Genesis 20

وَانْتَقَلَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْجَنُوبِ، وَسَكَنَ بَيْنَ قَادِشَ وَشُورَ، وَتَغَرَّبَ فِي جَرَارَ.

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

وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَنْ سَارَةَ امْرَأَتِهِ: «هِيَ أُخْتِي». فَأَرْسَلَ أَبِيمَالِكُ مَلِكُ جَرَارَ وَأَخَذَ سَارَةَ.

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

فَجَاءَ اللهُ إِلَى أَبِيمَالِكَ فِي حُلْمِ اللَّيْلِ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «هَا أَنْتَ مَيِّتٌ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي أَخَذْتَهَا، فَإِنَّهَا مُتَزَوِّجَةٌ بِبَعْل».

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.

وَلكِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ أَبِيمَالِكُ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ إِلَيْهَا، فَقَالَ: «يَا سَيِّدُ، أَأُمَّةً بَارَّةً تَقْتُلُ؟

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

أَلَمْ يَقُلْ هُوَ لِي: إِنَّهَا أُخْتِي، وَهِيَ أَيْضًا نَفْسُهَا قَالَتْ: هُوَ أَخِي؟ بِسَلاَمَةِ قَلْبِي وَنَقَاوَةِ يَدَيَّ فَعَلْتُ هذَا».

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.

فَقَالَ لَهُ اللهُ فِي الْحُلْمِ: «أَنَا أَيْضًا عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكَ بِسَلاَمَةِ قَلْبِكَ فَعَلْتَ هذَا. وَأَنَا أَيْضًا أَمْسَكْتُكَ عَنْ أَنْ تُخْطِئَ إِلَيَّ، لِذلِكَ لَمْ أَدَعْكَ تَمَسُّهَا.

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.

فَالآنَ رُدَّ امْرَأَةَ الرَّجُلِ، فَإِنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ، فَيُصَلِّيَ لأَجْلِكَ فَتَحْيَا. وَإِنْ كُنْتَ لَسْتَ تَرُدُّهَا، فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّكَ مَوْتًا تَمُوتُ، أَنْتَ وَكُلُّ مَنْ لَكَ».

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.

فَبَكَّرَ أَبِيمَالِكُ فِي الْغَدِ وَدَعَا جَمِيعَ عَبِيدِهِ، وَتَكَلَّمَ بِكُلِّ هذَا الْكَلاَمِ فِي مَسَامِعِهِمْ، فَخَافَ الرِّجَالُ جِدًّا.

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.

ثُمَّ دَعَا أَبِيمَالِكُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «مَاذَا فَعَلْتَ بِنَا؟ وَبِمَاذَا أَخْطَأْتُ إِلَيْكَ حَتَّى جَلَبْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى مَمْلَكَتِي خَطِيَّةً عَظِيمَةً؟ أَعْمَالاً لاَ تُعْمَلُ عَمِلْتَ بِي».

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.

وَقَالَ أَبِيمَالِكُ لإِبْرَاهِيمَ: «مَاذَا رَأَيْتَ حَتَّى عَمِلْتَ هذَا الشَّيْءَ؟»

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

فَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ: «إِنِّي قُلْتُ: لَيْسَ فِي هذَا الْمَوْضِعِ خَوْفُ اللهِ الْبَتَّةَ، فَيَقْتُلُونَنِي لأَجْلِ امْرَأَتِي.

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.

وَبِالْحَقِيقَةِ أَيْضًا هِيَ أُخْتِي ابْنَةُ أَبِي، غَيْرَ أَنَّهَا لَيْسَتِ ابْنَةَ أُمِّي، فَصَارَتْ لِي زَوْجَةً.

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.

وَحَدَثَ لَمَّا أَتَاهَنِي اللهُ مِنْ بَيْتِ أَبِي أَنِّي قُلْتُ لَهَا: هذَا مَعْرُوفُكِ الَّذِي تَصْنَعِينَ إِلَيَّ: فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ نَأْتِي إِلَيْهِ قُولِي عَنِّي: هُوَ أَخِي».

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.

فَأَخَذَ أَبِيمَالِكُ غَنَمًا وَبَقَرًا وَعَبِيدًا وَإِمَاءً وَأَعْطَاهَا لإِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَرَدَّ إِلَيْهِ سَارَةَ امْرَأَتَهُ.

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

وَقَالَ أَبِيمَالِكُ: «هُوَذَا أَرْضِي قُدَّامَكَ. اسْكُنْ فِي مَا حَسُنَ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ».

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

وَقَالَ لِسَارَةَ: «إِنِّي قَدْ أَعْطَيْتُ أَخَاكِ أَلْفًا مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ. هَا هُوَ لَكِ غِطَاءُ عَيْنٍ مِنْ جِهَةِ كُلِّ مَا عِنْدَكِ وَعِنْدَ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ، فَأُنْصِفْتِ».

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.

فَصَلَّى إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِلَى اللهِ، فَشَفَى اللهُ أَبِيمَالِكَ وَامْرَأَتَهُ وَجَوَارِيَهُ فَوَلَدْنَ.

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

لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ كَانَ قَدْ أَغْلَقَ كُلَّ رَحِمٍ لِبَيْتِ أَبِيمَالِكَ بِسَبَبِ سَارَةَ امْرَأَةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ.

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