Kenehi 18
1 A ka puta ano a Ihowa ki a ia i nga oki o Mamere, i a ia e noho ana i te kuwaha o te teneti i te tikakatanga o te ra;
And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
2 A ka anga ake ona kanohi, ka titiro, na ko nga tangata tokotoru e tu ana i tona taha: a, no tona kitenga atu, ka rere atu ia i te kuwaha o te teneti ki te whakatau i a ratou, a ka piko ki te whenua,
And he lift 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 Ka mea, E toku Ariki, ki te mea he pai toku ki tau titiro, kaua ra e kapea tau pononga:
And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
4 Kia tikina koa tetahi wai, ka horoi i o koutou waewae, a ka okioki koutou i raro i te rakau:
Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
5 A maku e tiki tetahi wahi taro hei oranga mo o koutou ngakau; hei muri ra ka haere ai koutou: he mea hoki kua tae mai nei koutou ki ta koutou pononga. A ka mea ratou, Penatia me tau i ki na.
And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
6 Na ka hohoro a Aperahama ki te teneti ki a Hara, a ka mea, Kia hohoro te pokepoke i tetahi paraoa pai, kia toru nga mehua, ka hanga i etahi keke.
And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead [it], and make cakes upon the hearth.
7 Na ka rere a Aperahama ki te kahui, a hopukia ana e ia tetahi kuao kau, he kiri ngawari, he mea pai, a hoatu ana e ia ki tetahi taitamariki; a hohoro ana ia te taka i taua mea.
And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave [it] unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
8 Na ka tikina e ia he pata, he waiu, me te kuao i raweketia e ia, a whakatakotoria ana ki to ratou aroaro; me te tu ano ia i to ratou taha i raro i te rakau, a ka kai ratou.
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.
9 Na ka mea ratou ki a ia, Kei hea a Hara, tau wahine? A ka mea ia, Ara, kei te teneti.
And they said unto him, Where [is] Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
10 Na ka mea ia, He pono ka hoki mai ano ahau ki a koe a te huringa mai ano o te wa; a ka whai tama tau wahine, a Hara. Na ka rongo atu a Hara i te kuwaha o te teneti, i muri i a ia.
And he said, I will certainly return unto 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 Na, kua koroheke rawa a Aperahama raua ko Hara, kua maha o raua ra; kua mutu a Hara te pera me etahi wahine.
Now Abraham and Sarah [were] old [and] well stricken in age; [and] it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
12 Na ka kata a Hara i roto i a ia, ka mea, Ka ruruhitia nei ahau, a tera ranei ahau e whai koa, he koroheke nei ano hoki toku ariki?
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
13 Na ka mea a Ihowa ki a Aperahama, He aha a Hara i kata ai, i mea ai, He pono, ka whanau tamariki ranei ahau, he ruruhi nei hoki ahau?
And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
14 He pakeke rawa ranei tetahi mea ki a Ihowa? Kei te taima i whakaritea, kei te hurihanga mai o te wa, ka hoki mai ahau ki a koe, a ka whai tamaiti a Hara.
Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
15 Na ka whakawareware a Hara, ka mea, Kihai ahau i kata: i wehi hoki ia. A ka mea ia, Kahore; i kata tonu koe.
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
16 Na ka whakatika atu nga tangata ra i reira, a ka titiro ki te ritenga mai o Horoma: i haere ano a Aperahama i a ratou, ki te tuku i a ratou kia haere.
And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
17 A ka mea a Ihowa, Me huna ranei e ahau i a Aperahama taku e mea ai;
And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
18 Ka meinga nei hoki a Aperahama hei iwi nui, hei iwi kaha, a mana ka manaakitia ai nga iwi katoa o te ao?
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
19 E mohio ana hoki ahau ki a ia, hei mea kia whakahaua iho ai e ia ana tama, me tona whare, i muri i a ia, a kia whakaritea e ratou te ara o Ihowa, ka mahi hoki i te tika, i te whakawa; a kia kawea mai ai e Ihowa ki runga ki a Aperahama nga mea ka toa i korerotia e ia mona.
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 upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
20 Na ka mea a Ihowa, i te mea he nui te karanga o Horoma, o Komora, he taimaha rawa hoki o raua kino;
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
21 Me haere tenei ahau kia kite he mea rite ranei ta raua mahi ki tona karanga kua tae ake nei ki ahau; a ki te kahore, ka mohio ahau.
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.
22 Na ka tahuri nga tangata ra i reira, a ka ahu ki Horoma: ko Aperahama ia i tu tonu i te aroaro o te Atua.
And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
23 Na ka whakatata a Aperahama, ka mea, Ka whakangaromia ano hoki e koe te tangata tika raua ko te tangata kino?
And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
24 Akuanei pea e rima tekau nga tangata tika i roto i te pa: ka whakangaromia ranei e koe, e kore ranei koe e tohu i taua wahi mo nga tangata tika e rima tekau i roto?
Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that [are] therein?
25 Kaua ra tena e waiho hei tikanga mo tau mahi, te whakamate ngatahi i te tangata tika raua ko te tangata kino; penei ka rite te tangata tika ki te tangata kino; kaua ra koe e pera: e kore ranei e tika te mahi a te Kaiwhakawa o te whenua katoa?
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 Na ka mea a Ihowa, Ki te kitea e ahau i Horoma e rima tekau nga tangata tika i roto i te pa, ka tohungia e ahau tena wahi katoa, ka whakaaro hoki ki a ratou.
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 Na ka whakahoki a Aperahama, ka mea, Na, kua timata nei ahau te korero ki te Ariki; he puehu nei ahau, he pungarehu:
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which [am but] dust and ashes:
28 Tera pea e kore te tokorima o te rima tekau o nga tangata tika ka kore te tokorima, e whakangaro ranei koe i te pa katoa? Ka mea ia, E kore e whakangaromia e ahau ki te mea ka kitea e ahau i reira nga tangata e wha tekau ma rima.
Peradventure 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 Na ka korero atu ano ia ki a ia, ka mea, Tera pea e kitea e wha tekau kei reira. Ka mea ia, Ka whakaaro ahau ki te wha tekau, a e kore e meatia e ahau.
And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do [it] for forty’s sake.
30 Ano ra ko ia, Kaua ra e riri te Ariki, a ka korero ahau: Tera pea e kitea e toru tekau kei reira. Ka mea ia, E kore e meatia e ahau, ki te kitea e ahau e toru tekau kei reira.
And he said [unto 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.
31 A ka mea ia, Na, kua whakapakari nei ahau ki te korero ki te Ariki: Tera pea e kitea e rua tekau kei reira. Ka mea ia, Ka whakaaro ahau ki nga tekau e rua, a e kore e whakangaromia e ahau.
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 twenty’s sake.
32 Na ka mea ia, Kaua e riri te Ariki ki te korero ahau, heoi ano ko tenei korerotanga: Tera pea e kitea kotahi tekau kei reira. Ka mea ia, Ka whakaaro ahau ki te tekau kotahi, a e kore e whakangaromia e ahau.
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.
33 Na ka haere a Ihowa i te mutunga o tana korero ki a Aperahama: a hoki ana a Aperahama ki tona wahi.
And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
