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وَظَهَرَ لَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ عِنْدَ بَلُّوطَاتِ مَمْرَا وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي بَابِ ٱلْخَيْمَةِ وَقْتَ حَرِّ ٱلنَّهَارِ، ١ 1
Adonai appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre [Bitter, Fatness], as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.
فَرَفَعَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَنَظَرَ وَإِذَا ثَلَاثَةُ رِجَالٍ وَاقِفُونَ لَدَيْهِ. فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ رَكَضَ لِٱسْتِقْبَالِهِمْ مِنْ بَابِ ٱلْخَيْمَةِ وَسَجَدَ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، ٢ 2
He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood opposite him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
وَقَالَ: «يَا سَيِّدُ، إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ وَجَدْتُ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْكَ فَلَا تَتَجَاوَزْ عَبْدَكَ. ٣ 3
and said, “My lord, if now I have found chen ·grace· in your sight, please don’t go away from your servant.
لِيُؤْخَذْ قَلِيلُ مَاءٍ وَٱغْسِلُوا أَرْجُلَكُمْ وَٱتَّكِئُوا تَحْتَ ٱلشَّجَرَةِ، ٤ 4
Now let a little water be fetched, wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
فَآخُذَ كِسْرَةَ خُبْزٍ، فَتُسْنِدُونَ قُلُوبَكُمْ ثُمَّ تَجْتَازُونَ، لِأَنَّكُمْ قَدْ مَرَرْتُمْ عَلَى عَبْدِكُمْ». فَقَالُوا: «هَكَذَا تَفْعَلُ كَمَا تَكَلَّمْتَ». ٥ 5
I will get a morsel of bread so you can refresh your heart. After that you may go your way, now that you have come to your servant.” They said, “Very well, do as you have said.”
فَأَسْرَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِلَى ٱلْخَيْمَةِ إِلَى سَارَةَ، وَقَالَ: «أَسْرِعِي بِثَلَاثِ كَيْلَاتٍ دَقِيقًا سَمِيذًا. ٱعْجِنِي وَٱصْنَعِي خُبْزَ مَلَّةٍ». ٦ 6
Abraham [Father of a multitude] hurried into the tent to Sarah [Princess], and said, “Quickly prepare three seahs [23.1 qt; 21.9 L] of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.”
ثُمَّ رَكَضَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِلَى ٱلْبَقَرِ وَأَخَذَ عِجْلًا رَخْصًا وَجَيِّدًا وَأَعْطَاهُ لِلْغُلَامِ فَأَسْرَعَ لِيَعْمَلَهُ. ٧ 7
Abraham [Father of a multitude] ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it.
ثُمَّ أَخَذَ زُبْدًا وَلَبَنًا، وَٱلْعِجْلَ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلَهُ، وَوَضَعَهَا قُدَّامَهُمْ. وَإِذْ كَانَ هُوَ وَاقِفًا لَدَيْهِمْ تَحْتَ ٱلشَّجَرَةِ أَكَلُوا. ٨ 8
He took butter, milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree, and they ate.
وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «أَيْنَ سَارَةُ ٱمْرَأَتُكَ؟» فَقَالَ: «هَا هِيَ فِي ٱلْخَيْمَةِ». ٩ 9
They asked him, “Where is Sarah [Princess], your wife?” He said, “See, in the tent.”
فَقَالَ: «إِنِّي أَرْجِعُ إِلَيْكَ نَحْوَ زَمَانِ ٱلْحَيَاةِ وَيَكُونُ لِسَارَةَ ٱمْرَأَتِكَ ٱبْنٌ». وَكَانَتْ سَارَةُ سَامِعَةً فِي بَابِ ٱلْخَيْمَةِ وَهُوَ وَرَاءَهُ. ١٠ 10
He said, “I will certainly return to you when the season comes round. Behold, Sarah [Princess] your wife will have a son.” Sarah [Princess] sh'ma ·hear obey· in the tent door, which was behind him.
وَكَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَسَارَةُ شَيْخَيْنِ مُتَقَدِّمَيْنِ فِي ٱلْأَيَّامِ، وَقَدِ ٱنْقَطَعَ أَنْ يَكُونَ لِسَارَةَ عَادَةٌ كَٱلنِّسَاءِ. ١١ 11
Now Abraham [Father of a multitude] and Sarah [Princess] were old, well advanced in age. Sarah [Princess] had passed the age of childbearing.
فَضَحِكَتْ سَارَةُ فِي بَاطِنِهَا قَائِلَةً: «أَبَعْدَ فَنَائِي يَكُونُ لِي تَنَعُّمٌ، وَسَيِّدِي قَدْ شَاخَ؟». ١٢ 12
Sarah [Princess] laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ: «لِمَاذَا ضَحِكَتْ سَارَةُ قَائِلَةً: أَفَبِٱلْحَقِيقَةِ أَلِدُ وَأَنَا قَدْ شِخْتُ؟ ١٣ 13
Adonai said to Abraham [Father of a multitude], “Why did Sarah [Princess] laugh, saying, ‘Will I really bear a child, yet I am old?’
هَلْ يَسْتَحِيلُ عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ شَيْءٌ؟ فِي ٱلْمِيعَادِ أَرْجِعُ إِلَيْكَ نَحْوَ زَمَانِ ٱلْحَيَاةِ وَيَكُونُ لِسَارَةَ ٱبْنٌ». ١٤ 14
Is anything too hard for Adonai? At the set time I will return to you, when the season comes round, and Sarah [Princess] will have a son.”
فَأَنْكَرَتْ سَارَةُ قَائِلَةً: «لَمْ أَضْحَكْ». لِأَنَّهَا خَافَتْ. فَقَالَ: «لَا! بَلْ ضَحِكْتِ». ١٥ 15
Then Sarah [Princess] denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
ثُمَّ قَامَ ٱلرِّجَالُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَتَطَلَّعُوا نَحْوَ سَدُومَ. وَكَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ مَاشِيًا مَعَهُمْ لِيُشَيِّعَهُمْ. ١٦ 16
The men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom [Burning]. Abraham [Father of a multitude] went with them to see them on their way.
فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «هَلْ أُخْفِي عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مَا أَنَا فَاعِلُهُ، ١٧ 17
Adonai said, “Will I hide from Abraham [Father of a multitude] what I do,
وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ يَكُونُ أُمَّةً كَبِيرَةً وَقَوِيَّةً، وَيَتَبَارَكُ بِهِ جَمِيعُ أُمَمِ ٱلْأَرْضِ؟ ١٨ 18
since Abraham [Father of a multitude] will surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?
لِأَنِّي عَرَفْتُهُ لِكَيْ يُوصِيَ بَنِيهِ وَبَيْتَهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ أَنْ يَحْفَظُوا طَرِيقَ ٱلرَّبِّ، لِيَعْمَلُوا بِرًّا وَعَدْلًا، لِكَيْ يَأْتِيَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ بِمَا تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ». ١٩ 19
For I have known him, to the end that he may enjoin his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Adonai, to do righteousness and right judgement; to the end that Adonai may bring on Abraham [Father of a multitude] that which he has spoken of him.”
وَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «إِنَّ صُرَاخَ سَدُومَ وَعَمُورَةَ قَدْ كَثُرَ، وَخَطِيَّتُهُمْ قَدْ عَظُمَتْ جِدًّا. ٢٠ 20
Adonai said, “Because the cry of Sodom [Burning] and Gomorrah [Rebellious people, Tyrants] is great, and because their sin is very grievous,
أَنْزِلُ وَأَرَى هَلْ فَعَلُوا بِٱلتَّمَامِ حَسَبَ صُرَاخِهَا ٱلْآتِي إِلَيَّ، وَإِلَا فَأَعْلَمُ». ٢١ 21
I will go down now, and see whether their deeds are as bad as the reports which have come to me. If not, I will know.”
وَٱنْصَرَفَ ٱلرِّجَالُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَذَهَبُوا نَحْوَ سَدُومَ، وَأَمَّا إِبْرَاهِيمُ فَكَانَ لَمْ يَزَلْ قَائِمًا أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ. ٢٢ 22
The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom [Burning], but Abraham [Father of a multitude] stood yet before Adonai.
فَتَقَدَّمَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَقَالَ: «أَفَتُهْلِكُ ٱلْبَارَّ مَعَ ٱلْأَثِيمِ؟ ٢٣ 23
Abraham [Father of a multitude] came near, and said, “Will you consume the upright with the wicked?
عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ خَمْسُونَ بَارًّا فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ. أَفَتُهْلِكُ ٱلْمَكَانَ وَلَا تَصْفَحُ عَنْهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْخَمْسِينَ بَارًّا ٱلَّذِينَ فِيهِ؟ ٢٤ 24
What if there are fifty upright within the city? Will you consume and not spare the place for the fifty upright who are in it?
حَاشَا لَكَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ مِثْلَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ، أَنْ تُمِيتَ ٱلْبَارَّ مَعَ ٱلْأَثِيمِ، فَيَكُونُ ٱلْبَارُّ كَٱلْأَثِيمِ. حَاشَا لَكَ! أَدَيَّانُ كُلِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ لَا يَصْنَعُ عَدْلًا؟» ٢٥ 25
Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the upright with the wicked, so that the upright should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Should not the Judge of all the earth do right judgement?”
فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «إِنْ وَجَدْتُ فِي سَدُومَ خَمْسِينَ بَارًّا فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، فَإِنِّي أَصْفَحُ عَنِ ٱلْمَكَانِ كُلِّهِ مِنْ أَجْلِهِمْ». ٢٦ 26
Adonai said, “If I find in Sodom [Burning] fifty upright within the city, then I will spare the whole place for their sake.”
فَأَجَابَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَقَالَ: «إِنِّي قَدْ شَرَعْتُ أُكَلِّمُ ٱلْمَوْلَى وَأَنَا تُرَابٌ وَرَمَادٌ. ٢٧ 27
Abraham [Father of a multitude] answered, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, although I am dust and ashes.
رُبَّمَا نَقَصَ ٱلْخَمْسُونَ بَارًّا خَمْسَةً. أَتُهْلِكُ كُلَّ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ بِٱلْخَمْسَةِ؟» فَقَالَ: «لَا أُهْلِكُ إِنْ وَجَدْتُ هُنَاكَ خَمْسَةً وَأَرْبَعِينَ». ٢٨ 28
What if there will lack five of the fifty upright? Will you destroy all the city for lack of five?” He said, “I will not destroy it, if I find forty-five there.”
فَعَادَ يُكَلِّمُهُ أَيْضًا وَقَالَ: «عَسَى أَنْ يُوجَدَ هُنَاكَ أَرْبَعُونَ». فَقَالَ: «لَا أَفْعَلُ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْأَرْبَعِينَ». ٢٩ 29
He spoke to him yet again, and said, “What if there are forty found there?” He said, “I will not do it for the forty’s sake.”
فَقَالَ: «لَا يَسْخَطِ ٱلْمَوْلَى فَأَتَكَلَّمَ. عَسَى أَنْ يُوجَدَ هُنَاكَ ثَلَاثُونَ». فَقَالَ: «لَا أَفْعَلُ إِنْ وَجَدْتُ هُنَاكَ ثَلَاثِينَ». ٣٠ 30
He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?” He said, “I will not do it, if I find thirty there.”
فَقَالَ: «إِنِّي قَدْ شَرَعْتُ أُكَلِّمُ ٱلْمَوْلَى. عَسَى أَنْ يُوجَدَ هُنَاكَ عِشْرُونَ». فَقَالَ: «لَا أُهْلِكُ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْعِشْرِينَ». ٣١ 31
He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.”
فَقَالَ: «لَا يَسْخَطِ ٱلْمَوْلَى فَأَتَكَلَّمَ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَرَّةَ فَقَطْ. عَسَى أَنْ يُوجَدَ هُنَاكَ عَشْرَةٌ». فَقَالَ: «لَا أُهْلِكُ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْعَشْرَةِ». ٣٢ 32
He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the ten’s sake.”
وَذَهَبَ ٱلرَّبُّ عِنْدَمَا فَرَغَ مِنَ ٱلْكَلَامِ مَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَرَجَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ. ٣٣ 33
Adonai went his way, as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham [Father of a multitude], and Abraham [Father of a multitude] returned to his place.

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