Genesis 18

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NOVA VULGATA
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.	1 Apparuit autem ei Dominus iuxta Quercus Mambre se denti in ostio tabernaculi sui in ipso fervore diei.
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.	2 Cumque elevasset oculos, apparuerunt ei tres viri stantes prope eum. Quos cum vidisset, cucurrit in occursum eorum de ostio tabernaculi et adoravit in terram
3 And he said: “If I, O lord, have found grace in your eyes, do not pass by your servant.	3 et dixit: “Domine mi, si inveni gratiam in oculis tuis, ne transeas servum tuum;
4 But I will bring a little water, and you may wash your feet and rest under the tree.	4 afferatur pauxillum aquae, et lavate pedes vestros et requiescite sub arbore.
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.”	5 Ponamque buccellam panis, et confortate cor vestrum, postea transibitis; idcirco enim declinastis ad servum vestrum”. Qui dixerunt: “Fac ut locutus es”.
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.”	6 Festinavit Abraham in tabernaculum ad Saram dixitque: “Accelera, tria sata similae commisce et fac subcinericios panes”.
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.	7 Ipse vero ad armentum cucurrit et tulit inde vitulum tenerrimum et optimum deditque puero; qui festinavit et coxit illum.
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.	8 Tulit quoque butyrum et lac et vitulum, quem coxerat, et posuit coram eis. Ipse vero stabat iuxta eos sub arbore; et comederunt.
9 And when they had eaten, they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” He answered, “Behold, she is in the tent.”	9 Dixeruntque ad eum: “Ubi est Sara uxor tua?”. Ille respondit: “Ecce in tabernaculo est”.
10 And he said to him, “When returning, I will come to you at this time, with life as a companion, and your wife Sarah will have a son.” Hearing this, Sarah laughed behind the door of the tent.	10 Cui dixit: “Revertens veniam ad te tempore isto, et habebit filium Sara uxor tua”. Quo audito, Sara risit ad ostium tabernaculi, quod erat post eum.
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.	11 Erant autem ambo senes provectaeque aetatis, et desierant Sarae fieri muliebria.
12 And she laughed secretly, saying, “After I have grown old, and my lord is elderly, shall I give myself to the work of delight?”	12 Quae risit occulte dicens: “Postquam consenui, et dominus meus vetulus est, voluptas mihi erit?”.
13 Then the Lord said to Abraham: “Why did Sarah laugh, saying: ‘How can I, an old woman, actually give birth?’	13 Dixit autem Dominus ad Abraham: “Quare risit Sara dicens: "Num vere paritura sum anus?"”.
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.”	14 Numquid Domino est quidquam difficile? Revertar ad te hoc eodem tempore, et habebit Sara filium ”.
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.”	15 Negavit Sara dicens: “Non risi”, timore perterrita. Ille autem dixit: “Non; sed risisti”.
16 Therefore, when the men had risen up from there, they directed their eyes against Sodom. And Abraham traveled with them, leading them.	16 Cum ergo surrexissent inde viri, direxerunt oculos contra Sodomam; et Abraham simul gradiebatur deducens eos.
17 And the Lord said: “How could I hide what I am about to do from Abraham,	17 Dixitque Dominus: “Num celare potero Abraham, quae gesturus sum,
18 since he will become a great and very robust nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?	18 cum futurus sit in gentem magnam ac robustissimam, et benedicendae sint in illo omnes nationes terrae?
19 For I know that he will instruct his sons, and his household after him, to keep to the way of the Lord, and to act with judgment and justice, so that, for the sake of Abraham, the Lord may bring about all the things that he has spoken to him.”	19 Nam elegi eum, ut praecipiat filiis suis et domui suae post se, ut custodiant viam Domini et faciant iustitiam et iudicium, ut adducat Dominus super Abraham omnia, quae locutus est ad eum”.
20 And so the Lord said, “The outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah has been multiplied, and their sin has become exceedingly grievous.	20 Dixit itaque Dominus: “Clamor contra Sodomam et Gomorram multiplicatus est, et peccatum eorum aggravatum est nimis.
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.”	21 Descendam et videbo utrum clamorem, qui venit ad me, opere compleverint an non; sciam”.
22 And they turned themselves from there, and they went toward Sodom. Yet in truth, Abraham still stood in the sight of the Lord.	22 Converteruntque se inde viri et abierunt Sodomam; Abraham vero adhuc stabat coram Domino.
23 And as they drew near, he said: “Will you destroy the just with the impious?	23 Et appropinquans ait: “Numquid vere perdes iustum cum impio?
24 If there were fifty of the just in the city, will they perish with the rest? And will you not spare that place for the sake of fifty of the just, if they were in it?	24 Si forte fuerint quinquaginta iusti in civitate, vere perdes et non parces loco illi propter quinquaginta iustos, si fuerint in eo?
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.”	25 Absit a te, ut rem hanc facias et occidas iustum cum impio, fiatque iustus sicut impius; absit a te. Nonne iudex universae terrae faciet iudicium?”.
26 And the Lord said to him, “If I find in Sodom fifty of the just in the midst of the city, I will release the entire place because of them.”	26 Dixitque Dominus: “Si invenero Sodomae quinquaginta iustos in medio civitatis, dimittam omni loco propter eos”.
27 And Abraham responded by saying: “Since now I have begun, I will speak to my Lord, though I am dust and ashes.	27 Respondensque Abraham ait: “Ecce coepi loqui ad Dominum meum, cum sim pulvis et cinis.
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.”	28 Quid, si forte minus quinquaginta iustis quinque fuerint? Delebis propter quinque universam urbem?”. Et ait: “Non delebo, si invenero ibi quadraginta quinque”.
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.”	29 Rursumque locutus est ad eum: “Si forte inventi fuerint ibi quadraginta?”. Ait: “Non percutiam propter quadraginta”.
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 “Ne, quaeso, inquit, indignetur Dominus meus, si loquar. Si forte ibi inventi fuerint triginta?”. Respondit: “Non faciam, si invenero ibi triginta”.
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.”	31 “Ecce, ait, coepi loqui ad Dominum meum. Si forte inventi fuerint ibi viginti? ”. Dixit: “Non interficiam propter viginti”.
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 “Obsecro, inquit, ne irascatur Dominus meus, si loquar adhuc semel. Si forte inventi fuerint ibi decem?”. Dixit: “Non delebo propter decem”.
33 And the Lord departed, after he had ceased speaking to Abraham, who then returned to his place.	33 Abiit Dominus, postquam cessavit loqui ad Abraham; et ille reversus est in locum suum.