1 Mosebog 19
1 De to Engle kom nu til Sodoma ved Aftenstid. Lot sad i Sodomas Port, og da han fik Øje paa dem, stod han op og gik dem i Møde, bøjede sig til Jorden
And the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of the city. And seeing them, he rose up and went to meet them: and worshipped prostrate to the ground,
2 og sagde: »Kære Herrer, tag dog ind og overnat i eders Træls Hus og tvæt eders Fødder; i Morgen tidlig kan I drage videre!« Men de sagde: »Nej, vi vil overnatte paa Gaden.«
And said: I beseech you, my lords, turn in to the house of your servant, and lodge there: wash your feet, and in the morning you shall go on your way. And they said: No, but we will abide in the street.
3 Da nødte han dem stærkt, og de tog ind i hans Hus; derpaa tilberedte han dem et Maaltid og bagte usyrede Kager, og de spiste.
He pressed them very much to turn in unto him: and when they were come into his house, he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread and they ate:
4 Men endnu før de havde lagt sig, stimlede Byens Folk, Indbyggerne i Sodoma, sammen omkring Huset, baade gamle og unge, alle uden Undtagelse,
But before they went to bed, the men of the city beset the house both young and old, all the people together.
5 og de raabte til Lot: »Hvor er de Mænd, der kom til dig i Nat? Kom herud med dem, for at vi kan stille vor Lyst paa dem!«
And they called Lot, and said to him: Where are the men that came in to thee at night? bring them out hither that we may know them:
6 Da gik Lot ud til dem i Porten, men Døren lukkede han efter sig.
Lot went out to them, and shut the door after him, and said:
7 Og han sagde: »Gør dog ikke noget ondt, mine Brødre!
Do not so, I beseech you, my brethren, do not commit this evil.
8 Se, jeg har to Døtre, der ikke har kendt Mand; dem vil jeg bringe ud til eder, og med dem kan I gøre, hvad I lyster; men disse Mænd maa I ikke gøre noget, siden de nu engang er kommet ind under mit Tags Skygge!«
I have two daughters who as yet have not known man: I will bring them out to you, and abuse you them as it shall please you, so that you do no evil to these men, because they are come in under the shadow of my roof.
9 Men de sagde: »Bort med dig! Her er den ene Mand kommet og bor som fremmed, og nu vil han spille Dommer! Kom, lad os handle værre med ham end med dem!« Og de trængte ind paa Manden, paa Lot, og nærmede sig Døren for at sprænge den.
But they said: Get thee back thither. And again: Thou camest in, said they, as a, stranger, was it to be a judge? therefore we will afflict thee more than them. And they pressed very violently upon Lot: and they were even at the point of breaking open the doors.
10 Da rakte Mændene Haanden ud og trak Lot ind til sig og lukkede Døren;
And behold the men put out their hand, and drew in Lot unto them, and shut the door:
11 men Mændene uden for Porten til Huset slog de med Blindhed, baade store og smaa, saa de forgæves søgte at finde Porten.
And them that were without, they struck with blindness from the least to the greatest, so that they could not find the door.
12 Derpaa sagde Mændene til Lot: »Hvem der ellers hører dig til her, dine Svigersønner, dine Sønner og Døtre, alle, som hører dig til i Byen, maa du føre bort fra dette Sted;
And they said to Lot: Hast thou here any of thine? son in law, or sons, or daughters, all that are thine bring them out of this city:
13 thi vi staar i Begreb med at ødelægge Stedet her, fordi Skriget over dem er blevet saa stort for HERREN, at HERREN har sendt os for at ødelægge dem.«
For we will destroy this place, because their cry is grown loud before the Lord, who hath sent us to destroy them.
14 Da gik Lot ud og sagde til sine Svigersønner, der skulde ægte hans Døtre: »Staa op, gaa bort herfra, thi HERREN vil ødelægge Byen!« Men hans Svigersønner troede, at han drev Spøg med dem.
So Lot went out, and spoke to his sons in law that were to have his daughters, and said: Arise: get you out of this place, because the Lord will destroy this city. And he seemed to them to speak as it were in jest.
15 Da Morgenen saa gryede, skyndede Englene paa Lot og sagde: »Tag din Hustru og dine to Døtre, som bor hos dig, og drag bort, for at du ikke skal rives bort ved Byens Syndeskyld!«
And when it was morning, the angels pressed him, saying: Arise, take thy wife, and the two daughters which thou hast: lest thou also perish in the wickedness of the city.
16 Og da han tøvede, greb Mændene ham, hans Hustru og hans to Døtre ved Haanden, thi HERREN vilde skaane ham, og de førte ham bort og bragte ham i Sikkerhed uden for Byen.
And as he lingered, they took his hand, and the hand of his wife, and of his two daughters, because the Lord spared him.
17 Og idet de førte dem uden for Byen, sagde de: »Det gælder dit Liv! Se dig ikke tilbage og stands ikke nogensteds i Jordanegnen, men red dig op i Bjergene, for at du ikke skal omkomme!«
And they brought him forth, and set him without the city: and there they spoke to him, saying: Save thy life: look not back, neither stay thou in all the country about: but save thyself in the mountain, lest thou be also consumed.
18 Men Lot sagde til dem: »Ak nej, Herre!
And Lot said to them: I beseech thee my Lord,
19 Din Træl har jo fundet Naade for dine Øjne, og du har vist mig stor Godhed og frelst mit Liv; men jeg kan ikke naa op i Bjergene og undfly Ulykken; den indhenter mig saa jeg mister Livet.
Because thy servant hath found grace before thee, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewn to me, in saving my life, and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil seize me, and I die:
20 Se, den By der er nær nok til at jeg kan flygte derhen; den betyder jo ikke stort, lad mig redde mig derhen, den betyder jo ikke stort, og mit Liv er frelst!«
There is this city here at hand, to which I may flee, it is a little one, and I shall be saved in it: is it not a little one, and my soul shall live?
21 Da svarede han: »Ogsaa i det Stykke har jeg bønhørt dig; jeg vil ikke ødelægge den By, du nævner;
And he said to him: Behold also in this, I have heard thy prayers, not to destroy the city for which thou hast spoken.
22 men red dig hurtigt derhen, thi jeg kan intet gøre, før du naar derhen!« Derfor kaldte man Byen Zoar.
Make haste and be saved there, because I cannot do any thing till thou go in thither. Therefore the name of that city was called Segor.
23 Da Solen steg op over Landet og Lot var naaet til Zoar,
The sun was risen upon the earth, and Lot entered into Segor.
24 lod HERREN Svovl og Ild regne over Sodoma og Gomorra fra HERREN, fra Himmelen;
And the Lord rained upon Sodom and Gomorrha brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven.
25 og han ødelagde disse Byer og hele Jordanegnen og alle Byernes Indbyggere og Landets Afgrøde.
And he destroyed these cities, and all the country about, all the inhabitants of the cities, and all things that spring from the earth.
26 Men hans Hustru, som gik efter ham, saa sig tilbage og blev til en Saltstøtte.
And his wife looking behind her, was turned into a statue of salt.
27 Næste Morgen, da Abraham gik hen til det Sted, hvor han havde staaet hos HERREN,
And Abraham got up early in the morning and in the place where he had stood before with the Lord,
28 og vendte sit Blik mod Sodoma og Gomorra og hele Jordanegnen, saa han Røg stige til Vejrs fra Landet som Røgen fra en Smelteovn.
He looked towards Sodom and Gomorrha, and the whole land of that country: and he saw the ashes rise up from the earth as the smoke of a furnace.
29 Da Gud tilintetgjorde Jordanegnens Byer, kom han Abraham i Hu og førte Lot ud af Ødelæggelsen, som han lod komme over de Byer, Lot boede i.
Now when God destroyed the cities of that country, remembering Abraham, he delivered Lot out of the destruction of the cities wherein he had dwelt.
30 Men Lot drog op fra Zoar og slog sig ned i Bjergene med sine Døtre, thi han turde ikke blive i Zoar; og han boede i en Hule med sine to Døtre.
And Lot went up out of Segor, and abode in the mountain, and his two daughters with him, (for he was afraid to stay in Segor, ) and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters with him.
31 Da sagde den ældste til den yngste: »Vor Fader er gammel, og der findes ingen Mænd her i Landet, som kunde komme til os paa vanlig Vis.
And the elder said to the younger Our father is old, and there is no man left on the earth, to come in unto us after the manner of the whole earth.
32 Kom, lad os give vor Fader Vin at drikke og ligge hos ham for at faa Afkom ved vor Fader!«
Come, let us make him drunk with wine, and let us lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
33 De gav ham da Vin at drikke samme Nat; og den ældste lagde sig hos sin Fader, og han sansede hverken, at hun lagde sig, eller at hun stod op.
And they made their father drink wine that night: and the elder went in and lay with her father: but he perceived not neither when his daughter lay down, nor when she rose up.
34 Næste Dag sagde den ældste til den yngste: »Jeg laa i Gaar Nat hos min Fader; nu vil vi ogsaa give ham Vin at drikke i Nat, og gaa du saa ind og læg dig hos ham, for at vi kan faa Afkom ved vor Fader!«
And the next day the elder said to the younger: Behold I lay last night with my father, let us make him drink wine also to night, and thou shalt lie with him, that we may save seed of our father.
35 Saa gav de atter den Nat deres Fader Vin at drikke, og den yngste lagde sig hos ham, og han sansede hverken, at hun lagde sig, eller at hun stod op.
They made their father drink wine that night also, and the younger daughter went in, and lay with him: and neither then did he perceive when she lay down, nor when she rose up.
36 Saaledes blev begge Lots Døtre frugtsommelige ved deres Fader;
So the two daughters of Lot were with child by their father.
37 og den ældste fødte en Søn, som hun kaldte Moab; han er Moabs Stamfader den Dag i Dag.
And the elder bore a son, and she called his name Moab: he is the father of the Moabites unto this day.
38 Ligesaa fødte den yngste en Søn, som hun kaldte Ben-Ammi; han er Ammoniternes Stamfader den Dag i Dag.
The younger also bore a son, and she called his name Ammon, that is, the son of my people: he is the father of the Ammonites unto this day.
