1 Mosebok 20
1 Så for Abraham dädan in i landet söder ut, och bodde emellan Kades och Zur, och vardt en främling i Gerar.
Abraham left Mamre and moved southwest to the Negev desert and lived in a place named Gerar, between Kadesh and Shur.
2 Och sade om sine hustru Sara: Det är min syster. Då sände Abimelech, Konungen i Gerar, efter henne, och lät hemta henne.
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 Men Gud kom till Abimelech om nattena i dröm, och sade till honom: Si, du måste dö för den qvinnones skull, som du tagit hafver; ty hon är ens mans ägta hustru.
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 Men Abimelech hade ännu intet kommit vid henne. Och han sade: Herre, vill du ock dräpa ett rättfärdigt folk?
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 Sade han icke till mig: Hon är min syster? Och hon sade desslikes: han är min broder. Hafver jag dock detta gjort med enfaldigt hjerta och oskyldiga händer.
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 Och Gud sade till honom i drömmen: Jag vet ock, att du det med enfaldigo hjerta gjort hafver: Derföre hafver jag ock bevarat dig, att du icke skulle synda emot mig, och hafver icke tillstadt, att du skulle komma vid henne.
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 Så få nu mannenom sina hustru igen; ty han är en Prophet, och låt honom bedja för dig, så behåller du lifvet: Hvar du icke öfvergifver henne, så vet, att du måste döden dö, och allt det dig tillhörer.
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 Då stod Abimelech bittida upp om morgonen, och kallade alla sina tjenare, och sade allt detta i deras åhöro. Och de män alle fruktade sig svårliga.
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 Och Abimelech kallade också Abraham, och sade till honom: Hvi hafver du oss detta gjort? Och hvad hafver jag brutit dig emot, att du ville komma så stor synd uppå mig och mitt rike? Du hafver icke så gjort emot oss, som man göra skulle.
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 Och Abimelech sade ytterligare till Abraham: Hvad hafver du ansett, att du så gjorde?
Abimelech asked Abraham, “What was your reason for doing this?”
11 Abraham sade: Jag tänkte tilläfventyrs i desso rumme är ingen Gudsfruktan, och de slå mig ihjäl för mine hustrus skull.
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 Och är hon sannerliga min syster; ty hon är min faders dotter, men icke mine moders dotter: Och jag tog mig henne till hustru.
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 Och då Gud böd mig, att jag skulle vandra utu mins faders huse, sade jag till henne: Gör denna barmhertighet med mig, hvart vi kommom, att du säger, att jag är din broder.
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 Då tog Abimelech får och fä, tjenare och tjenarinnor, och gaf Abraham, och fick honom igen hans hustru Sara.
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 Och sade: Si, mitt land står dig öppet, bo var dig täckes.
And Abimelech said to him, “Look! All my land is here in front of you. Live in whatever place you like!”
16 Och sade till Sara: Si, jag hafver gifvit dinom broder tusende silfverpenningar: Si, han skall vara dig till en ögnatäckelse för alla de, som när dig äro, ehvart du far, och en försvarare.
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 Och Abraham bad till Gud, och Gud botade Abimelech, och hans hustru, och hans tjensteqvinnor, att de födde barn.
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech’s wife and his slave girls so that they could become pregnant.
18 Ty Herren hade tillförene hårdeliga tillyckt alla qveder i Abimelechs huse, för Sara Abrahams hustrus skull.
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.
