Iburahĩmu na Abimeleku
120:1 Kĩam 18:1; Kĩam 16:7Na rĩrĩ, Iburahĩmu nĩoimire kũu aarĩ, agĩthiĩ mwena wa Negevu, na agĩtũũra gatagatĩ ga Kadeshi na Shuri. Gwa kahinda nĩatũũrire Gerari 220:2 Kĩam 12:13; Kĩam 12:15na arĩ kũu Iburahĩmu oigaga atĩrĩ ha ũhoro wa mũtumia wake Sara, “Ũyũ nĩ mwarĩ wa baba.” Tondũ ũcio Abimeleku mũthamaki wa Gerari agĩtũmanĩra Sara na akĩmuoya.
320:3 Ndar 22:9, 20; Ndar 12:6; Ayub 33:15No rĩrĩ, Ngai akiumĩrĩra Abimeleku ũtukũ na kĩroto, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Wee-rĩ, no ta ũkuĩte tondũ mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio woete nĩ mũtumia wene.”
420:4 Kĩam 18:25No Abimeleku ndaakoretwo akuhĩrĩirie Sara, nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, no wanange rũrĩrĩ rũtehĩtie? 520:5 Kĩam 12:19; Thab 7:8; 25:21; 26:6; 41:12Githĩ ti we wanjĩĩrire, ‘Ũyũ nĩ mwarĩ wa baba?’ Na ningĩ o nake Sara githĩ ndoigire atĩrĩ, ‘Ũyũ nĩ mũrũ wa baba?’ Njĩkĩte ũndũ ũcio na ũrũngĩrĩru wa ngoro na moko matarĩ ũcuuke.”
620:6 1Sam 25:26, 34; Thab 41:4; 51:4Ningĩ Ngai akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ kĩroto-inĩ, “Ĩĩ, nĩnjũũĩ ũrekĩte ũguo na ũrũngĩrĩru wa ngoro, na nĩkĩo ndĩrakũgiririe ũnjĩhĩrie. Nĩkĩo itanareka ũmũhutie. 720:7 Kĩam 20:17; 1Sam 7:5; Ayub 42:8Rĩu-rĩ, cookeria mũndũ ũcio mũtumia wake, nĩgũkorwo nĩ mũnabii, nake nĩegũkũhooera, na nĩũgũtũũra muoyo. No waga kũmũcookia-rĩ, ũmenye ti-itherũ wee nĩũgũkua, na andũ aku othe nĩmegũkua.”
8Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ rũciinĩ tene, Abimeleku agĩtũmanĩra anene ake othe, na aarĩkia kũmeera maũndũ marĩa mothe meekĩkĩte, andũ acio magĩĩtigĩra mũno. 920:9 Kĩam 12:18; 34:7Abimeleku agĩcooka agĩĩta Iburahĩmu na akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ atĩa ũguo ũtwĩkĩte? Nĩ atĩa ngwĩhĩirie, nĩguo ũndeherere niĩ na ũthamaki wakwa ũũru mũnene ũguo? Ũnjĩkĩte maũndũ mataagĩrĩire gwĩkwo.” 10Ningĩ Abimeleku akĩũria Iburahĩmu atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩatũmire wĩke ũguo?”
1120:11 Kĩam 12:12; Thab 36:1Iburahĩmu akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ndeĩrire atĩrĩ, ‘Kũndũ gũkũ andũ matiĩtigĩrĩte Ngai, na nĩmekũnjũraga nĩ ũndũ wa mũtumia wakwa.’ 1220:12 Kĩam 12:13O na kũrĩ ũguo, ti-itherũ nĩ mwarĩ wa-baba, mũirĩtu wa baba; no tũtirĩ a nyina ũmwe, nĩkĩo aatuĩkire mũtumia wakwa. 13Na rĩrĩa Ngai aandutire kuuma nyũmba-inĩ ya baba thiĩ ngorũũrage, ndeerire mũtumia wakwa atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo ũrĩnyonagia wendo waku: Kũrĩa guothe tũrĩthiiaga, uugage atĩrĩ ũhoro-inĩ ũnjĩgiĩ, “Ũyũ nĩ mũrũ wa baba.” ’ ”
1420:14 Kĩam 12:16Iburahĩmu aarĩkia kwaria, Abimeleku akĩruta ngʼondu na ngʼombe, na ngombo cia arũme na cia andũ-a-nja, na agĩcihe Iburahĩmu, na akĩmũcookeria Sara mũtumia wake. 1520:15 Kĩam 13:9Ningĩ Abimeleku akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Bũrũri wakwa ũrĩ mbere yaku; tũũra harĩa hothe ũngĩenda.”
16Nake Abimeleku akĩĩra Sara atĩrĩ, “Nĩngũhe mũrũ-wa-thoguo cekeri 1,000 cia betha20:16 nĩ ta kilo ikũmi na ĩmwe na nuthu (11.5). ituĩke cia kũrĩhĩria ihĩtia rĩrĩa ũhĩtĩirio mbere ya andũ aya othe mũrĩ nao; we ndũrĩ ũũru wĩkĩte.”
17Nake Iburahĩmu akĩhooya Ngai, nake Ngai akĩhonia Abimeleku, na mũtumia wake, na ngombo ciake cia airĩtu nĩguo mahote gũciara ciana rĩngĩ, 1820:18 Kĩam 12:17nĩgũkorwo Jehova nĩahingĩte nda cia andũ-a-nja othe a nyũmba ya Abimeleku, makaaga kũgĩa ciana, nĩ ũndũ wa Abimeleku kuoya Sara mũtumia wa Iburahĩmu.
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.
