1  And YHWH appeared unto him by the terebinths of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

1  And God appeared to him by the oak of Mambre, as he sat by the door of his tent at noon.

1  Then the Lord appeared to him, in the steep valley of Mamre, when he was sitting at the door of his tent, in the very heat of the day.

2  and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed down to the earth,

2  And when he had lifted up his eyes, there appeared to him three men, standing near him. When he had seen them, he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and he reverenced them on the ground.

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

3  And he said, Lord, if indeed I have found grace in thy sight, pass not by thy servant.

3  And he said: “If I, O lord, have found grace in your eyes, do not pass by your servant.

4  Let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and recline yourselves under the tree.

4  But I will bring a little water, and you may wash your feet and rest under the tree.

5  And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and stay ye your heart; after that ye shall pass on; forasmuch as ye are come to your servant.' And they said: 'So do, as thou hast said.'

5  And I will set out a meal of bread, so that you may strengthen your heart; after this you will pass on. It is for this reason that you have turned aside to your servant.” And they said, “Do as you have spoken.”

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

6  Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and he said to her, “Quickly, mix together three measures of the finest wheat flour and make loaves baked under the ashes.”

7  And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto the servant; and he hastened to dress it.

7  And Abraam ran to the kine, and took a young calf, tender and good, and gave it to his servant, and he hasted to dress it.

7  In truth, he himself ran to the herd, and he took a calf from there, very tender and very good, and he gave it to a servant, who hurried and boiled it.

8  And he took curd, 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.

8  Likewise, he took butter and milk, and the calf which he had boiled, and he placed it before them. Yet truly, he himself stood near them under the tree.

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

9  And he said to him, Where is Sarrha thy wife? And he answered and said, Behold! in the tent.

9  And when they had eaten, they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” He answered, “Behold, she is in the tent.”

10  And He said: 'I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son.' And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.--

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

11  And Abraam and Sarrha were old, advanced in days, and the custom of women ceased with Sarrha.

11  Now they were both old, and in an advanced state of life, and it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

12  And Sarah laughed within herself, saying: 'After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?'

13  And YHWH said unto Abraham: 'Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying: Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old?

13  And the Lord said to Abraam, Why is it that Sarrha has laughed in herself, saying, Shall I then indeed bear? but I am grown old.

13  Then the Lord said to Abraham: “Why did Sarah laugh, saying: ‘How can I, an old woman, actually give birth?’

14  Is any thing too hard for YHWH. At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son.'

14  Shall anything be impossible with the Lord? At this time I will return to thee seasonably, and Sarrha shall have a son.

14  Is anything difficult for God? According to the announcement, he will return to you at this same time, with life as a companion, and Sarah will have a son.”

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

15  But Sarrha denied, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he said to her, Nay, but thou didst laugh.

15  Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh.” For she was terribly afraid. But the Lord said, “It is not so; for you did laugh.”

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

16  Therefore, when the men had risen up from there, they directed their eyes against Sodom. And Abraham traveled with them, leading them.

17  And YHWH said: 'Shall I hide from Abraham that which I am doing;

17  And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraam my servant what things I intend to do?

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

18  But Abraam shall become a great and populous nation, and in him shall all the nations of the earth be blest.

18  since he will become a great and very robust nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?

19  For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of YHWH, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that the YHWH may bring upon Abraham that which He hath spoken of him.'

19  For I know that he will order his sons, and his house after him, and they will keep the ways of the Lord, to do justice and judgement, that the Lord may bring upon Abraam all things whatsoever he has spoken to him.

20  And YHWH said: 'Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceeding grievous.

20  And the Lord said, The cry of Sodom and Gomorrha has been increased towards me, and their sins are very great.

20  And so the Lord said, “The outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah has been multiplied, and their sin has become exceedingly grievous.

21  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.'

21  I will therefore go down and see, if they completely correspond with the cry which comes to me, and if not, that I may know.

21  I will descend and see whether they have fulfilled the work of the outcry that has reached me, or whether it is not so, in order that I may know.”

22  And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom; but Abraham stood yet before YHWH.

22  And the men having departed thence, came to Sodom; and Abraam was still standing before the Lord.

22  And they turned themselves from there, and they went toward Sodom. Yet in truth, Abraham still stood in the sight of the Lord.

23  And Abraham drew near, and said: 'Wilt Thou indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

23  And Abraam drew nigh and said, Wouldest thou destroy the righteous with the wicked, and shall the righteous be as the wicked?

23  And as they drew near, he said: “Will you destroy the just with the impious?

24  Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city; wilt Thou indeed sweep away and not forgive the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

24  Should there be fifty righteous in the city, wilt thou destroy them? wilt thou not spare the whole place for the sake of the fifty righteous, if they be in it?

25  That be far from Thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from Thee; shall not the judge of all the earth do justly?'

25  By no means shalt thou do as this thing is so as to destroy the righteous with the wicked, so the righteous shall be as the wicked: by no means. Thou that judgest the whole earth, shalt thou not do right?

25  Far be it from you to do this thing, and to kill the just with the impious, and for the just to be treated like the impious. No, this is not like you. You judge all the earth; you would never make such a judgment.”

26  And YHWH said: 'If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will forgive all the place for their sake.'

26  And the Lord said, If there should be in Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole city, and the whole place for their sakes.

27  And Abraham answered and said: 'Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto YHWH, who am but dust and ashes.

27  And Abraam answered and said, Now I have begun to speak to my Lord, and I am earth and ashes.

27  And Abraham responded by saying: “Since now I have begun, I will speak to my Lord, though I am dust and ashes.

28  Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous; wilt Thou destroy all the city for lack of five?' And He said: 'I will not destroy it, if I find there forty and five.'

28  But if the fifty righteous should be diminished to forty-five, wilt thou destroy the whole city because of the five wanting? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there forty-five.

28  What if there were five less than fifty of the just? Would you, despite the forty-five, eliminate the entire city?” And he said, “I will not eliminate it, if I find forty-five there.”

29  And he spoke unto Him yet again, and said: 'Peradventure there shall be forty found there.' And He said: 'I will not do it for the forty's sake.'

29  And he continued to speak to him still, and said, But if there should be found there forty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the forty’s sake.

29  And again he said to him, “But if forty were found there, what would you do?” He said, “I will not strike, for the sake of the forty.”

30  And he said: 'Oh, let not YHWH 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.'

30  “I ask you,” he said, “not to be angry, Lord, if I speak. What if thirty were found there?” He responded, “I will not act, if I find thirty there.”

30  Then Abraham said, Oh let not the LORD be displeased and I will speak: Suppose there shall thirty be found there? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find thirty there.

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

31  And he said, Since I am able to speak to the Lord, what if there should be found there twenty? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there twenty.

31  “Since now I have begun,” he said, “I will speak to my Lord. What if twenty were found there?” He said, “I will not put to death, for the sake of the twenty.”

32  And he said: 'Oh, let not YHWH 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 the ten's sake.'

32  “I beg you,” he said, “not to be angry, Lord, if I speak yet once more. What if ten were found there?” And he said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”

32  And he said, Oh, let not the LORD be displeased, and I will speak only once more; suppose ten shall be found there? And he said, I will not destroy it for the sake of ten.

33  And YHWH went His way, as soon as He had left off speaking to Abraham; and Abraham returned unto his place.

33  And the Lord departed, when he left off speaking to Abraam, and Abraam returned to his place.

33  And the LORD went his way when he had finished communing with Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place.

19:1  And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom; and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he fell down on his face to the earth;

1  And the two Angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting at the gate of the city. And when he had seen them, he rose up and went to meet them. And he reverenced prone on the ground.

1  AND there came two angels to Sodom in the evening; and Lot was sitting at the gate of Sodom; and Lot saw them and rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

19:2  and he said: 'Behold now, my lords, turn aside, 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 way.' And they said: 'Nay; but we will abide in the broad place all night.'

2  Lo! my lords, turn aside to the house of your servant, and rest from your journey, and wash your feet, and having risen early in the morning ye shall depart on your journey. And they said, Nay, but we will lodge in the street.

2  And he said, My lords, turn aside, I pray you, into your servant's house and spend the night and wash your feet; then rise up early in the morning and go on your way. And they said, No, we will spend the night in the street.

19:3  And he urged 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.

3  He pressed them very much to turn aside to him. And when they had entered his house, he made a feast for them, and he cooked unleavened bread, and they ate.

19:4  But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both young and old, all the people from every quarter.

4  But before they went to sleep, the men of the city, the Sodomites, compassed the house, both young and old, all the people together.

19:5  And they called unto Lot, and said unto him: 'Where are the men that came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.'

19:6  And Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut the door after him.

6  Lot went out to them, and blocking the door behind him, he said

19:7  And he said: 'I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly.

7  and said to them, By no means, brethren, do not act villanously.

7  “Do not, I ask you, my brothers, do not be willing to commit this evil.

19:8  Behold now, I have two daughters that 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; forasmuch as they are come under the shadow of my roof.'

8  But I have two daughters, who have not known a man. I will bring them out to you, and do ye use them as it may please you, only do not injury to these men, to avoid which they came under the shelter of my roof.

19:9  And they said: 'Stand back.' And they said: 'This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs play the judge; now will we deal worse with thee, than with them.' And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door.

9  But they said, “Move away from there.” And again: “You have entered,” they said, “as a stranger; should you then judge? Therefore, we will afflict you yourself more than them.” And they acted very violently against Lot. And they were now at the point of breaking open the doors.

19:10  But the men put forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and the door they shut.

10  And the men stretched forth their hands and drew Lot in to them into the house, and shut the door of the house.

10  And behold, the men put out their hand, and they pulled Lot in to them, and they closed the door.

19:11  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.

11  And they struck those who were outside with blindness, from the least to the greatest, so that they were not able to find the door.

19:12  And the men said unto Lot: 'Hast thou here any besides? son-in-law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whomsoever thou hast in the city; bring them out of the place;

12  And the men said to Lot, Hast thou here sons-in-law, or sons or daughters, or if thou hast any other friend in the city, bring them out of this place.

12  Then they said to Lot: “Do you have here anyone of yours? All who are yours, sons-in-law, or sons, or daughters, bring them out of this city.

19:13  for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxed great before YHWH; and the YHWH hath sent us to destroy it.'

13  For we are going to destroy this place; for their cry has been raised up before the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it.

19:14  And Lot went out, and spoke unto his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said: 'Up, get you out of this place; for YHWH will destroy the city.' But he seemed unto his sons-in-law as one that jested.

14  And so Lot, going out, spoke to his sons-in-law, who were going to receive his daughters, and he said: “Rise up. Depart from this place. For the Lord will destroy this city.” And it seemed to them that he was speaking playfully.

14  Then Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law who married his daughters, and said, Arise, get out of this place; for the LORD will destroy it. But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.

19:15  And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying: 'Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters that are here; lest thou be swept away in the iniquity of the city.'

15  But when it was morning, the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise and take thy wife, and thy two daughters whom thou hast, and go forth; lest thou also be destroyed with the iniquities of the city.

15  And when it was morning, the Angels compelled him, saying, “Arise, take your wife, and the two daughters that you have, lest you also should perish amid the wickedness of the city.”

19:16  But he lingered; and the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; YHWH being merciful unto him. And they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

16  And they were troubled, and the angels laid hold on his hand, and the hand of his wife, and the hands of his two daughters, in that the Lord spared him.

16  But Lot lingered; then the angels held his hand, the hand of his wife, and the hands of his two daughters, because the LORD pitied him; and they took him out and set him outside the city.

19:17  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 swept away.'

17  And it came to pass when they brought them out, that they said, Save thine own life by all means; look not round to that which is behind, nor stay in all the country round about, escape to the mountain, lest perhaps thou be overtaken together with them.

17  And they brought him out, and placed him beyond the city. And there they spoke to him, saying: “Save your life. Do not look not back. Neither should you stay in the entire surrounding region. But save yourself in the mountain, lest you also should perish.”

19:18  And Lot said unto them: 'Oh, not so, my lord;

19:19  behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shown unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest the evil overtake me, and I die.

19  since thy servant has found mercy before thee, and thou hast magnified thy righteousness, in what thou doest towards me that my soul may live, —but I shall not be able to escape to the mountain, lest perhaps the calamity overtake me and I die.

19  though your servant has found grace before you, and you have magnified your mercy, which you have shown to me in saving my life, I cannot be saved on the mountain, lest perhaps some misfortune take hold of me and I die.

19:20  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.'

20  Behold this city is near for me to escape thither, which is a small one, and there shall I be preserved, is it not little? and my soul shall live because of thee.

20  There is a certain city nearby, to which I can flee; it is a little one, and I will be saved in it. Is it not a modest one, and will not my soul live?”

19:21  And he said unto him: 'See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken.

21  And he said to him, Behold, I have had respect to thee also about this thing, that I should not overthrow the city about which thou hast spoken.

21  And he said to him: “Behold, even now, I have heard your petitions about this, not to overturn the city on behalf of which you have spoken.

19:22  Hasten thou, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither.'--Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.--

22  Hasten therefore to escape thither, for I shall not be able to do anything until thou art come thither; therefore he called the name of that city, Segor.

22  Hurry and be saved there. For I cannot do anything until you enter there.” For this reason, the name of that city is called Zoar.

19:23  The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot came unto Zoar.

23  The sun had risen over the land, and Lot had entered into Zoar.

19:24  Then YHWH caused to rain upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the YHWH out of heaven;

24  And the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrha brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven.

24  Therefore, the Lord rained upon Sodom and Gomorrah sulphur and fire, from the Lord, out of heaven.

19:25  and He overthrow those cities, and all the Plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

25  And he overturned these cities, and all the surrounding region: all the inhabitants of the cities, and everything that springs from the land.

19:26  But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

26  And his wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.

26  And his wife, looking behind herself, was turned into a statue of salt.

19:27  And Abraham got up early in the morning to the place where he had stood before YHWH.

27  And Abraam rose up early to go to the place, where he had stood before the Lord.

27  Then Abraham, rising up in the morning, in the place where he had stood before with the Lord,

19:28  And he looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the Plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the land went up as the smoke of a furnace.

28  looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and the entire land of that region. And he saw embers rising up from the land like smoke from a furnace.

19:29  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 which Lot dwelt.

29  For when God overthrew the cities of that region, remembering Abraham, he freed Lot from the overthrow of the cities, in which he had dwelt.

19:30  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.

30  And Lot ascended from Zoar, and he stayed on the mountain, and likewise his two daughters with him, (for he was afraid to stay in Zoar) and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters with him.

19:31  And the first-born 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.

31  And the elder said to the younger, Our father is old, and there is no one on the earth who shall come in to us, as it is fit in all the earth.

19:32  Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.'

32  Come and let us make our father drink wine, and let us sleep with him, and let us raise up seed from our father.

19:33  And they made their father drink wine that night. And the first-born went in, and lay with her father; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

33  So they made their father drink wine in that night, and the elder went in and lay with her father that night, and he knew not when he slept and when he rose up.

33  And so they gave their father wine to drink that night. And the elder went in, and she slept with her father. But he did not perceive it, neither when his daughter lay down, nor when she rose up.

19:34  And it came to pass on the morrow, that the first-born 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.'

34  Likewise, the next day, the elder said to the younger: “Behold, yesterday I slept with my father, let us give him wine to drink yet again this night, and you will sleep with him, so that we may save offspring from our father.”

19:35  And they made their father drink wine that night also. And the younger arose, and lay with him; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

35  So they made their father drink wine in that night also, and the younger went in and slept with her father, and he knew not when he slept, nor when he arose.

35  And then they gave their father wine to drink that night also, and the younger daughter went in, and slept with him. And not even then did he perceive when she lay down, or when she rose up.

19:36  Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.

36  And the two daughters of Lot conceived by their father.

36  Therefore, the two daughters of Lot conceived by their father.

19:37  And the first-born bore a son, and called his name Moab--the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

37  And the elder bore a son and called his name Moab, saying, He is of my father. This is the father of the Moabites to this present day.

19:38  And the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-ammi--the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.

38  And the younger also bore a son, and called his name Amman, saying, The son of my family. This is the father of the Ammanites to this present day.

38  Likewise, the younger gave birth to a son, and she called his name Ammon, that is, ‘the son of my people.’ He is the father of the Ammonites, even today.

20:1  And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar.

1  Abraham advanced from there into the southern land, and he lived between Kadesh and Shur. And he sojourned in Gerar.

20:2  And Abraham said of Sarah his wife: 'She is my sister.' And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

2  And Abraam said concerning Sarrha his wife, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the city should kill him for her sake. So Abimelech king of Gerara sent and took Sarrha.

2  And he said about his wife Sarah: “She is my sister.” Therefore, Abimelech, the king of Gerar, sent for her and took her.

20:3  But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him: 'Behold, thou shalt die, because of the woman whom thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.'

3  And God came to Abimelech by night in sleep, and said, Behold, thou diest for the woman, whom thou hast taken, whereas she has lived with a husband.

3  Then God came to Abimelech through a dream in the night, and he said to him: “Lo, you shall die because of the woman that you have taken. For she has a husband.”

20:4  Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said: 'Lord, wilt Thou slay even a righteous nation?

4  But Abimelech had not touched her, and he said, Lord, wilt thou destroy an ignorantly sinning and just nation?

4  In truth, Abimelech had not touched her, and so he said: “Lord, would you put to death a people, ignorant and just?

20:5  Said he not himself unto me: She is my sister? and she, even she herself said: He is my brother. In the simplicity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this.'

5  Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister,’ and did she not say, ‘He is my brother?’ In the sincerity of my heart and the purity of my hands, I have done this.”

5  Behold, he said, She is my sister; and she herself also said, He is my brother; in the innocence of my heart and purity of my hands have I done this.

20:6  And God said unto him in the dream: 'Yea, I know that in the simplicity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against Me. Therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

6  And God said to him in sleep, Yea, I knew that thou didst this with a pure heart, and I spared thee, so that thou shouldest not sin against me, therefore I suffered thee not to touch her.

6  And God said to him: “And I know that you have acted with a sincere heart. And therefore I kept you from sinning against me, and I did not release you to touch her.

20:7  Now therefore restore the man's wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live; and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.'

7  But now return the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live; but if thou restore her not, know that thou shalt die and all thine.

7  Now therefore, return his wife to the man, for he is a prophet. And he will pray for you, and you will live. But if you are not willing to return her, know this: you shall die a death, you and all that is yours.”

20:8  And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears; and the men were sore afraid.

8  And immediately Abimelech, rising up in the night, called all his servants. And he spoke all these words in their hearing, and all the men were very afraid.

8  Therefore Abimeleck rose early in the morning and called all of his servants and told them all these words; and the men were exceedingly afraid.

20:9  Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him: 'What hast thou done unto us? and wherein have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.'

9  Then Abimelech called also for Abraham, and he said to him: “What have you done to us? How have we sinned against you, so that you would bring so great a sin upon me and upon my kingdom? You have done to us what you ought not to have done.”

20:10  And Abimelech said unto Abraham: 'What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?'

10  And remonstrating him again, he said, “What did you see, so that you would do this?”

10  And Abimeleck said to Abraham, What induced you to do this thing?

20:11  And Abraham said: 'Because I thought: Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.

11  And Abraam said, Why I said, Surely there is not the worship of God in this place, and they will slay me because of my wife.

11  Abraham responded: “I thought to myself, saying: Perhaps there is no fear of God in this place. And they will put me to death because of my wife.

20:12  And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and so she became my wife.

12  For truly she is my sister by my father, but not by my mother, and she became my wife.

12  Yet, in another way, she is also truly my sister, the daughter of my father, and not the daughter of my mother, and I took her as a wife.

20:13  And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her: This is thy kindness which thou shalt show unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me: He is my brother.'

13  Then, after God led me out of my father’s house, I said to her: ‘You will show this mercy to me. In every place, to which we will travel, you will say that I am your brother.’ ”

20:14  And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

14  And Abimelech took a thousand pieces of silver, and sheep, and calves, and servants, and maid-servants, and gave them to Abraam, and he returned him Sarrha his wife.

14  Therefore, Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men servants and women servants, and he gave them to Abraham. And he returned his wife Sarah to him.

20:15  And Abimelech said: 'Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.'

15  And he said, “The land is in your sight. Dwell wherever it will please you.”

15  Then Abimeleck said to Abraham, Behold, my land is before you; dwell wherever you please.

20:16  And unto Sarah he said: 'Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver; behold, it is for thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee; and before all men thou art righted.'

16  Then to Sarah he said: “Behold, I have given your brother one thousand silver coins. This will be for you as a veil for your eyes, to all who are with you and wherever you will travel. And so, remember that you were taken.”

16  And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given a thousand pieces of silver to your brother; behold, it is given for you, because you have been humbled in the eyes of my people, and because of the other things for which I have reproved you.

20:17  And Abraham prayed unto God; and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants; and they bore children.

17  Then when Abraham prayed, God healed Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they gave birth.

17  So Abraham prayed to God and God healed Abimeleck and his wife and his maidservants, and they bore children.

20:18  For YHWH had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

18  Because the Lord had fast closed from without every womb in the house of Abimelech, because of Sarrha Abraam’s wife.

18  For the Lord had closed every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, the wife of Abraham.

21:1  And YHWH remembered Sarah as He had said, and the YHWH did unto Sarah as He had spoken.

1  And the Lord visited Sarrha, as he said, and the Lord did to Sarrha, as he spoke.

1  Then the Lord visited Sarah, just as he had promised; and he fulfilled what he had spoken.

21:2  And Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

2  And she conceived and gave birth to a son in her old age, at the time that God had foretold to her.

21:3  And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.

21:4  And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.

4  And Abraam circumcised Isaac on the eighth day, as God commanded him.

4  And he circumcised him on the eighth day, just as God had instructed him,

21:5  And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

5  when he was one hundred years old. Indeed, at this stage of his father’s life, Isaac was born.

21:6  And Sarah said: 'God hath made laughter for me; every one that heareth will laugh on account of me.'

6  And Sarrha said, The Lord has made laughter for me, for whoever shall hear shall rejoice with me.

6  And Sarah said, God has made me to rejoice today exceedingly; everyone that hears the news will rejoice with me.

21:7  And she said: 'Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? for I have borne him a son in his old age.'

7  And she said, Who shall say to Abraam that Sarrha suckles a child? for I have born a child in my old age.

7  And again, she said: “Hearing this, who would believe Abraham, that Sarah breast-fed a son, to whom she gave birth, despite being elderly?”

21:8  And the child grew, and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

8  And the boy grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day of his weaning.

21:9  And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne unto Abraham, making sport.

9  And Sarrha having seen the son of Agar the Egyptian who was born to Abraam, sporting with Isaac her son,

9  And when Sarah had seen the son of Hagar the Egyptian playing with her son Isaac, she said to Abraham

21:10  Wherefore she said unto Abraham: 'Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.'

10  “Cast out this woman servant and her son. For the son of a woman servant will not be heir with my son Isaac.”

10  Therefore she said to Abraham, Expel this maidservant and her son; for the son of this maidservant shall not be heir with my son Isaac.

21:11  And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son.

11  But the word appeared very hard before Abraam concerning his son.

11  Abraham took this grievously, for the sake of his son.

21:12  And God said unto Abraham: 'Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall seed be called to thee.

12  And God said to him: “Let it not seem harsh to you concerning the boy and your woman servant. In all that Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice. For your offspring will be invoked in Isaac.

21:13  And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.'

13  Yet I will also make the son of the woman servant into a great nation, for he is your offspring.”

21:14  And Abraham arose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away; and she departed, and strayed in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.

14  And so Abraham arose in the morning, and taking bread and a skin of water, he placed it upon her shoulder, and he handed over the boy, and he released her. And when she had departed, she wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

21:15  And the water in the bottle was spent, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.

15  And when the water in the skin had been consumed, she set aside the boy, under one of the trees that were there.

21:16  And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow-shot; for she said: 'Let me not look upon the death of the child.' And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.

16  And she moved away and sat in a distant area, as far as a bow can reach. For she said, “I shall not see the boy die.” And so, sitting opposite her, he lifted up his voice and wept.

21:17  And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her: 'What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

17  But God heard the voice of the boy. And an Angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, saying: “What are you doing, Hagar? Do not be afraid. For God has heeded the voice of the boy, from the place where he is.

21:18  Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him fast by thy hand; for I will make him a great nation.'

18  Rise up, and take the child, and hold him in thine hand, for I will make him a great nation.

18  Rise up. Take the boy and hold him by the hand. For I will make of him a great nation.”

21:19  And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.

19  Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.

21:20  And God was with the lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

20  And God was with the boy; and he grew up and dwelt in the wilderness of Paran and learned to become an archer in the wilderness of Paran.

21:21  And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

21  And his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

21:22  And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spoke unto Abraham, saying: 'God is with thee in all that thou doest.

22  At the same time, Abimelech and Phicol, the leader of his army, said to Abraham: “God is with you in everything that you do.

21:23  Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son; but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.'

23  Now therefore swear to me by God that thou wilt not injure me, nor my seed, nor my name, but according to the righteousness which I have performed with thee thou shalt deal with me, and with the land in which thou hast sojourned.

23  Therefore, swear by God that you will do no harm to me, and to my posterity, and to my stock. But according to the mercy that I have done to you, you will do to me and to the land, to which you have turned as a newcomer.”

21:24  And Abraham said: 'I will swear.'

21:25  And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.

25  And he reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which his servants had taken away by force.

21:26  And Abimelech said: 'I know not who hath done this thing; neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day.'

26  And Abimelech responded, “I do not know who did this thing, but you also did not reveal it to me, nor have I heard of it, before today.”

21:27  And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and they two made a covenant.

27  And so Abraham took sheep and oxen, and he gave them to Abimelech. And both of them struck a pact.

21:28  And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves.

21:29  And Abimelech said unto Abraham: 'What mean these seven ewe-lambs which thou hast set by themselves?'

29  Abimelech said to him, “What purpose have these seven female lambs, which you have caused to stand separately?”

29  And Abimeleck said to Abraham, What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs of the flock which you have set by themselves?

21:30  And he said: 'Verily, these seven ewe-lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.'

30  And Abraam said, Thou shalt receive the seven ewe-lambs of me, that they may be for me as a witness, that I dug this well.

30  But he said, “You will receive seven female lambs from my hand, so that they may be a testimony for me, that I dug this well.”

21:31  Wherefore that place was called Beer-sheba; because there they swore both of them.

31  Therefore he named the name of that place, The Well of the Oath, for there they both swore.

31  For this reason, that place was called Beersheba, because there both of them did swear.

21:32  So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba; and Abimelech rose up, and Phicol the captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

32  And they made a covenant at the well of the oath. And there rose up Abimelech, Ochozath his friend, and Phichol the commander-in-chief of his army, and they returned to the land of the Phylistines.

32  And they initiated a pact on behalf of the well of oath.

21:33  And Abraham planted a tamarisk-tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of YHWH, the Everlasting God.

33  And Abraam planted a field at the well of the oath, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.

33  Then Abimelech and Phicol, the leader of his army, rose up, and they returned to the land of the Palestinians. In truth, Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the Lord God Eternal.

21:34  And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.

34  And he was a settler in the land of the Palestinians for many days.

22:1  And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him: 'Abraham'; and he said: 'Here am I.'

1  After these things occurred, God tested Abraham, and he said to him, “Abraham, Abraham.” And he answered, “Here I am.”

22:2  And He said: 'Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.'

2  And he said, Take thy son, the beloved one, whom thou hast loved—Isaac, and go into the high land, and offer him there for a whole-burnt-offering on one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

2  He said to him: “Take your only begotten son Isaac, whom you love, and go into the land of vision. And there you shall offer him as a holocaust upon one of the mountains, which I will show to you.”

22:3  And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he cleaved the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

3  And so Abraham, getting up in the night, harnessed his donkey, taking with him two youths, and his son Isaac. And when he had cut wood for the holocaust, he traveled toward the place, as God had instructed him.

22:4  On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

4  Then, on the third day, lifting up his eyes, he saw the place at a distance.

22:5  And Abraham said unto his young men: 'Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come back to you.'

5  And he said to his servants: “Wait here with the donkey. I and the boy will hurry further ahead to that place. After we have worshipped, will return to you.”

5  And he said to his young men, You stay here with the ass, and I and the boy will go yonder to worship and return to you.

22:6  And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took in his hand the fire and the knife; and they went both of them together.

6  He also took the wood for the holocaust, and he imposed it upon his son Isaac. And he himself carried in his hands fire and a sword. And as the two continued on together,

22:7  And Isaac spoke unto Abraham his father, and said: 'My father.' And he said: 'Here am I, my son.' And he said: 'Behold the fire and the wood; but where is the lamb for a burnt-offering?'

7  And Isaac said to Abraam his father, Father. And he said, What is it, son? And he said, Behold the fire and the wood, where is the sheep for a whole-burnt-offering?

7  Isaac said to his father, “My father.” And he answered, “What do you want, son?” “Behold,” he said, “fire and wood. Where is the victim for the holocaust?”

22:8  And Abraham said: 'God will provide Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son.' So they went both of them together.

8  But Abraham said, “God himself will provide the victim for the holocaust, my son.” Thus they continued on together.

22:9  And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.

9  came to the place which God spoke of to him; and there Abraam built the altar, and laid the wood on it, and having bound the feet of Isaac his son together, he laid him on the altar upon the wood.

22:10  And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

10  And he reached out his hand and took hold of the sword, in order to sacrifice his son.

22:11  And the angel of YHWH called unto him out of heaven, and said: 'Abraham, Abraham.' And he said: 'Here am I.'

11  And an angel of the Lord called him out of heaven, and said, Abraam, Abraam. And he said, Behold, I am here.

11  And behold, an Angel of the Lord called out from heaven, saying, “Abraham, Abraham.” And he answered, “Here I am.”

22:12  And he said: 'Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him; for now I know that thou art a God-fearing man, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from Me.'

12  And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the child, neither do anything to him, for now I know that thou fearest God, and for my sake thou hast not spared thy beloved son.

12  And he said to him, “Do not extend your hand over the boy, and do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, since you have not spared your only begotten son for my sake.”

22:13  And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son.

13  And Abraam lifted up his eyes and beheld, and lo! a ram caught by his horns in a plant of Sabec; and Abraam went and took the ram, and offered him up for a whole-burnt-offering in the place of Isaac his son.

13  Abraham lifted up his eyes, and he saw behind his back a ram among the thorns, caught by the horns, which he took and offered as a holocaust, instead of his son.

22:14  And Abraham called the name of that place Adonai-jireh; as it is said to this day: 'In the mount where YHWH is seen.'

14  And Abraam called the name of that place, The Lord hath seen; that they might say to-day, In the mount the Lord was seen.

14  And he called the name of that place: ‘The Lord Sees.’ Thus, even to this day, it is said: ‘On the mountain, the Lord will see.’

22:15  And the angel of YHWH called unto Abraham a second time out of heaven,

15  Then the Angel of the Lord called out to Abraham a second time from heaven, saying

22:16  and said: 'By Myself have I sworn, saith YHWH, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,

16  I have sworn by myself, says the Lord, because thou hast done this thing, and on my account hast not spared thy beloved son,

16  “By my own self, I have sworn, says the Lord. Because you have done this thing, and have not spared your only begotten son for my sake,

22:17  that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

17  I will bless you, and I will multiply your offspring like the stars of heaven, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.

17  I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is on the sea shore; and your descendants shall inherit the lands of their enemies;

22:18  and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast hearkened to My voice.'

18  And in your offspring, all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you obeyed my voice.”

18  And by your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed because you have obeyed my voice.

22:19  So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer- sheba.

19  And Abraam returned to his servants, and they arose and went together to the well of the oath; and Abraam dwelt at the well of the oath.

19  Abraham returned to his servants, and they went to Beersheba together, and he lived there.

22:20  And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying: 'Behold, Milcah, she also hath borne children unto thy brother Nahor

20  After these things occurred, it was reported to Abraham that Milcah, likewise, had borne sons for his brother Nahor

22:21  Uz his first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram;

21  Uz the first-born, and Baux his brother, and Camuel the father of the Syrians, and Chazad, and

21  Uz, the firstborn, and Buz, his brother, and Kemuel, the father of the Syrians,

22:22  and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.'

22  Azav and Phaldes, and Jeldaph, and Bathuel, and Bathuel begot Rebecca;

22  And Khasar, Hazo, Pilrash, Jarlaph, and Bethuel.

22:23  And Bethuel begot Rebekah; these eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

23  these are eight sons, which Melcha bore to Nachor the brother of Abraam.

23  as well as Bethuel, of whom was born Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore for Nahor, the brother of Abraham.

22:24  And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.

24  In truth, his concubine, named Reumah, bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.