1Und der HERR erschien ihm im Hain Mamre, während er an der Tür seines Zeltes saß, als der Tag am heißesten war.2Und als er seine Augen aufhob und sah, siehe, da standen drei Männer vor ihm. Und als er sie sah, lief er ihnen entgegen von der Tür seines Zeltes und neigte sich zur Erde (Hebr 13,2)3und sprach: Herr, hab ich Gnade gefunden vor deinen Augen, so geh nicht an deinem Knecht vorüber.4Man soll euch ein wenig Wasser bringen, eure Füße zu waschen, und lasst euch nieder unter dem Baum.5Und ich will euch einen Bissen Brot bringen, dass ihr euer Herz labt; danach mögt ihr weiterziehen. Denn darum seid ihr bei eurem Knecht vorübergekommen. Sie sprachen: Tu, wie du gesagt hast.6Abraham eilte in das Zelt zu Sara und sprach: Eile und menge drei Maß feines Mehl, knete und backe Brote.7Er aber lief zu den Rindern und holte ein zartes, gutes Kalb und gab’s dem Knechte; der eilte und bereitete es zu.8Und er trug Butter und Milch auf und von dem Kalbe, das er zubereitet hatte, und setzte es ihnen vor und blieb stehen vor ihnen unter dem Baum, und sie aßen.9Da sprachen sie zu ihm: Wo ist Sara, deine Frau? Er antwortete: Drinnen im Zelt.10Da sprach er: Ich will wieder zu dir kommen übers Jahr; siehe, dann soll Sara, deine Frau, einen Sohn haben. Das hörte Sara hinter ihm, hinter der Tür des Zeltes. (1Mo 17,19; Röm 9,9)11Und sie waren beide, Abraham und Sara, alt und hochbetagt, sodass es Sara nicht mehr ging nach der Frauen Weise.12Darum lachte sie bei sich selbst und sprach: Nun, da ich alt bin, soll ich noch Liebeslust erfahren, und auch mein Herr ist alt! (1Mo 17,17; 1Petr 3,6)13Da sprach der HERR zu Abraham: Warum lacht Sara und spricht: Sollte ich wirklich noch gebären, nun, da ich alt bin?14Sollte dem HERRN etwas unmöglich sein? Um diese Zeit will ich wieder zu dir kommen übers Jahr; dann soll Sara einen Sohn haben. (Mt 19,26; Lk 1,37)15Da leugnete Sara und sprach: Ich habe nicht gelacht –, denn sie fürchtete sich. Aber er sprach: Es ist nicht so, du hast gelacht.
Abrahams Fürbitte für Sodom
16Da brachen die Männer auf und wandten sich nach Sodom, und Abraham ging mit ihnen, um sie zu geleiten.17Da sprach der HERR: Wie könnte ich Abraham verbergen, was ich tun will, (Am 3,7)18da er doch ein großes und mächtiges Volk werden soll und alle Völker auf Erden in ihm gesegnet werden sollen? (1Mo 12,3)19Denn dazu habe ich ihn auserkoren, dass er seinen Kindern befehle und seinem Hause nach ihm, dass sie des HERRN Wege halten und tun, was recht und gut ist, auf dass der HERR auf Abraham kommen lasse, was er ihm verheißen hat. (5Mo 6,7; 5Mo 32,46)20Und der HERR sprach: Es ist ein großes Geschrei über Sodom und Gomorra, denn ihre Sünden sind sehr schwer. (1Mo 19,13)21Darum will ich hinabfahren und sehen, ob sie alles getan haben nach dem Geschrei, das vor mich gekommen ist, oder ob’s nicht so sei, damit ich’s wisse.22Und die Männer wandten ihr Angesicht und gingen nach Sodom. Aber Abraham blieb stehen vor dem HERRN23und trat herzu und sprach: Willst du denn den Gerechten mit dem Gottlosen umbringen? (4Mo 16,22)24Es könnten vielleicht fünfzig Gerechte in der Stadt sein; wolltest du die umbringen und dem Ort nicht vergeben um fünfzig Gerechter willen, die darin wären?25Das sei ferne von dir, dass du das tust und tötest den Gerechten mit dem Gottlosen, sodass der Gerechte wäre gleich wie der Gottlose! Das sei ferne von dir! Sollte der Richter aller Welt nicht gerecht richten? (Ps 82,1; Ps 94,2)26Der HERR sprach: Finde ich fünfzig Gerechte zu Sodom in der Stadt, so will ich um ihretwillen dem ganzen Ort vergeben. (Jes 65,8; Mt 24,22)27Abraham antwortete und sprach: Ach siehe, ich habe mich unterwunden, zu reden mit dem Herrn, wiewohl ich Erde und Asche bin.28Es könnten vielleicht fünf weniger als fünfzig Gerechte darin sein; wolltest du denn die ganze Stadt verderben um der fünf willen? Er sprach: Finde ich darin fünfundvierzig, so will ich sie nicht verderben.29Und er fuhr fort mit ihm zu reden und sprach: Man könnte vielleicht vierzig darin finden. Er aber sprach: Ich will ihnen nichts tun um der vierzig willen.30Abraham sprach: Zürne nicht, Herr, dass ich noch mehr rede. Man könnte vielleicht dreißig darin finden. Er aber sprach: Finde ich dreißig darin, so will ich ihnen nichts tun.31Und er sprach: Ach siehe, ich habe mich unterwunden, mit dem Herrn zu reden. Man könnte vielleicht zwanzig darin finden. Er antwortete: Ich will sie nicht verderben um der zwanzig willen.32Und er sprach: Ach, zürne nicht, Herr, dass ich nur noch einmal rede. Man könnte vielleicht zehn darin finden. Er aber sprach: Ich will sie nicht verderben um der zehn willen. (Ri 6,39)33Und der HERR ging weg, nachdem er aufgehört hatte, mit Abraham zu reden; und Abraham kehrte wieder um an seinen Ort.
1.Mose 18
English Standard Version
von Crossway1And 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. (1Mo 13,18; 1Mo 14,13)2He 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 (1Mo 19,1; Hebr 13,2)3and said, “O Lord,[2] if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant.4Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree, (1Mo 19,2; 1Mo 24,32; 1Mo 43,24; Lk 7,44; Joh 13,14)5while 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.” (1Mo 19,8; 1Mo 33,10; Ri 19,5; Ps 104,15)6And Abraham went quickly into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quick! Three seahs[3] of fine flour! Knead it, and make cakes.”7And Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to a young man, who prepared it quickly.8Then 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.9They said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “She is in the tent.” (1Mo 24,67)10The 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. (1Mo 17,19; 1Mo 17,21; 1Mo 18,14; 1Mo 21,2; 2Kön 4,16; Röm 9,9)11Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah. (1Mo 17,17; Röm 4,19; Hebr 11,11)12So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?” (1Mo 17,17; Lk 1,18; 1Petr 3,6)13The Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’14Is 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.” (1Mo 18,10; Hi 42,2; Jer 32,17; Jer 32,27; Sach 8,6; Mt 19,26; Lk 1,37)15But Sarah denied it,[5] saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”16Then the men set out from there, and they looked down toward Sodom. And Abraham went with them to set them on their way.17The Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, (Ps 25,14; Am 3,7; Joh 15,15)18seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? (1Mo 12,3; 1Mo 22,18; 1Mo 26,4; Apg 3,25; Gal 3,8)19For 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.” (Am 3,2)20Then the Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, (1Mo 4,10; 1Mo 19,13; Jes 3,9; Hes 16,49; Jak 5,4)21I 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.” (1Mo 11,5; 1Mo 11,7; 2Mo 3,8; Jos 22,22)
Abraham Intercedes for Sodom
22So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the Lord. (1Mo 18,1; 1Mo 18,16; 1Mo 19,1; Ps 106,23; Jer 18,20)23Then Abraham drew near and said, “Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? (1Mo 20,4; 4Mo 16,22; 2Sam 24,17)24Suppose 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?25Far 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?” (5Mo 32,4; Hi 8,3; Hi 8,20; Hi 34,10; Röm 3,5)26And the Lord said, “If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake.” (Jes 65,8; Jer 5,1; Hes 22,30)27Abraham answered and said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes. (Lk 18,1)28Suppose 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.”29Again he spoke to him and said, “Suppose forty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of forty I will not do it.”30Then 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.”31He 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.”32Then 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.” (Ri 6,39)33And the Lord went his way, when he had finished speaking to Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
1.Mose 18
King James Version
1And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;2And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them , he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,3And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:4Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:5And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.6And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it , and make cakes upon the hearth.7And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.8And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.9And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.10And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.11Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.12Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?13And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?14Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.15Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.16And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.17And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;18Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.20And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;21I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.22And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.23And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?24Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?26And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:28Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it .29And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty' sake.30And he said unto him , Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it , if I find thirty there.31And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty' sake.32And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten' sake.33And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
1The LORD appeared to Abraham near the large trees of Mamre. Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent. It was the hottest time of the day.2Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. So he quickly left the entrance to his tent to greet them. He bowed low to the ground.3He said, ‘My lord, if you are pleased with me, don’t pass me by.4Let me get you some water. Then all of you can wash your feet and rest under this tree.5Let me get you something to eat to give you strength. Then you can go on your way. I want to do this for you now that you have come to me.’ ‘All right’, they answered. ‘Do as you say.’6So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. ‘Quick!’ he said. ‘Get about 15 kilograms of the finest flour. Prepare it and bake some bread.’7Then he ran over to the herd. He picked out a choice, tender calf. He gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.8Then he brought some butter and milk and the calf that had been prepared. He served them to the three men. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.9‘Where is your wife Sarah?’ they asked him. ‘Over there in the tent,’ he said.10Then one of them said, ‘I will surely return to you about this time next year. Your wife Sarah will have a son.’ Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him.11Abraham and Sarah were already very old. Sarah was too old to have a baby.12So she laughed to herself. She thought, ‘I’m worn out, and my husband is old. Can I really know the joy of having a baby?’13Then the LORD said to Abraham, ‘Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, “Will I really have a baby, now that I am old?”14Is anything too hard for me? I will return to you at the appointed time next year. Sarah will have a son.’15Sarah was afraid. So she lied and said, ‘I didn’t laugh.’ But the LORD said, ‘Yes, you laughed.’
Abraham pleads for Sodom
16The men got up to leave. They looked down towards Sodom. Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way.17Then the LORD said, ‘Should I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?18He will certainly become a great and powerful nation. All nations on earth will be blessed because of him.19I have chosen him. He must direct his children to live in the way that pleases me. And he must direct the members of his family after him to do the same. So he must guide all of them in doing what is right and fair. Then I, the LORD, will do for Abraham what I have promised him.’20The LORD also said, ‘The cries against Sodom and Gomorrah are very great. Their sin is so bad21that I will go down and see for myself. I want to see if what they have done is as bad as the cries that have reached me. If it is not, then I will know.’22The men turned away and went towards Sodom. But Abraham remained standing in front of the LORD.23Then Abraham came up to him. He said, ‘Will you sweep away godly people along with those who are evil?24What if there are 50 godly people in the city? Will you really sweep it away? Won’t you spare the place because of the 50 godly people in it?25You would never kill godly people along with those who are evil, would you? Would you treat them all alike? You would never do anything like that! Won’t the Judge of the whole earth do what is right?’26The LORD said, ‘If I find 50 godly people in the city of Sodom, I will spare it. I will spare the whole place because of them.’27Then Abraham spoke up again. He said, ‘I have been very bold to speak to the Lord. After all, I’m only dust and ashes.28What if the number of godly people is five fewer than 50? Will you destroy the whole city because there are five fewer people?’ ‘If I find 45 there,’ he said, ‘I will not destroy it.’29Once again Abraham spoke to him. He asked, ‘What if only 40 are found there?’ He said, ‘If there are 40, I will not do it.’30Then Abraham said, ‘Lord, please don’t be angry with me. Let me speak. What if only 30 can be found there?’ He answered, ‘If I find 30, I will not do it.’31Abraham said, ‘I have been very bold to speak to the Lord. What if only 20 can be found there?’ He said, ‘If I find 20, I will not destroy it.’32Then he said, ‘Lord, please don’t be angry with me. Let me speak just one more time. What if only ten can be found there?’ He answered, ‘If I find ten, I will not destroy it.’33When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, he left. And Abraham returned home.
1The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day.2Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.3He said, ‘If I have found favour in your eyes, my lord,[1] do not pass your servant by.4Let a little water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet and rest under this tree.5Let me get you something to eat, so you can be refreshed and then go on your way – now that you have come to your servant.’ ‘Very well,’ they answered, ‘do as you say.’6So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. ‘Quick,’ he said, ‘get three seahs[2] of the finest flour and knead it and bake some bread.’7Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.8He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.9‘Where is your wife Sarah?’ they asked him. ‘There, in the tent,’ he said.10Then one of them said, ‘I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.’ Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him.11Abraham and Sarah were already very old, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing.12So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, ‘After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?’13Then the Lord said to Abraham, ‘Why did Sarah laugh and say, “Will I really have a child, now that I am old?”14Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son.’15Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, ‘I did not laugh.’ But he said, ‘Yes, you did laugh.’
Abraham pleads for Sodom
16When the men got up to leave, they looked down towards Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way.17Then the Lord said, ‘Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?18Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.[3]19For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.’20Then the Lord said, ‘The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous21that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.’22The men turned away and went towards Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the Lord.[4]23Then Abraham approached him and said: ‘Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?24What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare[5] the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it?25Far be it from you to do such a thing – to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?’26The Lord said, ‘If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.’27Then Abraham spoke up again: ‘Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,28what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five people?’ ‘If I find forty-five there,’ he said, ‘I will not destroy it.’29Once again he spoke to him, ‘What if only forty are found there?’ He said, ‘For the sake of forty, I will not do it.’30Then he said, ‘May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak. What if only thirty can be found there?’ He answered, ‘I will not do it if I find thirty there.’31Abraham said, ‘Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?’ He said, ‘For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it.’32Then he said, ‘May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?’ He answered, ‘For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.’33When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.