Genesis 12
1 Forsothe the Lord seide to Abram, Go thou out of thi lond, and of thi kynrede, and of the hous of thi fadir, and come thou in to the lond which Y schal schewe to thee;
上主對亞巴郎說：「離開你的故鄉、你的家族和父家，往我指給你的地方去。
2 and Y schal make thee in to a greet folk, and Y schal blisse thee, and Y schal magnyfie thi name, and thou schalt be blessid;
我要使你成為一個大民族，我必祝福你，使你成名，成為一個福源。
3 Y schal blesse hem that blessen thee, and Y schal curse hem that cursen thee; and alle kynredis of erthe schulen be blessid in thee.
我要祝福那祝福你的人，咒罵那咒罵你的人；地上萬民都要因你獲得祝福。」
4 And so Abram yede out, as the Lord comaundide hym, and Loth yede with hym. Abram was of `thre scoor yeer and fiftene whanne he yede out of Aran.
亞巴郎遂照上主的吩咐起了身，羅特也同他一起走了。亞巴郎離開哈蘭時，已七十五歲。
5 And he took Saray, his wijf, and Loth, the sone of his brother, and al the substaunce which thei hadden in possessioun, and the men whiche thei hadden bigete in Aran; and thei yeden out that thei `schulen go in to the loond of Chanaan. And whanne they camen in to it,
他帶了妻子撒辣依、他兄弟的兒子羅特和他在哈蘭積蓄的財物，獲得的僕婢，一同往客納罕地去，終於到了客納罕地。
6 Abram passide thorou the lond til to the place of Sichem, and til to the noble valey. Forsothe Chananei was thanne in the lond.
亞巴郎經過那地，直到了舍根地摩勒橡樹區；當時客納罕人尚住在那地方。
7 Sotheli the Lord apperide to Abram, and seide to hym, Y schal yyue this lond to thi seed. And Abram bildide there an auter to the Lord, that apperide to hym.
上主顯現給亞巴郎說：「我要將這地方賜給你的後裔。」亞巴郎就在那裏給顯現於他的上主，築了一座祭壇。
8 And fro thennus he passide forth to the hil Bethel, that was ayens the eest, and settide there his tabernacle, hauynge Bethel fro the west, and Hay fro the eest. And he bildide also there an auter to the Lord, and inwardli clepide his name.
從那裏又遷移到貝特耳東面山區，在那裏搭了帳幕，西有貝特耳，東有哈依；他在那裏又為上主築了一座祭壇，呼求上主的名。
9 And Abram yede goynge and goynge forth ouer to the south.
以後亞巴郎漸漸移往乃革布區。
10 Sotheli hungur was maad in the lond; and Abram yede doun in to Egipt, to be a pilgrime ther, for hungur hadde maistrie in the lond.
其時那地方起了饑荒，亞巴郎遂下到埃及，寄居在那裏，因為那地方飢荒十分嚴重。
11 And whanne he was nyy to entre in to Egipt, he seide to Saray, his wijf, Y knowe that thou art a fair womman,
當他要進埃及時，對妻子撒辣依說：「我知道你是個貌美的女人；
12 and that whanne Egipcians schulen se thee, thei schulen seie, it is his wijf, and thei schulen sle me, and `schulen reserue thee.
埃及人見了你，必要說：這是他的妻子；他們定要殺我，讓你活著。
13 Therfor, Y biseche thee, seie thou, that thou art my sistir, that it be wel to me for thee, and that my lijf lyue for loue of thee.
所以請你說：你是我的妹妹，這樣我因了你而必獲優待，賴你的情面，保全我的生命。」
14 And so whanne Abram hadde entrid in to Egipt, Egipcians sien the womman that sche was ful fair; and the prynces telden to Farao, and preiseden hir anentis him;
果然，當亞巴郎一到了埃及，埃及人就注意了這女人實在美麗。
15 and the womman was takun vp in to the hous of Farao.
法郎的朝臣也看見了她，就在法郎前讚她美麗；這女人就被帶入法郎的宮中。
16 Forsothe thei vsiden wel Abram for hir; and scheep, and oxun, and assis, and seruauntis, and seruauntessis, and sche assis, and camels weren to hym.
亞巴郎因了她果然蒙了優待，得了些牛羊、公驢、僕婢、母驢和駱駝。
17 Forsothe the Lord beet Farao and his hous with moste veniaunces, for Saray, the wijf of Abram.
但是，上主為了亞巴郎的妻子撒辣依的事，降下大難打擊了法郎和他全家。
18 And Farao clepide Abram, and seide to hym, What is it that thou hast do to me? whi schewidist thou not to me, that sche was thi wijf?
法郎遂叫亞巴郎來說：「你對我作的是什麼事﹖為什麼你沒有告訴我，她是你的妻子﹖
19 for what cause seidist thou, that sche was thi sister, that Y schulde take hir in to wife to me? Now therfor lo! thi wiif; take thou hir, and go.
為什麼你說：她是我的妹妹，以致我娶了她做我的妻子﹖現在你的妻子在這裏，你帶她去罷! 」
20 And Farao comaundide to men on Abram, and thei ledden forth hym, and his wijf, and alle thingis that he hadde.
法郎於是吩咐人送走了亞巴郎和他的妻子以及他所有的一切。
