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Genesis 18
18
Genesis
Abraham
Gamo Bible
Abraham
, person
Sarah
, person
Sodom
, place
Gomorrah
, place
Mamre
, place
Gamo Bible
Berean Standard Bible
1
GMVE
ሴታ ጋላስ ኣብራሃሜይ ማሚሬን ዲዛ ጊታ ሚꬃታ ጋርሳን ባ ዱንካኔ ፔንጌን ኡቲ ዲሺን ጎዳይ ኢዛስ ቆንጪዴስ።
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
GMVE
ኣብራሃሜይ ꬎቁ ጊ ጼሊዲ ሄꬑ ኣሳቲ ኤቂዳይታ ቤኢዲ ኢስታ ሞኪ ኤካናስ ባ ዱንካኔዛ ፔንጌፌ ዴንዲዲ ዎጺ ቢዴስ፤ ሄ ጋኪ ቢታን ሆኪዲ ኢስታ ሲንꬃን ዚጊዴስ።
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
GMVE
ዚጊ ሲሚዲ፥ «ኣቤት ታ ጎዶ! ኔ ታና ኔ ኣይሌዛ ቦንቺዛ ጊዲኮ ታሶ ጌሎንታ ኣꬋ ቦፓ።
BSB
BSB:
“My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.
4
GMVE
ሃኢ ኢንቴ ቶሆ ሜጫና ቶሆ ሃꬂ ዪኮ ኢንቴ ቶሆ ሜጬቲዲ ሃይሳ ሚꬃ ኩዋን ሼምፒ ኤኪቴ።
BSB
BSB:
Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.
5
GMVE
ኢንቴ ሃኢ ታኮ ኢንቴ ኣይሌዛኮ ዪዳ ጊሻስ ሼምፒ ኤኪዲ ኢንቴ ቢዛሶ ባና ማላ ታኒ ኢንቴስ ሚዛ ሚሽ ኣኔ ኤሃይስ» ጊዴስ። ኢስቲ፥ «ዳሮ ሎኦ፤ ኔኒ ጊዛ ማላ ኦꬃ» ጊዳ።
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
GMVE
ኣብራሃሜይ ዱንካኔዛ ጊዶ ሳራኮ ኤሶቲ ቢዲ፥ «ኤሶታዳ ሊቆ ꬊሌዛፔ ሄꬑ ኬሬ ጊዲዛይሳ ኤካ ሙኑቃዳ ኡኬꬅ ኡካ» ጊዴስ።
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
GMVE
ቃሴ ኣብራሃሜይ ባ ዉዴዛኮ ዎጺ ቢዲ ሎኦ ኣንቃራ ማር ዶሪዲ ኢሲ ኣይሌስ ኢሚን ኢዚ ኤሶን ሹኪዲ ጊግሲዴስ።
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
GMVE
ሂስቲን ኣብራሃሜይ ሜቆ ማꬂኔ ጊግሲዳ ማራ ኣሾዛ ኢማꬃታ ሲንꬅ ኣꬂዴስ፤ ኢስቲ ሚሺን ኢዚ ሄ ሚꬃ ጋርሳን ኢስታ ኣቻን ኤቂዴስ።
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.
9
GMVE
ኢስቲ ኢዛ፥ «ኔ ማቼያ ሳራይ ኣዋኔ?» ጊ ኦይቺን ኢዚ፥ «ሄኒን ዱንካኔ ጊዶን ዳዉስ» ጊዴስ።
BSB
BSB:
“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked. “There, in the tent,” he replied.
10
GMVE
ጎዳይ ኢዛስ፥ «ታኒ ዪዛ ላይꬅ ሃኒ ዎዴ ቱሙ ኔኮ ሲማና፤ ሄ ዎዴ ኔ ማቺያ ሳራይ ኣቱማ ና ኔስ ዬላና» ጊዴስ። ሳራይካ ኢዛፔ ጉዬ ባጋራ ዱንካኔዛ ሲንꬃን ዳሼ ሄሳ ሲያዱስ።
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
GMVE
ኣብራሃሜይኔ ሳራይ ኬሂ ጪሚዳ፤ ሳራስካ ማጫሳታስ ዪዛ ዎጋይ ኣጊዴስ።
BSB
BSB:
And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
12
GMVE
ሄሳ ጊሻስ ሳራይ ባ ዎዚናን፥ «ታኒ ሃኢ ጪሚዳፔ ጉዬ፥ ታ ኣዚናይካ ጪሚዳፔ ጉዬ ሃይሲ ኡፋይሳይ ታስ ሃናኔ?» ጋዳ ሚጫዱስ።
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
GMVE
ሄ ዎዴ ጎዳይ ኣብራሃሜ፥ « ‹ታኒ ጪማይቺዳፔ ጉዬ ቱሙ ና ዬላኔ?› ጋዳ ሳራይ ኣዛስ ሚጫዴ?
BSB
BSB:
And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’
14
GMVE
ጎዳስ ዳንዳዬቶንታ ሚሺ ቱሙ ዲዜ? ታ ጊዳ ማላ ዪዛ ላይꬅ ሃኒ ዎዴ ታ ኔኮ ያና፤ ሄ ዎዴ ሳራይ ኣቱማ ና ዬላና» ጊዴስ።
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
GMVE
ሳራይ ኬሃ ባቢዳ ጊሻስ፥ «ታኒ ሚጫቤኬ» ጋዳ ላሆታዱስ። ጊዶ ኣቲን ኢዚ፥ «ኤ፥ ኔኒ ቱማ ሚጫዳሳ» ጊዴስ።
BSB
BSB:
But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.” “No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”
16
GMVE
ሄሳፌ ጉዬ ኣሳቲ ባና ዴንዲሼ ሶዶሜ ካታማ ዱጌ ዛሪ ጼሊዳ፤ ኣብራሃሜይካ ኢስታ ሞይዚሼ ኢስታራ ቢዴስ።
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
GMVE
ሄ ዎዴ ጎዳይ፥ «ታኒ ታ ኦꬃና ጊዛይሳ ኣብራሃሜፔ ቆታኔ?
BSB
BSB:
And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
18
GMVE
ኣብራሃሜይ ቱማፔ ጊታኔ ዎልቃማ ካዎቴꬅ ጊዳና፤ ሃ ቢታ ኣሲ ዉሪ ኢዛ ባጋራ ኣንጄታና።
BSB
BSB:
Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
19
GMVE
ጺሎቴꬂኔ ሱሬ ኦሶ ኦꬂዲ ጎዳ ኦጌ ናጋና ማላ ባ ናይታኔ ባፔ ጉዬ ባ ሶ ኣሳ ኢዚ ዞራና ማላ ታኒ ኢዛ ዶራዲስ፤ ሄሲካ ጎዳይ ኣብራሃሜስ ኢማና ጊዳይሳ ኡባ ፖላናሳ» ጊዴስ።
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
GMVE
ጎዳይ ኣብራሃሜ፥ «ሶዶሜኔ ጋሞራ ዋሶይ ኬሂ ዳሪዳ ጊሻሲኔ ኢስታ ናጋራይ ኬሂ ዴጺዳ ጊሻስ ኢስቲ ኦꬂዳይሲ ታኮ ጋኪዳ ዋሶ ማላ ኢታኮኔ ኢታ ጊዶንታኮ ኣኔ ታኒ ዱጌ ዎꬋ ቤያይስ» ጊዴስ።
BSB
BSB:
Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,
22
GMVE
ሄሳፌ ጉዬ ናምኡ ኣሳቲ ሶዶሜ ሲሚ ቢዳ፤ ጊዶ ኣቲን ኣብራሃሜይ ጎዳ ሲንꬃን ኤቂዳ ማላ ዴስ።
BSB
BSB:
And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.
23
GMVE
ሄ ዎዴ ኣብራሃሜይ ኢዛኮ ሺቂዲ፥ «ቱሙ ኔኒ ጺሎታ ኢታታራ ጋꬃ ꬋይሳኔ?
BSB
BSB:
Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
24
GMVE
ሄ ጊታ ካታማን 50 ጺሎቲ ዲኮ ኔኒ ኢስታ ꬋይሳኔ? ኔኒ ኢዛን ዲዛ 50 ጺሎታ ጊሻስ ሄ ካታማ ማርኪ?
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?
25
GMVE
ጺሎታ ዎርዶታራ ጋꬃ ዎꬊዛይሲኔ ጺሎታኔ ዎርዶታ ኢሲ ኣይፌን ጼሊዛይሲ ሄሲ ኔፔ ሃኮ፤ ሃ ቢታ ኡባ ቦላ ፒርዲዛ ኔኒ ጺሎ ፒርዲኪ?» ጊዴስ።
BSB
BSB:
Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
26
GMVE
ጎዳይካ፥ «ሄ ሶዶሜ ካታማን 50 ጺሎቲ ዲኮ ሄ ካታማ ኡባ ኢስታ ጊሻስ ታኒ ኡባ ማራና» ጊዴስ።
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
GMVE
ሄሳፌ ጉዬ ኣብራሃሜይ፥ «ታኒ ቢታኔ ቢዲንꬃኮሺን ታ ጎዳራ ጻላዳ ሃሳያ ኦይካዲስ።
BSB
BSB:
Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—
28
GMVE
ኢቻሹ ታሙ ጺሎታፔ ኢቻሻቲ ፓጪኮ ኔኒ ሄ ፓጪዳ ኢቻሻታ ጊሻስ ሄ ካታማ ኡባ ꬋይሳኔ?» ጊዴስ። ጎዳይካ፥ «ታኒ ሄን ኦይዱ ታማኔ ኢቻሽ ጺሎታ ዴሚኮ ሄ ካታማ ꬋይሲኬ» ጊዴስ።
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
GMVE
ኣብራሃሜይ ዛሬꬂዲካ፥ «ሄን 40 ጺሎቲ ጻላ ቤቲኮቺ?» ጊዴስ። ኢዚካ፥ «ታኒ ሄ ኦይዱ ታማታ ጊሻስ ሄ ካታማ ꬋይሲኬ» ጊዴስ።
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
GMVE
ሄሳፌ ጉዬ ኢዚ፥ «ታ ጎዶ! ኔ ታ ቦላ ሃንቄቶፋ፤ ታኒ ጉጃዳካ ኦይቻይስ፤ ሄን 30 ጺሎቲ ጻላ ቤቲኮቺ?» ጊዴስ። ጎዳይ፥ «ታኒ ሄን 30 ጺሎ ኣስ ዴሚኮ ሄ ካታማ ꬋይሲኬ» ጊዴስ።
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
GMVE
ቃሴካ ኣብራሃሜይ፥ «ታኒ ጎዳራ ጻላቴꬃን ሃሳያ ዶማዲስ፤ ሄን 20 ጺሎቲ ጻላ ቤቲኮቺ?» ጊዴስ። ጎዳይ፥ «ሄ ናምኡ ታማታ ጊሻስ ꬋይሲኬ» ጊዴስ።
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
GMVE
ሄሳፌ ጉዬ ኣብራሃሜይ፥ «ታ ጎዶ! ኔ ታ ቦላ ሃንቄቶፋ፤ ታኒ ሜጺ ኢሲቶ ሃሳያይስ፤ ሄን 10 ጺሎይ ቤቲኮቺ?» ጊዴስ። ጎዳይ፥ «ሄ ታማታ ጊሻስ ታኒ ሄ ካታማ ꬋይሲኬ» ጊዴስ።
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
GMVE
ጎዳይ ኣብራሃሜራ ሃሳያ ዉርሲዳፔ ጉዬ ቢዴስ፤ ኣብራሃሜይካ ባሶ ሲሚዴስ።
BSB
BSB:
When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned home.
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