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 God appeared to him by the oak of Mambre, as he sat by the door of his tent at noon.
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 lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold! three men stood before him; and having seen them he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and did obeisance to the ground.
3 Ka mea, E toku Ariki, ki te mea he pai toku ki tau titiro, kaua ra e kapea tau pononga:
And he said, Lord, if indeed I have found grace in your sight, pass not by your servant.
4 Kia tikina koa tetahi wai, ka horoi i o koutou waewae, a ka okioki koutou i raro i te rakau:
Let water now be brought, and let them wash your feet, and do you refresh [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 bring bread, and you shall eat, and after this you shall depart on your journey, on account of which [refreshment] you have turned aside to your servant. And he said, So do, as you have 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 Abraam hasted to the tent to Sarrha, and said to her, Hasten, and knead three measures of fine flour, and make cakes.
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 Abraam ran to the kine, and took a young calf, tender and good, and gave it to his servant, 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 he set them before them, and they did eat, and he stood by them under the tree.
9 Na ka mea ratou ki a ia, Kei hea a Hara, tau wahine? A ka mea ia, Ara, kei te teneti.
And he said to him, Where is Sarrha your wife? And he answered and 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 return and come to you according to this period seasonably, and Sarrha your wife shall have a son; and Sarrha heard at the door of the tent, being 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.
And Abraam and Sarrha were old, advanced in days, and the custom of women ceased with Sarrha.
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?
And Sarrha laughed in herself, saying, The thing has not as yet happened to me, even until now, and my lord is old.
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 to Abraam, Why is it that Sarrha has laughed in herself, saying, Shall I then indeed bear? but I am grown 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.
Shall anything be impossible with the Lord? At this time I will return to you seasonably, and Sarrha 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.
But Sarrha denied, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he said to her, Nay, but you did 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 having risen up from thence looked towards Sodom and Gomorrha. And Abraam went with them, attending them on their journey.
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 Abraam my servant what things I intend to 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?
But Abraam shall become a great and populous nation, and in him shall all the nations of the earth be blest.
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 that he will order his sons, and his house after him, and they will keep the ways of the Lord, to do justice and judgment, that the Lord may bring upon Abraam all things whatever he has spoken to 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, The cry of Sodom and Gomorrha has been increased towards me, and their sins are very great.
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 therefore go down and see, if they completely correspond with the cry which comes to me, and if not, that I may 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 having departed thence, came to Sodom; and Abraam was still standing 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 Abraam drew near and said, Wouldest you destroy the righteous with the wicked, and shall the righteous be as 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?
Should there be fifty righteous in the city, will you destroy them? will you not spare the whole place for the sake of the fifty righteous, if they be in it?
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?
By no means shall you do as this thing [is] so as to destroy the righteous with the wicked, so the righteous shall be as the wicked: by no means. You that judge the whole earth, shall you not 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 there should be in Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole city, and the whole 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 Abraam answered and said, Now I have begun to speak to my Lord, and I am earth 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.
But if the fifty righteous should be diminished to forty-five, will you destroy the whole city because of the five [lacking]? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there forty-five.
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 continued to speak to him still, and said, But if there should be found there forty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the 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, Will there be anything [against me], Lord, if I shall speak? but if there be found there thirty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the thirty's sake.
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, Since I am able to speak to the Lord, what if there should be found there twenty? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there twenty.
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, Will there be anything [against me], Lord, if I speak yet once? but if there should be found there ten? And he said, I will not destroy it for the 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 departed, when he left off speaking to Abraam, and Abraam returned to his place.
