Genesis 18 (TCZCHONG)

1Mamre mun'a gangpi phung kom'a chun Pakai chu Abraham henga ahung kilah in ahi. Nikhat hi nichangsat pettah hin Abraham chu aponbuh maiya ana touvin ahi.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.

2Ama ahung dahdoh in ahile akom'a mithum ana din amun ahi. Amaho chu amu phat in ama alhai jelin amaho lemnan tol ah abohkhup in ahi.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.

3Chuin Abraham'in “Ka Pakai,” tin adonbut in, “Nang hon pha nasah uleh phat chomkhat naki ngah thei diu ham.“My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.

4Nakeng silna ding'u kahin choi kah in hiche thing limnoiya hin ana kicholdo tadiuvin.Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.

5Chule nang hon na lhacha pa hi khotona neitah a nei hungvil ngal'u ahileh na kholjin na mano masangun na tha kidona dingun naneh ding'u them khat nahin gon peh unge, ama hon aphai, nasei bang chun hin boltan atiuve.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.”

6Hichun Abraham chu aponbuh kom langa alhai jel'in Sarah kom'ah asei tan ahi, “Kinloi tah in changbong atena dim thum tedoh inlang twi toh mehnangin, chule changlhah hin kang loi temin,” aga tin ahi.So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread.”

7Hichun Abraham'in gancha ho kivahna lang ajonin bongnou athao pen asohte ho apen, gangtah in ahin hon sah in ahi.Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender and choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.

8Anneh ding ho amin phat in Abraham'in bongnoi ha le bongnoi toh chule bongnou sa ahon uchu amaho angsung'ah aneh diuvin aga luipeh in ama hon anneh laisen ama jong thinglim a chun ading jinge.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.

9Chuin ama hon Abraham jah a “Na loinu Sarah hoilam a um aham?” atiu leh Abraham'in ponbuh sunga aum nai, ati.“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked. “There, in the tent,” he replied.

10Chuin amaho lah a khat chun aseijin, “Keima hi khovei tulai phat ma-ma le kahung kinung lekit ding ahi, vetan hiche phat teng chule na inneipi Sarah khun chapa khat ana hin ding ahi,” ati chu anunga ponbuh sunglam a um Sarah chun angai lhin ahi.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.

11Abraham le Sarah chu atahsa kum lhon chu atam gel lhon tan, chule Sarah jong nao nei phat kum akhel ahitai.And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.

12Hichun Sarah guhthim in ama le ama aki nuisat in hitin aseiye, “Iti hithei ding ham, kei tobang aching sa numeijin kipana thil phalou kamu ding ham, ka jipa jeng jong akum atam lheh tai,” ati.So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

13Pakaijin Abraham jah achun aseiye, “Ipi dinga Sarah khu nuiya ka teh nunga keiman cha kanei tahbeh mong ding hinam,” ati ham?And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’

14Pakaiya dinga ipi ahahsa um ham? Keima khovei tulai phat na kahung kit ding chule Sarah in cha pasal khat anei ding ahi.”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.”

15Chuphat in Sarah chu atija tan hichun Sarah in aseilep tan, “Keima ka nuipoi” atin ahinla, “Pakaijin adonbut in nangma na nui nai,” ati.But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.” “No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”

16Hichun pasal thum ho chu an aneh jouvun ading doh un Sodom lang chu agaldot un, ama hon adalha uvin, Abraham chu amaho thah doh ding tin lampi gei aga kilhonpin ahi.When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.

17Pakai chun aseiye, “Keiman katoh gon ho hi Abraham kom'a kasel ding ham?” ati.And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?

18Ajeh chu Abraham chu lentah le nam hattah chule vannoiya nam jouse ama jeh a phatthei chang ding ahi ngal'in,Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.

19Chule achapa te le ama ban a a insung mi aman thu apeh a, chutia chu adih abol thei uva, thu adih a atan theina ding uva Pakai lampi ajui thei uva, chutengleh Pakaijin Abraham chung chang'a akitepnasa chu ahin molso theina dinga ama hi kilheng doh ahi tila kahenan,” ati.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.”

20Hichun Pakaijin Abraham ahoulimpi in “Sodom le Gomorrah douna thu kisei asangval tan chule achonset nau jong aseval tai,” ati.Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,

21Keima chesuh ing kating kaheng'a thu hung kisei dungjuiya hi abol cheh uham, hilou ham gapho chen inge,” ati.I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”

22Hichun miho chu chukom'a kon'in akiheiyun Sodom lang chu ajonun ache tauve, ahinlah Abraham chu Pakai masanga chun ading chah den jingin ahi.And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.

23Abraham'in anailut in hitin aseiye, “Nangman michonpha atheng chule mi phalou agilouho aboncha na suhmang tha ding ham,” ati.Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

24Ijem tin khopi sunga chun michonpha som nga bang um ta le, asunga michonpha somnga ho jal'a jong chu akhomun chu khen dehlou hel'a na suhmang jeng ding ham?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?

25Nang dinga hitobang thil nabol a, michonpha le migilou agoma natha cheh a, michonpha le migilou akibah ding chu bolda hel jeng le chun kati! Leiset thutan pan adih a atan louding ham?” atile.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?”

26Hichun Pakaijin adonbut in, “Keiman mi somnga thudih thil phalou bol Sodom khopi a kamu doh thei le, amaho jal'a chu khopi ka huhdoh ding ahi.”So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”

27Hichun Abraham'in aseikit in, “Ka Pakai nangman neiphal peh thei ding le kasei ban ho kajom nom in keima vang bohse vutvai tobang kahin,Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—

28Ijem tin mi somli le nga tobang chonpha mitheng mi somnga sanga lhomjo namu le amaho jeh a chu khopi hi na suhmang ding ham, mi nga lhahsam jeh chun? Pakaijin adonbut in, Keiman hiche khopi a hi mi som li le nga kamu doh jouva ahile sumang ponge,” ati.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.”

29Hichun Abraham'in adeichat angaichat avel in aseijin, “Ijem tin mi som li bou umta le,” atin chuin Pakaijin ahoulimpi kit in, “Keiman amaho mi somli jeh a chu ka suhmang louhel ding ahi,” ati.Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD, “Suppose forty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not do it.”

30Ka Pakai, “Lungset tah in lunghanglou jenin,” Abraham atao kit leovin, “Nei phalpeh thei lechun kasei nom na laiye, Ijemtin mi som thum muta le chun,” atile Pakaijin ahoulimpi in “Keiman mi somthum hijongleh ka suhmang louding ahi,” ati.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.”

31Hichun Abraham'in aseikit in, “Nangman nei phalpeh thei le ka thusei hi kajom nom'e, “Ijem tin mi somni hijongleh atile,” Pakaijin adonbut in, “Mi somni kamu jong le ka suhmang louding ahi,” ati.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.”

32Abraham'in achaina in aseipeh tan, “Pakai, nei lunghan hihbeh inlang, khatvei neisei sah kit le tia katao ahi, mi som muta le chun” hichun Pakaijin aseiye, “Mi som kamu doh jong le ka suhmang louding ahi,” ati.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.”

33Hichun Abraham henga athusei ding aboncha aseisoh phat in Pakai chu ache tan, Abraham vang chu a inmun lam'a ahung kile kittai.When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned home.

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