1 Un divi eņģeļi nonāca vakarā Sodomā, bet Lats dzīvoja Sodomas pievārtē. Un, tos ieraudzījis, Lats cēlās viņu priekšā un palocījās ar savu vaigu līdz zemei. 2 Un viņš sacīja: "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 dzīres un cepa neraudzētas maizes, un tie ēda. 4 Vēl tie nebija apgūlušies, kad Sodomas pilsētas vīri aplenca namu, zēni un sirmgalvji, visādi ļaudis no visām malām. 5 Un tie aicināja Latu ārā un sacīja: "Kur ir tie vīri, kas pie tevis iegriezās naktī? Liec tiem iznākt ārā pie mums; un mēs iepazīsim tos." 6 Un Lats izgāja pie viņiem ārā, vārtos, durvis aizbultēdams 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 kā svešinieks, un nu viņš grib tiesāt? Tagad mēs tev vairāk ļauna darīsim kā tiem." 10 Un tie uzmācās ar varu šim vīram Latam un grasījās durvis atlauzt. Bet tie vīri izstiepa savas rokas un ievilka Latu pie sevis namā, un durvis tie aizbultēja. 11 Bet tie, kas atradās nama vārtos, tika sisti ar aklumu, gan mazie, gan lielie, tā ka tie nevarēja vārtus pat atrast. 12 Un vīri sacīja Latam: "Vai tev te vēl ir kāds znots vai dēli, vai meitas, vai cits kāds, kas pieder tev šinī pilsētā? Izved tos no šīs vietas. 13 Mēs gribam izpostīt šo vietu, jo liela brēkšana par to nākusi Tā Kunga priekšā, un Tas Kungs mūs ir sūtījis to izpostīt." 14 Un Lats izgāja un runāja ar saviem znotiem, kas gribēja viņa meitas ņemt, un sacīja: "Celieties, ejiet prom no šīs pilsētas, jo Tas Kungs šo pilsētu izpostīs." Bet viņš 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 satvēra viņu pie rokas, tāpat viņa sievu un abas viņa meitas, tāpēc ka Tas Kungs gribēja viņus pataupīt, un tie viņu izveda un atstāja ārpus pilsētas. 17 Un notika, kad tie bija viņu izveduši ārā, kāds sacīja: "Izglāb savu dzīvību, neskaties atpakaļ un nepaliec visā šinī apgabalā stāvam, glābies kalnos, ka tu netiktu iznīcināts." 18 Un Lats sacīja viņiem: "Nē jel, mans Kungs. 19 Redzi, Tavs kalps ir atradis labvēlību Tavās acīs, un Tu man esi lielu žēlastību parādījis, saglabādams manu 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 maza. 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 tur nonācis." 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 un visu apgabalu un visus pilsētas iedzīvotājus, arī zemes augus. 26 Bet viņa sieva paskatījās atpakaļ un kļuva par sāls stabu. 27 Un Ābrahāms cēlās no rīta, lai dotos uz to vietu, kur Tā Kunga priekšā bija stāvējis. 28 Un viņš skatījās uz Sodomu un Gomoru un visu tā apgabala apkārtni, un redzi, no zemes pacēlās dūmi, it kā kāda cepļa dūmi. 29 Pēc šī apgabala pilsētu izpostīšanas Dievs pieminēja Ābrahāmu, un Viņš izveda Latu 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 pirmdzimtā sacīja jaunākai: "Mūsu tēvs ir vecs, un neviena vīra 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 pirmdzimtā gāja un apgūlās pie sava tēva, bet viņš nepamanīja nedz viņas apgulšanos, nedz viņas piecelšanos. 34 Un nākamajā dienā pirmdzimtā 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 pirmdzimtā dzemdēja dēlu un nosauca viņa vārdu: Moābs , tas ir moābiešu tēvs līdz šai dienai. 38 Un arī jaunākā dzemdēja dēlu un nosauca viņa vārdu: Ben-Ammi . 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.
