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.
E apareceu-lhe o SENHOR nos carvalhos de Manre, estando ele sentado à porta de sua tenda no calor do 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 seus olhos e olhou, e eis que três homens que estavam junto a ele: e quando os viu, saiu correndo da porta de sua tenda a recebê-los, e inclinou-se até a terra,
3 And he said: “If I, O lord, have found grace in your eyes, do not pass by your servant.
E disse: Senhor, se agora achei favor aos 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 agora um pouco de água, e lavai vossos pés; e recostai-vos debaixo de uma árvore,
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, e confortai vosso coração; depois passareis; pois por isso passastes perto de vosso servo.
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.”
Então Abraão foi depressa à tenda a Sara, e lhe disse: Toma logo três medidas de boa farinha, amassa e faz pães cozidos.
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 Abraão às vacas, e tomou um bezerro tenro e bom, e deu-o ao jovem, e deu-se este pressa a prepará-lo.
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.
Tomou também manteiga e leite, e o bezerro que havia preparado, e o pôs diante deles; e ele estava junto a eles debaixo da árvore; 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 lhe disseram: Onde está Sara tua mulher? E ele respondeu: Aqui 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.
Então disse: De certo voltarei a ti segundo o tempo da vida, e eis que Sara, tua mulher, terá um filho.
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.
Abraão e Sara eram idosos, avançados em dias; a Sara já 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?”
Riu, pois, Sara consigo mesma, dizendo: Depois que envelheci terei prazer, sendo também 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?’
Então o SENHOR disse a Abraão: Por que Sara riu dizendo: Será verdade que darei à luz, sendo já velha?
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.”
Há para Deus alguma coisa difícil? Ao tempo assinalado voltarei a ti, segundo o tempo da vida, e Sara 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.”
Então Sara negou dizendo: Não ri; pois teve medo. Mas ele disse: Não é assim, mas 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 os homens se levantaram dali, e olharam até Sodoma: e Abraão ia com eles acompanhando-os.
17 And the Lord said: “How could I hide what I am about to do from Abraham,
E o SENHOR disse: Encobrirei eu a Abraão o que vou a fazer,
18 since he will become a great and very robust nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?
Havendo de ser Abraão em uma nação grande e forte, e havendo de ser benditas nele 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 conheci, sei que mandará a seus filhos e a sua casa depois de si, que guardem o caminho do SENHOR, fazendo justiça e juízo, para que faça vir o SENHOR sobre Abraão o que falou acerca dele.
20 And so the Lord said, “The outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah has been multiplied, and their sin has become exceedingly grievous.
Então o SENHOR lhe disse: Porquanto o clamor de Sodoma e Gomorra se aumenta mais e mais, e o pecado deles se agravou em extremo,
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 consumaram sua obra segundo o clamor que veio até mim; e se não, eu o saberei.
22 And they turned themselves from there, and they went toward Sodom. Yet in truth, Abraham still stood in the sight of the Lord.
E apartaram-se dali os homens, e foram até Sodoma: mas Abraão estava ainda diante do SENHOR.
23 And as they drew near, he said: “Will you destroy the just with the impious?
E aproximou-se Abraão e disse: Destruirás também ao justo com o ímpio?
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?
Talvez haja cinquenta justos dentro da cidade: destruirás também e não perdoarás ao lugar por cinquenta justos que estejam dentro dela?
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 o fazer tal, que faças morrer ao justo com o ímpio e que seja o justo tratado como o ímpio; nunca faças tal. O juiz de toda a terra, não há de fazer o que é justo?
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 respondeu o SENHOR: Se achar em Sodoma cinquenta justos dentro da cidade, perdoarei a todo este lugar por causa deles.
27 And Abraham responded by saying: “Since now I have begun, I will speak to my Lord, though I am dust and ashes.
E Abraão replicou e disse: Eis que agora que comecei a falar a meu 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.”
Talvez faltem de cinquenta justos cinco; destruirás por aqueles cinco toda a cidade? E disse: Não a destruirei, se 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 voltou a falar-lhe, e disse: Talvez se acharão ali quarenta. E respondeu: Não o farei por causa 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.”
E disse: Não se ire agora meu Senhor, se falar: talvez se achem ali trinta. E respondeu: 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 que me empreendi em falar a meu Senhor: talvez se achem ali vinte. Não a destruirei, respondeu, por causa 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.”
E voltou a dizer: Não se ire agora meu Senhor, se falar somente uma vez: talvez se achem ali dez. Não a destruirei, respondeu, por causa 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, logo que acabou de falar a Abraão: e Abraão se voltou a seu lugar.
