Génesis 20

BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Trasladóse de allí Abraham al país del Négueb, y se estableció entre Cadés y Sur. Habiéndose avecindado en Guerar,	1 Abraham advanced from there into the southern land, and he lived between Kadesh and Shur. And he sojourned in Gerar.
2 decía Abraham de su mujer Sara: «Es mi hermana.» Entonces el rey de Guerar, Abimélek, envió por Sara y la tomó.	2 And he said about his wife Sarah: “She is my sister.” Therefore, Abimelech, the king of Gerar, sent for her and took her.
3 Pero vino Dios a Abimélek en un sueño nocturno y le dijo: «Date muerto por esa mujer que has tomado, y que está casada.»	3 Then God came to Abimelech through a dream in the night, and he said to him: “Lo, you shall die because of the woman that you have taken. For she has a husband.”
4 Abimélek, que no se había acercado a ella, dijo: «Señor, ¿es que asesinas a la gente aunque sea honrada?	4 In truth, Abimelech had not touched her, and so he said: “Lord, would you put to death a people, ignorant and just?
5 ¿No me dijo él a mí: “Es mi hermana”, y ella misma dijo: “Es mi hermano?” Con corazón íntegro y con manos limpias he procedido.»	5 Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister,’ and did she not say, ‘He is my brother?’ In the sincerity of my heart and the purity of my hands, I have done this.”
6 Y le dijo Dios en el sueño: «Ya sé yo también que con corazón íntegro has procedido, como que yo mismo te he estorbado de faltar contra mí. Por eso no te he dejado tocarla.	6 And God said to him: “And I know that you have acted with a sincere heart. And therefore I kept you from sinning against me, and I did not release you to touch her.
7 Pero ahora devuelve la mujer a ese hombre, porque es un profeta; él rogará por ti para que vivas. Pero si no la devuelves, sábete que morirás sin remedio, tú y todos los tuyos.»	7 Now therefore, return his wife to the man, for he is a prophet. And he will pray for you, and you will live. But if you are not willing to return her, know this: you shall die a death, you and all that is yours.”
8 Levantóse Abimélek de mañana, llamó a todos sus siervos y les refirió todas estas cosas; los hombres se asustaron mucho.	8 And immediately Abimelech, rising up in the night, called all his servants. And he spoke all these words in their hearing, and all the men were very afraid.
9 Luego llamó Abimélek a Abraham, y le dijo: «¿ Qué has hecho con nosotros, o en qué te he faltado, para que trajeras sobre mí y mi reino una falta tan grande? Lo que no se hace has hecho conmigo.»	9 Then Abimelech called also for Abraham, and he said to him: “What have you done to us? How have we sinned against you, so that you would bring so great a sin upon me and upon my kingdom? You have done to us what you ought not to have done.”
10 Y dijo Abimélek a Abraham: «¿Qué te ha movido a hacer esto?»	10 And remonstrating him again, he said, “What did you see, so that you would do this?”
11 Dijo Abraham: «Es que me dije: “Seguramente no hay temor de Dios en este lugar, y van a asesinarme por mi mujer.”	11 Abraham responded: “I thought to myself, saying: Perhaps there is no fear of God in this place. And they will put me to death because of my wife.
12 Pero es que, además, es cierto que es hermana mía, hija de mi padre aunque no de mi madre, y vino a ser mi mujer.	12 Yet, in another way, she is also truly my sister, the daughter of my father, and not the daughter of my mother, and I took her as a wife.
13 Y desde que Dios me hizo vagar lejos de mi familia, le dije a ella: Vas a hacerme este favor: a dondequiera que lleguemos, dices de mí: Es mi hermano.»	13 Then, after God led me out of my father’s house, I said to her: ‘You will show this mercy to me. In every place, to which we will travel, you will say that I am your brother.’ ”
14 Tomó Abimélek ovejas y vacas, siervos y esclavas, se los dio a Abraham, y le devolvió su mujer Sara.	14 Therefore, Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men servants and women servants, and he gave them to Abraham. And he returned his wife Sarah to him.
15 Y dijo Abimélek: «Ahí tienes mi país por delante: quédate donde se te antoje.»	15 And he said, “The land is in your sight. Dwell wherever it will please you.”
16 A Sara le dijo: «Mira, he dado a tu hermano mil monedas de plata, que serán para ti y para los que están contigo como venda en los ojos, y de todo esto serás justificada.»	16 Then to Sarah he said: “Behold, I have given your brother one thousand silver coins. This will be for you as a veil for your eyes, to all who are with you and wherever you will travel. And so, remember that you were taken.”
17 Abraham rogó a Dios, y Dios curó a Abimélek, a su mujer, y a sus concubinas, que tuvieron hijos;	17 Then when Abraham prayed, God healed Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they gave birth.
18 pues Yahveh había cerrado absolutamente toda matriz de casa de Abimélek, por lo de Sara, la mujer de Abraham.	18 For the Lord had closed every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, the wife of Abraham.