Sodomas izvirtība
1 Un vakarā divi eņģeļi nāca uz Sodomu, bet Lats sēdēja Sodomas vārtos. Lats tos ieraudzīja, nāca tiem pretī un noliecās ar seju līdz zemei. 2 Un viņš teica: “Klau, mani kungi, iegriezieties sava kalpa namā un palieciet pa nakti, mazgājiet savas kājas, celieties tik rīta agrumā un ejiet savu ceļu tālāk!” Bet tie teica: “Nē, mēs pārnakšņosim uz ielas!” 3 Bet viņš uzstāja jo stipri, un tie iegriezās pie viņa un iegāja namā, un viņš tiem rīkoja dzīres un cepa plāceņus, un tie ēda. 4 Pirms tie vēl bija likušies gulēt, tās pilsētas vīri, Sodomas vīri, apstāja māju – gan jauni, gan veci, visi ļaudis no malu malām. 5 Un tie teica Latam: “Kur ir tie vīri, kas šonakt pie tevis atnākuši? Izved tos pie mums, un mēs tos iegūsim!” 6 Un Lats iznāca pie viņiem pa durvīm, bet durvis aiz sevis aizdarīja. 7 Un viņš teica: “Nē jel, mani brāļi, nedariet ļauna! 8 Re, man ir divas meitas, kas vīrieša nepazīst. Nu lieciet, lai jums izvedu viņas, un dariet tām, kā jums tīk, tik šiem vīriem neko nedariet, tik tiešām! – jo zem manas pajumtes tie ir nonākuši!” 9 Bet viņi teica: “Taisies malā!” Viņi teica: “Vai šis nav nācis, lai apmestos te uz dzīvi?! Tagad šis te vēl spriedīs?! Mēs izdarīsim tev vēl vairāk ļauna nekā tiem!” Un viņi uzmācās tam vīram, Latam, un spiedās, lai uzlauztu durvis. 10 Bet tie vīri ņēma un ievilka Latu pie sevis namā, un aizdarīja durvis. 11 Bet vīrus, kas bija nama durvīs, tie sita ar aklumu – no maza līdz lielam, un viņi taustījās uz vārtiem.
Sodomas un Gomoras izpostīšana
(Mt 11:23–24Lk 17:28–32)12 Un tie vīri teica Latam: “Ved prom no šīs vietas visus, kas tev te vēl ir no taviem znotiem, taviem dēliem un tavām meitām, un visus, kas tev ir pilsētā, 13 jo mēs nopostīsim šo vietu, tādēļ ka tās kliegšana ir jo liela Kunga priekšā – Kungs mūs ir sūtījis to nopostīt!” 14 Un Lats gāja un teica saviem znotiem, kas grasījās precēt viņa meitas, un sacīja: “Celieties, dodieties prom no šīs vietas, jo Kungs šo pilsētu nopostīs!” Bet viņa znotiem šķita, ka viņš smejas.
15 Kad svīda ausma, eņģeļi steidzināja Latu: “Celies, ņem savu sievu un abas meitas, kas te ir, ka netiec aizrauts šīs pilsētas vainas dēļ!” 16 Bet viņš vilcinājās, un tie vīri sagrāba viņu aiz rokas un viņa sievu un abas viņa meitas aiz rokas, izveda viņu laukā un atstāja ārpus pilsētas, jo Kungs bija viņu pasaudzējis. 17 Un, kad tie viņus bija izveduši laukā, tie teica: “Glāb savu dvēseli, neskaties atpakaļ un ielejā neapstājies! Glābies kalnos, ka netiec aizrauts!” 18 Bet Lats tiem teica: “Nē taču, mani kungi! 19 Redzi – tavs kalps guva tavu vēlību, un tu vairoji savu žēlastību, ko tu darīji man, atstādams dzīvu manu dvēseli, bet es nevaru glābties kalnos! Ka mani neķer ļaunums un es nemirstu! 20 Redzi, šī pilsēta ir gana tuvu, lai uz turieni bēgtu, un tā ir maza! Glābšos tur! Vai tā nav maza? Un mana dvēsele būs glābta!” 21 Un viņš tam teica: “Es piekrītu tev arī šajā lietā – es neizpostīšu to pilsētu, par ko tu runāji! 22 Steidz glābties uz turieni, jo es nevaru ķerties pie lietas, kamēr tu neesi tur nonācis!” Tādēļ tās pilsētas vārdu nosauca Coara . 23 Saule pacēlās pār zemi, kamēr Lats tika līdz Coarai. 24 Kungs lika līt pār Sodomu sēram un ugunij – no Kunga, no debesīm. 25 Viņš apgrieza otrādi šīs pilsētas un visu ieleju – visus to pilsētu iemītniekus un augus, kas bija zemē. 26 Bet Lata sieva paskatījās atpakaļ un kļuva par sālsstabu. 27 Un Ābrahāms rīta agrumā devās uz to vietu, kur bija stāvējis Kunga priekšā. 28 Viņš nolūkojās lejup uz Sodomu un Gomoru un uz visu ielejas zemes virsu, viņš paskatījās, un redzi – dūmi no zemes cēlās kā dzelzs lietuves dūmi!
29 Kad Dievs bija nopostījis ielejas pilsētas, Dievs atcerējās Ābrahāmu un sūtīja Latu projām no postažas – kad viņš bija nopostījis pilsētas, kurās Lats dzīvoja.
Lata meitas
30 Lats aizgāja no Coaras un dzīvoja kalnos kopā ar abām meitām – jo viņš baidījās dzīvot Coarā un kopā ar abām meitām dzīvoja alā. 31 Un pirmdzimtā teica jaunākajai: “Mūsu tēvs ir vecs, un uz zemes nav vīra, kas nāktu pie mums, kā pieņemts visur uz zemes. 32 Ejam, piedzirdām mūsu tēvu ar vīnu un guļam ar viņu – un mums būs pēcnācējs no mūsu tēva!” 33 Un tonakt viņas piedzirdīja savu tēvu ar vīnu, un pirmdzimtā gāja un gulēja ar savu tēvu, bet viņš nemanīja, ne kā viņa gūlās, ne kā viņa cēlās. 34 Un nākamajā rītā pirmdzimtā teica jaunākajai: “Re, vakarnakt es gulēju ar savu tēvu! Piedzirdām viņu arī šonakt ar vīnu, un ej tu un guli ar viņu – un mums būs pēcnācējs no mūsu tēva!” 35 Un arī tonakt viņas piedzirdīja savu tēvu ar vīnu, un jaunākā gāja un gulēja ar savu tēvu, bet tas nemanīja, ne kā viņa gūlās, ne kā viņa cēlās. 36 Un abas Lata meitas kļuva grūtas no sava tēva. 37 Pirmdzimtā dzemdēja dēlu un nosauca viņu vārdā Moābs – viņš ir moābiešu tēvs līdz šai dienai. 38 Un jaunākā, arī viņa dzemdēja dēlu un nosauca viņu vārdā Ben-Ammī – viņš ir amoniešu tēvs līdz šai dienai.
1 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; 2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night. 3 And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
4 ¶ But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: 5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. 6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him, 7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly. 8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof. 9 And they said, Stand back. And they said again , This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door. 10 But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door. 11 And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
12 ¶ And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place: 13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it. 14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
15 ¶ And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. 16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
17 ¶ And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. 18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: 19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die: 20 Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live. 21 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken. 22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
23 ¶ The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.
24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; 25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
26 ¶ But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
27 ¶ And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD: 28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
29 ¶ And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.
30 ¶ And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. 31 And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth: 32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. 33 And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. 34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. 35 And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. 36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father. 37 And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day. 38 And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.
