9And they said to him, “Where is Sarah, your wife?” And he said, “She is in the tent”. 10And He said, “I will surely return to you according to the time of life; and, Sarah, your wife, shall have a son”. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. 11Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 12Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old. shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?” 13And the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, and said, ‘Shall I, who am old, indeed bear a child?’ 14Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son”. 15Then Sarah denied, saying, “I did not laugh”; for she was afraid. And He said, “No; but you did laugh.”

16And the men arose from there, and faced toward Sodom; and Abraham went along to accompany them along the way. 17And the LORD said, “Shall I conceal from Abraham that which I do; 18Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19For I know him, that he will direct his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice; that the LORD may bring about for Abraham what He has promised him”. 20And so the LORD said to Abraham, “Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their sin is very grievous; 21I will go down now, and see whether what they have done is as bad as the report of it, which has come unto Me; and if not, I will know.”

22And the men turned, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham remained standing with the LORD. 23And Abraham came near, and asked, “Will You also destroy the righteous with the wicked? 24Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city: will You still destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are in there? 25Far be it from You to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and treat the righteous the same as the wicked; be that far from You. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?” 26And the LORD said, “If I find fifty righteous within the city of Sodom, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.” 27And Abraham responded, “Now that I, who am but dust and ashes, have taken it upon me to speak to the LORD: 28Suppose there is lacking five of the fifty righteous: will You still destroy all the city for lack of five?” And He said, “If I find there forty-five, I will not destroy it.” 29And he spoke to Him yet again, and said, “Suppose there shall be forty found there”. And He said, “I will not do it for forty's sake.” 30And he said to Him, “Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will again speak: Suppose there shall thirty be found there.” And He said, “I will not do it, if I find thirty there.” 31And he said, “Behold now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the LORD: Suppose there shall be twenty found there.” And He said, “I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.” 32And he said, “Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak yet just once more: Suppose ten shall be found there.” And He said, “I will not destroy it for ten's sake.” 33And the LORD went His way, as soon as he had finished talking with Abraham: and Abraham returned to his place.