Genesis 19
1599 Geneva Bible
19 3 Lot receiveth two Angels into his house. 4 The filthy lusts of the Sodomites. 16 Lot is delivered. 14 Sodom is destroyed. 26 Lot’s wife is made a pillar of salt. 33 Lot’s daughters lie with their father, of whom came Moab and Ammon.
1 And in the evening there came two [a]Angels to Sodom: and Lot sat at the gate of Sodom, and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face to the ground.
2 And he said, See my lords, I pray you turn in now into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and (A)wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early and go your ways. Who said, Nay, but we will abide in the street all night.
3 Then [b]he pressed upon them earnestly, and they turned in to him, and came to his house, and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they [c]did eat.
4 But before they went to bed, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom compassed the house round about, from the young even to the old, [d]all the people from all quarters.
5 Who crying unto Lot said to him, Where are the men, which came to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.
6 Then Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,
7 And said, I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly.
8 Behold now, I have two [e]daughters, which have not known man: them will I bring out now unto you, and do them as seemeth you good: only unto these men do nothing: [f]for therefore are they come under the shadow of my roof.
9 Then they said, Away hence: and they said, He is come alone as a stranger, and shall he judge and rule? we will now deal worse with thee than with them. So they pressed sore upon Lot (B)himself, and came to break the door.
10 But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
11 Then they smote the men that were at the door of the house, with blindness, both small and great, so that they were weary in [g]seeking the door.
12 ¶ Then the men said unto Lot, Whom hast thou yet here? either son-in-law, or thy sons or thy daughters, or whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring it out of this place.
13 For [h]we will destroy this place, because the (C)cry of them is great before the Lord, and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it.
14 Then Lot went out and spake unto his sons-in-law, which [i]married his daughters, and said, Arise, get you out of this place: for the Lord will destroy the city, but he seemed to his sons-in-law, as though he had mocked.
15 ¶ And when the morning arose, the Angels hasted Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife and thy two daughters [j]which are here, lest thou be destroyed in the punishment of the city.
16 And as he [k]prolonged the time, the men caught both him and his wife, and his two daughters by the hands (the Lord being merciful unto him) and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
17 ¶ And when they had brought them out, the Angel said, Escape for thy life: [l]look not behind thee, neither tarry thou in all the plain: escape into the mountain, lest thou be destroyed.
18 And Lot said unto them, Not so, I pray thee, my Lord.
19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast showed unto me in saving my life: and I cannot escape in the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die.
20 See now this city hereby to flee unto, which is a little one: Oh let me escape thither: is it not a [m]little one, and my soul shall live?
21 Then he said unto him, Behold, I have received [n]thy request also concerning this thing, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
22 Haste thee, save thee there: for I can do [o]nothing till thou come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called [p]Zoar.
23 ¶ The sun did rise upon the earth, when Lot entered into Zoar.
24 Then the Lord (D)rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah, brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven,
25 And overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that grew upon the earth.
26 ¶ Now his wife behind him looked back, and she became a [q]pillar of salt.
27 ¶ And Abraham rising up early in the morning went to the place, where he had stood before the Lord,
28 And looking toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, behold, he saw the smoke of the land mounting up as the smoke of a furnace.
29 ¶ But yet when God destroyed the cities of the plain, God thought upon Abraham, and sent Lot out from the midst of the destruction, when he overthrew the cities, wherein Lot dwelled.
30 ¶ Then Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain with his two daughters for he [r]feared to tarry in Zoar, but dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
31 And the elder said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the [s]earth, to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth.
32 Come, we will make our father [t]drink wine, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
33 So they made their father drink wine that night, and the elder went and lay with her father: but he perceived not, neither when she lay down, neither when she rose up.
34 And on the morrow the elder said to the younger, Behold, yester night lay I with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also, and go thou and lie with him, that we may [u]preserve seed of our father.
35 So they made their father drink wine that night also, and the younger arose, and lay with him: but he perceived it not, when she lay down, neither when she rose up.
36 Thus were [v]both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
37 And the elder bare a son, and she called his name Moab: the same is the father of the [w]Moabites unto this day.
38 And the younger bare a son also, and she called his name [x]Ben-Ammi: the same is the father of the Ammonites unto this day.
Footnotes
- Genesis 19:1 Wherein we see God’s provident care in preserving his: albeit he revealeth not himself to all alike: for Lot had but two Angels, and Abraham three.
- Genesis 19:3 That is, he prayed them so instantly.
- Genesis 19:3 Not for that they had necessity, but because the time was not yet come that they would reveal themselves.
- Genesis 19:4 Nothing is more dangerous than to dwell where sin reigneth: for it corrupteth all.
- Genesis 19:8 He deserveth praise in defending his guests, but he is to be blamed in seeking unlawful means.
- Genesis 19:8 That I should preserve them from all injury.
- Genesis 19:11 Hebrew, finding.
- Genesis 19:13 This proveth that the Angels are ministers, as well to execute God’s wrath, as to declare his favor.
- Genesis 19:14 Or, should marry.
- Genesis 19:15 Hebrew, which are found.
- Genesis 19:16 The mercy of God striveth to overcome man’s slowness in following God’s calling.
- Genesis 19:17 He willed him to flee from God’s judgments, and not to be sorry to depart from that rich country, and full of vain pleasures.
- Genesis 19:20 Though it be little, yet it is great enough to save my life: wherein he offendeth in choosing another place than the Angel had appointed him.
- Genesis 19:21 Hebrew, thy face.
- Genesis 19:22 Because God’s commandment was to destroy the city, and to save Lot.
- Genesis 19:22 Which before was called Bela, Gen. 14:2.
- Genesis 19:26 As touching the body only: and this is a notable monument of God’s vengeance to all them that passed that way.
- Genesis 19:30 Having before felt God’s mercy, he durst not provoke him again by continuing among the wicked.
- Genesis 19:31 Meaning in the country, which the Lord had now destroyed.
- Genesis 19:32 For except he had been overcome with wine, he would never have done that abominable act.
- Genesis 19:34 Hebrew, keep alive.
- Genesis 19:36 Thus God permitted him to fall most horribly in the solitary mountains, whom the wickedness of Sodom could not overcome.
- Genesis 19:37 Who as they were born in most horrible incest, so were they and their posterity vile and wicked.
- Genesis 19:38 That is, son of my people: signifying that they rather rejoiced in their sin, than repented for the same.
Gênesis 19
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Sodoma e Gomorra destruídas
19 Os dois anjos chegaram nessa tarde a Sodoma. Lot estava sentado à entrada quando se aproximaram. Ao vê-los, levantou-se e foi ao seu encontro para dar-lhes as boas vindas, prostrado com o rosto no chão: 2 “Meus senhores, venham para a minha casa. Serão meus hóspedes esta noite, poderão lavar os vossos pés e levantar-vos cedo, e partir e continuar o caminho.”
“Não, ficamos mesmo aqui na rua.”
3 Mas Lot tanto insistiu que aceitaram e foram para casa dele. E deu-lhes uma bela refeição; mandou até fazer pães sem fermento para comerem. 4 Quando se preparavam para se deitarem, vieram os sodomitas, os habitantes da cidade, do mais novo ao mais velho, e cercaram a casa, 5 gritando para Lot: “Onde estão os homens que aí tens? Queremos possuí-los!”
6 Lot saiu, fechou a porta atrás de si 7 e falou-lhes: “Meus amigos, imploro-vos que não façam uma coisa tão repulsiva! 8 Olhem, tenho duas filhas, virgens. Trago-as cá fora e vocês fazem delas o que quiserem! Mas deixem estes homens em paz, porque estão sob a minha proteção!”
9 “Sai daí!”, gritaram-lhe. “Quem pensas tu que és? Deixamos este indivíduo fixar-se como estrangeiro aqui no meio da gente e agora vem armar-se em juiz! Vamos fazer-te a ti pior do que a esses dois que estão lá dentro, e é já!” E investiram na direção de Lot, procurando arrombar a porta.
10 Os dois homens contudo entreabriram a porta da casa, puxaram Lot para dentro e trancaram-se com segurança. 11 E fizeram com que aqueles sodomitas que rodeavam a casa ficassem cegos, do mais novo ao mais velho, de tal forma que se cansaram de andar à procura da porta e desistiram.
12 “Que parentes tens tu aqui na cidade?”, perguntaram os visitantes a Lot. “Tira-os todos deste local: filhos, filhas, genros e mais alguém ainda que tenhas, 13 porque vamos destruir completamente a cidade. O mau cheiro, pestilento, deste sítio chegou ao céu, e o Senhor enviou-nos para destruir isto tudo.”
14 Então Lot foi a correr ter com os seus futuros genros e disse-lhes: “Depressa, saiam já da cidade, porque o Senhor vai destruí-la!”
Mas os rapazes puseram-se a olhar para ele como se estivesse a brincar.
15 Começava a amanhecer e os anjos iam apressando Lot: “Vamos, quanto antes! Pega na tua mulher e nas tuas duas filhas que aqui vivem contigo e foge o mais rápido que puderes, se não queres ser apanhado na destruição da cidade!”
16 Mesmo assim Lot hesitava e se demorava. Tiveram de pegar nele e na família pela mão e correram todos para fora da cidade; porque o Senhor teve misericórdia e deu-lhes ainda tempo para escaparem.
17 “Fujam se querem escapar com vida!”, gritaram-lhes os anjos. “E não olhem para trás. Escapem-se para as montanhas. Em todo o caso não se demorem a atravessar a campina, porque arriscam-se a ser destruídos!”
18 E Lot replicou: “Assim não, meus senhores! 19 Já que foram tão bondosos comigo, salvando-me a vida e tendo tanta piedade de nós, deixem-me fugir antes para aquela pequena localidade, ali ao fundo, porque estou com muito medo de ir para as montanhas e de ser apanhado lá em cima por esse mal que vai vir. 20 Além disso, é tão pertinho, essa povoação, e não passa dum simples lugarejo, não é verdade? Deixem-me ir para lá e assim estarei seguro.”
21 “Está bem”, disse-lhe o anjo. “Estou de acordo com mais este teu pedido, e será uma maneira de poupar a pequena povoação de que falas. 22 Mas despacha-te! Porque nada poderei fazer enquanto não tiveres lá chegado.” Por isso, aquela aldeia ficou a ser chamada Zoar, que quer dizer Pequena Cidade.
23 O Sol já ia subindo quando Lot chegou enfim à tal localidade. 24 Então o Senhor fez cair do céu enxofre e fogo sobre Sodoma e Gomorra, 25 e destruiu-as completamente, assim como às outras cidades daquela planície, fazendo desaparecer tudo; tanto os seres humanos como a vida animal e vegetal.
26 E a mulher de Lot olhou para trás, enquanto ia a fugir. Por isso, ficou convertida numa estátua de sal.
27 Nessa manhã Abraão levantou-se cedo e foi àquele local onde tinha estado a rogar ao Senhor. 28 Olhando então para a campina de Sodoma e Gomorra só viu fumo que subia da terra, como se tudo fosse um gigantesco forno.
29 Foi assim que Deus ouviu a súplica de Abraão e salvou a vida de Lot, tirando-o daquela destruição mortífera que caiu sobre a região.
Lot e as suas filhas
30 Depois disso, Lot deixou Zoar, com medo de ali permanecer, e foi viver para uma caverna na montanha com as duas filhas.
31 Um dia, a mais velha disse à irmã: “Em toda esta região não há um único homem com quem o nosso pai nos deixe casar. Ele próprio em breve estará velho demais para ter filhos. 32 Vamos enchê-lo de vinho, deitamo-nos com ele, e assim faremos com que haja descendentes e que a nossa família não acabe aqui.” 33 Assim, embriagaram o pai naquela noite e a mais velha foi deitar-se com ele, que não deu por nada, nem quando ela veio nem quando se foi embora.
34 Na manhã seguinte disse à irmã: “Ontem à noite já me deitei com o pai. Vamos enchê-lo outra vez de vinho para que a nossa família não acabe.”
35 Chegando a noite embriagaram-no de novo e foi a vez da mais nova se deitar com ele que, como na véspera, não deu por nada. 36 As duas raparigas ficaram grávidas. 37 A mais velha teve um filho a quem deu o nome de Moabe;[a] o antecessor dos moabitas. 38 O nome do filho da segunda foi Ben-Ami;[b] o pai de todos os amonitas.
Genesis 19
Christian Standard Bible
The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
19 The two angels entered Sodom(A) in the evening as Lot was sitting in Sodom’s gateway. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them. He bowed with his face to the ground 2 and said, “My lords, turn aside to your servant’s house, wash your feet, and spend the night. Then you can get up early and go on your way.”
“No,” they said. “We would rather spend the night in the square.” 3 But he urged them so strongly that they followed him and went into his house. He prepared a feast and baked unleavened bread for them, and they ate.
4 Before they went to bed, the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, the whole population, surrounded the house. 5 They called out to Lot and said, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have sex with them!” (B)
6 Lot went out to them at the entrance and shut the door behind him. 7 He said, “Don’t do this evil, my brothers. 8 Look, I’ve got two daughters who haven’t been intimate with a man.(C) I’ll bring them out to you, and you can do whatever you want[a] to them. However, don’t do anything to these men, because they have come under the protection of my roof.”
9 “Get out of the way!” they said, adding, “This one came here as an alien, but he’s acting like a judge!(D) Now we’ll do more harm to you than to them.” They put pressure on Lot and came up to break down the door. 10 But the angels[b] reached out, brought Lot into the house with them, and shut the door. 11 They struck the men who were at the entrance of the house, both young and old, with blindness[c] so that they were unable to find the entrance.(E)
12 Then the angels said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here: a son-in-law, your sons and daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of this place, 13 for we are about to destroy this place because the outcry against its people is so great before the Lord, that the Lord has sent us to destroy it.”(F)
14 So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were going to marry his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the Lord is about to destroy the city!” (G) But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.
15 At daybreak the angels urged Lot on: “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment[d] of the city.” 16 But he hesitated. Because of the Lord’s compassion for him, the men grabbed his hand, his wife’s hand, and the hands of his two daughters. They brought him out and left him outside the city.
17 As soon as the angels got them outside, one of them[e] said, “Run for your lives! Don’t look back and don’t stop anywhere on the plain! Run to the mountains, or you will be swept away!”
18 But Lot said to them, “No, my lords[f]—please. 19 Your servant has indeed found favor with you, and you have shown me great kindness by saving my life. But I can’t run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die. 20 Look, this town is close enough for me to flee to. It is a small place. Please let me run to it—it’s only a small place, isn’t it?—so that I can survive.”
21 And he said to him, “All right,[g] I’ll grant your request[h] about this matter too and will not demolish the town you mentioned. 22 Hurry up! Run to it, for I cannot do anything until you get there.” Therefore the name of the city is Zoar.[i](H)
23 The sun had risen over the land when Lot reached Zoar. 24 Then out of the sky the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah burning sulfur from the Lord.(I) 25 He demolished these cities, the entire plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and whatever grew on the ground. 26 But Lot’s wife looked back and became a pillar of salt.(J)
27 Early in the morning Abraham went to the place where he had stood before the Lord.(K) 28 He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw that smoke was going up from the land like the smoke of a furnace. 29 So it was, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham and brought Lot out of the middle of the upheaval when he demolished the cities where Lot had lived.
The Origin of Moab and Ammon
30 Lot departed from Zoar and lived in the mountains along with his two daughters, because he was afraid to live in Zoar. Instead, he and his two daughters lived in a cave. 31 Then the firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to sleep with us as is the custom of all the land. 32 Come, let’s get our father to drink wine so that we can sleep with him and preserve our father’s line.” 33 So they got their father to drink wine that night, and the firstborn came and slept with her father; he did not know when she lay down or when she got up.
34 The next day the firstborn said to the younger, “Look, I slept with my father last night. Let’s get him to drink wine again tonight so you can go sleep with him and we can preserve our father’s line.” 35 That night they again got their father to drink wine, and the younger went and slept with him; he did not know when she lay down or when she got up.
36 So both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father. 37 The firstborn gave birth to a son and named him Moab.[j] He is the father of the Moabites of today.(L) 38 The younger also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi.[k] He is the father of the Ammonites of today.(M)
Footnotes
- 19:8 Lit do what is good in your eyes
- 19:10 Lit men, also in v. 12
- 19:11 Or a blinding light
- 19:15 Or iniquity, or guilt
- 19:17 LXX, Syr, Vg read outside, they
- 19:18 Or my Lord, or my lord
- 19:21 Or “Look!
- 19:21 Lit I will lift up your face
- 19:22 In Hb, the name Zoar is related to “small” in v. 20; its previous name was “Bela”; Gn 14:2.
- 19:37 = From My Father
- 19:38 = Son of My People
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