Ang Pagtawag ng Dios kay Abram
1Ngayon, sinabi ng Panginoon kay Abram, “Lisanin mo ang iyong bansa, ang mga kamag-anak mo, at kahit ang sambahayan ng iyong ama, at pumunta ka sa lugar na ipapakita ko sa iyo.
2Gagawin kong isang tanyag na bansa ang lahi mo.
Pagpapalain kita at magiging tanyag ang iyong pangalan.
Sa pamamagitan mo, marami ang pagpapalain.
3Pagpapalain ko ang magmamagandang loob sa iyo.
Pero isusumpa ko naman ang susumpa sa iyo.
Sa pamamagitan mo, pagpapalain ko ang lahat ng tao sa mundo.”
4-5Kaya umalis si Abram sa Haran at pumunta sa Canaan, ayon sa sinabi ng Panginoon sa kanya. Nasa 75 taong gulang noon si Abram. Sumama sa kanya ang pamangkin niyang si Lot. Kasama rin niya ang asawa niyang si Sarai at ang lahat ng ari-arian at aliping natipon nila sa Haran.
6Pagdating nila sa Canaan, nagpatuloy sila hanggang sa nakarating sa malaking puno12:6 malaking puno: Maaaring, puno ng terebinto. Pinaniniwalaang banal na puno ito. ng Moreh roon sa Shekem. (Nang panahong iyon, naroon pa ang mga Cananeo). 7Pagkatapos, nagpakita ang Panginoon kay Abram at sinabi sa kanya, “Ang lupaing ito ay ibibigay ko sa mga lahi mo.” Kaya gumawa ng altar si Abram para sa Panginoon.
8Mula roon, lumipat sila sa bundok na nasa silangan ng Betel, at doon sila nagtayo ng tolda, sa kalagitnaan ng Betel at Ai. Ang Betel ay nasa kanluran at ang Ai naman ay nasa silangan. Gumawa rin doon si Abram ng altar at sumamba sa Panginoon. 9Hindi nagtagal, muli silang lumipat. Nagpatuloy sila sa paglalakbay papunta sa Negev.
Pumunta si Abram sa Egipto
10Ngayon, nagkaroon ng matinding taggutom sa Canaan, kaya pumunta si Abram sa Egipto para roon muna manirahan. 11Nang paparating na sila sa Egipto, sinabi ni Abram sa kanyang asawa, “Sarai, maganda kang babae. 12Kapag nakita ka ng mga Egipcio, sasabihin nila na asawa kita, kaya papatayin nila ako para makuha ka nila. 13Mabuti sigurong sabihin mo sa kanila na magkapatid tayo para hindi nila ako patayin at para maging mabuti ang pakikitungo nila sa akin dahil sa iyo.”
14Kaya pagdating nila sa Egipto, nakita nga ng mga Egipcio ang kagandahan ni Sarai. 15At nang makita siya ng mga opisyal ng Faraon,12:15 Faraon: o, hari ng Egipto. Ganito rin sa talatang 17, 18, at 20. sinabi nila sa hari kung gaano siya kaganda. Kaya dinala si Sarai roon sa palasyo. 16Dahil kay Sarai, naging mabuti ang pakikitungo ng hari kay Abram at binigyan pa siya ng mga tupa, kambing, baka, asno, kamelyo at mga alipin.
17Pero binigyan ng Panginoon ng nakakakilabot na karamdaman ang Faraon at ang mga tauhan niya sa palasyo dahil kay Sarai. 18Nang malaman ng Faraon ang dahilan ng lahat ng ito, ipinatawag niya si Abram at tinanong, “Ano ba itong ginawa mo sa akin? Bakit hindi mo sinabi na asawa mo pala siya? 19Bakit mo sinabing magkapatid kayo? Kaya kinuha ko siya para maging asawa ko. Ngayon, heto ang asawa mo, kunin mo siya at umalis na kayo!” 20Pagkatapos, nag-utos ang Faraon sa mga tauhan niya na paalisin na sila. Kaya dinala nila si Abram palabas ng lupain na iyon at pinaalis kasama ang asawa niya at ang lahat ng ari-arian niya.
1Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
4So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. 5And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
6¶ And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.12.6 plain: Heb. plains 7And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him. 8And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD. 9And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.12.9 going…: Heb. in going and journeying
10¶ And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land. 11And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon: 12Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive. 13Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
14¶ And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. 15The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house. 16And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels. 17And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife. 18And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife? 19Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way. 20And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
