Genesis 20
1 Abraham left Mamre and moved southwest to the Negev desert and lived in a place named Gerar, between Kadesh and Shur.
Lalu Abraham pergi dari tanah milik Mamre ke bagian selatan Kanaan, di wilayah Filistin. Dalam perjalanannya, untuk sementara waktu dia tinggal di suatu tempat di antara Kades dan Syur, kemudian pindah ke Gerar. Sewaktu di Gerar,
2 While he was there, he told people that Sarah was his sister, not his wife. Then King Abimelech of Gerar sent some of his men to Sarah, and they brought her to him to be his wife.
Abraham tidak mengakui dengan terus terang kepada orang Gerar bahwa Sara adalah istrinya. Dia berkata, “Sara ini adik saya.” Oleh karena itu, Abimelek, raja Gerar, menyuruh beberapa anak buahnya membawa Sara kepadanya di istana.
3 But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream during the night and said to him, “Listen to me! You are going to die because the woman you took is another man’s wife.”
Tetapi suatu malam, Allah memperlihatkan diri kepada Abimelek melalui mimpi dan berkata, “Dengarlah! Aku akan menjatuhkan hukuman mati atasmu karena perempuan yang kamu ambil itu sudah bersuami.”
4 But Abimelech had not had sex [EUP] with her, so he said, “God, since the people of my nation and I am innocent; will you kill me?
Abimelek belum bersetubuh dengan Sara, maka dia berkata, “Ya Penguasaku, aku dan bangsaku tidak bersalah sama sekali! Apakah Engkau akan tetap membinasakan bangsa yang tidak bersalah?
5 He told me, ‘She is my sister,’ and she also said, ‘He is my brother.’ I did this with pure motives and I [SYN] have not done anything wrong yet.”
Abraham sendiri yang mengatakan bahwa perempuan itu adiknya, dan perempuan itu juga mengaku demikian. Jadi, aku melakukan semua ini tanpa niat jahat dan tidak bersalah!”
6 God said to him in another dream, “Yes, I know that your motives were pure. That is why I truly prevented you from sinning against me. I did not allow you to have sex [EUP] with her.
Kemudian dalam mimpi itu Allah berkata kepadanya, “Aku tahu bahwa kamu melakukannya tanpa maksud jahat. Itulah sebabnya Aku mencegah kamu menyentuh perempuan itu, supaya kamu tidak berdosa terhadap Aku.
7 Now, return this man’s wife to her husband, because he is (a prophet/a man who receives messages from me). He will pray for you, and you will (remain alive/not die). But if you do not return her to him, you will certainly die, and all the members of your household will also certainly die.”
Maka sekarang, kembalikanlah dia kepada Abraham, karena Abraham adalah nabi dan dia akan berdoa untukmu supaya kamu tetap hidup. Bila kamu tidak mengembalikan perempuan itu, ketahuilah, kamu dan seluruh rakyatmu akan mati!”
8 Early the next morning, Abimelech summoned all his officials, and told them everything that had happened. When they heard that [MTY], his men were very afraid [that God would punish them].
Besok paginya, Abimelek memanggil semua pejabat kerajaannya dan memberitahu mereka tentang segala hal yang sudah terjadi. Mendengar itu, mereka sangat ketakutan.
9 Abimelech then summoned Abraham, and said to him, “You should not have done that to us [RHQ]! Did I do something wrong to you, with the result that you are causing me and the people in [MTY] my kingdom to be guilty of committing a great sin [RHQ]? You have done things to me that (should not be done/you should not have done)!”
Lalu Abimelek memanggil Abraham dan berkata kepadanya, “Kamu sudah membohongiku! Apa salahku kepadamu sehingga kamu mendatangkan musibah besar bagiku dan bagi rakyatku?! Sungguh tidak pantas kamu berbuat demikian!
10 Abimelech asked Abraham, “What was your reason for doing this?”
Apa yang membuat kamu melakukan itu?”
11 Abraham replied, “I said that because I thought, ‘They certainly do not respect God in this place. If they don’t respect God, they will not respect relationships with others. [If I say she is my sister, they will try to pay me a bride price] to get her. But if I say she is my wife, they will kill me to get her.’
Jawab Abraham, “Saya berbuat demikian karena berpikir, ‘Tidak ada orang yang menghormati Allah di tempat ini. Kalau saya mengatakan bahwa dia istri saya, pasti ada orang yang membunuh saya demi mendapatkan dia.’
12 Besides, she really [can be considered] my sister, because she is the daughter of my father, although she is not the daughter of my mother. She is the daughter of another woman, and I married her.
Lagipula, dia memang adik tiri saya. Kami satu ayah tetapi beda ibu, kemudian saya menikahi dia.
13 Later, when God told me to move away from my father’s household, I said to her, ‘This is the way you can show that you love me: Everywhere we go, say about me, “This is my brother.”’”
Ketika Allah menyuruh saya meninggalkan rumah ayah saya untuk merantau ke negeri lain, saya berkata kepada Sara, ‘Tunjukkanlah kesetiaanmu kepadaku ke mana saja kita pergi, dengan mengatakan kepada siapa pun bahwa aku adalah kakakmu.’”
14 So Abimelech brought some sheep and cattle and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham. And he returned his wife Sarah to him.
Sesudah itu, Abimelek mengembalikan Sara kepada Abraham. Dia juga memberikan beberapa ekor domba dan sapi, serta beberapa orang budak laki-laki dan budak perempuan.
15 And Abimelech said to him, “Look! All my land is here in front of you. Live in whatever place you like!”
Katanya kepada Abraham, “Silakan pilih daerah mana saja yang kamu suka dari seluruh kerajaanku untuk kamu tempati.”
16 And he said to Sarah, “Look here, I am giving 1,000 pieces of silver to your brother. This is to insure that no one will [bring up this matter again and] say that I have done something wrong. [EUP, IDM]”
Kemudian dia berkata kepada Sara, “Lihatlah, aku sudah memberikan 11 kilogram perak kepada kakakmu. Itu adalah denda yang harus aku bayar untuk menutupi semua kesalahan ini di mata semua orang dan untuk menjaga nama baikmu.”
17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech’s wife and his slave girls so that they could become pregnant.
Karena kejadian itu, TUHAN sudah membuat semua perempuan di istana Abimelek mandul. Namun, ketika Abraham berdoa, Allah menyembuhkan Abimelek, istrinya, dan budak-budak perempuannya, sehingga mereka bisa hamil lagi.
18 This was because Yahweh had caused it to be impossible for any of the women in Abimelech’s household to bear children, because Abimelech had taken Abraham’s wife Sarah.
