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1 Later, 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, And the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. The LORD appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day.
2 he 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. He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
3 |My lords,| he told them, |if I have found favor with you, please don't leave your servant. and said, “O Lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant. He said, “If I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, do not pass your servant by.
4 I'll have some water brought to wash your feet while you rest under the tree. Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree, Let a little water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet and rest under this tree.
5 I'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.| while I bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on—since you have come to your servant.” So they said, “Do as you have said.” Let me get you something to eat, so you can be refreshed and then go on your way—now that you have come to your servant.” “Very well,” they answered, “do as you say.”
6 Abraham hurried into the tent and told Sarah, |Quick! Take three measures of the best flour, knead it, and make some flat bread.| And Abraham went quickly into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quick! Three seahs of fine flour! Knead it, and make cakes.” So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. “Quick,” he said, “get three seahs of the finest flour and knead it and bake some bread.”
7 Next, 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. And Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to a young man, who prepared it quickly. Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.
8 Then 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. Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree while they ate. He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.
9 The men asked him, |Where is your wife Sarah?| |There, in the tent,| he replied. They said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “She is in the tent.” “Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked him. “There, in the tent,” he said.
10 Then 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. The LORD said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife shall have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him. Then one of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.” Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him.
11 Abraham and Sarah were old—really old —and Sarah was beyond the age of childbearing. Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah. Abraham and Sarah were already very old, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing.
12 That's why Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, |After I'm so old and my husband is old, too, am I going to have sex?| So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?” So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
13 The LORD asked Abraham, |Why did Sarah laugh and think, 'Am I really going to bear a child, since I'm so old?' The LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’ Then the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’
14 Is 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.| Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.” Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”
15 But Sarah denied it. |I didn't laugh,| she claimed, because she was afraid. The LORD replied, |No! You did laugh!| But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.” Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.” But he said, “Yes, you did laugh.”
16 After this, the men set out from there and looked out over Sodom. Abraham went with them to send them off. Then the men set out from there, and they looked down toward Sodom. And Abraham went with them to set them on their way. When the men got up to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way.
17 |Should I hide from Abraham what I'm about to do,| the LORD asked, The LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, Then the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to 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? seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.
19 Indeed, 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.| For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice, so that the LORD may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.” For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”
20 The LORD also said, |How great is the disapproval of Sodom and Gomorrah! Their sin is so very serious! Then the LORD said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous
21 I'm going down to see whether they've acted according to the protests that have reached me. If not, I wish to know.| I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, I will know.” that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.”
22 Then two of the men turned away from there and walked toward Sodom, while Abraham remained standing in the presence of the LORD. So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the LORD. The men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.
23 Abraham approached and asked, |Will you actually destroy the righteous along with the wicked? Then Abraham drew near and said, “Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? Then Abraham approached him and said: “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
24 Perhaps 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? Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city. Will you then sweep away the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it? What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it?
25 Far 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?| Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?” Far be it from you to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
26 The LORD said, |If I find 50 righteous people within Sodom, I'll forgive the whole place for their sake.| And the LORD said, “If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake.” The LORD said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”
27 Abraham answered, |Look, even though I am only dust and ashes, I've ventured to speak to my LORD. Abraham answered and said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes. Then Abraham spoke up again: “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,
28 What 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.| Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking. Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?” And he said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.” what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five people?” “If I find forty-five there,” he said, “I will not destroy it.”
29 Abraham 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.| Again he spoke to him and said, “Suppose forty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of forty I will not do it.” Once again he spoke to him, “What if only forty are found there?” He said, “For the sake of forty, I will not do it.”
30 Abraham 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.| Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Suppose thirty are found there.” He answered, “I will not do it, if I find thirty there.” Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak. What if only thirty can be found there?” He answered, “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.| He said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it.” Abraham said, “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?” He said, “For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it.”
32 Finally, 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.| Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of ten I will not destroy it.” Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?” He answered, “For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.”
33 As soon as he finished talking to Abraham, the LORD left and Abraham returned to where he had been sitting. And the LORD went his way, when he had finished speaking to Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place. When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.
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