| 創世紀 | Genesis |
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| 1亞巴郎從那裡遷往乃革布地，定居在卡德士和叔爾之間。當他住在革辣爾時， | 1 Abraham journeyed on to the region of the Negeb, where he settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he stayed in Gerar, |
| 2亞巴郎一論到他的妻子撒辣就說：「她是我的妹妹。」革辣爾王阿彼默肋客於是派人來取了撒辣去。 | 2he said of his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah. |
| 3但是夜間，天主在夢中來對阿彼默肋客說：「為了你取來的那個女人你該死，因為她原是有夫之婦。」 | 3But God came to Abimelech in a dream one night and said to him, "You are about to die because of the woman you have taken, for she has a husband." |
| 4阿彼默肋客尚未接近她，於是說：「我主！連正義的人你也殺害嗎？ | 4Abimelech, who had not approached her, said: "O Lord, would you slay a man even though he is innocent? |
| 5那男人不是對我說過「她是我的妹妹」嗎？連她自己也說「他是我的哥哥。」我做了這事，是出於心正手潔呀！」 | 5He himself told me, 'She is my sister,' and she herself also stated, 'He is my brother.' I did it in good faith and with clean hands." |
| 6天主在夢中對他說：「我也知道，你是出於心正做了這事，所以我阻止了你犯罪得罪我，也沒有讓你接觸她。 | 6God answered him in the dream: "Yes, I know you did it in good faith. In fact, it was I who kept you from sinning against me; that is why I did not let you touch her. |
| 7現在你應將女人還給那人，因為他是一位先知，他要為你轉求，你才可生存；倘若你不歸還，你該知道：你以及凡屬於你的，必死無疑。」 | 7 Therefore, return the man's wife--as a spokesman he will intercede for you--that your life may be saved. If you do not return her, you can be sure that you and all who are yours will certainly die." |
| 8阿彼默肋客很早就起來召集了眾臣僕，將全部實情告訴給他們聽；這些人都很害怕。 | 8Early the next morning Abimelech called all his court officials and informed them of everything that had happened, and the men were horrified. |
| 9然後阿彼默肋客叫了亞巴郎來，對他說：「你對我們作的是什麼事？我在什麼事上得罪了你，竟給我和我的王國招來了這樣大的罪過？你對我作了不應該作的事。」 | 9Then Abimelech summoned Abraham and said to him: "How could you do this to us! What wrong did I do to you that you should have brought such monstrous guilt on me and my kingdom? You have treated me in an intolerable way. |
| 10阿彼默肋客繼而對亞巴郎說：「你作這事，究有什麼意思？」 | 10What were you afraid of," he asked him, "that you should have done such a thing?" |
| 11亞巴郎答說：「我以為在這地方一定沒有人敬畏天主，人會為了我妻子的緣故殺害我。 | 11"I was afraid," answered Abraham, "because I thought there would surely be no fear of God in this place, and so they would kill me on account of my wife. |
| 12何況她實在是我的妹妹，雖不是我母親的女兒，卻是我父親的女兒；後來做了我的妻子。 | 12Besides, she is in truth my sister, but only my father's daughter, not my mother's; and so she became my wife. |
| 13當天主叫我離開父家，在外飄流的時候，我對她說：我們無論到什麼地方，你要說我是你的哥哥，這就是你待我的大恩。」 | 13When God sent me wandering from my father's house, I asked her: 'Would you do me this favor? In whatever place we come to, say that I am your brother.'" |
| 14阿彼默肋客把些牛羊奴婢，送給了亞巴郎，也將他的妻子撒辣歸還了他； | 14Then Abimelech took flocks and herds and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham; and after he restored his wife Sarah to him, |
| 15然後對他說：「看，我的土地盡在你面前，你願住在那裡，就住在那裡。」 | 15he said, "Here, my land lies at your disposal; settle wherever you please." |
| 16繼而對撒辣說：「看，我給了你哥哥一千銀子，作為你在闔家人前的遮羞錢；這樣，各方面無可指摘。」 | 16 To Sarah he said: "See, I have given your brother a thousand shekels of silver. Let that serve you as a vindication before all who are with you; your honor has been preserved with everyone." |
| 17亞巴郎懇求了天主，天主就醫好了阿彼默肋客，他的妻子和他的眾婢女，使她們都能生育， | 17Abraham then interceded with God, and God restored health to Abimelech, that is, to his wife and his maidservants, so that they could bear children; |
| 18因為上主為了亞巴郎妻子撒辣的事，關閉了阿彼默肋客家中所有婦女的子宮。 | 18for God had tightly closed every womb in Abimelech's household on account of Abraham's wife Sarah. |
