nsb - Genesis:20

nsb@Genesis:20:1 @ Abraham moved from Mamre to the southern part of Canaan and lived between Kadesh and Shur. Later, while he was living in Gerar,

nsb@Genesis:20:2 @ he said that his wife Sarah was his sister. So King Abimelech of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.

nsb@Genesis:20:3 @ God appeared to the king in a dream and said: »You are going to die, because you have taken this woman. She is already married.«

nsb@Genesis:20:4 @ Abimelech had not come near her. He said: »Lord, I am innocent! Would you destroy my people and me?

nsb@Genesis:20:5 @ »Abraham said that she was his sister. She said the same thing. I did this with a clear conscience. I have done no wrong!«

nsb@Genesis:20:6 @ God said to him in a dream: »Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience. In fact, I kept you from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her.

nsb@Genesis:20:7 @ »Give the mans wife back to him now. He is a prophet. He will pray for you, and you will live. But if you do not give her back, you and all who belong to you are doomed to die.«

nsb@Genesis:20:8 @ So Abimelech got up early in the morning. He called all his servants and told them everything. The men were very afraid.

nsb@Genesis:20:9 @ Then Abimelech called Abraham. He said to him: »What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you? You have brought a great sin on me and on my kingdom. You have done to me things that ought not to be done.«

nsb@Genesis:20:10 @ Abimelech also asked Abraham: »What were you thinking when you did this?«

nsb@Genesis:20:11 @ Abraham said: »I thought that because there are no people who reverence God in this place, I would be killed because of my wife.

nsb@Genesis:20:12 @ »Besides, she is my sister. She is my fathers daughter, but not my mothers. She is also my wife.

nsb@Genesis:20:13 @ »When God had me leave my fathers home and travel around, I said to her: 'Do me a favor: Wherever we go, say that I am your brother.'"

nsb@Genesis:20:14 @ Abimelech took sheep, cattle, and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham. He also gave his wife Sarah back to him.

nsb@Genesis:20:15 @ Abimelech said: »Look, here is my land. Live anywhere you like.

nsb@Genesis:20:16 @ He said to Sarah: »Do not forget that I have given your brother twenty-five pounds of silver. This is to silence any criticism against you from everyone with you. You are completely cleared.«

nsb@Genesis:20:17 @ Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could have children.

nsb@Genesis:20:18 @ Jehovah had made it impossible for any woman in Abimelechs household to have children because of Abrahams wife Sarah.