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پس ابراهیم از آنجا بسوی ارض جنوبی کوچ کرد، و در میان قادش وشور، ساکن شد و در جرار منزل گرفت. ۱ 1
Abraham left Mamre and moved southwest to the Negev desert and lived in a place named Gerar, between Kadesh and Shur.
وابراهیم در خصوص زن خود، ساره، گفت که «اوخواهر من است.» و ابی ملک، ملک جرار، فرستاده، ساره را گرفت. ۲ 2
While he was there, he told people that Sarah was his sister, not his wife. Then King Abimelech of Gerar sent some of his men to Sarah, and they brought her to him to be his wife.
و خدا در رویای شب، بر ابی ملک ظاهر شده، به وی گفت: «اینک تومرده‌ای بسبب این زن که گرفتی، زیرا که زوجه دیگری می‌باشد.» ۳ 3
But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream during the night and said to him, “Listen to me! You are going to die because the woman you took is another man’s wife.”
و ابی ملک، هنوز به اونزدیکی نکرده بود. پس گفت: «ای خداوند، آیاامتی عادل را هلاک خواهی کرد؟ ۴ 4
But Abimelech had not had sex [EUP] with her, so he said, “God, since the people of my nation and I am innocent; will you kill me?
مگر او به من نگفت که “او خواهر من است “، و او نیز خود گفت که “او برادر من است؟” به ساده دلی و پاک دستی خود این را کردم.» ۵ 5
He told me, ‘She is my sister,’ and she also said, ‘He is my brother.’ I did this with pure motives and I [SYN] have not done anything wrong yet.”
خدا وی را در رویا گفت: «من نیز می‌دانم که این را به ساده دلی خود کردی، و من نیز تو را نگاه داشتم که به من خطا نورزی، و از این سبب نگذاشتم که او را لمس نمایی. ۶ 6
God said to him in another dream, “Yes, I know that your motives were pure. That is why I truly prevented you from sinning against me. I did not allow you to have sex [EUP] with her.
پس الان زوجه این مرد را رد کن، زیرا که او نبی است، وبرای تو دعا خواهد کرد تا زنده بمانی، و اگر او رارد نکنی، بدان که تو و هر‌که از آن تو باشد، هرآینه خواهید مرد.» ۷ 7
Now, return this man’s wife to her husband, because he is (a prophet/a man who receives messages from me). He will pray for you, and you will (remain alive/not die). But if you do not return her to him, you will certainly die, and all the members of your household will also certainly die.”
بامدادان، ابی ملک برخاسته، جمیع خادمان خود را طلبیده، همه این امور را به سمع ایشان رسانید، و ایشان بسیار ترسان شدند. ۸ 8
Early the next morning, Abimelech summoned all his officials, and told them everything that had happened. When they heard that [MTY], his men were very afraid [that God would punish them].
پس ابی ملک، ابراهیم را خوانده، بدو گفت: «به ما چه کردی؟ و به تو چه گناه کرده بودم، که بر من و بر مملکت من گناهی عظیم آوردی و کارهای ناکردنی به من کردی؟» ۹ 9
Abimelech then summoned Abraham, and said to him, “You should not have done that to us [RHQ]! Did I do something wrong to you, with the result that you are causing me and the people in [MTY] my kingdom to be guilty of committing a great sin [RHQ]? You have done things to me that (should not be done/you should not have done)!”
و ابی ملک به ابراهیم گفت: «چه دیدی که این کار را کردی؟» ۱۰ 10
Abimelech asked Abraham, “What was your reason for doing this?”
ابراهیم گفت: «زیرا گمان بردم که خداترسی در این مکان نباشد، و مرا به جهت زوجه‌ام خواهند کشت. ۱۱ 11
Abraham replied, “I said that because I thought, ‘They certainly do not respect God in this place. If they don’t respect God, they will not respect relationships with others. [If I say she is my sister, they will try to pay me a bride price] to get her. But if I say she is my wife, they will kill me to get her.’
وفی الواقع نیز او خواهر من است، دختر پدرم، اما نه دختر مادرم، و زوجه من شد. ۱۲ 12
Besides, she really [can be considered] my sister, because she is the daughter of my father, although she is not the daughter of my mother. She is the daughter of another woman, and I married her.
و هنگامی که خدا مرا از خانه پدرم آواره کرد، او را گفتم: احسانی که به من باید کرد، این است که هر جابرویم، درباره من بگویی که او برادر من است.» ۱۳ 13
Later, when God told me to move away from my father’s household, I said to her, ‘This is the way you can show that you love me: Everywhere we go, say about me, “This is my brother.”’”
پس ابی ملک، گوسفندان و گاوان و غلامان وکنیزان گرفته، به ابراهیم بخشید، و زوجه‌اش ساره را به وی رد کرد. ۱۴ 14
So Abimelech brought some sheep and cattle and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham. And he returned his wife Sarah to him.
و ابی ملک گفت: «اینک زمین من پیش روی توست، هر جا که پسند نظرت افتد، ساکن شو.» ۱۵ 15
And Abimelech said to him, “Look! All my land is here in front of you. Live in whatever place you like!”
و به ساره گفت: «اینک هزار مثقال نقره به برادرت دادم، همانا او برای تو پرده چشم است، نزد همه کسانی که با تو هستند، و نزد همه دیگران، پس انصاف تو داده شد.» ۱۶ 16
And he said to Sarah, “Look here, I am giving 1,000 pieces of silver to your brother. This is to insure that no one will [bring up this matter again and] say that I have done something wrong. [EUP, IDM]”
و ابراهیم نزدخدا دعا کرد. و خدا ابی ملک، و زوجه او وکنیزانش را شفا بخشید، تا اولاد بهم رسانیدند، ۱۷ 17
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech’s wife and his slave girls so that they could become pregnant.
زیرا خداوند، رحم های تمام اهل بیت ابی ملک را بخاطر ساره، زوجه ابراهیم بسته بود. ۱۸ 18
This was because Yahweh had caused it to be impossible for any of the women in Abimelech’s household to bear children, because Abimelech had taken Abraham’s wife Sarah.

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