Suencuek 18
1 Abrahamte khothaih khobae vaengah Mamre thingnurhoek kaepkah dap thohkaah ngol dae anih taengla BOEIPAa phoe pah.
And Yhwh appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
2 Te dongah a mika huel tiha sawt hatah a taengah hlang pathuma paite lawta hmuh. Te dongah amihte doe ham dap thohka lamkah yong tih diklai la bakop.
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,
3 Te phoeiah, “Ka Boeipa na mikhmuh ah mikdaithen ni ka dang mai atah na sal taeng lamkah he khumpael mai boeh.
And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
4 Tui bet han khuen mai saeh lamtah na kho silh uh mai. Te dongah thing hmuiah ana hangdang uh mai dae.
Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
5 Tedae na sal taengahna pawk rhoi to vaengah buh kamat khaw ka loh dae vetih na lungbueia duel phoeiahna cet rhoi mako,” a ti nah. Te vaengah, “Na thui banglana saii pai,” a ti rhoi.
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.
6 Te dongah Abrahamte Sarah taengah dap khuila koe kun tih, “Vaidam buh sum thum te a loe la nook lamtah buh thong laeh” a ti nah.
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.
7 Te phoeiah Abrahamte saelhung taengla yong tih vaito caa mongkawt neha then te a loh. Te phoeiah cadong taengaha paek tiha loelaa saii sak.
And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
8 Te phoeiah suknaeng neh suktui khaw, vaito caa hmoel te khaw han khuen tih amih hmai aha tawn pah. Tedaea caak uh vaengah amahte amih taengkah thing hmuiah pai.
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.
9 Te vaengah, “Na yuu Sarah ta?,” a ti na uh hatah, “Dap khuiah om ke,” a ti nah.
And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
10 Te phoeiah, “Lomai tue ah nang taengla ka lo rhoe ka lo ni. Te vaengah na yuu Sarah te camoe om pawn ni te,” a ti nah. Te vaengah dap thohka kah anih hnukah aka om Sarahloh a hnatun van.
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.
11 Tedae Abraham neh Sarah kah a kum patong la om rhoi coeng. Huta vanbangla Sarah taengkah khosing om ham khaw bawt coeng.
Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
12 Te dongah Sarah loh amah ko khuiah, “Kai taengah omthennaha om ham ka hal tih ka boeipa khaw patong coeng,” a titih nuei.
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
13 Tedae BOEIPA loh Abraham taengah, “Balaetih Sarah loh, 'Kai patong khaw ca ka cun tang venim,’ a ti tih, a nueih he.
And Yhwh said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
14 Hno pakhat he BOEIPA ham rhaisang a? Lomai tue kah khoning vaengah nang taengla ka mael ni. Te vaengah Sarah taengah capa om ni?” a ti nah.
Is any thing too hard for Yhwh? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
15 Tedae Sarahloh a rhih dongah, “Ka nuei pawh,” a ti tih a basa dae, “Pawhna nueih lalah,” a ti nah.
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
16 Te daengah hlang rhoek loh thoo uh tih Sodom ben laa dan uh hatah amih aka thak ham Abraham khaw amih taengah cet.
And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
17 Tedae BOEIPA loh, “Kai loh ka saii te Abraham taengah ka phah a?,” a ti.
And Yhwh said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
18 Abraham khaw namtu len neh pilnu la om rhoe om ni. Anih lamloh diklai namtom boeiha yoethen ni.
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
19 Anih ka ming daengah ni anih phoeikah a carhoek neh a imkhui tea uen vetih duengnah neh tiktamnah saii ham BOEIPA kah longpueia ngaithuen uh eh. Te daengah ni BOEIPA loh Abraham ham a taengaha thui pah tea thoeng eh.
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of Yhwh, to do justice and judgment; that Yhwh may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
20 Tedae BOEIPA loh Sodom neh Gomorraha doek vaengah amih kah tholhnah khaw pungtai tih bahoeng nah coeng.
And Yhwh said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
21 Ka suntla laeh vetih a pangngawlnah te ka hmuh mako. Kai taengla aka pawk te boeiha saii uh neh a saii uh pawt khaw ka ming mako,” a ti.
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.
22 Te dongah hlang rhoek loh te lamkah hooi uh tih Sodom laa caeh uh vaengah Abraham tah BOEIPA hmai kah pai pueng.
And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before Yhwh.
23 Te phoeiah Abrahamte thoeih tih, “Hlang dueng neh halang te na khoengvoep sak tang aya?
And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
24 Kho khui ah aka dueng sawmnga om khaming, na khoengvoep kuekluek aya? Amih khui kah hlang dueng sawmnga ham hmuen tena hlun mahpawt a?
Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
25 Halang taengah aka dueng duek sak ham hno he saii ham tah nang lamloh savisava. A dueng la, halang laa om khaw, nang lamloh savisava saeh. Diklai pum lai aka tloek loh tiktamnah saii mahpawt nim?,” a ti nah.
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?
26 Tedae BOEIPA loh, “Sodom ah sawmnga ka hmuhtih khopuei khui ah hlang dueng om koinih amih kong ah hmuen takuem la ka khuen ni,” a ti nah.
And Yhwh said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
27 Tedae Abrahamloh a doo tih, “Kai he laipi neh hmaiphu la ka om dae Boeipa taengah cal ham ka mulmet coeng he.
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
28 Aka dueng sawmnga te pangaloh a vaitah khaming, panga kongah khopuei pum tena phae aya?” a tinah hatah, “Sawmli panga te ka hmuh koinih ka phae mahpawh,” a ti nah.
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.
29 Tedae anih te voek hamla koepa koei tih, “Likip tea hmuh uh khaming,” a tinah vaengah, “Likip kong ah ka saii mahpawh,” a ti nah.
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.
30 Te phoeiah, “Boeipa, saii boel mai lamtah ka thui mai eh. Sawmthum khaw a hmuh uh khaming,” a ti nah. Tedae, “Sawmthum te ka hmu koinih ka saii mahpawh,” a ti nah.
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.
31 Tedae Abaraham loh, “Boeipa taengah cal ham ka mulmet coeng he. Teahte pakul khaw a hmuh uh khaming,” a tinah vaengah pakul kong ah ka phae mahpawh,” a ti nah.
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.
32 Te phoeiah khaw, “Sai boel mai dae Boeipa vai bueng mah ka thui mai eh. Hlang rha khaw a hmu uh khaming,” a tinah vaengah, “Hlang rha kong ah ka phae mahpawh,” a ti nah.
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.
33 BOEIPA loh Abraham neh cal ham te a khah van neh vik nong tih Abraham khaw amah hmuen la bal.
And Yhwh went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
