before you, where it is good in your eyes, dwell”;
Fia Abimelek gblɔ na Abraham be, “Lé ŋku ɖe nye fiaɖuƒe la ŋu, eye nàtia afi sia afi si nàdi be yeanɔ la.”
16 and to Sarah he has said, “Behold, I have given one thousand pieces of silver to your brother; behold, it is to you a covering of eyes, to all who are with you”; and by all this she is reasoned with.
Emegbe la, etrɔ ɖe Sara ŋu gblɔ nɛ be, “Kpɔ ɖa, metsɔ klosalo akpe ɖeka na ‘nɔviwò ŋutsua’ be makpatae, eye maɖe ŋukpe ɖa le mo na wò le gbɔwòviwo katã ŋkume. Fifia dzɔdzɔenyenye va aƒe.”
17 And Abraham prays to God, and God heals Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bear:
Abraham do gbe ɖa be Mawu nayɔ dɔ Abimelek srɔ̃ kple eƒe dɔlanyɔnuwo ale be woate ŋu adzi vi azɔ,
18 for YHWH restraining had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
elabena Yehowa xe woƒe vidzidɔwo be yeahe to na Abimelek ɖe ale si wòxɔ Abraham srɔ̃ Sara la ta.
