¹ 耶和華對亞伯蘭說：你要離開本地、本族、父家，往我所要指示你的地去。

² 我必叫你成為大國。我必賜福給你，叫你的名為大；你也要叫別人得福。

³ 為你祝福的，我必賜福與他；那咒詛你的，我必咒詛他。地上的萬族都要因你得福。

⁴ 亞伯蘭就照著耶和華的吩咐去了；羅得也和他同去。亞伯蘭出哈蘭的時候年七十五歲。

⁵ 亞伯蘭將他妻子撒萊和姪兒羅得，連他們在哈蘭所積蓄的財物、所得的人口，都帶往迦南地去。他們就到了迦南地。

⁶ 亞伯蘭經過那地，到了示劍地方、摩利橡樹那裡。那時迦南人住在那地。

⁷ 耶和華向亞伯蘭顯現，說：我要把這地賜給你的後裔。亞伯蘭就在那裡為向他顯現的耶和華築了一座壇。

⁸ 從那裡他又遷到伯特利東邊的山，支搭帳棚；西邊是伯特利，東邊是艾。他在那裡又為耶和華築了一座壇，求告耶和華的名。

⁹ 後來亞伯蘭又漸漸遷往南地去。

¹⁰ 那地遭遇饑荒。因饑荒甚大，亞伯蘭就下埃及去，要在那裡暫居。

¹¹ 將近埃及，就對他妻子撒萊說：我知道你是容貌俊美的婦人。

¹² 埃及人看見你必說：這是他的妻子，他們就要殺我，卻叫你存活。

¹³ 求你說，你是我的妹子，使我因你得平安，我的命也因你存活。

¹⁴ 及至亞伯蘭到了埃及，埃及人看見那婦人極其美貌。

¹⁵ 法老的臣宰看見了他，就在法老面前誇獎他。那婦人就被帶進法老的宮去。

¹⁶ 法老因這婦人就厚待亞伯蘭，亞伯蘭得了許多牛、羊、駱駝、公驢、母驢、僕婢。

¹⁷ 耶和華因亞伯蘭妻子撒萊的緣故，降大災與法老和他的全家。

¹⁸ 法老就召了亞伯蘭來，說：你這向我作的是甚麼事呢？為甚麼沒有告訴我他是你的妻子？

¹⁹ 為甚麼說他是你的妹子，以致我把他取來要作我的妻子？現在你的妻子在這裡，可以帶他走罷。

²⁰ 於是法老吩咐人將亞伯蘭和他妻子，並他所有的都送走了。

¹⁹ "Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.

²⁰ A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was laid at his gate, full of sores,

²¹ and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. Yes, even the dogs came and licked his sores.

²² It happened that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.

²³ In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom.

²⁴ He cried and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue! For I am in anguish in this flame.'

²⁵ "But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received your good things, and Lazarus, in the same way, bad things. But now here he is comforted and you are in anguish.

²⁶ Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that none may cross over from there to us.'

²⁷ "He said, 'I ask you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house;

²⁸ for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, so they won't also come into this place of torment.'

²⁹ "But Abraham said to him, 'They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.'

³⁰ "He said, 'No, father Abraham, but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.'

³¹ "He said to him, 'If they don't listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if one rises from the dead.'"