The Three Visitors 1 Brenton And God appeared to him by the oak of Mambre, as he sat by the door of his tent at noon. BSB BSB: Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.
2 Brenton And he lifted up his eyes and beheld, and lo! three men stood before him; and having seen them he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and did obeisance to the ground. BSB BSB: And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
3 Brenton And he said, Lord, if indeed I have found grace in thy sight, pass not by thy servant. BSB BSB: “My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.
4 Brenton Let water now be brought, and let them wash your feet, and do ye refresh yourselves under the tree. BSB BSB: Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.
5 Brenton And I will bring bread, and ye shall eat, and after this ye shall depart on your journey, on account of which refreshment ye have turned aside to your servant. And he said, So do, as thou hast said. BSB BSB: And I will bring a bit of bread so that you may refresh yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant’s way. After that, you may continue on your way.” “Yes,” they replied, “you may do as you have said.”
6 Brenton And Abraam hasted to the tent to Sarrha, and said to her, Hasten, and knead three measures of fine flour, and make cakes. BSB BSB: So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread.”
7 Brenton And Abraam ran to the kine, and took a young calf, tender and good, and gave it to his servant, and he hasted to dress it. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender and choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.
8 Brenton And he took butter and milk, and the calf which he had dressed; and he set them before them, and they did eat, and he stood by them under the tree. BSB BSB: Then Abraham brought curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as they ate.
Sarah Laughs at the Promise 9 Brenton And he said to him, Where is Sarrha thy wife? And he answered and said, Behold! in the tent. BSB BSB: “Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked. “There, in the tent,” he replied.
10 Brenton And he said, I will return and come to thee according to this period seasonably, and Sarrha thy wife shall have a son; and Sarrha heard at the door of the tent, being behind him. BSB BSB: Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent.
11 Brenton And Abraam and Sarrha were old, advanced in days, and the custom of women ceased with Sarrha. BSB BSB: And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
12 Brenton And Sarrha laughed in herself, saying, The thing has not as yet happened to me, even until now, and my lord is old. BSB BSB: So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
13 Brenton And the Lord said to Abraam, Why is it that Sarrha has laughed in herself, saying, Shall I then indeed bear? but I am grown old. BSB BSB: And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’
14 Brenton Shall anything be impossible with the Lord? At this time I will return to thee seasonably, and Sarrha shall have a son. BSB BSB: Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”
15 Brenton But Sarrha denied, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he said to her, Nay, but thou didst laugh. BSB BSB: But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.” “No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”
Abraham Intercedes for Sodom 16 Brenton And the men having risen up from thence looked towards Sodom and Gomorrha. And Abraam went with them, attending them on their journey. BSB BSB: When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.
17 Brenton And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraam my servant what things I intend to do? BSB BSB: And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
18 Brenton But Abraam shall become a great and populous nation, and in him shall all the nations of the earth be blest. BSB BSB: Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
19 Brenton For I know that he will order his sons, and his house after him, and they will keep the ways of the Lord, to do justice and judgment, that the Lord may bring upon Abraam all things whatsoever he has spoken to him. BSB BSB: For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”
20 Brenton And the Lord said, The cry of Sodom and Gomorrha has been increased towards me, and their sins are very great. BSB BSB: Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,
21 Brenton I will therefore go down and see, if they completely correspond with the cry which comes to me, and if not, that I may know. BSB BSB: I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”
23 Brenton And Abraam drew nigh and said, Wouldest thou destroy the righteous with the wicked, and shall the righteous be as the wicked? BSB BSB: Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
24 Brenton Should there be fifty righteous in the city, wilt thou destroy them? wilt thou not spare the whole place for the sake of the fifty righteous, if they be in it? BSB BSB: What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?
26 Brenton And the Lord said, If there should be in Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole city, and the whole place for their sakes. BSB BSB: So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”
27 Brenton And Abraam answered and said, Now I have begun to speak to my Lord, and I am earth and ashes. BSB BSB: Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—
28 Brenton But if the fifty righteous should be diminished to forty-five, wilt thou destroy the whole city because of the five wanting ? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there forty-five. BSB BSB: suppose the fifty righteous ones lack five. Will You destroy the whole city for the lack of five?” He replied, “If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.”
29 Brenton And he continued to speak to him still, and said, But if there should be found there forty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the forty's sake. BSB BSB: Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD, “Suppose forty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not do it.”
30 Brenton And he said, Will there be anything against me , Lord, if I shall speak? but if there be found there thirty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the thirty's sake. BSB BSB: Then Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak further. Suppose thirty are found there?” He replied, “If I find thirty there, I will not do it.”
31 Brenton And he said, Since I am able to speak to the Lord, what if there should be found there twenty? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there twenty. BSB BSB: And Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.”
32 Brenton And he said, Will there be anything against me , Lord, if I speak yet once? but if there should be found there ten? And he said, I will not destroy it for the ten's sake. BSB BSB: Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”
33 Brenton And the Lord departed, when he left off speaking to Abraam, and Abraam returned to his place. BSB BSB: When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned home.