1亞伯拉罕與亞比米勒亞伯拉罕從那裡遷到南地，就住在加低斯和書珥中間。亞伯拉罕寄居在基拉耳的時候，
1Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.
2曾經提到他的妻子撒拉說：“她是我的妹妹。”於是基拉耳王亞比米勒派人來把撒拉取了去。
2Abraham said about Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
3當夜， 神在夢中來到亞比米勒那裡，對他說：“你該死，因為你接來的那女人，是個有夫之婦。”
3But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken. For she is a man’s wife.”
4亞比米勒還沒有親近撒拉，所以他說：“我主啊，連正義的人你也要殺害嗎？
4Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, “Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?
5那人豈不是對我說：‘她是我的妹妹’嗎？就是那女人自己也說：‘他是我的哥哥’。我作這事，是手潔心清的。”
5Didn’t he tell me, ‘She is my sister?’ She, even she herself, said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands have I done this.”
6 神在夢中對他說：“我也知道你作這事，是問心無愧的，所以我也阻止你，免得你得罪我。因此我不容許你接觸她。
6God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn’t allow you to touch her.
7現在你要把那人的妻子還給他，因為他是先知，他要為你禱告，你才可以存活。你若不還給他，你當知道，你和所有屬你的，都死定了。”
7Now therefore, restore the man’s wife. For he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. If you don’t restore her, know for sure that you will die, you, and all who are yours.”
8亞比米勒清早起來，召了他的眾臣僕來，把這一切都說給他們聽，以致他們都很懼怕。
8Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared.
9亞比米勒把亞伯拉罕召了來，對他說：“你為甚麼向我們這樣行呢？我在甚麼事上得罪了你，以致你給我和我的國帶來這個大罪呢？你對我作了不應該作的事。”
9Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!”
10亞比米勒又對亞伯拉罕說：“你為了甚麼緣故要這樣作呢？”
10Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, that you have done this thing?”
11亞伯拉罕回答：“因為我以為這地方必定沒有敬畏 神的人，他們會因我妻子的緣故殺我。
11Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife’s sake.’
12何況她也實在是我的妹妹；她原是我同父異母的妹妹，後來作了我的妻子。
12Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
13 神叫我離開我父家，在外飄流的時候，我對她說：‘我們無論到甚麼地方去，你都要對人說：“他是我的哥哥。”這就是你待我的恩情了。’”
13It happened, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, ‘This is your kindness which you shall show to me. Everywhere that we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”
14亞比米勒取了些牛羊、僕婢，送給亞伯拉罕，又把亞伯拉罕的妻子撒拉還給他。
14Abimelech took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his wife, to him.
15亞比米勒說：“看哪，我的國土都在你面前，你喜歡哪裡，就住在哪裡吧。”
15Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you.”
16他又對撒拉說：“看哪，我給了你哥哥一千銀子，作你在全家人面前的遮羞錢。這樣，你在眾人面前就算清白了。”
16To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all that are with you. In front of all you are vindicated.”
17亞伯拉罕禱告 神， 神就醫好了亞比米勒和他的妻子，以及他的眾婢女，使她們能生育。
17Abraham prayed to God. God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.
18因為耶和華為了亞伯拉罕妻子撒拉的緣故，曾經使亞比米勒家中所有的婦女，都不能生育。
18For Yahweh had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.