¹ Ηλθον δε οι δυο αγγελοι εις τα Σοδομα το εσπερας· και εκαθητο ο Λωτ παρα την πυλην των Σοδομων· ιδων δε ο Λωτ, εσηκωθη εις συναντησιν αυτων και προσεκυνησεν επι προσωπον εως εδαφους·

² και ειπεν, Ιδου, κυριοι μου, εκκλινατε, παρακαλω, προς την οικιαν του δουλου σας, και διανυκτερευσατε και πλυνατε τους ποδας σας· και σηκωθεντες πρωι, θελετε υπαγει εις την οδον σας· οι δε ειπον, Ουχι, αλλ' εν τη πλατεια θελομεν διανυκτερευσει.

³ Αφου δε εβιασεν αυτους πολυ, εξεκλιναν προς αυτον και εισηλθον εις την οικιαν αυτου· και εκαμεν εις αυτους συμποσιον, και εψησεν αζυμα και εφαγον.

⁴ Πριν δε κοιμηθωσιν, οι ανδρες της πολεως, οι ανδρες των Σοδομων, περιεκυκλωσαν την οικιαν, νεοι και γεροντες, απας ο λαος ομου πανταχοθεν·

⁵ και εκραζον προς τον Λωτ και ελεγον προς αυτον, Που ειναι οι ανδρες οι εισελθοντες προς σε την νυκτα; εκβαλε αυτους προς ημας, δια να γνωρισωμεν αυτους.

⁶ Εξηλθε δε ο Λωτ προς αυτους εις το προθυρον, και εκλεισε την θυραν οπισω αυτου,

⁷ και ειπε, Μη, αδελφοι μου, μη πραξητε τοιουτον κακον·

⁸ ιδου, εχω δυο θυγατερας αιτινες δεν εγνωρισαν ανδρα· να σας φερω λοιπον αυτας εξω· και καμετε εις αυτας, οπως φανη εις εσας αρεστον· μονον εις τους ανδρας τουτους μη πραξητε μηδεν, επειδη δια τουτο εισηλθον υπο την σκιαν της στεγης μου.

⁹ Οι δε ειπον, Φυγε απ' εκει. Και ειπον, ουτος ηλθε δια να παροικηση· θελει να γεινη και κριτης; τωρα θελομεν καποποιησει σε μαλλον παρα εκεινους. Και εβιαζον τον ανθρωπον τον Λωτ καθ' υπερβολην, και επλησιασαν δια να συντριψωσι την θυραν·

¹⁰ Εκτειναντες δε οι ανδρες τας χειρας αυτων εσυραν τον Λωτ προς εαυτους εις την οικιαν, και εκλεισαν την θυραν·

¹¹ τους δε ανθρωπους, τους οντας εις την θυραν της οικιας, εκτυπησαν με αορασιαν απο μικρου εως μεγαλου, ωστε απεκαμον ζητουντες την θυραν.

¹² Και ειπον οι ανδρες προς τον Λωτ, Εχεις εδω αλλον τινα; γαμβρον υιους η θυγατερας η οντινα αλλον εχεις εν τη πολει, εξαγαγε αυτους εκ του τοπου·

¹³ διοτι ημεις καταστρεφομεν τον τοπον τουτον, επειδη η κραυγη αυτων εμεγαλυνεν ενωπιον του Κυριου· και απεστειλεν ημας ο Κυριος δια να καταστρεψωμεν αυτον.

¹⁴ Εξηλθε λοιπον ο Λωτ και ελαλησε προς τους γαμβρους αυτου, τους μελλοντας να λαβωσι τας θυγατερας αυτου, και ειπε, Σηκωθητε, εξελθετε εκ του τοπου τουτου· διοτι καταστρεφει ο Κυριος την πολιν. Αλλ' εφανη εις τους γαμβρους αυτου ως αστειζομενος.

¹⁵ Και οτε εγεινεν αυγη, εβιαζον οι αγγελοι τον Λωτ, λεγοντες· Σηκωθητι, λαβε την γυναικα σου και τας δυο σου θυγατερας, τας ευρισκομενας εδω, δια να μη συναπολεσθης και συ εν τη ανομια της πολεως.

¹⁶ Επειδη δε εβραδυνεν, οι ανδρες πιασαντες την χειρα αυτου και την χειρα της γυναικος αυτου και τας χειρας των δυο θυγατερων αυτου, διοτι εσπλαγχνισθη αυτον ο Κυριος, εξηγαγον αυτον και εθεσαν αυτον εξω της πολεως.

¹⁷ Και οτε εξηγαγον αυτους εξω, ειπεν ο Κυριος, Διασωσον την ζωην σου· μη περιβλεψης οπισω σου, και μη σταθης καθ' ολην την περιχωρον· διασωθητι εις το ορος, δια να μη απολεσθης.

¹⁸ Και ειπεν ο Λωτ προς αυτους, Μη, παρακαλω, Κυριε·

¹⁹ ιδου, ο δουλος σου ευρηκε χαριν ενωπιον σου, και εμεγαλυνας το ελεος σου, το οποιον εκαμες προς εμε, φυλαττων την ζωην μου· αλλ' εγω δεν θελω δυνηθη να διασωθω εις το ορος, μηπως με προφθαση το κακον και αποθανω·

²⁰ ιδου, παρακαλω, η πολις αυτη ειναι πλησιον ωστε να καταφυγω εκει, και ειναι μικρα· εκει, παρακαλω, να διασωθω· δεν ειναι μικρα; και θελει ζησει η ψυχη μου.

²¹ Και ειπε προς αυτον ο Κυριος, Ιδου, επηκουσα σου και εις το πραγμα τουτο, να μη καταστρεψω την πολιν, περι της οποιας ελαλησας·

²² ταχυνον, διασωθητι εκει· διοτι δεν θελω δυνηθη να καμω ουδεν, εωσου φθασης εκει· δια τουτο εκαλεσε το ονομα της πολεως Σηγωρ.

²³ Ο ηλιος ανετειλεν επι την γην, οτε ο Λωτ εισηλθεν εις Σηγωρ.

²⁴ Και εβρεξεν ο Κυριος επι τα Σοδομα και Γομορρα θειον και πυρ παρα Κυριου εκ του ουρανου·

²⁵ και κατεστρεψε τας πολεις ταυτας, και παντα τα περιχωρα και παντας τους κατοικους των πολεων και τα φυτα της γης.

²⁶ Αλλ' γυνη αυτου περιβλεψασα οπισθεν αυτου εγεινε στηλη αλατος.

²⁷ Ο δε Αβρααμ σηκωθεις ενωρις το πρωι ηλθεν εις τον τοπον οπου ειχε σταθη ενωπιον του Κυριου·

²⁸ και βλεψας επι τα Σοδομα και Γομορρα και εφ' ολην την γην της περιχωρου, ειδε, και ιδου, ανεβαινε καπνος απο της γης, ως καπνος καμινου.

²⁹ Ουτω λοιπον, οτε ο Θεος κατεστρεψε τας πολεις της περιχωρου, ενεθυμηθη ο Θεος τον Αβρααμ, και εξαπεστειλε τον Λωτ εκ μεσου της καταστροφης, οτε κατεστρεψε τας πολεις, εις τας οποιας κατωκει ο Λωτ.

³⁰ Ανεβη δε ο Λωτ απο Σηγωρ και κατωκησεν εν τω ορει, και μετ' αυτου αι δυο θυγατερες αυτου, διοτι εφοβηθη να κατοικηση εν Σηγωρ· και κατωκησεν εν σπηλαιω, αυτος και αι δυο θυγατερες αυτου.

³¹ Και ειπεν η πρεσβυτερα προς την νεωτεραν, Ο πατηρ ημων ειναι γερων, και ανθρωπος δεν ειναι επι της γης, δια να εισελθη προς ημας κατα την συνηθειαν πασης της γης·

³² ελθε, ας ποτισωμεν τον πατερα, ημων οινον, και ας κοιμηθωμεν μετ' αυτου, και ας αναστησωμεν σπερμα εκ του πατρος ημων.

³³ Εποτισαν λοιπον τον πατερα αυτων οινον κατ' εκεινην την νυκτα· και εισηλθεν η πρεσβυτερα και εκοιμηθη μετα του πατρος αυτης· και εκεινος δεν ενοησεν ουτε ποτε επλαγιασεν αυτη, και ποτε εσηκωθη.

³⁴ Και την επαυριον ειπεν η πρεσβυτερα προς την νεωτεραν, Ιδου, εγω εκοιμηθην χθες την νυκτα μετα του πατρος ημων· ας ποτισωμεν αυτον οινον και την νυκτα ταυτην, και εισελθουσα συ, κοιμηθητι μετ' αυτου, και ας αναστησωμεν σπερμα εκ του πατρος ημων.

³⁵ Εποτισαν λοιπον και την νυκτα εκεινην τον πατερα αυτων οινον, και σηκωθεισα η νεωτερα, εκοιμηθη μετ' αυτου· και εκεινος δεν ενοησεν ουτε ποτε επλαγιασεν αυτη, και ποτε εσηκωθη.

³⁶ Και συνελαβον αι δυο θυγατερες του Λωτ εκ του πατρος αυτων.

³⁷ Και εγεννησεν η πρεσβυτερα υιον και εκαλεσε το ονομα αυτου Μωαβ· ουτος ειναι ο πατηρ των Μωαβιτων εως της σημερον.

³⁸ Εγεννησε δε και η νεωτερα υιον και εκαλεσε το ονομα αυτου Βεν-αμμι· ουτος ειναι ο πατηρ των Αμμωνιτων εως της σημερον.

¹ The two angels came to Sodom at evening. Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them. He bowed himself with his face to the earth,

² and he said, "See now, my lords, please turn aside into your servant's house, stay all night, wash your feet, and you can rise up early, and go on your way." They said, "No, but we will stay in the street all night."

³ He urged them greatly, and they came in with him, and entered into his house. He made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

⁴ But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both young and old, all the people from every quarter.

⁵ They called to Lot, and said to him, "Where are the men who came in to you this night? Bring them out to us, that we may have sex with them."

⁶ Lot went out to them to the door, and shut the door after him.

⁷ He said, "Please, my brothers, don't act so wickedly.

⁸ See now, I have two virgin daughters. Please let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them what seems good to you. Only don't do anything to these men, because they have come under the shadow of my roof."

⁹ They said, "Stand back!" Then they said, "This one fellow came in to live as a foreigner, and he appoints himself a judge. Now will we deal worse with you, than with them!" They pressed hard on the man Lot, and drew near to break the door.

¹⁰ But the men put forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut the door.

¹¹ They struck the men who were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

¹² The men said to Lot, "Do you have anybody else here? Sons-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and whoever you have in the city, bring them out of the place:

¹³ for we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before Yahweh that Yahweh has sent us to destroy it."

¹⁴ Lot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters, and said, "Get up! Get out of this place, for Yahweh will destroy the city." But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be joking.

¹⁵ When the morning came, then the angels hurried Lot, saying, "Get up! Take your wife, and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the iniquity of the city."

¹⁶ But he lingered; and the men grabbed his hand, his wife's hand, and his two daughters' hands, Yahweh being merciful to him; and they took him out, and set him outside of the city.

¹⁷ It came to pass, when they had taken them out, that he said, "Escape for your life! Don't look behind you, and don't stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be consumed!"

¹⁸ Lot said to them, "Oh, not so, my lord.

¹⁹ See now, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have magnified your loving kindness, which you have shown to me in saving my life. I can't escape to the mountain, lest evil overtake me, and I die.

²⁰ See now, this city is near to flee to, and it is a little one. Oh let me escape there (isn't it a little one?), and my soul will live."

²¹ He said to him, "Behold, I have granted your request concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.

²² Hurry, escape there, for I can't do anything until you get there." Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

²³ The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zoar.

²⁴ Then Yahweh rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah sulfur and fire from Yahweh out of the sky.

²⁵ He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew on the ground.

²⁶ But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

²⁷ Abraham got up early in the morning to the place where he had stood before Yahweh.

²⁸ He looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and looked, and saw that the smoke of the land went up as the smoke of a furnace.

²⁹ It happened, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the middle of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot lived.

³⁰ Lot went up out of Zoar, and lived in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he was afraid to live in Zoar. He lived in a cave with his two daughters.

³¹ The firstborn said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in to us in the way of all the earth.

³² Come, let's make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve our father's seed."

³³ They made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father. He didn't know when she lay down, nor when she arose.

³⁴ It came to pass on the next day, that the firstborn said to the younger, "Behold, I lay last night with my father. Let us make him drink wine again, tonight. You go in, and lie with him, that we may preserve our father's seed."

³⁵ They made their father drink wine that night also. The younger went and lay with him. He didn't know when she lay down, nor when she got up.

³⁶ Thus both of Lot's daughters were with child by their father.

³⁷ The firstborn bore a son, and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites to this day.

³⁸ The younger also bore a son, and called his name Ben Ammi. He is the father of the children of Ammon to this day.