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

وَارتَحَلَ إبْراهِيمُ مِنْ هُناكَ إلَى أرْضِ النَّقَبِ، وَاسْتَقَرَّ بَينَ قادِشَ وَشُورَ. فَأقامَ فِي جَرارَ.

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

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

3 B ut 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.”

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

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

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

5 D idn’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.”

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

6 G od 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.

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

7 N ow 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.”

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

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

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

9 T hen 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!”

ثُمَّ 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.»

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

وَأضافَ أبِيمالِكُ: «ما الَّذِي وَاجَهْتَهُ هُنا حَتَّى اضطَرَّكَ إلَى فِعلِ ما فَعَلْتَ؟»

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

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

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

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

13 W hen God caused me to wander from my father’s house, 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.”’”

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

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

فَأخَذَ أبِيمالِكُ غَنَماً وَبَقَراً وَخَدَماً وَخادِماتٍ وَأعطاها لإبْراهِيمَ. كَما أعادَ إلَيهِ زَوْجَتَهُ سارَةَ.

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

وَقالَ أبِيمالِكُ: «ها أرْضِي مَفتُوحَةٌ لَكَ. فاسْكُنْ حَيثُ تُرِيدُ.»

16 T o 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.”

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

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

ثُمَّ صَلَّى إبْراهِيمُ إلَى اللهِ. فَشَفَى اللهُ أبِيمالِكَ وَزَوْجَتَهُ وَجَوارِيهِ، فَأنْجَبا أطْفالاً.

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

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