1 Mosebok 18
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Herren besöker Abraham
18 Herren uppenbarade sig för Abraham vid Mamres te- rebintlund, där han satt vid ingången till sitt tält när dagen var som hetast. 2 Han såg upp, och se, tre män stod framför honom. Då han fick syn på dem skyndade han sig emot dem från tältöppningen och 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 och vila er under trädet. 5 Jag skall också hämta ett stycke bröd, så att ni kan styrka er innan ni går vidare, när ni nu har tagit vägen förbi er tjänare." De sade: "Gör som du har sagt." 6 Abraham skyndade sig in i tältet till Sara och sade: "Skynda dig att ta tre sea-mått fint mjöl, 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 tillreda den. 8 Sedan tog han gräddmjölk, söt mjölk och kalven han låtit tillreda och satte fram det åt dem. Och han stod hos dem under trädet medan de åt.
9 Och de frågade honom: "Var är din hustru Sara?" Han svarade: "Där inne i tältet." 10 Då sade han: "Jag kommer tillbaka till dig nästa år vid denna tid, och se, då skall din hustru Sara ha en son." Detta hörde Sara där hon stod i tältöppningen bakom honom. 11 Men Abraham och Sara var gamla och hade nått hög ålder, och Sara hade det inte längre på kvinnors vis. 12 Sara log inom sig och tänkte: "När jag nu blivit gammal, skall jag då upptändas av åtrå? Min herre är ju också gammal." 13 Herren sade till Abraham: "Varför log Sara och tänkte: Skulle jag föda barn, jag som är så gammal? 14 Skulle något vara omöjligt för Herren? Vid den bestämda tiden nästa år skall jag komma tillbaka till dig, och då skall Sara ha en son." 15 Då nekade Sara och sade: "Jag log inte," ty hon blev förskräckt. Men han sade: "Jo, du log."
Abraham vädjar för Sodom
16 När männen steg upp därifrån såg de ner mot Sodom, och Abraham följde dem ett stycke på väg. 17 Då sade Herren: "Kan jag dölja för Abraham vad jag tänker göra? 18 Av Abraham skall det ju bli ett stort och mäktigt folk, och i honom skall alla folk på jorden bli välsignade. 19 Ty jag har utvalt honom för att han skall befalla sina barn och efterkommande att hålla sig till Herrens väg och handla rättfärdigt och rätt, så att Herren kan uppfylla sina löften till Abraham."
20 Sedan sade Herren: "Ropet över Sodom och Gomorra är starkt och deras synd är mycket svår. 21 Därför vill jag gå ner och se om de i allt har gjort efter det rop 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: "Vill du förgöra den rättfärdige tillsammans med den ogudaktige? 24 Kanske finns det femtio rättfärdiga i staden. Vill du då förgöra den och inte skona platsen för de femtio rättfärdigas skull som finns där? 25 Det vare dig fjärran att göra något sådant, att låta den rättfärdige dö med den ogudaktige. Det skulle då gå med den rättfärdige som med den ogudaktige. Det vare dig fjärran! Skulle inte han som är hela jordens domare göra det som är rätt?" 26 Herren sade: "Om jag finner femtio rättfärdiga inne i Sodom, skall jag skona hela platsen för deras skull." 27 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. Skall du då på grund av dessa fem fördärva hela staden?" Han svarade: "Om jag finner fyrtiofem där, skall jag inte fördärva den." 29 Men Abraham fortsatte att tala till honom "Kanske finns det fyrtio där." Han svarade: "För dessa fyrtios skull skall jag inte göra det." 30 Då sade han: "Herre, bli inte vred om jag talar ännu en gång. Kanske finns det trettio där." Han svarade: "Om jag finner trettio där, skall 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 skall jag inte fördärva 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 skall jag inte fördärva den."
33 När Herren hade talat färdigt med Abraham gick han därifrån, och Abraham återvände hem.
Genesis 18
New King James Version
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.
Footnotes
- Genesis 18:1 Heb. Alon Mamre
- Genesis 18:11 Lit. the manner of women had ceased to be with Sarah
Genesis 18
English Standard Version
18 And the Lord appeared to him by the (A)oaks[a] of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. 2 He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. (B)When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth 3 and said, “O Lord,[b] if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant. 4 Let a (C)little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree, 5 while I bring a morsel of bread, that (D)you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on—(E)since you have come to your servant.” So they said, “Do as you have said.” 6 And Abraham went quickly into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quick! Three seahs[c] of fine flour! Knead it, and make cakes.” 7 And Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to a young man, who prepared it quickly. 8 Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree while they ate.
9 They said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “She is (F)in the tent.” 10 The Lord said, “I will surely return to you (G)about this time next year, and (H)Sarah your wife shall have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him. 11 Now (I)Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah. 12 (J)So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, (K)“After I am worn out, and (L)my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?” 13 The Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’ 14 (M)Is anything too hard[d] for the Lord? (N)At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.” 15 But Sarah denied it,[e] saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
16 Then the men set out from there, and they looked down toward Sodom. And Abraham went with them to set them on their way. 17 The Lord said, (O)“Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, 18 seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be (P)blessed in him? 19 For I have (Q)chosen[f] him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.” 20 Then the Lord said, “Because (R)the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, 21 (S)I will go down to see whether they have done altogether[g] according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, (T)I will know.”
Abraham Intercedes for Sodom
22 (U)So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham (V)still stood before the Lord. 23 Then Abraham drew near and said, (W)“Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? 24 Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city. Will you then sweep away the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it? 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, (X)so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! (Y)Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?” 26 And the Lord said, (Z)“If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”
27 Abraham answered and said, (AA)“Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes. 28 Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking. Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?” And he said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.” 29 Again he spoke to him and said, “Suppose forty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of forty I will not do it.” 30 Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Suppose thirty are found there.” He answered, “I will not do it, if I find thirty there.” 31 He said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it.” 32 Then he said, (AB)“Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of ten I will not destroy it.” 33 And the Lord went his way, when he had finished speaking to Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
Footnotes
- Genesis 18:1 Or terebinths
- Genesis 18:3 Or My lord
- Genesis 18:6 A seah was about 7.7 quarts or 7.3 liters
- Genesis 18:14 Or wonderful
- Genesis 18:15 Or acted falsely
- Genesis 18:19 Hebrew known
- Genesis 18:21 Or they deserve destruction; Hebrew they have made a complete end
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