Si Abraham ug si Abimelec
1Mibiya sila si Abraham sa Mamre ug miadto sa Negev. Mipuyo sila sa tunga-tunga sa Kadesh ug Shur ug unya mibalhin sila sa Gerar. 2Samtang didto sila, gipaila ni Abraham si Sara sa mga tawo ingon nga iyang igsoon. Busa gipakuha ni Abimelec nga hari sa Gerar si Sara.
3Usa ka gabii, nagpakita ang Dios kang Abimelec pinaagi sa usa ka damgo. Miingon siya, “Mamatay ka, kay ang babaye nga imong gikuha adunay bana.” 4Apan tungod kay wala pa mahilabti ni Abimelec si Sara, miingon siya, “Ginoo, patyon mo ba diay ang mga tawong inosente? Wala akoy sala. 5Miingon si Abraham nga igsoon niya si Sara ug si Sara miingon usab nga igsoon niya si Abraham. Inosente gayod ako niining mga butanga, busa nagtuo ako nga dili daotan ang akong gibuhat.” 6Mitubag ang Dios, “Oo, nasayod ako nga wala kay daotang tinguha, busa wala ako motugot nga mahilabtan mo siya aron dili ka makasala kanako. 7Apan kinahanglan ibalik mo siya sa iyang bana tungod kay ang iyang bana usa ka propeta, ug ampoan ka niya aron dili ka mamatay. Apan kon dili mo siya ibalik, pasidan-an ko ikaw nga daan nga mamatay ka gayod apil ang tanan mong mga katawhan.”
8Sayo pa kaayo pagkasunod adlaw, gipatawag ni Abimelec ang tanan niyang mga opisyal ug gisuginlan mahitungod sa iyang damgo. Nahadlok sila pag-ayo. 9Unya gipatawag ni Abimelec si Abraham ug gipangutana, “Unsa kining gibuhat mo kanamo? Unsay akong sala kanimo nga gibutang mo man kanako ug sa tibuok kong gingharian kining labihan kadako nga sala? Dili maayo ang imong gibuhat. 10Apan nganong gibuhat mo man kini?” 11Mitubag si Abraham, “Abi ko ug wala na gayoy nagatahod sa Dios niining dapita, ug nakahunahuna ako nga basin ug patyon ninyo ako aron makuha ninyo ang akong asawa. 12Tinuod man pod nga managsoon kami, apan sa amahan lang ug dili sa inahan, ug gipangasawa ko siya. 13Sa dihang giingnan ako sa Dios nga mobiya sa panimalay sa akong amahan, gisultihan ko si Sara nga ipaila ako nga iyang igsoon bisan asa kami paingon. Niining paagiha mapakita niya ang iyang paghigugma kanako.”
14Gibalik ni Abimelec si Sara kang Abraham, ug gihatagan pa niya si Abraham ug mga karnero, baka, ug mga ulipon nga babaye ug lalaki. 15Unya miingon siya kang Abraham, “Tan-awa! Ania ang akong yuta. Pagpili kamo ug dapit nga gusto ninyong puy-an.” 16Miingon usab siya kang Sara, “Hatagan ko ang imong igsoon ug 1,000 ka buok nga pilak aron pagmatuod sa tanan ninyong kauban nga wala ko ikaw mahilabti ug nga wala ka nakahimo ug daotan.” 17-18Tungod sa pagkuha ni Abimelec kang Sara, gihimo sa Ginoo nga baog ang tanang mga babaye sa panimalay ni Abimelec. Busa nagaampo si Abraham sa Dios, ug giayo sa Dios ang asawa ni Abimelec ug ang iyang mga ulipon nga mga babaye aron makaanak sila. Giayo usab sa Dios si Abimelec sa iyang balatian.
1And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. 2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
3But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.20.3 a man’s…: Heb. married to an husband 4But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? 5Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.20.5 integrity: or, simplicity, or, sincerity 6And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. 7Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
8Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid. 9Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done. 10And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? 11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake. 12And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. 13And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
14And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. 15And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.20.15 where…: Heb. as is good in thine eyes 16And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.
17¶ So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children. 18For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.
