1 A nd there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

It was evening when the two angels came to Sodom. Lot was sitting at Sodom’s gate. Seeing them, Lot rose up to meet them and bowed to the ground.

2 a nd he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

And he said, My lords, turn aside, I beg of you, into your servant’s house and spend the night and bathe your feet. Then you can arise early and go on your way. But they said, No, we will spend the night in the square.

3 A nd he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

entreated and urged them greatly until they yielded and entered his house. And he made them a dinner and had unleavened bread which he baked, and they ate.

4 B ut before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

But before they lay down, the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, all the men from every quarter, surrounded the house.

5 a nd they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.

And they called to Lot and said, Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know (be intimate with) them.

6 A nd Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,

And Lot went out of the door to the men and shut the door after him

7 a nd said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.

And said, I beg of you, my brothers, do not behave so wickedly.

8 B ehold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.

Look now, I have two daughters who are virgins; let me, I beg of you, bring them out to you, and you can do as you please with them. But only do nothing to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.

9 A nd they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.

But they said, Stand back! And they said, This fellow came in to live here temporarily, and now he presumes to be judge! Now we will deal worse with you than with them. So they rushed at and pressed violently against Lot and came close to breaking down the door.

10 B ut the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.

But the men reached out and pulled Lot into the house to them and shut the door after him.

11 A nd they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

And they struck the men who were at the door of the house with blindness, from the youths to the old men, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

12 A nd the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:

And the men asked Lot, Have you any others here—sons-in-law or your sons or your daughters? Whomever you have in the city, bring them out of this place,

13 f or we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord; and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it.

For we will spoil and destroy; for the outcry and shriek against its people has grown great before the Lord, and He has sent us to destroy it.

14 A nd Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.

And Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, and said, Up, get out of this place, for the Lord will spoil and destroy this city! But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be joking.

15 A nd when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.

When morning came, the angels urged Lot to hurry, saying, Arise, take your wife and two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed and swept away in the iniquity and punishment of the city.

16 A nd while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

But while he lingered, the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, for the Lord was merciful to him; and they brought him forth and set him outside the city and left him there.

17 A nd it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

And when they had brought them forth, they said, Escape for your life! Do not look behind you or stop anywhere in the whole valley; escape to the mountains, lest you be consumed.

18 A nd Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:

And Lot said to them, Oh, not that, my lords!

19 b ehold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:

Behold now, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have magnified your kindness and mercy to me in saving my life; but I cannot escape to the mountains, lest the evil overtake me, and I die.

20 b ehold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, ( is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.

See now yonder city; it is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one. Oh, let me escape to it! Is it not a little one? And my life will be saved!

21 A nd he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.

And said to him, See, I have yielded to your entreaty concerning this thing also; I will not destroy this city of which you have spoken.

22 H aste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

Make haste and take refuge there, for I cannot do anything until you arrive there. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

23 T he sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.

The sun had risen over the earth when Lot entered Zoar.

24 T hen the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;

Then the Lord rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of the heavens.

25 a nd he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

He overthrew, destroyed, and ended those cities, and all the valley and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.

26 B ut his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

But wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

27 A nd Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the Lord:

Abraham went up early the next morning to the place where he had stood before the Lord.

28 a nd he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.

And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the valley, and saw, and behold, the smoke of the country went up like the smoke of a furnace.

29 A nd it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.

When God ravaged and destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow when He overthrew the cities where Lot lived.

30 A nd Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.

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; and he lived in a cave, he and his two daughters.

31 A nd the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:

The elder said to the younger, Our father is aging, and there is not a man on earth to live with us in the customary way.

32 c ome, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

Come, let us make our father drunk with wine, and we will lie with him, so that we may preserve offspring (our race) through our father.

33 A nd they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

And they made their father drunk with wine that night, and the older went in and lay with her father; and he was not aware of it when she lay down or when she arose.

34 A nd it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

Then the next day the firstborn said to the younger, See here, I lay last night with my father; let us make him drunk with wine tonight also, and then you go in and lie with him, so that we may preserve offspring (our race) through our father.

35 A nd they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

And they made their father drunk with wine again that night, and the younger arose and lay with him; and he was not aware of it when she lay down or when she arose.

36 T hus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.

Thus both the daughters of Lot were with child by their father.

37 A nd the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

The older bore a son, and named him Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day.

38 A nd the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.

The younger also bore a son and named him Ben-ammi; he is the father of the Ammonites to this day.