Genesis 19
1 So the two messengers went in towards Sodom at eventide, Lot, being seated in the gate of Sodom, —so Lot beheld and rose up to meet them, and bowed himself with his face to the earth.
De to Engle kom nu til Sodoma ved Aftenstid. Lot sad i Sodomas Port, og da han fik Øje paa dem, stod han op og gik dem i Møde, bøjede sig til Jorden
2 And he said Behold, I pray you my lords turn aside, I pray you, into the house of your servant, —and tarry the night and bathe your feet, so shall ye rise early, and go on your way. And they said, Nay, but, in the broad way, will we tarry the night.
og sagde: »Kære Herrer, tag dog ind og overnat i eders Træls Hus og tvæt eders Fødder; i Morgen tidlig kan I drage videre!« Men de sagde: »Nej, vi vil overnatte paa Gaden.«
3 But he became exceeding urgent with them, so they turned aside unto him and entered into his house, —and he made for them a banquet, unleavened cakes, also did he bake, and they did eat.
Da nødte han dem stærkt, og de tog ind i hans Hus; derpaa tilberedte han dem et Maaltid og bagte usyrede Kager, og de spiste.
4 Ere yet they lay down, the men of the city—the men of Sodom, had come round against the house, from youth even unto age, —all the people from every quarter,
Men endnu før de havde lagt sig, stimlede Byens Folk, Indbyggerne i Sodoma, sammen omkring Huset, baade gamle og unge, alle uden Undtagelse,
5 And they called unto Lot and said to him, Where are the men who have come in unto thee tonight? Bring them forth unto us, and let us know them!
og de raabte til Lot: »Hvor er de Mænd, der kom til dig i Nat? Kom herud med dem, for at vi kan stille vor Lyst paa dem!«
6 And Lot went forth unto them to the entrance; but the door, closed he behind him.
Da gik Lot ud til dem i Porten, men Døren lukkede han efter sig.
7 And he said, —Do not I pray you my brethren act wickedly.
Og han sagde: »Gør dog ikke noget ondt, mine Brødre!
8 Behold, I pray you, I, have two daughters who have not known man, I must needs now bring, them, forth unto you, and do ye to them, as may be good in your eyes, —Only to these men, ye may do nothing; for on this account, have they come under the shade of my roof.
Se, jeg har to Døtre, der ikke har kendt Mand; dem vil jeg bringe ud til eder, og med dem kan I gøre, hvad I lyster; men disse Mænd maa I ikke gøre noget, siden de nu engang er kommet ind under mit Tags Skygge!«
9 And they said, Stand back, And they said, This one, by himself, hath come in to sojourn and must always be acting the judge, Now, will we do more wickedly to thee, than to them. So they pressed sore upon the man—upon Lot—exceedingly, and drew near to break open the door.
Men de sagde: »Bort med dig! Her er den ene Mand kommet og bor som fremmed, og nu vil han spille Dommer! Kom, lad os handle værre med ham end med dem!« Og de trængte ind paa Manden, paa Lot, og nærmede sig Døren for at sprænge den.
10 And the men thrust forth their hand, and brought Lot in unto them into the house—and, the door, they closed:
Da rakte Mændene Haanden ud og trak Lot ind til sig og lukkede Døren;
11 the men also who were at the entrance of the house, smote they with blindness, from small even unto great, so that they wearied themselves to find the entrance.
men Mændene uden for Porten til Huset slog de med Blindhed, baade store og smaa, saa de forgæves søgte at finde Porten.
12 And the men said unto Lot, Whom besides hast thou here? Son-in-law and thy sons and thy daughters, and all that thou hast in the city, bring thou forth out of the place;
Derpaa sagde Mændene til Lot: »Hvem der ellers hører dig til her, dine Svigersønner, dine Sønner og Døtre, alle, som hører dig til i Byen, maa du føre bort fra dette Sted;
13 For we are about to destroy this place, —for, great, is the outcry of them unto the face of Yahweh, so that Yahweh hath sent us to destroy it.
thi vi staar i Begreb med at ødelægge Stedet her, fordi Skriget over dem er blevet saa stort for HERREN, at HERREN har sendt os for at ødelægge dem.«
14 And Lot went forth and spake unto his sons-in-law who were about to take his two daughters and said Arise come forth out of this place, for Yahweh is about to destroy the city. And it came to pass, that he was as one that laughed, in the eyes of his sons-in-law.
Da gik Lot ud og sagde til sine Svigersønner, der skulde ægte hans Døtre: »Staa op, gaa bort herfra, thi HERREN vil ødelægge Byen!« Men hans Svigersønner troede, at han drev Spøg med dem.
15 But as soon as, the dawn had sprung up, the messengers hastened Lot saying, —Arise! take thy wife and thy two daughters that are at hand, lest thou be swept away in the punishment of the city.
Da Morgenen saa gryede, skyndede Englene paa Lot og sagde: »Tag din Hustru og dine to Døtre, som bor hos dig, og drag bort, for at du ikke skal rives bort ved Byens Syndeskyld!«
16 And he lingered—so the men laid hold of his hand and of the hand of his wife and of the hand of his two daughters, in the tenderness of Yahweh towards him, —and they brought him out and led him forth outside the city.
Og da han tøvede, greb Mændene ham, hans Hustru og hans to Døtre ved Haanden, thi HERREN vilde skaane ham, og de førte ham bort og bragte ham i Sikkerhed uden for Byen.
17 And it came to pass when they had brought them forth outside, that they said, Escape for thy life, Look not behind thee, neither stand still in all the vale, —To the mountain, escape thou lest thou be swept away.
Og idet de førte dem uden for Byen, sagde de: »Det gælder dit Liv! Se dig ikke tilbage og stands ikke nogensteds i Jordanegnen, men red dig op i Bjergene, for at du ikke skal omkomme!«
18 And Lot said unto them, —No, I pray thee, My Lord!
Men Lot sagde til dem: »Ak nej, Herre!
19 Behold, I pray thee thy servant hath found favour in thine eyes, so that thou hast magnified thy lovingkindness which thou hast performed with me in keeping alive my soul.—But, I, cannot escape to the mountain, lest calamity overtake me so shall I die.
Din Træl har jo fundet Naade for dine Øjne, og du har vist mig stor Godhed og frelst mit Liv; men jeg kan ikke naa op i Bjergene og undfly Ulykken; den indhenter mig saa jeg mister Livet.
20 Behold, I pray thee, this city, is near for fleeing thither And, it, is a little one, let me I pray thee, escape thither—is it not a, little, one? That my soul may live!
Se, den By der er nær nok til at jeg kan flygte derhen; den betyder jo ikke stort, lad mig redde mig derhen, den betyder jo ikke stort, og mit Liv er frelst!«
21 And he said unto him, Behold! I have lifted up thy countenance, even as to this thing, —so that I will not overthrow the city, of which thou hast spoken.
Da svarede han: »Ogsaa i det Stykke har jeg bønhørt dig; jeg vil ikke ødelægge den By, du nævner;
22 Haste thee escape thither, for I cannot do anything, until thou have come in thither. For this cause: was the name of the city called Zoar.
men red dig hurtigt derhen, thi jeg kan intet gøre, før du naar derhen!« Derfor kaldte man Byen Zoar.
23 When, the sun, had come forth on the earth, Lot had entered into Zoar.
Da Solen steg op over Landet og Lot var naaet til Zoar,
24 And, Yahweh, rained, upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah, brimstone and fire, —from Yahweh, out of the heavens:
lod HERREN Svovl og Ild regne over Sodoma og Gomorra fra HERREN, fra Himmelen;
25 so he overthrew these cities, and all the circuit, —and all the inhabitants of the cities, and the produce of the ground.
og han ødelagde disse Byer og hele Jordanegnen og alle Byernes Indbyggere og Landets Afgrøde.
26 But his wife looked from behind him, —and became—a pillar of salt.
Men hans Hustru, som gik efter ham, saa sig tilbage og blev til en Saltstøtte.
27 And Abraham gat up early in the morning, unto the place where he had stood before Yahweh;
Næste Morgen, da Abraham gik hen til det Sted, hvor han havde staaet hos HERREN,
28 and he looked out over the face of Sodom and Gomorrah, and over all the face of the land of the circuit, and beheld and lo! the smoke of the land went up, like the smoke of a furnace.
og vendte sit Blik mod Sodoma og Gomorra og hele Jordanegnen, saa han Røg stige til Vejrs fra Landet som Røgen fra en Smelteovn.
29 And it came to pass when God destroyed the cities of the circuit, that God remembered Abraham, and sent forth Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities wherein Lot had dwelt.
Da Gud tilintetgjorde Jordanegnens Byer, kom han Abraham i Hu og førte Lot ud af Ødelæggelsen, som han lod komme over de Byer, Lot boede i.
30 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain and his two daughters with him. for he feared to dwell in Zoar, so he dwelt in a cave, he, and his two daughters.
Men Lot drog op fra Zoar og slog sig ned i Bjergene med sine Døtre, thi han turde ikke blive i Zoar; og han boede i en Hule med sine to Døtre.
31 And the firstborn said unto the younger. Our father is old, —and, a man, there is not in the earth to come in unto us, after the way of all the earth.
Da sagde den ældste til den yngste: »Vor Fader er gammel, og der findes ingen Mænd her i Landet, som kunde komme til os paa vanlig Vis.
32 Come on! let us cause our father to drink wine and let us lie with him, that we may keep alive from our father, a seed.
Kom, lad os give vor Fader Vin at drikke og ligge hos ham for at faa Afkom ved vor Fader!«
33 So they caused their father to drink wine that night, —and the firstborn went in. and lay with her father, but he noticed not her lying down nor her rising up.
De gav ham da Vin at drikke samme Nat; og den ældste lagde sig hos sin Fader, og han sansede hverken, at hun lagde sig, eller at hun stod op.
34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Lo! I lay, last night with my father, let us cause him to drink wine this night also, and go thou in—lie with him, that we may keep alive from our father, a seed.
Næste Dag sagde den ældste til den yngste: »Jeg laa i Gaar Nat hos min Fader; nu vil vi ogsaa give ham Vin at drikke i Nat, og gaa du saa ind og læg dig hos ham, for at vi kan faa Afkom ved vor Fader!«
35 So they caused their father, on that night also to drink wine, and the younger arose, and lay with him, but he noticed not her lying down, nor her rising up.
Saa gav de atter den Nat deres Fader Vin at drikke, og den yngste lagde sig hos ham, og han sansede hverken, at hun lagde sig, eller at hun stod op.
36 Thus did, the two daughters of Lot conceive from their father.
Saaledes blev begge Lots Døtre frugtsommelige ved deres Fader;
37 And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab, —the same, is the father of Moab, unto this day.
og den ældste fødte en Søn, som hun kaldte Moab; han er Moabs Stamfader den Dag i Dag.
38 And the younger she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi, —the same, is the father of the sons of Ammon—unto this day.
Ligesaa fødte den yngste en Søn, som hun kaldte Ben-Ammi; han er Ammoniternes Stamfader den Dag i Dag.
