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Abraham hos kong Abimelek

1 Abraham flyttede nu fra Mamres egelund til Negev, hvor han først slog sig ned mellem Kadesh og Shurs ørken, og senere boede han en tid som fremmed nær ved byen Gerar. 2 Han omtalte sin kone, Sara, som om hun var hans søster. Derfor sendte kong Abimelek af Gerar bud efter hende. 3 Men en nat sagde Gud til Abimelek i en drøm: „Du skal dø! For kvinden, du tog, er gift med en anden!” 4 Abimelek havde imidlertid ikke ligget med Sara. Derfor sagde han: „Herre, vil du slå uskyldige mennesker ihjel? 5 Manden sagde jo, at hun var hans søster—og i øvrigt bekræftede hun det selv. Det var bestemt ikke min hensigt at gøre noget forkert!” 6 „Det ved jeg,” svarede Herren. „Det var derfor, jeg hindrede dig i at synde imod mig, idet jeg ikke tillod dig at røre hende. 7 Send hende tilbage til hendes mand. Han er en profet, så han kan gå i forbøn for dig, så du ikke dør. Men hvis du ikke sender hende tilbage, skal du og hele din husstand dø!” 8 Tidligt næste morgen sammenkaldte Abimelek alle sine tjenere og fortalte dem, hvad der var sket, og de blev skrækslagne. 9 Derefter sendte Abimelek bud efter Abraham. „Hvad er det dog, du har gjort imod os?” sagde han. „Hvad har du imod mig, siden du synes, jeg og mit rige fortjener at blive skyldige i sådan en stor synd? Sådan noget burde ikke ske! 10 Hvorfor har du gjort det imod os?” 11 „Jeg regnede med, at det her var et gudløst sted, og at man derfor uden videre ville slå mig ihjel og tage min kone,” svarede Abraham. 12 „Desuden er hun faktisk min søster, for vi har samme far, men ikke samme mor. Men vi giftede os alligevel. 13 Da Gud i sin tid pålagde mig at rejse bort fra mit eget land, sagde jeg til hende: ‚Hvor som helst vi kommer frem, så vær sød at sige, at jeg er din bror.’ ” 14 Derefter gav Abimelek Abraham får, køer og slaver, både mænd og kvinder, og gav ham også hans kone tilbage. 15 Abimelek sagde desuden: „Se dig omkring i mit rige og vælg det sted, hvor du helst vil slå dig ned.” 16 Til Sara sagde han: „Jeg giver din bror 1000 sølvstykker i erstatning for det, som er overgået dig. Så regner jeg med, at vi er kvit.” 17 Abraham bad nu til Gud og gik i forbøn for kong Abimelek, og Gud helbredte både ham, hans kone og de øvrige kvinder i hans harem, så de igen kunne få børn. 18 Herren havde nemlig gjort alle kvinderne i Abimeleks husstand ufrugtbare på grund af det med Sara.

King James Version

1 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. 2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. 3 But 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' wife. 4 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? 5 Said 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. 6 And 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. 7 Now 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. 8 Therefore 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. 9 Then 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. 10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? 11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife' sake. 12 And 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. 13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father' 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. 14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. 15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. 16 And 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 . 18 For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham' wife.