18:1 And God appeared to him by the oak of
Mambre, as he sat by the door of his tent at noon.
18:2 And he lifted up his eyes and beheld, and lo! three men stood before
him; and having seen them he ran to meet them fro the door of his tent, and
did obeisance to the ground.
18:3 And he said, Lord, if indeed I have found grace in thy sight, pass not
by thy servant.
18:4 Let water now be brought, and let them wash your feet, and do ye
refresh [yourselves] under the tree.
18:5 And I will bring bread, and ye shall eat, and after this ye shall
depart on your journey, on account of which [refreshment] ye have turned
aside to your servant. And he said, So do, as thou hast said.
18:6 And Abraam hasted to the tent to Sarrha, and said to her, Hasten, and
knead three measures of fine flour, and make cakes.
18:7 And Abraam ran to the kine, and took a young calf, tender and good, and
gave it to his servant, and he hasted to dress it.
18:8 And he took butter and milk, and the calf which he had dressed; and he
set them before them, and they did eat, and he stood by them under the tree.
18:9 And he said to him, Where is Sarrha thy wife? And he answered and said,
Behold! in the tent.
18:10 And he said, I will return and come to thee according to this period
seasonably, and Sarrha thy wife shall have a son; and Sarrha heard at the
door of the tent, being behind him.
18:11 And Abraam and Sarrha were old, advanced in days, and the custom of
women ceased with Sarrha.
18:12 And Sarrha laughed in herself, saying, The thing has not as yet
happened to me, even until now, and my lord is old.
18:13 And the Lord said to Abraam, Why is it that Sarrha has laughed in
herself, saying, Shall I then indeed bear? but I am grown old.
18:14 Shall anything be impossible with the Lord? At this time I will return
to thee seasonably, and Sarrha shall have a son.
18:15 But Sarrha denied, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he
said to her, Nay, but thou didst laugh.
18:16 And the men having risen up from thence looked towards Sodom and
Gomorrha. And Abraam went with them, attending them on their journey.
18:17 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraam my servant what things I
intend to do?
18:18 But Abraam shall become a great and populous nation, and n him shall
all the nations of the earth be blest.
18:19 For I know that he will order his sons, and his house after him, and
they will keep the ways of the Lord, to do justice and judgment, that the
Lord may bring upon Abraam all things whatsoever he has spoken to him.
18:20 And the Lord said, The cry of Sodom and Gomorrha has been increased
towards me, and their sins are very great.
18:21 I will therefore go down and see, if they completely correspond with
the cry which comes to me, and if not, that I may know.
18:22 And the men having departed thence, came to Sodom; and Abraam was
still standing before the Lord.
18:23 And Abraam drew nigh and said, Wouldest thou destroy the righteous
with the wicked, and shall the righteous be as the wicked?
18:24 Should there be fifty righteous in the city, wilt thou destroy them?
wilt thou not spare the whole place for the sake of the fifty righteous, if
they be in it?
18:25 By no means shalt thou do as this thing [is] so as to destroy the
righteous with the wicked, so the righteous shall be as the wicked: by no
means. Thou that judgest the whole earth, shalt thou not do right?
18:26 And the Lord said, If there should be in Sodom fifty righteous in the
city, I will spare the whole city, and the whole place for their sakes.
18:27 And Abraam answered and said, Now I have begun to speak to my Lord,
and I am earth and ashes.
18:28 But if the fifty righteous should be diminished to forty-five, wilt
thou destroy the whole city because of the five [wanting]? And he said, I
will not destroy it, if I should find there forty-five.
18:29 And he continued to speak to him still, and said, But if there should
be found there forty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the forty's
sake.
18:30 And he said, Will there be anything [against me], Lord, if I shall
speak? but if there be found there thirty? And he said, I will not destroy
it for the thirty's sake.
18:31 And he said, Since I am able to speak to the Lord, what if there
should be found there twenty? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I
should find there twenty.
18:32 And he said, Will there be anything [against me], Lord, if I speak yet
once? but if there should be found there ten? And he said, I will not
destroy it for the ten's sake.
18:33 And the Lord departed, when he left off speaking to Abraam, and Abraam
returned to his place. |
18:1 And the LORD appeared unto him in the
plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
18:2 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 toward the ground,
18:3 And said, My LORD, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not
away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
18:4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and
rest yourselves under the tree:
18:5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after
that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they
said, So do, as thou hast said.
18:6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready
quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the
hearth.
18:7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and
gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
18:8 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and
set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
18:9 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold,
in the tent.
18:10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time
of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the
tent door, which was behind him.
18:11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased
to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
18:12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old
shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
18:13 And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying,
Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
18:14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will
return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
18:15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he
said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
18:16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham
went with them to bring them on the way.
18:17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
18:18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and
all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
18:19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household
after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and
judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of
him.
18:20 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and
because their sin is very grievous;
18:21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether
according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
18:22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but
Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
18:23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous
with the wicked?
18:24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also
destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
18:25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous
with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far
from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
18:26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city,
then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
18:27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to
speak unto the LORD, which am but dust and ashes:
18:28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou
destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty
and five, I will not destroy it.
18:29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be
forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.
18:30 And he said unto him, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak:
Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do
it, if I find thirty there.
18:31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD:
Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not
destroy it for twenty's sake.
18:32 And he said, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak yet but
this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not
destroy it for ten's sake.
18:33 And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with
Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. |