1 Mosebog 18
1 Og Herren aabenbaredes for ham i Mamre Lund, og han sad i sit Telts Dør, der Dagen var hed.
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 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.
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 Og han sagde: Min Herre! Kære, dersom jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, da gak ikke din Tjener forbi!
He said, “Sir, if you please, don't continue your journey without spending some time here with me, your servant.
4 Kære, lad hente lidt Vand, og toer eders Fødder, og hviler eder under Træet!
Let me have some water brought so you can 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.
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 Og Abraham skyndte sig til Teltet, til Sara, og sagde: Tag hastig tre Maader Hvedemel, ælt og bag Kager!
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 Og Abraham løb til Kvæget og hentede en blød og god Kalv, og han gav Drengen den, og han skyndte sig at tilberede den.
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 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.
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 Og de sagde til ham: Hvor er Sara, din Hustru? og han svarede: Se, i Teltet.
“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked him. “Over there, inside the tent,” he replied.
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.
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 Og Abraham og Sara vare gamle, vel ved Alder, det gik ikke mere Sara efter Kvinders Vis.
Abraham and Sarah were old, getting on in years. Sarah was well past the age of having children.
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!
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 Da sagde Herren til, Abraham: Hvorfor lo Sara og sagde: monne jeg og visseligen skal føde, og jeg er gammel!
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 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 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 Og Sara nægtede og sagde: Jeg lo ikke; thi hun frygtede; men han sagde: Nej, thi du lo.
Sarah denied it because she was afraid, claiming, “I didn't laugh.” “Yes, you did laugh,” the Lord replied.
16 Saa stode Mændene op derfra og vendte sig imod Sodoma, og Abraham gik med dem for at ledsage dem.
Then the men left. They looked down on Sodom and headed in that direction. Abraham accompanied them part of the way.
17 Da sagde Herren: Skulde jeg dølge for Abraham det, jeg gør?
Then the Lord said, “Should I keep from Abraham what I'm going to do?
18 efterdi Abraham skal visseligen vorde et stort og stærkt Folk, og alle Folk paa Jorden skulle velsignes i ham.
Abraham will definitely become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations on earth will be blessed through him.
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.
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 Og Herren sagde: Efterdi Skriget i Sodoma og Gomorra er stort, og efterdi deres Synd er meget svar,
Then the Lord said, “There are many complaints made against Sodom and Gomorrah because they sin so blatantly.
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 ‘m going to see if these complaints that have reached me are completely true. I'll know if they're not.”
22 Og Mændene vendte deres Ansigt derfra og gik til Sodoma; men Abraham blev endnu staaende for Herrens Aasyn.
The two men turned and went towards Sodom, but the Lord stayed there with Abraham.
23 Og Abraham traadte frem og sagde: Vil du da ødelægge den retfærdige med den ugudelige?
Abraham came to him and asked: “Are you really going to wipe out the good people along with the wicked?
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?
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 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?
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 Da sagde Herren: Dersom jeg finder halvtredsindstyve retfærdige udi Sodoma Stad, da vil jeg spare hele Stedet for deres Skyld.
“If I find fifty good people in Sodom, I'll spare the whole town because of them,” the Lord replied.
27 Og Abraham svarede og sagde: Se nu, jeg har begyndt at tale til Herren, og jeg er Støv og Aske.
“Since I've started, let me go on speaking to my Lord, even though I'm nothing but dust and ashes,” Abraham continued.
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 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 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.
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 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.
“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 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.
“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 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.
“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 Og Herren gik bort, der han havde udtalt med Abraham, og Abraham vendte om til sit Sted.
The Lord left once he had finished speaking with Abraham, and Abraham went home.
