Genesis 18
1 And Jehovah appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre. And he sat at the tent-door in the heat of the day.
apparuit autem ei Dominus in convalle Mambre sedenti in ostio tabernaculi sui in ipso fervore diei
2 And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, three men standing near him. And when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from the tent-door, and bowed himself to the earth,
cumque elevasset oculos apparuerunt ei tres viri stantes propter eum quos cum vidisset cucurrit in occursum eorum de ostio tabernaculi et adoravit in terra
3 and said, Lord, if now I have found favour in thine eyes, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant.
et dixit Domine si inveni gratiam in oculis tuis ne transeas servum tuum
4 Let now a little water be fetched, that ye may wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
sed adferam pauxillum aquae et lavate pedes vestros et requiescite sub arbore
5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread; and refresh yourselves; after that ye shall pass on; for therefore have ye passed on towards your servant. And they said, So do as thou hast said.
ponam buccellam panis et confortate cor vestrum postea transibitis idcirco enim declinastis ad servum vestrum qui dixerunt fac ut locutus es
6 And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, Knead quickly three seahs of wheaten flour, and make cakes.
festinavit Abraham in tabernaculum ad Sarram dixitque ei adcelera tria sata similae commisce et fac subcinericios panes
7 And Abraham ran to the herd, and took a calf tender and good, and gave [it] to the attendant; and he hasted to dress it.
ipse vero ad armentum cucurrit et tulit inde vitulum tenerrimum et optimum deditque puero qui festinavit et coxit illum
8 And he took thick and sweet milk, and the calf that he had dressed, and set [it] before them; and he stood before them under the tree, and they ate.
tulit quoque butyrum et lac et vitulum quem coxerat et posuit coram eis ipse vero stabat iuxta eos sub arbore
9 And they said to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
cumque comedissent dixerunt ad eum ubi est Sarra uxor tua ille respondit ecce in tabernaculo est
10 And he said, I will certainly return to thee at [this] time of the year, and behold, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah was listening at the tent-door, which was behind him.
cui dixit revertens veniam ad te tempore isto vita comite et habebit filium Sarra uxor tua quo audito Sarra risit post ostium tabernaculi
11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old [and] advanced in age: it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
erant autem ambo senes provectaeque aetatis et desierant Sarrae fieri muliebria
12 And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am become old, shall I have pleasure, and my lord old?
quae risit occulte dicens postquam consenui et dominus meus vetulus est voluptati operam dabo
13 And Jehovah said to Abraham, Why is this, that Sarah laughs, saying, Shall I indeed bear, when I am become old?
dixit autem Dominus ad Abraham quare risit Sarra dicens num vere paritura sum anus
14 Is [any] matter too wonderful for Jehovah? At the time appointed I will return to thee, at [this] time of the year, and Sarah shall have a son.
numquid Deo est quicquam difficile iuxta condictum revertar ad te hoc eodem tempore vita comite et habebit Sarra filium
15 And Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And he said, No; but thou didst laugh.
negavit Sarra dicens non risi timore perterrita Dominus autem non est inquit ita sed risisti
16 And the men rose up thence, and looked toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to conduct them.
cum ergo surrexissent inde viri direxerunt oculos suos contra Sodomam et Abraham simul gradiebatur deducens eos
17 And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing?
dixitque Dominus num celare potero Abraham quae gesturus sum
18 Since Abraham shall indeed become a great and mighty nation; and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him.
cum futurus sit in gentem magnam ac robustissimam et benedicendae sint in illo omnes nationes terrae
19 For I know him that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice, in order that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham what he hath spoken of him.
scio enim quod praecepturus sit filiis suis et domui suae post se ut custodiant viam Domini et faciant iustitiam et iudicium ut adducat Dominus propter Abraham omnia quae locutus est ad eum
20 And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grievous,
dixit itaque Dominus clamor Sodomorum et Gomorrae multiplicatus est et peccatum earum adgravatum est nimis
21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come to me; and if not, I will know [it].
descendam et videbo utrum clamorem qui venit ad me opere conpleverint an non est ita ut sciam
22 And the men turned thence, and went towards Sodom; and Abraham remained yet standing before Jehovah.
converteruntque se inde et abierunt Sodomam Abraham vero adhuc stabat coram Domino
23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also cause the righteous to perish with the wicked?
et adpropinquans ait numquid perdes iustum cum impio
24 There are perhaps fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not forgive the place for the sake of the fifty righteous that are therein?
si fuerint quinquaginta iusti in civitate peribunt simul et non parces loco illi propter quinquaginta iustos si fuerint in eo
25 Far be it from thee to do so, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that the righteous should be as the wicked — far be it from thee! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?
absit a te ut rem hanc facias et occidas iustum cum impio fiatque iustus sicut impius non est hoc tuum qui iudicas omnem terram nequaquam facies iudicium
26 And Jehovah said, If I find at Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will forgive all the place for their sakes.
dixitque Dominus ad eum si invenero Sodomis quinquaginta iustos in medio civitatis dimittam omni loco propter eos
27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have ventured to speak unto the Lord; I, who am dust and ashes.
respondens Abraham ait quia semel coepi loquar ad Dominum meum cum sim pulvis et cinis
28 Perhaps there may want five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city on account of the five? And he said, If I shall find forty-five there, I will not destroy [it].
quid si minus quinquaginta iustis quinque fuerint delebis propter quinque universam urbem et ait non delebo si invenero ibi quadraginta quinque
29 And he continued yet to speak with him, and said, Perhaps there may be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake.
rursumque locutus est ad eum sin autem quadraginta inventi fuerint quid facies ait non percutiam propter quadraginta
30 And he said, Oh, let not the Lord be angry that I speak! Perhaps there may be thirty found there. And he said, I will not do it if I find thirty there.
ne quaeso inquit indigneris Domine si loquar quid si inventi fuerint ibi triginta respondit non faciam si invenero ibi triginta
31 And he said, Behold now, I have ventured to speak with the Lord. Perhaps there may be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy [it] for the twenty's sake.
quia semel ait coepi loquar ad Dominum meum quid si inventi fuerint ibi viginti dixit non interficiam propter viginti
32 And he said, Oh, let not the Lord be angry, that I speak yet but this time! Perhaps there may be ten found there. And he said, I will not destroy [it] for the ten's sake.
obsecro inquit ne irascaris Domine si loquar adhuc semel quid si inventi fuerint ibi decem dixit non delebo propter decem
33 And Jehovah went away when he had ended speaking to Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place.
abiit Dominus postquam cessavit loqui ad Abraham et ille reversus est in locum suum
