Genesis 20

1 Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the Negev, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.

Abraham pindah dari Mamre ke bagian selatan tanah Kanaan, dan menetap di antara Kades dan Syur. Beberapa waktu kemudian, ketika ia tinggal di Gerar,

2 Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

ia mengatakan bahwa Sara istrinya adalah adiknya. Karena itu Raja Abimelekh dari Gerar menyuruh utusannya membawa Sara kepadanya.

3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, "Look, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken. For she is a man's wife."

Pada suatu malam Allah menampakkan diri kepada raja itu di dalam mimpi, dan berkata, "Engkau akan mati, karena telah kauambil wanita itu; sebab ia sudah bersuami."

4 Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, "Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?

Tetapi Abimelekh belum sampai menjamah Sara, maka kata raja itu, "Tuhan, saya tidak bersalah! Apakah Tuhan akan membinasakan saya dan bangsaku?

5 Did not he tell me, 'She is my sister?' She, even she herself, said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands have I done this."

Abraham sendiri mengatakan bahwa wanita itu adiknya, dan wanita itu berkata demikian juga. Saya telah melakukan hal itu dengan hati nurani yang bersih, jadi aku tidak bersalah."

6 God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not allow you to touch her.

Maka Allah menjawab dalam mimpi itu, "Memang, Aku tahu bahwa engkau melakukannya dengan hati nurani yang bersih. Karena itu Aku telah mencegah engkau berbuat dosa terhadap Aku, dan tidak Kubiarkan engkau menjamah wanita itu.

7 Now therefore, restore the man's wife. For he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. If you do not restore her, know for sure that you will die, you, and all who are yours."

Tetapi sekarang, kembalikanlah dia kepada suaminya. Suaminya seorang nabi, dan ia akan berdoa untukmu supaya engkau tidak mati. Tetapi jika engkau tidak mengembalikannya, ingat, engkau dan seluruh rakyatmu akan mati!"

8 Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared.

Keesokan harinya, pagi-pagi, Abimelekh memanggil semua pegawainya dan memberi tahu kepada mereka segala kejadian itu. Mereka menjadi sangat ketakutan.

9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done."

Setelah itu Abimelekh memanggil Abraham dan bertanya, "Apa yang telah engkau perbuat terhadap kami? Apa salahku terhadapmu, sehingga engkau mendatangkan musibah ini atas diriku dan kerajaanku? Sungguh tidak patut engkau berbuat seperti itu kepadaku.

10 Abimelech said to Abraham, "What were you thinking, to do this thing?"

Mengapa engkau berbuat begitu?"

11 Abraham said, "Because I thought, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place, so they will kill me because of my wife.'

Abraham menjawab, "Pikir saya, di sini tak ada orang yang takut kepada Allah, sehingga saya akan dibunuh oleh orang yang menginginkan istri saya.

12 Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

Lagipula dia itu memang adik saya. Kami satu ayah, tetapi berlainan ibu, dan kemudian kami kawin.

13 It happened, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, 'This is your kindness which you shall show to me. Everywhere that we go, say of me, "He is my brother."'"

Maka ketika Allah menyuruh saya meninggalkan rumah ayah saya dan mengembara ke negeri-negeri asing, saya berkata kepada istri saya, 'Nyatakanlah kesetiaanmu kepada saya dengan mengatakan kepada setiap orang bahwa saya ini abangmu.'"

14 Abimelech took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his wife, to him.

Setelah itu Abimelekh mengembalikan Sara kepada Abraham, dan pada waktu itu ia memberikan juga hamba-hamba, domba dan sapi.

15 Abimelech said, "Look, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you."

Kata raja itu kepada Abraham, "Inilah seluruh negeriku; menetaplah di mana engkau suka."

16 To Sarah he said, "Look, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Look, it is to cover the offense against you before all who are with you. In front of all you are vindicated."

Lalu katanya kepada Sara, "Abangmu sudah kuberi seribu uang perak sebagai bukti kepada semua orang bahwa engkau benar-benar tidak bersalah."

17 Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.

TUHAN telah membuat mandul semua wanita di istana Abimelekh karena kejadian dengan Sara, istri Abraham itu. Lalu Abraham berdoa kepada Allah, dan Allah menyembuhkan Abimelekh, istrinya dan hamba-hambanya perempuan, sehingga wanita-wanita itu dapat melahirkan lagi.

18 For God had made every woman infertile in the household of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.