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’s 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’s 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’s 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’s wife.
1 profectus inde Abraham in terram australem
habitavit inter Cades et Sur et peregrinatus est in Geraris
2 dixitque de Sarra uxore sua soror mea est
misit ergo Abimelech rex Gerarae et tulit eam
3 venit autem Deus ad Abimelech per somnium noctis
et ait ei en morieris propter mulierem quam
tulisti
habet enim virum
4 Abimelech vero non tetigerat eam
et ait Domine num gentem ignorantem et iustam interficies
5 nonne ipse dixit mihi soror mea est et ipsa ait frater meus est
in simplicitate cordis mei et munditia manuum mearum
feci hoc
6 dixitque ad eum Deus
et ego scio quod simplici corde feceris
et ideo custodivi te ne peccares in me et non dimisi ut tangeres
eam
7 nunc igitur redde uxorem viro suo
quia propheta est et orabit pro te et vives
si autem nolueris reddere
scito quod morte morieris tu et omnia quae tua sunt
8 statimque de nocte consurgens Abimelech vocavit omnes servos suos
et locutus est universa verba haec in auribus eorum
timueruntque omnes viri valde
9 vocavit autem Abimelech etiam Abraham et dixit ei
quid fecisti nobis quid peccavimus in te
quia induxisti super me et super regnum meum peccatum grande
quae non debuisti facere fecisti nobis
10 rursusque expostulans ait quid vidisti ut hoc faceres
11 respondit Abraham cogitavi mecum dicens
forsitan non est timor Dei in loco isto
et interficient me propter uxorem meam
12 alias autem et vere soror mea est
filia patris mei et non filia matris meae
et duxi eam uxorem
13 postquam autem eduxit me Deus de domo patris mei
dixi ad eam hanc misericordiam facies mecum
in omni loco ad quem ingrediemur dices quod frater tuus sim
14 tulit igitur Abimelech oves et boves et servos et ancillas
et dedit Abraham
reddiditque illi Sarram uxorem suam
15 et ait terra coram vobis est ubicumque tibi placuerit habita
16 Sarrae autem dixit ecce mille argenteos dedi fratri tuo
hoc erit tibi in velamen oculorum
ad omnes qui tecum sunt et quocumque perrexeris
mementoque te deprehensam
17 orante autem Abraham
sanavit Deus Abimelech et uxorem ancillasque eius et pepererunt
18 concluserat enim Deus omnem vulvam domus Abimelech
propter Sarram uxorem Abraham