Genesis 18
1 Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.
Abrahamte khothaih khobae vaengah Mamre thingnurhoek kaepkah dap thohkaah ngol dae anih taengla BOEIPA a phoe pah.
2 And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
Te dongah a mik a huel tih a sawt hatah a taengah hlang pathum a paite lawt a hmuh. Te dongah amihte doe ham dap thohka lamkah yong tih diklai la bakop.
3 “My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.
Te phoeiah, “Ka Boeipa na mikhmuh ah mikdaithen ni ka dang mai atah na sal taeng lamkah he khumpael mai boeh.
4 Let a little water be brought, that you may 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 bring a bit of bread so that you may refresh yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant’s way. After that, you may continue on your way.” “Yes,” they replied, “you may do as you have said.”
Tedae na sal taengahna pawk rhoi to vaengah buh kamat khaw ka loh dae vetih na lungbuei a duel phoeiahna cet rhoi mako,” a ti nah. Te vaengah, “Na thui banglana saii pai,” a ti rhoi.
6 So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread.”
Te dongah Abrahamte Sarah taengah dap khuila koe kun tih, “Vaidam buh sum thum te a loe la nook lamtah buh thong laeh” a ti nah.
7 Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender and choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.
Te phoeiah Abrahamte saelhung taengla yong tih vaito ca a mongkawt neh a then te a loh. Te phoeiah cadong taengah a paek tih a loelaa saii sak.
8 Then Abraham brought curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as 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 amahte amih taengkah thing hmuiah pai.
9 “Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked. “There, in the tent,” he replied.
Te vaengah, “Na yuu Sarah ta?,” a ti na uh hatah, “Dap khuiah om ke,” a ti nah.
10 Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent.
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 Sarahloha hnatun van.
11 And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
Tedae Abraham neh Sarah kah a kum patong la om rhoi coeng. Huta vanbangla Sarah taengkah khosing om ham khaw bawt coeng.
12 So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
Te dongah Sarah loh amah ko khuiah, “Kai taengah omthennah a om ham ka hal tih ka boeipa khaw patong coeng,” a titih nuei.
13 And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’
Tedae BOEIPA loh Abraham taengah, “Balaetih Sarah loh, 'Kai patong khaw ca ka cun tang venim,’ a ti tih, a nueih he.
14 Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will 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 But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.” “No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”
Tedae Sarahloha rhih dongah, “Ka nuei pawh,” a ti tih a basa dae, “Pawhna nueih lalah,” a ti nah.
16 When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.
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 the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
Tedae BOEIPA loh, “Kai loh ka saii te Abraham taengah ka phah a?,” a ti.
18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
Abraham khaw namtu len neh pilnu la om rhoe om ni. Anih lamloh diklai namtom boeih a yoethen ni.
19 For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”
Anih ka ming daengah ni anih phoeikah a carhoek 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 Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,
Tedae BOEIPA loh Sodom neh Gomorrah a doek vaengah amih kah tholhnah khaw pungtai tih bahoeng nah coeng.
21 I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”
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 two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.
Te dongah hlang rhoek loh te lamkah hooi uh tih Sodom la a caeh uh vaengah Abraham tah BOEIPA hmai kah pai pueng.
23 Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
Te phoeiah Abrahamte thoeih tih, “Hlang dueng neh halang te na khoengvoep sak tang aya?
24 What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?
Kho khui ah aka dueng sawmnga om khaming, na khoengvoep kuekluek aya? Amih khui kah hlang dueng sawmnga ham hmuen tena hlun mahpawt a?
25 Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is 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 So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”
Tedae BOEIPA loh, “Sodom ah sawmnga ka hmuhtih khopuei khui ah hlang dueng om koinih amih kong ah hmuen takuem la ka khuen ni,” a ti nah.
27 Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—
Tedae Abrahamloha doo tih, “Kai he laipi neh hmaiphu la ka om dae Boeipa taengah cal ham ka mulmet coeng he.
28 suppose the fifty righteous ones lack five. Will You destroy the whole city for the lack of five?” He replied, “If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.”
Aka dueng sawmnga te pangaloha vaitah khaming, panga kongah khopuei pum tena phae aya?” a tinah hatah, “Sawmli panga te ka hmuh koinih ka phae mahpawh,” a ti nah.
29 Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD, “Suppose forty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not do it.”
Tedae anih te voek hamla koep a koei tih, “Likip te a hmuh uh khaming,” a tinah vaengah, “Likip kong ah ka saii mahpawh,” a ti nah.
30 Then Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak further. Suppose thirty are found there?” He replied, “If I find thirty there, I will not do it.”
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 Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.”
Tedae Abaraham loh, “Boeipa taengah cal ham ka mulmet coeng he. Teahte pakul khaw a hmuh uh khaming,” a tinah vaengah pakul kong ah ka phae mahpawh,” a ti nah.
32 Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”
Te phoeiah khaw, “Sai boel mai dae Boeipa vai bueng mah ka thui mai eh. Hlang rha khaw a hmu uh khaming,” a tinah vaengah, “Hlang rha kong ah ka phae mahpawh,” a ti nah.
33 When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned home.
BOEIPA loh Abraham neh cal ham te a khah van neh vik nong tih Abraham khaw amah hmuen la bal.
