التكوين 19 | الكتاب المقدس

الكتاب المقدس

دمار سدوم وعمورة

1 وَأَقْبَلَ الْمَلاكَانِ عَلَى سَدُومَ عِنْدَ الْمَسَاءِ. وَكَانَ لُوطٌ جَالِساً عِنْدَ بَابِ سَدُومَ، فَمَا إِنْ رَآهُمَا حَتَّى نَهَضَ لاسْتِقْبَالِهِمَا، وَسَجَدَ بِوَجْهِهِ إِلَى الأَرْضِ، 2 وَقَالَ: «يَا سَيِّدَيَّ، انْزِلا فِي بَيْتِ عَبْدِكُمَا لِتَقْضِيَا لَيْلَتَكُمَا، وَاغْسِلا أَرْجُلَكُمَا، وَفِي الصَّبَاحِ الْبَاكِرِ تَمْضِيَانِ فِي طَرِيقِكُمَا». لَكِنَّهُمَا قَالا: «لا، بَلْ نَمْكُثُ اللَّيْلَةَ فِي السَّاحَةِ». 3 فَأَصَرَّ عَلَيْهِمَا جِدّاً حَتَّى قَبِلا الذَّهَابَ مَعَهُ وَالنُّزُولَ فِي بَيْتِهِ. فَأَعَدَّ لَهُمَا مَأْدُبَةً وَخَبَزَ فَطِيراً فَأَكَلا. 4 وَقَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْقُدَا، حَاصَرَ رِجَالُ مَدِينَةِ سَدُومَ مِنْ أَحْدَاثٍ وَشُيُوخٍ، الْبَيْتَ، 5 وَنَادُوا لُوطاً: «أَيْنَ الرَّجُلانِ اللَّذَانِ اسْتَضَفْتَهُمَا اللَّيْلَةَ؟ أَخْرِجْهُمَا إِلَيْنَا لِنُضَاجِعَهُمَا». 6 فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ لُوطٌ بَعْدَ أَنْ أَغْلَقَ الْبَابَ خَلْفَهُ، 7 وَقَالَ: «لا تَرْتَكِبُوا شَرّاً يَا إِخْوَتِي. 8 هُوَذَا لِي ابْنَتَانِ عَذْرَاوَانِ أُخْرِجُهُمَا إِلَيْكُمْ فَافْعَلُوا بِهِمَا مَا يَحْلُو لَكُمْ، أَمَّا هَذَانِ الرَّجُلانِ فَلا تُسِيئوا إِلَيْهِمَا لأَنَّهُمَا لَجَآ إِلَى حِمَى مَنْزِلِي». 9 فَقَالُوا: «تَنَحَّ بَعِيداً»، وَأَضَافُوا: «لَقَدْ جَاءَ هَذَا الإِنْسَانُ لِيَتَغَرَّبَ بَيْنَنَا، وَهَا هُوَ يَتَحَكَّمُ فِينَا. الآنَ نَفْعَلُ بِكَ شَرّاً أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُمَا». وَتَدَافَعُوا حَوْلَ لُوطٍ وَتَقَدَّمُوا لِيُحَطِّمُوا الْبَابَ. 10 غَيْرَ أَنَّ الرَّجُلَيْنِ مَدَّا أَيْدِيَهُمَا وَاجْتَذَبَا لُوطاً إِلَى دَاخِلِ الْبَيْتِ، وَأَغْلَقَا الْبَابَ. 11 ثُمَّ ضَرَبَا الرِّجَالَ، صَغِيرَهُمْ وَكَبِيرَهُمْ، الْوَاقِفِينَ أَمَامَ بَابِ الْبَيْتِ بِالْعَمَى، فَعَجَزُوا عَنِ الْعُثُورِ عَلَى الْبَابِ. 12 وَقَالَ الرَّجُلانِ لِلُوطٍ: «أَلَكَ أَقْرِبَاءُ فِي هَذِهِ الْمَدِينَةِ؟ أَصْهَارٌ وَأَبْنَاءٌ وَبَنَاتٌ أَوْ أَيُّ شَخْصٍ آخَرَ يَمُتُّ إِلَيْكَ بِصِلَةٍ؟ أَخْرِجْهُمْ مِنْ هُنَا، 13 لأَنَّنَا عَازِمَانِ عَلَى تَدْمِيرِ هَذَا الْمَكَانِ، إِذْ أَنَّ صُرَاخَ الشَّكْوَى مِنْ شَرِّهِ قَدْ تَعَاظَمَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، فَأَرْسَلَنَا الرَّبُّ لِنُدَمِّرَهُ». 14 فَمَضَى لُوطٌ وَخَاطَبَ أَصْهَارَهُ أَزْوَاجَ بَنَاتِهِ، قَائِلاً: «هَيَّا. قُومُوا وَاخْرُجُوا مِنْ هَذَا الْمَكَانِ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ سَيُدَمِّرُ هَذِهِ الْمَدِينَةَ». فَبَدَا كَمَازِحٍ فِي أَعْيُنِ أَصْهَارِهِ. 15 وَمَا إِنْ أَطَلَّ الْفَجْرُ حَتَّى طَفِقَ الْمَلاكَانِ يَلِحَّانِ عَلَى لُوطٍ قَائِلَيْنِ: «هَيَّا انْهَضْ وَخُذْ زَوْجَتَكَ وَابْنَتَيْكَ اللَّتَيْنِ هُنَا، لِئَلّا تَهْلِكَ بِإِثْمِ الْمَدِينَةِ». 16 وَإِذْ تَوَانَى لُوطٌ، أَمْسَكَ الرَّجُلانِ بِيَدِهِ وَأَيْدِي زَوْجَتِهِ وَابْنَتَيْهِ وَقَادَاهُمْ إِلَى خَارِجِ الْمَدِينَةِ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ أَشْفَقَ عَلَيْهِمْ. 17 وَمَا إِنْ أَخْرَجَاهُمْ بَعِيداً حَتَى قَالَ أَحَدُ الْمَلاكَيْنِ: «اُنْجُ بِحَيَاتِكَ. لَا تَلْتَفِتْ وَرَاءَكَ وَلا تَتَوَقَّفْ فِي كُلِّ مِنْطَقَةِ السَّهْلِ. اهْرُبْ إِلَى الْجَبَلِ لِئَلّا تَهْلِكَ». 18 فَقَالَ لُوطٌ: «لَيْسَ هَكَذَا يَا سَيِّدُ. 19 هَا عَبْدُكَ قَدْ حَظِيَ بِرِضَاكَ، وَهَا أَنْتَ قَدْ عَظَّمْتَ لُطْفَكَ إِذْ أَنْقَذْتَ حَيَاتِي، وَأَنَا لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ اللُّجُوءَ إِلَى الْجَبَلِ لِئَلّا يُدْرِكَنِي مَكْرُوهٌ فَأَمُوتَ. 20 هَا هِيَ الْمَدِينَةُ قَرِيبَةٌ يَسْهُلُ الْهَرَبُ إِلَيْهَا. إِنَّهَا مَدِينَةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ، فَدَعْنِي أَلْجَأُ إِلَيْهَا. أَلَيْسَتْ هِيَ مَدِينَةً صَغِيرَةً جِدّاً فَأَنْجُوَ فِيهَا بِحَيَاتِي؟» 21 فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمَلاكُ: «إِنِّي قَدْ قَبِلْتُ طِلْبَتَكَ بِشَأْنِ هَذَا الأَمْرِ، وَلَنْ أُدَمِّرَ هَذِهِ الْمَدِينَةَ الَّتِي ذَكَرْتَهَا 22 أَسْرِعْ، وَاهْرُبْ إِلَيْهَا، لأَنَّنِي لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَصْنَعَ شَيْئاً إِلَى أَنْ تَبْلُغَهَا». لِذَلِكَ دُعِيَ اسْمُ تِلْكَ الْمَدِينَةِ صُوغَرَ (وَمَعْنَاهَا صَغِيرَةٌ). 23 وَمَا إِنْ أَشْرَقَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ حَتَّى كَانَ لُوطٌ قَدْ دَخَلَ إِلَى صُوغَرَ، 24 فَأَمْطَرَ الرَّبُّ عَلَى سَدُومَ وَعَمُورَةَ كِبْرِيتاً وَنَاراً، مِنْ عِنْدِهِ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ. 25 وَقَلَبَ تِلْكَ الْمُدُنَ وَالسَّاكِنِينَ فِيهَا، وَالسَّهْلَ الْمُحِيطَ بِها وَكُلَّ مَزْرُوعَاتِ الأَرْضِ. 26 وَتَلَفَّتَتْ زَوْجَةُ لُوطٍ السَّائِرَةُ خَلْفَهُ وَرَاءَهَا، فَتَحَوَّلَتْ إِلَى عَمُودٍ مِنَ الْمِلْحِ. 27 وَمَضَى إِبْرَاهِيمُ مُبَكِّراً فِي الصَّبَاحِ إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي وَقَفَ فِيهِ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ. 28 وَتَطَلَّعَ نَحْوَ سَدُومَ وَعَمُورَةَ وَلِسَائِرِ أَرْضِ السَّهْلِ، فَأَبْصَرَ الدُّخَانَ يَتَصَاعَدُ مِنْهَا كَالأَتُونِ. 29 وَهَكَذَا عِنْدَمَا دَمَّرَ اللهُ مُدُنَ السَّهْلِ ذَكَرَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، فَأَخْرَجَ لُوطاً قُبَيْلَ وُقُوعِ الْكَارِثَةِ حِينَ قَلَبَ الْمُدُنَ الَّتِي سَكَنَ فِيهَا لُوطٌ.

لوط وابنتاه

30 وَغَادَرَ لُوطٌ وَابْنَتَاهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ صُوغَرَ، وَاسْتَقَرُّوا فِي الْجَبَلِ لأَنَّهُ خَافَ أَنْ يَسْكُنَ فِي صُوغَرَ. فَلَجَأَ هُوَ وَابْنَتَاهُ إِلَى كَهْفٍ هُنَاكَ. 31 فَقَالَتْ الابْنَةُ الْبِكْرُ لأُخْتِهَا الصَّغِيرَةِ: «إِنَّ أَبَانَا قَدْ شَاخَ وَلَيْسَ فِي الأَرْضِ حَوْلَنَا رَجُلٌ يَتَزَوَّجُنَا كَعَادَةِ كُلِّ النَّاسِ. 32 فَتَعَالَيْ نَسْقِيهِ خَمْراً وَنَضْطَجِعُ مَعَهُ فَلا تَنْقَطِعُ ذُرِّيَّةُ أَبِينَا». 33 فَسَقَتَا فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ أَبَاهُمَا خَمْراً، وَأَقْبَلَتْ الابْنَةُ الْكُبْرَى وَضَاجَعَتْ أَبَاهَا فَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِاضْطِجَاعِهَا وَلا بِقِيَامِهَا. 34 وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّانِي قَالَتْ الابْنَةُ الْبِكْرُ لأُخْتِهَا الصَّغِيرَةِ: «إِنِّي قَدِ اضْطَجَعْتُ مَعَ أَبِي لَيْلَةَ أَمْسِ، فَتَعَالَيْ نَسْقِيهِ اللَّيْلَةَ أَيْضاً خَمْراً ثُمَّ ادْخُلِي وَاضْطَجِعِي مَعَهُ فَنُحْيِيَ مِنْ أَبِينَا نَسْلاً». 35 فَسَقَتَا أَبَاهُمَا خَمْراً فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ أَيْضاً وَأَقْبَلَتْ الابْنَةُ الصَّغِيرَةُ وَضَاجَعَتْ أَبَاهَا. فَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِاضْطِجَاعِهَا وَلا بِقِيَامِهَا. 36 وَهَكَذَا حَمَلَتْ الابْنَتَانِ كِلْتَاهُمَا مِنْ أَبِيهِمَا. 37 فَوَلَدَتِ الْكُبْرَى ابْناً دَعَتْهُ مُوآبَ (وَمَعْنَاهُ مِنَ الأَبِ)، وَهُوَ أَبُو الْمُوآبِيِّينَ إِلَى الْيَوْمِ، 38 أَمَّا الصُّغْرَى فَوَلَدَتِ ابْناً وَدَعَتْهُ «بِنْ عَمِّي» (وَمَعْنَاهُ ابْنُ قَوْمِي) وَهُوَ أَبُو بَنِي عَمُّونَ إِلَى الْيَوْمِ.

English Standard Version

God Rescues Lot

1 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 bowed himself with his face to the earth (تك 18:22) 2 and said, “My lords, please turn aside to your servant’s house and spend the night and wash your feet. Then you may rise up early and go on your way.” They said, “No; we will spend the night in the town square.” (تك 18:4; قض 4:18; لو 24:28; عب 13:2)

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3 But he pressed them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house. And he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. 4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house. 5 And they called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.” (تك 13:13; قض 19:22; إش 3:9; رو 1:24; رو 1:27; يه 1:7)

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6 Lot went out to the men at the entrance, shut the door after him, 7 and said, “I beg you, my brothers, do not act so wickedly. 8 Behold, I have two daughters who have not known any man. Let me bring them out to you, and do to them as you please. Only do nothing to these men, for they have come under the shelter of my roof.” (قض 19:24) 9 But they said, “Stand back!” And they said, “This fellow came to sojourn, and he has become the judge! Now we will deal worse with you than with them.” Then they pressed hard against the man Lot, and drew near to break the door down. (تك 13:12; خر 2:14) 10 But the men reached out their hands and brought Lot into the house with them and shut the door. 11 And they struck with blindness the men who were at the entrance of the house, both small and great, so that they wore themselves out groping for the door. (2مل 6:18; أع 13:11) 12 Then the men said to Lot, “Have you anyone else here? Sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or anyone you have in the city, bring them out of the place. (2بط 2:7; 2بط 2:9; رؤ 18:4) 13 For we are about to destroy this place, because the outcry against its people has become great before the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it.” (تك 18:20) 14 So Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, “Up! Get out of this place, for the Lord is about to destroy the city.” But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be jesting. (عد 16:21; عد 16:26; عد 16:45; إر 51:6)

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15 As morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be swept away in the punishment of the city.” 16 But he lingered. So the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the Lord being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city. (مز 34:22) 17 And as they brought them out, one said, “Escape for your life. Do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley. Escape to the hills, lest you be swept away.” (تك 13:10; تك 19:26; مت 24:16) 18 And Lot said to them, “Oh, no, my lords. 19 Behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness in saving my life. But I cannot escape to the hills, lest the disaster overtake me and I die. 20 Behold, this city is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one. Let me escape there—is it not a little one?—and my life will be saved!” 21 He said to him, “Behold, I grant you this favor also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken. 22 Escape there quickly, for I can do nothing till you arrive there.” Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.^[1] (تك 14:2)

God Destroys Sodom

23 The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zoar. 24 Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the Lord out of heaven. (تث 29:23; إر 20:16; إر 50:40; مرا 4:6; عا 4:11; صف 2:9; لو 17:29; 2بط 2:6)

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25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. 26 But Lot’s wife, behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. (لو 17:32) 27 And Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the Lord. (تك 18:22) 28 And he looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and toward all the land of the valley, and he looked and, behold, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a furnace. 29 So it was that, when God destroyed the cities of the valley, God remembered Abraham and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow when he overthrew the cities in which Lot had lived. (تك 8:1)

Lot and His Daughters

30 Now Lot went up out of Zoar and lived in the hills with his two daughters, for he was afraid to live in Zoar. So he lived in a cave with his two daughters. (تك 19:17; تك 19:19) 31 And the firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is not a man on earth to come in to us after the manner of all the earth. 32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve offspring from our father.” 33 So they made their father drink wine that night. And the firstborn went in and lay with her father. He did not know when she lay down or when she arose. 34 The next day, the firstborn said to the younger, “Behold, I lay last night with my father. Let us make him drink wine tonight also. Then you go in and lie with him, that we may preserve offspring from our father.” 35 So 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. 36 Thus both the daughters of Lot became pregnant by their father. 37 The firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab.^[2] He is the father of the Moabites to this day. (تث 2:9) 38 The younger also bore a son and called his name Ben-ammi.^[3] He is the father of the Ammonites to this day. (تث 2:19)