Genesis 18
1 Then the Lord appeared to him, in the steep valley of Mamre, when he was sitting at the door of his tent, in the very heat of the day.
Depois appareceu-lhe o Senhor nos carvalhaes de Mamre, estando elle assentado á porta da tenda, quando tinha aquecido o dia.
2 And when he had lifted up his eyes, there appeared to him three men, standing near him. When he had seen them, he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and he reverenced them on the ground.
E levantou os seus olhos, e olhou, e eis tres varões estavam em pé junto a elle. E vendo-os, correu da porta da tenda ao seu encontro, e inclinou-se á terra,
3 And he said: “If I, O lord, have found grace in your eyes, do not pass by your servant.
E disse; Meu Senhor, se agora tenho achado graça nos teus olhos, rogo-te que não passes de teu servo,
4 But I will bring a little water, and you may wash your feet and rest under the tree.
Que se traga já uma pouca d'agua, e lavae os vossos pés, e recostae-vos debaixo d'esta arvore;
5 And I will set out a meal of bread, so that you may strengthen your heart; after this you will pass on. It is for this reason that you have turned aside to your servant.” And they said, “Do as you have spoken.”
E trarei um bocado de pão, para que esforceis o vosso coração; depois passareis adiante, porquanto por isso chegastes até vosso servo. E disseram: Assim faze como tens dito.
6 Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and he said to her, “Quickly, mix together three measures of the finest wheat flour and make loaves baked under the ashes.”
E Abrahão apressou-se em ir ter com Sarah á tenda, e disse-lhe: Amassa depressa tres medidas de flor de farinha, e faze bolos.
7 In truth, he himself ran to the herd, and he took a calf from there, very tender and very good, and he gave it to a servant, who hurried and boiled it.
E correu Abrahão ás vaccas, e tomou uma vitella tenra e boa, e deu-a ao moço, que se apressou era preparal-a.
8 Likewise, he took butter and milk, and the calf which he had boiled, and he placed it before them. Yet truly, he himself stood near them under the tree.
E tomou manteiga e leite, e a vitella que tinha preparado, e poz tudo diante d'elles, e elle estava em pé junto a elles debaixo da arvore; e comeram.
9 And when they had eaten, they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” He answered, “Behold, she is in the tent.”
E disseram-lhe: Onde está Sarah, tua mulher? E elle disse: Eil-a ahi está na tenda.
10 And he said to him, “When returning, I will come to you at this time, with life as a companion, and your wife Sarah will have a son.” Hearing this, Sarah laughed behind the door of the tent.
E disse: Certamente tornarei a ti por este tempo da vida; e eis que Sarah tua mulher terá um filho. E ouviu-o Sarah á porta da tenda, que estava atraz d'elle.
11 Now they were both old, and in an advanced state of life, and it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
E eram Abrahão e Sarah já velhos, e adiantados em edade; já a Sarah havia cessado o costume das mulheres.
12 And she laughed secretly, saying, “After I have grown old, and my lord is elderly, shall I give myself to the work of delight?”
Assim pois riu-se Sarah comsigo, dizendo: Terei ainda deleite depois de haver envelhecido, sendo tambem o meu senhor já velho?
13 Then the Lord said to Abraham: “Why did Sarah laugh, saying: ‘How can I, an old woman, actually give birth?’
E disse o Senhor a Abrahão: Porque se riu Sarah, dizendo: Na verdade parirei eu ainda, havendo já envelhecido?
14 Is anything difficult for God? According to the announcement, he will return to you at this same time, with life as a companion, and Sarah will have a son.”
Haveria coisa alguma difficil ao Senhor? Ao tempo determinado tornarei a ti por este tempo da vida, e Sarah terá um filho.
15 Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh.” For she was terribly afraid. But the Lord said, “It is not so; for you did laugh.”
E Sarah negou, dizendo: Não me ri: porquanto temeu. E elle disse: Não digas isso, porque te riste.
16 Therefore, when the men had risen up from there, they directed their eyes against Sodom. And Abraham traveled with them, leading them.
E levantaram-se aquelles varões d'ali, e olharam para a banda de Sodoma; e Abrahão ia com elles, acompanhando-os.
17 And the Lord said: “How could I hide what I am about to do from Abraham,
E disse o Senhor: Occultarei eu a Abrahão o que faço?
18 since he will become a great and very robust nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?
Visto que Abrahão certamente virá a ser uma grande e poderosa nação, e n'elle serão bemditas todas as nações da terra.
19 For I know that he will instruct his sons, and his household after him, to keep to the way of the Lord, and to act with judgment and justice, so that, for the sake of Abraham, the Lord may bring about all the things that he has spoken to him.”
Porque eu o tenho conhecido, que elle ha de ordenar a seus filhos e a sua casa depois d'elle, para que guardem o caminho do Senhor, para obrar com justiça e juizo: para que o Senhor faça vir sobre Abrahão o que ácerca d'elle tem fallado.
20 And so the Lord said, “The outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah has been multiplied, and their sin has become exceedingly grievous.
Disse mais o Senhor: Porquanto o clamor de Sodoma e Gomorrah se tem multiplicado, e porquanto o seu peccado se tem aggravado muito,
21 I will descend and see whether they have fulfilled the work of the outcry that has reached me, or whether it is not so, in order that I may know.”
Descerei agora, e verei se com effeito tem praticado segundo o seu clamor, que é vindo até mim; e se não, sabel-o-hei.
22 And they turned themselves from there, and they went toward Sodom. Yet in truth, Abraham still stood in the sight of the Lord.
Então viraram aquelles varões o rosto d'ali, e foram-se para Sodoma; mas Abrahão ficou ainda em pé diante da face do Senhor.
23 And as they drew near, he said: “Will you destroy the just with the impious?
E chegou-se Abrahão, dizendo: Destruirás tambem o justo com o impio?
24 If there were fifty of the just in the city, will they perish with the rest? And will you not spare that place for the sake of fifty of the just, if they were in it?
Se porventura houver cincoenta justos na cidade, destruil-os-has tambem, e não pouparás o logar por causa dos cincoenta justos que estão dentro d'ella?
25 Far be it from you to do this thing, and to kill the just with the impious, and for the just to be treated like the impious. No, this is not like you. You judge all the earth; you would never make such a judgment.”
Longe de ti que faças tal coisa, que mates o justo com o impio: que o justo seja como o impio, longe de ti seja. Não faria justiça o Juiz de toda a terra?
26 And the Lord said to him, “If I find in Sodom fifty of the just in the midst of the city, I will release the entire place because of them.”
Então disse o Senhor: Se eu em Sodoma achar cincoenta justos dentro da cidade, pouparei a todo o logar por amor d'elles.
27 And Abraham responded by saying: “Since now I have begun, I will speak to my Lord, though I am dust and ashes.
E respondeu Abrahão, dizendo: Eis que agora me atrevi a fallar ao Senhor, ainda que sou pó e cinza:
28 What if there were five less than fifty of the just? Would you, despite the forty-five, eliminate the entire city?” And he said, “I will not eliminate it, if I find forty-five there.”
Porventura faltarão de cincoenta justos cinco; destruirás por aquelles cinco toda a cidade? E disse: Não a destruirei, se eu achar ali quarenta e cinco.
29 And again he said to him, “But if forty were found there, what would you do?” He said, “I will not strike, for the sake of the forty.”
E continuou ainda a fallar-lhe, e disse: Porventura se acharão ali quarenta. E disse: Não o farei por amor dos quarenta.
30 “I ask you,” he said, “not to be angry, Lord, if I speak. What if thirty were found there?” He responded, “I will not act, if I find thirty there.”
Disse mais: Ora não se ire o Senhor, se eu ainda fallar: Porventura se acharão ali trinta. E disse: Não o farei se achar ali trinta.
31 “Since now I have begun,” he said, “I will speak to my Lord. What if twenty were found there?” He said, “I will not put to death, for the sake of the twenty.”
E disse: Eis que agora me atrevi a fallar ao Senhor: Porventura se acharão ali vinte. E disse: Não a destruirei por amor dos vinte.
32 “I beg you,” he said, “not to be angry, Lord, if I speak yet once more. What if ten were found there?” And he said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
Disse mais: Ora não se ire o Senhor, que ainda só mais esta vez fallo: Porventura se acharão ali dez. E disse: Não a destruirei por amor dos dez
33 And the Lord departed, after he had ceased speaking to Abraham, who then returned to his place.
E foi-se o Senhor, quando acabou de fallar a Abrahão: e Abrahão tornou-se ao seu logar.
