1 Mosebog 18
1 Og Herren aabenbaredes for ham i Mamre Lund, og han sad i sit Telts Dør, der Dagen var hed.
Then the Lord appeared to him, in the steep valley of Mamre, when he was sitting at the door of his tent, in the very heat of the day.
2 Og han opløftede sine Øjne og saa, og se, tre Mænd stode for ham; og der han saa dem, løb han dem i Møde fra Teltets Dør og bøjede sig til Jorden.
And when he had lifted up his eyes, there appeared to him three men, standing near him. When he had seen them, he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and he reverenced them on the ground.
3 Og han sagde: Min Herre! Kære, dersom jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, da gak ikke din Tjener forbi!
And he said: “If I, O lord, have found grace in your eyes, do not pass by your servant.
4 Kære, lad hente lidt Vand, og toer eders Fødder, og hviler eder under Træet!
But I will bring a little water, and you may wash your feet and rest under the tree.
5 Og jeg vil hente en Mundfuld Brød, og vederkvæger eders Hjerte, siden kunne I gaa længere; thi derfor gik I forbi eders Tjener; og de sagde: Gør saaledes, som du har sagt.
And I will set out a meal of bread, so that you may strengthen your heart; after this you will pass on. It is for this reason that you have turned aside to your servant.” And they said, “Do as you have spoken.”
6 Og Abraham skyndte sig til Teltet, til Sara, og sagde: Tag hastig tre Maader Hvedemel, ælt og bag Kager!
Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and he said to her, “Quickly, mix together three measures of the finest wheat flour and make loaves baked under the ashes.”
7 Og Abraham løb til Kvæget og hentede en blød og god Kalv, og han gav Drengen den, og han skyndte sig at tilberede den.
In truth, he himself ran to the herd, and he took a calf from there, very tender and very good, and he gave it to a servant, who hurried and boiled it.
8 Og han tog Fløde og Mælk og Kalven, som han havde ladet tilberede, og satte for dem, og han stod hos dem under Træet, og de aade.
Likewise, he took butter and milk, and the calf which he had boiled, and he placed it before them. Yet truly, he himself stood near them under the tree.
9 Og de sagde til ham: Hvor er Sara, din Hustru? og han svarede: Se, i Teltet.
And when they had eaten, they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” He answered, “Behold, she is in the tent.”
10 Og han sagde: Jeg vil visseligen komme til dig igen ved denne Aarsens Tid, og se, Sara, din Hustru, skal have en Søn; og Sara hørte det i Teltets Dør, og den var bag ham.
And he said to him, “When returning, I will come to you at this time, with life as a companion, and your wife Sarah will have a son.” Hearing this, Sarah laughed behind the door of the tent.
11 Og Abraham og Sara vare gamle, vel ved Alder, det gik ikke mere Sara efter Kvinders Vis.
Now they were both old, and in an advanced state of life, and it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
12 Og Sara lo ved sig selv og sagde: Skulde jeg lade mig lyste, efter at jeg er bleven gammel, og min Herre er gammel!
And she laughed secretly, saying, “After I have grown old, and my lord is elderly, shall I give myself to the work of delight?”
13 Da sagde Herren til, Abraham: Hvorfor lo Sara og sagde: monne jeg og visseligen skal føde, og jeg er gammel!
Then the Lord said to Abraham: “Why did Sarah laugh, saying: ‘How can I, an old woman, actually give birth?’
14 Skulde nogen Ting være underlig for Herren? til den bestemte Tid vil jeg komme til dig igen, ved denne Aarsens Tid, og Sara skal have en Søn.
Is anything difficult for God? According to the announcement, he will return to you at this same time, with life as a companion, and Sarah will have a son.”
15 Og Sara nægtede og sagde: Jeg lo ikke; thi hun frygtede; men han sagde: Nej, thi du lo.
Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh.” For she was terribly afraid. But the Lord said, “It is not so; for you did laugh.”
16 Saa stode Mændene op derfra og vendte sig imod Sodoma, og Abraham gik med dem for at ledsage dem.
Therefore, when the men had risen up from there, they directed their eyes against Sodom. And Abraham traveled with them, leading them.
17 Da sagde Herren: Skulde jeg dølge for Abraham det, jeg gør?
And the Lord said: “How could I hide what I am about to do from Abraham,
18 efterdi Abraham skal visseligen vorde et stort og stærkt Folk, og alle Folk paa Jorden skulle velsignes i ham.
since he will become a great and very robust nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?
19 Thi jeg kender ham, at han skal byde sine Børn og sit Hus efter sig, at de skulle bevare Herrens Vej i at gøre Retfærdighed og Dom, paa det at Herren skal lade det komme over Abraham, som han har lovet ham.
For I know that he will instruct his sons, and his household after him, to keep to the way of the Lord, and to act with judgment and justice, so that, for the sake of Abraham, the Lord may bring about all the things that he has spoken to him.”
20 Og Herren sagde: Efterdi Skriget i Sodoma og Gomorra er stort, og efterdi deres Synd er meget svar,
And so the Lord said, “The outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah has been multiplied, and their sin has become exceedingly grievous.
21 da vil jeg nu fare ned og se, om de have gjort ganske efter det Skrig, som er kommet for mig, eller hvis ikke, saa vil jeg vide det.
I will descend and see whether they have fulfilled the work of the outcry that has reached me, or whether it is not so, in order that I may know.”
22 Og Mændene vendte deres Ansigt derfra og gik til Sodoma; men Abraham blev endnu staaende for Herrens Aasyn.
And they turned themselves from there, and they went toward Sodom. Yet in truth, Abraham still stood in the sight of the Lord.
23 Og Abraham traadte frem og sagde: Vil du da ødelægge den retfærdige med den ugudelige?
And as they drew near, he said: “Will you destroy the just with the impious?
24 Der maatte maaske være halvtredsindstyve retfærdige i Staden; vil du og ødelægge og ej spare det Sted for de halvtredsindstyve retfærdiges Skyld, som kunde være derinde?
If there were fifty of the just in the city, will they perish with the rest? And will you not spare that place for the sake of fifty of the just, if they were in it?
25 Det være langt fra dig at gøre efter denne Vis, at ihjelslaa den retfærdige med den ugudelige, at den retfærdige skulde være ligesom den ugudelige, det være langt fra dig; den, som dømmer den ganske Jord, skulde han ikke gøre Ret?
Far be it from you to do this thing, and to kill the just with the impious, and for the just to be treated like the impious. No, this is not like you. You judge all the earth; you would never make such a judgment.”
26 Da sagde Herren: Dersom jeg finder halvtredsindstyve retfærdige udi Sodoma Stad, da vil jeg spare hele Stedet for deres Skyld.
And the Lord said to him, “If I find in Sodom fifty of the just in the midst of the city, I will release the entire place because of them.”
27 Og Abraham svarede og sagde: Se nu, jeg har begyndt at tale til Herren, og jeg er Støv og Aske.
And Abraham responded by saying: “Since now I have begun, I will speak to my Lord, though I am dust and ashes.
28 Der maatte maaske fattes fem i de halvtredsindstyve retfærdige, vilde du ødelægge hele Staden for de fems Skyld? Og han sagde: Jeg vil ikke ødelægge den, om jeg finder fem og fyrretyve der.
What if there were five less than fifty of the just? Would you, despite the forty-five, eliminate the entire city?” And he said, “I will not eliminate it, if I find forty-five there.”
29 Og han blev endnu ved at tale til ham og sagde: Der maatte maaske findes fyrretyve; og han sagde: Jeg vil ikke gøre det for de fyrretyves Skyld.
And again he said to him, “But if forty were found there, what would you do?” He said, “I will not strike, for the sake of the forty.”
30 Og han sagde: Herren blive dog ikke vred, saa vil jeg tale: der kunde maaske findes tredive; og han sagde: Jeg vil ikke gøre det, om jeg finder tredive der.
“I ask you,” he said, “not to be angry, Lord, if I speak. What if thirty were found there?” He responded, “I will not act, if I find thirty there.”
31 Og han sagde: Se nu, jeg har begyndt at tale til Herren, der maatte maaske findes tyve; og han sagde: Jeg vil ikke ødelægge den for de tyves Skyld.
“Since now I have begun,” he said, “I will speak to my Lord. What if twenty were found there?” He said, “I will not put to death, for the sake of the twenty.”
32 Og han sagde: Herren blive dog ikke vred, saa vil jeg tale alene denne Gang: der maatte maaske findes ti; og han sagde: Jeg vil ikke ødelægge den for de tis Skyld.
“I beg you,” he said, “not to be angry, Lord, if I speak yet once more. What if ten were found there?” And he said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
33 Og Herren gik bort, der han havde udtalt med Abraham, og Abraham vendte om til sit Sted.
And the Lord departed, after he had ceased speaking to Abraham, who then returned to his place.
