¹Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.

¹Potom sa mu ukázal Hospodin v dúbrave Mamreho, keď sedel pri dveriach stánu za horúčavy dňa.

²He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood opposite him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,

²A keď pozdvihol svoje oči, videl a hľa, traja mužovia stáli naproti nemu. A keď ich uvidel, bežal im v ústrety odo dverí stánu a poklonil sa k zemi.

³and said, “My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please don’t go away from your servant.

³A povedal: Môj Pane, ak som našiel milosť v tvojich očiach, prosím, neobídi svojho služobníka!

⁴Now let a little water be fetched, wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.

⁴Dovoľ, prosím, nech sa donesie trochu vody, a umyte svoje nohy a oprite sa pod stromom.

⁵I will get a morsel of bread so you can refresh your heart. After that you may go your way, now that you have come to your servant.” They said, “Very well, do as you have said.”

⁵A donesiem kúsok chleba, a posilnite svoje srdce; potom pojdete ďalej, lebo veď práve preto aj idete popri svojom služobníkovi. A riekli: Učiň tak, ako si povedal.

⁶Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Quickly prepare three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.”

⁶Vtedy sa ponáhľal Abrahám do stánu k Sáre a povedal: Vezmi rýchle tri saty jemnej bielej múky, zamies a sprav koláče.

⁷Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it.

⁷Potom bežal Abrahám k stádu rožného dobytka a vzal útle teľa dobré a dal sluhovi, ktorý sa ponáhľal, aby ho pripravil.

⁸He took butter, milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree, and they ate.

⁸A tak vzal masla, mlieka a teľa, ktoré pripravil, a položil to pred nich a sám stál pri nich pod stromom, a jedli.

⁹They asked him, “Where is Sarah, your wife?” He said, “See, in the tent.”

⁹A riekli mu: Kde je Sára, tvoja žena? A on povedal: Hľa, v stáne je.

¹⁰He said, “I will certainly return to you when the season comes round. Behold, Sarah your wife will have a son.” Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.

¹⁰A riekol: Istotne sa navrátim k tebe podľa času života, a hľa, Sára, tvoja žena, bude mať syna. A Sára počúvala pri dveriach stánu, ktoré boly za ním.

¹¹Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.

¹¹A Abrahám a Sára boli starí, pošlí vekom. Sáre už bolo prestalo byť, ako bývalo ženám.

¹²Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”

¹²Preto sa smiala Sára sama v sebe a riekla: Či keď som sa už zostarela, bude mi rozkoš? A môj pán je tiež už starý.

¹³Yahweh said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Will I really bear a child, yet I am old?’

¹³A Hospodin riekol Abrahámovi: Prečo sa smiala Sára a riekla: Či ozaj porodím ja, ktorá som už stará?

¹⁴Is anything too hard for Yahweh? At the set time I will return to you, when the season comes round, and Sarah will have a son.”

¹⁴Či je azda nejaká vec nemožnou Hospodinovi? Na určený čas zase sa navrátim k tebe podľa času života, a Sára bude mať syna.

¹⁵Then Sarah denied, saying, “I didn’t laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”

¹⁵A Sára zaprela a riekla: Nesmiala som sa; lebo sa bála. Ale Hospodin riekol: Nie, ale smiala si sa.

¹⁶The men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom. Abraham went with them to see them on their way.

¹⁶Potom vstali mužovia odtiaľ a obrátili svoju tvár k Sodome. A Abrahám išiel s nimi, aby ich odprevadil.

¹⁷Yahweh said, “Will I hide from Abraham what I do,

¹⁷A Hospodin riekol: Či budem tajiť pred Abrahámom, čo učiním,

¹⁸since Abraham has surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?

¹⁸keďže Abrahám istotne bude veľkým národom a mocným, a budú v ňom požehnané všetky národy zeme?!

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 Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.”

¹⁹Lebo ho znám, pretože prikáže svojim synom a svojmu domu po sebe, a tak budú ostríhať cestu Hospodinovu činiac spravedlivosť a súd, aby Hospodin uviedol na Abraháma to, čo hovoril o ňom.

²⁰Yahweh said, “Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,

²⁰Vtedy riekol Hospodin: Krik Sodomy a Gomory je veľký, a ich hriech je veľmi ťažký.

²¹I will go down now, and see whether their deeds are as bad as the reports which have come to me. If not, I will know.”

²¹Preto nech sostúpim ta a uvidím, či vykonali všetko tak podľa jej kriku, ktorý prišiel ku mne, a jestli nie, tedy zviem.

²²The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before Yahweh.

²²A mužovia obrátiac sa odtiaľ išli do Sodomy. Ale Abrahám stál ešte vždy pred Hospodinom.

²³Abraham drew near, and said, “Will you consume the righteous with the wicked?

²³A Abrahám pristúpil a povedal: Či azda zahladíš spravedlivého s bezbožným?

²⁴What if there are fifty righteous within the city? Will you consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous who are in it?

²⁴Snáď je päťdesiat spravedlivých v tom meste, či predsa len zahladíš a neodpustíš miestu pre päťdesiatich spravedlivých, ktorí sú v ňom?

²⁵Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn’t the Judge of all the earth do right?”

²⁵Kdeže by si učinil takú vec, aby si usmrtil spravedlivého s bezbožným, a aby bol spravedlivý zrovna taký jako bezbožný! Nech je to preč od teba! Či azda sudca celej zeme neučiní súdu?

²⁶Yahweh said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake.”

²⁶A Hospodin riekol: Ak najdem v Sodome päťdesiat spravedlivých, v tom meste, odpustím pre nich celému tomu miestu.

²⁷Abraham answered, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.

²⁷A Abrahám odpovedal a riekol: Hľa, prosím, podujal som sa hovoriť svojmu Pánovi, kým som ja prach a popol.

²⁸What if there will lack five of the fifty righteous? Will you destroy all the city for lack of five?” He said, “I will not destroy it, if I find forty-five there.”

²⁸Snáď chýbajú do tých päťdesiatich spravedlivých piati; či zkazíš pre tých piatich celé to mesto? A riekol: Nezkazím, jestli tam najdem štyridsaťpäť.

²⁹He spoke to him yet again, and said, “What if there are forty found there?” He said, “I will not do it for the forty’s sake.”

²⁹A ešte mu hovoril Abrahám a riekol: Snáď sa tam najdú štyridsiati. - A riekol: Neučiním pre tých štyridsiatich.

³⁰He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?” He said, “I will not do it, if I find thirty there.”

³⁰A zase povedal Abrahám: Prosím, nech sa nehnevá môj Pán, že budem ešte hovoriť: Snáď sa tam najdú tridsiati. - A riekol: Neučiním, jestli tam najdem tridsiatich.

³¹He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.”

³¹A zase povedal: Hľa, prosím, podujal som sa hovoriť svojmu Pánovi. Snáď sa tam najdú dvadsiati. - A riekol: Nezkazím pre tých dvadsiatich.

³²He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the ten’s sake.”

³²A ešte povedal: Prosím, nech sa neráči nahnevať môj Pán, a nech mi je dovolené už len tento raz hovoriť: snáď sa tam najdú desiati. - A riekol: Nezkazím pre tých desiatich.

³³Yahweh went his way, as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.

³³A Hospodin odišiel hneď, ako dohovoril s Abrahámom. A Abrahám sa navrátil na svoje miesto.