Genesis 18
1 And Jehovah appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.
Abraham te khothaih khobae vaengah Mamre thingnu rhoek kaepkah dap thohka ah ngol dae anih taengla BOEIPA a phoe pah.
2 And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him. And when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
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.
3 and said, My lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant.
Te phoeiah, “Ka Boeipa na mikhmuh ah mikdaithen ni ka dang mai atah na sal taeng lamkah he khumpael mai boeh.
4 Let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
Tui bet han khuen mai saeh lamtah na kho silh uh mai. Te dongah thing hmuiah ana hangdang uh mai dae.
5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and strengthen ye your heart. After that ye shall pass on, inasmuch as ye came to your servant. And they said, Do so as thou have said.
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.
6 And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.
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.
7 And Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it to the servant. And he hastened to dress it.
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.
8 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree, and they ate.
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.
9 And they said to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
Te vaengah, “Na yuu Sarah ta?,” a ti na uh hatah, “Dap khuiah om ke,” a ti nah.
10 And he said, I will certainly return to thee when the season comes round, and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.
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.
11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age. It had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
Tedae Abraham neh Sarah kah a kum patong la om rhoi coeng. Huta vanbangla Sarah taengkah khosing om ham khaw bawt coeng.
12 And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I have become old shall I have pleasure, my lord also being old?
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.
13 And Jehovah said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I who am old certainly bear a child?
Tedae BOEIPA loh Abraham taengah, “Balae tih Sarah loh, 'Kai patong khaw ca ka cun tang venim,’ a ti tih, a nueih he.
14 Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the set time I will return to thee, when the season comes round, and Sarah shall have a son.
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.
15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he said, No, but thou did laugh.
Tedae Sarah loh a rhih dongah, “Ka nuei pawh,” a ti tih a basa dae, “Pawh na nueih lalah,” a ti nah.
16 And the men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom. And Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
Te daengah hlang rhoek loh thoo uh tih Sodom ben la a dan uh hatah amih aka thak ham Abraham khaw amih taengah cet.
17 And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do,
Tedae BOEIPA loh, “Kai loh ka saii te Abraham taengah ka phah a?,” a ti.
18 since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
Abraham khaw namtu len neh pilnu la om rhoe om ni. Anih lamloh diklai namtom boeih a yoethen ni.
19 For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice, to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he has spoken of him.
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.
20 And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,
Tedae BOEIPA loh Sodom neh Gomorrah a doek vaengah amih kah tholhnah khaw pungtai tih bahoeng nah coeng.
21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which comes to me. And if not, I will know.
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.
22 And the men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham yet stood before Jehovah.
Te dongah hlang rhoek loh te lamkah hooi uh tih Sodom la a caeh uh vaengah Abraham tah BOEIPA hmai kah pai pueng.
23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Will thou consume righteous men with wicked men?
Te phoeiah Abraham te thoeih tih, “Hlang dueng neh halang te na khoengvoep sak tang aya?
24 Perhaps there are fifty righteous men within the city. Will thou consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous men that are in it?
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?
25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay a righteous man with a wicked man, that so the righteous man should be as the wicked man. Far be it from thee. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
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.
26 And Jehovah said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous men within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake.
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.
27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.
Tedae Abraham loh a doo tih, “Kai he laipi neh hmaiphu la ka om dae Boeipa taengah cal ham ka mulmet coeng he.
28 Perhaps there shall lack five of the fifty righteous men. Will thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find there forty-five.
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.
29 And he spoke to him yet again, and said, Perhaps there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake.
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.
30 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Perhaps there shall be thirty found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.
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.
31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak to the Lord. Perhaps there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake.
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.
32 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once. Perhaps ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.
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.
33 And Jehovah went his way as soon as he had left off conversing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
BOEIPA loh Abraham neh cal ham te a khah van neh vik nong tih Abraham khaw amah hmuen la bal.
