耶和华对亚伯兰说,你要离开本地,本族,父家,往我所要指示你的地去。
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:
以色列人照着摩西的话行,向埃及人要金器,银器,和衣裳。
And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:
耶和华在云柱中降临,站在会幕门口,召亚伦和米利暗,二人就出来了。
And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.
耶和华说,因为困苦人的冤屈,和贫穷人的叹息,我现在要起来,把他安置在他所切慕的稳妥之地。
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
他的尾巴拖拉着天上星辰的三分之一,摔在地上。龙就站在那将要生产的妇人面前,等他生产之后,要吞吃他的孩子。
And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
我必叫你成为大国,我必赐福给你,叫你的名为大,你也要叫别人得福。
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:
埃及人看见你必说,这是他的妻子,他们就要杀我,却叫你存活。
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.
求你说,你是我的妹子,使我因你得平安,我的命也因你存活。
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.
法老的臣宰看见了她,就在法老面前夸奖她。那妇人就被带进法老的宫去。
The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
法老因这妇人就厚待亚伯兰,亚伯兰得了许多牛,羊,骆驼,公驴,母驴,仆婢。
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.