1 Un divi eņģeļi nonāca vakarā Sodomā, bet Lats dzīvoja Sodomas pievārtē. Un Lats, tos ieraudzījis, cēlās viņu priekšā un klanījās ar savu vaigu līdz zemei.
2 Un viņš sacija: „Dariet man patikšanu, mani kungi, un ņemiet sava kalpa namā naktsmājas, mazgājiet savas kājas un atpūtieties; pēc tam, rītā cēlušies, ejiet savu ceļu.“ Bet tie teica: „Nē, mēs pārnakšņosim laukā uz ielas.“
3 Bet viņš tos lūgdams lūdza, un tie iegriezās pie viņa un iegāja viņa namā, un viņš tiem sarīkoja mielastu un cēla tiem priekšā neraudzētas maizes, un tie ēda.
4 Vēl tie nebija apgūlušies, kad Sodomas pilsētas vīri aplenca namu, sākot ar zēniem un beidzot ar sirmgalvjiem, visādi ļaudis no visām malām.
5 Un tie aicināja Latu ārā un sacīja: „Kur ir tie vīri, kas pie tevis iegriezās šo nakti? Liec tiem iznākt ārā pie mums; mēs gribam tos.“
6 Un Lats izgāja pie viņiem ārā, vārtus un durvis aizslēgdams aiz sevis, un sacīja:
7 „Brāļi, nedariet taču tādu grēku!
8 Redziet, man ir divas meitas, kuras neviens nav atzinis, es likšu viņām iznākt pie jums, un jūs varat tām darīt, kā jums labpatīk, tikai tiem vīriem nedariet nekā, tāpēc ka tie nākuši mana jumta pavēnī.“
9 Bet viņi teica: „Ej nost“; un tie pretojās: „Šis viens ir atnācis, lai dzīvotu kā svešinieks, un tagad viņš grib uzmesties par soģi. Tagad mēs tev vēl vairāk ļauna darīsim kā tiem.“
10 Un tie uzmācās ar varu šim vīram—Latam, un grasījās atlauzt durvis. Bet tie vīri izstiepa savas rokas un ievilka Latu pie sevis namā, bet durvis tie aizslēdza.
11 Bet tie, kas atradās nama vārtos, tika sisti ar aklumu, sākot no mazākā līdz pat lielākajam, tā, ka tie nevarēja vārtus pat atrast.
12 Un vīri sacīja Latam: „Vai tev te vēl ir kāds znots, savi dēli un savas meitas? Tos, kā arī visus citus savējos, kas tev ir šinī pilsētā, izved ārā.
13 Mēs gribam izpostīt šo vietu, jo liela žēlošanās nākusi tā Kunga priekšā, un tas Kungs mūs ir sūtījis, lai to izpostītu.“
14 Un Lats izgāja un runāja ar saviem znotiem, kas gribēja viņa meitas ņemt, un sacīja: „Celsimies, iesim no šīs vietas prom, jo tas Kungs šo pilsētu liks izpostīt.“ Bet viņs likās savu znotu acīs smieklīgs.
15 Un tiklīdz rīts ausa, eņģeļi skubināja Latu, teikdami: „Celies, ņem savu sievu un abas savas meitas, kas atrodas še, ka tu neej bojā šīs pilsētas nozieguma dēļ.“
16 Bet viņš vēl kavējās. Tad tie vīri to satvēra pie rokas, tāpat viņa sievu un abas viņa meitas, tāpēc ka tas Kungs gribēja viņus pataupīt, un tie to izveda un atstāja ārpus pilsētas.
17 Un notikās, kad tie viņu bija izveduši ārā, ka tie teica: „Izglāb savu dzīvību, neskaties atpakaļ un nepaliec visā šinī apgabalā stāvam, glābies kalnos, lai tu netiktu iznīcināts.“
18 Un Lats sacīja viņiem: „Nē jel, mans Kungs.
19 Redzi, tavs kalps ir atradis žēlastību tavās acīs, un Tu man esi daudz žēlastības parādījis, ka es saglābju savu dzīvību, bet es nevaru glābties kalnos; es miršu, iekāms ļaunums mani sasniegs.
20 Lūk, te tuvumā ir kāda pilsēta, kur es varētu glābties, es tanī gribu paglābties, tā ir tik nenozīmīga. Tur es būtu glābts.“
21 Un Viņš sacīja tam: „Lūk, Es paklausīšu tevi arī šinī lietā; Es neizpostīšu šo pilsētu, par kuru tu esi runājis.
22 Steidzies, glābies tur, jo Es nevaru nekā darīt, iekāms tu neesi nonācis tur“. Tāpēc tās pilsētas vārds ir Coāra.
23 Saule uzlēca pār zemi, kad Lats nonāca Coārā.
24 Bet tas Kungs lika līt sēram un ugunij pār Sodomu un Gomoru no tā Kunga, no debesīm.
25 Un Viņš izpostīja šīs pilsētas visu apgabalu un visus pilsētas iedzīvotājus, arī zemes augus.
26 Bet viņa, Lata, sieva atskatījās atpakaļ un kļuva par sāls stabu.
27 Un Ābrahāms jozās no rīta, lai dotos uz to vietu, kur tā Kunga priekšā bija stāvējis.
28 Un kad viņš raudzījās uz Sodomu un Gomoru un visu tā apgabala apkārtni, tad, lūk, tur no zemes pacēlās dūmi it kā no kādas kausētavas krāsns.
29 Pēc šī apgabala pilsētu izpostīšanas Dievs pieminēja Ābrahāmu, un Viņš sūtīja Latu prom no šīs posta vietas, kad Viņš tās pilsētas bija izpostījis, kurās Lats bija dzīvojis.
30 Un Lats atstāja Coāru un dzīvoja kalnā, un abas viņa meitas kopā ar viņu, jo viņam bija bailes dzīvot Coārā. Un viņš ar abām savām meitām apmetās alā.
31 Un tad vecākā sacīja jaunākai: „Mūsu tēvs ir vecs, un neviena vīrieša nav virs zemes, kas varētu nākt pie mums, kā tas ir virs zemes parasts.
32 Lai ejam un dodam savam tēvam vīnu dzert un lai tad guļamies pie sava tēva, lai no sava tēva mums būtu pēcnācēji.“
33 Un viņas naktī savu tēvu piedzirdīja ar vīnu. Un vecākā gāja un apgūlās pie sava tēva, bet viņš nepamanīja nedz viņas apgulšanos, nedz viņas piecelšanos.
34 Un nākamajā dienā vecākā sacīja jaunākai: „Lūk, es vakar esmu gulējusi ar savu tēvu. Dosim viņam vīnu dzert arī šodien: ej tad tu, un guli pie viņa, lai mums būtu pēcnācēji no sava tēva.“
35 Un viņas piedzirdīja arī šinī naktī savu tēvu ar vīnu, un jaunākā cēlās un apgūlās pie viņa. Bet viņš nepamanīja nedz viņas apgulšanos, nedz viņas piecelšanos.
36 Tā abas Lata meitas kļuva grūtas no sava tēva.
37 Un pirmdzimtai piedzima dēls, un tā to nosauca vārdā Moābs, tas ir moābiešu ciltstēvs līdz šai dienai.
38 Un arī jaunākā dzemdēja dēlu, un viņa to nosauca vārdā—Ben-Ammi. Viņš ir amoniešu ciltstēvs līdz šai dienai.
The Sinfulness of Sodom
1 When the two angels came to Sodom that evening, Lot was sitting at the city gate. As soon as he saw them, he got up and went to meet them. He bowed down before them 2 and said, “Sirs, I am here to serve you. Please come to my house. You can wash your feet and spend the night. In the morning you can get up early and go on your way.”
But they answered, “No, we will spend the night here in the city square.”
3 He kept on urging them, and finally they went with him to his house. Lot ordered his servants to bake some bread and prepare a fine meal for the guests. When it was ready, they ate it.
4 Before the guests went to bed, the men of Sodom surrounded the house. All the men of the city, both young and old, were there. 5 They called out to Lot and asked, “Where are the men who came to stay with you tonight? Bring them out to us!” The men of Sodom wanted to have sex with them.
6 Lot went outside and closed the door behind him. 7 He said to them, “Friends, I beg you, don't do such a wicked thing! 8 Look, I have two daughters who are still virgins. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do whatever you want with them. But don't do anything to these men; they are guests in my house, and I must protect them.”
9 But they said, “Get out of our way, you foreigner! Who are you to tell us what to do? Out of our way, or we will treat you worse than them.” They pushed Lot back and moved up to break down the door. 10 But the two men inside reached out, pulled Lot back into the house, and shut the door. 11 Then they struck all the men outside with blindness, so that they couldn't find the door.
Lot Leaves Sodom
12 The two men said to Lot, “If you have anyone else here—sons, daughters, sons-in-law, or any other relatives living in the city—get them out of here, 13 because we are going to destroy this place. The Lord has heard the terrible accusations against these people and has sent us to destroy Sodom.”
14 Then Lot went to the men that his daughters were going to marry, and said, “Hurry up and get out of here; the Lord is going to destroy this place.” But they thought he was joking.
15 At dawn the angels tried to make Lot hurry. “Quick!” they said. “Take your wife and your two daughters and get out, so that you will not lose your lives when the city is destroyed.” 16 Lot hesitated. The Lord, however, had pity on him; so the men took him, his wife, and his two daughters by the hand and led them out of the city. 17 Then one of the angels said, “Run for your lives! Don't look back and don't stop in the valley. Run to the hills, so that you won't be killed.”
18 But Lot answered, “No, please don't make us do that, sir. 19 You have done me a great favor and saved my life. But the hills are too far away; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die before I get there. 20 Do you see that little town? It is near enough. Let me go over there—you can see it is just a small place—and I will be safe.”
21 He answered, “All right, I agree. I won't destroy that town. 22 Hurry! Run! I can't do anything until you get there.”
Because Lot called it small, the town was named Zoar.
The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
23 The sun was rising when Lot reached Zoar. 24 Suddenly the Lord rained burning sulfur on the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah 25 and destroyed them and the whole valley, along with all the people there and everything that grew on the land. 26 But Lot's wife looked back and was turned into a pillar of salt.
27 Early the next morning Abraham hurried to the place where he had stood in the presence of the Lord. 28 He looked down at Sodom and Gomorrah and the whole valley and saw smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a huge furnace. 29 But when God destroyed the cities of the valley where Lot was living, he kept Abraham in mind and allowed Lot to escape to safety.
The Origin of the Moabites and Ammonites
30 Because Lot was afraid to stay in Zoar, he and his two daughters moved up into the hills and lived in a cave. 31 The older daughter said to her sister, “Our father is getting old, and there are no men in the whole world to marry us so that we can have children. 32 Come on, let's get our father drunk, so that we can sleep with him and have children by him.” 33 That night they gave him wine to drink, and the older daughter had intercourse with him. But he was so drunk that he didn't know it.
34 The next day the older daughter said to her sister, “I slept with him last night; now let's get him drunk again tonight, and you sleep with him. Then each of us will have a child by our father.” 35 So that night they got him drunk, and the younger daughter had intercourse with him. Again he was so drunk that he didn't know it. 36 In this way both of Lot's daughters became pregnant by their own father. 37 The older daughter had a son, whom she named Moab. He was the ancestor of the present-day Moabites. 38 The younger daughter also had a son, whom she named Benammi. He was the ancestor of the present-day Ammonites.
