उत्पत्ति 18
1 दिउँसोको गर्मीमा मम्रेका फलाँटका रुखहरूछेउमा भएको आफ्नो पालको ढोकामा अब्राहाम बसेको बेला परमप्रभु तिनीकहाँ देखा पर्नुभयो ।
One day during that year when it was hot, Yahweh appeared to Abraham again near the big trees that belonged to Mamre, while Abraham was sitting in the entrance to his tent.
2 तिनले आफ्ना आँखा उठाएर हेरे, र तिनले आफ्नो सामु तिन जना मानिस उभिरहेका देखे । उनीहरूलाई देखेपछि तिनी पालको ढोकाबाट भेट गर्नलाई दौडेर गए, र भुइँसम्म निहुरेर दण्डवत् गरे ।
Abraham looked up [MTY] and was surprised to see three men standing near him. [Actually, one was Yahweh, and the other two were angels]. When he saw them, he ran to meet them. He prostrated himself with his face on the ground to show respect,
3 तिनले भने, “प्रभु, यदि तपाईंको नजरमा मैले निगाह पाएको छु भने, आफ्नो दासलाई छोडेर नजानुहोस् ।
and said [to one of them], “Sir, if you are pleased with me, stay here for a little while [LIT].
4 केही पानी ल्याउन दिनुहोस्, र तपाईंहरू आफ्ना गोडा धुनुहोस्, र यही रुखमुनि आराम गर्नुहोस् ।
Allow my servants to bring a little water and wash your feet, and rest under this tree.
5 मलाई केही रोटी ल्याउन दिनुहोस्, ताकि तपाईंहरूको थकाइ मरोस् । त्यसपछि तपाईंहरू आफ्नो बाटो जान सक्नुहुन्छ, किनभने तपाईंहरू आफ्नो दासकहाँ आउनुभएको छ ।” उनीहरूले भने, “तिमीले भनेअनुसार गर ।”
Since you have come here to me, allow me to bring you some food [SYN] so that you can feel refreshed before you leave.” Yahweh replied, “All right, do as you have said.”
6 तब अब्राहाम तुरुन्तै पालमा साराकहाँ गएर भने, “चाँडो पाँच पाथी मसिनो पिठो ल्याई मुछेर रोटी बनाऊ ।”
So Abraham quickly went into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick, get some of our best flour and make some loaves of bread!”
7 अब्राहाम बथानतिर दौडेर गए, र एउटा कलिलो र असल बाछो लिएर नोकरलाई दिए, र त्यसलाई हतारमा तयार गर्न लागे ।
Then he ran to the herd of cattle and selected a calf whose meat would be tender and tasty. He gave it to one of his servants [and told him to] quickly kill it and cook it.
8 तिनले दही, दूध र त्यो तयार गरिएको बाछाको मासु लगेर उनीहरूका सामु टक्र्याए । उनीहरूले खाँदा तिनी उनीहरूकै नजिक रूखमुनि उभिए ।
When the meat was cooked, Abraham brought some curds and milk and the meat that had been prepared, and set them in front of his visitors. Then he stood near them, under a tree, while they ate.
9 उनीहरूले तिनलाई सोधे, “तेरी पत्नी सारा कहाँ छे?” तिनले जवाफ दिए, “त्यहीँ पालमा छिन् ।”
[One of] them asked him, “Where is Sarah, your wife?” He replied, “She is in the tent.”
10 परमप्रभुले भन्नुभयो, “आउँदो साल यही समयमा म निश्चय नै तँकहाँ फर्किआउनेछु, र हेर्, तेरी पत्नी साराले एक जना छोरो जन्माउनेछे ।” साराले चाहिँ उहाँको पछिल्तिर भएको ढोकाबाट यो कुरो सुनिरहेकी थिइन् ।
Then the leader of the group said, “I will return to you (about this time/in the springtime) next year, and to your amazement, your wife Sarah will have an infant son.” It happened that Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent, which was behind the one who was speaking.
11 अब्राहाम र सारा वृद्ध थिए र तिनीहरूको उमेर ढल्किसकेको थियो । साराको बच्चा जन्माउने उमेर बितिसकेको थियो ।
Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was far past the time of when she could bear children.
12 यसकारण सारा मनमनै यसो भन्दै हाँसिन्, “म वृद्ध भइसकेकी छु, र मेरा स्वामी पनि वृद्ध भइसक्नुभएको छ, के मैले सुख पाउँछु र?”
So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, “My body is worn out, and my husband is old. So how can I have the pleasure [of having a child]?” [RHQ]
13 तब परमप्रभुले अब्राहामलाई भन्नुभयो, “‘बुढेसकालमा मैले छोराछोरी पाउँछु र भनेर सारा किन हाँसी’?
Yahweh said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why was she thinking, ‘I am too old, so how can I bear a child?’
14 परमप्रभुको निम्ति कुनै कुरो कठिन छ र? अर्को साल मैले तोकेको समयमा म तँकहाँ फर्किआउनेछु । अर्को वर्ष यही समयमा साराको एक जना छोरा हुनेछ ।”
I am Yahweh! (Is there anything too difficult for me?/There is nothing too difficult for me!) [RHQ] I will return about this time next year in the springtime, and Sarah will have an infant son.”
15 त्यसपछि साराले इन्कार गर्दै यसो भनिन्, “म हाँसिनँ ।” किनभने तिनी डराइन् । तर उहाँले जवाफ दिनुभयो, “होइन, तँ हाँसेकै होस् ।”
Then Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.” But Yahweh said, “Don’t deny it! You did laugh.”
16 तब ती पुरुषहरू उठे र सदोमतिर तल हेरे । अब्राहाम अलि परसम्म उनीहरूलाई बिदा गर्न गए ।
When the three men got up to leave, they looked down into the valley toward Sodom [city]. Abraham was walking with them to say “goodbye” to them.
17 तर परमप्रभुले भन्नुभयो, “मैले गर्न लागेको काम के अब्राहामबाट लुकाएर राखूँ?
Yahweh thought to himself, “It is not right for me to prevent Abraham from knowing what I plan to do [RHQ].
18 अब्राहामबाट एउटा ठुलो र शक्तिशाली जाति बन्नेछ, र त्यसद्वारा नै पृथ्वीका सबै जातिहरूले आशिष् पाउनेछन् ।
Abraham’s descendants [MTY] will become a great and powerful nation. And people of [MTY] all nations will be blessed because of what I do for him.
19 किनभने मैले त्यसलाई आफ्ना छोराछोरीहरू र घरानालाई धर्म र न्याय गरेर परमप्रभुको मार्ग पालन गर्नलाई आज्ञा देओस् भनेर छानेको छु, ताकि परमप्रभुले अब्राहामलाई भन्नुभएको कुरा पुरा गर्नुभएको होस् ।”
I have chosen him in order that he will teach his children and their families to obey me and do what is right and fair, and then I will do for Abraham what I promised.”
20 तब परमप्रभुले भन्नुभयो, “सदोम र गमोराको विरुद्धमा उठेको आवाज धेरै ठुलो, र तिनीहरूका पाप साह्रै गम्भीर भएको कारण
So Yahweh said to Abraham, “I have heard the terrible things that have been said about the people of [MTY] Sodom and Gomorrah. Their sins are very great.
21 मकहाँ आएको त्यसको विरुद्धको आवाजअनुसार तिनीहरूले गरेका छन् कि छैनन् भन्ने कुरा हेर्नलाई म तल जानेछु । होइन रहेछ भने मलाई थाहा हुनेछ।”
So I will go down now, and I will see if all the terrible things that I have heard are true or not true.”
22 यसकारण ती पुरुषहरू त्यहाँबाट सदोमतिर गए, तर अब्राहामचाहिँ परमप्रभुको सामु उभिरहे ।
Then the two men turned and started walking toward Sodom. But Yahweh remained, standing in front of Abraham.
23 तब अब्राहामले नजिक गएर भने, ‘के तपाईंले धर्मीहरूलाई पनि दुष्टहरूसँगै नष्ट गर्नुहुनेछ?
Abraham came closer to him and said, “Will you really destroy righteous people along with wicked ones?
24 सायद त्यस सहरमा पचास धर्मी जन छन् होला । के त्यसमा भएका पचास धर्मी जनका निम्ति त्यस सहरलाई नजोगाएर नष्ट पार्नुहुनेछ र?
What will you do if there are only 50 righteous people in the city? Will you really get rid of them all, and not spare the place/city for the sake of the 50 righteous people who are in the city?
25 धर्मीलाई पनि दुष्टलाई जस्तै व्यवहार गरेर दुष्टका साथमा धर्मी जनलाई मार्ने काम तपाईंबाट टाढा रहोस् । यस्तो कुरा तपाईंबाट टाढा रहोस्! सारा पृथ्वीका न्यायकर्ताले न्यायोचित काम गर्नुहुन्न र?
It would certainly not be right for you to do such a thing, to kill righteous people along with wicked ones, and treat righteous people and wicked people the same way. You could not do that, because you, who are the judge of everyone on the earth, will certainly do what is right [regarding the people of Sodom]!” [RHQ]
26 परमप्रभुले भन्नुभयो, “सदोम सहरभित्र पचास धर्मी जन पाएँ भने म तिनीहरूका खातिर सारा सहरलाई छोड़िदिनेछु ।”
Yahweh replied, “If I find 50 righteous people in Sodom, I will spare the whole place/city for their sake.”
27 अब्राहामले जवाफ दिएर भने, “हेर्नुहोस्, म केवल माटो र खरानी मात्र भएर पनि परमप्रभुसँग कुरा गर्न आँट गरेको छु ।
Abraham replied, “I should not be bold like this and speak to you, God, because I am as worthless as dust and ashes [MET].
28 यदि त्यहाँ पाँच कम पचास जना धर्मी जन रहेछन् भने? केवल पाँच मात्र घटी भएको कारण तपाईं सारा सहरलाई नै नाश गर्नुहुनेछ?” त्यसपछि उहाँले भन्नुभयो, “यदि मैले त्यहाँ पैँतालीस पाएँ भने म त्यो नाश गर्नेछैनँ ।”
But what will you do if there are only 45 righteous people? Will you destroy everyone in the whole city because there are only 45 and not 50 righteous people?” Yahweh replied, “I will not destroy it if I find that there are 45 righteous people.”
29 तिनले फेरि उहाँसँग बोल्दै भने, “यदि त्यहाँ चालीस रहेछन् भने?” उहाँले भन्नुभयो, “चालीस जनाका खातिर पनि म त्यसो गर्नेछैनँ।”
Abraham continued to speak to him [like this], saying, “What will you do if you find that there are only 40 righteous people there?” Yahweh replied, “I will not destroy them all, for the sake of the 40.”
30 तिनले भने, “परमप्रभु रिसानी नहोस् ताकि म अझै बोल्न सकूँ । यदि त्यहाँ तिस जना पाइए भने?” उहाँले भन्नुभयो, “त्यहाँ तिस जना नै पाएँ भने पनि म त्यसो गर्नेछैनँ ।”
Abraham said, “God, please don’t be angry now. Let me speak again. What will you do if there are only 30 righteous people?” He replied, “I will not do it if I find that there are 30 there.”
31 तिनले भने, “हेर्नुहोस्, मैले परमप्रभुसँग कुरा गर्ने आँट गरेको छु । बिस जना पाइए भने?” उहाँले भन्नुभयो, “बिस जनाका खातिर पनि म त्यसलाई नाश गर्नेछैनँ ।”
Abraham said, “I should not be bold and speak to you like this, God. But what will you do if you find that there are only 20 righteous people there?” He replied, “I will not destroy the whole city, for the sake of those 20.”
32 तिनले भने, “परमप्रभु रिसानी नहोस्। अब अन्तिम एक पल्ट बोल्नेछु । सायद त्यहाँ दस जना पाइन्छन् होला?” उहाँले भन्नुभयो, “दश जनाका खातिर पनि म त्यो नाश गर्नेछैनँ ।”
Abraham said, “God, don’t be angry now. Just let me speak one time more. What will you do if you find that there are only ten righteous people there?” Yahweh answered, “I will not destroy the city for the sake of those ten.”
33 अब्राहामसित कुरा गरिसक्ने बित्तिकै परमप्रभु गइहाल्नुभयो, र अब्राहामचाहिँ आफ्नो घर फर्के ।
Abraham said no more, and as soon as Yahweh finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.
