Livre de la Genèse 18

JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Yahvé lui apparut au Chêne de Mambré, tandis qu'il était assis à l'entrée de la tente, au plus chauddu jour.	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.
2 Ayant levé les yeux, voilà qu'il vit trois hommes qui se tenaient debout près de lui; dès qu'il les vit,il courut de l'entrée de la Tente à leur rencontre et se prosterna à terre.	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.
3 Il dit: "Monseigneur, je t'en prie, si j'ai trouvé grâce à tes yeux, veuille ne pas passer près de tonserviteur sans t'arrêter.	3 And he said: “If I, O lord, have found grace in your eyes, do not pass by your servant.
4 Qu'on apporte un peu d'eau, vous vous laverez les pieds et vous vous étendrez sous l'arbre.	4 But I will bring a little water, and you may wash your feet and rest under the tree.
5 Que j'aille chercher un morceau de pain et vous vous réconforterez le cœur avant d'aller plus loin;c'est bien pour cela que vous êtes passés près de votre serviteur!" Ils répondirent: "Fais donc comme tu as dit."	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.”
6 Abraham se hâta vers la tente auprès de Sara et dit: "Prends vite trois boisseaux de farine, de fleurde farine, pétris et fais des galettes."	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.”
7 Puis Abraham courut au troupeau et prit un veau tendre et bon; il le donna au serviteur qui se hâtade le préparer.	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.
8 Il prit du caillé, du lait, le veau qu'il avait apprêté et plaça le tout devant eux; il se tenait deboutprès d'eux, sous l'arbre, et ils mangèrent.	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.
9 Ils lui demandèrent: "Où est Sara, ta femme?" Il répondit: "Elle est dans la tente."	9 And when they had eaten, they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” He answered, “Behold, she is in the tent.”
10 L'hôte dit: "Je reviendrai vers toi l'an prochain; alors, ta femme Sara aura un fils." Sara écoutait, àl'entrée de latente, qui se trouvait derrière lui.	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.
11 Or Abraham et Sara étaient vieux, avancés en âge, et Sara avait cessé d'avoir ce qu'ont lesfemmes.	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.
12 Donc, Sara rit en elle-même, se disant: "Maintenant que je suis usée, je connaîtrais le plaisir! Etmon mari qui est un vieillard!"	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?”
13 Mais Yahvé dit à Abraham: "Pourquoi Sara a-t-elle ri, se disant: Vraiment, vais-je encoreenfanter, alors que je suis devenue vieille?	13 Then the Lord said to Abraham: “Why did Sarah laugh, saying: ‘How can I, an old woman, actually give birth?’
14 Y a-t-il rien de trop merveilleux pour Yahvé? A la même saison l'an prochain, je reviendrai cheztoi et Sara aura un fils."	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.”
15 Sara démentit: "Je n'ai pas ri", dit-elle, car elle avait peur, mais il répliqua: "Si, tu as ri."	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.”
16 S'étant levés, les hommes partirent de là et arrivèrent en vue de Sodome. Abraham marchait aveceux pour les reconduire.	16 Therefore, when the men had risen up from there, they directed their eyes against Sodom. And Abraham traveled with them, leading them.
17 Yahvé s'était dit: "Vais-je cacher à Abraham ce que je vais faire,	17 And the Lord said: “How could I hide what I am about to do from Abraham,
18 alors qu'Abraham deviendra une nation grande et puissante et que par lui se béniront toutes lesnations de la terre?	18 since he will become a great and very robust nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?
19 Car je l'ai distingué, pour qu'il prescrive à ses fils et à sa maison après lui de garder la voie deYahvé en accomplissant la justice et le droit; de la sorte, Yahvé réalisera pour Abraham ce qu'il lui a promis."	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.”
20 Donc, Yahvé dit: "Le cri contre Sodome et Gomorrhe est bien grand! Leur péché est bien grave!	20 And so the Lord said, “The outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah has been multiplied, and their sin has become exceedingly grievous.
21 Je veux descendre et voir s'ils ont fait ou non tout ce qu'indique le cri qui, contre eux, est montévers moi; alors je saurai."	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.”
22 Les hommes partirent de là et allèrent à Sodome. Yahvé se tenait encore devant Abraham.	22 And they turned themselves from there, and they went toward Sodom. Yet in truth, Abraham still stood in the sight of the Lord.
23 Celui-ci s'approcha et dit: "Vas-tu vraiment supprimer le juste avec le pécheur?	23 And as they drew near, he said: “Will you destroy the just with the impious?
24 Peut-être y a-t-il 50 justes dans la ville. Vas-tu vraiment les supprimer et ne pardonneras-tu pas àla cité pour les 50 justes qui sont dans son sein?	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?
25 Loin de toi de faire cette chose-là! de faire mourir le juste avec le pécheur, en sorte que le justesoit traité comme le pécheur. Loin de toi! Est-ce que le juge de toute la terre ne rendra pas justice?"	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.”
26 Yahvé répondit: "Si je trouve à Sodome 50 justes dans la ville, je pardonnerai à toute la cité àcause d'eux."	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.”
27 Abraham reprit: "Je suis bien hardi de parler à mon Seigneur, moi qui suis poussière et cendre.	27 And Abraham responded by saying: “Since now I have begun, I will speak to my Lord, though I am dust and ashes.
28 Mais peut-être, des 50 justes en manquera-t-il cinq: feras-tu, pour cinq, périr toute la ville?" Ilrépondit: "Non, si j'y trouve 45 justes."	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.”
29 Abraham reprit encore la parole et dit: "Peut-être n'y en aura-t-il que 40 ", et il répondit: "Je ne leferai pas, à cause des 40."	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.”
30 Abraham dit: "Que mon Seigneur ne s'irrite pas et que je puisse parler: peut-être s'en trouvera-t-il30 ", et il répondit: "Je ne le ferai pas, si j'en trouve 30."	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.”
31 Il dit: "Je suis bien hardi de parler à mon Seigneur: peut-être s'en trouvera-t-il vingt", et ilrépondit: "Je ne détruirai pas, à cause des vingt."	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.”
32 Il dit: "Que mon Seigneur ne s'irrite pas et je parlerai une dernière fois: peut-être s'en trouvera-t-ildix", et il répondit: "Je ne détruirai pas, à cause des dix."	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.”
33 Yahvé, ayant achevé de parler à Abraham, s'en alla, et Abraham retourna chez lui.	33 And the Lord departed, after he had ceased speaking to Abraham, who then returned to his place.