Genesis 18
1 And God appeared to him by the oak of Mambre, as he sat by the door of his tent at noon.
Siden aabenbarede HERREN sig for ham ved Mamres Lund, engang han sad i Teltdøren paa den hedeste Tid af Dagen.
2 And he lifted up his eyes and beheld, and lo! three men stood before him; and having seen them he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and did obeisance to the ground.
Da han saa op, fik han Øje paa tre Mænd, der stod foran ham. Saa snart han fik Øje paa dem, løb han dem i Møde fra Teltdøren, bøjede sig til Jorden
3 And he said, Lord, if indeed I have found grace in thy sight, pass not by thy servant.
og sagde: »Herre, hvis jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, saa gaa ikke din Træl forbi!
4 Let water now be brought, and let them wash your feet, and do ye refresh [yourselves] under the tree.
Lad der blive hentet lidt Vand, saa I kan tvætte eders Fødder og hvile ud under Træet.
5 And I will bring bread, and ye shall eat, and after this ye shall depart on your journey, on account of which [refreshment] ye have turned aside to your servant. And he said, So do, as thou hast said.
Saa vil jeg bringe et Stykke Brød, for at I kan styrke eder; siden kan I drage videre — da eders Vej nu engang har ført eder forbi eders Træl!« De svarede: »Gør, som du siger!«
6 And Abraam hasted to the tent to Sarrha, and said to her, Hasten, and knead three measures of fine flour, and make cakes.
Da skyndte Abraham sig ind i Teltet til Sara og sagde: »Tag hurtigt tre Maal fint Mel, ælt det og bag Kager deraf!«
7 And Abraam ran to the kine, and took a young calf, tender and good, and gave it to his servant, and he hasted to dress it.
Saa ilede han ud til Kvæget, tog en fin og lækker Kalv og gav den til Svenden, og han tilberedte den i Hast.
8 And he took butter and milk, and the calf which he had dressed; and he set them before them, and they did eat, and he stood by them under the tree.
Derpaa tog han Surmælk og Sødmælk og den tilberedte Kalv, satte det for dem og gik dem til Haande under Træet, og de spiste.
9 And he said to him, Where is Sarrha thy wife? And he answered and said, Behold! in the tent.
Da sagde de til ham: »Hvor er din Hustru Sara?« Han svarede: »Inde i Teltet!«
10 And he said, I will return and come to thee according to this period seasonably, and Sarrha thy wife shall have a son; and Sarrha heard at the door of the tent, being behind him.
Saa sagde han: »Næste Aar ved denne Tid kommer jeg til dig igen, og saa har din Hustru Sara en Søn!« Men Sara lyttede i Teltdøren bag ved dem;
11 And Abraam and Sarrha were old, advanced in days, and the custom of women ceased with Sarrha.
og da Abraham og Sara var gamle og højt oppe i Aarene, og det ikke mere gik Sara paa Kvinders Vis,
12 And Sarrha laughed in herself, saying, The thing has not as yet happened to me, even until now, and my lord is old.
lo hun ved sig selv og tænkte: »Skulde jeg virkelig føle Attraa, nu jeg er affældig, og min Herre er gammel?«
13 And the Lord said to Abraam, Why is it that Sarrha has laughed in herself, saying, Shall I then indeed bear? but I am grown old.
Da sagde HERREN til Abraham: »Hvorfor ler Sara og tænker: Skulde jeg virkelig føde en Søn, nu jeg er gammel?
14 Shall anything be impossible with the Lord? At this time I will return to thee seasonably, and Sarrha shall have a son.
Skulde noget være umuligt for Herren? Næste Aar ved denne Tid kommer jeg til dig igen, og saa har Sara en Søn!«
15 But Sarrha denied, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he said to her, Nay, but thou didst laugh.
Men Sara nægtede og sagde: »Jeg lo ikke!« Thi hun frygtede. Men han sagde: »Jo, du lo!«
16 And the men having risen up from thence looked towards Sodom and Gomorrha. And Abraam went with them, attending them on their journey.
Saa brød Mændene op derfra hen ad Sodoma til, og Abraham gik med for at følge dem paa Vej.
17 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraam my servant what things I intend to do?
Men HERREN sagde ved sig selv: »Skulde jeg vel dølge for Abraham, hvad jeg har i Sinde at gøre,
18 But Abraam shall become a great and populous nation, and in him shall all the nations of the earth be blest.
da Abraham dog skal blive til et stort og mægtigt Folk, og alle Jordens Folk skal velsignes i ham?
19 For I know that he will order his sons, and his house after him, and they will keep the ways of the Lord, to do justice and judgment, that the Lord may bring upon Abraam all things whatsoever he has spoken to him.
Jeg har jo udvalgt ham, for at han skal paalægge sine Børn og sine Efterkommere at vogte paa HERRENS Vej ved at øve Retfærdighed og Ret, for at HERREN kan give Abraham alt, hvad han har forjættet ham.«
20 And the Lord said, The cry of Sodom and Gomorrha has been increased towards me, and their sins are very great.
Da sagde HERREN: »Sandelig. Skriget over Sodoma og Gomorra er stort, og deres Synd er saare svar.
21 I will therefore go down and see, if they completely correspond with the cry which comes to me, and if not, that I may know.
Derfor vil jeg stige ned og se, om de virkelig har handlet saa galt, som det lyder til efter Skriget over dem, der har naaet mig — derom vil jeg have Vished!«
22 And the men having departed thence, came to Sodom; and Abraam was still standing before the Lord.
Da vendte Mændene sig bort derfra og drog ad Sodoma til; men HERREN blev staaende foran Abraham.
23 And Abraam drew nigh and said, Wouldest thou destroy the righteous with the wicked, and shall the righteous be as the wicked?
Og Abraham traadte nærmere og sagde: »Vil du virkelig udrydde retfærdige sammen med gudløse?
24 Should there be fifty righteous in the city, wilt thou destroy them? wilt thou not spare the whole place for the sake of the fifty righteous, if they be in it?
Maaske findes der halvtredsindstyve retfærdige i Byen; vil du da virkelig udrydde dem og ikke tilgive Stedet for de halvtredsindstyve retfærdiges Skyld, som findes derinde.
25 By no means shalt thou do as this thing [is] so as to destroy the righteous with the wicked, so the righteous shall be as the wicked: by no means. Thou that judgest the whole earth, shalt thou not do right?
Det være langt fra dig at handle saaledes: at ihjelslaa retfærdige sammen med gudløse, saa de retfærdige faar samme Skæbne som de gudløse — det være langt fra dig! Skulde den, der dømmer hele Jorden, ikke selv øve Ret?«
26 And the Lord said, If there should be in Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole city, and the whole place for their sakes.
Da sagde HERREN: »Dersom jeg finder halvtredsindstyve retfærdige i Sodoma, i selve Byen, vil jeg for deres Skyld tilgive hele Stedet!«
27 And Abraam answered and said, Now I have begun to speak to my Lord, and I am earth and ashes.
Men Abraham tog igen til Orde: »Se, jeg har dristet mig til at tale til min Herre, skønt jeg kun er Støv og Aske!
28 But if the fifty righteous should be diminished to forty-five, wilt thou destroy the whole city because of the five [wanting]? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there forty-five.
Maaske mangler der fem i de halvtredsindstyve retfærdige — vil du da ødelægge hele Byen for fems Skyld?« Han svarede: »Jeg vil ikke ødelægge Byen, hvis jeg finder fem og fyrretyve i den.«
29 And he continued to speak to him still, and said, But if there should be found there forty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the forty's sake.
Men han blev ved at tale til ham: »Maaske findes der fyrretyve i den!« Han svarede: »For de fyrretyves Skyld vil jeg lade det være.«
30 And he said, Will there be anything [against me], Lord, if I shall speak? but if there be found there thirty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the thirty's sake.
Men han sagde: »Min Herre maa ikke blive vred, men lad mig tale: Maaske findes der tredive i den!« Han svarede: »Jeg skal ikke gøre det, hvis jeg finder tredive i den.«
31 And he said, Since I am able to speak to the Lord, what if there should be found there twenty? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there twenty.
Men han sagde: »Se, jeg har dristet mig til at tale til min Herre: Maaske findes de tyve i den!« Han svarede: »For de tyves Skyld vil jeg lade være at ødelægge den.«
32 And he said, Will there be anything [against me], Lord, if I speak yet once? but if there should be found there ten? And he said, I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.
Men han sagde: »Min Herre maa ikke blive vred, men lad mig kun tale denne ene Gang endnu; maaske findes der ti i den!« Han svarede: »For de tis Skyld vil jeg lade være at ødelægge den.«
33 And the Lord departed, when he left off speaking to Abraam, and Abraam returned to his place.
Da nu HERREN havde talt ud med Abraham, gik han bort; og Abraham vendte tilbage til sin Bolig.
