Kejadian 18
1 Kemudian TUHAN menampakkan diri kepada Abraham dekat pohon tarbantin di Mamre, sedang ia duduk di pintu kemahnya waktu hari panas terik.
Now the Lord came to him by the holy tree of Mamre, when he was seated in the doorway of his tent in the middle of the day;
2 Ketika ia mengangkat mukanya, ia melihat tiga orang berdiri di depannya. Sesudah dilihatnya mereka, ia berlari dari pintu kemahnya menyongsong mereka, lalu sujudlah ia sampai ke tanah,
And lifting up his eyes, he saw three men before him; and seeing them, he went quickly to them from the door of the tent, and went down on his face to the earth;
3 serta berkata: "Tuanku, jika aku telah mendapat kasih tuanku, janganlah kiranya lampaui hambamu ini.
And said, My Lord, if now I have grace in your eyes, do not go away from your servant:
4 Biarlah diambil air sedikit, basuhlah kakimu dan duduklah beristirahat di bawah pohon ini;
Let me get water for washing your feet, and take your rest under the tree:
5 biarlah kuambil sepotong roti, supaya tuan-tuan segar kembali; kemudian bolehlah tuan-tuan meneruskan perjalanannya; sebab tuan-tuan telah datang ke tempat hambamu ini." Jawab mereka: "Perbuatlah seperti yang kaukatakan itu."
And let me get a bit of bread to keep up your strength, and after that you may go on your way: for this is why you have come to your servant. And they said, Let it be so.
6 Lalu Abraham segera pergi ke kemah mendapatkan Sara serta berkata: "Segeralah! Ambil tiga sukat tepung yang terbaik! Remaslah itu dan buatlah roti bundar!"
Then Abraham went quickly into the tent, and said to Sarah, Get three measures of meal straight away and make cakes.
7 Lalu berlarilah Abraham kepada lembu sapinya, ia mengambil seekor anak lembu yang empuk dan baik dagingnya dan memberikannya kepada seorang bujangnya, lalu orang ini segera mengolahnya.
And running to the herd, he took a young ox, soft and fat, and gave it to the servant and he quickly made it ready;
8 Kemudian diambilnya dadih dan susu serta anak lembu yang telah diolah itu, lalu dihidangkannya di depan orang-orang itu; dan ia berdiri di dekat mereka di bawah pohon itu, sedang mereka makan.
And he took butter and milk and the young ox which he had made ready and put it before them, waiting by them under the tree while they took food.
9 Lalu kata mereka kepadanya: "Di manakah Sara, isterimu?" Jawabnya: "Di sana, di dalam kemah."
And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, She is in the tent.
10 Dan firman-Nya: "Sesungguhnya Aku akan kembali tahun depan mendapatkan engkau, pada waktu itulah Sara, isterimu, akan mempunyai seorang anak laki-laki." Dan Sara mendengarkan pada pintu kemah yang di belakang-Nya.
And he said, I will certainly come back to you in the spring, and Sarah your wife will have a son. And his words came to the ears of Sarah who was at the back of the tent-door.
11 Adapun Abraham dan Sara telah tua dan lanjut umurnya dan Sara telah mati haid.
Now Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the time for giving birth.
12 Jadi tertawalah Sara dalam hatinya, katanya: "Akan berahikah aku, setelah aku sudah layu, sedangkan tuanku sudah tua?"
And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being old?
13 Lalu berfirmanlah TUHAN kepada Abraham: "Mengapakah Sara tertawa dan berkata: Sungguhkah aku akan melahirkan anak, sedangkan aku telah tua?
And the Lord said, Why was Sarah laughing and saying, Is it possible for me, being old, to give birth to a child?
14 Adakah sesuatu apapun yang mustahil untuk TUHAN? Pada waktu yang telah ditetapkan itu, tahun depan, Aku akan kembali mendapatkan engkau, pada waktu itulah Sara mempunyai seorang anak laki-laki."
Is there any wonder which the Lord is not able to do? At the time I said, in the spring, I will come back to you, and Sarah will have a child.
15 Lalu Sara menyangkal, katanya: "Aku tidak tertawa," sebab ia takut; tetapi TUHAN berfirman: "Tidak, memang engkau tertawa!"
Then Sarah said, I was not laughing; for she was full of fear. And he said, No, but you were laughing.
16 Lalu berangkatlah orang-orang itu dari situ dan memandang ke arah Sodom; dan Abraham berjalan bersama-sama dengan mereka untuk mengantarkan mereka.
And the men went on from there in the direction of Sodom; and Abraham went with them on their way.
17 Berpikirlah TUHAN: "Apakah Aku akan menyembunyikan kepada Abraham apa yang hendak Kulakukan ini?
And the Lord said, Am I to keep back from Abraham the knowledge of what I do;
18 Bukankah sesungguhnya Abraham akan menjadi bangsa yang besar serta berkuasa, dan oleh dia segala bangsa di atas bumi akan mendapat berkat?
Seeing that Abraham will certainly become a great and strong nation, and his name will be used by all the nations of the earth as a blessing?
19 Sebab Aku telah memilih dia, supaya diperintahkannya kepada anak-anaknya dan kepada keturunannya supaya tetap hidup menurut jalan yang ditunjukkan TUHAN, dengan melakukan kebenaran dan keadilan, dan supaya TUHAN memenuhi kepada Abraham apa yang dijanjikan-Nya kepadanya."
For I have made him mine so that he may give orders to his children and those of his line after him, to keep the ways of the Lord, to do what is good and right: so that the Lord may do to Abraham as he has said.
20 Sesudah itu berfirmanlah TUHAN: "Sesungguhnya banyak keluh kesah orang tentang Sodom dan Gomora dan sesungguhnya sangat berat dosanya.
And the Lord said, Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is very great, and their sin is very evil,
21 Baiklah Aku turun untuk melihat, apakah benar-benar mereka telah berkelakuan seperti keluh kesah orang yang telah sampai kepada-Ku atau tidak; Aku hendak mengetahuinya."
I will go down now, and see if their acts are as bad as they seem from the outcry which has come to me; and if they are not, I will see.
22 Lalu berpalinglah orang-orang itu dari situ dan berjalan ke Sodom, tetapi Abraham masih tetap berdiri di hadapan TUHAN.
And the men, turning from that place, went on to Sodom: but Abraham was still waiting before the Lord.
23 Abraham datang mendekat dan berkata: "Apakah Engkau akan melenyapkan orang benar bersama-sama dengan orang fasik?
And Abraham came near, and said, Will you let destruction come on the upright with the sinners?
24 Bagaimana sekiranya ada lima puluh orang benar dalam kota itu? Apakah Engkau akan melenyapkan tempat itu dan tidakkah Engkau mengampuninya karena kelima puluh orang benar yang ada di dalamnya itu?
If by chance there are fifty upright men in the town, will you give the place to destruction and not have mercy on it because of the fifty upright men?
25 Jauhlah kiranya dari pada-Mu untuk berbuat demikian, membunuh orang benar bersama-sama dengan orang fasik, sehingga orang benar itu seolah-olah sama dengan orang fasik! Jauhlah kiranya yang demikian dari pada-Mu! Masakan Hakim segenap bumi tidak menghukum dengan adil?"
Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth do right?
26 TUHAN berfirman: "Jika Kudapati lima puluh orang benar dalam kota Sodom, Aku akan mengampuni seluruh tempat itu karena mereka."
And the Lord said, If there are fifty upright men in the town, I will have mercy on it because of them.
27 Abraham menyahut: "Sesungguhnya aku telah memberanikan diri berkata kepada Tuhan, walaupun aku debu dan abu.
And Abraham answering said, Truly, I who am only dust, have undertaken to put my thoughts before the Lord:
28 Sekiranya kurang lima orang dari kelima puluh orang benar itu, apakah Engkau akan memusnahkan seluruh kota itu karena yang lima itu?" Firman-Nya: "Aku tidak memusnahkannya, jika Kudapati empat puluh lima di sana."
If by chance there are five less than fifty upright men, will you give up all the town to destruction because of these five? And he said, I will not give it to destruction if there are forty-five.
29 Lagi Abraham melanjutkan perkataannya kepada-Nya: "Sekiranya empat puluh didapati di sana?" Firman-Nya: "Aku tidak akan berbuat demikian karena yang empat puluh itu."
And again he said to him, By chance there may be forty there. And he said, I will not do it if there are forty.
30 Katanya: "Janganlah kiranya Tuhan murka, kalau aku berkata sekali lagi. Sekiranya tiga puluh didapati di sana?" Firman-Nya: "Aku tidak akan berbuat demikian, jika Kudapati tiga puluh di sana."
And he said, Let not the Lord be angry with me if I say, What if there are thirty there? And he said, I will not do it if there are thirty.
31 Katanya: "Sesungguhnya aku telah memberanikan diri berkata kepada Tuhan. Sekiranya dua puluh didapati di sana?" Firman-Nya: "Aku tidak akan memusnahkannya karena yang dua puluh itu."
And he said, See now, I have undertaken to put my thoughts before the Lord: what if there are twenty there? And he said, I will have mercy because of the twenty.
32 Katanya: "Janganlah kiranya Tuhan murka, kalau aku berkata lagi sekali ini saja. Sekiranya sepuluh didapati di sana?" Firman-Nya: "Aku tidak akan memusnahkannya karena yang sepuluh itu."
And he said, O let not the Lord be angry and I will say only one word more: by chance there may be ten there. And he said, I will have mercy because of the ten.
33 Lalu pergilah TUHAN, setelah Ia selesai berfirman kepada Abraham; dan kembalilah Abraham ke tempat tinggalnya.
And the Lord went on his way when his talk with Abraham was ended, and Abraham went back to his place.
