1 Now 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: 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

4 So 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. 5 And 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. 7 And 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. 8 And 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. 9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.

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. 11 And 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: 12 Therefore 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. 13 Say, 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. 15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house. 16 And 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. 17 And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife. 18 And 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? 19 Why 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. 20 And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.

2 Minä teen sinusta suuren kansan ja siunaan sinua, ja sinun nimesi on oleva suuri ja siinä on oleva siunaus.

4 Niin Abram lähti Herran käskyn mukaan, ja Loot lähti hänen kanssaan. Harranista lähtiessään Abram oli seitsemänkymmenenviiden vuoden ikäinen.

5 Abram otti mukaan vaimonsa Sarain ja veljenpoikansa Lootin sekä perheiden koko omaisuuden, myös Harranissa hankitut orjat. Sitten he lähtivät kulkemaan kohti Kanaaninmaata ja saapuivat sinne.

6 Abram kulki Kanaaninmaan halki Sikemin seudulle, Moren tammelle asti. Siihen aikaan maassa asuivat kanaanilaiset.

8 Sieltä hän siirtyi Betelin itäpuolen vuorille, ja hän pystytti telttansa niin, että Betel oli länsipuolella ja Ai itäpuolella. Hän rakensi sinne alttarin ja rukoili Herraa.

9 Sieltä Abram siirtyi paikasta toiseen etelään Negeviin päin.

10 Sitten tuli maahan nälänhätä. Koska nälänhätä oli kova, Abram siirtyi Egyptiin ja asui siellä muukalaisena.

12 Kun egyptiläiset näkevät sinut ja käsittävät, että sinä olet minun vaimoni, he tappavat minut mutta jättävät sinut henkiin.

14 Kun Abram saapui Egyptiin, egyptiläiset havaitsivat, että Sarai oli hyvin kaunis nainen.

15 Sarain nähtyään faraon virkamiehet ylistivät häntä faraolle, ja hänet haettiin palatsiin.

16 Farao kohteli Abramia hyvin Sarain takia, ja Abram sai lampaita ja vuohia, nautakarjaa ja aaseja, orjia ja orjattaria sekä aasintammoja ja kameleita.

17 Mutta Herra antoi faraon ja hänen palatsinsa väen sairastua ankariin tauteihin Abramin vaimon Sarain tähden.

20 Sitten farao antoi miehilleen käskyn toimittaa Abram, hänen vaimonsa ja koko hänen omaisuutensa maasta pois.