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Kinh Thánh Bản Truyền Thống ⇄ NET Bible
Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev region and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived as a temporary resident in Gerar,
Abraham said about his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her.
But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream at night and said to him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is someone else’s wife.”
Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said, “Lord, would you really slaughter an innocent nation?
Did Abraham not say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this with a clear conscience and with innocent hands!”
Then in the dream God replied to him, “Yes, I know that you have done this with a clear conscience. That is why I have kept you from sinning against me and why I did not allow you to touch her.
अध्ययनĐấng tiên tri đầu tiên — Đây là lần đầu tiên Kinh Thánh gọi một người là đấng tiên tri. Áp-ra-ham nói chuyện với Đức Chúa Trời thay cho người khác, cho thấy Đức Chúa Trời sử dụng những con người không hoàn hảo để truyền đi sứ điệp của Ngài.But now give back the man’s wife. Indeed he is a prophet and he will pray for you; thus you will live. But if you don’t give her back, know that you will surely die along with all who belong to you.”
Early in the morning Abimelech summoned all his servants. When he told them about all these things, they were terrified.
Abimelech summoned Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? What sin did I commit against you that would cause you to bring such great guilt on me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done!”
Then Abimelech asked Abraham, “What prompted you to do this thing?”
Abraham replied, “Because I thought, ‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’
अध्ययनNửa sự thật về Sa-ra — Lời tuyên bố của Áp-ra-ham là nửa sự thật: Sa-ra là em gái cùng cha khác mẹ của ông. Trong văn hóa đó, gọi bà là 'em gái' là một cách lừa dối để bảo vệ, nhưng điều đó vẫn đặt bà vào nguy hiểm.What’s more, she is indeed my sister, my father’s daughter, but not my mother’s daughter. She became my wife.
When God made me wander from my father’s house, I told her, ‘This is what you can do to show your loyalty to me: Every place we go, say about me, “He is my brother.”’”
So Abimelech gave sheep, cattle, and male and female servants to Abraham. He also gave his wife Sarah back to him.
Then Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you; live wherever you please.”
अध्ययनChe mắt — A-bi-mê-léc trao bạc cho Sa-ra như một sự minh oan công khai. 'Che mắt' có lẽ có nghĩa là một món quà phục hồi danh dự và làm trong sạch tên tuổi của bà trước mọi người.To Sarah he said, “Look, I have given a thousand pieces of silver to your ‘brother.’ This is compensation for you so that you will stand vindicated before all who are with you.”
Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, as well as his wife and female slaves so that they were able to have children.
अध्ययनSự chữa lành và lời hứa của Đức Chúa Trời — Vì Sa-ra, Đức Giê-hô-va đã làm cho cả nhà A-bi-mê-léc đều son sẻ. Sau khi Áp-ra-ham cầu nguyện, họ được chữa lành – như một lời nhắc nhở rằng Đức Chúa Trời bảo vệ Sa-ra và sẽ thực hiện lời hứa ban cho bà một đứa con.For the Lord had caused infertility to strike every woman in the household of Abimelech because he took Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
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