Genesis 18

¹ And JehovahJehovah appeareth unto him among the oaks of MamreMamre, and he is sittingsitting at the openingopening of the tenttent, about the heat of the dayday;

² and he liftethlifteth up his eyeseyes and looketh, and lo, three menthree men standing by him, and he seethseeth, and runneth to meetmeet them from the openingopening of the tenttent, and bowethboweth himself towards the earthearth,

³ And he saithsaith, `My LordMy Lord, if, I pray thee, I have foundfound grace in thine eyeseyes, do not, I pray thee, passpass on from thy servantservant;

⁴ let, I pray thee, a little waterwater be accepted, and washwash your feetfeet, and recline underunder the treetree;

⁵ and I bring a piece of breadbread, and support ye your heartheart; afterwards passpass on, for therefore have ye passedpassed over unto your servantservant;' and they saysay, `So mayest thou do as thou has spoken.'

⁶ And AbrahamAbraham hastethhasteth towards the tenttent, unto SarahSarah, and saithsaith, `HastenHasten threethree measuresmeasures of flourflour-mealmeal, knead, and make cakes;'

⁷ and AbrahamAbraham ran unto the herdherd, and taketh a sonson of the herdherd, tender and goodtender and good, and givethgiveth unto the youngyoung man, and he hastethhasteth to prepare it;

⁸ and he taketh butterbutter and milkmilk, and the sonson of the herd which he hath prepared, and setteth beforebefore them; and he is standingstanding by them underunder the treetree, and they do eateat.

⁹ And they saysay unto him, `Where [is] SarahSarah thy wifewife?' and he saithsaith, `Lo -- in the tenttent;'

¹⁰ and he saithsaith, `returning I returnreturn unto thee, about the timetime of lifelife, and lo, to SarahSarah thy wifewife a sonson.'

¹¹ And SarahSarah is hearkeninghearkening at the openingopening of the tenttent, which is behindbehind him;

¹² and AbrahamAbraham and SarahSarah [are] aged, entering into daysdays -- the way of womenway of women hath ceased to be to SarahSarah;

¹³ and SarahSarah laugheth in her heart, saying, `AfterAfter I have waxed old I have had pleasure! -- my lordmy lord also [is] old!'

¹⁴ And JehovahJehovah saithsaith unto AbrahamAbraham, `Why [is] this? SarahSarah hath laughed, saying, Is it true really -- I bear -- and I am aged? Is any thing too wonderful for JehovahJehovah? at the appointed timetime I returnreturn unto thee, about the timetime of lifelife, and SarahSarah hath a sonson.'

¹⁵ And SarahSarah denieth, saying, `I did not laugh;' for she hath been afraidafraid; and He saithsaith, `Nay, but thou didst laugh.'

¹⁶ And the men riserise from thence, and look on the faceface of SodomSodom, and AbrahamAbraham is going with them to sendsend them away;

¹⁷ and JehovahJehovah saidsaid, `Am I concealing from AbrahamAbraham that which I am doing,

¹⁸ and AbrahamAbraham certainly becometh a nationnation greatgreat and mightymighty, and blessedblessed in him have been all nationsnations of the earthearth?

¹⁹ for I have knownknown him, that he commandethcommandeth his childrenchildren, and his househouse afterafter him (and they have keptkept the wayway of JehovahJehovah), to do righteousnessrighteousness and judgmentjudgment, that JehovahJehovah may bringbring on AbrahamAbraham that which He hath spokenspoken concerning him.'

²⁰ And JehovahJehovah saithsaith, `The cry of SodomSodom and GomorrahGomorrah -- because great; and their sinsin -- because exceeding grievous:

²¹ I go downgo down now, and seesee whether according to its cry which is comingcoming unto Me they have done completely -- and if not -- I knowknow;'

²² and the men turnturn from thence, and go towards SodomSodom; and AbrahamAbraham is yet standingstanding beforebefore JehovahJehovah.

²³ And AbrahamAbraham draweth nighnigh and saithsaith, `Dost Thou also consume righteousrighteous with wickedwicked?

²⁴ peradventure there are fiftyfifty righteousrighteous in the midstmidst of the citycity; dost Thou also consume, and not bearbear with the placeplace for the sake of the fiftyfifty -- the righteousrighteous who [are] in its midstmidst?

²⁵ Far be it from Thee to do according to this thing, to putput to death the righteousrighteous with the wickedwicked; that it hath been -- as the righteousrighteous so the wickedwicked -- far be it from Thee; doth the JudgeJudge of all the earthearth not do justicejustice?'

²⁶ And JehovahJehovah saithsaith, `If I findfind in SodomSodom fiftyfifty righteousrighteous in the midstmidst of the citycity, then have I borne with all the placeplace for their sake.'

²⁷ And AbrahamAbraham answerethanswereth and saithsaith, `Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speakspeak unto the Lord, and I -- dust and ashesdust and ashes;

²⁸ peradventure there are lackinglacking fivefive of the fiftyfifty righteousrighteous -- dost Thou destroy for fivefive the whole of the citycity?' and He saithsaith, `I destroy [it] not, if I findfind there fortyforty and fivefive.'

²⁹ And he addeth again to speakspeak unto Him and saithsaith, `Peradventure there are foundfound there fortyforty?' and He saithsaith, `I do [it] not, because of the fortyforty.'

³⁰ And he saithsaith, `Let it not be, I Pray thee, displeasing to the Lord, and I speakspeak: peradventure there are foundfound there thirtythirty?' and He saithsaith, `I do [it] not, if I findfind there thirtythirty.'

³¹ And he saithsaith, `Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speakspeak unto the Lord: peradventure there are foundfound there twentytwenty?' and He saithsaith, `I do not destroy [it], because of the twentytwenty.'

³² And he saithsaith, `Let it not be, I pray Thee, displeasing to the Lord, and I speakspeak only this time: peradventure there are foundfound there tenten?' and He saithsaith, `I do not destroy [it], because of the tenten.'

³³ And JehovahJehovah goeth on, when He hath finished speaking unto AbrahamAbraham, and AbrahamAbraham hath turned backback to his placeplace.