Nå sa Herren til Abram: Dra bort fra ditt land, fra din slekt og fra din fars hus, til det landet som jeg vil vise deg.

Now Jehovah said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto the land that I will show thee:

Jeg vil gjøre deg til et stort folk, og jeg vil velsigne deg og gjøre ditt navn stort; og du skal bli til velsignelse.

and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make they name great; and be thou a blessing;

Jeg vil velsigne dem som velsigner deg, og den som forbanner deg, vil jeg forbanne. Og i deg skal alle slekter på jorden velsignes.

and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

Så dro Abram av sted, slik Herren hadde sagt til ham, og Lot dro med ham. Abram var syttifem år gammel da han forlot Haran.

So Abram went, as Jehovah had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

Og Abram tok med seg Sarai, sin kone, og Lot, sin brorsønn, og alt det gods de hadde samlet, og alle de mennesker de hadde fått i Haran; og de dro ut for å reise til Kanaans land. Og de kom til Kanaans land.

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.

Abram gikk gjennom landet til stedet Sikem, til More-eikaen. Og kanaaneerne var da i landet.

And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

Da åpenbarte Herren seg for Abram og sa: Til din ætt vil jeg gi dette landet. Og der bygde han et alter for Herren, som hadde åpenbart seg for ham.

And Jehovah appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto Jehovah, who appeared unto him.

Så flyttet han derfra til fjellet øst for Betel og slo opp teltet sitt. Han hadde Betel i vest og Ai i øst. Der bygde han et alter for Herren og påkalte Herrens navn.

And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto Jehovah, and called upon the name of Jehovah.

Abram fortsatte sin reise, stadig sørover.

And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South.

Det ble sult i landet, så Abram drog ned til Egypt for å bo der en tid, for hungeren var stor i landet.

And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land.

Da han nærmet seg Egypt, sa han til Sarai, sin kone: Se, jeg vet at du er en vakker kvinne.

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:

Når egypterne ser deg, vil de si: Dette er hans kone. Så vil de drepe meg, men la deg leve.

and it will come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they will say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.

Si derfor at du er min søster, så det kan gå meg godt for din skyld, og så jeg får leve på grunn av deg.

Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister; that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.

Da Abram kom til Egypt, så egypterne at kvinnen var meget vakker.

And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

Og faraos høvdinger så henne og roste henne for farao, og kvinnen ble hentet til faraos hus.

And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

For hennes skyld gjorde han vel mot Abram. Abram fikk småfe, storfe, esler, tjenere, trellkvinner, eselhopper og kameler.

And he dealt well with Abram for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-asses, and camels.

Men Herren sendte store plager over farao og hans hus for Sarai, Abrams kones skyld.

And Jehovah plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

Da kalte farao på Abram og sa: Hva er det du har gjort mot meg? Hvorfor fortalte du ikke at hun var din kone?

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?

Hvorfor sa du: Hun er min søster, så jeg tok henne til kone? Her er nå din kone, ta henne med deg og gå!

why saidst thou, She is my sister, so that I took her to be my wife? now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.

Farao befalte sine menn angående ham, og de fulgte ham ut med sin kone og alt han eide.

And Pharaoh gave men charge concerning him: and they brought him on the way, and his wife, and all that he had.