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1. 1ASWAfei, Abraham tu firii hɔ kɔɔ anafoɔ mantam asase bi a wɔfrɛ no Negeb kɔtenaa nkuro Kades ne Sur ntam. Ɔtenaa Gerar kakra.BSBBSB: Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,
2. 2ASWAbraham maa nnipa no tee aseɛ sɛ, Sara yɛ ne nuabaa. Enti, Gerarhene Abimelek soma kɔfaa Sara baa nʼahemfie.BSBBSB: Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.
3. 3ASWNanso, Onyankopɔn soo Abimelek daeɛ, ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Wosɛ owuo, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔbaa a woakɔfa no no yɛ obi yere.”BSBBSB: One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”
4. 4ASWNanso, na Abimelek nnya ne Sara nnaeɛ, enti ɔkaa sɛ, “Awurade, enti wobɛsɛe onipa a ɔnyɛɛ bɔne bi?BSBBSB: Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent?
5. 5ASWAbraham ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, ‘Ɔyɛ me nuabaa.’ Na Sara no nso kaa sɛ, ‘Ɔyɛ me nuabarima.’ Enti mede adwenem fann ne akoma mu teɛ na meyɛɛ deɛ meyɛeɛ no.”BSBBSB: Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”
6. 6ASWAfei, Onyankopɔn soo Abimelek daeɛ bio ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Ɛyɛ nokorɛ turodoo sɛ, wode adwenem fann ne akoma mu teɛ na ɛyɛɛ deɛ woyɛeɛ no; ɛno enti, mamma woanyɛ bɔne antia me. Ɛno enti na mamma woamfa wo ho anka no no.BSBBSB: Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
7. 7ASWNe saa enti sane fa ɔbarima no yere no kɔma no, ɛfiri sɛ, saa ɔbarima no yɛ odiyifoɔ a ɔbɛtumi abɔ mpaeɛ ama wo, ama woatena. Na sɛ woansane amfa no ankɔma no a, hunu sɛ, wo ne wʼasefoɔ nyinaa bɛwuwu.”BSBBSB: Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die—you and all who belong to you.”
8. 8ASWAdeɛ kyee anɔpatutuutu no, ntɛm ara, Abimelek frɛɛ ne mpanimfoɔ nyinaa bɔɔ wɔn nsɛm a asisie no ho amaneɛ. Na wɔsuroo yie.BSBBSB: Early the next morning Abimelech got up and summoned all his servants; and when he described to them all that had happened, the men were terrified.
9. 9ASWAfei, Abimelek frɛɛ Abraham ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Ɛdeɛn na woayɛ yɛn yi? Bɔne bɛn na mayɛ wo a woakɔfa afɔbusɛm kɛseɛ a ɛte sɛɛ yi abɛto me ne me ɔman so yi? Adeɛ a wode ayɛ me yi nyɛ adeɛ a anka ɛsɛ sɛ wode yɛ me.”BSBBSB: Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such tremendous guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done.”
10. 10ASWAfei, Abimelek bisaa Abraham sɛ, “Ɛdeɛn adwene na ɛkaa wo a ɛmaa woyɛɛ saa?”BSBBSB: Abimelech also asked Abraham, “What prompted you to do such a thing?”
11. 11ASWAbraham buaa sɛ, “Mesusuu sɛ, nokorɛm, Onyankopɔn biara nni mo mu, ne saa enti, me yere enti, mobɛtumi akum me.BSBBSB: Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’
12. 12ASWYei akyiri no, ampa ara, ɔyɛ me nuabaa. Yɛfiri agya korɔ. Yɛmfiri ɛna korɔ. Ɛno enti na mewaree no no.BSBBSB: Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife.
13. 13ASWNa ɛberɛ a Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ me Abraham sɛ, mentu mfiri mʼagya fie nkɔ asase a ɔbɛkyerɛ me so no, me nso, meka kyerɛɛ Sara sɛ, ‘Adɔeɛ a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ me nie: baabiara a yɛbɛduru no, ka sɛ, meyɛ wo nuabarima.’ ”BSBBSB: So when God had me journey from my father’s house, I said to Sarah, ‘This is how you can show your loyalty to me: Wherever we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”
14. 14ASWEnti, Abimelek de nnwan, anantwie, nkoa ne mfenaa brɛɛ Abraham. Na ɔde ne yere Sara sane brɛɛ no.BSBBSB: So Abimelech brought sheep and cattle, menservants and maidservants, and he gave them to Abraham and restored his wife Sarah to him.
15. 15ASWAbimelek kaa sɛ, “Mʼasasetam na ɛda wʼanim yi, ɛso baabiara a wopɛ sɛ wotena no, fa.”BSBBSB: And Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you please.”
16. 16ASWAbimelek ka kyerɛɛ Sara nso sɛ, “Mede dwetɛ kilogram dubaako ne fa rema wo nuabarima no. Yei ne mpatadeɛ a mede rema wo wɔ bɔne a wɔde too wo so no, wɔ wɔn a wɔka wo ho no nyinaa anim. Asodie biara nna wo so.”BSBBSB: And he said to Sarah, “See, I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is your vindication before all who are with you; you are completely cleared.”
17. 17ASWEnti, Abraham bɔɔ mpaeɛ, srɛɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ, ɔnsa ɔhene Abimelek, ɔhemmaa ne mfenaa a wɔwɔ efie hɔ yadeɛ, ma wɔnwo mma.BSBBSB: Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—
18. 18ASWEsiane Abraham yere Sara enti, Awurade too Abimelek fiefoɔ nyinaa yafunu mu, de twee Abimelek aso.BSBBSB: for on account of Abraham’s wife Sarah, the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household.