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| 1Later, the LORD appeared to Abraham by the oaks belonging to Mamre. As Abraham was sitting near the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day, | 1And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; |
| 2he glanced up and saw three men standing there, not far from him. As soon as he noticed them, Abraham ran from the tent entrance to greet them and bowed low to the ground. | 2And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, |
| 3"My lords," he told them, "if I have found favor with you, please don't leave your servant. | 3And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: |
| 4I'll have some water brought to wash your feet while you rest under the tree. | 4Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: |
| 5I'll bring some food for you, and after that you may continue your journey, since you have come to visit your servant." So they replied, "Okay! Do what you've proposed." | 5And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. |
| 6Abraham hurried into the tent and told Sarah, "Quick! Take three measures of the best flour, knead it, and make some flat bread." | 6And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. |
| 7Next, Abraham ran to the herd, found a choice and tender calf, and gave it to the young men, who went off in a hurry to prepare it. | 7And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. |
| 8Then he took curds, milk, and the calf that had been prepared, placed the food in front of them, and stood near them under the tree while they ate. | 8And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat. |
| 9The men asked him, "Where is your wife Sarah?" "There, in the tent," he replied. | 9And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. |
| 10Then one of them said, "I will certainly return to you in about a year's time. By then, your wife Sarah will have borne a son." Now Sarah was listening at the tent entrance behind him. | 10And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. |
| 11Abraham and Sarah were old—really old —and Sarah was beyond the age of childbearing. | 11Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. |
| 12That's why Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, "After I'm so old and my husband is old, too, am I going to have sex?" | 12Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? |
| 13The LORD asked Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and think, 'Am I really going to bear a child, since I'm so old?' | 13And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? |
| 14Is anything impossible for the LORD? At the time set for it, I will return to you—about a year from now—and Sarah will have a son." | 14Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. |
| 15But Sarah denied it. "I didn't laugh," she claimed, because she was afraid. The LORD replied, "No! You did laugh!" | 15Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. |
| 16After this, the men set out from there and looked out over Sodom. Abraham went with them to send them off. | 16And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. |
| 17"Should I hide from Abraham what I'm about to do," the LORD asked, | 17And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; |
| 18"since Abraham's descendants will become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him? | 18Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? |
| 19Indeed, I've made myself known to him in order that he may encourage his sons and his household that is born after him to keep the way of the LORD, and to do what is right and just, so that the LORD may bring about for Abraham what he has promised." | 19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. |
| 20The LORD also said, "How great is the disapproval of Sodom and Gomorrah! Their sin is so very serious! | 20And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; |
| 21I'm going down to see whether they've acted according to the protests that have reached me. If not, I wish to know." | 21I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. |
| 22Then two of the men turned away from there and walked toward Sodom, while Abraham remained standing in the presence of the LORD. | 22And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. |
| 23Abraham approached and asked, "Will you actually destroy the righteous along with the wicked? | 23And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? |
| 24Perhaps there are 50 righteous ones within the city. Will you actually destroy it and not forgive the place for the sake of the 50 righteous that are found there? | 24Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? |
| 25Far be it from you to do such a thing—to kill the righteous along with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike! The Judge of all the earth will do what is right, won't he?" | 25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? |
| 26The LORD said, "If I find 50 righteous people within Sodom, I'll forgive the whole place for their sake." | 26And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. |
| 27Abraham answered, "Look, even though I am only dust and ashes, I've ventured to speak to my LORD. | 27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: |
| 28What if there are five less than 50 righteous ones? Will you bring destruction upon the city because of those five?" The LORD said, "I won't destroy it if I find 45 there." | 28Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. |
| 29Abraham continued to speak to him, asking, "What if 40 are found there?" The LORD replied, "I won't do it for the sake of those 40." | 29And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. |
| 30Abraham then asked, "I hope my LORD will not be angry if I speak. What if 30 are found there?" The LORD answered, "I won't do it for the sake of those 30." | 30And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. |
| 31"Look," Abraham said, "I've presumed to speak to my LORD… so what if 20 are found there?" "For the sake of those 20," the LORD responded, "I won't destroy it." | 31And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake. |
| 32Finally, Abraham inquired, "I hope my LORD will not be angry if I speak only once more. What if ten are found there?" He replied, "For the sake of those ten I won't destroy it." | 32And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake. |
| 33As soon as he finished talking to Abraham, the LORD left and Abraham returned to where he had been sitting. | 33And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. |
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