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| [1]And the Lorde appeared vnto hym in the playne of Mamre, and he sate in his tent doore in the heate of the day |
[1]And Jehovah appeareth unto him among the oaks of Mamre, and he is sitting at the opening of the tent, about the heat of the day; |
| [2]And he lift vp his eyes and loked, and loe, three men stoode by hym: And when he sawe them, he ranne to meete them from the tent doore, and bowed hym selfe towarde the grounde |
[2]and he lifteth up his eyes and looketh, and lo, three men standing by him, and he seeth, and runneth to meet them from the opening of the tent, and boweth himself towards the earth, |
| [3]And sayde: Lorde, yf I haue nowe founde fauour in thy sight, passe not away I praye thee from thy seruaunt |
[3]And he saith, `My Lord, if, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, do not, I pray thee, pass on from thy servant; |
| [4]Let a litle water, I pray you, be fet, and washe your feete, and refreshe your selues vnder the tree |
[4]let, I pray thee, a little water be accepted, and wash your feet, and recline under the tree; |
| [5]And I wyll fet a morsell of bread to comfort your heartes withall, and then shall you go your wayes: for euen therefore are ye come to your seruaunt. And they sayde: do euen so as thou hast sayde |
[5]and I bring a piece of bread, and support ye your heart; afterwards pass on, for therefore have ye passed over unto your servant;' and they say, `So mayest thou do as thou has spoken.' |
| [6]And Abraham went apace into the tent vnto Sara, & sayde: Make redy at once three peckes of fine meale, kneade [it] and make cakes vpon the hearth |
[6]And Abraham hasteth towards the tent, unto Sarah, and saith, `Hasten three measures of flour-meal, knead, and make cakes;' |
| [7]And Abraham runnyng vnto his beastes, fet a calfe tender and good, and gaue it vnto a young man, and he hasted to make it redy at once |
[7]and Abraham ran unto the herd, and taketh a son of the herd, tender and good, and giveth unto the young man, and he hasteth to prepare it; |
| [8]And he toke butter and mylke, and the calfe which he had prepared, and set it before them, and stoode hym selfe by them vnder the tree: & they dyd eate |
[8]and he taketh butter and milk, and the son of the herd which he hath prepared, and setteth before them; and he is standing by them under the tree, and they do eat. |
| [9]And they sayde vnto hym: where is Sara thy wife? He aunswered, behold, in the tent |
[9]And they say unto him, `Where [is] Sarah thy wife?' and he saith, `Lo -- in the tent;' |
| [10]And he sayde: I wyll certaynely returne vnto thee according to the time of lyfe: and lo, Sara thy wyfe shall haue a sonne. That heard Sara in the tent doore, which was behynde hym |
[10]and he saith, `returning I return unto thee, about the time of life, and lo, to Sarah thy wife a son.' |
| [11]Abraham and Sara were both olde, and well stryken in age: and it ceassed to be with Sara after the maner as it is with women |
[11]And Sarah is hearkening at the opening of the tent, which is behind him; |
| [12]Therefore Sara laughed within her selfe, saying: Nowe I am waxed olde shal I geue my selfe to lust, and my Lorde olde also |
[12]and Abraham and Sarah [are] aged, entering into days -- the way of women hath ceased to be to Sarah; |
| [13]And God said vnto Abraham: wherfore dyd Sara laugh, saying, shall I of a suertie beare a chylde, which am olde |
[13]and Sarah laugheth in her heart, saying, `After I have waxed old I have had pleasure! -- my lord also [is] old!' |
| [14]Is any thing vnpossible to God? Accordyng to the tyme appoynted wyll I returne vnto thee [euen] according to the time of life: & Sara [shall] haue a sonne |
[14]And Jehovah saith unto Abraham, `Why [is] this? Sarah hath laughed, saying, Is it true really -- I bear -- and I am aged? Is any thing too wonderful for Jehovah? at the appointed time I return unto thee, about the time of life, and Sarah hath a son.' |
| [15]The Sara denied it, saying: I laughed not: for she was afrayde. And he sayde: it is not so, but thou laughedst |
[15]And Sarah denieth, saying, `I did not laugh;' for she hath been afraid; and He saith, `Nay, but thou didst laugh.' |
| [16]And the men rysyng vp from thence, loked toward Sodome: and Abraham went with them to bryng them on the way |
[16]And the men rise from thence, and look on the face of Sodom, and Abraham is going with them to send them away; |
| [17]And the Lorde sayde: shall I hyde from Abraham that thing which I do |
[17]and Jehovah said, `Am I concealing from Abraham that which I am doing, |
| [18]Seyng that Abraham shall surely be a great and a myghtie nation, and all the nations of the earth shalbe blessed in hym |
[18]and Abraham certainly becometh a nation great and mighty, and blessed in him have been all nations of the earth? |
| [19]I knowe this also, that he wyll commaunde his chyldren and his householde after him, that they kepe the way of the Lord, and to do iustice and iudgement, that the Lorde may bryng vppon Abraha that he hath spoken vnto him |
[19]for I have known him, that he commandeth his children, and his house after him (and they have kept the way of Jehovah), to do righteousness and judgment, that Jehovah may bring on Abraham that which He hath spoken concerning him.' |
| [20]And the lorde saide: because the crye of Sodome and Gomorrhe is great, and because their sinne is exceding greeuous |
[20]And Jehovah saith, `The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah -- because great; and their sin -- because exceeding grievous: |
| [21]I wyll go downe nowe, and see whether they haue done altogether accordyng to that crye whiche is come vnto me: and yf not, I wyll knowe |
[21]I go down now, and see whether according to its cry which is coming unto Me they have done completely -- and if not -- I know;' |
| [22]And the men departed thence, & went to Sodomeward: but Abraham stoode yet before the Lorde |
[22]and the men turn from thence, and go towards Sodom; and Abraham is yet standing before Jehovah. |
| [23]And Abraham drewe neare, and said: Wylt thou also destroye the righteous with the wicked |
[23]And Abraham draweth nigh and saith, `Dost Thou also consume righteous with wicked? |
| [24]If there be fiftie ryghteous within the citie, wylt thou destroye and not spare the place for the sake of fiftie ryghteous that are therein |
[24]peradventure there are fifty righteous in the midst of the city; dost Thou also consume, and not bear with the place for the sake of the fifty -- the righteous who [are] in its midst? |
| [25]That be farre from thee that thou shouldest do after this maner, and slaye the ryghteous with the wicked, & that the ryghteous should be as the wicked, that be farre from thee: Shall not the iudge of all the worlde do accordyng to ryght |
[25]Far be it from Thee to do according to this thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked; that it hath been -- as the righteous so the wicked -- far be it from Thee; doth the Judge of all the earth not do justice?' |
| [26]And the Lorde sayde: If I fynde in Sodome fiftie ryghteous within the citie, I wyll spare all the place for their sakes |
[26]And Jehovah saith, `If I find in Sodom fifty righteous in the midst of the city, then have I borne with all the place for their sake.' |
| [27]And Abraham aunsweryng, sayde: beholde I haue taken vppon me to speake vnto the Lorde, whiche am but dust and asshes |
[27]And Abraham answereth and saith, `Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speak unto the Lord, and I -- dust and ashes; |
| [28]If there shall lacke fiue of fiftie ryghteous, wylt thou destroy all the citie for [lacke] of fiue? And he saide: If I fynde there fourtie and fiue I wyl not destroy them |
[28]peradventure there are lacking five of the fifty righteous -- dost Thou destroy for five the whole of the city?' and He saith, `I destroy [it] not, if I find there forty and five.' |
| [29]And he proceaded to speake vnto hym agayne, and sayde: What yf there shall be fourtie founde there? He aunswered: I wyll not do it for fourties sake |
[29]And he addeth again to speak unto Him and saith, `Peradventure there are found there forty?' and He saith, `I do [it] not, because of the forty.' |
| [30]He sayde vnto hym agayne: O let not my lord be angry that I speake: What yf there shall thirtie be founde there? And he sayde: I wyll do nothyng yf I fynde thirtie there |
[30]And he saith, `Let it not be, I Pray thee, displeasing to the Lord, and I speak: peradventure there are found there thirty?' and He saith, `I do [it] not, if I find there thirty.' |
| [31]He sayde agayne: O see I haue taken vppon me to speake nowe also vnto my Lord: What if there shalbe twentie founde there? He aunswered, I wyll not destroy [them] for twenties sake |
[31]And he saith, `Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speak unto the Lord: peradventure there are found there twenty?' and He saith, `I do not destroy [it], because of the twenty.' |
| [32]And he sayde: O let not my Lorde be angry, and I wyll speake yet but this once: What if ten shalbe found there? He aunswered, I wil not destroy [them] for tennes sake |
[32]And he saith, `Let it not be, I pray Thee, displeasing to the Lord, and I speak only this time: peradventure there are found there ten?' and He saith, `I do not destroy [it], because of the ten.' |
| [33]And the Lorde went his way assoone as he had left communyng with Abraham, and Abraham [also] turned vnto his place |
[33]And Jehovah goeth on, when He hath finished speaking unto Abraham, and Abraham hath turned back to his place. |