창세기(Genesis) 20장

창세기(Genesis) 20장

1. Now Abraham moved on from there
into the region of the Negev and lived
between Kadesh and Shur. For a
while he stayed in Gerar,

2. and there Abraham said of his wife
Sarah, “She is my sister.” Then
Abimelech king of Gerar sent for
Sarah and took her.

3. But God came to Abimelech in a
dream one night and said to him,
“You are as good as dead because
of the woman you have taken; she
is a married woman.”

4. Now Abimelech had not gone near
her, so he said, “Lord, will you
destroy an innocent nation?

5. Did he not say to me, ‘She is my
sister,’ and didn’t she also say, ‘He
is my brother’? I have done this
with a clear conscience and clean
hands.”

6. Then God said to him in the dream,
“Yes, I know you did this with a clear
conscience, and so I have kept you
from sinning against me. That is why
I did not let you touch her.

7. Now return the man’s wife, for he is
a prophet, and he will pray for you
and you will live. But if you do not
return her, you may be sure that you
and all yours will die.”

8. Early the next morning Abimelech
summoned all his officials, and when
he told them all that had happened,
they were very mush afraid.

9. Then Abimelech called Abraham in
and said, “What have you done to us?
How have I wronged you that you
have brought such great guilt upon
me and my kingdom? You have done
things to me that should not be
done.”

10. And Abimelech asked Abraham,
“What was your reason for doing
this?”

11. Abraham replied, “I said to myself,
‘There is surely no fear of God in this
place, and they will kill me because
of my wife.’

12. Besides, she really is my sister, the
daughter of my father though not of
my mother; and she became my wife.’

13. And when God had me wander
from my father’s household, I said
to her, ‘This is how you can show
your love to me: Everywhere we
go, say of me, “He is my brother.”
’”

14. Then Abimelech brought sheep
and cattle and male and female
slaves and gave them to Abraham,
and he returned Sarah his wife to
him.

15. And Abimelech said, “My land is
before you; live wherever you like.”

16. To Sarah he said, “I am giving your
brother a thousand shekels of silver.
This is to cover the offense against
you before all who are with you; you
are completely vindicated.”

17. Then Abraham prayed to God, and
God healed Abimelech, his wife and
his slave girls so they could have
children again,

18. for the LORD had closed up every
womb in Abimelech’s household
because of Abraham’s wife Sarah.