1 dixit autem Dominus ad Abram
egredere de terra tua et de cognatione tua et de domo patris tui
in terram quam monstrabo tibi
2 faciamque te in gentem magnam
et benedicam tibi et magnificabo nomen tuum erisque benedictus
3 benedicam benedicentibus tibi et maledicam maledicentibus tibi
atque in te benedicentur universae cognationes terrae
4 egressus est itaque Abram sicut praeceperat ei Dominus
et ivit cum eo Loth
septuaginta quinque annorum erat Abram cum egrederetur de Haran
5 tulitque Sarai uxorem suam et Loth filium fratris sui
universamque substantiam quam possederant
et animas quas fecerant in Haran
et egressi sunt ut irent in terram Chanaan
cumque venissent in eam
6 pertransivit Abram terram usque ad locum Sychem
usque ad convallem Inlustrem
Chananeus autem tunc erat in terra
7 apparuitque Dominus Abram et dixit ei
semini tuo dabo terram hanc
qui aedificavit ibi altare Domino qui apparuerat ei
8 et inde transgrediens ad montem qui erat contra orientem
Bethel tetendit ibi tabernaculum suum
ab occidente habens Bethel et ab oriente Ai
aedificavit quoque ibi altare Domino et invocavit nomen eius
9 perrexitque Abram vadens et ultra progrediens ad meridiem
10 facta est autem fames in terra
descenditque Abram in Aegyptum ut peregrinaretur ibi
praevaluerat enim fames in terra
11 cumque prope esset ut ingrederetur Aegyptum
dixit Sarai uxori suae novi quod pulchra sis mulier
12 et quod cum viderint te Aegyptii dicturi sunt uxor ipsius est
et interficient me et te reservabunt
13 dic ergo obsecro te quod soror mea sis
ut bene sit mihi propter te et vivat anima mea ob gratiam tui
14 cum itaque ingressus esset Abram Aegyptum
viderunt Aegyptii mulierem quod esset pulchra nimis
15 et nuntiaverunt principes Pharaoni et laudaverunt eam apud illum
et sublata est mulier in domum Pharaonis
16 Abram vero bene usi sunt propter illam
fueruntque ei oves et boves et asini
et servi et famulae et asinae et
cameli
17 flagellavit autem Dominus Pharaonem plagis maximis et domum eius
propter Sarai uxorem Abram
18 vocavitque Pharao Abram et dixit ei
quidnam est quod fecisti mihi
quare non indicasti quod uxor tua esset
19 quam ob causam dixisti esse sororem tuam
ut tollerem eam mihi in uxorem
nunc igitur ecce coniux tua accipe eam et vade
20 praecepitque Pharao super Abram viris
et deduxerunt eum et uxorem illius et omnia quae habebat
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.