Genesis 18
1 apparuit autem ei Dominus in convalle Mambre sedenti in ostio tabernaculi sui in ipso fervore diei
And the LORD appeared to him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
2 cumque elevasset oculos apparuerunt ei tres viri stantes propter eum quos cum vidisset cucurrit in occursum eorum de ostio tabernaculi et adoravit in terra
And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, 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,
3 et dixit Domine si inveni gratiam in oculis tuis ne transeas servum tuum
And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
4 sed adferam pauxillum aquae et lavate pedes vestros et requiescite sub arbore
Let a little water, I pray you, be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
5 ponam buccellam panis et confortate cor vestrum postea transibitis idcirco enim declinastis ad servum vestrum qui dixerunt fac ut locutus es
And I will bring a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that you shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
6 festinavit Abraham in tabernaculum ad Sarram dixitque ei adcelera tria sata similae commisce et fac subcinericios panes
And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
7 ipse vero ad armentum cucurrit et tulit inde vitulum tenerrimum et optimum deditque puero qui festinavit et coxit illum
And Abraham ran to the herd, and brought a calf tender and good, and gave it to a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
8 tulit quoque butyrum et lac et vitulum quem coxerat et posuit coram eis ipse vero stabat iuxta eos sub arbore
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 ate.
9 cumque comedissent dixerunt ad eum ubi est Sarra uxor tua ille respondit ecce in tabernaculo est
And they said to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
10 cui dixit revertens veniam ad te tempore isto vita comite et habebit filium Sarra uxor tua quo audito Sarra risit post ostium tabernaculi
And he said, I will certainly return to thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.
11 erant autem ambo senes provectaeque aetatis et desierant Sarrae fieri muliebria
Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well advanced in years; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
12 quae risit occulte dicens postquam consenui et dominus meus vetulus est voluptati operam dabo
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am become old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
13 dixit autem Dominus ad Abraham quare risit Sarra dicens num vere paritura sum anus
And the LORD said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I certainly bear a child, who am old?
14 numquid Deo est quicquam difficile iuxta condictum revertar ad te hoc eodem tempore vita comite et habebit Sarra filium
Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return to thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
15 negavit Sarra dicens non risi timore perterrita Dominus autem non est inquit ita sed risisti
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
16 cum ergo surrexissent inde viri direxerunt oculos suos contra Sodomam et Abraham simul gradiebatur deducens eos
And the men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
17 dixitque Dominus num celare potero Abraham quae gesturus sum
And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
18 cum futurus sit in gentem magnam ac robustissimam et benedicendae sint in illo omnes nationes terrae
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
19 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
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 righteousness and justice; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
20 dixit itaque Dominus clamor Sodomorum et Gomorrae multiplicatus est et peccatum earum adgravatum est nimis
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
21 descendam et videbo utrum clamorem qui venit ad me opere conpleverint an non est ita ut sciam
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.
22 converteruntque se inde et abierunt Sodomam Abraham vero adhuc stabat coram Domino
And the men turned their faces from there, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
23 et adpropinquans ait numquid perdes iustum cum impio
And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
24 si fuerint quinquaginta iusti in civitate peribunt simul et non parces loco illi propter quinquaginta iustos si fuerint in eo
Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are in it?
25 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
That be far from thee 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 thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
26 dixitque Dominus ad eum si invenero Sodomis quinquaginta iustos in medio civitatis dimittam omni loco propter eos
And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
27 respondens Abraham ait quia semel coepi loquar ad Dominum meum cum sim pulvis et cinis
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I who am dust and ashes, have taken upon me to speak to the Lord.
28 quid si minus quinquaginta iustis quinque fuerint delebis propter quinque universam urbem et ait non delebo si invenero ibi quadraginta quinque
Suppose there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
29 rursumque locutus est ad eum sin autem quadraginta inventi fuerint quid facies ait non percutiam propter quadraginta
And he spoke to him yet again, and said, Suppose there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake.
30 ne quaeso inquit indigneris Domine si loquar quid si inventi fuerint ibi triginta respondit non faciam si invenero ibi triginta
And he said, O let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Suppose there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.
31 quia semel ait coepi loquar ad Dominum meum quid si inventi fuerint ibi viginti dixit non interficiam propter viginti
And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak to the Lord: Suppose there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake.
32 obsecro inquit ne irascaris Domine si loquar adhuc semel quid si inventi fuerint ibi decem dixit non delebo propter decem
And he said, O let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Suppose ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.
33 abiit Dominus postquam cessavit loqui ad Abraham et ille reversus est in locum suum
And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had finished speaking with Abraham: and Abraham returned to his place.
