1I due angeli giunsero a Sodoma verso sera. Lot stava seduto alla porta di Sodoma; come li vide, si alzò per andare loro incontro, si prostrò con la faccia a terra,2e disse: «Signori miei, vi prego, venite in casa del vostro servo, fermatevi questa notte e lavatevi i piedi; poi domattina vi alzerete per tempo e continuerete il vostro cammino». Essi risposero: «No, passeremo la notte sulla piazza».3Ma egli fece loro tanta premura che andarono da lui ed entrarono in casa sua. Egli preparò per loro un rinfresco, fece cuocere dei pani senza lievito ed essi mangiarono.4Ma prima che si fossero coricati, gli uomini della città, i Sodomiti, circondarono la casa: giovani e vecchi, la popolazione intera venuta da ogni lato. Chiamarono Lot e gli dissero:5«Dove sono quegli uomini che sono venuti da te questa notte? Falli uscire, perché vogliamo abusare di loro».6Lot uscì verso di loro sull’ingresso della casa, si chiuse dietro la porta, e disse:7«Vi prego, fratelli miei, non fate questo male!8Ecco, ho due figlie che non hanno conosciuto uomo: lasciate che io ve le conduca fuori e voi farete di loro quel che vi piacerà; ma non fate nulla a questi uomini, perché sono venuti all’ombra del mio tetto».9Essi però gli dissero: «Togliti di mezzo!» E ancora: «Quest’individuo è venuto qua come straniero e vuol fare il giudice! Ora faremo a te peggio che a quelli!» E, premendo Lot con violenza, s’avvicinarono per sfondare la porta.10Ma quegli uomini stesero la mano, tirarono Lot in casa con loro e chiusero la porta.11Colpirono di cecità la gente che era alla porta della casa, dal più piccolo al più grande, così che si stancarono di cercare la porta.12Quegli uomini dissero a Lot: «Chi hai ancora qui? Fa’ uscire da questo luogo generi, figli, figlie e chiunque dei tuoi è in questa città,13perché noi distruggeremo questo luogo. Infatti il grido contro i suoi abitanti è grande davanti al Signore, e il Signore ci ha mandati a distruggerlo».14Allora Lot uscì, parlò ai suoi generi che avevano preso le sue figlie, e disse: «Alzatevi, uscite da questo luogo, perché il Signore sta per distruggere la città». Ma ai suoi generi parve che volesse scherzare.15Quando l’alba cominciò ad apparire, gli angeli sollecitarono Lot dicendo: «Àlzati, prendi tua moglie e le tue figlie che si trovano qui, perché tu non perisca nel castigo di questa città».16Ma egli indugiava; e quegli uomini presero per la mano lui, sua moglie e le sue due figlie, perché il Signore lo voleva risparmiare. Lo portarono via e lo misero fuori dalla città.17Dopo averli fatti uscire, uno di quegli uomini disse: «Metti la tua vita al sicuro: non guardare indietro e non ti fermare in alcun luogo della pianura; cerca scampo sul monte, altrimenti perirai!»18Lot rispose loro: «No, mio signore!19Ecco, il tuo servo ha trovato grazia ai tuoi occhi, e tu hai mostrato la grandezza della tua bontà verso di me conservandomi in vita; ma io non posso salvarmi sui monti prima che il disastro mi travolga e io muoia.20Ecco, c’è questa città vicina per rifugiarmi – è piccola – e lascia che io fugga lì – e non è forse piccola? – e così io vivrò».21E quello rispose: «Ecco, anche questa grazia io ti concedo: di non distruggere la città della quale hai parlato.22Affrèttati, rifùgiati là, perché io non posso far nulla finché tu non vi sia giunto». Perciò quella città fu chiamata Soar[1].23Il sole spuntava sulla terra quando Lot arrivò a Soar.24Allora il Signore fece piovere dal cielo su Sodoma e Gomorra zolfo e fuoco, da parte del Signore.25Egli distrusse quelle città, tutta la pianura, tutti gli abitanti delle città e quanto cresceva sul suolo.26Ma la moglie di Lot si volse a guardare indietro e diventò una statua di sale.27Abraamo si alzò la mattina presto e andò al luogo dove si era prima fermato davanti al Signore;28guardò verso Sodoma e Gomorra e verso tutta la regione della pianura, ed ecco vide un fumo che saliva dalla terra, come il fumo di una fornace.29Fu così che Dio si ricordò di Abraamo, quando egli distrusse le città della pianura e fece scampare Lot al disastro, mentre distruggeva le città dove Lot aveva abitato.
Origini di Moab e di Ammon
30Lot salì da Soar per andare ad abitare sul monte insieme con le sue due figlie, perché temeva di stare in Soar; e si stabilì in una caverna, egli con le sue due figlie.31La maggiore disse alla minore: «Nostro padre è vecchio e non c’è più nessuno sulla terra per mettersi con noi, come si usa in tutta la terra.32Vieni, diamo da bere del vino a nostro padre, e corichiamoci con lui, perché possiamo conservare la razza di nostro padre».33Quella stessa notte diedero da bere del vino al loro padre; la maggiore entrò e si coricò con suo padre, ed egli non si accorse quando lei si coricò né quando si alzò.34Il giorno seguente la maggiore disse alla minore: «Ecco, la notte passata io mi sono coricata con mio padre; diamogli da bere del vino anche questa notte e tu entra, coricati con lui, perché possiamo conservare la razza di nostro padre».35E anche quella notte diedero da bere del vino al loro padre e la minore andò a coricarsi con lui; egli non si accorse quando lei si coricò né quando si alzò.36Così le due figlie di Lot rimasero incinte del loro padre.37La maggiore partorì un figlio, che chiamò Moab. Questi è il padre dei Moabiti, che esistono fino al giorno d’oggi.38Anche la minore partorì un figlio, che chiamò Ben-Ammi. Questi è il padre degli Ammoniti, che esistono fino al giorno d’oggi.
1Und die beiden Engel kamen am Abend nach Sodom, als Lot ⟨gerade⟩ im Tor von Sodom saß. Und als Lot sie sah, stand er auf, ⟨ging⟩ ihnen entgegen und verneigte sich mit dem Gesicht zur Erde; (Gen 13,12; Gen 18,22; Ru 4,1; Giob 29,7)2und er sprach: Ach, siehe, meine Herren! Kehrt doch ein in das Haus eures Knechtes, und übernachtet, und wascht eure Füße; morgen früh mögt ihr ⟨dann⟩ eures Weges ziehen! Aber sie sagten: Nein, sondern wir wollen auf dem Platz[1] übernachten. (Giudic 19,20; 2Sam 11,8; Giob 31,32)3Als er jedoch sehr in sie drang, kehrten sie bei ihm ein und kamen in sein Haus. Und er machte ihnen ein Mahl, backte ungesäuertes Brot, und sie aßen. (Gen 18,6)4Noch hatten sie sich nicht niedergelegt, da umringten die Männer der Stadt, die Männer von Sodom, das Haus, vom Knaben bis zum Greis, das ganze Volk von allen Enden[2] ⟨der Stadt⟩.5Und sie riefen nach Lot und sagten zu ihm: Wo sind die Männer, die diese Nacht zu dir gekommen sind? Führe sie zu uns heraus, dass wir sie erkennen! (Le 18,22; Le 20,13; Giudic 19,22; Ro 1,24; Giuda 1,7)6Da trat Lot zu ihnen hinaus an den Eingang und schloss die Tür hinter sich zu;7und er sagte: Tut doch nichts Böses, meine Brüder!8Seht doch, ich habe zwei Töchter, die keinen Mann erkannt haben; die will ich zu euch herausbringen. Tut ihnen, wie es gut ist in euren Augen! Nur diesen Männern tut nichts, da sie nun einmal unter den Schatten meines Daches[3] gekommen sind! (Giudic 19,23)9Aber sie sagten: Zurück da! Und sie sagten: Da ist einer allein gekommen, sich als Fremder ⟨hier⟩ aufzuhalten, und will sich ⟨schon⟩ als Richter aufspielen[4]! Nun, wir wollen dir Schlimmeres antun als jenen. Und sie drangen hart ein auf den Mann, auf Lot, und machten sich daran, die Tür aufzubrechen. (Eso 2,14; Prov 9,7)10Da streckten die Männer ihre Hand aus und brachten Lot zu sich herein ins Haus; und die Tür verschlossen sie.11Die Männer aber, die am Eingang des Hauses waren, schlugen sie mit Blindheit, vom kleinsten bis zum größten, sodass sie sich vergeblich mühten[5], den Eingang zu finden. (2Re 6,18)12Und die Männer sagten zu Lot: Hast du hier noch jemanden? Einen Schwiegersohn und deine Söhne und deine Töchter oder einen, der sonst ⟨noch⟩ in der Stadt zu dir gehört? Führe ⟨sie⟩ hinaus[6] aus diesem Ort! (Nu 16,26)13Denn wir werden diesen Ort vernichten, weil das Geschrei über sie[7] groß geworden ist vor dem HERRN; und der HERR hat uns gesandt, die Stadt[8] zu vernichten. (Gen 18,20; Nu 16,21)14Da ging Lot hinaus und redete zu seinen Schwiegersöhnen, die seine Töchter nehmen sollten, und sagte: Macht euch auf, geht aus diesem Ort! Denn der HERR wird die Stadt vernichten. Aber er war in den Augen seiner Schwiegersöhne wie einer, der Scherz treibt.15Und sobald die Morgenröte aufging, drängten die Engel Lot zur Eile und sagten: Mache dich auf, nimm deine Frau und deine beiden Töchter, die hier sind[9], damit du nicht weggerafft wirst durch die Schuld[10] der Stadt! (Ap 18,4)16Als er aber zögerte, ergriffen die Männer seine Hand und die Hand seiner Frau und die Hand seiner beiden Töchter, weil der HERR ihn verschonen wollte, und führten ihn hinaus und ließen ihn außerhalb der Stadt.17Und es geschah, als sie sie ins Freie hinausgeführt hatten, da sprach er: Rette dich⟨, es geht⟩ um dein Leben! Sieh nicht hinter dich, und bleib nicht stehen in der ganzen Ebene[11] ⟨des Jordan⟩; rette dich auf das Gebirge, damit du nicht weggerafft wirst! (Ger 48,6; Mat 24,16; Lu 17,31)18Da sagte Lot zu ihnen: Ach, nein, Herr!19Siehe doch, dein Knecht hat Gunst gefunden in deinen Augen, und du hast deine Gnade, die du an mir erwiesen hast, groß gemacht, meine Seele am Leben zu erhalten. Aber ich kann mich nicht auf das Gebirge retten, es könnte das Unheil mich ereilen[12], dass ich sterbe. (Gen 6,8)20Siehe doch, diese Stadt da ist nahe, dahin zu fliehen, sie ist ja ⟨nur⟩ klein[13]; ich könnte mich doch dahin retten – ist sie nicht klein[14]? –, damit meine Seele am Leben bleibt.21Da sprach er zu ihm: Siehe, auch darin habe ich Rücksicht auf dich genommen[15], dass ich die Stadt nicht umkehre, von der du geredet hast. (Eso 33,17)22Schnell, rette dich dorthin! Denn ich kann nichts tun, bis du dorthin gekommen bist. Daher nennt man die Stadt Zoar[16]. (De 34,3; Is 15,5)23Die Sonne ging über der Erde auf, als Lot nach Zoar kam.24Da ließ der HERR auf Sodom und auf Gomorra Schwefel und Feuer regnen von dem HERRN aus dem Himmel (De 29,22; Giob 18,15; Sal 11,6; Is 1,9; Is 13,19; Lam 4,6; Am 4,11; Lu 17,29; 2P 2,6; Ap 14,10)25und kehrte diese Städte um und die ganze Ebene[17] ⟨des Jordan⟩ und alle Bewohner der Städte und das Gewächs des Erdbodens. (Gen 13,10; Ger 20,16; Ger 23,14; So 2,9; Mat 10,15)26Aber seine Frau sah sich hinter ihm um; da wurde sie zu einer Salzsäule. (Lu 17,31)27Und Abraham machte sich früh am Morgen auf an den Ort, wo er vor dem HERRN gestanden hatte. (Gen 18,22)28Und er blickte hinab auf die Fläche von Sodom und Gomorra und auf die ganze Fläche des Landes ⟨in⟩ der Ebene[18] ⟨des Jordan⟩, und er sah: Und siehe, Rauch stieg vom Land auf, wie der Rauch eines Schmelzofens. (Eso 19,18; Mal 3,2; Ap 9,2)29Und es geschah, als Gott die Städte der Ebene[19] ⟨des Jordan⟩ vernichtete, da dachte Gott an Abraham und geleitete Lot mitten aus der Umkehrung, als er die Städte umkehrte, in denen Lot gewohnt hatte. (Gen 8,1; 2P 2,7)
Lot und seine Töchter
30Lot aber zog von Zoar hinauf und wohnte im Gebirge, ⟨er⟩ und seine beiden Töchter mit ihm; denn er fürchtete sich in Zoar zu wohnen. Und er wohnte in einer Höhle, er und seine beiden Töchter.31Und die Erstgeborene sprach zu der Jüngeren: Unser Vater ist alt, und es gibt keinen Mann im Land, der zu uns eingehen könnte nach der Weise aller Welt.32Komm, lass uns unserem Vater Wein zu trinken geben und bei ihm liegen, damit wir von unserem Vater Nachkommenschaft am Leben erhalten[20]! (Le 18,7)33Und sie gaben ihrem Vater in jener Nacht Wein zu trinken, und die Erstgeborene ging hinein und legte sich zu ihrem Vater; er aber merkte[21] weder ⟨etwas⟩ von ihrem Niederlegen noch von ihrem Aufstehen.34Und es geschah am Morgen, da sprach die Erstgeborene zu der Jüngeren: Siehe, ich habe mich gestern Abend zu meinem Vater gelegt. Lass uns ihm auch diese Nacht Wein zu trinken geben, dann geh hinein, liege bei ihm, damit wir von unserem Vater Nachkommenschaft am Leben erhalten[22]!35Da gaben sie auch in dieser Nacht ihrem Vater Wein zu trinken, und die Jüngere stand auf und lag bei ihm; und er merkte[23] weder ⟨etwas⟩ von ihrem Niederlegen noch von ihrem Aufstehen.36Und die beiden Töchter Lots wurden von ihrem Vater schwanger.37Und die Erstgeborene gebar einen Sohn, und sie gab ihm den Namen Moab[24]; der ist der Vater der Moabiter[25] bis auf diesen Tag. (De 2,9)38Und die Jüngere, auch sie gebar einen Sohn, und sie gab ihm den Namen Ben-Ammi[26]. Der ist der Vater der Söhne Ammon bis auf diesen Tag. (De 2,19; 1Sam 14,47; Sal 83,9; So 2,8)
1The 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 (Gen 18,22)2and 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.” (Gen 18,4; Giudic 4,18; Lu 24,28; Eb 13,2)3But 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.4But 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.5And they called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.” (Gen 13,13; Giudic 19,22; Is 3,9; Ro 1,24; Ro 1,27; Giuda 1,7)6Lot went out to the men at the entrance, shut the door after him,7and said, “I beg you, my brothers, do not act so wickedly.8Behold, 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.” (Giudic 19,24)9But 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. (Gen 13,12; Eso 2,14)10But the men reached out their hands and brought Lot into the house with them and shut the door.11And 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. (2Re 6,18; At 13,11)12Then 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. (2P 2,7; 2P 2,9; Ap 18,4)13For 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.” (Gen 18,20)14So 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. (Nu 16,21; Nu 16,26; Nu 16,45; Ger 51,6)15As 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.”16But 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. (Sal 34,22)17And 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.” (Gen 13,10; Gen 19,26; Mat 24,16)18And Lot said to them, “Oh, no, my lords.19Behold, 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.20Behold, 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!”21He said to him, “Behold, I grant you this favor also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.22Escape there quickly, for I can do nothing till you arrive there.” Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.[1] (Gen 14,2)
God Destroys Sodom
23The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zoar.24Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the Lord out of heaven. (De 29,23; Ger 20,16; Ger 50,40; Lam 4,6; Am 4,11; So 2,9; Lu 17,29; 2P 2,6)25And he overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.26But Lot’s wife, behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. (Lu 17,32)27And Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the Lord. (Gen 18,22)28And 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.29So 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. (Gen 8,1)
Lot and His Daughters
30Now 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. (Gen 19,17; Gen 19,19)31And 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.32Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve offspring from our father.”33So 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.34The 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.”35So 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.36Thus both the daughters of Lot became pregnant by their father.37The firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab.[2] He is the father of the Moabites to this day. (De 2,9)38The younger also bore a son and called his name Ben-ammi.[3] He is the father of the Ammonites to this day. (De 2,19)
Genesi 19
King James Version
1And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;2And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant' house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.3And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.4But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:5And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.6And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,7And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.8Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.9And they said, Stand back. And they said again , This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.10But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.11And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.12And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:13For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.14And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.15And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.16And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.17And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.18And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:19Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:20Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, ( is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.21And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.22Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.23The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.24Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;25And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.26But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.27And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:28And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.29And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.30And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.31And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:32Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.33And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.34And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.35And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.36Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.37And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.38And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.