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Genesis 17-25 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 02:27, November 17, 2009
, 02:27, November 17, 2009→Chapter 20
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|And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
|And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
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|[[Abraham]] traveled from there toward the Negev, and lived between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed as a guest in Gerar.
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|And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
|And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
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|Abraham said about his wife [[Sarah]], "She is my sister." Then Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah to marry her.
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|"Abimelech" means "my father the king."
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|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.
|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.
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|But [[God]] came to Abimelech in a dream that night, and told him, "Look, you're as good as dead, on account of the woman you thought to marry, because she belongs to someone else."
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|But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
|But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
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|But Abimelech had not compromised her yet. So he said, "Lord, you're not going to kill innocent people over this, are you?"
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|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.
|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.
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|"He told me, 'She is my sister.' Besides, she herself said, 'He is my brother.' In all this I have acted with a sincere heart and innocent hands."
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|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.
|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.
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|God told him in a dream, "Yes, I know that your heart's in the right place. So I had to stop you from sinning against Me, and that's why I didn't let you be intimate with her."
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|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.
|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.
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|"So now give the man his wife back. He is a [[prophet]], and he will pray for you, and you will live. But if you don't give her back, know this: you'll be dead meat, you and all your people, too."
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|[[Hebrew]] commonly repeats verbs for emphasis, as in the verb "to die" in this verse.
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|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.
|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.
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|So Abimelech got up early in the morning, and called all his slaves, and briefed them thoroughly, and the men were very much afraid.
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|Literally, "spoke all these things into their ears."
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|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.
|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.
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|Then Abimelech called Abraham, and asked him, "What have you done to us? And what did I ever do to you, so that you should bring such a great sin on me and my kingdom? Men don't do things like that to other men!"
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|And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
|And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
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|Abimelech said to Abraham further, "What possible grounds did you think you had to do this thing?"
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|Literally, "What did you see,...?"
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|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.
|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.
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|And Abraham said, "I told myself, 'There is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me to have my wife.'"
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|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.
|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.
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|"And in point of fact, she is my sister; she is my father's daughter, though not my mother's daughter, and so we were married."
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|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.
|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.
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|"And so it happened that when God caused me to wander from my father's household, I told her, 'Please do me this kindness, that in every place where we come to say, you tell the people, "He is my brother."'"
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|And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
|And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
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|Abimelech took [[sheep]], [[ox]]en, and male and female slaves, and gave them to Abraham, and gave him back his wife Sarah.
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|And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
|And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
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|Abimelech also said, "Look, here's my land. You may live wherever you like."
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|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.
|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.
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|To Sarah he said, "Look, I've paid your brother a thousand [[silver]] pieces. He is like an eye-covering for you, for everyone with you, and for everyone else." Thus she was reprimanded.
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|So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
|So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
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|So Abraham prayed to God. Then God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves, and they could bear children again.
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|For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
|For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
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|(The [[YHWH|L<small>ORD</small>]] had restrained all women of childbearing age in Abimelech's household, on account of Sarah, Abraham's wife.)
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|Literally, "restrained the wombs," a Hebrew idiom.
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==Chapter 21==
==Chapter 21==