Genesis 18
1 And the LORD appeared unto him by the terebinths of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
| ثُمَّ ظَهَرَ الرَّبُّ لإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ عِنْدَ بَلُّوطَاتِ مَمْرَا وَقْتَ اشْتِدَادِ حَرِّ النَّهَارِ، | ١ |
2 and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed down to the earth,
| فَرَفَعَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَإذَا بِهِ يَرَى ثَلاثَةَ رِجَالٍ مَاثِلِينَ لَدَيْهِ. فَأَسْرَعَ لاسْتِقْبَالِهِمْ مِنْ بَابِ الْخَيْمَةِ وَسَجَدَ إِلَى الأَرْضِ. | ٢ |
3 and said: 'My lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant.
| وَقَالَ: «يَا سَيِّدِي، إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ حَظِيْتُ بِرِضَاكَ فَلا تَعْبُرْ عَنْ عَبْدِكَ. | ٣ |
4 Let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and recline yourselves under the tree.
| بَلْ دَعْنِي أُقَدِّمُ لَكُمْ بَعْضَ مَاءٍ تَغْسِلُونَ بِهِ أَرْجُلَكُمْ وَتَتَّكِئُونَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ، | ٤ |
5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and stay ye your heart; after that ye shall pass on; forasmuch as ye are come to your servant.' And they said: 'So do, as thou hast said.'
| ثُمَّ آتِي لَكُمْ بِلُقْمَةِ خُبْزٍ تُسْنِدُونَ بِها قُلُوبَكُمْ، وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ تُوَاصِلُونَ مَسِيرَتَكُمْ، لأَنَّكُمْ قَدْ مِلْتُمْ إِلَى بَيْتِ عَبْدِكُمْ». فَأَجَابُوهُ: «حَسَناً، لِيَكُنْ كَمَا قُلْتَ». | ٥ |
6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said: 'Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.'
| فَأَسْرَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِلَى دَاخِلِ الْخَيْمَةِ إِلَى زَوْجَتِهِ سَارَةَ وَقَالَ: «هَيَّا أَسْرِعِي وَاعْجِنِي ثَلاثَ كَيْلاتٍ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ الدَّقِيقِ وَاخْبِزِيهَا». | ٦ |
7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto the servant; and he hastened to dress it.
| ثُمَّ أَسْرَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ نَحْوَ قَطِيعِهِ وَاخْتَارَ عِجْلاً غَضّاً مُسَمَّناً وَأَعْطَاهُ لِغُلامٍ كَيْ يُجَهِّزَهُ. | ٧ |
8 And he took curd, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
| ثُمَّ أَخَذَ زُبْداً وَلَبَناً وَالْعِجْلَ الَّذِي طَبَخَهُ، وَمَدَّهَا أَمَامَهُمْ، وَبَقِيَ وَاقِفاً فِي خِدْمَتِهِمْ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ وَهُمْ يَأْكُلُونَ. | ٨ |
9 And they said unto him: 'Where is Sarah thy wife?' And he said: 'Behold, in the tent.'
| ثُمَّ سَأَلُوهُ: «أَيْنَ زَوْجَتُكَ؟» فَأَجَابَ: «هَا هِيَ فِي الْخَيْمَةِ». | ٩ |
10 And He said: 'I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son.' And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him. —
| فَقَالَ: «إِنِّي أَرْجِعُ إِلَيْكَ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْوَقْتِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ الْقَادِمَةِ فَتَكُونُ سَارَةُ آنَئِذٍ قَدْ وَلَدَتْ لَكَ ابْناً». وَكَانَتْ سَارَةُ وَرَاءَهُ، عِنْدَ بَابِ الْخَيْمَةِ، فَسَمِعَتْ حَدِيثَهُ. | ١٠ |
11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. —
| وَكَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَسَارَةُ عَجُوزَيْنِ طَاعِنَيْنِ جِدّاً فِي السِّنِّ وَقَدْ تَجَاوَزَتْ سَارَةُ سِنَّ الْيَأْسِ. | ١١ |
12 And Sarah laughed within herself, saying: 'After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?'
| فَضَحِكَتْ سَارَةُ فِي نَفْسِهَا قَائِلَةً: «أَبَعْدَ أَنْ فَنِيَ عُمْرِي وَأَصْبَحَ زَوْجِي شَيْخاً يَكُونُ لِي هَذَا التَّنَعُّمُ؟» | ١٢ |
13 And the LORD said unto Abraham: 'Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying: Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old?
| فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لإِبْرَاهِيمَ: «لِمَاذَا ضَحِكَتْ سَارَةُ قَائِلَةً: أَحَقّاً أَلِدُ ابْناً وَقَدْ بَلَغْتُ سِنَّ الشَّيْخُوخَةِ؟ | ١٣ |
14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD. At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son.'
| أَيَتَعَذَّرُ عَلَى الرَّبِّ شَيْءٌ؟ سَأَرْجِعُ إِلَيْكَ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْوَقْتِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ الْقَادِمَةِ فَتَكُونُ سَارَةُ قَدْ أَنْجَبَتِ ابْناً». | ١٤ |
15 Then Sarah denied, saying: 'I laughed not'; for she was afraid. And He said: 'Nay; but thou didst laugh.'
| فَخَافَتْ سَارَةُ وَأَنْكَرَتْ قَائِلَةً: «لَمْ أَضْحَكْ». فَقَالَ: «لا، بَلْ ضَحِكْتِ». | ١٥ |
16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked out toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
| ثُمَّ نَهَضَ الرِّجَالُ وَتَطَلَّعُوا نَحْوَ سَدُومَ. فَمَشَى إِبْرَاهِيمُ مَعَهُمْ لِيُوَدِّعَهُمْ. | ١٦ |
17 And the LORD said: 'Shall I hide from Abraham that which I am doing;
| فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «أَأَكْتُمُ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مَا أَنَا فَاعِلُهُ؟ | ١٧ |
18 seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
| وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ لابُدَّ أَنْ يُصْبِحَ أُمَّةً كَبِيرَةً وَقَوِيَّةً، وَبِهِ تَتَبَارَكُ شُعُوبُ الأَرْضِ جَمِيعاً، | ١٨ |
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 the LORD, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which He hath spoken of him.'
| لأَنَّنِي قَدِ اخْتَرْتُهُ لِيُوْصِيَ بَنِيهِ وَأَهْلَ بَيْتِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ كَيْ يَحْفَظُوا طَرِيقَ الرَّبِّ، عَامِلِينَ الْبِرَّ وَالْعَدْلَ، حَتَّى يُنْجِزَ الرَّبُّ مَا وَعَدَ بِهِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ». | ١٩ |
20 And the LORD said: 'Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceeding grievous.
| وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «لأَنَّ الشَّكْوَى ضِدَّ مَظَالِمِ سَدُومَ وَعَمُورَةَ قَدْ كَثُرَتْ وَخَطِيئَتُهُمْ قَدْ عَظُمَتْ جِدّاً | ٢٠ |
21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto Me; and if not, I will know.'
| أَنْزِلُ لأَرَى إِنْ كَانَتْ أَعْمَالُهُمْ مُطَابِقَةً لِلشَّكْوَى ضِدَّهُمْ وَإلَّا فَأَعْلَمُ». | ٢١ |
22 And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom; but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
| وَانْطَلَقَ الرَّجُلانِ مِنْ هُنَاكَ نَحْوَ سَدُومَ، وَبَقِيَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ مَاثِلاً أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ. | ٢٢ |
23 And Abraham drew near, and said: 'Wilt Thou indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
| فَاقْتَرَبَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَقَالَ: «أَتُهْلِكُ الْبَارَّ مَعَ الأَثِيمِ؟ | ٢٣ |
24 Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city; wilt Thou indeed sweep away and not forgive the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
| لَوْ وُجِدَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ خَمْسُونَ بَارّاً، فَهَلْ تُدَمِّرُهَا وَلا تَصْفَحُ عَنْهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ الْخَمْسِينَ بَارّاً الَّذِينَ فِيهَا؟ | ٢٤ |
25 That be far from Thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from Thee; shall not the judge of all the earth do justly?'
| تَنَزَّهْتَ عَنْ أَنْ تُهْلِكَ الْبَارَّ مَعَ الأَثِيمِ، فَيَكُونُ الْبَارُّ كَالأَثِيمِ؛ حَاشَا لَكَ. أَدَيَّانُ الأَرْضِ كُلِّهَا لَا يُجْرِي عَدْلاً؟» | ٢٥ |
26 And the LORD said: 'If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will forgive all the place for their sake.'
| فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «إِنْ وَجَدْتُ فِي سَدُومَ خَمْسِينَ بَارّاً فَإِنَّنِي أَصْفَحُ عَنِ الْمَكَانِ كُلِّهِ مِنْ أَجْلِهِمْ». | ٢٦ |
27 And Abraham answered and said: 'Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.
| فَأَجَابَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ: «هَا أَنَا قَدْ أَخَذْتُ فِي مُخَاطَبَةِ الْمَوْلَى، مَعَ أَنَّنِي لَسْتُ سِوَى تُرَابٍ وَرَمَادٍ. | ٢٧ |
28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous; wilt Thou destroy all the city for lack of five?' And He said: 'I will not destroy it, if I find there forty and five.'
| مَاذَا لَوْ نَقَصَ الْخَمْسُونَ بَارّاً خَمْسَةً؟ أَفَتُهْلِكُ الْمَدِينَةَ كُلَّهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ الْخَمْسَةِ؟» فَأَجَابَهُ: «إِنْ وَجَدْتُ خَمْسَةً وَأَرْبَعِينَ بَارّاً لَا أُهْلِكُهَا». | ٢٨ |
29 And he spoke unto Him yet again, and said: 'Peradventure there shall be forty found there.' And He said: 'I will not do it for the forty's sake.'
| فَخَاطَبَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ثَانِيَةً: «وَمَاذَا لَوْ وُجِدَ هُنَاكَ أَرْبَعُونَ بَارّاً فَقَطْ؟». فَأَجَابَهُ: «لا أُهْلِكُهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ الأَرْبَعِينَ». | ٢٩ |
30 And he said: 'Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Peradventure there shall thirty be found there.' And He said: 'I will not do it, if I find thirty there.'
| وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ: «لا يَغْضَبِ الْمَوْلَى، بَلْ دَعْنِي أَتَكَلَّمُ. مَاذَا لَوْ وُجِدَ هُنَاكَ ثَلاثُونَ بَارّاً؟». فَأَجَابَهُ: «لا أُهْلِكُهَا إِنْ وَجَدْتُ ثَلاثِينَ». | ٣٠ |
31 And he said: 'Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord. Peradventure there shall be twenty found there.' And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake.'
| وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ: «هَا أَنَا قَدِ اسْتَرْسَلْتُ فِي الْكَلامِ أَمَامَ الْمَوْلَى، فَمَاذَا لَوْ وَجَدْتَ هُنَاكَ عِشْرِينَ بَارّاً؟» فَقَالَ: «لا أُهْلِكُهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ الْعِشْرِينَ». | ٣١ |
32 And he said: 'Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once. Peradventure ten shall be found there.' And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.'
| وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ: «لا يَغْضَبِ الْمَوْلَى، فَأَتَكَلَّمَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى: مَاذَا لَوْ وُجِدَ هُنَاكَ عَشَرَةٌ؟». فَأَجَابَهُ الرَّبُّ: «لا أُهْلِكُهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ الْعَشَرَةِ». | ٣٢ |
33 And the LORD went His way, as soon as He had left off speaking to Abraham; and Abraham returned unto his place.
| وَعِنْدَمَا فَرَغَ الرَّبُّ مِنْ مُحَادَثَةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مَضَى، وَرَجَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ. | ٣٣ |
