Genesis 20
1 Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He was a foreigner living 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 Abraham said concerning Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her.
egblɔ be ye nɔvinyɔnue nye Sara! Gerar fia Abimelek na wokplɔ Sara vɛ nɛ le eƒe fiasã me.
3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream in the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man's wife.”
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 Now Abimelech had not come near her and he said, “Lord, would you kill even a righteous nation?
Ke Abimelek medɔ Sara gbɔ haɖe o, eya ta wògblɔ be, “Aƒetɔ, ɖe nàwu ame dzɔdzɔea?
5 Did he not himself say to me, 'She is my sister?' Even she herself said, 'He is my brother.' I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”
Abraham gblɔ nam be, ‘Nɔvinye nyɔnue,’ eye nyɔnu la hã gblɔ nam be, ‘Ɛ̃, nɔvinye ŋutsue.’ Nyemedi kura be mawɔ nu vɔ̃ o.”
6 Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I also know that in the integrity of your heart you did this, and I also kept you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not allow you to touch 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 Therefore, return the man's wife, for he is a prophet. He will pray for you, and you will live. But if you do not restore her, know that you and all who are yours will surely die.”
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 Abimelech rose early in the morning and called all of his servants to himself. He told all these things to them, and the men were very afraid.
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 Then Abimelech called for 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 to me that which ought not to be done.”
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 said to Abraham, “What prompted you to do this thing?”
Eye Abimelek bia Abraham be, “Nu ka ta nèwɔ nu sia ɖo?”
11 Abraham said, “Because I thought, 'Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because 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 Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
Kpe ɖe esia ŋu la, nɔvinye nyɔnu tututue, fofonye vie, ke menye danye vie o, eye wònye srɔ̃nye hã.
13 When God caused me to leave my father's house and travel from place to place, I said to her, 'You must show me this faithfulness as my wife: At every place where we go, say about 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 Then Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and male and female slaves, and gave them to Abraham. Then he returned Sarah, Abraham's wife, to him.
Fia Abimelek tsɔ alẽwo, nyiwo kple dɔlaŋutsuwo kple dɔlanyɔnuwo na Abraham, eye wògbugbɔ srɔ̃a, Sara, nɛ.
15 Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever it pleases you.”
Fia Abimelek gblɔ na Abraham be, “Lé ŋku ɖe nye fiaɖuƒe la ŋu, eye nàtia afi sia afi si nàdi be yeanɔ la.”
16 To Sarah he said, “Look, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is to cover any offense against you in the eyes of all that are with you, and before everyone, you are completely made right.”
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 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they were able to have children.
Abraham do gbe ɖa be Mawu nayɔ dɔ Abimelek srɔ̃ kple eƒe dɔlanyɔnuwo ale be woate ŋu adzi vi azɔ,
18 For Yahweh had caused all the women of the household of Abimelech to be completely infertile, 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.
