Suencuek 18
1 Abraham te khothaih khobae vaengah Mamre thingnu rhoek kaepkah dap thohka ah ngol dae anih taengla BOEIPA a phoe pah.
The Lord appeared to Abraham at the oaks of Mamre. Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent as the day became really hot.
2 Te dongah a mik a huel tih a sawt hatah a taengah hlang pathum a pai te lawt a hmuh. Te dongah amih te doe ham dap thohka lamkah yong tih diklai la bakop.
He looked up and all of a sudden he saw three men standing there. As soon as he saw them, he ran over to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
3 Te phoeiah, “Ka Boeipa na mikhmuh ah mikdaithen ni ka dang mai atah na sal taeng lamkah he khumpael mai boeh.
He said, “Sir, if you please, don't continue your journey without spending some time here with me, your servant.
4 Tui bet han khuen mai saeh lamtah na kho silh uh mai. Te dongah thing hmuiah ana hangdang uh mai dae.
Let me have some water brought so you can wash your feet and rest under the tree.
5 Tedae na sal taengah na pawk rhoi to vaengah buh kamat khaw ka loh dae vetih na lungbuei a duel phoeiah na cet rhoi mako,” a ti nah. Te vaengah, “Na thui bangla na saii pai,” a ti rhoi.
Also let me bring some food so you can get your strength back before you go on your way, now that you've come to visit me here.” “That would be fine,” they answered. “Please do as you've suggested.”
6 Te dongah Abraham te Sarah taengah dap khuila koe kun tih, “Vaidam buh sum thum te a loe la nook lamtah buh thong laeh” a ti nah.
Abraham hurried back to the tent and told Sarah, “Quick! Make some bread using three large measures of the best flour. Knead the dough and bake the bread.”
7 Te phoeiah Abraham te saelhung taengla yong tih vaito ca a mongkawt neh a then te a loh. Te phoeiah cadong taengah a paek tih a loe la a saii sak.
Then Abraham ran to the cattle herd and chose a good, young calf and gave it to his servant who quickly killed and cooked it.
8 Te phoeiah suknaeng neh suktui khaw, vaito ca a hmoel te khaw han khuen tih amih hmai ah a tawn pah. Tedae a caak uh vaengah amah te amih taengkah thing hmuiah pai.
Then he took some yogurt, milk, and the cooked meat, and placed the food in front of them. He stood nearby under a tree while they ate.
9 Te vaengah, “Na yuu Sarah ta?,” a ti na uh hatah, “Dap khuiah om ke,” a ti nah.
“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked him. “Over there, inside the tent,” he replied.
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 Sarah loh a hnatun van.
Then one said, “I promise you that I will come back to visit you about this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son.” Sarah was listening, hiding just inside the entrance to the tent 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.
Abraham and Sarah were old, getting on in years. Sarah was well past the age of having children.
12 Te dongah Sarah loh amah ko khuiah, “Kai taengah omthennah a om ham ka hal tih ka boeipa khaw patong coeng,” a ti tih nuei.
Sarah was laughing inside, saying to herself, “Now that I'm old and worn out, how would I experience pleasure? My husband is old too!”
13 Tedae BOEIPA loh Abraham taengah, “Balae tih Sarah loh, 'Kai patong khaw ca ka cun tang venim,’ a ti tih, a nueih he.
The Lord asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and ask, ‘How could it possibly be true that I'll have a child now I'm so 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 anything too difficult for the Lord to do? I will come back next year when I said I would, in the spring, and Sarah will have a son.”
15 Tedae Sarah loh a rhih dongah, “Ka nuei pawh,” a ti tih a basa dae, “Pawh na nueih lalah,” a ti nah.
Sarah denied it because she was afraid, claiming, “I didn't laugh.” “Yes, you did laugh,” the Lord replied.
16 Te daengah hlang rhoek loh thoo uh tih Sodom ben la a dan uh hatah amih aka thak ham Abraham khaw amih taengah cet.
Then the men left. They looked down on Sodom and headed in that direction. Abraham accompanied them part of the way.
17 Tedae BOEIPA loh, “Kai loh ka saii te Abraham taengah ka phah a?,” a ti.
Then the Lord said, “Should I keep from Abraham what I'm going to do?
18 Abraham khaw namtu len neh pilnu la om rhoe om ni. Anih lamloh diklai namtom boeih a yoethen ni.
Abraham will definitely become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations on earth will be blessed through him.
19 Anih ka ming daengah ni anih phoeikah a ca rhoek neh a imkhui te a uen vetih duengnah neh tiktamnah saii ham BOEIPA kah longpuei a ngaithuen uh eh. Te daengah ni BOEIPA loh Abraham ham a taengah a thui pah te a thoeng eh.
I've chosen him so that he will teach his sons and their families to follow the way of the Lord by doing what is right and good, so that I, the Lord, can do for Abraham what I promised.”
20 Tedae BOEIPA loh Sodom neh Gomorrah a doek vaengah amih kah tholhnah khaw pungtai tih bahoeng nah coeng.
Then the Lord said, “There are many complaints made against Sodom and Gomorrah because they sin so blatantly.
21 Ka suntla laeh vetih a pangngawlnah te ka hmuh mako. Kai taengla aka pawk te boeih a saii uh neh a saii uh pawt khaw ka ming mako,” a ti.
I ‘m going to see if these complaints that have reached me are completely true. I'll know if they're not.”
22 Te dongah hlang rhoek loh te lamkah hooi uh tih Sodom la a caeh uh vaengah Abraham tah BOEIPA hmai kah pai pueng.
The two men turned and went towards Sodom, but the Lord stayed there with Abraham.
23 Te phoeiah Abraham te thoeih tih, “Hlang dueng neh halang te na khoengvoep sak tang aya?
Abraham came to him and asked: “Are you really going to wipe out the good people along with the wicked?
24 Kho khui ah aka dueng sawmnga om khaming, na khoengvoep kuekluek aya? Amih khui kah hlang dueng sawmnga ham hmuen te na hlun mahpawt a?
What if there are fifty good people in the town? Are you still going to wipe it out despite the fifty good people there?
25 Halang taengah aka dueng duek sak ham hno he saii ham tah nang lamloh savisava. A dueng la, halang la a om khaw, nang lamloh savisava saeh. Diklai pum lai aka tloek loh tiktamnah saii mahpawt nim?,” a ti nah.
No, you can't do something like that! You can't kill the good with the wicked, otherwise you would be treating the good and the wicked in the same way. You can't do that! Isn't the Judge of all the earth going to do the right thing?”
26 Tedae BOEIPA loh, “Sodom ah sawmnga ka hmuh tih khopuei khui ah hlang dueng om koinih amih kong ah hmuen takuem la ka khuen ni,” a ti nah.
“If I find fifty good people in Sodom, I'll spare the whole town because of them,” the Lord replied.
27 Tedae Abraham loh a doo tih, “Kai he laipi neh hmaiphu la ka om dae Boeipa taengah cal ham ka mulmet coeng he.
“Since I've started, let me go on speaking to my Lord, even though I'm nothing but dust and ashes,” Abraham continued.
28 Aka dueng sawmnga te panga loh a vaitah khaming, panga kongah khopuei pum te na phae aya?” a ti nah hatah, “Sawmli panga te ka hmuh koinih ka phae mahpawh,” a ti nah.
“What if there are forty-five good people, just five less? Are you still going to wipe out the whole town just because there are five fewer people?” “I won't destroy it if I find forty-five,” the Lord replied.
29 Tedae anih te voek hamla koep a koei tih, “Likip te a hmuh uh khaming,” a ti nah vaengah, “Likip kong ah ka saii mahpawh,” a ti nah.
Abraham spoke up again and he asked the Lord, “What if only forty can be found?” “I won't do it for the sake of the forty,” the Lord replied.
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.
“My Lord, please don't get angry with me,” Abraham went on. “Let me ask this—what if only thirty were found?” “I won't do it if I find thirty,” the Lord replied.
31 Tedae Abaraham loh, “Boeipa taengah cal ham ka mulmet coeng he. Teah te pakul khaw a hmuh uh khaming,” a ti nah vaengah pakul kong ah ka phae mahpawh,” a ti nah.
“I admit I've been very bold to speak to my Lord like this,” Abraham said. “What if only twenty are found there?” “I won't do it for the sake of the twenty,” the Lord replied.
32 Te phoeiah khaw, “Sai boel mai dae Boeipa vai bueng mah ka thui mai eh. Hlang rha khaw a hmu uh khaming,” a ti nah vaengah, “Hlang rha kong ah ka phae mahpawh,” a ti nah.
“Please don't get angry with me, my Lord,” Abraham said. “Just let me ask one more thing. What if only ten are found there?” “I won't destroy it for the sake of the ten,” the Lord replied.
33 BOEIPA loh Abraham neh cal ham te a khah van neh vik nong tih Abraham khaw amah hmuen la bal.
The Lord left once he had finished speaking with Abraham, and Abraham went home.
