उत्पत्ति 20

1 अब्राहाम त्यहाँबाट नेगेवको भूमितर्फ गए, र कादेश र शूरको बिचमा बसे । उनी गरारमा बसोबास गर्ने एक परदेशी थिए ।

Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He was a foreigner living in Gerar.

2 अब्राहामले आफ्नी पत्‍नी साराको बारेमा यस्तो भनेका थिए, “यिनी मेरी बहिनी हुन् ।” यसैकारण गरारका राजा अबीमेलेकले सारालाई मानिसहरू पठाई आफूकहाँ ल्याए ।

Abraham said concerning Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her.

3 तर परमप्रभु राती अबीमेलेकको सपनामा आउनुभयो, र तिनलाई भन्‍नुभयो, “सुन्, तैँले आफ्नो साथमा ल्याएको स्‍त्रीको कारण तँ श्रापित भएको छस्, किनभने त्यो अरू कसैकी पत्‍नी हो ।”

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.”

4 अबीमेलेक तिनको नजिक गएका थिएनन् र उनले भने, “परमप्रभु के तपाईंले धार्मिक जातिलाई पनि मार्नुहुन्छ र?

Now Abimelech had not come near her and he said, “Lord, would you kill even a righteous nation?

5 के त्यो आफैँले मलाई ‘यिनी मेरी बहिनी हुन्’ भनेर भनेको थिएन र? त्यस स्‍त्रीले पनि, ‘तिनी मेरा दाजु हुन्’ भनेर भनेकी थिई । मेरो हृदयको इमान्दारी र मेरा निर्दोष हातद्वारा मैले यो गेरको हुँ ।”

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.”

6 त्यसपछि परमप्रभुले तिनलाई सपनामा भन्‍नुभयो, “हो, यो मलाई पनि थाहा छ, कि तैँले आफ्नो हृदयको इमान्दारीमा यो गरिस्, र मैले नै तँलाई मेरो विरूद्ध पाप गर्नबाट बचाएँ । यसैकारण मैले तँलाई त्यस स्‍त्रीलाई छुन दिइनँ ।

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.

7 यसैकारण, त्यस मानिसकी पत्‍नीलाई फर्काइदे, किनभने त्यो एउटा अगमवक्ता हो । त्यसले तेरो निम्ति प्रार्थना गर्नेछ, र तँ बाँच्‍नेछस् । तर यदि तैँले त्यसलाई फर्काइनस् भने, यो थाहा गर्, कि तँ र तेरा सबै निश्‍चय नै मर्नेछन् ।”

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.”

8 अबीमेलेक बिहानै उठे र आफ्ना सबै नोकरहरूलाई बोलाए । तिनले यी सबै कुरा ती मानिसहरूलाई बताए, र तिनीहरू धेरै डराए ।

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.

9 त्यसपछि अबीमेलेकले अब्राहामलाई बोलाएर भने, “तिमीले यो हामीलाई के गर्‍यौ? मैले तिम्रो विरुद्धमा के पाप गरेको थिएँ जसको कारण तिमीले ममाथि र मेरो राज्यमाथि यति ठुलो पाप ल्यायौ? तिमीले मसित गर्न नहुने काम गर्‍यौ ।”

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.”

10 अबीमेलेकले अब्राहामलाई भने, “के कुराले तिमीलाई यस्तो काम गर्न लगायो?”

Abimelech said to Abraham, “What prompted you to do this thing?”

11 अब्राहामले भने, “किनभने यस ठाउँमा निश्‍चय नै परमप्रभुको कुनै भय छैन र तिनीहरूले मलाई मेरी पत्‍नीको कारणले मार्नेछन् भनी मैले विचार गरेँ ।

Abraham said, “Because I thought, 'Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.'

12 हुन त यिनी मेरो बुबाकी छोरी मेरी बहिनी हुन्, तर यिनी मेरी आमाकी छोरी होइनन्, र यिनी मेरी पत्‍नी भइन् ।

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

13 जब परमप्रभुले मलाई मेरो बुबाको घर त्यागेर एक ठाउँदेखि अर्को ठाउँ यात्रा गर्न लगाउनुभयो, मैले तिनलाई भनेँ, ‘तिमी मेरी पत्‍नी भएकी कारणले हामी जाने हरेक ठाउँमा, मेरो विषयमा “उनी मेरा दाजु हुन्” भन्‍ने बताएर तिमीले मेरो निम्ति विश्‍वसनीयता देखाउनू ।’”

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.”'”

14 त्यसपछि अबीमेलेकले अब्राहामलाई भेडाहरू, गोरुहरू, र कमारा-कमारीहरू दिए । तिनले अब्राहामकी पत्‍नी सारालाई पनि उनीकहाँ फर्काइदिए ।

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.

15 अबीमेलेकले भने, “हेर, मेरो भूमि तिम्रै अगि छ । जहाँ तिमीलाई मनपर्छ त्यहीँ बस ।”

Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever it pleases you.”

16 सारालाई तिनले भने, “हेर, मैले तिम्रो दाजुलाई चाँदीका हजार सिक्‍काहरू दिएको छु । तिमीसँग भएका सबैका आँखामा तिम्रो विरुद्धमा भएका सबै दोष ढाक्‍न मैले यो गरेको हुँ, र सबैको अगि तिमीलाई पूर्ण रूपमा सही ठहराएको छु ।”

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.”

17 त्यसपछि अब्राहामले परमप्रभुसँग प्रार्थना गरे, र उहाँले अबीमेलेक, तिनकी पत्‍नी, र तिनका कमारीहरूलाई निको पार्नुभयो र तिनीहरूले छोरीछोरी जन्माउन सके ।

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they were able to have children.

18 किनभने अब्राहामकी पत्‍नी साराको कारण अबीमेलेकको घरानाका सबै स्‍त्रीलाई परमप्रभुले बाँझी बनाउनुभएको थियो ।

For Yahweh had caused all the women of the household of Abimelech to be completely infertile, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.