Genesis 19

The Doom of Sodom

1Now the 1twoH8147 angelsH4397 cameH935 to SodomH5467 in the eveningH6153 as LotH3876 was sittingH3427 in the gateH8179 of SodomH5467. When 2LotH3876 sawH7200 them, he roseH6965 to meetH7122 them and 3bowedH7812 downH7812 with his faceH639 to the groundH776. 2And he saidH559, “NowH4994 beholdH2009, my lordsH136, pleaseH4994 turnH5493 asideH5493 into your servant’sH5650 houseH1004, and spendH3885 the nightH3885, and washH7364 your feetH7272; then you may riseH7925 earlyH7925 and goH1980 on your wayH1870.” They saidH559 however, “NoH3808, but we shall spendH3885 the nightH3885 in the squareH7339.” 3Yet he urgedH6484 them stronglyH3966, so they turnedH5493 asideH5493 to him and enteredH935 his houseH1004; 4and he preparedH6213 a feastH4960 for them, and bakedH644 unleavenedH4682 breadH4682, and they ateH398. 4BeforeH2962 they layH7901 downH7901, 5the menH376 of the cityH5892, the menH376 of SodomH5467, surroundedH5437 the houseH1004, bothH4480 youngH5288 and oldH2205, allH3605 the peopleH5971 6from every quarterH7097; 5and they calledH7121 to LotH3876 and saidH559 to him, “7WhereH346 are the menH376 whoH834 cameH935 to you tonightH3915? BringH3318 them out to us that we may 8haveH3045 relationsH3045 with them.” 6But LotH3876 wentH3318 out to them at the doorwayH6607, and shutH5462 the doorH1817 behindH310 him, 7and saidH559, “PleaseH4994, my brothersH251, do not actH7489 wickedlyH7489. 8NowH4994 beholdH2009, 9I have twoH8147 daughtersH1323 whoH834 have not 10hadH3045 relationsH3045 with manH376; pleaseH4994 let me bringH3318 them out to you, and doH6213 to them 11whateverH2896H5869 you likeH2896H5869; onlyH7534 doH6213 nothingH408H1697 to theseH411 menH376, inasmuchH3588H5921H3651 as they have comeH935 under the 12shelterH6738 of my roofH6982.” 9But they saidH559, “StandH5066 asideH1973.” Furthermore, they saidH559, “This oneH259 cameH935 in 13as an alienH1481, and alreadyH8199 14he is actingH8199 like a judgeH8199; nowH6258 we will treatH7489 you worseH7489 thanH4480 them.” So they pressedH6484 hardH3966 against 15LotH3876 and cameH5066 nearH5066 to breakH7665 the doorH1817. 10But 16the menH376 reachedH7971 out their 17handsH3027 and broughtH935 LotH3876 into the houseH1004 18with them, and shutH5462 the doorH1817. 1119They 20struckH5221 the menH376 whoH834 were at the doorwayH6607 of the houseH1004 with blindnessH5575, bothH4480 smallH6996 and greatH1419, so that they weariedH3811 themselves trying to findH4672 the doorwayH6607.

12Then the two menH376 saidH559 to LotH3876, “WhomH4310 elseH5750 have you hereH6311? A son-in-lawH2860, and your sonsH1121, and your daughtersH1323, and whomeverH3605H834 you have in the cityH5892, bringH3318 them out of the placeH4725; 13for we are about to destroyH7843 thisH2088 placeH4725, becauseH3588 21their outcryH6818 has becomeH1431 soH3588 greatH1431 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 that 22the LordH3068 has sentH7971 us to destroyH7843 it.” 14LotH3876 wentH3318 out and spokeH1696 to his sons-in-lawH2860, who 23were to marryH3947 his daughtersH1323, and saidH559, “Up, 24getH3318 out of thisH2088 placeH4725, for the LordH3068 will destroyH7843 the cityH5892.” 25But he appearedH1961H5869 to his sons-in-lawH2860 26to be jestingH6711.

15WhenH3644 morningH7837 dawnedH5927, the angelsH4397 urgedH213 LotH3876, sayingH559, “Up, takeH3947 your wifeH802 and your twoH8147 daughtersH1323 who are hereH4672, orH6435 you will be sweptH5595 awayH5595 in the 27punishmentH5771 of the cityH5892.” 16But he hesitatedH4102. So the menH376 28seizedH2388 his handH3027 and the handH3027 of his wifeH802 and the 29handsH3027 of his twoH8147 daughtersH1323, for 30the compassionH2551 of the LordH3068 was upon him; and they broughtH3318 him out, and putH5117 him outsideH4480H2351 the cityH5892. 17When they had broughtH3318 them outsideH2351, 31one saidH559, “32EscapeH4422 for your lifeH5315! 33Do not lookH5027 behindH310 you, and do not stayH5975 34anywhereH3605 in the 35valleyH3603; escapeH4422 to 36the 37mountainsH2022, orH6435 you will be sweptH5595 awayH5595.” 18But LotH3876 saidH559 to them, “OhH4994 noH408, my lordsH136! 19NowH4994 beholdH2009, your servantH5650 has foundH4672 favorH2580 in your sightH5869, and you have magnifiedH1431 your lovingkindnessH2617, whichH834 you have shownH6213 me by savingH2421 my lifeH5315; but I cannotH3201H3808 escapeH4422 to the 38mountainsH2022, for the disasterH7463 will overtakeH1692 me and I will dieH4191; 20nowH4994 beholdH2009, thisH2088 townH5892 is nearH7138 enough to fleeH5127 to, and it is smallH4705. PleaseH4994, let me escapeH4422 thereH8033 (is it not smallH4705?) 39that my lifeH5315 may be savedH2421.” 21He saidH559 to him, “BeholdH2009, I grantH5375 you thisH2088 40requestH1697 alsoH1571, not to overthrowH2015 the townH5892 of whichH834 you have spokenH1696. 22HurryH4116, escapeH4422 thereH8033, for I cannotH3201H3808 doH6213 anythingH1697 untilH5704 you arriveH935 thereH8033.” ThereforeH5921H3651 the nameH8034 of the townH5892 was calledH7121 4142ZoarH6820.

23The sunH8121 had risenH3318 overH5921 the earthH776 when LotH3876 cameH935 to ZoarH6820. 24Then the LordH3068 43rainedH4305 on SodomH5467 and GomorrahH6017 brimstoneH1614 and fireH784 from the LordH3068 out of heavenH8064, 25and 44He overthrewH2015 thoseH411 citiesH5892, and allH3605 the 45valleyH3603, and allH3605 the inhabitantsH3427 of the citiesH5892, and whatH6780 grewH6780 on the groundH127. 26But his wifeH802, from behindH310 him, 46lookedH5027 back, and she becameH1961 a pillarH5333 of saltH4417.

27Now AbrahamH85 aroseH7925 earlyH7925 in the morningH1242 and went to 47the placeH4725 whereH834H8033 he had stoodH5975 beforeH6440 the LordH3068; 28and he lookedH8259 downH8259 towardH5921H6440 SodomH5467 and GomorrahH6017, and towardH5921H6440 allH3605 the landH776 of the 48valleyH3603, and he sawH7200, and beholdH2009, 49the smokeH7008 of the landH776 ascendedH5927 like the smokeH7008 of a 50furnaceH3536.

29Thus it cameH1961 about, when GodH430 destroyedH7843 the citiesH5892 of the 51valleyH3603, that 52GodH430 rememberedH2142 AbrahamH85, and 53sentH7971 LotH3876 out of the midstH8432 of the overthrowH2018, when He overthrewH2015 the citiesH5892 in whichH834 LotH3876 livedH3427.

Lot Is Debased

30LotH3876 wentH5927 up from ZoarH6820, and 5455stayedH3427 in the 56mountainsH2022, and his twoH8147 daughtersH1323 with him; for he was afraidH3372 to 57stayH3427 in ZoarH6820; and he 58stayedH3427 in a caveH4631, he and his twoH8147 daughtersH1323. 31Then the firstbornH1067 saidH559 to the youngerH6810, “Our fatherH1 is oldH2204, and thereH369 is not a manH376 59on earthH776 to 60comeH935 in to us after the mannerH1870 of the earthH776. 32ComeH1980, 61let us make our fatherH1 drinkH8248 wineH3196, and let us lieH7901 with him that we may preserveH2421 62our familyH2233 throughH4480 our fatherH1.” 33So they made their fatherH1 drinkH8248 wineH3196 that nightH3915, and the firstbornH1067 wentH935 in and layH7901 with her fatherH1; and he did not knowH3045 when she layH7901 downH7901 or when she aroseH6965. 34On the followingH4283 dayH4283, the firstbornH1067 saidH559 to the youngerH6810, “BeholdH2005, I layH7901 lastH570 nightH570 with my fatherH1; let us make him drinkH8248 wineH3196 tonightH3915 alsoH1571; then you goH935 in and lieH7901 with him, that we may preserveH2421 63our familyH2233 throughH4480 our fatherH1.” 35So they made their fatherH1 drinkH8248 wineH3196 that nightH3915 alsoH1571, and the youngerH6810 aroseH6965 and layH7901 with him; and he did not knowH3045 when she layH7901 downH7901 or when she aroseH6965. 36Thus bothH8147 the daughtersH1323 of LotH3876 were with childH2029 by their fatherH1. 37The firstbornH1067 boreH3205 a sonH1121, and calledH7121 his nameH8034 64MoabH4124; he is the fatherH1 of the MoabitesH4124 to this dayH3117. 38As for the youngerH6810, she alsoH1571 boreH3205 a sonH1121, and calledH7121 his nameH8034 Ben-ammiH1151; he is the fatherH1 of the 65sonsH1121 of 66AmmonH5983 to this dayH3117.