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Ibraahim Iyo Abimeleg

20 Ibraahimna meeshaas wuu ka sodcaalay oo wuxuu u kacay xagga dhulka Koonfureed, oo wuxuuna degay Qaadeesh iyo Shuur dhexdooda, qariib ahaan buuna Geraar u degay. Ibraahimna wuxuu naagtiisii Saarah ka yidhi, Waa walaashay. Oo Abimeleg oo ahaa boqorkii Geraar ayaa u soo cid dirtay, oo watay Saarah. Laakiinse Ilaah baa Abimeleg habeenkii riyo ugu yimid, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Bal eeg, waxaad tahay meyd uun, waana naagtii aad qaadatay aawadeed, maxaa yeelay, iyadu waa nin naagtiis. Abimelegna uma uusan dhowaan iyada, wuxuuna yidhi, Sayidow, miyaad quruun xaq ah baabbi'inaysaa? Miyuusan isaga qudhiisu igu odhan, Waa walaashay? Oo iyana xataa waxay igu tidhi, Isagu waa walaalkay. Tan waxaan ku sameeyey daacadnimada qalbigayga iyo daahirsanaanta gacmahayga. Oo Ilaah wuxuu ku yidhi isaga intuu riyoonayay, Haah, waan ogahay inaad waxan daacadnimada qalbigaaga ku samaysay, anna waan kaa celiyey inaad igu dembaabto: sidaas daraaddeed kuuma aan oggolaan inaad iyada taabato. Haddaba ninka naagtiisa u celi, waayo, isagu waa nebi, wuuna kuu ducayn doonaa, waanad noolaan doontaa. Haddaadan iyada celinna, ogow hubaal waad dhiman doontaa, adiga iyo waxaaga oo dhammuba. Abimelegna aroor horuu kacay, oo wuxuu u yeedhay addoommadiisii oo dhan, oo waxyaalahan oo dhan buu u sheegay, nimankiina aad iyo aad bay u cabsadeen. Markaasaa Abimeleg wuxuu u yeedhay Ibraahim, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Waa maxay waxa aad nagu samaysay? Oo maxaan kuugu dembaabay, oo aad aniga iyo boqortooyadaydaba dembi weyn ugu soo jiidday? Waxaad igu samaysay waxyaalo aan waajib ahayn in la sameeyo. 10 Abimelegna wuxuu Ibraahim ku yidhi, Maxaad aragtay oo aad waxan u samaysay? 11 Ibraahimna wuxuu yidhi, Waxaan mooday inaan cabsida Ilaah meeshan jirin, oo ay naagtayda aawadeed ii dili doonaan. 12 Oo weliba sida runta ah iyadu waa walaashay, waana gabadhii aabbahay, laakiin ma aha gabadhii hooyaday; waxayna noqotay naagtaydii. 13 Waxaana dhacay, markii Ilaah iga wareejiyey gurigii aabbahay, inaan ku idhi iyada, Raxmaddaada aad i tusi doonto waxay tahay inaad meel kastoo aynu tagnaba iga tidhaahdo, Waa walaalkay. 14 Markaasaa Abimeleg wuxuu waday ido iyo dibiyo, iyo niman addoommo ah, iyo naago addoommo ah, oo wuxuu siiyey Ibraahim, naagtiisii Saarahna wuu u celiyey. 15 Abimelegna wuxuu ku yidhi, Bal eeg dhulkaygu waa ku hor yaallaaye. Meeshaad doonto deg. 16 Saarahna wuxuu ku yidhi, Bal eeg, walaalkaa waxaan siiyey kun xabbadood oo lacag ah, waana u indhadabool kuwa kula jooga oo dhan; oo xagga wax kasta waa lagaa xaq mariyey. 17 Ibraahimna Ilaah buu baryay, markaasaa Ilaah bogsiiyey Abimeleg, iyo naagtiisii, iyo gabdhihii midiidinyada u ahaa; waxayna dhaleen carruur. 18 Waayo, Ilaah wuxuu awday maxalladii kuwa reerka Abimeleg oo dhan, waana Saarah oo ahayd naagtii Ibraahim aawadeed.

Abraham and Abimelek(A)

20 Now Abraham moved on from there(B) into the region of the Negev(C) and lived between Kadesh(D) and Shur.(E) For a while(F) he stayed in Gerar,(G) and there Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.(H)” Then Abimelek(I) king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her.(J)

But God came to Abimelek(K) in a dream(L) one night and said to him, “You are as good as dead(M) because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman.”(N)

Now Abimelek had not gone near her, so he said, “Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation?(O) Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister,(P)’ and didn’t she also say, ‘He is my brother’? I have done this with a clear conscience(Q) and clean hands.(R)

Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept(S) you from sinning against me.(T) That is why I did not let you touch her. Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet,(U) and he will pray for you(V) and you will live. But if you do not return her, you may be sure that you and all who belong to you will die.”(W)

Early the next morning Abimelek summoned all his officials, and when he told them all that had happened, they were very much afraid. Then Abimelek 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 never be done.(X) 10 And Abimelek asked Abraham, “What was your reason for doing this?”

11 Abraham replied, “I said to myself, ‘There is surely no fear of God(Y) in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’(Z) 12 Besides, she really is my sister,(AA) the daughter of my father though not of my mother; and she became my wife. 13 And when God had me wander(AB) from my father’s household,(AC) 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 Abimelek(AD) brought sheep and cattle and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham,(AE) and he returned Sarah his wife to him. 15 And Abimelek said, “My land is before you; live wherever you like.”(AF)

16 To Sarah he said, “I am giving your brother a thousand shekels[a] 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,(AG) and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again, 18 for the Lord had kept all the women in Abimelek’s household from conceiving because of Abraham’s wife Sarah.(AH)

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 20:16 That is, about 25 pounds or about 12 kilograms