Génesis 20

1 De allí partió Abraham a la tierra del mediodía, y se asentó entre Cades y Shur, y peregrinó en Gerar.

Abraham left Mamre and moved southwest to the Negev desert and lived in a place named Gerar, between Kadesh and Shur.

2 Y decía Abraham de Sara su mujer: Mi hermana es. Y Abimelec, rey de Gerar, envió y tomó a 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 Pero Dios vino a Abimelec en sueños de noche, y le dijo: He aquí muerto eres por la mujer que has tomado, la cual es casada con marido.

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 Mas Abimelec no se había llegado a ella, y dijo: Señor, ¿matarás también la gente justa?

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 ¿No me dijo él: Mi hermana es; y ella también dijo: Es mi hermano? Con sencillez de mi corazón, y con limpieza de mis manos he hecho esto.

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 Y le dijo Dios en sueños: Yo también sé que con integridad de tu corazón has hecho esto; y yo también te detuve de pecar contra mí, y así no te permití que la tocases.

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 Ahora, pues, vuelve la mujer a su marido; porque es profeta, y orará por ti, y vivirás. Y si tú no la volvieres, sabe que de cierto morirás, con todo lo que fuere tuyo.

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 Entonces Abimelec se levantó de mañana, y llamó a todos sus siervos, y dijo todas estas palabras en los oídos de ellos; y temieron los hombres en gran manera.

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 Después llamó Abimelec a Abraham y le dijo: ¿Qué nos has hecho? ¿Y en qué pequé yo contra ti, que has atraído sobre mí y sobre mi reino tan gran pecado? Lo que no debiste hacer has hecho conmigo.

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 Y dijo más Abimelec a Abraham: ¿Qué viste para que hicieses esto?

Abimelech asked Abraham, “What was your reason for doing this?”

11 Y Abraham respondió: Porque dije para mí: Cierto no hay temor de Dios en este lugar, y me matarán por causa de mi mujer.

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 Y a la verdad también es mi hermana, hija de mi padre, mas no hija de mi madre, y la tomé por mujer.

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 Y fue que, cuando Dios me hizo salir errante de la casa de mi padre, yo le dije: Esta es la merced que tú me harás, que en todos los lugares donde llegáremos, digas de mí: Mi hermano es.

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 Entonces Abimelec tomó ovejas y vacas, y siervos y siervas, y se los dio a Abraham, y le devolvió a Sara su mujer.

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 Y dijo Abimelec: He aquí mi tierra está delante de ti, habita donde bien te pareciere.

And Abimelech said to him, “Look! All my land is here in front of you. Live in whatever place you like!”

16 Y a Sara dijo: He aquí he dado mil monedas de plata a tu hermano; mira que él te es por velo de ojos para todos los que estuvieron contigo, y para con todos; así fue reprendida.

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 Entonces Abraham oró a Dios; y Dios sanó a Abimelec y a su mujer, y a sus siervas, y tuvieron hijos.

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech’s wife and his slave girls so that they could become pregnant.

18 Porque había del todo cerrado el SEÑOR toda matriz de la casa de Abimelec, a causa de Sara mujer de Abraham.

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.