1 N ow the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground.

The two angels came to Sodom at evening. Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them. He bowed himself with his face to the earth,

2 A nd he said, “Here now, my lords, please turn in to your servant’s house and spend the night, and wash your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way.” And they said, “No, but we will spend the night in the open square.”

and he said, “See now, my lords, please turn aside into your servant’s house, stay all night, wash your feet, and you can rise up early, and go on your way.” They said, “No, but we will stay in the street all night.”

3 B ut he insisted strongly; so they turned in to him and entered his house. Then he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

He urged them greatly, and they came in with him, and entered into his house. He made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

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

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

5 A nd they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may know them carnally. ”

They called to Lot, and said to him, “Where are the men who came in to you this night? Bring them out to us, that we may have sex with them.”

6 S o Lot went out to them through the doorway, shut the door behind him,

Lot went out to them to the door, and shut the door after him.

7 a nd said, “Please, my brethren, do not do so wickedly!

He said, “Please, my brothers, don’t act so wickedly.

8 S ee now, I have two daughters who have not known a man; please, let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them as you wish; only do nothing to these men, since this is the reason they have come under the shadow of my roof.”

See now, I have two virgin daughters. Please let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them what seems good to you. Only don’t do anything to these men, because they have come under the shadow of my roof.”

9 A nd they said, “Stand back!” Then they said, “This one came in to stay here, and he keeps acting as a judge; now we will deal worse with you than with them.” So they pressed hard against the man Lot, and came near to break down the door.

They said, “Stand back!” Then they said, “This one fellow came in to live as a foreigner, and he appoints himself a judge. Now will we deal worse with you, than with them!” They pressed hard on the man Lot, and came near to break the door.

10 B ut the men reached out their hands and pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.

But the men reached out their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut the door.

11 A nd they struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they became weary trying to find the door. Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed

They struck the men who were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

12 T hen the men said to Lot, “Have you anyone else here? Son-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and whomever you have in the city—take them out of this place!

The men said to Lot, “Do you have anybody else here? Sons-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and whoever you have in the city, bring them out of the place:

13 F or we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before the face of the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it.”

for we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before Yahweh that Yahweh has sent us to destroy it.”

14 S o Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who had married his daughters, and said, “Get up, get out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city!” But to his sons-in-law he seemed to be joking.

Lot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters, and said, “Get up! Get out of this place, for Yahweh will destroy the city.” But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be joking.

15 W hen the morning dawned, the angels urged Lot to hurry, saying, “Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the punishment of the city.”

When the morning came, then the angels hurried Lot, saying, “Get up! Take your wife, and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the iniquity of the city.”

16 A nd while he lingered, the men took hold of his hand, his wife’s hand, and the hands of his two daughters, the Lord being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city.

But he lingered; and the men grabbed his hand, his wife’s hand, and his two daughters’ hands, Yahweh being merciful to him; and they took him out, and set him outside of the city.

17 S o it came to pass, when they had brought them outside, that he said, “Escape for your life! Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be destroyed.”

It came to pass, when they had taken them out, that he said, “Escape for your life! Don’t look behind you, and don’t stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be consumed!”

18 T hen Lot said to them, “Please, no, my lords!

Lot said to them, “Oh, not so, my lord.

19 I ndeed now, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have increased your mercy which you have shown me by saving my life; but I cannot escape to the mountains, lest some evil overtake me and I die.

See now, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have magnified your loving kindness, which you have shown to me in saving my life. I can’t escape to the mountain, lest evil overtake me, and I die.

20 S ee now, this city is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one; please let me escape there ( is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.”

See now, this city is near to flee to, and it is a little one. Oh let me escape there (isn’t it a little one?), and my soul will live.”

21 A nd he said to him, “See, I have favored you concerning this thing also, in that I will not overthrow this city for which you have spoken.

He said to him, “Behold, I have granted your request concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.

22 H urry, escape there. For I cannot do anything until you arrive there.” Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

Hurry, escape there, for I can’t do anything until you get there.” Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

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

The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zoar.

24 T hen the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the Lord out of the heavens.

Then Yahweh rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah sulfur and fire from Yahweh out of the sky.

25 S o He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.

He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew on the ground.

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

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

27 A nd Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the Lord.

Abraham got up early in the morning to the place where he had stood before Yahweh.

28 T hen he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain; and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land which went up like the smoke of a furnace.

He looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and looked, and saw that the smoke of the land went up as 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 which Lot had dwelt. The Descendants of Lot

When God destroyed the cities of the plain, God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the middle of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot lived.

30 T hen Lot went up out of Zoar and dwelt in the mountains, and his two daughters were with him; for he was afraid to dwell in Zoar. And he and his two daughters dwelt in a cave.

Lot went up out of Zoar, and lived in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he was afraid to live in Zoar. He lived in a cave with his two daughters.

31 N ow the firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man on the earth to come in to us as is the custom of all the earth.

The firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in to us in the way of all the earth.

32 C ome, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve the lineage of our father.”

Come, let’s make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve our father’s family line.”

33 S o they made their father drink wine that night. And the firstborn went in and lay with her father, and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose.

They made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father. He didn’t know when she lay down, nor when she arose.

34 I t happened on the next day that the firstborn said to the younger, “Indeed I lay with my father last night; let us make him drink wine tonight also, and you go in and lie with him, that we may preserve the lineage of our father.”

It came to pass on the next day, that the firstborn said to the younger, “Behold, I lay last night with my father. Let us make him drink wine again, tonight. You go in, and lie with him, that we may preserve our father’s family line. ”

35 T hen they made their father drink wine that night also. And the younger arose and lay with him, and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose.

They made their father drink wine that night also. The younger went and lay with him. He didn’t know when she lay down, nor when she got up.

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

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

37 T he firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day.

The firstborn bore a son, and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites to this day.

38 A nd the younger, she also bore a son and called his name Ben-Ammi; he is the father of the people of Ammon to this day.

The younger also bore a son, and called his name Ben Ammi. He is the father of the children of Ammon to this day.