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

¹Huan, Abraham huaia kipanin sim gam lam juanin a kisuana, Kades khua ah a omta dih laia.

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

²Huan, Abrahamin a ji Sara, ka sanggamnu ahi, achia: huchiin, Gerar kumpipa Abimelekin mi a sawla, Sara a vapi sakta.

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.”

³Himahleh, Pathianin janin a mangin Abimelek kiangah a honga, a kiangah, Ngaiin, na numei pi jiakin misi phet na hita, mi ji lah ahi ngala, achia.

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

⁴Abimelekin bel, a kithuahpih nai tadih keia; huchiin, Toupa, chi diktatte leng na hihlum sin ahia?

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.”

⁵Amah mahin, ka kiangah, ka sanggamnu ahi, a chi alah? Huan, amah ngeiin leng, ka sanggampa ahi, a chi behlap ngala: lungtang hoihtak pu leh khut siangthou tak nei kawmin hiai ka hih ahi, achia.

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.

⁶Huan, Pathianin a mangin, ahi, hiai lungtang hoih tak pu kawma na hih ahi chih ka theia, huchiin ken leng ka tunga na khelh ding kon kham ahi: Huaijiakin ahi, amah na khoih ka phal louh.

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.”

⁷Huchiin tuin huai mi ji pe kik nawnin; amah lah jawlnei ahi ngala, a honthum sak dinga, huan, na dam ding hi: na piak kik nawn kei le jaw, na si ngei ding chih thei maiin, nang leng na neih tengteng toh achia.

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

⁸Huchiin, Abimelek bel takin a thoua, a sikhate tengteng a sama, a bil uah huai thu tengteng a hilha: huan, miten a lau mahmah uh.

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!”

⁹Huchiin, Abimelekin Abraham a sama, a kiangah, ka tung ua na thil hih bangchidan ahia oi? Bang lamah ahia na tunga ka khelha, kei leh ka khua leh tuite tunga thil gilou thupi tak na hon tut? Thil hih tuak louh tak ka tungah na hihta, achia.

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

¹⁰Huan, Abimelek mahin Abraham kiangah, Bang na mua, hichibanga thil na hih maijen? A chi nawna.

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

¹¹Huan, Abrahamin, hiai khau ah Pathian kihtakna a om hetkei ngei dinga, ka ji jiakin a honthat mai ding uh chih ka ngaihtuah jiak ahi.

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

¹²Huailouin ka sanggamnu leng ahi hima, ka pa tanu ahi a, ka nu tanu bel ahi kei; huan ka jiin a hong omta ahi:

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.”’”

¹³Huan, hichi ahia, Pathianin ka pa in akipana a honvakvaihsak laiin, a kiangah, hiai na hehpihna ka tunga na latsak ding ahi; ka tunna peuhmah uah, Ka sanggampa ahi, honchi jelin ka chi him ahi, achia,

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

¹⁴Huan, Abimelekin belamte leh bawngtalte leh, sikhapate leh sikhanute a pia, Abraham kiangah a piaa, a ji Sara leng a pe kik nawnta hi.

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

¹⁵Huan, Abimelekin, Enin, ka gam a ja akei hiam, na utna peuh ah omin, achia.

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.”

¹⁶Huan, Sara kiangah, Enin na sanggampa dangka sang khat ka peta a: ngaiin, na kianga om tengteng lakah nang din mit khuhna ding ahi; na tung thu himhim ah na dik nawn vekta ahi, achia.

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

¹⁷Huchiin, Abraham Pathian kiangah a thuma: huan, Pathianin Abimelek leh a ji leh a sikhanute a damsak nawna; huchiin tate a nei nawnta.Abraham ji Sara jiakin Toupan Abimelek inkote tengteng lah a chingsa vekta ngala.

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

¹⁸Abraham ji Sara jiakin Toupan Abimelek inkote tengteng lah a chingsa vekta ngala.