Genesis 12

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:	1 Yahweh said to Abram, 'Leave your country, your kindred and your father's house for a country whichI shal show you;
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:	2 and I shal make you a great nation, I shal bless you and make your name famous; you are to be ablessing!
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.	3 I shal bless those who bless you, and shal curse those who curse you, and al clans on earth willbless themselves by you.'
4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.	4 So Abram went as Yahweh told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old whenhe left Haran.
5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.	5 Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had amassed and the people theyhad acquired in Haran. They set off for the land of Canaan, and arrived there.
6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.	6 Abram passed through the country as far as the holy place at Shechem, the Oak of Moreh. TheCanaanites were in the country at the time.
7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.	7 Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, 'I shal give this country to your progeny.' And there, Abrambuilt an altar to Yahweh who had appeared to him.
8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.	8 From there he moved on to the mountainous district east of Bethel, where he pitched his tent, withBethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to Yahweh and invoked the name of Yahweh.
9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.	9 Then Abram made his way stage by stage to the Negeb.
10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.	10 There was a famine in the country, and Abram went down to Egypt to stay there for a time, since thefamine in the country was severe.
11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:	11 When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, 'Look, I know you are a beautifulwoman.
12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.	12 When the Egyptians see you they wil say, "That is his wife," and they wil kil me but leave you alive.
13 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.	13 Therefore please tell them you are my sister, so that they may treat me wel because of you andspare my life out of regard for you.'
14 And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.	14 When Abram arrived in Egypt the Egyptians did indeed see that the woman was very beautiful.
15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.	15 When Pharaoh's officials saw her they sang her praises to Pharaoh and the woman was taken intoPharaoh's household.
16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.	16 And Abram was very well treated because of her and received flocks, oxen, donkeys, men andwomen slaves, she-donkeys and camels.
17 And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.	17 But Yahweh inflicted severe plagues on Pharaoh and his household because of Abram's wife Sarai.
18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?	18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram and said, 'What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell meshe was your wife?
19 Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.	19 Why did you say, "She is my sister," so that I took her to be my wife? Now, here is your wife. Takeher and go!'
20 And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.	20 And Pharaoh gave his people orders about him; they sent him on his way with his wife and al hispossessions.