Abraham and Sarah at Gerar
1 Abraham moved to the Southern Desert, where he settled between Kadesh and Shur. Later he went to Gerar, and while there 2 he told everyone that his wife Sarah was his sister. So King Abimelech of Gerar had Sarah brought to him. 3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream and said, “You have taken a married woman into your home, and for this you will die!”
4-5 Abimelech said to the Lord, “Don't kill me! I haven't slept with Sarah. Didn't they say they were brother and sister? I am completely innocent.”
6 Then God continued:
I know you are innocent. That's why I kept you from sleeping with Sarah and doing anything wrong. 7 Her husband is a prophet. Let her go back to him, and his prayers will save you from death. But if you don't return her, you and all your people will die.
8 Early the next morning Abimelech sent for his officials, and when he told them what had happened, they were frightened. 9 Abimelech then called in Abraham and said:
Look what you've done to us! What have I ever done to you? Why did you make me and my nation guilty of such a terrible sin? 10 What were you thinking when you did this?
11 Abraham answered:
I did it because I didn't think any of you respected God, and I was sure that someone would kill me to get my wife. 12 Besides, she is my half sister. We have the same father, but different mothers. 13 When God made us leave my father's home and start wandering, I told her, “If you really love me, then tell everyone that I am your brother.”
14 After Abimelech had given Abraham some sheep, cattle, and slaves, he sent Sarah back 15 and told Abraham he could settle anywhere in his country. 16 Then he said to Sarah, “I have given your brother 1,000 pieces of silver as proof to everyone that you have done nothing wrong.”
17-18 Meanwhile, God had kept Abimelech's wife and slaves from having children. But Abraham prayed, and God let them start having children again.
Abraham na Abimelek
1 Abraham wa tjinda okuza kOmamre nga kehi ra Negeb na katura pokati kooKades na Sur. Nu moure woruveze ndo wa tura mOgerar otja owozonganda. 2 Nu Abraham wa tja omukazendu we Sara omuṱena. Abimelek, ombara ya Gerar, otja raya kutja Sara a etwe ku ye. 3 Nungwari Ndjambi we riraisa ku Abimelek ouṱuku moruroto na tja ku ye: “Tara, ove mo ṱu mena romukazendu ngu wa kaisanisa; orondu eye omukazendu ngwa kupwa.”
4 Nungwari Abimelek ka ṱunine ku ye; neye arire tja tja: “Muhona, mo zepa otjiwaṋa tji tji hi nandjo are? 5 Indu nai Abraham ke ndji raerere omuini kutja Sara omuṱena are? Nu Sara omuini wina otja hee kutja eye omuṱena. Ami opu mba zu okutjita nao nomeritjiviro omakohoke, nu hi tataizire.”
6 Nu Ndjambi we mu zira moruroto a tja: “Ii, ami wina me tjiwa kutja ove wa tjiti ihi nomeritjiviro omakohoke. Ami omuini opu mbe ku tjaerere kutja o ha tjiti ourunde komurungu wandje. Nopu mbe ku tjaerere kutja o ha ṱunu ku ye. 7 Nambano yarura omukazendu komurumendu we, orondu eye omuprofete; neye me ku kumbire kutja o ha ṱu. Nungwari ove tji u hi nakumuyarura, tjiwa kutja mo ṱu, ove neṱunḓu roye arihe.”
8 Abimelek arire tja penduka omuhuka omunene na isana ovakarere ve avehe, ne ve serakarerere oviṋa mbi avihe. Novarumendu mba arire tji va tira tjinene. 9 Nu Abimelek wa isana Abraham na tja ku ye: “Ove wa tjiti tjike ku eṱe? Nu mba tjiti ourunde watjike komurungu woye tji wa eta ourunde mbu ṱa mba, kombanda yandje na kouhona wandje? Ove wa tjiti otjiṋa ku ami tji tji ha pu pokutjitwa.” 10 Abimelek wa pura Abraham a tja: “Ove hapo we ripura vi tji wa tjiti nao?”
11 Abraham wa zira nai: “Ami mbe ripura kutja kape na umwe mba ngu ma tira Ndjambi, nokutja mave ndji zepa kutja ve kambure ingwi omukazendu wandje. 12 Eye, tjiri, omuṱena kwandje, omuatje ngwa za mu tate, nungwari ka wamama; nopu mbe mu kupira. 13 Nu Ndjambi tje ndji isa mo mondjuwo ya tate okuyenda kehi rozonganda, ami otji mba tja nai ku Sara: ‘Ove ndji yarisira ouṱakame: Poṋa apehe pu matu ya, itja: Ingwi omuṱena kwandje.’ ”
14 Abimelek wa yarura Sara ku Abraham; nu moruveze tjingero eye we mu pa orupanda rozonyanda nozongombe, novakarere ovarumendu novakazendu. 15 Nu Abimelek wa tja ku Abraham: “Ehi randje arihe oro ndo; tura apehe pu movanga.” 16 Nu eye wa tja nai ku Sara: “Ami me yandja ovimariva ovisilveri eyovi rimwe komuṱena kwoye otja otjiyarisiro ku eṋe amuhe mbu mu ri pamwe, tjokutja oove omuhinandjo.”
17 Abraham arire tja kumbu ku Ndjambi, nu Ndjambi wa verukisa Abimelek; wina wa verukisa omukazendu we novakarere ve ovasuko kutja ve panduke; 18 orondu Muhona tja patere orukwato aruhe mondjuwo ya Abimelek mena raimbi mbya tjitwa ku Sara, omukazendu wa Abraham.
