1 Ora disse Jeová a Abrão: Sai-te da tua terra, da tua parentela e da casa de teu pai para a terra que te mostrarei;

2 farei de ti uma grande nação, e te abençoarei e engrandecerei o teu nome. Sê tu uma bênção:

3 abençoarei os que te abençoarem, e amaldiçoarei aquele que te amaldiçoar; por meio de ti serão benditas todas as famílias da terra.

4 Partiu, pois, Abrão, como Jeová lhe ordenara, e foi com ele Ló; tinha Abrão setenta e cinco anos quando saiu de Harã.

5 Abrão levou consigo a Sarai, sua mulher, e a Ló, filho de seu irmão, e todos os bens que tinham adquirido, e as almas que lhes acresceram em Harã; saíram para ir à terra de Canaã; e lá chegaram.

6 Atravessou Abrão a terra até o lugar de Siquém, até o terebinto de Moré. Nesse tempo estavam os cananeus na terra.

7 Apareceu Jeová a Abrão e disse: À tua semente darei esta terra. Ali edificou Abrão um altar a Jeová, que lhe aparecera.

8 Passando dali para o monte ao oriente de Betel, levantou a sua tenda, ficando-lhe Betel ao ocidente, e Ai ao oriente; ali edificou um altar a Jeová, e invocou o nome de Jeová.

9 Continuou Abrão o seu caminho, indo sempre para o Neguebe.

10 Havia fome naquela terra; Abrão, pois, desceu ao Egito para peregrinar ali, porquanto era grande a fome na terra.

11 Quando ele estava quase a entrar no Egito, disse a Sarai, sua mulher: Ora bem sei que és mulher formosa à vista.

12 Acontecerá que, quando os egípcios te virem, hão de dizer: Esta é a mulher dele, e me matarão a mim, mas a ti te guardarão em vida.

13 Dize, pois, que és minha irmã; para que me vá bem por tua causa, e para que viva a minha alma em atenção a ti.

14 Tendo Abrão entrado no Egito, viram os egípcios que a mulher era em extremo formosa.

15 Os príncipes de Faraó viram-na e gabaram-na diante de Faraó; e foi levada a mulher para a casa de Faraó.

16 Ele tratou bem a Abrão por amor dela; e este veio a ter ovelhas, bois, jumentos, servos, servas, jumentas e camelos.

17 Mas feriu Jeová a Faraó e a sua casa com grandes pragas por causa de Sarai, mulher de Abrão.

18 Então chamou Faraó a Abrão e disse: Que é isto que me fizeste? porque não me disseste que ela era tua mulher?

19 Porque disseste: É minha irmã? Assim a tomei para ser minha mulher. Agora, pois, eis tua mulher; toma-a e vai-te.

20 Faraó deu ordens à sua gente a respeito dele, e o conduziram pelo caminho, a ele, sua mulher e tudo o que tinha.

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.