التكوين 18 | الكتاب المقدس

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1 ثُمَّ ظَهَرَ الرَّبُّ لإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ عِنْدَ بَلُّوطَاتِ مَمْرَا وَقْتَ اشْتِدَادِ حَرِّ النَّهَارِ، 2 فَرَفَعَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَإذَا بِهِ يَرَى ثَلاثَةَ رِجَالٍ مَاثِلِينَ لَدَيْهِ. فَأَسْرَعَ لاسْتِقْبَالِهِمْ مِنْ بَابِ الْخَيْمَةِ وَسَجَدَ إِلَى الأَرْضِ. 3 وَقَالَ: «يَا سَيِّدِي، إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ حَظِيْتُ بِرِضَاكَ فَلا تَعْبُرْ عَنْ عَبْدِكَ. 4 بَلْ دَعْنِي أُقَدِّمُ لَكُمْ بَعْضَ مَاءٍ تَغْسِلُونَ بِهِ أَرْجُلَكُمْ وَتَتَّكِئُونَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ، 5 ثُمَّ آتِي لَكُمْ بِلُقْمَةِ خُبْزٍ تُسْنِدُونَ بِها قُلُوبَكُمْ، وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ تُوَاصِلُونَ مَسِيرَتَكُمْ، لأَنَّكُمْ قَدْ مِلْتُمْ إِلَى بَيْتِ عَبْدِكُمْ». فَأَجَابُوهُ: «حَسَناً، لِيَكُنْ كَمَا قُلْتَ». 6 فَأَسْرَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِلَى دَاخِلِ الْخَيْمَةِ إِلَى زَوْجَتِهِ سَارَةَ وَقَالَ: «هَيَّا أَسْرِعِي وَاعْجِنِي ثَلاثَ كَيْلاتٍ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ الدَّقِيقِ وَاخْبِزِيهَا». 7 ثُمَّ أَسْرَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ نَحْوَ قَطِيعِهِ وَاخْتَارَ عِجْلاً غَضّاً مُسَمَّناً وَأَعْطَاهُ لِغُلامٍ كَيْ يُجَهِّزَهُ. 8 ثُمَّ أَخَذَ زُبْداً وَلَبَناً وَالْعِجْلَ الَّذِي طَبَخَهُ، وَمَدَّهَا أَمَامَهُمْ، وَبَقِيَ وَاقِفاً فِي خِدْمَتِهِمْ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ وَهُمْ يَأْكُلُونَ. 9 ثُمَّ سَأَلُوهُ: «أَيْنَ زَوْجَتُكَ؟» فَأَجَابَ: «هَا هِيَ فِي الْخَيْمَةِ». 10 فَقَالَ: «إِنِّي أَرْجِعُ إِلَيْكَ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْوَقْتِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ الْقَادِمَةِ فَتَكُونُ سَارَةُ آنَئِذٍ قَدْ وَلَدَتْ لَكَ ابْناً». وَكَانَتْ سَارَةُ وَرَاءَهُ، عِنْدَ بَابِ الْخَيْمَةِ، فَسَمِعَتْ حَدِيثَهُ. 11 وَكَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَسَارَةُ عَجُوزَيْنِ طَاعِنَيْنِ جِدّاً فِي السِّنِّ وَقَدْ تَجَاوَزَتْ سَارَةُ سِنَّ الْيَأْسِ. 12 فَضَحِكَتْ سَارَةُ فِي نَفْسِهَا قَائِلَةً: «أَبَعْدَ أَنْ فَنِيَ عُمْرِي وَأَصْبَحَ زَوْجِي شَيْخاً يَكُونُ لِي هَذَا التَّنَعُّمُ؟» 13 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لإِبْرَاهِيمَ: «لِمَاذَا ضَحِكَتْ سَارَةُ قَائِلَةً: أَحَقّاً أَلِدُ ابْناً وَقَدْ بَلَغْتُ سِنَّ الشَّيْخُوخَةِ؟ 14 أَيَتَعَذَّرُ عَلَى الرَّبِّ شَيْءٌ؟ سَأَرْجِعُ إِلَيْكَ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْوَقْتِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ الْقَادِمَةِ فَتَكُونُ سَارَةُ قَدْ أَنْجَبَتِ ابْناً». 15 فَخَافَتْ سَارَةُ وَأَنْكَرَتْ قَائِلَةً: «لَمْ أَضْحَكْ». فَقَالَ: «لا، بَلْ ضَحِكْتِ».

تضرع إبراهيم لأجل سدوم وعمورة

16 ثُمَّ نَهَضَ الرِّجَالُ وَتَطَلَّعُوا نَحْوَ سَدُومَ. فَمَشَى إِبْرَاهِيمُ مَعَهُمْ لِيُوَدِّعَهُمْ. 17 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «أَأَكْتُمُ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مَا أَنَا فَاعِلُهُ؟ 18 وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ لابُدَّ أَنْ يُصْبِحَ أُمَّةً كَبِيرَةً وَقَوِيَّةً، وَبِهِ تَتَبَارَكُ شُعُوبُ الأَرْضِ جَمِيعاً، 19 لأَنَّنِي قَدِ اخْتَرْتُهُ لِيُوْصِيَ بَنِيهِ وَأَهْلَ بَيْتِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ كَيْ يَحْفَظُوا طَرِيقَ الرَّبِّ، عَامِلِينَ الْبِرَّ وَالْعَدْلَ، حَتَّى يُنْجِزَ الرَّبُّ مَا وَعَدَ بِهِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ». 20 وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «لأَنَّ الشَّكْوَى ضِدَّ مَظَالِمِ سَدُومَ وَعَمُورَةَ قَدْ كَثُرَتْ وَخَطِيئَتُهُمْ قَدْ عَظُمَتْ جِدّاً 21 أَنْزِلُ لأَرَى إِنْ كَانَتْ أَعْمَالُهُمْ مُطَابِقَةً لِلشَّكْوَى ضِدَّهُمْ وَإلَّا فَأَعْلَمُ». 22 وَانْطَلَقَ الرَّجُلانِ مِنْ هُنَاكَ نَحْوَ سَدُومَ، وَبَقِيَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ مَاثِلاً أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ. 23 فَاقْتَرَبَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَقَالَ: «أَتُهْلِكُ الْبَارَّ مَعَ الأَثِيمِ؟ 24 لَوْ وُجِدَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ خَمْسُونَ بَارّاً، فَهَلْ تُدَمِّرُهَا وَلا تَصْفَحُ عَنْهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ الْخَمْسِينَ بَارّاً الَّذِينَ فِيهَا؟ 25 تَنَزَّهْتَ عَنْ أَنْ تُهْلِكَ الْبَارَّ مَعَ الأَثِيمِ، فَيَكُونُ الْبَارُّ كَالأَثِيمِ؛ حَاشَا لَكَ. أَدَيَّانُ الأَرْضِ كُلِّهَا لَا يُجْرِي عَدْلاً؟» 26 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «إِنْ وَجَدْتُ فِي سَدُومَ خَمْسِينَ بَارّاً فَإِنَّنِي أَصْفَحُ عَنِ الْمَكَانِ كُلِّهِ مِنْ أَجْلِهِمْ». 27 فَأَجَابَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ: «هَا أَنَا قَدْ أَخَذْتُ فِي مُخَاطَبَةِ الْمَوْلَى، مَعَ أَنَّنِي لَسْتُ سِوَى تُرَابٍ وَرَمَادٍ. 28 مَاذَا لَوْ نَقَصَ الْخَمْسُونَ بَارّاً خَمْسَةً؟ أَفَتُهْلِكُ الْمَدِينَةَ كُلَّهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ الْخَمْسَةِ؟» فَأَجَابَهُ: «إِنْ وَجَدْتُ خَمْسَةً وَأَرْبَعِينَ بَارّاً لَا أُهْلِكُهَا». 29 فَخَاطَبَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ثَانِيَةً: «وَمَاذَا لَوْ وُجِدَ هُنَاكَ أَرْبَعُونَ بَارّاً فَقَطْ؟». فَأَجَابَهُ: «لا أُهْلِكُهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ الأَرْبَعِينَ». 30 وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ: «لا يَغْضَبِ الْمَوْلَى، بَلْ دَعْنِي أَتَكَلَّمُ. مَاذَا لَوْ وُجِدَ هُنَاكَ ثَلاثُونَ بَارّاً؟». فَأَجَابَهُ: «لا أُهْلِكُهَا إِنْ وَجَدْتُ ثَلاثِينَ». 31 وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ: «هَا أَنَا قَدِ اسْتَرْسَلْتُ فِي الْكَلامِ أَمَامَ الْمَوْلَى، فَمَاذَا لَوْ وَجَدْتَ هُنَاكَ عِشْرِينَ بَارّاً؟» فَقَالَ: «لا أُهْلِكُهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ الْعِشْرِينَ». 32 وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ: «لا يَغْضَبِ الْمَوْلَى، فَأَتَكَلَّمَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى: مَاذَا لَوْ وُجِدَ هُنَاكَ عَشَرَةٌ؟». فَأَجَابَهُ الرَّبُّ: «لا أُهْلِكُهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ الْعَشَرَةِ». 33 وَعِنْدَمَا فَرَغَ الرَّبُّ مِنْ مُحَادَثَةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مَضَى، وَرَجَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ.

English Standard Version

1 And the Lord appeared to him by the oaks^[1] of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. (تك 13:18; تك 14:13) 2 He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth (تك 19:1; عب 13:2) 3 and said, “O Lord,^[2] if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant. 4 Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree, (تك 19:2; تك 24:32; تك 43:24; لو 7:44; يو 13:14)

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5 while I bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on—since you have come to your servant.” So they said, “Do as you have said.” (تك 19:8; تك 33:10; قض 19:5; مز 104:15)

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6 And Abraham went quickly into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quick! Three seahs^[3] of fine flour! Knead it, and make cakes.” 7 And Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to a young man, who prepared it quickly. 8 Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree while they ate. 9 They said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “She is in the tent.” (تك 24:67) 10 The Lord said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife shall have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him. (تك 17:19; تك 17:21; تك 18:14; تك 21:2; 2مل 4:16; رو 9:9)

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11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah. (تك 17:17; رو 4:19; عب 11:11) 12 So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?” (تك 17:17; لو 1:18; 1بط 3:6) 13 The Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’ 14 Is anything too hard^[4] for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.” (تك 18:10; أي 42:2; إر 32:17; إر 32:27; زك 8:6; مت 19:26; لو 1:37)

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15 But Sarah denied it,^[5] saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.” 16 Then the men set out from there, and they looked down toward Sodom. And Abraham went with them to set them on their way. 17 The Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, (مز 25:14; عا 3:7; يو 15:15) 18 seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? (تك 12:3; تك 22:18; تك 26:4; أع 3:25; غل 3:8)

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19 For I have chosen^[6] him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.” (عا 3:2) 20 Then the Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, (تك 4:10; تك 19:13; إش 3:9; حز 16:49; يع 5:4)

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21 I will go down to see whether they have done altogether^[7] according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, I will know.” (تك 11:5; تك 11:7; خر 3:8; يش 22:22)

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Abraham Intercedes for Sodom

22 So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the Lord. (تك 18:1; تك 18:16; تك 19:1; مز 106:23; إر 18:20)

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23 Then Abraham drew near and said, “Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? (تك 20:4; عد 16:22; 2صم 24:17) 24 Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city. Will you then sweep away the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it? 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?” (تث 32:4; أي 8:3; أي 8:20; أي 34:10; رو 3:5)

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26 And the Lord said, “If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake.” (إش 65:8; إر 5:1; حز 22:30) 27 Abraham answered and said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes. (لو 18:1) 28 Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking. Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?” And he said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.” 29 Again he spoke to him and said, “Suppose forty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of forty I will not do it.” 30 Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Suppose thirty are found there.” He answered, “I will not do it, if I find thirty there.” 31 He said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it.” 32 Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of ten I will not destroy it.” (قض 6:39) 33 And the Lord went his way, when he had finished speaking to Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.