1 And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; 2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them , he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, 3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: 4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: 5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. 6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it , and make cakes upon the hearth. 7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. 8 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
9 ¶ And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. 10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? 13 And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? 14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. 15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
16 ¶ And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; 18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. 20 And the LORD 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 they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. 22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
23 ¶ And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? 24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? 25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? 26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. 27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: 28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it . 29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake. 30 And he said unto him , Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it , if I find thirty there. 31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake. 32 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake. 33 And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
Ābrahāmam un Sārai tiek apsolīts dēls
(Ebr 13:2)1 Un Kungs viņam parādījās pie Mamres ozoliem – viņš sēdēja telts ejā kā jau dienas karstumā. 2 Viņš pacēla savas acis, paskatījās, un, redzi, tur priekšā stāvēja trīs vīri, un viņš tos ieraudzīja, skrēja tiem pretī no telts ejas un klanījās līdz zemei. 3 Viņš sacīja: “Mans Kungs, kaut jel es gūtu tavu vēlību! Nepaej garām savam kalpam! 4 Ņemiet jel mazliet ūdens, mazgājiet savas kājas un atgulieties zem šī koka! 5 Bet es ņemšu klaipu maizes – stiprinieties, un pēc tam varat doties tālāk – dariet, kā pie sava kalpa iegriezdamies!” Un viņi teica: “Dari, kā teici!” 6 Un Ābrahāms steidzās teltī pie Sāras un teica: “Ātri ņem trīs mērus smalka maluma miltu, mīci un sacep plāceņus!” 7 Un Ābrahāms skrēja pie ganāmpulka, paņēma teļu, mīkstu un labu, un deva to puisim, un tas steidza to gatavot. 8 Un viņš ņēma krējumu un pienu, un teļu, kas sagatavots, un lika visu tiem priekšā – viņš stāvēja kopā ar tiem zem koka, un tie ēda. 9 Un tie viņam teica: “Kur ir tava sieva Sāra?” Viņš teica: “Redzi, teltī!” 10 Tad viens teica: “Es noteikti atkal nākšu pie tevis ap pavasara laiku, un, redzi, tavai sievai Sārai būs dēls!” Bet Sāra klausījās telts ejā, tā bija viņam aizmugurē. 11 Ābrahāms un Sāra bija jau paveci gados, un Sārai vairs nenotika, kā sievām mēdz notikt. 12 Un Sāra smējās pie sevis: “Kad esmu jau veca, man vēl būs tīksme? Un mans kungs arī ir vecs!” 13 Un Kungs teica Ābrahāmam: “Kādēļ Sāra smējās, sacīdama: vai tad patiesi es dzemdēšu?! Es taču esmu par vecu! 14 Vai Kungam ir kas neiespējams? Noliktajā laikā tev un Sārai ap pavasara laiku būs dēls!” 15 Bet Sāra liedzās: “Es nesmējos!” – jo viņa izbijās, bet viņš teica: “Nē, tu taču smējies!”
Ābrahāms lūdz par Sodomu
16 Un tie vīri devās tālāk no turienes un lūkojās uz Sodomas pusi, un Ābrahāms gāja kopā ar viņiem, lai pavadītu. 17 Un Kungs teica: “Vai man slēpt no Ābrahāma to, ko es darīšu? 18 Ābrahāms taču kļūs par lielu un stipru tautu, un viņā tiks svētītas visas zemes tautas. 19 Par viņu es zinu, ka viņš pavēlēs saviem dēliem un savam namam pēc viņa, un tie sargās Kunga ceļu un darīs tiesu un taisnību tādēļ, lai Kungs dotu Ābrahāmam to, ko viņam solījis!” 20 Un Kungs teica: “Sodomā un Gomorā ir jo liela kliegšana, un viņu grēki jo smagi! 21 Nolaidīšos jel un paraudzīšos, vai viņi visi dara tā, kā kliegšana pie manis nonākusi, – lai es zinātu.” 22 Un tie vīri tur pagriezās un devās uz Sodomu, bet Ābrahāms vēl stāvēja Kunga priekšā. 23 Un Ābrahāms tuvojās un sacīja: “Vai patiesi tu aizrausi taisno kopā ar ļaundari? 24 Varbūt tur pilsētā ir piecdesmit taisnie – vai tiešām tu aizrausi un neapžēlosies piecdesmit taisno dēļ, kas tur ir? 25 Lai tas ir tālu no tevis – nedari tā, nenonāvē taisno kopā ar ļaundari, lai nav taisnajam kā ļaundarim! Lai tas ir tālu no tevis! Vai visas zemes Soģis nebūs taisns?!” 26 Un Kungs teica: “Ja es atradīšu visā Sodomas pilsētā piecdesmit taisnos, tad es viņu dēļ saudzēšu visu to vietu!” 27 Ābrahāms atbildēja un teica: “Redzi nu! Es esmu ņēmies runāt ar Kungu, bet esmu tikai pīšļi un pelni! 28 Varbūt līdz piecdesmit taisnajiem pietrūkst piecu, vai piecu dēļ tu izpostīsi visu pilsētu?” Un viņš teica: “Neizpostīšu, ja atradīšu tur četrdesmit piecus!” 29 Un tas turpināja runāt ar viņu un teica: “Varbūt tur atradīsies četrdesmit!” Un viņš teica: “Es to nedarīšu četrdesmit dēļ!” 30 Un tas teica: “Lai nedusmo Kungs, ka es runāju, – varbūt tur atrodas trīsdesmit!” Un viņš teica: “Es to nedarīšu, ja atradīšu tur trīsdesmit!” 31 Un tas teica: “Redzi nu, es esmu uzdrīkstējies runāt ar Kungu – varbūt tur atrodas divdesmit!” Un viņš teica: “Nepostīšu divdesmit dēļ!” 32 Un tas teica: “Lai nedusmo Kungs, ka runāju vēl šoreiz – varbūt tur atrodas desmit!” Un viņš teica: “Es nepostīšu desmit dēļ!” 33 Un Kungs gāja prom, beidzis runāt ar Ābrahāmu, bet Ābrahāms atgriezās savā vietā.
