Abraham wɔ Gerar
Abraham san frɛ Sara ne nuabea, na Abimelek fa no. Yɛn Agya bɔ ɔhene no kɔkɔ wɔ dae mu ansa na ɔde ne nsa aka no, na Abimelek kyerɛ sɛ ne ho nni asɛm. Abraham gye tom sɛ ɔbuu no saa ara sɛ obiara nsuro yɛn Agya wɔ ha.
Yɛn Agya kasa wɔ nkyekyɛmu ahorow 3, 6–7
20 1Abraham tu fii hɔ kɔɔ Negeb, ɔkɔtenaa Kades ne Sur ntam, na ɔtenaa Gerar sɛ ɔhɔho. 2Abraham ka faa ne yere Sara ho se, “Ɔyɛ me nuabaa.” Enti Gerar hene Abimelek soma ma wɔkɔfaa Sara.
3Nanso yɛn Agya baa Abimelek nkyɛn wɔ dae mu anadwo no, na ɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Woayɛ sɛ owufo dedaw, ɛnam ɔbaa a wode no aba no nti, efisɛ ɔyɛ ɔbarima bi yere.”
4Abimelek ammɛn ɔbaa no da. Ɔkae se, “Onyankopɔn Otumfo, wobɛsɛe ɔman a ɛdi bem mpo ana? 5Ɛnyɛ ɔbarima no ankasa na ɔka kyerɛɛ me se, ‘Ɔyɛ me nuabaa’ ana? Na ɔbaa no nso ankasa kae se, ‘Ɔyɛ me nuabarima.’ Mede akoma pa ne nsa a ɛho tew na ɛyɛɛ eyi.”
6Afei yɛn Agya ka kyerɛɛ no wɔ dae no mu se, “Aane, minim sɛ wode akoma pa na ɛyɛɛ eyi, na masiw wo kwan amma woanyɛ bɔne antia me—ɛno nti na mamma woanka no. 7Afei de ɔbarima no yere san ma no, efisɛ ɔyɛ odiyifo a ɔbɛbɔ mpae ama wo, na wobɛtena ase. Sɛ woamfa no ansan amma no a, hu sɛ wobɛwu ampa, wo ne nnipa a wɔyɛ wo de nyinaa.”
8Abimelek sɔre anɔpahema, frɛɛ ne nkoa nyinaa, na ɔkaa nea asi no nyinaa kyerɛɛ wɔn; na ehu kɛse kaa mmarima no. 9Abimelek frɛɛ Abraham bisaa no se, “Dɛn na woayɛ yɛn yi? Bɔne bɛn na mayɛ wo a enti wode bɔne kɛse aba me ne mʼahenni so? Woayɛ me nea ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ da.” 10Abimelek san ka kyerɛɛ Abraham se, “Dɛn na na ɛwɔ wʼadwene mu a enti woyɛɛ saa ade yi?”
11Abraham kae se, “Medwenee se: ampa, yɛn Agya ho suro nni ha koraa, na wɔbɛkum me esiane me yere nti.” 12Bio nso, ampa ɔyɛ me nuabaa, mʼagya babea, nanso ɔnyɛ me na ba, na ɔbɛyɛɛ me yere.
13Bere a yɛn Agya maa mefii mʼagya fi kyinkyinii no, meka kyerɛɛ no se: Yɛ me ayamye yi—baabiara a yɛbɛkɔ no, ka fa me ho se, “Ɔyɛ me nuabarima.”
14Afei Abimelek faa nguan, anantwi, ne nkoa mmarima ne mmaa de maa Abraham, na ɔde ne yere Sara san maa no. 15Abimelek kae se, “Mʼasase da wʼanim; tena baabiara a wopɛ.” 16Na ɔka kyerɛɛ Sara se, “Hwɛ, mede dwetɛ 1,000 rema wo nuabarima. Eyi bɛkata bɔne a wɔyɛɛ wo no so wɔ nnipa a wɔka wo ho nyinaa anim; nnipa nyinaa anim, wo ho afi asɛm biara mu koraa.”
17Abraham bɔɔ yɛn Agya mpae, na ɔsaa Abimelek, ne yere ne ne mfenaa yare, ma wɔsan woo mma bio, 18efisɛ yɛn Agya ato mmaa a wɔwɔ Abimelek fi nyinaa awotwaa mu koraa, esiane Abraham yere Sara nti.
