¹ Και εφανη εις αυτον ο Κυριος εις τας δρυς Μαμβρη, ενω εκαθητο εν τη θυρα της σκηνης εις το καυμα της ημερας.

² Και υψωσας τους οφθαλμους αυτου, ειδε· και ιδου, τρεις ανδρες ισταμενοι εμπροσθεν αυτου· και ως ειδεν, εδραμεν εις προυπαντησιν αυτων απο της θυρας της σκηνης, και προσεκυνησεν εως εδαφους·

³ και ειπε, Κυριε μου, εαν ευρηκα χαριν εις τους οφθαλμους σου, μη παρελθης, παρακαλω, τον δουλον σου·

⁴ ας φερθη, παρακαλω, ολιγον υδωρ, και νιψατε τους ποδας σας, και αναπαυθητε υπο το δενδρον·

⁵ και εγω θελω φερει ολιγον αρτον, και στηριξατε την καρδιαν σας· επειτα θελετε παρελθει· επειδη δια τουτο επερασατε προς τον δουλον σας· οι δε ειπον, Καμε ουτω, καθως ειπας.

⁶ Και εσπευσεν ο Αβρααμ εις την σκηνην προς την Σαρραν και ειπε, Σπευσον ζυμωσον τρια μετρα σεμιδαλεως, και καμε εγκρυφιας.

⁷ Ο δε Αβρααμ εδραμεν εις τους βοας, και ελαβε μοσχαριον απαλον και καλον, και εδωκεν εις τον δουλον· ο δε εσπευσε να ετοιμαση αυτο·

⁸ επειτα ελαβε βουτυρον και γαλα και το μοσχαριον, το οποιον ητοιμασε, και εθεσεν εμπροσθεν αυτων· αυτος δε ιστατο πλησιον αυτων υπο το δενδρον, και αυτοι εφαγον.

⁹ Ειπον δε προς αυτον, Που ειναι Σαρρα η γυνη σου; Ο δε ειπεν, Ιδου, εν τη σκηνη.

¹⁰ Και ειπεν, Εξαπαντος θελω επιστρεψει προς σε κατα τον αυτον τουτον καιρον του ετους· και ιδου, Σαρρα η γυνη σου θελει εχει υιον. Η δε Σαρρα ηκουσεν εν τη θυρα της σκηνης ητις ητο οπισθεν αυτου.

¹¹ Ο δε Αβρααμ και η Σαρρα ησαν γεροντες, προβεβηκοτες εις ηλικιαν· εις την Σαρραν ειχον παυσει να γινωνται τα γυναικεια.

¹² Εγελασε δε η Σαρρα καθ' εαυτην λεγουσα, Αφου εγηρασα, θελει γεινει εις εμε ηδονη και ο κυριος μου γερων;

¹³ Και ειπε Κυριος προς τον Αβρααμ, Δια τι εγελασεν η Σαρρα, λεγουσα, Αφου εγω εγηρασα, θελω τωοντι γεννησει;

¹⁴ ειναι τι αδυνατον εις τον Κυριον; εν τω ωρισμενω καιρω θελω επιστρεψει προς σε κατα τον αυτον τουτον καιρον του ετους, και η Σαρρα θελει εχει υιον.

¹⁵ Τοτε η Σαρρα ηρνηθη λεγουσα, δεν εγελασα· διοτι εφοβηθη. Ο δε ειπεν, Ουχι, αλλ' εγελασας.

¹⁶ Σηκωθεντες δε εκειθεν οι ανδρες διευθυνθησαν προς τα Σοδομα· και ο Αβρααμ επορευετο μετ' αυτων δια να συμπροπεμψη αυτους.

¹⁷ Και ειπε Κυριος, Θελω κρυψει εγω απο του Αβρααμ ο, τι καμνω;

¹⁸ ο δε Αβρααμ θελει εξαπαντος γεινει εθνος μεγα και δυνατον· και θελουσιν ευλογηθη εις αυτον παντα τα εθνη της γης·

¹⁹ επειδη γνωριζω αυτον οτι θελει διαταξει προς τους υιους αυτου και προς τον οικον αυτου, μεθ' εαυτον, και θελουσι φυλαξει την οδον του Κυριου, δια να πραττωσι δικαιοσυνην και κρισιν, ωστε να επιφερη ο Κυριος επι τον Αβρααμ τα οσα ελαλησε προς αυτον.

²⁰ Ειπε δε Κυριος, Η κραυγη των Σοδομων και των Γομορρων επληθυνε, και η αμαρτια αυτων βαρεια σφοδρα·

²¹ θελω λοιπον καταβη και θελω ιδει αν επραξαν ολοκληρως κατα την κραυγην την ερχομενην προς εμε· και θελω γνωρισει, αν ουχι.

²² Και αναχωρησαντες εκειθεν οι ανδρες υπηγον προς τα Σοδομα· ο δε Αβρααμ ιστατο ετι ενωπιον του Κυριου.

²³ Και πλησιασας ο Αβρααμ ειπε, Μηπως θελεις απολεσει τον δικαιον μετα του ασεβους;

²⁴ εαν ηναι πεντηκοντα δικαιοι εν τη πολει, θελεις αρα γε απολεσει αυτους; και δεν ηθελες συγχωρησει εις τον τοπον δια τους πεντηκοντα δικαιους, τους εν αυτω;

²⁵ μη γενοιτο ποτε συ να πραξης τοιουτον πραγμα, να θανατωσης δικαιον μετα ασεβους, και ο δικαιος να ηναι ως ο ασεβης μη γενοιτο ποτε εις σε ο κρινων πασαν την γην δεν θελει καμει κρισιν;

²⁶ Ειπε δε Κυριος, Εαν ευρω εν Σοδομοις πεντηκοντα δικαιους εν τη πολει, θελω συγχωρησει εις παντα τον τοπον δι' αυτους.

²⁷ Και αποκριθεις ο Αβρααμ ειπεν, Ιδου, τωρα ετολμησα να ομιλησω προς τον Κυριον μου, ενω ειμαι γη και σποδος·

²⁸ εαν λειψωσι πεντε εκ των πεντηκοντα δικαιων, θελεις απολεσει πασαν την πολιν εξ αιτιας των πεντε; Και ειπε, Δεν θελω απολεσει αυτην εαν ευρω εκει τεσσαρακοντα πεντε.

²⁹ Και προσεθεσεν ετι ο Αβρααμ να λαληση προς αυτον, και ειπεν, Εαν ευρεθωσιν εκει τεσσαρακοντα; Και ειπε, Δεν θελω απολεσει αυτην χαριν των τεσσαρακοντα.

³⁰ Και ειπεν ο Αβρααμ, Ας μη παροξυνθη ο Κυριος μου εαν ετι λαλησω· εαν ευρεθωσιν εκει τριακοντα; Και ειπε, Δεν θελω απολεσει αυτην εαν ευρω εκει τριακοντα.

³¹ Και ειπεν ο Αβρααμ, Ιδου, τωρα ετολμησα να λαλησω προς τον Κυριον μου· εαν ευρεθωσιν εκει εικοσι; και ειπε, Δεν θελω απολεσει αυτην χαριν των εικοσι.

³² Και ειπεν ο Αβρααμ, Ας μη παροξυνθη ο Κυριος μου, εαν λαλησω ετι απαξ· εαν ευρεθωσιν εκει δεκα; και ειπε, Δεν θελω απολεσει αυτην χαριν των δεκα.

³³ Και ανεχωρησεν ο Κυριος, αφου επαυσε να λαλη προς τον Αβρααμ· και ο Αβρααμ επεστρεψεν εις τον τοπον αυτου.

¹ Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.

² He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood opposite him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,

³ and said, "My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please don't go away from your servant.

⁴ Now let a little water be fetched, wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.

⁵ I will get a morsel 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 Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, "Quickly prepare three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes."

⁷ Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it.

⁸ 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 They asked him, "Where is Sarah, your wife?" He said, "See, in the tent."

¹⁰ He said, "I will certainly return to you when the season comes round. Behold, Sarah your wife will have a son." Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.

¹¹ Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.

¹² Sarah laughed within herself, saying, "After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?"

¹³ Yahweh said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Will I really bear a child, yet I am old?'

¹⁴ Is anything too hard for Yahweh? At the set time I will return to you, when the season comes round, and Sarah will have a son."

¹⁵ Then Sarah denied, saying, "I didn't laugh," for she was afraid. He said, "No, but you did laugh."

¹⁶ The men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom. Abraham went with them to see them on their way.

¹⁷ Yahweh said, "Will I hide from Abraham what I do,

¹⁸ since Abraham has surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?

¹⁹ 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 Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him."

²⁰ Yahweh said, "Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,

²¹ 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 The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before Yahweh.

²³ Abraham drew near, and said, "Will you consume the righteous with the wicked?

²⁴ 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 Be it 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 Yahweh said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake."

²⁷ Abraham answered, "See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.

²⁸ 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 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 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 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 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 Yahweh went his way, as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.