1Il Signore disse ad Abramo: «Va’ via dal tuo paese, dai tuoi parenti e dalla casa di tuo padre, e va’ nel paese che io ti mostrerò;2io farò di te una grande nazione, ti benedirò e renderò grande il tuo nome e tu sarai fonte di benedizione.3Benedirò quelli che ti benediranno e maledirò chi ti maledirà, e in te saranno benedette tutte le famiglie della terra».4Abramo partì, come il Signore gli aveva detto, e Lot andò con lui. Abramo aveva settantacinque anni quando partì da Caran.5Abramo prese Sarai sua moglie e Lot, figlio di suo fratello, e tutti i beni che possedevano e le persone che avevano acquistate in Caran, e partirono verso il paese di Canaan.6Giunsero così nella terra di Canaan, e Abramo attraversò il paese fino alla località di Sichem, fino alla quercia di More. In quel tempo i Cananei erano nel paese.7Il Signore apparve ad Abramo e disse: «Io darò questo paese alla tua discendenza». Lì Abramo costruì un altare al Signore che gli era apparso.8Di là si spostò verso la montagna a oriente di Betel, e piantò le sue tende, avendo Betel a occidente e Ai a oriente; lì costruì un altare al Signore e invocò il nome del Signore.9Poi Abramo partì, proseguendo da un accampamento all’altro, verso la regione meridionale.
Abramo in Egitto
10Venne una carestia nel paese e Abramo scese in Egitto per soggiornarvi, perché la fame era grande nel paese.11Come stava per entrare in Egitto, disse a Sarai sua moglie: «Ecco, io so che tu sei una donna di bell’aspetto;12quando gli Egiziani ti vedranno, diranno: “È sua moglie”. Essi mi uccideranno, ma a te lasceranno la vita.13Di’ dunque che sei mia sorella, perché io sia trattato bene a motivo di te e la vita mi sia conservata per amor tuo».14Quando Abramo giunse in Egitto, gli Egiziani osservarono che la donna era molto bella.15I prìncipi del faraone la videro, ne fecero le lodi in presenza del faraone; e la donna fu condotta in casa del faraone.16Questi fece del bene ad Abramo per amore di lei e Abramo ebbe pecore, buoi, asini, servi, serve, asine e cammelli.17Ma il Signore colpì il faraone e la sua casa con grandi piaghe, a motivo di Sarai, moglie di Abramo.18Allora il faraone chiamò Abramo e disse: «Che cosa mi hai fatto? Perché non mi hai detto che era tua moglie? Perché hai detto:19“È mia sorella”? Così io l’ho presa per moglie. Ora eccoti tua moglie, prendila e vattene!»20E il faraone diede alla sua gente ordini relativi ad Abramo, ed essi fecero partire lui, sua moglie e tutto quello che egli possedeva.
1Now the Lord said[1] to Abram, “Go from your country[2] and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. (At 7,3; Eb 11,8)2And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. (Gen 17,6; Gen 18,18; Ga 3,14)3I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”[3] (Gen 18,18; Gen 22,18; Gen 26,4; Gen 27,29; Gen 28,14; Nu 24,9; Ger 4,2; At 3,25; Ga 3,8; Ga 3,16)4So Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. (Gen 11,31)5And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people that they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,6Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak[4] of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. (Gen 13,7; Gen 13,18; De 11,30; Giudic 7,1; Eb 11,9)7Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him. (Gen 13,15; Gen 17,8; Eso 33,1; Nu 32,11; Sal 105,9; Ga 3,16)8From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord. (Gen 28,19)9And Abram journeyed on, still going toward the Negeb.
Abram and Sarai in Egypt
10Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land. (Gen 26,1; Gen 43,1)11When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “I know that you are a woman beautiful in appearance,12and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me, but they will let you live. (Gen 20,1; Gen 26,6)13Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared for your sake.”14When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.15And when the princes of Pharaoh saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.16And for her sake he dealt well with Abram; and he had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.17But the Lord afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife. (1Cr 16,21; Sal 105,14)18So Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?19Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife; take her, and go.”20And Pharaoh gave men orders concerning him, and they sent him away with his wife and all that he had.
Genesi 12
King James Version
1Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father' 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' 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.6And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.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 Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel 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.10And 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.14And 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' 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' 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.