Genesis 18
1 And God appeared to him by the oak of Mambre, as he sat by the door of his tent at noon.
Jahve mu se ukaza kod hrasta Mamre dok je on sjedio na ulazu u šator za dnevne žege.
2 And he lifted up his eyes and beheld, and lo! three men stood before him; and having seen them he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and did obeisance to the ground.
Podigavši oči, opazi tri čovjeka gdje stoje nedaleko od njega. Čim ih spazi, potrča s ulaza šatora njima u susret. Pade ničice na zemlju
3 And he said, Lord, if indeed I have found grace in thy sight, pass not by thy servant.
pa reče: “Gospodine moj, ako sam stekao milost u tvojim očima, nemoj mimoići svoga sluge!
4 Let water now be brought, and let them wash your feet, and do ye refresh [yourselves] under the tree.
Nek' se donese malo vode: operite noge i pod stablom otpočinite.
5 And I will bring bread, and ye shall eat, and after this ye shall depart on your journey, on account of which [refreshment] ye have turned aside to your servant. And he said, So do, as thou hast said.
Donijet ću kruha da se okrijepite prije nego pođete dalje. TÓa k svome ste sluzi navratili.” Oni odgovore: “Dobro, učini kako si rekao!”
6 And Abraam hasted to the tent to Sarrha, and said to her, Hasten, and knead three measures of fine flour, and make cakes.
Abraham se požuri u šator k Sari pa joj reče: “Brzo! Tri mjerice najboljeg brašna! Zamijesi i prevrtu ispeci!”
7 And Abraam ran to the kine, and took a young calf, tender and good, and gave it to his servant, and he hasted to dress it.
Zatim Abraham otrča govedima, uhvati tele, mlado i debelo, i dade ga momku da ga brže zgotovi.
8 And he took butter and milk, and the calf which he had dressed; and he set them before them, and they did eat, and he stood by them under the tree.
Poslije uzme masla, mlijeka i zgotovljeno tele pa stavi pred njih, a sam stajaše pred njima, pod stablom, dok su blagovali.
9 And he said to him, Where is Sarrha thy wife? And he answered and said, Behold! in the tent.
“Gdje ti je žena Sara?” - zapitaju ga. “Eno je pod šatorom”, odgovori.
10 And he said, I will return and come to thee according to this period seasonably, and Sarrha thy wife shall have a son; and Sarrha heard at the door of the tent, being behind him.
Onda on reče: “Vratit ću se k tebi kad isteče vrijeme trudnoće; a tvoja žena Sara imat će sina.” Iza njega, na ulazu u šator, Sara je prisluškivala.
11 And Abraam and Sarrha were old, advanced in days, and the custom of women ceased with Sarrha.
Abraham i Sara bijahu u odmakloj dobi, ostarjeli. U Sare bijaše prestalo što biva u žena.
12 And Sarrha laughed in herself, saying, The thing has not as yet happened to me, even until now, and my lord is old.
Zato se u sebi Sara smijala i govorila: “Pošto sam uvenula, sad da spoznam nasladu? A još mi je i gospodar star!”
13 And the Lord said to Abraam, Why is it that Sarrha has laughed in herself, saying, Shall I then indeed bear? but I am grown old.
Onda Jahve upita Abrahama: “A zašto se Sara smijala i govorila: 'Kako ću rod roditi ja starica?'
14 Shall anything be impossible with the Lord? At this time I will return to thee seasonably, and Sarrha shall have a son.
Zar je Jahvi išta nemoguće? Navratit ću se k tebi kad isteče vrijeme trudnoće: Sara će imati sina.”
15 But Sarrha denied, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he said to her, Nay, but thou didst laugh.
Sara se napravi nevještom govoreći: “Nisam se smijala.” Jer se prestrašila. Ali on reče: “Jesi, smijala si se!”
16 And the men having risen up from thence looked towards Sodom and Gomorrha. And Abraam went with them, attending them on their journey.
Ljudi ustanu i krenu put Sodome. Abraham pođe s njima da ih isprati.
17 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraam my servant what things I intend to do?
Jahve pomisli: “Zar da sakrivam od Abrahama što ću učiniti
18 But Abraam shall become a great and populous nation, and in him shall all the nations of the earth be blest.
kad će od Abrahama nastati velik i brojan narod te će se svi narodi zemlje njim blagoslivljati?
19 For I know that he will order his sons, and his house after him, and they will keep the ways of the Lord, to do justice and judgment, that the Lord may bring upon Abraam all things whatsoever he has spoken to him.
Njega sam izlučio zato da pouči svoju djecu i svoju buduću obitelj kako će hoditi putem Jahvinim, radeći što je dobro i pravedno, tako da Jahve mogne ostvariti što je Abrahamu obećao.”
20 And the Lord said, The cry of Sodom and Gomorrha has been increased towards me, and their sins are very great.
Onda Jahve nastavi: “Velika je vika na Sodomu i Gomoru da je njihov grijeh pretežak.
21 I will therefore go down and see, if they completely correspond with the cry which comes to me, and if not, that I may know.
Idem dolje da vidim rade li zaista kako veli tužba što je do mene stigla. Želim razvidjeti.”
22 And the men having departed thence, came to Sodom; and Abraam was still standing before the Lord.
Odande ljudi krenu prema Sodomi, dok je Abraham još stajao pred Jahvom.
23 And Abraam drew nigh and said, Wouldest thou destroy the righteous with the wicked, and shall the righteous be as the wicked?
Nato se Abraham primače bliže i reče: “Hoćeš li iskorijeniti i nevinoga s krivim?
24 Should there be fifty righteous in the city, wilt thou destroy them? wilt thou not spare the whole place for the sake of the fifty righteous, if they be in it?
Možda ima pedeset nevinih u gradu. Zar ćeš uništiti mjesto radije nego ga poštedjeti zbog pedeset nevinih koji budu ondje?
25 By no means shalt thou do as this thing [is] so as to destroy the righteous with the wicked, so the righteous shall be as the wicked: by no means. Thou that judgest the whole earth, shalt thou not do right?
Daleko to bilo od tebe da ubijaš nevinoga kao i krivoga, tako da i nevini i krivi prođu jednako! Daleko bilo od tebe! Zar da ni Sudac svega svijeta ne radi pravo?”
26 And the Lord said, If there should be in Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole city, and the whole place for their sakes.
“Ako nađem u gradu Sodomi pedeset nevinih”, odvrati Jahve, “zbog njih ću poštedjeti cijelo mjesto.”
27 And Abraam answered and said, Now I have begun to speak to my Lord, and I am earth and ashes.
“Ja se, evo, usuđujem govoriti Gospodinu”, opet progovori Abraham. - “Ja, prah i pepeo!
28 But if the fifty righteous should be diminished to forty-five, wilt thou destroy the whole city because of the five [wanting]? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there forty-five.
Da slučajno bude nevinih pet manje od pedeset, bi li uništio sav grad zbog tih pet?” “Neću ga uništiti ako ih ondje nađem četrdeset i pet”, odgovori.
29 And he continued to speak to him still, and said, But if there should be found there forty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the forty's sake.
“Ako ih se ondje možda nađe samo četrdeset?” - opet će Abraham. “Neću to učiniti zbog četrdesetorice”, odgovori.
30 And he said, Will there be anything [against me], Lord, if I shall speak? but if there be found there thirty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the thirty's sake.
“Neka se Gospodin ne ljuti ako nastavim. Ako ih se ondje nađe možda samo trideset?” - opet će on. “Neću to učiniti”, odgovori, “ako ih ondje nađem samo trideset.”
31 And he said, Since I am able to speak to the Lord, what if there should be found there twenty? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there twenty.
“Evo se opet usuđujem govoriti Gospodinu”, nastavi dalje. “Ako ih se slučajno ondje nađe samo dvadeset?” “Neću ga uništiti”, odgovori, “zbog dvadesetorice.”
32 And he said, Will there be anything [against me], Lord, if I speak yet once? but if there should be found there ten? And he said, I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.
“Neka se Gospodin ne ljuti”, on će opet, “ako rečem još samo jednom: Ako ih je slučajno ondje samo deset?” “Neću ga uništiti zbog njih deset”, odgovori.
33 And the Lord departed, when he left off speaking to Abraam, and Abraam returned to his place.
Kad je Jahve završio razgovor s Abrahamom, ode, a Abraham se vrati u svoje mjesto.
