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| [1]Again the Lord appeared unto him in the plain of Mamre, as he sat in his tent door about the heat 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 up his eyes, and looked: and lo, three men stood by him, and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the ground. |
[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 he said, Lord, if I have now found favor in thy sight, go not, I pray thee, from thy servant. |
[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 little water, I pray you, be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree. |
[4]let, I pray thee, a little water be accepted, and wash your feet, and recline under the tree; |
| [5]And I will bring a morsel of bread, that you may comfort your hearts, afterward ye shall go your ways: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, Do even as thou hast said. |
[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]Then Abraham made haste into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready at once three measures of fine meal: knead it, and make cakes upon 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 ran to the beasts, and took a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant, who hasted to make it ready. |
[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 took butter and milk, and the calf, which he had prepared, and set before them, and stood himself by them under the tree, and they did eat. |
[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]Then they said to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he answered, Behold, she is in the tent. |
[9]And they say unto him, `Where [is] Sarah thy wife?' and he saith, `Lo -- in the tent;' |
| [10]And he said, I will certainly come again unto thee according to the time of life: and lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. and Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him. |
[10]and he saith, `returning I return unto thee, about the time of life, and lo, to Sarah thy wife a son.' |
| [11](Now Abraham and Sarah were old and stricken in age, and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women) |
[11]And Sarah is hearkening at the opening of the tent, which is behind him; |
| [12]Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old, and my lord also, shall I have lust? |
[12]and Abraham and Sarah [are] aged, entering into days -- the way of women hath ceased to be to Sarah; |
| [13]And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah thus laugh, saying, Shall I certainly bear a child, which am old? |
[13]and Sarah laugheth in her heart, saying, `After I have waxed old I have had pleasure! -- my lord also [is] old!' |
| [14](Shall anything be hard to the Lord? At the time appointed will I return unto thee, even according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.) |
[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]But Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not: for she was afraid. And he said, It is not so: for 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]Afterward the men did rise up from thence and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring 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 Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do, |
[17]and Jehovah said, `Am I concealing from Abraham that which I am doing, |
| [18]Seeing that Abraham shall be indeed a great and a mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? |
[18]and Abraham certainly becometh a nation great and mighty, and blessed in him have been all nations of the earth? |
| [19]For I know him that he will command his sons and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and judgment, that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that he hath spoken unto 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]Then the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is exceeding grievous, |
[20]And Jehovah saith, `The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah -- because great; and their sin -- because exceeding grievous: |
| [21]I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to that cry which is come unto me: and if not, that I may know. |
[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 turned thence and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord. |
[22]and the men turn from thence, and go towards Sodom; and Abraham is yet standing before Jehovah. |
| [23]Then Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? |
[23]And Abraham draweth nigh and saith, `Dost Thou also consume righteous with wicked? |
| [24]If there be fifty righteous within the city, wilt thou destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous 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]Be it far from thee from doing this thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be even as the wicked, be it far from thee. Shall not the judge of all the world do right? |
[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 Lord answered, If I shall find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then will I 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]Then Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have begun to speak unto my Lord, and I am but dust and ashes. |
[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 lack five of fifty righteous, wilt thou destroy all the city for five? And he said, If I find there five and forty, I will not destroy it. |
[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 yet spake to him again, and said, What if there shall be found forty there? Then he answered, I will not do it for forty's 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]Again he said, Let not my Lord now be angry, that I speak, What if thirty be found there? Then he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty 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]Moreover he said, Behold, now I have begun to speak unto my Lord, What if twenty be found there? And he answered, I will not destroy it for twenty's 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]Then he said, Let not my Lord be now angry, and I will speak but this once, What if ten be found there? And he answered, I will not destroy it for ten's 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 Lord went his way when he had left communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned unto his place. |
[33]And Jehovah goeth on, when He hath finished speaking unto Abraham, and Abraham hath turned back to his place. |