Lot Welcomes the Angels (Judges 19:1–30)
1 UST That evening the two angels arrived at{ the city of} Sodom, while Lot was sitting at the gate of the city. When Lot saw them, he stood up and greeted them and{ then} bowed{ before them} with{ his} face to the ground{ to show respect}. BSB BSB: Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,
2 UST Then he said{ to them},“Sirs, please listen{ to this}: Please come to my house so that I can serve you and you can lodge for the night{ there}.{ That way} too{ you can} wash{ the dust off} your feet. Then{ tomorrow morning} you can get up early and continue traveling.” But the two angels replied,“Thank you, but we will{ just} stay in the public square tonight.” BSB BSB: and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”
3 UST However Lot continued to urgently invite them until they{ finally agreed and} went with him to his house. Then Lot prepared a big meal for them, including{ some} flat bread, and they{ sat down and} ate{ the meal}. BSB BSB: But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
4 UST { But}{ after supper,} before they could lie down{ to sleep},{ all} the men in the city of Sodom surrounded Lot’ s house, including men of all ages.{ In fact,} all the people from every part{ of the city were there}. BSB BSB: Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.
5 UST Then they shouted to Lot,“Where{ are} the{ two} men who came to lodge with you tonight? Bring them outside to us so that we can have relations with them!” BSB BSB: They called out to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!”
6 UST But Lot went outside near the doorway{ to talk} to them, and he closed the door{ of the house} behind him. BSB BSB: Lot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him.
7 UST Then he pleaded{ with them},“I beg you, my friends, do not do such an evil thing! BSB BSB: “Please, my brothers,” he pleaded, “don’t do such a wicked thing!
9 UST But the men of Sodom shouted{ at him},“Get out of our way!” Then they complained{ to each other},“This guy came{ here} as a foreigner, and now he thinks that he can judge{ us}!”{ Then they shouted at Lot,}“We will do worse things to you than{ we do} to your{ two} guests!” Then they started shoving hard against Lot and surged forward to break through the door{ of his house}. BSB BSB: “Get out of the way!” they replied. And they declared, “This one came here as a foreigner, and he is already acting like a judge! Now we will treat you worse than them.” And they pressed in on Lot and moved in to break down the door.
10 UST But Lot’ s{ two} guests{ opened the door}, reached outside and{ quickly} pulled him{ back} into the house with them and closed the door. BSB BSB: But the men inside reached out, pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.
11 UST Then those two men{ who were angels} caused the men who{ were at} the door of the house to be blind, including every last one of them, so that they exhausted themselves{ groping around} trying to find the door. BSB BSB: And they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.
Lot Flees to Zoar 12 UST Then the{ two} angels asked Lot,“Do you have any other relatives here in Sodom?{ If you have} sons- in- law or sons or daughters or any{ other} members of your family here,{ then}{ quickly} get them away from this city, BSB BSB: Then the two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—a son-in-law, your sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here,
13 UST because we are about to destroy it. Yahweh has heard that the people of this city are guilty of serious sins, so he has sent us to destroy the city.” BSB BSB: because we are about to destroy this place. For the outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy it.”
14 UST So Lot went to his{ future} sons- in- law who were engaged to his daughters, and he warned them,“Hurry up{ and} leave this city, because Yahweh is about to destroy it!” But his sons- in- law thought that he was joking,{ so they ignored him}. BSB BSB: So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.
15 UST Early the next morning, the{ two} angels urged Lot,“Hurry up{ and} take your wife and your two daughters{ out of the city} so that you will not die when{ God} punishes{ the people of} the city.” BSB BSB: At daybreak the angels hurried Lot along, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.”
17 UST As{ soon as} the angels had taken them outside{ the city}, one of them said{ to Lot},“Run away from here as fast as you can! Do not look behind you, and do not delay in the valley for any reason! Go quickly to the hill country, or else you will die!” BSB BSB: As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere on the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!”
18 UST But Lot replied to them,“I beg you, sirs, do not{ make us do that}. BSB BSB: But Lot replied, “No, my lords, please!
19 UST Listen{ to me} please: You have treated me well even though I am unimportant, and you have been very kind to me and saved my life. But I am not able to run{ all the way} to the mountains before the disaster occurs and kills me. BSB BSB: Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.
20 UST { So} listen{ to this} please: That town up ahead{ is} near{ enough} to run to{ in time}, and it{ is}{ just} a small{ town}. Please let us run there,{ and do not destroy it}.{ After all,} it is very small. Then we can stay alive.” BSB BSB: Look, there is a town nearby where I can flee, and it is a small place. Please let me flee there—is it not a small place? Then my life will be saved.”
21 UST The angel replied to Lot,“Alright, I will allow you to go to the{ small} town that you are talking about, and I will not destroy it. BSB BSB: “Very well,” he answered, “I will grant this request as well, and will not demolish the town you indicate.
22 UST { But} hurry up{ now and} run there, because I cannot destroy anything until you get there.” Since Lot said the town was small, the name of the town is Zoar{ which means“small”}. BSB BSB: Hurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar.
23 UST The sun was rising over the land as Lot{ and his family} reached{ the town of} Zoar. BSB BSB: And by the time the sun had risen over the land, Lot had reached Zoar.
The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Luke 17:20–37)
25 UST In that way, he{ completely} destroyed those{ two} cities and the rest of the valley, including everyone who lived in the cities and{ all} the plants in the area. BSB BSB: Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground.
26 UST But Lot’ s wife,{ who was}{ walking} behind him, glanced back{ at the city}, and{ immediately} she turned into a statue of{ solid} salt{ rock}. BSB BSB: But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
27 UST Early that same morning, Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood with Yahweh{ the previous day}. BSB BSB: Early the next morning, Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the LORD.
28 UST He looked down at{ the cities of} Sodom and Gomorrah and all{ the rest of} the valley. There in front of him, he saw that{ lots of thick} smoke was billowing up over the land like smoke from a{ huge} fire. BSB BSB: He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw the smoke rising from the land like smoke from a furnace.
29 UST When God destroyed the cities in the valley, he did not forget Abraham{ or his request}. So he saved Lot from the catastrophe that he had sent to{ completely} destroy the cities where Lot had been living. 19:30-38 BSB BSB: So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.
Lot and His Daughters 32 UST { So} come on, we should get our father drunk on wine. Then we can have{ sexual} relations with him so that we can continue our family line with him.” BSB BSB: Come, let us get our father drunk with wine so we can sleep with him and preserve his line.”
33 UST So that night Lot’ s daughters got their father drunk on wine. Then the older{ daughter} went{ to him} and had relations with him. But{ he was so drunk that} he was not{ even} aware that she got in bed{ with him} or that she left. BSB BSB: So that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the firstborn went in and slept with her father; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.
34 UST The next day{ Lot’ s} older{ daughter} said to{ his} younger{ daughter},“Listen, last night I had{ sexual} relations with our father. Tonight we should get him drunk on wine again. Then you{ also} should go{ and} have relations with him so that we can continue our family line with him.” BSB BSB: The next day the older daughter said to the younger, “Look, I slept with my father last night. Let us get him drunk with wine again tonight so you can go in and sleep with him and we can preserve our father’s line.”
35 UST So that night Lot’ s daughters got their father drunk on wine again. Then the younger{ daughter} went{ to him} and had relations with him. And{ once again}{ he was so drunk that} he was not aware that she got in bed{ with him} or that she left. BSB BSB: So again that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.
36 UST In that way, both of Lot’ s daughters became pregnant from{ having relations with} their father. BSB BSB: Thus both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.
37 UST Later his older{ daughter} gave birth to a son, and she named him Moab,{ which means“from my father.”} He{ became} the ancestor of the Moabite people{ who are still living} today. BSB BSB: The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites of today.
38 UST Lot’ s younger{ daughter} also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben- Ammi,{ which means“son of my people.”} He{ became} the ancestor of the Ammonite people{ who are still living} today. BSB BSB: The younger daughter also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.