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10. Now there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was grievous in the land.

11. And it came to pass, when he had come near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “Behold now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look upon.

12. And it will be when the Egyptians see you, they shall say, ‘This is his wife.’ And they will kill me, but they will save you alive.

13. I pray you, say that you are my sister, so that it may be well with me for your sake. And my soul shall live because of you.”

14. And it came to pass that when Abram had come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.

15. The princes of Pharaoh also saw her and commended her before Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.

16. And he treated Abram well for her sake. And he had sheep, and oxen, and male donkeys, and male servants, and maidservants, and female donkeys, and camels.

17. And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.

18. And Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she is your wife?

19. Why did you say, ‘She is my sister?’ And so I was about to take her to me as wife. Now therefore, behold your wife. Take her and go your way.”

20. And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him. And they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.

 (A Faithful Version)

10. 那是大地正遇乾旱，災情嚴重，亞伯蘭到埃及去寄居避難。

11. 將近埃及的時候，對妻子撒萊說：妳外表容貌極其秀美。

12. 埃及人一看，必會問：她是你妻？ 那麼便會殺了我，把妳奪去。

13. 拜託妳到時說是我妹妹，這樣我便穩妥，性命也因此得以保存。

14. 吩咐完畢，亞伯蘭來到埃及，埃及人看到她妻，確實是容貌出眾。

15. 當時法老的臣僕，也看到，就在法老面前推薦。這人妻就被帶到宮裡。

16. 法老因撒萊的緣故，善待亞伯蘭。讓他擁有私人財富，如一群小羊、一群公牛、一群驢仔、男奴、女奴、一群母驢和駱駝。

17. 自從娶來亞伯蘭的妻子撒萊，瘟疫到來，法老和全家都受到極大打擊，看來是耶和華干擾。

18. 於是，法老召亞伯蘭來，問：為何如此，如今你得逞了！為何不早告訴我，這女子是你妻子？

19. 為什麼說她是你妹妹？我是想娶她為妻。事到如今，帶你的妻子離開！

20. 法老隨即吩咐人遣送亞伯蘭和他妻子，並屬於他的一切財物。

摩西這這段陳述，像舞台劇般呈理在觀眾面前。沒有解釋原因，卻將理由放在情節和對話當中。

故事從天災發生日起。

用今日對中東地域的了解，那是個維生不易的地方，水少沙多。若用今日以色列，就是當日的迦南地域為例，以色列人為地改變環境的局限，由此推想當年，自能體會謀生不易的道理，生活艱難可想而知。因此上一段說生活艱難是真的。乾旱發生是常有還是剛巧遇上？不曉得。

只是因環境影響要到埃及避災是事實。

當時的亞伯蘭是曾經風霜同日月搏鬥過的人，是有閱歷。到埃及便提出一個安身立命的方案，把妻子當成妹妹。這是權宜之計，無可厚非。只是結果出人意料。

他是保住了自己，卻苦了妻子和那位正直的法老。作為女性，在那個時代，本就有互助互補的功能。只是正直的法老卻受無罔之災。這災，似乎是給亞伯蘭去學功課。它要展示亞伯拉罕如何踏上信心之路，真實地感受耶和華的眷顧。

為何法老正直：這反映在他待人處事的態度。

1. 他是以合法的方式，和當是合理的迎娶手續，有介紹人有聘禮，而且是他的身份。

2. 當面臨災害，他去找緣因。不知如何找到，發現源頭是亞伯蘭的不誠實做成。怪責一番，放生不殺。

這是正常的君王所為？沒有。在不知什麼緣因作出這樣的決定，不因權勢不為私仇，只能說明他是明理而且有大王胸襟氣度之人。

看官看這個理由是否成立：耶和華愛與祂立約的人。

理由：天災人禍，是人生不可以避開的課題。既然不可以避免，就只能面對。有人改變立場，有人堅持立場。這是一紙的二面，二面都重要，視乎改變的是什麼，堅持的又是什麼而定。

亞伯蘭在生存這事上，用了人以為這是唯一的方法，連累了二個人。得了教訓，後來獻子，以表明他真誠相信。亞伯蘭在信心事上一直在堅持，耶和華就一直在保守，人稱他為信心之父，因為經歷甚多，終不改變：與他立約的是何等真實。