1 و َارتَحَلَ إبْراهِيمُ مِنْ هُناكَ إلَى أرْضِ النَّقَبِ، وَاسْتَقَرَّ بَينَ قادِشَ وَشُورَ. فَأقامَ فِي جَرارَ.

And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.

2 و َقالَ إبْراهِيمُ لِلنّاسِ هُناكَ عَنْ زَوْجَتِهِ سارَةَ: «هَذِهِ أختِي.» فَسَمِعَ أبِيمالِكُ مَلِكُ جَرارَ عَنْ سارَةَ، فَأرْسَلَ فِي طَلَبِها، وَأخَذَها.

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

3 ف َجاءَ اللهُ إلَى أبِيمالِكَ لَيلاً فِي حُلْمٍ. وَقالَ لَهُ: «ها أنتَ سَتَمُوتُ بِسَبَبِ المَرأةِ الَّتِي أخَذْتَها. فَهِيَ زَوجَةٌ لِرَجُلٍ.»

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.

4 و َلَمْ يَكُنْ أبِيمالِكُ قَدْ نامَ مَعَها. فَقالَ: «يا رَبُّ، أتَقتُلُ إنْساناً بَرِيئاً؟

But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?

5 أ لَمْ يَقُلْ لِي: ‹هَذِهِ أُختِي›؟ وَسارَةُ نَفْسُها قالَتْ عَنْهُ: ‹هَذا أخِي.› أنا فَعَلْتُ هَذا بِنِيَّةٍ سَلِيمَةٍ وَقَصدٍ طاهِرٍ.»

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.

6 ف َقالَ لَهُ اللهُ فِي الحُلْمِ: «أنا أيضاً أعرِفُ أنَّكَ فَعَلْتَ هّذا بِنِيَّةٍ سَلِيمَةٍ، فَمَنَعْتُكَ مِنْ أنْ تَلْمَسَها وَتُخطِئَ إلَيَّ.

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.

7 ف َالآنَ رُدَّ الزَّوْجَةَ لِزَوْجِها. فَهُوَ نَبِيٌّ. وَهُوَ سَيُصَلِّي مِنْ أجلِكَ فَتَحيا. وَإنْ لَمْ تَرُدَّها، فاعلَمْ أنَّكَ وَعائِلَتَكَ لا بُدَّ أنْ تَمُوتُوا.»

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.

8 ف َبَكَّرَ أبِيمالِكُ فِي الصَّباحِ وَدَعا كُلَّ خُدّامِهِ، وَأخبَرَهُمْ بِكُلِّ ما سَمِعَ فِي الحُلْمِ. فَخافَ الرِّجالُ كَثِيراً.

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.

9 ث ُمَّ اسْتَدْعَى أبِيمالِكُ إبْراهِيمَ، وَقالَ لَهُ: «لِمَ فَعَلْتَ بِنا هَذا؟ هَلْ أسَأْتُ إلَيكَ لِكَي تُسيئَ إساءَةً عَظِيمَةً إلَيَّ وَإلَى مَملَكَتِي. قَدْ فَعَلْتَ بِي ما لا يَلِيقُ.»

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.

10 و َأضافَ أبِيمالِكُ: «ما الَّذِي وَاجَهْتَهُ هُنا حَتَّى اضطَرَّكَ إلَى فِعلِ ما فَعَلْتَ؟»

And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

11 ف َقالَ إبْراهِيمُ: «قُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي: ‹لا بُدَّ أنَّهُ لَيسَ هُناكَ فِي هَذا المَكانِ مَنْ يَتَّقِي اللهَ. وَلِهَذا فَإنَّهُمْ سَيَقْتُلُونَنِي لِأجلِ زَوْجَتِي.›

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.

12 ك َما أنَّ سارَةَ هِيَ أُختِي حَقّاً، فَهِيَ ابْنَةُ أبِي، غَيرَ أنَّها لَيسَتِ ابْنَةَ أُمِّي. وَصارَتْ زَوْجَتِي.

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.

13 و َعِنْدَما أخرَجَنِي اللهُ لِأرْحَلَ مِنْ بَيتِ أبِي، قُلْتُ لَها: ‹اصْنَعِي مَعِي هَذا المَعرُوفَ: حَيثُما ذَهَبْنا، قُولِي عَنِّي: هَذا أخِي.›»

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.

14 ف َأخَذَ أبِيمالِكُ غَنَماً وَبَقَراً وَخَدَماً وَخادِماتٍ وَأعطاها لإبْراهِيمَ. كَما أعادَ إلَيهِ زَوْجَتَهُ سارَةَ.

And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

15 و َقالَ أبِيمالِكُ: «ها أرْضِي مَفتُوحَةٌ لَكَ. فاسْكُنْ حَيثُ تُرِيدُ.»

And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.

16 ث ُمَّ قالَ أبِيمالِكُ لِسارَةَ: «ها قَدْ أعطَيتُ أخاكِ ألفَ قِطْعَةٍ فِضِّيَّةٍ. فَهِيَ شَهادَةٌ عَلَى بَراءَتِكِ أمامَ كُلِّ الَّذِينَ مَعَكِ. فَأنْتِ بَرِيئَةٌ تَماماً.»

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.

17 ث ُمَّ صَلَّى إبْراهِيمُ إلَى اللهِ. فَشَفَى اللهُ أبِيمالِكَ وَزَوْجَتَهُ وَجَوارِيهِ، فَأنْجَبا أطْفالاً.

So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.

18 ف َقَدْ كانَ اللهُ قَدْ مَنَعَ كُلَّ النِّساءِ فِي بَيتِ أبِيمالِكَ مِنَ الإنْجابِ بِسَبَبِ سارَةَ، زَوْجَةِ إبْراهِيمَ.

For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.