Genesis 18
1 Now the Lord came to him by the holy tree of Mamre, when he was seated in the doorway of his tent in the middle of the day;
Jahve mu se ukaza kod hrasta Mamre dok je on sjedio na ulazu u šator za dnevne žege.
2 And lifting up his eyes, he saw three men before him; and seeing them, he went quickly to them from the door of the tent, and went down on his face to the earth;
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 said, My Lord, if now I have grace in your eyes, do not go away from your servant:
pa reče: “Gospodine moj, ako sam stekao milost u tvojim očima, nemoj mimoići svoga sluge!
4 Let me get water for washing your feet, and take your rest under the tree:
Nek' se donese malo vode: operite noge i pod stablom otpočinite.
5 And let me get a bit of bread to keep up your strength, and after that you may go on your way: for this is why you have come to your servant. And they said, Let it be so.
Donijet ću kruha da se okrijepite prije nego pođete dalje. TÓa k svome ste sluzi navratili.” Oni odgovore: “Dobro, učini kako si rekao!”
6 Then Abraham went quickly into the tent, and said to Sarah, Get three measures of meal straight away and make cakes.
Abraham se požuri u šator k Sari pa joj reče: “Brzo! Tri mjerice najboljeg brašna! Zamijesi i prevrtu ispeci!”
7 And running to the herd, he took a young ox, soft and fat, and gave it to the servant and he quickly made it ready;
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 young ox which he had made ready and put it before them, waiting by them under the tree while they took food.
Poslije uzme masla, mlijeka i zgotovljeno tele pa stavi pred njih, a sam stajaše pred njima, pod stablom, dok su blagovali.
9 And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, She is in the tent.
“Gdje ti je žena Sara?” - zapitaju ga. “Eno je pod šatorom”, odgovori.
10 And he said, I will certainly come back to you in the spring, and Sarah your wife will have a son. And his words came to the ears of Sarah who was at the back of the tent-door.
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 Now Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the time for giving birth.
Abraham i Sara bijahu u odmakloj dobi, ostarjeli. U Sare bijaše prestalo što biva u žena.
12 And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being 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, Why was Sarah laughing and saying, Is it possible for me, being old, to give birth to a child?
Onda Jahve upita Abrahama: “A zašto se Sara smijala i govorila: 'Kako ću rod roditi ja starica?'
14 Is there any wonder which the Lord is not able to do? At the time I said, in the spring, I will come back to you, and Sarah will have a child.
Zar je Jahvi išta nemoguće? Navratit ću se k tebi kad isteče vrijeme trudnoće: Sara će imati sina.”
15 Then Sarah said, I was not laughing; for she was full of fear. And he said, No, but you were laughing.
Sara se napravi nevještom govoreći: “Nisam se smijala.” Jer se prestrašila. Ali on reče: “Jesi, smijala si se!”
16 And the men went on from there in the direction of Sodom; and Abraham went with them on their way.
Ljudi ustanu i krenu put Sodome. Abraham pođe s njima da ih isprati.
17 And the Lord said, Am I to keep back from Abraham the knowledge of what I do;
Jahve pomisli: “Zar da sakrivam od Abrahama što ću učiniti
18 Seeing that Abraham will certainly become a great and strong nation, and his name will be used by all the nations of the earth as a blessing?
kad će od Abrahama nastati velik i brojan narod te će se svi narodi zemlje njim blagoslivljati?
19 For I have made him mine so that he may give orders to his children and those of his line after him, to keep the ways of the Lord, to do what is good and right: so that the Lord may do to Abraham as he has said.
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, Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is very great, and their sin is very evil,
Onda Jahve nastavi: “Velika je vika na Sodomu i Gomoru da je njihov grijeh pretežak.
21 I will go down now, and see if their acts are as bad as they seem from the outcry which has come to me; and if they are not, I will see.
Idem dolje da vidim rade li zaista kako veli tužba što je do mene stigla. Želim razvidjeti.”
22 And the men, turning from that place, went on to Sodom: but Abraham was still waiting before the Lord.
Odande ljudi krenu prema Sodomi, dok je Abraham još stajao pred Jahvom.
23 And Abraham came near, and said, Will you let destruction come on the upright with the sinners?
Nato se Abraham primače bliže i reče: “Hoćeš li iskorijeniti i nevinoga s krivim?
24 If by chance there are fifty upright men in the town, will you give the place to destruction and not have mercy on it because of the fifty upright men?
Možda ima pedeset nevinih u gradu. Zar ćeš uništiti mjesto radije nego ga poštedjeti zbog pedeset nevinih koji budu ondje?
25 Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth 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 are fifty upright men in the town, I will have mercy on it because of them.
“Ako nađem u gradu Sodomi pedeset nevinih”, odvrati Jahve, “zbog njih ću poštedjeti cijelo mjesto.”
27 And Abraham answering said, Truly, I who am only dust, have undertaken to put my thoughts before the Lord:
“Ja se, evo, usuđujem govoriti Gospodinu”, opet progovori Abraham. - “Ja, prah i pepeo!
28 If by chance there are five less than fifty upright men, will you give up all the town to destruction because of these five? And he said, I will not give it to destruction if there are 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 again he said to him, By chance there may be forty there. And he said, I will not do it if there are forty.
“Ako ih se ondje možda nađe samo četrdeset?” - opet će Abraham. “Neću to učiniti zbog četrdesetorice”, odgovori.
30 And he said, Let not the Lord be angry with me if I say, What if there are thirty there? And he said, I will not do it if there are thirty.
“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, See now, I have undertaken to put my thoughts before the Lord: what if there are twenty there? And he said, I will have mercy because of the 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, O let not the Lord be angry and I will say only one word more: by chance there may be ten there. And he said, I will have mercy because of the ten.
“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 went on his way when his talk with Abraham was ended, and Abraham went back to his place.
Kad je Jahve završio razgovor s Abrahamom, ode, a Abraham se vrati u svoje mjesto.
