1 Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar. 2 Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. 3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, "Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man’s wife."

4 Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, "Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation? 5 Didn’t he tell me, ‘She is my sister’? She, even she herself, said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands."

6 God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn’t allow you to touch her. 7 Now therefore, restore the man’s wife. For he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. If you don’t restore her, know for sure that you will die, you, and all who are yours."

8 Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared. 9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!" 10 Abimelech said to Abraham, "What did you see, that you have done this thing?"

11 Abraham said, "Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife’s sake.’ 12 Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. 13 When God caused me to wander from my father’s house, I said to her, ‘This is your kindness which you shall show to me. Everywhere that we go, say of me, "He is my brother."’"

14 Abimelech took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his wife, to him. 15 Abimelech said, "Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you." 16 To Sarah he said, "Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all that are with you. In front of all you are vindicated."

17 Abraham prayed to God. So God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children. 18 For Yahweh had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

1 亚伯拉罕从那里迁到南地， 就住在加低斯和书珥中间。亚伯拉罕寄居在基拉耳的时候，

2 曾经提到他的妻子撒拉说： "她是我的妹妹。"于是基拉耳王亚比米勒派人来把撒拉取了去。

3 当夜， 神在梦中来到亚比米勒那里， 对他说： "你该死， 因为你接来的那女人， 是个有夫之妇。"

4 亚比米勒还没有亲近撒拉， 所以他说： "我主啊， 连正义的人你也要杀害吗？

5 那人岂不是对我说： ‘她是我的妹妹’吗？就是那女人自己也说： ‘他是我的哥哥’。我作这事， 是手洁心清的。"

6 神在梦中对他说： "我也知道你作这事， 是问心无愧的， 所以我也阻止你， 免得你得罪我。因此我不容许你接触她。

7 现在你要把那人的妻子还给他， 因为他是先知， 他要为你祷告， 你才可以存活。你若不还给他， 你当知道， 你和所有属你的， 都死定了。"

8 亚比米勒清早起来， 召了他的众臣仆来， 把这一切都说给他们听， 以致他们都很惧怕。

9 亚比米勒把亚伯拉罕召了来， 对他说： "你为什么向我们这样行呢？我在什么事上得罪了你， 以致你给我和我的国带来这个大罪呢？你对我作了不应该作的事。"

10 亚比米勒又对亚伯拉罕说： "你为了什么缘故要这样作呢？"

11 亚伯拉罕回答： "因为我以为这地方必定没有敬畏 神的人， 他们会因我妻子的缘故杀我。

12 何况她也实在是我的妹妹； 她原是我同父异母的妹妹， 后来作了我的妻子。

13 神叫我离开我父家， 在外飘流的时候， 我对她说： ‘我们无论到什么地方去， 你都要对人说： "他是我的哥哥。"这就是你待我的恩情了。’"

14 亚比米勒取了些牛羊、仆婢， 送给亚伯拉罕， 又把亚伯拉罕的妻子撒拉还给他。

15 亚比米勒说： "看哪， 我的国土都在你面前， 你喜欢哪里， 就住在哪里吧。"

16 他又对撒拉说： "看哪， 我给了你哥哥一千银子， 作你在全家人面前的遮羞钱。这样， 你在众人面前就算清白了。"

17 亚伯拉罕祷告 神， 神就医好了亚比米勒和他的妻子， 以及他的众婢女， 使她们能生育。

18 因为耶和华为了亚伯拉罕妻子撒拉的缘故， 曾经使亚比米勒家中所有的妇女， 都不能生育。