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12:1 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:
12:2 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:
12:3 为你祝福的，我必赐福与他。那咒诅你的，我必咒诅他，地上的万族都要因你得福。
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
12:4 亚伯兰就照着耶和华的吩咐去了。罗得也和他同去。亚伯兰出哈兰的时候，年七十五岁。
So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
12:5 亚伯兰将他妻子撒莱和侄儿罗得，连他们在哈兰所积蓄的财物，所得的人口，都带往迦南地去。他们就到了迦南地。
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.
12:6 亚伯兰经过那地，到了示剑地方，摩利橡树那里。那时迦南人住在那地。
And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
12:7 耶和华向亚伯兰显现，说，我要把这地赐给你的后裔。亚伯兰就在那里为向他显现的耶和华筑了一座坛。
And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
12:8 从那里他又迁到伯特利东边的山，支搭帐棚。西边是伯特利，东边是艾。他在那里又为耶和华筑了一座坛，求告耶和华的名。
And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
12:9 后来亚伯兰又渐渐迁往南地去。
And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
12:10 那地遭遇饥荒。因饥荒甚大，亚伯兰就下埃及去，要在那里暂居。
And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
12:11 将近埃及，就对他妻子撒莱说，我知道你是容貌俊美的妇人。
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:
12:12 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.
12:13 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.
12:14 及至亚伯兰到了埃及，埃及人看见那妇人极其美貌。
And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
12:15 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.
12:16 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.
12:17 耶和华因亚伯兰妻子撒莱的缘故，降大灾与法老和他的全家。
And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.
12:18 法老就召了亚伯兰来，说，你这向我作的是什么事呢，为什么没有告诉我她是你的妻子，
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?
12:19 为什么说她是你的妹子，以致我把她取来要作我的妻子，现在你的妻子在这里，可以带她走吧。
Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
12:20 于是法老吩咐人将亚伯兰和他妻子，并他所有的都送走了。
And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
创世记12参考
万世的祝福，是因一人的顺服而踏出第一步……
12:1-3 当亚伯兰一听到神的呼召，就凭著信心离开哈兰，前往迦南。神与他立约，告诉他将要建立一个大国。神还说不单这一族要蒙福，地上万族都要因亚伯兰的后裔得福。以色列由亚伯兰而出，他要跟随神，并影响与他有邦交的国家。耶稣基督降世拯救人类，也是从亚伯兰的直系所生，世人靠著他得以与神建立关系，得到无穷福乐。
神引导亚伯兰离开，是为了更大的使命。若神引导我时，我……
12:2 神应许赐福亚伯兰，使他成为大国，不过有一个条件──他要顺服神，就是离开家乡和亲友，到神所应许的地方去。亚伯兰顺服了神的旨意，为神所应许的将来更大的祝福而离开家乡。神可能想使用你作更伟大的事奉，而引导你到别的地方去。不要让目前安全舒适的生活令我们忽略了神对我们的计划。
神带领以色列人所到之地……
12:5 神计划要建立一个民族，称为属他自己的百姓。他呼召亚伯兰离开一个不敬奉真神、又以自我为中心的吾珥城，前往肥沃的迦南地，建立一个以神为中心、注重道德的国家。迦南地面积虽小，却是以色列历史的焦点、基督教的起源地，对世界历史产生了极大的影响。
旧约中有形的祭坛，是神人相遇的地方──我生命中的祭坛，是筑在甚么地方？
12:7 许多宗教都有祭坛，但对于神的子民来说，坛不单是献祭的地方，更象徵与神相交，纪念与神的相遇。粗糙的石头和泥土筑成的坛会保留在适当的地方多年，提醒人们神的保守和应许。
有两个原因使亚伯兰经常为神造坛：（1）为祷告和敬拜；（2）提醒自己神给他赐福的应许。亚伯兰若没有经常更新对神的爱和忠诚，他的灵命就会死去。筑坛帮助亚伯兰谨记神是他生命的中心。恒常的敬拜帮助我们记得神的旨意，并促使我们顺服他。
跟随神也会碰到拦阻与挑战！要是如此，我该……
12:10 亚伯兰在饥荒中前往埃及寻求食物。神刚呼召亚伯兰来到迦南地，为何却遇上饥荒呢？这是要考验亚伯兰的信心。他通过了。他面对这困难，没有怀疑神的引领。有许多信徒在立志跟从神的时候，会立刻遇到重大的拦阻。当我们遇到这种试验时，不要猜疑神的作为，要运用神赐给我们的智慧，就像亚伯兰暂居埃及时一样，等候新的机会。
因著惧怕而产生的谎话，是否也在拖垮著我？
12:11-13 亚伯兰出于恐惧，叫撒莱只讲出部分的真相，说她是他的妹妹。她的确是他同父异母的妹妹，但也是他的妻子（参20:12）。
亚伯兰企图欺骗埃及人，他惧怕如果他们知道实情，就会杀死他来夺取撒莱。撒莱的财富、美貌，和政治联姻的机会，使法老渴慕纳她入后宫。亚伯兰作为撒莱的哥哥，就会大得尊荣；但是作为她的丈夫，则有生命危险；因为除非亚伯兰被杀，撒莱是不能进入法老后宫的。亚伯兰对神的保护失去了信心，即使神已给他应许，他也只说出部分的真相。但隐瞒事实，他的麻烦更多。这说明撒谎只会使罪恶带来的后果更形复杂。