Genesi 20
1 Abrahamo si partì di là andando verso il paese del mezzodì, dimorò fra Kades e Shur, e abitò come forestiero in Gherar.
Abraham left Mamre and moved southwest to the Negev desert and lived in a place named Gerar, between Kadesh and Shur.
2 E Abrahamo diceva di Sara sua moglie: “Ell’è mia sorella”. E Abimelec, re di Gherar, mandò a pigliar Sara.
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.
3 Ma Dio venne, di notte, in un sogno, ad Abimelec, e gli disse: “Ecco, tu sei morto, a motivo della donna che ti sei presa; perch’ella ha marito”.
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.”
4 Or Abimelec non s’era accostato a lei; e rispose: “Signore, faresti tu perire una nazione anche se giusta?
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?
5 Non m’ha egli detto: E’ mia sorella? e anche lei stessa ha detto: Egli è mio fratello. Io ho fatto questo nella integrità del mio cuore e con mani innocenti”.
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.”
6 E Dio gli disse nel sogno: “Anch’io so che tu hai fatto questo nella integrità del tuo cuore; e t’ho quindi preservato dal peccare contro di me; perciò non ti ho permesso di toccarla.
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.
7 Or dunque, restituisci la moglie a quest’uomo, perché è profeta; ed egli pregherà per te, e tu vivrai. Ma, se non la restituisci, sappi che, per certo, morrai: tu e tutti i tuoi”.
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.”
8 E Abimelec si levò la mattina per tempo, chiamò tutti i suoi servi, e raccontò in loro presenza tutte queste cose. E quegli uomini furon presi da gran paura.
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].
9 Poi Abimelec chiamò Abrahamo e gli disse: “Che ci hai tu fatto? E in che t’ho io offeso, che tu abbia fatto venir su me e sul mio regno un sì gran peccato? Tu m’hai fatto cose che non si debbono fare”.
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)!”
10 E di nuovo Abimelec disse ad Abrahamo: “A che miravi, facendo questo?”
Abimelech asked Abraham, “What was your reason for doing this?”
11 E Abrahamo rispose: “L’ho fatto, perché dicevo fra me: Certo, in questo luogo non c’è timor di Dio; e m’uccideranno a causa di mia moglie.
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.’
12 Inoltre, ella è proprio mia sorella, figliuola di mio padre, ma non figliuola di mia madre; ed è diventata mia moglie.
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.
13 Or quando Iddio mi fece errare lungi dalla casa di mio padre, io le dissi: Questo è il favore che tu mi farai; dovunque, giungeremo dirai di me: E’ mio fratello”.
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.”’”
14 E Abimelec prese delle pecore, de’ buoi, de’ servi e delle serve, e li diede ad Abrahamo, e gli restituì Sara sua moglie. E Abimelec disse:
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.
15 “Ecco, il mio paese ti sta dinanzi; dimora dovunque ti piacerà”. E a Sara disse:
And Abimelech said to him, “Look! All my land is here in front of you. Live in whatever place you like!”
16 “Ecco, io ho dato tuo fratello mille pezzi d’argento; questo ti sarà un velo sugli occhi di fronte a tutti quelli che sono teco, e sarai giustificata dinanzi a tutti”.
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]”
17 E Abrahamo pregò Dio, e Dio guarì Abimelec, la moglie e le serve di lui, ed esse poteron partorire.
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech’s wife and his slave girls so that they could become pregnant.
18 Poiché l’Eterno avea del tutto resa sterile l’intera casa di Abimelec, a motivo di Sara moglie di Abrahamo.
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.
