Gênesis 18
1 Depois apareceu-lhe o Senhor nos carvalhais de Mamre, estando ele assentado à porta da tenda, quando tinha aquecido o dia.
Then the Lord appeared to him, in the steep valley of Mamre, when he was sitting at the door of his tent, in the very heat of the day.
2 E levantou os seus olhos, e olhou, e eis três varões estavam em pé junto a ele. E vendo-os, correu da porta da tenda ao seu encontro, e inclinou-se à terra,
And when he had lifted up his eyes, there appeared to him three men, standing near him. When he had seen them, he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and he reverenced them on the ground.
3 E disse; Meu Senhor, se agora tenho achado graça nos teus olhos, rogo-te que não passes de teu servo,
And he said: “If I, O lord, have found grace in your eyes, do not pass by your servant.
4 Que se traga já uma pouca d'água, e lavai os vossos pés, e recostai-vos debaixo desta árvore;
But I will bring a little water, and you may wash your feet and rest under the 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.
And I will set out a meal of bread, so that you may strengthen your heart; after this you will pass on. It is for this reason that you have turned aside to your servant.” And they said, “Do as you have spoken.”
6 E Abraão apressou-se em ir ter com Sarah à tenda, e disse-lhe: Amassa depressa três medidas de flor de farinha, e faze bolos.
Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and he said to her, “Quickly, mix together three measures of the finest wheat flour and make loaves baked under the ashes.”
7 E correu Abraão às vacas, e tomou uma vitela tenra e boa, e deu-a ao moço, que se apressou era prepara-la.
In truth, he himself ran to the herd, and he took a calf from there, very tender and very good, and he gave it to a servant, who hurried and boiled it.
8 E tomou manteiga e leite, e a vitela que tinha preparado, e pôs tudo diante deles, e ele estava em pé junto a eles debaixo da árvore; e comeram.
Likewise, he took butter and milk, and the calf which he had boiled, and he placed it before them. Yet truly, he himself stood near them under the tree.
9 E disseram-lhe: Onde está Sarah, tua mulher? E ele disse: ei-la ai está na tenda.
And when they had eaten, they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” He answered, “Behold, 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 à porta da tenda, que estava atráz dele.
And he said to him, “When returning, I will come to you at this time, with life as a companion, and your wife Sarah will have a son.” Hearing this, Sarah laughed behind the door of the tent.
11 E eram Abraão e Sarah já velhos, e adiantados em idade; já a Sarah havia cessado o costume das mulheres.
Now they were both old, and in an advanced state of life, and it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
12 Assim pois riu-se Sarah consigo, dizendo: Terei ainda deleite depois de haver envelhecido, sendo também o meu senhor já velho?
And she laughed secretly, saying, “After I have grown old, and my lord is elderly, shall I give myself to the work of delight?”
13 E disse o Senhor a Abraão: Porque se riu Sarah, dizendo: Na verdade parirei eu ainda, havendo já envelhecido?
Then the Lord said to Abraham: “Why did Sarah laugh, saying: ‘How can I, an old woman, actually give birth?’
14 Haveria coisa alguma difícil ao Senhor? Ao tempo determinado tornarei a ti por este tempo da vida, e Sarah terá um filho.
Is anything difficult for God? According to the announcement, he will return to you at this same time, with life as a companion, and Sarah will have a son.”
15 E Sarah negou, dizendo: Não me ri: porquanto temeu. E ele disse: Não digas isso, porque te riste.
Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh.” For she was terribly afraid. But the Lord said, “It is not so; for you did laugh.”
16 E levantaram-se aqueles varões dali, e olharam para a banda de Sodoma; e Abraão ia com eles, acompanhando-os.
Therefore, when the men had risen up from there, they directed their eyes against Sodom. And Abraham traveled with them, leading them.
17 E disse o Senhor: ocultarei eu a Abraão o que faço?
And the Lord said: “How could I hide what I am about to do from Abraham,
18 Visto que Abraão certamente virá a ser uma grande e poderosa nação, e nele serão benditas todas as nações da terra.
since he will become a great and very robust nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?
19 Porque eu o tenho conhecido, que ele há de ordenar a seus filhos e a sua casa depois dele, para que guardem o caminho do Senhor, para obrar com justiça e juízo: para que o Senhor faça vir sobre Abraão o que acerca dele tem falado.
For I know that he will instruct his sons, and his household after him, to keep to the way of the Lord, and to act with judgment and justice, so that, for the sake of Abraham, the Lord may bring about all the things that he has spoken to him.”
20 Disse mais o Senhor: Porquanto o clamor de Sodoma e Gomorra se tem multiplicado, e porquanto o seu pecado se tem agravado muito,
And so the Lord said, “The outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah has been multiplied, and their sin has become exceedingly grievous.
21 Descerei agora, e verei se com efeito tem praticado segundo o seu clamor, que é vindo até mim; e se não, sabê-lo-ei.
I will descend and see whether they have fulfilled the work of the outcry that has reached me, or whether it is not so, in order that I may know.”
22 Então viraram aqueles varões o rosto dali, e foram-se para Sodoma; mas Abraão ficou ainda em pé diante da face do Senhor.
And they turned themselves from there, and they went toward Sodom. Yet in truth, Abraham still stood in the sight of the Lord.
23 E chegou-se Abraão, dizendo: Destruirás também o justo com o ímpio?
And as they drew near, he said: “Will you destroy the just with the impious?
24 Se porventura houver cincoênta justos na cidade, destrui-los-ás também, e não pouparás o lugar por causa dos cincoênta justos que estão dentro dela?
If there were fifty of the just in the city, will they perish with the rest? And will you not spare that place for the sake of fifty of the just, if they were in it?
25 Longe de ti que faças tal coisa, que mates o justo com o ímpio: que o justo seja como o ímpio, longe de ti seja. Não faria justiça o Juiz de toda a terra?
Far be it from you to do this thing, and to kill the just with the impious, and for the just to be treated like the impious. No, this is not like you. You judge all the earth; you would never make such a judgment.”
26 Então disse o Senhor: Se eu em Sodoma achar cincoênta justos dentro da cidade, pouparei a todo o lugar por amor deles.
And the Lord said to him, “If I find in Sodom fifty of the just in the midst of the city, I will release the entire place because of them.”
27 E respondeu Abraão, dizendo: Eis que agora me atrevi a falar ao Senhor, ainda que sou pó e cinza:
And Abraham responded by saying: “Since now I have begun, I will speak to my Lord, though I am dust and ashes.
28 Porventura faltarão de cincoênta justos cinco; destruirás por aqueles cinco toda a cidade? E disse: Não a destruirei, se eu achar ali quarenta e cinco.
What if there were five less than fifty of the just? Would you, despite the forty-five, eliminate the entire city?” And he said, “I will not eliminate it, if I find forty-five there.”
29 E continuou ainda a falar-lhe, e disse: Porventura se acharão ali quarenta. E disse: Não o farei por amor dos quarenta.
And again he said to him, “But if forty were found there, what would you do?” He said, “I will not strike, for the sake of the forty.”
30 Disse mais: Ora não se ire o Senhor, se eu ainda falar: Porventura se acharão ali trinta. E disse: Não o farei se achar ali trinta.
“I ask you,” he said, “not to be angry, Lord, if I speak. What if thirty were found there?” He responded, “I will not act, if I find thirty there.”
31 E disse: Eis que agora me atrevi a falar ao Senhor: Porventura se acharão ali vinte. E disse: Não a destruirei por amor dos vinte.
“Since now I have begun,” he said, “I will speak to my Lord. What if twenty were found there?” He said, “I will not put to death, for the sake of the twenty.”
32 Disse mais: Ora não se ire o Senhor, que ainda só mais esta vez falo: Porventura se acharão ali dez. E disse: Não a destruirei por amor dos dez
“I beg you,” he said, “not to be angry, Lord, if I speak yet once more. What if ten were found there?” And he said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
33 E foi-se o Senhor, quando acabou de falar a Abraão: e Abraão tornou-se ao seu lugar.
And the Lord departed, after he had ceased speaking to Abraham, who then returned to his place.
