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Genesis 19
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Genesis
Abraham
Gofa
Lot
, person
Sodom
, place
Zoar
, place
Abraham
, person
Gomorrah
, place
a wife of Lot
, person
Moab
, place
Ammon
, place
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Gofa
Berean Standard Bible
1
GOFE
ናምኡ ኪታንቾት ኦማርስሽን ሶዶመ ካታማ ጋክዶሶና። ሄ ዎደ ሎፀይ ሄ ካታማ ፐንገን ኡትስ። ሎፀይ ኤንታ በእድ ሞካናዉ ደንድድ ኤንታኮ ብስ። ባ ሶምኡዋ ሳአ ጋꬅድ ኤንታዉ ዝግስ።
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
GOFE
እ ኤንታኮ፥ “ታ ጎዳቶ፥ ህንተ አይልያ ሶ ገለርከት፥ ህንተ ቶሁዋ ሜጨትድ ቃማ ሀይሳን አቅተ፤ ዎንታ ጉራ ህንተ ብያ በሲ ቢተ” ያግስ። ኤንቲ፥ “አካይ፥ ኑኒ ሀ ካታማ ዳባባን አቃና” ያግድ ዛርዶሶና።
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
GOFE
ሽን እ ኤንታ ምንꬅ ዎስዳ ግሾ ብድ እያ ሶ ገልዶሶና። እ ኤንታዉ ኡይꬅ ኡክድ አꬅን ምዶሶና።
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
GOFE
ኤንቲ ዝንአና ሀንሽን ሶዶመ ካታማ አደ አሳ ኡባይ ናአተꬅነ ዶንꬒ እሶይካ አቶና ይድ ኬꬃ ዩይ አꬍዶሶና።
BSB
BSB:
Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.
5
GOFE
ኤንቲ ሎፀ ፄግድ፥ “ሀች ኦማርስ ነ ሶ ገልዳ አደ አሳት አዉን ደኦና? ኑኒ ኤንታራ ጋሄታና መላ ኤንታ ኑኮ ካረ ከሳ” ያግዶሶና።
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
GOFE
ያትን ሎፀይ ኤንታራ ኦደታናዉ ካረ ከይሸ ፐንግያ ጉየራ ጎርድድ፥
BSB
BSB:
Lot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him.
7
GOFE
ኤንታኮ፥ “ታ ዳቦቶ፥ ሀያና ሀ ኢታ ኦሱዋ ኦꬆፍተ።
BSB
BSB:
“Please, my brothers,” he pleaded, “don’t do such a wicked thing!
8
GOFE
ታዉ አደ ኤሮና ናምኡ ጌላኦት ደኦሶና። ታኒ ኤንታ ህንተዉ ካረ ከስኮ ህንተ ኮይዳባ ኦꬅተ። ሽን ሀይሳቲ ታ እማ ግድያ ግሾ ታ ካራፐ ጋርሳን ደኦሶና፤ ሀ አሳታ ቦላ አይብባካ ኦꬆፍተ” ያግስ።
BSB
BSB:
Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them as you please. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”
9
GOFE
አሳት፥ “ኑ ስንꬃፈ ገደ ክቻ” ያግዶሶና። ቃስ፥ “ሀ አደይ ባዉ በተ አስ ሽን፥ ኑ ቦላ ፕርዳናዉ ኮዬስ? ኑኒ ኤንታ ቦላ ኦꬃናዉ ኮይዳ ኢታፐ አꬅድ ነ ቦላ ኦꬃና” ያግዶሶና። ኤንቲ ሎፀ ጉየ ሱግ የግድ ፐንግያ መንꬃናዉ ሺቅዶሶና።
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
GOFE
ሽን ናምኡ አሳት ባንታ ኩሽያ ካረ የድድ ሎፀ ሶ ጎች ገልስድ ፐንግያ ጎርድዶሶና።
BSB
BSB:
But the men inside reached out, pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.
11
GOFE
ሄሳፈ ጉየ፥ ኤንቲ ኬꬃ ፐንገይ ደእያሱዋ ደሞና መላ ጉꬃፈ ግታ ጋካናዉ ቆቅስዶሶና።
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.
12
GOFE
ሄ ናምኡ አሳት ሎፀኮ፥ “ነዉ ሀይሳን አደ ናእ ዎይኮ ማጫ ናእ፥ ነ ማጫ ናይታ ኦይችዳይ ዎይኮ ሀራ ዳቦይ ሀ ካታማን ደኢ? ደእኮ ኤንታና ሀይሳፈ ከሳ።
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
GOFE
አይስ ጊኮ፥ ኑ ሀ ካታማ ꬋይሳናዉ ሀኖስ። ኤንታ ቦላ ዋስያ ዋሶይ ጎዳ ስንꬃን ግታ ግድያ ግሾ ሀ ካታማ ꬋይሳና መላ ጎዳይ ኑና ኪትስ” ያግዶሶና።
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
GOFE
ያትን ሎፀይ ባ ማጫ ናይታ ኦይችዳይሳታኮ ብድ፥ “ጎዳይ፥ ሀ ካታማ ꬋይሳና ሀንያ ግሾ ኤለስድ ሀ በሳፈ ከይተ” ያግስ። ሽን እያ ማጫ ናይታ ኦይችዳይሳት እ ቀልቅሴስ ግድ ቆፕዶሶና።
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
GOFE
ሳእ ዎንታናዉ ጎንተይ ዞእያ ዎደ ሄ ኪታንቾት ሎፀኮ፥ “ደንዳ፥ ነ ማችዉነ ሀይሳን ደእያ ነ ናምኡ ናይታ ኤካዳ ኤለሳዳ ከያ። አካይ ጊኮ፥ ሀ ካታማይ ፕርደትያ ዎደ ነካ ꬋያሳ” ያግ ድርግስዶሶና።
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.”
16
GOFE
ሽን ሎፀይ ከያናዉ ጋምእን፥ ጎዳይ እያዉ ቃትዳ ግሾ፥ ሄ ኪታንቾት እያ ኩሽያ፥ እያ ማቸ ኩሽያነ ናምኡ ናይታ ኩሽያ ኦይክድ ሄ ካታማፐ ከስዶሶና።
BSB
BSB:
But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.
17
GOFE
ኪታንቾት ኤንታ ከስዳ መላ ሄ ኪታንቾታፐ እሶይ፥ “ህንተ ሸምፑዋ ኤክድ ባቃትተ! ጉየ ፄሎፍተ! ሀ ሄራን አዉንካ ኤቆፍተ! ህንተ ꬋዮና መላ ዙማኮ ባቃትተ” ያግስ።
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
GOFE
ሽን ሎፀይ ኤንታኮ፥ “ሀይ ታ ጎዳቶ፥ ያጎፕተ።
BSB
BSB:
But Lot replied, “No, my lords, please!
19
GOFE
ታኒ ህንተ አይለይ ህንተ ስንꬃን ሳባ ደምዳ ግሾ ታና አሻናዉ ታዉ ዳሮ ቃትደታ። ሽን ታኒ ዙማኮ ባቃታናዉ ዳንዳእከ፤ ሀ ꬋዮይ ጋክድ ታና ꬋይሳና።
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
GOFE
ሄኮ፥ ሀይሳን እስ ካታም ደኤስ፤ ያ ዎፅድ ባናዉ ማታነ ጉꬃ ካታማ። ታ ሸምፑዋ አሻናዉ ታ ያ ባቃቶ? እ ዳሮ ጉꬃ ካታማ ግደኔ?” ያግስ።
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
GOFE
ኪታንቾይ፥ “ሎኦ! ታኒ ነ ዎሳ ኤካስ፤ ሄ ነ ኦድዳ ካታማ ꬋይስከ።
BSB
BSB:
“Very well,” he answered, “I will grant this request as well, and will not demolish the town you indicate.
22
GOFE
ሄ ካታማኮ ኤለሳዳ ባቃታ፤ ነ ያ ጋካናዉ ታ አይብባካ ኦꬅከ” ያግስ። ሄሳ ግሾ፥ ሄ ካታማ ሱንꬃይ ዞኣረ ጌተትስ።
BSB
BSB:
Hurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar.
23
GOFE
ሎፀይ ዞኣረ ጋክያ ዎደ ቡሮ ፃልቀይ ጫረስ።
BSB
BSB:
And by the time the sun had risen over the land, Lot had reached Zoar.
24
GOFE
ጎዳይ ሄ ዎደ ሳሎፐ ታማነ ፁግያ ዲነ ሶዶመ ቦላነ ጋሞራ ቦላ ቡክስስ።
BSB
BSB:
Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
25
GOFE
ሄሳዳ ኦꬅድ ጎዳይ ሄ ካታማታ፥ ሄራ ኡባ፥ ካታማታን ደእያባ ኡባ ሄ ቢታን ደእያ ምꬃነ ማታ ꬋይስስ።
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
GOFE
ሽን ሎፀ ማችያ ጉየ ስማ ፄላዳ ማፅነ ሹቹ ግዳሱ።
BSB
BSB:
But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
27
GOFE
ዎንተꬃ ጋላስ ዎንታ ጉራ አብራሃመይ ደንድድ ካሰ እ ጎዳ ስንꬃን ኤቅዳ በሳ ብስ።
BSB
BSB:
Early the next morning, Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the LORD.
28
GOFE
እ ሶዶመነ ጋሞራ፥ ሄ ሄራን ደእያ ቢታ ኡባ ዱገ ፄልያ ዎደ ፁሳ ታማዳ ጩያይ ቢታፈ ደንደይሳ በእስ።
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
GOFE
ፆሳይ ሄ ሄራን ደእያ ካታማታ ꬋይስያ ዎደ አብራሃመ ቆፕድ፥ ሎፀይ ደእያ ካታማታ ꬋይስድ፥ ሎፀ ꬋዮፐ አሽስ።
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.
30
GOFE
ሎፀይ ዞኣረን ዳናዉ ያሸትዳ ግሾ፥ ያፐ ደንድድ ባ ማጫ ናይታ ናምአታራ ዙማ ቦላ ከይስ። ያን ጎንጎሎ ግዶን ባ ናምኡ ማጫ ናይታራ ደእስ።
BSB
BSB:
Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains—for he was afraid to stay in Zoar—where they lived in a cave.
31
GOFE
እስ ጋላስ ባይራ ናእያ ባ ካሎ ምቸኮ፥ “ኑ አዋይ ጭምስ፥ ቢታ ኡባን ደእያ ዎጋꬆ ኑራ አቃናዉ እስ አደይ ሀይሳን ባዋ።
BSB
BSB:
One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to sleep with us, as is the custom over all the earth.
32
GOFE
ያንያ ግሾ፥ ሃያ! ኑ አዋ ኡሹ ኡሽድ፥ እያራ አቅድ፥ ኑ አዋፐ ኑስ ኮቸ አሾስ” ያጋሱ።
BSB
BSB:
Come, let us get our father drunk with wine so we can sleep with him and preserve his line.”
33
GOFE
ሄ ዎደ ቃማ ባንታ አዋ ኡሹ ኡሽዶሶና። ባይራ ናእያ ገላዳ እያራ አቃሱ። እያ እያራ አቅያ ዎደነ ደንድያ ዎደ እ ኤርቤና።
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.
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ዎንተꬃ ዎደ ባይርያ ካልዉ፥ “ዝነ ቃማ ታኒ ታ አዋራ አቃስ፤ ሀች ቃማካ እያ ኡሹ ኡሽኮ፥ ነካ ገላዳ እያራ አቃ። ያትድ ኑኒ ኑ አዋፐ ኮቸ አሾስ” ያጋሱ።
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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.”
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ሄ ዎደ ቃማ ባንታ አዋ ኡሹ ኡሽዶሶና። ካሎ ናእያ ገላዳ እያራ አቃሱ። ሀእካ እያ እያራ አቅያ ዎደነ ደንድያ ዎደ እ ኤርቤና።
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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.
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ያትድ ሎፀ ማጫ ናይት ናምአይ ባንታ አዋፐ ቃንꬃትዶሶና።
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BSB:
Thus both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.
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ባይርያ አደ ናአ የላሱ፤ እያ ሱንꬃ ሞአበ ጋዳ ሱንꬃሱ። እ ሀች ጋካናዉ ሞአበታ ማይዛ።
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The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites of today.
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ካልያካ አደ ናአ የላሱ፤ እያ ሱንꬃ በንኣማ ጋዳ ሱንꬃሱ። እ ሀች ጋካናዉ አሞነታ ማይዛ።
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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.
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