1 T he two angels came to Sodom in the evening. Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them. He put his face to the ground

And 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;

2 a nd said, “My lords, come into the house of your servant. Stay the night, and wash your feet. Then you may rise early and go on your way.” But they said, “No, we will stay the night in the street.”

And 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.

3 B ut he begged them, so they turned aside with him and went into his house. And he made a supper for them. He made bread without yeast, and they ate.

And 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.

4 B efore they went to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom both young and old gathered around the house.

But 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:

5 T hey called to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so we may lie with them.”

And 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.

6 L ot went out the door to the men, and shut the door behind him.

And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,

7 H e said, “My brothers, please do not be so sinful.

And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.

8 S ee, I have two daughters who have never had a man. Let me bring them out to you. And do to them whatever you want. But do nothing to these men, for they have come to be safe under my roof.”

Behold 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.

9 B ut they said, “Get out of our way. This man came to live here from another land. And already he acts like a judge. Now we will do worse things to you than to them.” So they pushed hard against Lot and almost broke down the door.

And 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.

10 B ut the two men put out their hands and brought Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.

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

11 T hen they blinded the men who were at the door of the house, both small and big. So the men became tired trying to find the door. Lot Leaves Sodom

And 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.

12 T hen the two men asked Lot, “Do you have any others here? Sons-in-law, your sons, your daughters, anyone you have in the city, bring them out of this place.

And 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:

13 F or we are about to destroy this place. Because the cry against its people has become so loud to the Lord that the Lord has sent us to destroy it.”

For 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.

14 S o Lot went out to speak to his sons-in-law who were to marry his daughters. He said, “Get up! Get out of this place! For the Lord will destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was only joking.

And 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.

15 W hen morning came, the angels told Lot to hurry. They said, “Get up. Take your wife and your two daughters who are here. Or else you will be destroyed when the city is punished.”

And 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.

16 B ut Lot was slow to move. So the men took him, his wife and two daughters by the hand and brought them out of the city. For the Lord had loving-pity for him.

And 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.

17 W hen they had brought them out of the city, one of them said, “Run for your life! Do not look behind you. Do not stop until you are out of the valley. Run to the mountains or else you will be destroyed.”

And 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.

18 B ut Lot said to them, “O, no, my lords!

And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:

19 S ee, your servant has found favor in your eyes. You have shown me great kindness in what you have done for me by saving my life. But I cannot run to the mountains. For I will run into danger and die.

Behold 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:

20 S ee, this town is near enough to run to, and it is small. Let me run there (is it not small?) and my life will be saved.”

Behold 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.

21 T he angel said to him, “See, I am doing what you ask. I will not destroy this town that you have spoken about.

And 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.

22 H urry and run there. For I cannot do anything until you get there.” So the name given to the town was Zoar.

Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

23 T he sun had moved over the earth when Lot came to Zoar.

The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.

24 T hen the Lord poured fire from the heavens upon Sodom and Gomorrah.

Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;

25 H e destroyed those cities, and all the valley, and all the people of the cities, and what grew on the ground.

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

26 B ut Lot’s wife behind him turned and looked toward the cities. And she was changed into salt.

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

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

And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the Lord:

28 H e looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and toward all the land of the valley. And he saw the smoke of the land going up like the smoke from a place where there is much fire.

And 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.

29 B ut when God destroyed the cities of the valley, He remembered Abraham. He sent Lot out of the center of the danger, when He destroyed the cities where Lot lived.

And 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.

30 T hen Lot went up from Zoar with his two daughters, and lived in the mountains for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He lived in a cave in the side of a mountain with 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 dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.

31 T hen the first-born daughter said to the younger one, “Our father is old. And there is not a man on earth to marry us.

And 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:

32 C ome, let us make our father drink wine. Let us lie with him, so we may keep our family through our father.”

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

33 S o they made their father drink wine that night. And the first-born went in and lay with her father. He did not know when she lay down or when she got up.

And 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.

34 O n the next day, the first-born said to the younger, “See, I lay with my father last night. Let us make him drink wine tonight also, then you go in and lie with him. And we may keep our family through our father.”

And 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.

35 S o they made their father drink wine that night also, then the younger daughter went and lay with him. He did not know when she lay down or when she got up.

And 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.

36 S o both the daughters of Lot were going to have a child by their father.

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

37 T he first-born daughter gave birth to a son, and gave him the name Moab. He is the father of the Moabites to this day.

And the first born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

38 T he younger daughter gave birth to a son also. She gave him the name Benammi. He is the father of the Ammonites to this day.

And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.