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1 Moseboken 18
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
1 Moseboken 18
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Herren besöker Abraham
18 Herren uppenbarade sig för Abraham vid Mamres terebintlund, där han satt vid tältöppningen när dagen var som hetast. 2 (A) Han såg upp, och se, tre män stod framför honom. När han fick syn på dem, skyndade han ut från tältöppningen för att möta dem. Han bugade sig till jorden 3 och sade: ”Herre, om jag har funnit nåd för dina ögon så gå inte förbi din tjänare. 4 Låt mig hämta lite vatten så att ni kan tvätta era fötter[a] och vila er under trädet. 5 Jag ska också hämta lite bröd så att ni kan styrka er innan ni går vidare, när ni nu har vägen förbi er tjänare.” De sade: ”Ja, gör som du sagt.”
6 Abraham skyndade sig in i tältet till Sara och sade: ”Skynda dig, ta tre sea-mått fint mjöl![b] Knåda det och baka brödkakor.” 7 Själv sprang Abraham bort till boskapen och tog en späd och fin ungkalv och gav den åt sin tjänare, som skyndade sig att laga till den. 8 Sedan tog han gräddmjölk, sötmjölk och kalven han låtit laga till och satte fram det åt dem. Och han stod hos dem under trädet medan de åt.
9 Sedan frågade de honom: ”Var är din hustru Sara?” Han svarade: ”Där inne i tältet.” 10 (B) Då sade han: ”Jag kommer tillbaka till dig nästa år vid denna tid, och se, då ska din hustru Sara ha en son.” Detta hörde Sara där hon stod i tältöppningen bakom honom.[c]
11 (C) Men Abraham och Sara var gamla och hade nått hög ålder, och Sara hade inte längre det som kvinnor brukar ha. 12 (D) Sara log inom sig och tänkte: ”Ska jag få känna åtrå när jag är utsliten och min herre är gammal?” 13 Herren sade till Abraham: ”Varför log Sara och tänkte: Ska jag föda barn, jag som är så gammal? 14 (E) Skulle något vara omöjligt för Herren? Vid den bestämda tiden nästa år kommer jag tillbaka till dig, och då ska Sara ha en son.” 15 Då nekade Sara och sade: ”Jag log inte”, för hon blev rädd. Men han sade: ”Jo, du log.”
Abraham vädjar för Sodom
16 När männen bröt upp därifrån såg de ner mot Sodom, och Abraham följde dem en bit på vägen. 17 Då sade Herren: ”Kan jag dölja för Abraham vad jag tänker göra? 18 (F) Abraham ska ju bli ett stort och mäktigt folk, och i honom ska jordens alla folk bli välsignade. 19 (G) Jag har utvalt honom för att han ska befalla sina barn och efterkommande att hålla sig till Herrens väg och handla rätt och rättfärdigt, så att Herren kan uppfylla sina löften till Abraham.”
20 (H) Sedan sade Herren: ”Ropet över Sodom och Gomorra är starkt och deras synd är mycket svår. 21 Därför tänker jag gå ner och se om de har gjort så som i ropet som har nått mig. Om det inte är så, vill jag veta det.”
22 Männen vände sig därifrån och gick mot Sodom, men Abraham stod kvar inför Herren. 23 Och Abraham gick närmare och sade: ”Ska du förgöra den rättfärdige tillsammans med den ogudaktige? 24 Kanske finns det femtio rättfärdiga i staden. Ska du då utplåna den och inte skona orten för de femtio rättfärdigas skull som finns där? 25 (I) Aldrig att du skulle göra så, att låta den rättfärdige dö med den ogudaktige. Då skulle den rättfärdige få det som den ogudaktige. Aldrig! Skulle inte han som är hela jordens domare göra det som är rätt?” 26 Herren sade: ”Om jag finner femtio rättfärdiga inne i Sodom, ska jag skona hela orten för deras skull.”
27 (J) Abraham tog åter till orda och sade: ”Jag har vågat tala till Herren trots att jag är stoft och aska. 28 Kanske fattas det fem i de femtio rättfärdiga. Ska du då på grund av dessa fem förgöra hela staden?” Han svarade: ”Om jag finner fyrtiofem där, ska jag inte förgöra den.”
29 Men Abraham fortsatte att tala till honom: ”Kanske finns det fyrtio där.” Han svarade: ”För dessa fyrtios skull ska jag inte göra det.”
30 Då sade han: ”Herre, bli inte vred om jag talar en gång till. Kanske finns det trettio där.” Han svarade: ”Om jag finner trettio där, ska jag inte göra det.”
31 Men han sade: ”Jag har vågat tala till Herren. Kanske finns det tjugo där.” Han svarade: ”För dessa tjugos skull ska jag inte förgöra den.”
32 Då sade han: ”Herre, bli inte vred om jag talar bara en sista gång: Kanske finns det tio där.” Han svarade: ”För dessa tios skull ska jag inte förgöra den.”
33 När Herren hade talat färdigt med Abraham gick han därifrån, och Abraham återvände hem.
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Genesis 18
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Genesis 18
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The Three Visitors
18 The Lord appeared to Abraham(A) near the great trees of Mamre(B) while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent(C) in the heat of the day. 2 Abraham looked up(D) and saw three men(E) standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.(F)
3 He said, “If I have found favor in your eyes,(G) my lord,[a] do not pass your servant(H) by. 4 Let a little water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet(I) and rest under this tree. 5 Let me get you something to eat,(J) so you can be refreshed and then go on your way—now that you have come to your servant.”
“Very well,” they answered, “do as you say.”
6 So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. “Quick,” he said, “get three seahs[b] of the finest flour and knead it and bake some bread.”(K)
7 Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf(L) and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it. 8 He then brought some curds(M) and milk(N) and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them.(O) While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.
9 “Where is your wife Sarah?”(P) they asked him.
“There, in the tent,(Q)” he said.
10 Then one of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year,(R) and Sarah your wife will have a son.”(S)
Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him. 11 Abraham and Sarah were already very old,(T) and Sarah was past the age of childbearing.(U) 12 So Sarah laughed(V) to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my lord(W) is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
13 Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’(X) 14 Is anything too hard for the Lord?(Y) I will return to you at the appointed time next year,(Z) and Sarah will have a son.”(AA)
15 Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.”
But he said, “Yes, you did laugh.”
Abraham Pleads for Sodom
16 When the men(AB) got up to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way. 17 Then the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham(AC) what I am about to do?(AD) 18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation,(AE) and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.[c] 19 For I have chosen him(AF), so that he will direct his children(AG) and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord(AH) by doing what is right and just,(AI) so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”(AJ)
20 Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom(AK) and Gomorrah is so great(AL) and their sin so grievous(AM) 21 that I will go down(AN) and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.”
22 The men(AO) turned away and went toward Sodom,(AP) but Abraham remained standing before the Lord.[d](AQ) 23 Then Abraham approached him and said: “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?(AR) 24 What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare[e] the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it?(AS) 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing(AT)—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous(AU) and the wicked alike.(AV) Far be it from you! Will not the Judge(AW) of all the earth do right?”(AX)
26 The Lord said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.(AY)”
27 Then Abraham spoke up again: “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,(AZ) 28 what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five people?”
“If I find forty-five there,” he said, “I will not destroy it.”
29 Once again he spoke to him, “What if only forty are found there?”
He said, “For the sake of forty, I will not do it.”
30 Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry,(BA) but let me speak. What if only thirty can be found there?”
He answered, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”
31 Abraham said, “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?”
He said, “For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it.”
32 Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more.(BB) What if only ten can be found there?”
He answered, “For the sake of ten,(BC) I will not destroy it.”
33 When the Lord had finished speaking(BD) with Abraham, he left,(BE) and Abraham returned home.(BF)
Footnotes
- Genesis 18:3 Or eyes, Lord
- Genesis 18:6 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms
- Genesis 18:18 Or will use his name in blessings (see 48:20)
- Genesis 18:22 Masoretic Text; an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition but the Lord remained standing before Abraham
- Genesis 18:24 Or forgive; also in verse 26
Genesis 18
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Genesis 18
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The Son of Promise(A)
18 Then the Lord appeared to him by [a]the (B)terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day. 2 (C)So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; (D)and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground, 3 and said, “My Lord, if I have now found favor in Your sight, do not pass on by Your servant. 4 Please let (E)a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree. 5 And (F)I will bring a morsel of bread, that (G)you may refresh your hearts. After that you may pass by, (H)inasmuch as you have come to your servant.”
They said, “Do as you have said.”
6 So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quickly, make ready three measures of fine meal; knead it and make cakes.” 7 And Abraham ran to the herd, took a tender and good calf, gave it to a young man, and he hastened to prepare it. 8 So (I)he took butter and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree as they ate.
9 Then they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?”
So he said, “Here, (J)in the tent.”
10 And He said, “I will certainly return to you (K)according to the time of life, and behold, (L)Sarah your wife shall have a son.”
(Sarah was listening in the tent door which was behind him.) 11 Now (M)Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and [b]Sarah (N)had passed the age of childbearing. 12 Therefore Sarah (O)laughed within herself, saying, (P)“After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my (Q)lord being old also?”
13 And the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?’ 14 (R)Is anything too hard for the Lord? (S)At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.”
15 But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid.
And He said, “No, but you did laugh!”
Abraham Intercedes for Sodom
16 Then the men rose from there and looked toward Sodom, and Abraham went with them (T)to send them on the way. 17 And the Lord said, (U)“Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing, 18 since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be (V)blessed in him? 19 For I have known him, in order (W)that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.” 20 And the Lord said, “Because (X)the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their (Y)sin is very grave, 21 (Z)I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to Me; and if not, (AA)I will know.”
22 Then the men turned away from there (AB)and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the Lord. 23 And Abraham (AC)came near and said, (AD)“Would You also (AE)destroy the (AF)righteous with the wicked? 24 Suppose there were fifty righteous within the city; would You also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous that were in it? 25 Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so (AG)that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! (AH)Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
26 So the Lord said, (AI)“If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.”
27 Then Abraham answered and said, “Indeed now, I who am (AJ)but dust and ashes have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord: 28 Suppose there were five less than the fifty righteous; would You destroy all of the city for lack of five?”
So He said, “If I find there forty-five, I will not destroy it.”
29 And he spoke to Him yet again and said, “Suppose there should be forty found there?”
So He said, “I will not do it for the sake of forty.”
30 Then he said, “Let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Suppose thirty should be found there?”
So He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”
31 And he said, “Indeed now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord: Suppose twenty should be found there?”
So He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of twenty.”
32 Then he said, (AK)“Let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak but once more: Suppose ten should be found there?”
(AL)And He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of ten.” 33 So the Lord went His way as soon as He had finished speaking with Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place.
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- Genesis 18:1 Heb. Alon Mamre
- Genesis 18:11 Lit. the manner of women had ceased to be with Sarah
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