Gênesis 18
1 Depois appareceu-lhe o Senhor nos carvalhaes de Mamre, estando elle assentado á porta da tenda, quando tinha aquecido o dia.
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 E levantou os seus olhos, e olhou, e eis tres varões estavam em pé junto a elle. E vendo-os, correu da porta da tenda ao seu encontro, e inclinou-se á terra,
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 E disse; Meu Senhor, se agora tenho achado graça nos teus olhos, rogo-te que não passes de teu servo,
and said [to one of them], “Sir, if you are pleased with me, stay here for a little while [LIT].
4 Que se traga já uma pouca d'agua, e lavae os vossos pés, e recostae-vos debaixo d'esta arvore;
Allow my servants to bring a little water and wash your feet, and rest under this tree.
5 E trarei um bocado de pão, para que esforceis o vosso coração; depois passareis adiante, porquanto por isso chegastes até vosso servo. E disseram: Assim faze como tens dito.
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 E Abrahão apressou-se em ir ter com Sarah á tenda, e disse-lhe: Amassa depressa tres medidas de flor de farinha, e faze bolos.
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 E correu Abrahão ás vaccas, e tomou uma vitella tenra e boa, e deu-a ao moço, que se apressou era preparal-a.
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 E tomou manteiga e leite, e a vitella que tinha preparado, e poz tudo diante d'elles, e elle estava em pé junto a elles debaixo da arvore; e comeram.
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 E disseram-lhe: Onde está Sarah, tua mulher? E elle disse: Eil-a ahi está na tenda.
[One of] them asked him, “Where is Sarah, your wife?” He replied, “She is in the tent.”
10 E disse: Certamente tornarei a ti por este tempo da vida; e eis que Sarah tua mulher terá um filho. E ouviu-o Sarah á porta da tenda, que estava atraz d'elle.
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 E eram Abrahão e Sarah já velhos, e adiantados em edade; já a Sarah havia cessado o costume das mulheres.
Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was far past the time of when she could bear children.
12 Assim pois riu-se Sarah comsigo, dizendo: Terei ainda deleite depois de haver envelhecido, sendo tambem o meu senhor já velho?
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 E disse o Senhor a Abrahão: Porque se riu Sarah, dizendo: Na verdade parirei eu ainda, havendo já envelhecido?
Yahweh said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why was she thinking, ‘I am too old, so how can I bear a child?’
14 Haveria coisa alguma difficil ao Senhor? Ao tempo determinado tornarei a ti por este tempo da vida, e Sarah terá um filho.
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 E Sarah negou, dizendo: Não me ri: porquanto temeu. E elle disse: Não digas isso, porque te riste.
Then Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.” But Yahweh said, “Don’t deny it! You did laugh.”
16 E levantaram-se aquelles varões d'ali, e olharam para a banda de Sodoma; e Abrahão ia com elles, acompanhando-os.
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 E disse o Senhor: Occultarei eu a Abrahão o que faço?
Yahweh thought to himself, “It is not right for me to prevent Abraham from knowing what I plan to do [RHQ].
18 Visto que Abrahão certamente virá a ser uma grande e poderosa nação, e n'elle serão bemditas todas as nações da terra.
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 Porque eu o tenho conhecido, que elle ha de ordenar a seus filhos e a sua casa depois d'elle, para que guardem o caminho do Senhor, para obrar com justiça e juizo: para que o Senhor faça vir sobre Abrahão o que ácerca d'elle tem fallado.
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 Disse mais o Senhor: Porquanto o clamor de Sodoma e Gomorrah se tem multiplicado, e porquanto o seu peccado se tem aggravado muito,
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 Descerei agora, e verei se com effeito tem praticado segundo o seu clamor, que é vindo até mim; e se não, sabel-o-hei.
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 Então viraram aquelles varões o rosto d'ali, e foram-se para Sodoma; mas Abrahão ficou ainda em pé diante da face do Senhor.
Then the two men turned and started walking toward Sodom. But Yahweh remained, standing in front of Abraham.
23 E chegou-se Abrahão, dizendo: Destruirás tambem o justo com o impio?
Abraham came closer to him and said, “Will you really destroy righteous people along with wicked ones?
24 Se porventura houver cincoenta justos na cidade, destruil-os-has tambem, e não pouparás o logar por causa dos cincoenta justos que estão dentro d'ella?
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 Longe de ti que faças tal coisa, que mates o justo com o impio: que o justo seja como o impio, longe de ti seja. Não faria justiça o Juiz de toda a terra?
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 Então disse o Senhor: Se eu em Sodoma achar cincoenta justos dentro da cidade, pouparei a todo o logar por amor d'elles.
Yahweh replied, “If I find 50 righteous people in Sodom, I will spare the whole place/city for their sake.”
27 E respondeu Abrahão, dizendo: Eis que agora me atrevi a fallar ao Senhor, ainda que sou pó e cinza:
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 Porventura faltarão de cincoenta justos cinco; destruirás por aquelles cinco toda a cidade? E disse: Não a destruirei, se eu achar ali quarenta e cinco.
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 E continuou ainda a fallar-lhe, e disse: Porventura se acharão ali quarenta. E disse: Não o farei por amor dos quarenta.
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 Disse mais: Ora não se ire o Senhor, se eu ainda fallar: Porventura se acharão ali trinta. E disse: Não o farei se achar ali trinta.
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 E disse: Eis que agora me atrevi a fallar ao Senhor: Porventura se acharão ali vinte. E disse: Não a destruirei por amor dos vinte.
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 Disse mais: Ora não se ire o Senhor, que ainda só mais esta vez fallo: Porventura se acharão ali dez. E disse: Não a destruirei por amor dos dez
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 E foi-se o Senhor, quando acabou de fallar a Abrahão: e Abrahão tornou-se ao seu logar.
Abraham said no more, and as soon as Yahweh finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.
