Genesis 20:1-18 talk about how God protect Abraham and Sarah in King Abimelech house. God warn Abimelech and restore Sarah to Abraham.
1. Abraham pack him family from di place wey dem dey before go stay for Gerar.
2. For Gerar, Abraham tell people say Sarah na him sister, so King Abimelech carry Sarah go him house.
3. But God appear to Abimelech for dream and warn am say, “You go die because di woman wey you carry na another man wife.”
4. Abimelech never touch Sarah, so he ask God, “Lord, you go kill innocent person?
5. Abraham talk say Sarah na him sister, and she too talk say Abraham na her brother. I do am with clean heart and clear hand.”
6. God reply for di dream, “I know say your heart dey clean, and na why I stop you from sinning against me. I no let you touch her.
7. Now, return di man wife to am, because he be prophet. He go pray for you, and you go live. But if you no return am, you and your whole family go die.”
8. Early morning, Abimelech call all him people, tell dem wetin happen, and dem fear well well.
9. Abimelech call Abraham and ask, “Wetín you do to us? Wetin make you bring this big sin on my kingdom? You no suppose do this kind thing.”
10. He continue, “Why you do this kind thing?”
11. Abraham answer, “I think say this place no fear God, and una go kill me because of my wife.
12. Plus, Sarah truly be my sister. We get di same papa but different mama, and I marry her.
13. When God make me wander from my papa house, I tell her, ‘Anywhere wey we go, tell dem say I be your brother.’”
14. So Abimelech return Sarah to Abraham and give him sheep, cattle, servants, and slaves.
15. Abimelech talk, “My land dey open for you. Live anywhere you like.”
16. To Sarah, he say, “I give your brother one thousand pieces of silver to clear di matter for everybody eye. Now, nobody go get bad mind against you.”
17. Abraham pray to God, and God heal Abimelech, him wife, and him female slaves so dem fit born pikin.
18. Because before, God close all di wombs for Abimelech house because he take Sarah, Abraham wife.
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