¹[Ny nivahinian'i Abrahama tao Gerara] Dia nifindra niala teo Abrahama nankany amin'ny tany atsimo ka nitoetra teo anelanelan'i Kadesy sy Sora ary nivahiny tao Gerara izy.

¹Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.

²Ary hoy ny filazan'i Abrahama an'i Saraha vadiny: Anabaviko izy; dia naniraka Abimeleka, mpanjakan'i Gerara, nampaka an'i Saraha.

²Abraham said about Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

³Fa Andriamanitra nankeo amin'i Abimeleka, tamin'ny nofy nony alina, ka nanao taminy hoe: Indro, fa ho faty ianao noho ny vehivavy izay nalainao, fa vadin'olona izy.

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.”

⁴Fa Abimeleka anefa tsy mbola nanakaiky azy, ka hoy izy: Tompo ô, hovonoinao koa va izay firenena marina?

⁴Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, “Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?

⁵Tsy ralehilahy va no nilaza tamiko hoe: Anabaviko izy? ary ravahivavy koa nanao hoe: Anadahiko izy; koa tamin'ny fahatsoran'ny foko sy ny fahadiovan'ny tanako no nanaovako izany.

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.”

⁶Ary hoy Andriamanitra taminy tamin'ny nofy: Eny ary, fantatro ihany fa tamin'ny fahatsoran'ny fonao no nanaovanao izany; ary Izaho kosa dia niaro anao mba tsy hanota amiko; koa izany no tsy namelako anao hanendry azy.

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.

⁷Ary ankehitriny avereno ny vadin-dralehilahy, fa mpaminany izy ka hifona ho anao, dia ho velona ianao; fa raha tsy averinao izy, aoka ho fantatrao fa ho faty tokoa ianao, dia ianao mbamin'izay rehetra mety ho anao.

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.”

⁸Dia nifoha maraina koa Abimeleka ka niantso ny mpanompony rehetra ary nanambara izany rehetra izany teo anatrehany; ka dia raiki-tahotra indrindra ny olona.

⁸Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared.

⁹Ary Abimeleka dia nampaka an'i Abrahama ka nanao taminy hoe: Inona izao nataonao taminay izao? ary inona izao ratsy nataoko taminao izao no dia nahatonga heloka lehibe tamiko sy tamin'ny fanjakako ianao? zavatra izay tsy tokony hatao no nataonao tamiko.

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!”

¹⁰Ary hoy koa Abimeleka tamin'i Abrahama: Inona no hitanao, no nanao izany zavatra izany ianao?

¹⁰Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, that you have done this thing?”

¹¹Dia hoy Abrahama: Satria hoy izaho: Tsy misy fahatahorana an'Andriamanitra tokoa amin'ity tany ity, ka hovonoin'ny olona aho noho ny amin'ny vadiko.

¹¹Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife’s sake.’

¹²Nefa anabaviko ihany tokoa izy, satria zanakavavin'ny raiko, fa tsy mba zanakavavin'ny reniko; ka dia nanambady azy aho.

¹²Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

¹³Ary raha nampifindrafindra ahy hiala tamin'ny tranon'ny raiko Andriamanitra, dia hoy izaho tamin'ny vadiko: Izao no soa hataonao amiko any amin'izay tany rehetra halehantsika dia lazao aho hoe: Anadahiko izy.

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.”’”

¹⁴Ary Abimeleka naka ondry sy omby sy ankizilahy ary ankizivavy, ka nomeny an'i Abrahama ireny; ary Saraha vadiny dia naveriny teo aminy.

¹⁴Abimelech took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his wife, to him.

¹⁵Ary hoy Abimeleka: Indro, eo anoloanao ny taniko; mitoera eo amin'izay tianao.

¹⁵Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you.”

¹⁶Ary hoy kosa izy tamin'i Saraha: Indro, efa nomeko sekely volafotsy arivo ny anadahinao; indro, ho fanampena-maso aminao izany, dia amin'izay rehetra momba anao: ka dia efa nahazo ny rariny ianao ny amin'izany rehetra izany.

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.”

¹⁷Ary Abrahama dia nifona tamin'Andriamanitra; ary Andriamanitra nahasitrana an'i Abimeleka sy ny vadiny mbamin'ny mpanompovaviny; dia niteraka izy ireo.Fa Jehovah efa nahamomba tokoa ny vehivavy rehetra tamin'ny ankohonan'i Abimeleka noho ny amin'i Saraha, vadin'i Abrahama.

¹⁷Abraham prayed to God. God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.

¹⁸Fa Jehovah efa nahamomba tokoa ny vehivavy rehetra tamin'ny ankohonan'i Abimeleka noho ny amin'i Saraha, vadin'i Abrahama.

¹⁸For Yahweh had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.