創世記 18
1 天正熱的時候，亞巴郎坐在帳幕門口，上主在瑪默勒橡樹林那裏，給他顯現出來。
And the Lord appeared unto him in the grove of Mamre; while he was sitting at the door of the tent in the heat of the day.
2 他舉目一望，見有三人站在對面。他一見就由帳幕門口跑去迎接他們，俯伏在地，
And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo, three men stood near him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the door of the tent, and bowed himself to the ground;
3 說：「我主如果我蒙你垂愛，請不要由你僕人這裏走過去，
And he said, My Lord, if now I have found favor in thy eyes, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant.
4 我叫人拿點水來，洗洗你們的腳，然後在樹下休息休息。
Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
5 你們既然路過你僕人這裏，等我拿點餅來，吃點點心，然後再走。」他們答說：「就照你所說的做罷! 」
And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your heart, after that ye may pass on; since ye have once passed by your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast spoken.
6 亞巴郎趕快進入帳幕，到撒辣前說：「你快拿三斗細麵，和一和，作些餅。」
And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.
7 遂又跑到牛群中，選了一頭又嫩又肥的牛犢，交給僕人，要他趕快煮好。
And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man, and he hastened to dress it.
8 亞巴郎遂拿了凝乳和牛奶，及預備好了的牛犢，擺在他們面前；他們吃的時候，自己在樹下侍候。
And he took cream 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 他們對他說：「你的妻子撒辣在那裏﹖」他答說：「在帳幕裏。」
And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife! And he said, Behold, in the tent.
10 其中一位說：「明年此時我必回到你這裏，那時，你的妻子撒辣要有一個兒子。」辣其時正在那人背後的帳幕門口竊聽。
And he said, I will certainly return unto thee at this time next year: and lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it at the door of the tent, which was behind him.
11 亞巴郎和撒辣都已年老，年紀很大，而且撒辣的月經早已停止。
Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in years; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
12 撒辣遂心裏竊笑說：「現在，我已衰老，同我年老的丈夫，還有這喜事嗎﹖」
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord also being old!
13 上主對亞巴郎說：「撒辣為什麼笑﹖且說：像我這樣老，真的還能生育﹖
And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, since I am old?
14 為上主豈有難事﹖明年這時，我必要回到你這裏，那時撒辣必有一個兒子。」
Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, at this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.
15 撒辣害怕了，否認說：「我沒有笑。」但是那位說：「不，你實在笑了。」
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid; but he said, Nay; indeed thou didst laugh.
16 後來那三人由那裏起身，望著索多瑪前行；亞巴郎送他們，也一同前行。
And the men rose up from there and looked toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
17 上主說：「我要作的事，豈能瞞著亞巴郎﹖
And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about doing?
18 因為他要成為一強大而又興盛的民族，地上所有的民族，都要因他蒙受祝福；
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
19 何況我揀選了他，是要他訓令自己的子孫和未來的家族，保持上主的正道，實行公義正道，好使上主能實現他對亞巴郎所許的事。」
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, that they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice; in order that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken concerning him.
20 上主於是說：「控告索多瑪和哈摩辣的聲音實在很大，他們的罪惡實在深重!
And the Lord said, Because the cry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous:
21 我要下去看看，願意知道：是否他們所行的全如達到我前的呼聲一樣。」
I will go down now, and see if they have done according to the cry against them, which is come unto me, destruction [shall come upon them]; and if not, I will know it.
22 三人中有二人轉身向索多瑪走去；亞巴郎卻仍立在上主面前。
And the men turned their faces from there, and went toward Sodom; but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.
23 亞巴郎近前來說：「你真要將義人同惡人一起消滅嗎﹖
And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou then destroy the righteous also with the wicked?
24 假如城中有五十個義人，你還要消滅嗎﹖不為其中的那五十個義人，赦免那地方嗎﹖
Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city; wilt thou then also destroy and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous that are therein?
25 你決不能如此行事，將義人同惡人一併誅滅；將義人如惡人一樣看待，你決不能! 審判全地的主，豈能不行公義﹖」
Far be it from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, and that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be this from thee; shall the Judge of all the earth not exercise justice?
26 上主答說：「假如我在索多瑪城中找出了五十個義人，為了他們我要赦免整個地方。」
And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then will I spare all of the place for their sake.
27 亞巴郎接著說：「
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, although I am but dust and ashes:
28 我雖只是塵埃灰土，膽敢再對我主說：假如五十個義人中少了五個怎樣﹖你就為了少五個而毀滅全城嗎﹖」他答說：「假如我在那裏找到四十五個，我不毀滅。」
Peradventure there will lack five of the fifty righteous; wilt thou then destroy all the city for the [lack of] these five? And he said, I will not destroy, if I find there forty and five.
29 亞巴郎再向他進言說：「假如在那裏找到四十個怎樣﹖」他答說：「為了這四十個我也不做這事。」
And he spoke yet again unto him, and said, Peradventure there will be found there forty. And he said, I will not do it for the sake of the forty.
30 亞巴郎說：「求我主且勿動怒，容我再進一言：假如在那裏找到三十個怎樣﹖」他答說：「假如在那裏我找到三十個，我也不做這事。」
And he said, Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there will be found there thirty. And he said, I will not do it, if I find there thirty.
31 亞巴郎說：「我再放膽對我主進一言：假如在那裏找到二十個怎樣﹖」他答說：「為了這二十個，我也不毀滅。」
And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there will be found there twenty. And he said, I will not destroy for the sake of the twenty.
32 亞巴郎求：「求我主且勿動怒，容我最後一次進言：假如在那裏找到十個怎樣﹖」他答說：「為了這十個我也不毀滅。」
And he said, Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure there will be found there ten. And he said, I will not destroy, for the sake of the ten.
33 上主向亞巴郎說完話就走了；亞巴郎也回家去了。
And the Lord went away, when he had finished speaking with Abraham; and Abraham returned unto his place.
