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創世記 20

亞伯拉罕從那裡向南地遷去，寄居在加低斯和書珥中間的基拉耳。 2 亞伯拉罕稱他的妻撒拉為妹子，基拉耳王亞比米勒差人把撒拉取了去。 3 但夜間神來在夢中對亞比米勒說：「你是個死人哪！因為你取了那女人來，她原是別人的妻子。」 4 亞比米勒卻還沒有親近撒拉，他說：「主啊，連有義的國，你也要毀滅嗎？ 5 那人豈不是自己對我說『她是我的妹子』嗎？就是女人也自己說『他是我的哥哥』。我做這事是心正手潔的。」 6 神在夢中對他說：「我知道你做這事是心中正直，我也攔阻了你，免得你得罪我。所以我不容你沾著她。 7 現在你把這人的妻子歸還他，因為他是先知，他要為你禱告，使你存活。你若不歸還他，你當知道，你和你所有的人都必要死。」

8 亞比米勒清早起來，召了眾臣僕來，將這些事都說給他們聽，他們都甚懼怕。 9 亞比米勒召了亞伯拉罕來，對他說：「你怎麼向我這樣行呢？我在什麼事上得罪了你，你竟使我和我國裡的人陷在大罪裡？你向我行不當行的事了。」 10 亞比米勒又對亞伯拉罕說：「你見了什麼才做這事呢？」 11 亞伯拉罕說：「我以為這地方的人總不懼怕神，必為我妻子的緣故殺我。 12 況且她也實在是我的妹子，她與我是同父異母，後來做了我的妻子。 13 當神叫我離開父家，漂流在外的時候，我對她說：『我們無論走到什麼地方，你可以對人說「他是我的哥哥」，這就是你待我的恩典了。』」 14 亞比米勒把牛、羊、僕婢賜給亞伯拉罕，又把他的妻子撒拉歸還他。 15 亞比米勒又說：「看哪，我的地都在你面前，你可以隨意居住。」 16 又對撒拉說：「我給你哥哥一千銀子，作為你在閤家人面前遮羞的，你就在眾人面前沒有不是了。」 17 亞伯拉罕禱告神，神就醫好了亞比米勒和他的妻子，並他的眾女僕，她們便能生育。 18 因耶和華為亞伯拉罕的妻子撒拉的緣故，已經使亞比米勒家中的婦人不能生育。

Genesis 20

And Abraham journeyed from there to the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar. 2 Now Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, “Indeed you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man’s wife.”

4 But Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, “Lord, will You slay a righteous nation also? 5 Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she, even she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this.”

6 And God said to him in a dream, “Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart. For I also withheld you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her. 7 Now therefore, restore the man’s wife; for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you shall live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours.”

8 So Abimelech rose early in the morning, called all his servants, and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were very much afraid. 9 And Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I offended 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 Then Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you have in view, that you have done this thing?”

11 And Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me on account of my wife. 12 But indeed she is truly my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. 13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, ‘This is your kindness that you should do for me: in every place, wherever we go, say of me, “He is my brother.” ’ ”

14 Then Abimelech took sheep, oxen, and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham; and he restored Sarah his wife to him. 15 And Abimelech said, “See, my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you.” 16 Then to Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver; indeed this vindicates you before all who are with you and before everybody.” Thus she was rebuked.

17 So Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants. Then they bore children; 18 for the Lord had closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.