Then God spoke to him in the dream. He said,“ Yes, I know you had no idea you were doing anything wrong. So I have kept you from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her.

神在梦中对他说：“我知道你做这事是心中正直；我也拦阻了你，免得你得罪我，所以我不容你沾着她。

上帝在梦中对他说：“我也知道你做这事是心中正直的；是我拦阻了你，免得你得罪我。所以我不让你侵犯她。

神在梦中对他说：“我也知道你做这事是心中正直的；是我拦阻了你，免得你得罪我。所以我不让你侵犯她。

上帝在梦中对他说：“我知道你问心无愧，所以我才阻止你，不让你亲近她，免得你得罪我。

神在梦中对他说：“我也知道你作这事，是问心无愧的，所以我也阻止你，免得你得罪我。因此我不容许你接触她。

神藉着梦对他说：“是的，我知道你做这事心中纯正，也是我拦阻了你，免得你对我犯罪；因此我没有让你碰她。

神在夢中對他說：「我知道你做這事是心中正直；我也攔阻了你，免得你得罪我，所以我不容你沾着她。

上帝在夢中對他說：「我也知道你做這事是心中正直的；是我攔阻了你，免得你得罪我。所以我不讓你侵犯她。

神在夢中對他說：「我也知道你做這事是心中正直的；是我攔阻了你，免得你得罪我。所以我不讓你侵犯她。

上帝在夢中對他說：「我知道你問心無愧，所以我才阻止你，不讓你親近她，免得你得罪我。

神在夢中對他說：“我也知道你作這事，是問心無愧的，所以我也阻止你，免得你得罪我。因此我不容許你接觸她。

上帝對亞比米勒夢中說：『我也知道你作這事乃心裏端正，因此我也攔阻你犯罪得罪了我，所以我不容你和她有接觸。

神藉著夢對他說：「是的，我知道你做這事心中純正，也是我攔阻了你，免得你對我犯罪；因此我沒有讓你碰她。

上帝曰、我知爾為此、心本端正、故我阻爾、免玷婦身、干咎於我、

上帝曰、我知爾為此、心本純良、故我阻爾、使爾不玷婦身、以干罪戾。

天主夢中謂之曰、我亦知爾行此、爾心實正、故我阻爾近婦、免爾獲罪於我、

Then God said to him in the dream,“ Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her.

Then God said to him in the dream,“ Yes, I know that you have done this in the integrity of your heart, and it was I who kept you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not let you touch her.

In the dream God responded,“ Yes, I know you are innocent. That’s why I kept you from sinning against me, and why I did not let you touch her.

Then God said to him in the dream,“ Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience. I have also kept you from sinning against me. Therefore I have not let you touch her.

Then God said to him in the dream,“ Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also kept you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her.

And God said to him in a dream,“ Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart. For I also withheld you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her.

And God said unto him in the dream, Yea, I know that in the integrity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

Then God said to him in the dream,“ Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience. I have also kept you from sinning against Me. Therefore I have not let you touch her.

And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

Then in the dream God replied to him,“ Yes, I know that you have done this with a clear conscience. That is why I have kept you from sinning against me and why I did not allow you to touch her.

God said to him in the dream,“ Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn’t allow you to touch her.

Sir, the Lord has kept you from killing Nabal and his men. He has kept you from using your own hands to get even. So may what’s about to happen to Nabal happen to all your enemies. May it happen to everyone who wants to harm you. And may it happen just as surely as the Lord your God and you are alive.

It’s a good thing you came quickly to meet me. If you hadn’t come, not one of Nabal’s men would have been left alive by sunrise. And that’s just as sure as the Lord, the God of Israel, is alive. He has kept me from harming you.”

But your father has cheated me. He has changed my pay ten times. In spite of everything that’s happened, God hasn’t let him harm me.

You are the one I’ve really sinned against. I’ve done what is evil in your sight. So you are right when you sentence me. You are fair when you judge me.

So I let them go their own stubborn way. I let them follow their own sinful plans.

No one in this house is in a higher position than I am. My master hasn’t held anything back from me, except you. You are his wife. So how could I do an evil thing like that? How could I sin against God?”

In the Lord’ s hand the king’s heart is like a stream of water. The Lord directs it toward all those who please him.

The secret power of sin is already at work. But the one who now holds back that power will keep doing it until he is taken out of the way.

Then Jacob and everyone with him started out. The terror of God fell on the towns all around them. So no one chased them.

So Abimelek gave orders to all the people. He said,“ Anyone who harms this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”

So God will fool them completely. Then they will believe the lie.

But God did say,‘ You must not eat the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden. Do not even touch it. If you do, you will die.’ ”

“ Suppose someone sins by not being faithful to me. They do it by tricking their neighbors. They trick them in connection with something their neighbors have placed in their care. They steal from their neighbors. Or they cheat them.

I will drive out nations ahead of you. I will increase your territory. Go up three times a year to worship me. While you are doing that, I will keep others from wanting to take any of your land for themselves. I am the Lord your God.

So I will block her path with bushes that have thorns. I’ll build a wall around her. Then she can’t go to her lovers.She will still chase after her lovers. But she won’t catch them. She’ll look for them. But she won’t find them. Then she’ll say,‘ I’ll go back to my husband. That’s where I was at first. I was better off then than I am now.’

Now I want to deal with the things you wrote me about. Some of you say,“ It is good for a man not to sleep with a woman.”

The Lord God is like the sun that gives us light. He is like a shield that keeps us safe. The Lord blesses us with favor and honor. He doesn’t hold back anything good from those whose lives are without blame.

The Lord had kept all the women in Abimelek’s house from having children. He had done it because of Abraham’s wife Sarah.

So,“ Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch anything that is not pure and‘ clean.’ Then I will receive you.”( Isaiah 52:11; Ezekiel 20:34, 41)