1 و َظَهَرَ اللهُ لإبْراهِيمَ عِنْدَ بَلُّوطاتِ مَمْرا، وَهُوَ جالِسٌ عِنْدَ مَدخَلِ خَيمَتِهِ فِي عِزِّ الظَّهِيرَةِ.

And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

2 ف َرَفَعَ إبْراهِيمُ عَينَيهِ، فَرَأى ثَلاثَةَ رِجالٍ واقِفِينَ هُناكَ أمامَهُ. فَلَمّا رَآهُمْ، رَكَضَ مِنْ مَدْخَلِ خَيمَتِهِ لِلِقائِهِمْ، وَانحَنَى لَهُمْ.

and he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

3 و َقالَ: «يا سادَتِي، أرْجُو أنْ تَتَكَرَّمُوا عَلَيَّ بِالبَقاءِ عِنْدِي قَلِيلاً، أنا خادِمَكُمْ.

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

4 ف َاسْمَحُوا لِي بِأنْ أُحضِرَ بَعْضَ الماءِ، فَتَغْسِلُوا أقْدامَكُمْ وَتَرْتاحُوا عِنْدَ الشَّجَرَةِ.

let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

5 و َسَأُحضِرُ بَعْضَ الخُبْزِ فَتُنَشَطَ أنفُسَكُمْ، وَتُواصِلُوا طَرِيقَكُمْ. اسْمَحُوا لِي بِهَذا بِما أنَّكُمْ جَئْتُمْ إلَيَّ، أنا خادِمَكُمْ.» فَقالُوا: «كَما قُلْتَ فافْعَلْ.»

and I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

6 ف َأسْرَعَ إبْراهِيمُ إلَى سارَةَ فِي خَيمَتِهِ وَقالَ لَها: «عَجِّلِي، اعجِنِي ثَلاثَةَ أكيالٍ مِنَ الدَّقِيقِ، وَاصْنَعِي لَنا بَعضَ الفَطائِرِ.»

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

7 ث ُمَّ رَكَضَ إبْراهِيمُ إلَى القَطِيعِ وَأخَذَ عِجلاً جَيِّداُ صَغِيراً، وَأعطاهُ لِخادِمِهِ الَّذِي أسْرَعَ لِيَطبُخَهُ.

And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.

8 ث ُمَّ أخَذَ إبْراهِيمُ زُبْداً وَحَلِيباً وَالعِجلَ الَّذِي طَبَخَهُ، وَوَضَعَ هَذا كُلَّهُ أمامَهُمْ، وَوَقَفَ قُرْبَهُمْ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ بَينَما هُمْ يَأْكُلُونَ.

And he took butter, 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.

9 ف َقالُوا لَهُ: «أينَ زَوْجَتُكَ سارَةُ؟» فَقالَ إبْراهِيمُ: «هُناكَ، فِي الخَيمَةِ.»

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

10 ف َقالَ: «سأعُودُ إلَيكَ فِي الرَّبيعِ القَادِمِ، وَسَيَكُونُ لِزَوْجَتِكَ سارَةَ وَلَدٌ.» وَكانَتْ سارَةُ تَسْتَمِعُ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ الخَيمَةِ وَراءَهُ.

And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

11 و َكانا قَدْ شاخا. وَانقَطَعَتِ العادَةُ الشَّهْرِيَّةُ عِنْدَ سارَةَ مُنْذُ مُدَّةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ.

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

12 ف َضَحِكَتْ سارَةُ فِي نَفْسِها وَقالَتْ: «أبَعْدَ أنْ كادَ يَفنَى جَسَدي، وَشاخَ زَوجِيَ، أهْنأُ بِهَذا الأمْرِ؟»

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

13 ف َقالَ اللهُ لإبْراهِيمَ: «لِماذا ضَحِكَتْ سارَةُ وَقالَتْ: ‹هَلْ أُرْزَقُ بِطِفلٍ حَقّاً وَأنا قَدْ شِخْتُ؟›

And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

14 ه َلْ يَسْتَحيلُ أمْرٌ عَلَى اللهُ ؟ فِي الوَقْتِ المُحَدَّدِ سأعُودُ إلَيكَ – فِي الرَّبيعِ القَادِمِ – وَسَيَكُونُ لِسارَةَ وَلَدٌ.»

Is any thing too hard for the Lord ? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

15 ف َخافَتْ سارَةُ، فَأنْكَرَتْ وَقالَتْ: «لَمْ أضْحَكْ!» فَقالَ: «بَلْ ضَحِكْتِ!»

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

16 ث ُمَّ انطَلَقَ الرِّجالُ مِنْ هُناكَ وَأشْرَفُوا عَلَى سَدُومَ وَعَمُورَةَ. وَكانَ إبْراهِيمُ يَمْشِي مَعَهُمْ لِيُوَدِّعَهُمْ. إبْراهيمُ يَطلُبُ العَفوَ عَن المدينة

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

17 ف َقالَ اللهُ: «كَيفَ أُخفِيَ عَنْ إبْراهِيمَ ما أُوشِكُ أنْ أفْعَلَهُ؟

And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

18 ف َهُوَ سَيُصبِحُ أُمَّةً عَظِيمَةً وَقَوِيَّةً. وَبِهِ سَتَتَبارَكُ كُلُّ أُمَمِ الأرْضِ.

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

19 و َقَدِ اختَرْتُهُ لأنَّهُ سَيَأْمُرُ أبْناءَهُ وَبَيتَهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ أنْ يَحيَوْا كَما يُرِيدُهُمُ اللهُ. فَيَعمَلُوا أعْمالَ البَرِّ وَالإنْصافِ، وَأُحَقِّقُ، أنا اللهَ ، لإبْراهِيمَ ما وَعَدْتُهُ بِهِ.»

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

20 ث ُمَّ قالَ اللهُ: «الشَّكاوَى كَثِيرَةٌ جِدّاً عَلَى سَدُومَ وَعَمُورَةَ. وَخَطِيَّتُهُمْ عَظِيمَةٌ جِدّاً.

And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

21 س َأنْزِلُ، وَسَأرَى إنْ كانُوا قَدْ فَعَلُوا كُلَّ ما سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ شَكْوَى أمْ لَمْ يَفْعَلُوا.»

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.

22 ف انصَرَفَ الرِّجالُ مِنْ هُناكَ وَسارُوا نَحوَ سَدُومَ. أمّا إبْراهِيمُ فَظَلَّ واقِفاً فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ.

And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.

23 و َدَنا إبْراهِيمُ مِنَ اللهِ وَقالَ: «أحَقّاً سَتَسْحَقُ الصّالِحِينَ مَعَ الأشْرارِ؟

And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

24 ف َماذا إذا كانَ هُناكَ خَمْسُونَ صالِحاً فِي المَدِينَةِ؟ فَهَلْ سَتَسْحَقُ المَدِينَةَ؟ أفَلا تَعفُو عَنِ المَدِينَةِ مِنْ أجلِ الخَمْسِينَ الصّالِحِينَ السّاكِنِينَ فِي المَدِينَةِ؟

Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

25 ل َنْ تَفْعَلَ هَذا بِكُلِّ تأكِيدٍ: لَنْ تَقْتُلَ الصّالِحَ مَعَ الشِّرِّيرِ. فَتُساوِيَ بَينَ الصّالِحِ وَالشِّرِّيرِ. لا يُمكِنُ أنْ لا يَكُونَ قاضِي الأرْضِ كُلِّها عادِلاً؟»

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

26 ف َقالَ اللهُ: «إنْ وَجَدْتُ فِي سَدُومَ خَمسِينَ صالِحِينَ، سَأعْفُو عَنِ المَدِينَةِ كُلِّها بِسَبَبِهِمْ.»

And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

27 ف َأجابَ إبْراهِيمُ: «قَدْ تَجَرَّأْتُ فِي مًخاطَبَةِ الرَّبِّ، وَأنا لَسْتُ سِوَى تُرابٍ وَرَمادٍ!

And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:

28 ل َكِنْ ماذا إنْ وُجِدَ خَمْسةٌ وَأرْبَعُونَ فَقَطْ صالِحُونَ؟ هَلْ سَتُدَمِّرِ المَدِينَةَ كُلَّها بِسَبَبِ الخَمْسَةِ؟» فَقالَ: «لَنْ أُدَمِّرَ المَدِينَةَ إنْ وُجِدَ فِيها خَمْسَةٌ وَأرْبَعُونَ صالِحُونَ.»

Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.

29 ث ُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ إبْراهِيمُ إلَيهِ ثانِيَةً وَقالَ: «فَماذا إنْ وُجِدَ أرْبَعُونَ صالِحُونَ؟» فَقالَ: «لَنْ أُدَمِّرَ المَدِينَةَ مِنْ أجلِ الأرْبَعِينَ.»

And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake.

30 ف َقالَ إبْراهِيمُ: «يا رَبِّي، لا تَغضَبْ مِنِّي إنْ تَكَلَّمْتُ هَذِهِ المَرَّةِ. فَماذا إنْ وُجِدَ ثَلاثَونَ صالِحُونَ؟» فَقالَ: «لَنْ أُدَمِّرَها إنْ وَجَدْتُ ثَلاثِينَ صالِحينَ.»

And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord 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.

31 ف َقالَ إبْراهِيمُ: «ها قَدْ تَجاسَرْتُ كَثِيراً فِي الحَدِيثِ مَعَ رَبِّي، لَكِنْ ماذا إنْ وُجِدَ عِشْرُونَ صالِحُونَ؟» فَقالَ: «لَنْ أُدَمِّرَها مِنْ أجلِ العِشْرِينَ.»

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

32 ف َقالَ إبْراهِيمُ: «يا رَبُّ، لا تَغضَبْ مِنِّي فَأتَكَلَّمْ لِلْمَرَّةِ الأخِيرَةِ. ماذا إنْ وُجِدَ فِيها عَشْرَةٌ صالِحُونَ؟» فَقالَ: «لَنْ أُدَمِّرَها مِنْ أجلِ العَشْرَةِ الصّالِحِينَ.»

And he said, Oh let not the Lord 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 ten’s sake.

33 ث ُمَّ ذَهَبَ اللهُ بَعْدَ أنْ أنهَى حَدِيثَهُ مَعَ إبْراهِيمَ. أمّا إبْراهِيمُ فَعادَ إلَى بَيتِهِ.

And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.