Genesis 12
1 Now God had said to Abram, "Go out from your country, and from your relatives, and from your father's house, to the land that I will show you.
HERREN sagde til Abram: »Drag ud fra dit Land, fra din Slægt og din Faders Hus til det Land, jeg vil vise dig;
2 And I will make of you a great nation. And I will bless you and make your name great. And you will be a blessing.
saa vil jeg gøre dig til et stort Folk, og jeg vil velsigne dig og gøre dit Navn stort, og vær en Velsignelse!
3 And I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse those who treat you with contempt, and through you all the families of the earth will be blessed."
Jeg vil velsigne dem, der velsigner dig, og forbande dem, der forbander dig; i dig skal alle Jordens Slægter velsignes!«
4 So Abram left, as God had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
Og Abram gik, som HERREN sagde til ham, og Lot gik med ham. Abram var fem og halvfjerdsindstyve Aar, da han drog fra Karan;
5 Abram took Sarai his wife, Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had accumulated, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they left to go to the land of Canaan. And they came to the land of Canaan,
og Abram tog sin Hustru Saraj og sin Brodersøn Lot og al den Ejendom, de havde samlet sig, og de Folk, de havde vundet sig i Karan, og de gav sig paa Vej til Kana'ans Land og naaede derhen.
6 and Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land.
Derpaa drog Abram gennem Landet til Sikems hellige Sted, til Sandsigerens Træ. Det var dengang Kana'anæerne boede i Landet.
7 Then God appeared to Abram and said to him, "I will give this land to your offspring." He built an altar there God, who appeared to him.
Men HERREN aabenbarede sig for Abram og sagde til ham: »Dit Afkom giver jeg dette Land!« Da byggede han der et Alter for HERREN, som havde aabenbaret sig for ham.
8 He left from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east. There he built an altar and called on the name of God.
Derpaa brød han op derfra og drog til Bjergene østen for Betel, og han slog Lejr med Betel mod Vest og Aj mod Øst; og han byggede HERREN et Alter der og paakaldte HERRENS Navn.
9 And Abram traveled on, continuing toward the Negev.
Derpaa drog Abram fra Plads til Plads og naaede Sydlandet.
10 There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there, because the famine was severe in the land.
Der opstod Hungersnød i Landet; og da Hungersnøden i Landet blev trykkende, drog Abram ned til Ægypten for at bo der som fremmed.
11 It happened, when he had come near to enter Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, "Look, I know what a beautiful woman you are.
Da han nu nærmede sig Ægypten, sagde han til sin Hustru Saraj: »Jeg ved jo, at du er en smuk Kvinde;
12 It will happen, when the Egyptians will see you, that they will say, 'This is his wife.' And they will kill me, but they will let you live.
naar nu Ægypterne ser dig, og de mener, at du er min Hustru, slaar de mig ihjel og lader dig leve;
13 Please say that you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that I may live because of you."
sig derfor, at du er min Søster, for at det maa gaa mig godt, og jeg ikke skal miste Livet for din Skyld!«
14 It happened that when Abram had come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
Da han saa drog ind i Ægypten, saa Ægypterne, at hun var en saare smuk Kvinde;
15 The princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into the household of Pharaoh.
og Faraos Stormænd, der saa hende, priste hende for Farao, og saa blev Kvinden ført til Faraos Hus.
16 He dealt well with Abram for her sake, and he acquired sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
Men Abram behandlede han godt for hendes Skyld, og han fik Smaakvæg, Hornkvæg og Æsler, Trælle og Trælkvinder, Aseninder og Kameler.
17 But God plagued Pharaoh and his house with great and grievous plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
Men HERREN ramte Farao og hans Hus med svære Plager for Abrams Hustru Sarajs Skyld.
18 Pharaoh summoned Abram and said, "What is this that you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?
Da lod Farao Abram kalde og sagde: »Hvad har du gjort imod mig! Hvorfor lod du mig ikke vide, at hun er din Hustru?
19 Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? Now therefore, look, your wife is before you. Take, and go."
Hvorfor sagde du, at hun var din Søster, saa at jeg tog hende til Hustru? Se, her har du nu din Hustru, tag hende og gaa bort!«
20 Pharaoh commanded men concerning him, and they sent him away with his wife and all his possessions.
Og Farao bød sine Mænd følge ham og hans Hustru og al deres Ejendom paa Vej;
