Textorah

And HaShem appeared unto him by the terebinths of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

And God appeared to him by the oak of Mamre, as he sat by the door of his tent at noon.

and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed down to the earth,

And he lifted up his eyes and beheld, and lo! three men stood before him; and having seen them he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and did obeisance to the ground.

and said: 'My lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant.

And he said, Lord, if indeed I have found grace in thy sight, pass not by thy servant.

Let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and recline yourselves under the tree.

Let water now be brought, and let them wash your feet, and do ye refresh [yourselves] under the tree.

And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and stay ye your heart; after that ye shall pass on; forasmuch as ye are come to your servant.' And they said: 'So do, as thou hast said.'

And I will bring bread, and ye shall eat, and after this ye shall depart on your journey, on account of which [refreshment] ye have turned aside to your servant. And he said, So do, as thou hast said.

And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said: 'Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.'

And Abraham hastened to the tent to Sarah, and said to her, Hasten, and knead three measures of fine flour, and make cakes.

And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto the servant; and he hastened to dress it.

And Abraham ran to the kine, and took a young calf, tender and good, and gave it to his servant, and he hastened to dress it.

And he took curd, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

And he took butter and milk, and the calf which he had dressed; and he set them before them, and they did eat, and he stood by them under the tree.

And they said unto him: 'Where is Sarah thy wife?' And he said: 'Behold, in the tent.'

And he said to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he answered and said, Behold! in the tent.

And He said: 'I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son.' And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.--

And he said, I will return and come to thee according to this period seasonably, and Sarah thy wife shall have a son; and Sarah heard at the door of the tent, being behind him.

Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.--

And Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in days, and the custom of women ceased with Sarah.

And Sarah laughed within herself, saying: 'After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?'

And Sarah laughed in herself, saying, The thing has not as yet happened to me, even until now, and my lord is old.

And HaShem said unto Abraham: 'Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying: Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old?

And the Lord said to Abraham, Why is it that Sarah has laughed in herself, saying, Shall I then indeed bear? but I am grown old.

Is any thing too hard for HaShem. At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son.'

Shall anything be impossible with the Lord? At this time I will return to thee seasonably, and Sarah shall have a son.

Then Sarah denied, saying: 'I laughed not'; for she was afraid. And He said: 'Nay; but thou didst laugh.'

But Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he said to her, Nay, but thou didst laugh.

And the men rose up from thence, and looked out toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

And the men having risen up from thence looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah. And Abraham went with them, attending them on their journey.

And HaShem said: 'Shall I hide from Abraham that which I am doing;

And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham my servant what things I intend to do?

seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

But Abraham shall become a great and populous nation, and in him shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.

For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of HaShem, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that HaShem may bring upon Abraham that which He hath spoken of him.'

For I know that he will order his sons, and his house after him, and they will keep the ways of the Lord, to do justice and judgment, that the Lord may bring upon Abraham all things whatsoever he has spoken to him.

And HaShem said: 'Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceeding grievous.

And the Lord said, The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah has been increased toward me, and their sins are very great.

I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto Me; and if not, I will know.'

I will therefore go down and see, if they completely correspond with the cry which comes to me, and if not, that I may know.

And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom; but Abraham stood yet before HaShem.

And the men having departed thence, came to Sodom; and Abraham was still standing before the Lord.

And Abraham drew near, and said: 'Wilt Thou indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

And Abraham drew nigh and said, Wouldest thou destroy the righteous with the wicked, and shall the righteous be as the wicked?

Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city; wilt Thou indeed sweep away and not forgive the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

Should there be fifty righteous in the city, wilt thou destroy them? wilt thou not spare the whole place for the sake of the fifty righteous, if they be in it?

That be far from Thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from Thee; shall not the judge of all the earth do justly?'

By no means shalt thou do as this thing [is] so as to destroy the righteous with the wicked, so the righteous shall be as the wicked: by no means. Thou that judgest the whole earth, shalt thou not do right?

And HaShem said: 'If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will forgive all the place for their sake.'

And the Lord said, If there should be in Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole city, and the whole place for their sakes.

And Abraham answered and said: 'Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the L-rd, who am but dust and ashes.

And Abraham answered and said, Now I have begun to speak to my Lord, and I am earth and ashes.

Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous; wilt Thou destroy all the city for lack of five?' And He said: 'I will not destroy it, if I find there forty and five.'

But if the fifty righteous should be diminished to forty-five, wilt thou destroy the whole city because of the five [wanting]? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there forty-five.

And he spoke unto Him yet again, and said: 'Peradventure there shall be forty found there.' And He said: 'I will not do it for the forty's sake.'

And he continued to speak to him still, and said, But if there should be found there forty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the forty’s sake.

And he said: 'Oh, let not the L-rd be angry, and I will speak. Peradventure there shall thirty be found there.' And He said: 'I will not do it, if I find thirty there.'

And he said, Will there be anything [against me], Lord, if I shall speak? but if there be found there thirty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the thirty’s sake.

And he said: 'Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the L-rd. Peradventure there shall be twenty found there.' And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake.'

And he said, Since I am able to speak to the Lord, what if there should be found there twenty? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there twenty.

And he said: 'Oh, let not the L-rd be angry, and I will speak yet but this once. Peradventure ten shall be found there.' And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.'

And he said, Will there be anything [against me], Lord, if I speak yet once? but if there should be found there ten? And he said, I will not destroy it for the ten’s sake.

And HaShem went His way, as soon as He had left off speaking to Abraham; and Abraham returned unto his place.

And the Lord departed, when he left off speaking to Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.