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.
A ka puta ano a Ihowa ki a ia i nga oki o Mamere, i a ia e noho ana i te kuwaha o te teneti i te tikakatanga o te ra;
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.
A ka anga ake ona kanohi, ka titiro, na ko nga tangata tokotoru e tu ana i tona taha: a, no tona kitenga atu, ka rere atu ia i te kuwaha o te teneti ki te whakatau i a ratou, a ka piko ki te whenua,
3 “My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.
Ka mea, E toku Ariki, ki te mea he pai toku ki tau titiro, kaua ra e kapea tau pononga:
4 Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.
Kia tikina koa tetahi wai, ka horoi i o koutou waewae, a ka okioki koutou i raro i te rakau:
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.”
A maku e tiki tetahi wahi taro hei oranga mo o koutou ngakau; hei muri ra ka haere ai koutou: he mea hoki kua tae mai nei koutou ki ta koutou pononga. A ka mea ratou, Penatia me tau i ki na.
6 So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread.”
Na ka hohoro a Aperahama ki te teneti ki a Hara, a ka mea, Kia hohoro te pokepoke i tetahi paraoa pai, kia toru nga mehua, ka hanga i etahi keke.
7 Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender and choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.
Na ka rere a Aperahama ki te kahui, a hopukia ana e ia tetahi kuao kau, he kiri ngawari, he mea pai, a hoatu ana e ia ki tetahi taitamariki; a hohoro ana ia te taka i taua mea.
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.
Na ka tikina e ia he pata, he waiu, me te kuao i raweketia e ia, a whakatakotoria ana ki to ratou aroaro; me te tu ano ia i to ratou taha i raro i te rakau, a ka kai ratou.
9 “Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked. “There, in the tent,” he replied.
Na ka mea ratou ki a ia, Kei hea a Hara, tau wahine? A ka mea ia, Ara, kei te teneti.
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.
Na ka mea ia, He pono ka hoki mai ano ahau ki a koe a te huringa mai ano o te wa; a ka whai tama tau wahine, a Hara. Na ka rongo atu a Hara i te kuwaha o te teneti, i muri i a ia.
11 And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
Na, kua koroheke rawa a Aperahama raua ko Hara, kua maha o raua ra; kua mutu a Hara te pera me etahi wahine.
12 So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
Na ka kata a Hara i roto i a ia, ka mea, Ka ruruhitia nei ahau, a tera ranei ahau e whai koa, he koroheke nei ano hoki toku ariki?
13 And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’
Na ka mea a Ihowa ki a Aperahama, He aha a Hara i kata ai, i mea ai, He pono, ka whanau tamariki ranei ahau, he ruruhi nei hoki ahau?
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.”
He pakeke rawa ranei tetahi mea ki a Ihowa? Kei te taima i whakaritea, kei te hurihanga mai o te wa, ka hoki mai ahau ki a koe, a ka whai tamaiti a Hara.
15 But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.” “No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”
Na ka whakawareware a Hara, ka mea, Kihai ahau i kata: i wehi hoki ia. A ka mea ia, Kahore; i kata tonu koe.
16 When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.
Na ka whakatika atu nga tangata ra i reira, a ka titiro ki te ritenga mai o Horoma: i haere ano a Aperahama i a ratou, ki te tuku i a ratou kia haere.
17 And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
A ka mea a Ihowa, Me huna ranei e ahau i a Aperahama taku e mea ai;
18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
Ka meinga nei hoki a Aperahama hei iwi nui, hei iwi kaha, a mana ka manaakitia ai nga iwi katoa o te ao?
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.”
E mohio ana hoki ahau ki a ia, hei mea kia whakahaua iho ai e ia ana tama, me tona whare, i muri i a ia, a kia whakaritea e ratou te ara o Ihowa, ka mahi hoki i te tika, i te whakawa; a kia kawea mai ai e Ihowa ki runga ki a Aperahama nga mea ka toa i korerotia e ia mona.
20 Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,
Na ka mea a Ihowa, i te mea he nui te karanga o Horoma, o Komora, he taimaha rawa hoki o raua kino;
21 I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”
Me haere tenei ahau kia kite he mea rite ranei ta raua mahi ki tona karanga kua tae ake nei ki ahau; a ki te kahore, ka mohio ahau.
22 And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.
Na ka tahuri nga tangata ra i reira, a ka ahu ki Horoma: ko Aperahama ia i tu tonu i te aroaro o te Atua.
23 Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
Na ka whakatata a Aperahama, ka mea, Ka whakangaromia ano hoki e koe te tangata tika raua ko te tangata kino?
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?
Akuanei pea e rima tekau nga tangata tika i roto i te pa: ka whakangaromia ranei e koe, e kore ranei koe e tohu i taua wahi mo nga tangata tika e rima tekau i roto?
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?”
Kaua ra tena e waiho hei tikanga mo tau mahi, te whakamate ngatahi i te tangata tika raua ko te tangata kino; penei ka rite te tangata tika ki te tangata kino; kaua ra koe e pera: e kore ranei e tika te mahi a te Kaiwhakawa o te whenua katoa?
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.”
Na ka mea a Ihowa, Ki te kitea e ahau i Horoma e rima tekau nga tangata tika i roto i te pa, ka tohungia e ahau tena wahi katoa, ka whakaaro hoki ki a ratou.
27 Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—
Na ka whakahoki a Aperahama, ka mea, Na, kua timata nei ahau te korero ki te Ariki; he puehu nei ahau, he pungarehu:
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.”
Tera pea e kore te tokorima o te rima tekau o nga tangata tika ka kore te tokorima, e whakangaro ranei koe i te pa katoa? Ka mea ia, E kore e whakangaromia e ahau ki te mea ka kitea e ahau i reira nga tangata e wha tekau ma rima.
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.”
Na ka korero atu ano ia ki a ia, ka mea, Tera pea e kitea e wha tekau kei reira. Ka mea ia, Ka whakaaro ahau ki te wha tekau, a e kore e meatia e ahau.
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.”
Ano ra ko ia, Kaua ra e riri te Ariki, a ka korero ahau: Tera pea e kitea e toru tekau kei reira. Ka mea ia, E kore e meatia e ahau, ki te kitea e ahau e toru tekau kei reira.
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.”
A ka mea ia, Na, kua whakapakari nei ahau ki te korero ki te Ariki: Tera pea e kitea e rua tekau kei reira. Ka mea ia, Ka whakaaro ahau ki nga tekau e rua, a e kore e whakangaromia e ahau.
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.”
Na ka mea ia, Kaua e riri te Ariki ki te korero ahau, heoi ano ko tenei korerotanga: Tera pea e kitea kotahi tekau kei reira. Ka mea ia, Ka whakaaro ahau ki te tekau kotahi, a e kore e whakangaromia e ahau.
33 When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned home.
Na ka haere a Ihowa i te mutunga o tana korero ki a Aperahama: a hoki ana a Aperahama ki tona wahi.
