Postanak 18
1 Poslije mu se javi Gospod u ravnici Mamrijskoj kad sjeðaše na vratima pred šatorom svojim u podne.
The LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.
2 Podigavši oèi svoje pogleda, i gle, tri èovjeka stajahu prema njemu. I ugledavši ih potrèa im na susret ispred vrata šatora svojega, i pokloni se do zemlje;
He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood near him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
3 I reèe: Gospode, ako sam našao milost pred tobom, nemoj proæi sluge svojega.
and said, “My lord, if now I have found favour in your sight, please don’t go away from your servant.
4 Da vam donesemo malo vode i operite noge, te se naslonite malo pod ovijem drvetom.
Now let a little water be fetched, wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
5 I iznijeæu malo hljeba, te potkrijepite srce svoje, pa onda poðite, kad idete pored sluge svojega. I rekoše: uèini što si kazao.
I will get a piece of bread so you can refresh your heart. After that you may go your way, now that you have come to your servant.” They said, “Very well, do as you have said.”
6 I Avram otrèa u šator k Sari, i reèe: brže zamijesi tri kopanje bijeloga brašna i ispeci pogaèe.
Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Quickly prepare three seahs of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.”
7 Pa otrèa ka govedima i uhvati tele mlado i dobro, i dade ga momku da ga brže zgotovi.
Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it.
8 Pa onda iznese masla i mlijeka i tele koje bješe zgotovio, i postavi im, a sam stajaše pred njima pod drvetom dokle jeðahu.
He took butter, milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree, and they ate.
9 I oni mu rekoše: gdje je Sara žena tvoja? A on reèe: eno je pod šatorom.
They asked him, “Where is Sarah, your wife?” He said, “There, in the tent.”
10 A jedan izmeðu njih reèe: do godine u ovo doba opet æu doæi k tebi, a Sara æe žena tvoja imati sina. A Sara slušaše na vratima od šatora iza njega.
He said, “I will certainly return to you at about this time next year; and behold, Sarah your wife will have a son.” Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.
11 A Avram i Sara bijahu stari i vremeniti, i u Sare bješe prestalo što biva u žena.
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
12 Zato se nasmija Sara u sebi govoreæi: pošto sam ostarjela, sad li æe mi doæi radost? a i gospodar mi je star.
Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
13 Tada reèe Gospod Avramu: što se smije Sara govoreæi: istina li je da æu roditi kad sam ostarjela?
The LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Will I really bear a child when I am old?’
14 Ima li što teško Gospodu? Do godine u ovo doba opet æu doæi k tebi, a Sara æe imati sina.
Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the set time I will return to you, when the season comes around, and Sarah will have a son.”
15 A Sara udari u bah govoreæi: nijesam se smijala. Jer se uplaši. Ali on reèe: nije istina, nego si se smijala.
Then Sarah denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
16 Potom ustaše ljudi odande, i poðoše put Sodoma; i Avram poðe s njima da ih isprati.
The men rose up from there, and looked towards Sodom. Abraham went with them to see them on their way.
17 A Gospod reèe: kako bih tajio od Avrama šta æu uèiniti,
The LORD said, “Will I hide from Abraham what I do,
18 Kad æe od Avrama postati velik i silan narod, i u njemu æe se blagosloviti svi narodi na zemlji?
since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?
19 Jer znam da æe zapovjediti sinovima svojima i domu svojemu nakon sebe da se drže putova Gospodnjih i da èine što je pravo i dobro, da bi Gospod navršio na Avramu što mu je obeæao.
For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that the LORD may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.”
20 I reèe Gospod: vika je u Sodomu i Gomoru velika, i grijeh je njihov grdan.
The LORD said, “Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,
21 Zato æu siæi da vidim eda li sve èine kao što vika doðe preda me; ako li nije tako, da znam.
I will go down now, and see whether their deeds are as bad as the reports which have come to me. If not, I will know.”
22 I ljudi okrenuvši se poðoše put Sodoma; ali Avram još stajaše pred Gospodom,
The men turned from there, and went towards Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
23 I pristupiv Avram reèe: hoæeš li pogubiti i pravednoga s nepravednim?
Abraham came near, and said, “Will you consume the righteous with the wicked?
24 Može biti da ima pedeset pravednika u gradu; hoæeš li i njih pogubiti, i neæeš oprostiti mjestu za onijeh pedeset pravednika što su u njemu?
What if there are fifty righteous within the city? Will you consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous who are in it?
25 Nemoj to èiniti, ni gubiti pravednika s nepravednikom, da bude pravedniku kao i nepravedniku; nemoj; eda li sudija cijele zemlje neæe suditi pravo?
May it be far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn’t the Judge of all the earth do right?”
26 I reèe Gospod: ako naðem u Sodomu pedeset pravednika u gradu, oprostiæu cijelom mjestu njih radi.
The LORD said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place for their sake.”
27 A Avram odgovori i reèe: gle, sada bih progovorio Gospodu, ako i jesam prah i pepeo.
Abraham answered, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, although I am dust and ashes.
28 Može biti pravednika pedeset manje pet, hoæeš li za ovijeh pet zatrti sav grad? Odgovori: neæu, ako naðem èetrdeset i pet.
What if there will lack five of the fifty righteous? Will you destroy all the city for lack of five?” He said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”
29 I stade dalje govoriti, i reèe: može biti da æe se naæi èetrdeset. Reèe: neæu radi onijeh èetrdeset.
He spoke to him yet again, and said, “What if there are forty found there?” He said, “I will not do it for the forty’s sake.”
30 Potom reèe: nemoj se gnjeviti, Gospode, što æu reæi; može biti da æe se naæi trideset. I reèe: neæu, ako naðem trideset.
He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?” He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”
31 Opet reèe: gle, sada bih progovorio Gospodu; može biti da æe se naæi dvadeset. Reèe: neæu ih pogubiti za onijeh dvadeset.
He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.”
32 Najposlije reèe: nemoj se gnjeviti, Gospode, što æu još jednom progovoriti; može biti da æe se naæi deset. Reèe: neæu ih pogubiti radi onijeh deset.
He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the ten’s sake.”
33 I Gospod otide svršivši razgovor s Avramom; a Avram se vrati na svoje mjesto.
The LORD went his way as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
