Genesis 18
1 And God appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance to the tent in the heat of the day.
Apparuit autem ei Dominus in convalle Mambre sedenti in ostio tabernaculi sui in ipso fervore diei.
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 entrance of the tent, and bowed himself to the earth,
Cumque elevasset oculos, apparuerunt ei tres viri stantes prope eum: quos cum vidisset, cucurrit in occursum eorum de ostio tabernaculi, et adoravit in terram.
3 and said, "My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please do not go on past your servant.
Et dixit: Domine, si inveni gratiam in oculis tuis, ne transeas servum tuum:
4 Now let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
sed afferam pauxillum aquæ, et lavate pedes vestros, et requiescite sub arbore.
5 I will get a bit of food so you may refresh yourselves. After that you may go your way, now that you have come to your servant." They said, "Very well, do as you have said."
Ponamque buccellam panis, et confortate cor vestrum, postea transibitis: idcirco enim declinastis ad servum vestrum. Qui dixerunt: Fac ut locutus es.
6 Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, "Quickly, get three measures of fine flour, knead it, and make bread."
Festinavit Abraham in tabernaculum ad Saram, dixitque ei: Accelera, tria sata similæ commisce, et fac subcinericios panes.
7 Abraham ran to the herd, and took a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant, and he hurried to prepare it.
Ipse vero ad armentum cucurrit, et tulit inde vitulum tenerrimum et optimum, deditque puero: qui festinavit, et coxit illum.
8 He took curds, milk, and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree, and they ate.
Tulit quoque butyrum et lac, et vitulum quem coxerat, et posuit coram eis: ipse vero stabat iuxta eos sub arbore.
9 They said to him, "Where is Sarah, your wife? He said, "See, in the tent."
Cumque comedissent, dixerunt ad eum: Ubi est Sara uxor tua? ille respondit: Ecce in tabernaculo est.
10 Then he said, "I will certainly return to you at the time of life. Look, Sarah your wife will have a son." Sarah heard from the entrance of the tent, which was behind him.
Cui dixit: Revertens veniam ad te tempore isto, vita comite, et habebit filium Sara uxor tua. Quo audito, Sara risit post ostium tabernaculi.
11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age. Sarah was past the age of childbearing.
Erant autem ambo senes, provectæque ætatis, et desierant Saræ fieri muliebria.
12 Sarah laughed within herself, saying, "After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my husband being old also?"
Quæ risit occulte dicens: Postquam consenui, et dominus meus vetulus est, voluptati operam dabo?
13 And God said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Will I really bear a child when I am old?'
Dixit autem Dominus ad Abraham: Quare risit Sara, dicens: Num vere paritura sum anus?
14 Is anything too difficult for God? At the set time I will return to you, at the time of life, and Sarah will have a son."
Numquid Deo quidquam est difficile? iuxta condictum revertar ad te hoc eodem tempore, vita comite, et habebit Sara filium.
15 But Sarah denied it, saying, "I did not laugh," for she was afraid. He said, "No, but you did laugh."
Negabit Sara, dicens: Non risi, timore perterrita. Dominus autem: Non est, inquit, ita: sed risisti.
16 The men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom. Abraham went with them to see them on their way.
Cum ergo surrexissent inde viri, direxerunt oculos contra Sodomam: et Abraham simul gradiebatur, deducens eos.
17 And God said, "Will I hide from Abraham what I am about to do,
Dixitque Dominus: Num celare potero Abraham quæ gesturus sum:
18 seeing that Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him?
cum futurus sit in gentem magnam, ac robustissimam, et benedicendæ sint in illo omnes nationes terræ?
19 For I have made myself known to him, so that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice, so that God may bring to Abraham that which he has spoken to him."
Scio enim quod præcepturus sit filiis suis, et domui suæ post se ut custodiant viam Domini, et faciant iudicium et iustitiam: ut adducat Dominus propter Abraham omnia quæ locutus est ad eum.
20 And the LORD said, "Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is so grievous,
Dixit itaque Dominus: Clamor Sodomorum et Gomorrhæ multiplicatus est, et peccatum eorum aggravatum est nimis.
21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done entirely according to the outcry which has come to me. And if not, I will know."
Descendam, et videbo utrum clamorem qui venit ad me, opere compleverint: an non est ita, ut sciam.
22 The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.
Converteruntque se inde, et abierunt Sodomam: Abraham vero adhuc stabat coram Domino.
23 Abraham drew near, and said, "Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
Et appropinquans ait: Numquid perdes iustum cum impio?
24 What if there are fifty righteous within the city? Will you sweep it away and not spare the place for the fifty righteous who are in it?
Si fuerint quinquaginta iusti in civitate, peribunt simul? Et non parces loco illi propter quinquaginta iustos, si fuerint in eo?
25 Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn't the Judge of all the earth do right?"
Absit a te, ut rem hanc facias, et occidas iustum cum impio, fiatque iustus sicut impius, non est hoc tuum: qui iudicas omnem terram, nequaquam facies iudicium hoc.
26 The LORD said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake."
Dixitque Dominus ad eum: Si invenero Sodomis quinquaginta iustos in medio civitatis, dimittam omni loco propter eos.
27 Abraham answered, "Look, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes.
Respondensque Abraham, ait: Quia semel cœpi, loquar ad Dominum meum, cum sim pulvis et cinis.
28 What if there will lack five of the fifty righteous? Will you destroy all the city for lack of five?" He said, "I will not destroy it, if I find forty-five there."
Quid si minus quinquaginta iustis quinque fuerint? Delebis, propter quadraginta quinque, universam urbem? Et ait: Non delebo, si invenero ibi quadraginta quinque.
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."
Rursumque locutus est ad eum: Sin autem quadraginta ibi inventi fuerint, quid facies? Ait: Non percutiam propter quadraginta.
30 He said, "Oh do not 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."
Ne quæso, inquit, indigneris Domine, si loquar: Quid si ibi inventi fuerint triginta? Respondit: Non faciam, si invenero ibi triginta.
31 He said, "Look, 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."
Quia semel, ait, cœpi loquar ad Dominum meum: Quid si ibi inventi fuerint viginti? Ait: Non interficiam propter viginti.
32 He said, "Oh do not 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."
Obsecro, inquit, ne irascaris Domine, si loquar adhuc semel: Quid si inventi fuerint ibi decem? Et dixit: Non delebo propter decem.
33 When he finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned to his place.
Abiitque Dominus, postquam cessavit loqui ad Abraham: et ille reversus est in locum suum.
