Genesis 18
18
1And Jehovah appeared unto him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; 2and 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 himself to the earth, 3and said, My lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: 4let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: 5and I will fetch a morsel of bread, and strengthen 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. 6And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes. 7And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto the servant; and he hasted to dress it. 8And 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.
9And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. 10And 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. 11Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 12And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? 13And Jehovah said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old? 14Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son. 15Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
16And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 17And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do; 18seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19For 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 Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. 20And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; 21I 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.
22And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before Jehovah. 23And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou consume the righteous with the wicked? 24Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? 25That 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 right? 26And Jehovah said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake. 27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes: 28peradventure 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. 29And he spake 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. 30And he said, 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. 31And 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 the twenty’s sake. 32And 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 the ten’s sake. 33And Jehovah went his way, as soon as he had left off communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
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Genesis 18
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Ipinangako ang Pagsilang ni Isaac
1Nagpakita si Yahweh kay Abraham sa may tabi ng mga sagradong puno ni Mamre. Noo'y kainitan ng araw at nakaupo siya sa pintuan ng kanyang tolda. 2Walang#Heb. 13:2. anu-ano'y may nakita siyang tatlong lalaking nakatayo sa di kalayuan. Patakbo niyang sinalubong ang mga ito, at sa kanila'y yumuko nang halos sayad sa lupa ang mukha, 3at sinabi, “Mga ginoo, kung inyong mamarapatin, tumuloy po muna kayo sa amin. 4Magpahinga muna kayo rito sa lilim ng puno, at ikukuha ko kayo ng tubig na panghugas sa inyong mga paa. 5Ipaghahanda ko na rin kayo ng makakain para lumakas kayo bago kayo maglakbay. Ikinagagalak ko kayong paglingkuran habang naririto kayo sa amin.”
Sila'y tumugon, “Salamat, ikaw ang masusunod.”
6Dali-daling pumasok sa tolda si Abraham at sinabi kay Sara, “Dali, kumuha ka ng tatlong takal ng magandang harina, at gumawa ka ng tinapay.” 7Pumili naman si Abraham ng isang matabang guya mula sa kawan, at ipinaluto kaagad sa isang alipin. 8Kumuha rin siya ng keso at gatas, kasama ang nilutong karne, at inihain sa mga panauhin. Hindi siya lumalayo sa tabi ng mga panauhin habang kumakain ang mga ito.
9Tinanong nila si Abraham, “Nasaan ang asawa mong si Sara?”
“Naroon po sa tolda,” sagot naman niya.
10Sinabi#Ro. 9:9. ng isa sa mga panauhin, “Babalik ako sa isang taon, sa ganito ring panahon, at pagbalik ko'y may anak na siya.”
Noon ay kasalukuyang nakikinig si Sara sa may pintuan ng tolda sa likuran ng panauhin. 11Ang mag-asawang Abraham at Sara ay parehong matanda na at hindi na nga dinaratnan si Sara. 12Lihim#1 Ped. 3:6. na natawa si Sara at nagwika sa sarili, “Ngayong ako'y matanda na pati ang aking asawa, masisiyahan pa kaya ako sa pakikipagtalik?”
13“Bakit natawa si Sara, at nagsabing kung kailan pa siya tumanda saka siya magkakaanak?” tanong ni Yahweh kay Abraham. 14“Mayroon#Lu. 1:37. bang hindi kayang gawin si Yahweh? Tulad ng sinabi ko, babalik ako sa isang taon at pagbalik ko'y may anak na siya.”
15Dahil sa takot, nagkaila si Sara at ang wika, “Hindi po ako tumawa.”
Ngunit sinabi niya, “Huwag ka nang magkaila, talagang tumawa ka.”
Nanalangin si Abraham Alang-alang sa Sodoma
16Pagkatapos, umalis ang tatlong lalaki at inihatid sila ni Abraham hanggang sa isang dako na natatanaw na ang Sodoma. 17Sinabi ni Yahweh, “Hindi ko dapat ilihim kay Abraham ang aking gagawin, 18sapagkat pinili ko siya upang maging ama ng isang malaki at makapangyarihang bansa. Sa pamamagitan niya, ang lahat ng mga bansa sa daigdig ay aking pagpapalain. 19Pinili ko si Abraham upang turuan niya ang kanyang lahi na sumunod sa aking mga utos, sa pamamagitan ng paggawa ng matuwid at pagpapairal ng katarungan. Kapag nangyari iyon, tutuparin ko ang aking pangako sa kanya.”
20Kaya't sinabi ni Yahweh, “Katakut-takot na ang sumbong sa akin laban sa Sodoma at Gomorra, at napakalaki ng kanilang kasalanan. 21Kaya't bababâ ako roon at aalamin ko kung totoo o hindi ang paratang laban sa kanila.”
22Umalis nga ang mga lalaki at nagpunta sa Sodoma, ngunit naroon pa rin si Yahweh sa tabi ni Abraham. 23Itinanong ni Abraham, “Lilipulin po ba ninyo ang lahat ng tao, ang mabubuti kasama ng masasama? 24Sakali pong may limampung mabubuting tao sa lunsod, wawasakin pa rin ba ninyo iyon? Hindi po ba ninyo patatawarin ang lunsod alang-alang sa limampung iyon? 25Naniniwala po akong hindi ninyo idaramay ang mabubuti. Hindi ninyo gagawin iyon sapagkat kung ganito ang mangyayari, parehong magdurusa ang masama at ang mabuti. Hindi ninyo magagawa iyon! Makatarungan ang Hukom ng buong daigdig!”
26At sumagot si Yahweh, “Hindi ko wawasakin ang lunsod alang-alang sa limampung mabubuting tao.”
27“Ipagpaumanhin po ninyo ang aking kapangahasan,” wika ni Abraham, “wala po akong karapatang magsalita sa inyo, sapagkat ako'y isang hamak na tao lamang. 28Kung wala pong limampu, at apatnapu't lima lamang ang mabubuti, wawasakin pa rin ba ninyo ang lunsod?”
“Hindi, hindi ko wawasakin alang-alang sa apatnapu't limang iyon,” tugon ni Yahweh.
29Nagtanong muli si Abraham, “Kung apatnapu lamang?”
“Hindi ko wawasakin ang lunsod alang-alang sa apatnapung iyon,” tugon sa kanya.
30“Huwag sana kayong magagalit, magtatanong pa ako. Kung tatlumpu lamang ang mabuting tao roon, wawasakin ba ninyo?”
Sinagot siya, “Hindi ko wawasakin ang lunsod alang-alang sa tatlumpung iyon.”
31Sinabi pa ni Abraham, “Mangangahas po uli ako. Kung dalawampu na lamang ang mabubuting tao roon?”
“Hindi ko pa rin wawasakin ang lunsod alang-alang sa dalawampung iyon,” muling sagot sa kanya.
32Sa huling pagkakataon ay nagtanong si Abraham, “Ito na po lamang ang itatanong ko: Paano po kung sampu lamang ang mabubuting tao roon?”
“Hindi ko pa rin wawasakin ang lunsod alang-alang sa sampung iyon,” sagot ni Yahweh. 33Pagkasabi nito, umalis na si Yahweh at umuwi naman si Abraham.
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