< Genesis 18 >

1 And the LORD appeared to him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
وَظَهَرَ لَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ عِنْدَ بَلُّوطَاتِ مَمْرَا وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي بَابِ ٱلْخَيْمَةِ وَقْتَ حَرِّ ٱلنَّهَارِ،١
2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, see, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
فَرَفَعَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَنَظَرَ وَإِذَا ثَلَاثَةُ رِجَالٍ وَاقِفُونَ لَدَيْهِ. فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ رَكَضَ لِٱسْتِقْبَالِهِمْ مِنْ بَابِ ٱلْخَيْمَةِ وَسَجَدَ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ،٢
3 And said, My LORD, if now I have found favor in your sight, pass not away, I pray you, from your servant:
وَقَالَ: «يَا سَيِّدُ، إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ وَجَدْتُ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْكَ فَلَا تَتَجَاوَزْ عَبْدَكَ.٣
4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
لِيُؤْخَذْ قَلِيلُ مَاءٍ وَٱغْسِلُوا أَرْجُلَكُمْ وَٱتَّكِئُوا تَحْتَ ٱلشَّجَرَةِ،٤
5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort you your hearts; after that you shall pass on: for therefore are you come to your servant. And they said, So do, as you have said.
فَآخُذَ كِسْرَةَ خُبْزٍ، فَتُسْنِدُونَ قُلُوبَكُمْ ثُمَّ تَجْتَازُونَ، لِأَنَّكُمْ قَدْ مَرَرْتُمْ عَلَى عَبْدِكُمْ». فَقَالُوا: «هَكَذَا تَفْعَلُ كَمَا تَكَلَّمْتَ».٥
6 And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes on the hearth.
فَأَسْرَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِلَى ٱلْخَيْمَةِ إِلَى سَارَةَ، وَقَالَ: «أَسْرِعِي بِثَلَاثِ كَيْلَاتٍ دَقِيقًا سَمِيذًا. ٱعْجِنِي وَٱصْنَعِي خُبْزَ مَلَّةٍ».٦
7 And Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it to a young man; and he hurried to dress it.
ثُمَّ رَكَضَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِلَى ٱلْبَقَرِ وَأَخَذَ عِجْلًا رَخْصًا وَجَيِّدًا وَأَعْطَاهُ لِلْغُلَامِ فَأَسْرَعَ لِيَعْمَلَهُ.٧
8 And he took butter, 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 زُبْدًا وَلَبَنًا، وَٱلْعِجْلَ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلَهُ، وَوَضَعَهَا قُدَّامَهُمْ. وَإِذْ كَانَ هُوَ وَاقِفًا لَدَيْهِمْ تَحْتَ ٱلشَّجَرَةِ أَكَلُوا.٨
9 And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «أَيْنَ سَارَةُ ٱمْرَأَتُكَ؟» فَقَالَ: «هَا هِيَ فِي ٱلْخَيْمَةِ».٩
10 And he said, I will certainly return to you according to the time of life; and, see, Sarah your wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.
فَقَالَ: «إِنِّي أَرْجِعُ إِلَيْكَ نَحْوَ زَمَانِ ٱلْحَيَاةِ وَيَكُونُ لِسَارَةَ ٱمْرَأَتِكَ ٱبْنٌ». وَكَانَتْ سَارَةُ سَامِعَةً فِي بَابِ ٱلْخَيْمَةِ وَهُوَ وَرَاءَهُ.١٠
11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
وَكَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَسَارَةُ شَيْخَيْنِ مُتَقَدِّمَيْنِ فِي ٱلْأَيَّامِ، وَقَدِ ٱنْقَطَعَ أَنْ يَكُونَ لِسَارَةَ عَادَةٌ كَٱلنِّسَاءِ.١١
12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
فَضَحِكَتْ سَارَةُ فِي بَاطِنِهَا قَائِلَةً: «أَبَعْدَ فَنَائِي يَكُونُ لِي تَنَعُّمٌ، وَسَيِّدِي قَدْ شَاخَ؟».١٢
13 And the LORD said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ: «لِمَاذَا ضَحِكَتْ سَارَةُ قَائِلَةً: أَفَبِٱلْحَقِيقَةِ أَلِدُ وَأَنَا قَدْ شِخْتُ؟١٣
14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
هَلْ يَسْتَحِيلُ عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ شَيْءٌ؟ فِي ٱلْمِيعَادِ أَرْجِعُ إِلَيْكَ نَحْوَ زَمَانِ ٱلْحَيَاةِ وَيَكُونُ لِسَارَةَ ٱبْنٌ».١٤
15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, No; but you did laugh.
فَأَنْكَرَتْ سَارَةُ قَائِلَةً: «لَمْ أَضْحَكْ». لِأَنَّهَا خَافَتْ. فَقَالَ: «لَا! بَلْ ضَحِكْتِ».١٥
16 And the men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
ثُمَّ قَامَ ٱلرِّجَالُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَتَطَلَّعُوا نَحْوَ سَدُومَ. وَكَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ مَاشِيًا مَعَهُمْ لِيُشَيِّعَهُمْ.١٦
17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «هَلْ أُخْفِي 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 يَكُونُ أُمَّةً كَبِيرَةً وَقَوِيَّةً، وَيَتَبَارَكُ بِهِ جَمِيعُ أُمَمِ ٱلْأَرْضِ؟١٨
19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.
لِأَنِّي عَرَفْتُهُ لِكَيْ يُوصِيَ بَنِيهِ وَبَيْتَهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ أَنْ يَحْفَظُوا طَرِيقَ ٱلرَّبِّ، لِيَعْمَلُوا بِرًّا وَعَدْلًا، لِكَيْ يَأْتِيَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ بِمَا تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ».١٩
20 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
وَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «إِنَّ صُرَاخَ سَدُومَ وَعَمُورَةَ قَدْ كَثُرَ، وَخَطِيَّتُهُمْ قَدْ عَظُمَتْ جِدًّا.٢٠
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.
أَنْزِلُ وَأَرَى هَلْ فَعَلُوا بِٱلتَّمَامِ حَسَبَ صُرَاخِهَا ٱلْآتِي إِلَيَّ، وَإِلَا فَأَعْلَمُ».٢١
22 And the men turned their faces from there, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
وَٱنْصَرَفَ ٱلرِّجَالُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَذَهَبُوا نَحْوَ سَدُومَ، وَأَمَّا إِبْرَاهِيمُ فَكَانَ لَمْ يَزَلْ قَائِمًا أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ.٢٢
23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Will you also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
فَتَقَدَّمَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَقَالَ: «أَفَتُهْلِكُ ٱلْبَارَّ مَعَ ٱلْأَثِيمِ؟٢٣
24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: will you also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ خَمْسُونَ بَارًّا فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ. أَفَتُهْلِكُ ٱلْمَكَانَ وَلَا تَصْفَحُ عَنْهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْخَمْسِينَ بَارًّا ٱلَّذِينَ فِيهِ؟٢٤
25 That be far from you to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from you: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
حَاشَا لَكَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ مِثْلَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ، أَنْ تُمِيتَ ٱلْبَارَّ مَعَ ٱلْأَثِيمِ، فَيَكُونُ ٱلْبَارُّ كَٱلْأَثِيمِ. حَاشَا لَكَ! أَدَيَّانُ كُلِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ لَا يَصْنَعُ عَدْلًا؟»٢٥
26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «إِنْ وَجَدْتُ فِي سَدُومَ خَمْسِينَ بَارًّا فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، فَإِنِّي أَصْفَحُ عَنِ ٱلْمَكَانِ كُلِّهِ مِنْ أَجْلِهِمْ».٢٦
27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken on me to speak to the LORD, which am but dust and ashes:
فَأَجَابَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَقَالَ: «إِنِّي قَدْ شَرَعْتُ أُكَلِّمُ ٱلْمَوْلَى وَأَنَا تُرَابٌ وَرَمَادٌ.٢٧
28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: will you destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
رُبَّمَا نَقَصَ ٱلْخَمْسُونَ بَارًّا خَمْسَةً. أَتُهْلِكُ كُلَّ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ بِٱلْخَمْسَةِ؟» فَقَالَ: «لَا أُهْلِكُ إِنْ وَجَدْتُ هُنَاكَ خَمْسَةً وَأَرْبَعِينَ».٢٨
29 And he spoke to him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake.
فَعَادَ يُكَلِّمُهُ أَيْضًا وَقَالَ: «عَسَى أَنْ يُوجَدَ هُنَاكَ أَرْبَعُونَ». فَقَالَ: «لَا أَفْعَلُ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْأَرْبَعِينَ».٢٩
30 And he said to him, 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.
فَقَالَ: «لَا يَسْخَطِ ٱلْمَوْلَى فَأَتَكَلَّمَ. عَسَى أَنْ يُوجَدَ هُنَاكَ ثَلَاثُونَ». فَقَالَ: «لَا أَفْعَلُ إِنْ وَجَدْتُ هُنَاكَ ثَلَاثِينَ».٣٠
31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken on me to speak to the LORD: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake.
فَقَالَ: «إِنِّي قَدْ شَرَعْتُ أُكَلِّمُ ٱلْمَوْلَى. عَسَى أَنْ يُوجَدَ هُنَاكَ عِشْرُونَ». فَقَالَ: «لَا أُهْلِكُ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْعِشْرِينَ».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 ten’s sake.
فَقَالَ: «لَا يَسْخَطِ ٱلْمَوْلَى فَأَتَكَلَّمَ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَرَّةَ فَقَطْ. عَسَى أَنْ يُوجَدَ هُنَاكَ عَشْرَةٌ». فَقَالَ: «لَا أُهْلِكُ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْعَشْرَةِ».٣٢
33 And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned to his place.
وَذَهَبَ ٱلرَّبُّ عِنْدَمَا فَرَغَ مِنَ ٱلْكَلَامِ مَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَرَجَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ.٣٣

< Genesis 18 >