Gênesis 18
1 E apareceu-lhe o SENHOR nos carvalhos de Manre, estando ele sentado à porta de sua tenda no calor do 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 seus olhos e olhou, e eis que três homens que estavam junto a ele: e quando os viu, saiu correndo da porta de sua tenda a recebê-los, e inclinou-se até a 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: Senhor, se agora achei favor aos 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 agora um pouco de água, e lavai vossos pés; e recostai-vos debaixo de uma árvore,
Allow my servants to bring a little water and wash your feet, and rest under this tree.
5 E trarei um bocado de pão, e confortai vosso coração; depois passareis; pois por isso passastes perto de vosso servo.
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 Então Abraão foi depressa à tenda a Sara, e lhe disse: Toma logo três medidas de boa farinha, amassa e faz pães cozidos.
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 Abraão às vacas, e tomou um bezerro tenro e bom, e deu-o ao jovem, e deu-se este pressa a prepará-lo.
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 Tomou também manteiga e leite, e o bezerro que havia preparado, e o pôs diante deles; e ele estava junto a eles debaixo da árvore; 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 lhe disseram: Onde está Sara tua mulher? E ele respondeu: Aqui na tenda.
[One of] them asked him, “Where is Sarah, your wife?” He replied, “She is in the tent.”
10 Então disse: De certo voltarei a ti segundo o tempo da vida, e eis que Sara, tua mulher, terá um filho.
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 Abraão e Sara eram idosos, avançados em dias; a Sara já 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 Riu, pois, Sara consigo mesma, dizendo: Depois que envelheci terei prazer, sendo também 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 Então o SENHOR disse a Abraão: Por que Sara riu dizendo: Será verdade que darei à luz, sendo já velha?
Yahweh said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why was she thinking, ‘I am too old, so how can I bear a child?’
14 Há para Deus alguma coisa difícil? Ao tempo assinalado voltarei a ti, segundo o tempo da vida, e Sara 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 Então Sara negou dizendo: Não ri; pois teve medo. Mas ele disse: Não é assim, mas 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 os homens se levantaram dali, e olharam até Sodoma: e Abraão ia com eles 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 o SENHOR disse: Encobrirei eu a Abraão o que vou a fazer,
Yahweh thought to himself, “It is not right for me to prevent Abraham from knowing what I plan to do [RHQ].
18 Havendo de ser Abraão em uma nação grande e forte, e havendo de ser benditas nele 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 conheci, sei que mandará a seus filhos e a sua casa depois de si, que guardem o caminho do SENHOR, fazendo justiça e juízo, para que faça vir o SENHOR sobre Abraão o que falou acerca dele.
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 Então o SENHOR lhe disse: Porquanto o clamor de Sodoma e Gomorra se aumenta mais e mais, e o pecado deles se agravou em extremo,
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 consumaram sua obra segundo o clamor que veio até mim; e se não, eu o saberei.
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 E apartaram-se dali os homens, e foram até Sodoma: mas Abraão estava ainda diante do SENHOR.
Then the two men turned and started walking toward Sodom. But Yahweh remained, standing in front of Abraham.
23 E aproximou-se Abraão e disse: Destruirás também ao justo com o ímpio?
Abraham came closer to him and said, “Will you really destroy righteous people along with wicked ones?
24 Talvez haja cinquenta justos dentro da cidade: destruirás também e não perdoarás ao lugar por cinquenta justos que estejam dentro dela?
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 o fazer tal, que faças morrer ao justo com o ímpio e que seja o justo tratado como o ímpio; nunca faças tal. O juiz de toda a terra, não há de fazer o que é justo?
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 respondeu o SENHOR: Se achar em Sodoma cinquenta justos dentro da cidade, perdoarei a todo este lugar por causa deles.
Yahweh replied, “If I find 50 righteous people in Sodom, I will spare the whole place/city for their sake.”
27 E Abraão replicou e disse: Eis que agora que comecei a falar a meu 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 Talvez faltem de cinquenta justos cinco; destruirás por aqueles cinco toda a cidade? E disse: Não a destruirei, se 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 voltou a falar-lhe, e disse: Talvez se acharão ali quarenta. E respondeu: Não o farei por causa 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 E disse: Não se ire agora meu Senhor, se falar: talvez se achem ali trinta. E respondeu: 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 que me empreendi em falar a meu Senhor: talvez se achem ali vinte. Não a destruirei, respondeu, por causa 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 E voltou a dizer: Não se ire agora meu Senhor, se falar somente uma vez: talvez se achem ali dez. Não a destruirei, respondeu, por causa 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, logo que acabou de falar a Abraão: e Abraão se voltou a seu lugar.
Abraham said no more, and as soon as Yahweh finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.
