Genesis, 18
1. Then the Lord appeared to him, in the steep valley of Mamre, when he was sitting at the door of his tent, in the very heat of the day.
1. Jahve mu se ukaza kod hrasta Mamre dok je on sjedio na ulazu u šator za dnevne žege.
2. And when he had lifted up his eyes, there appeared to him three men, standing near him. When he had seen them, he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and he reverenced them on the ground.
2. Podigavši oèi, opazi tri èovjeka gdje stoje nedaleko od njega. Èim ih spazi, potrèa s ulaza šatora njima u susret. Pade nièice na zemlju
3. And he said: “If I, O lord, have found grace in your eyes, do not pass by your servant.
3. pa reèe: "Gospodine moj, ako sam stekao milost u tvojim oèima, nemoj mimoiæi svoga sluge!
4. But I will bring a little water, and you may wash your feet and rest under the tree.
4. Nek' se donese malo vode: operite noge i pod stablom otpoèinite.
5. And I will set out a meal of bread, so that you may strengthen your heart; after this you will pass on. It is for this reason that you have turned aside to your servant.” And they said, “Do as you have spoken.”
5. Donijet æu kruha da se okrijepite prije nego poðete dalje. TÓa k svome ste sluzi navratili." Oni odgovore: "Dobro, uèini kako si rekao!"
6. Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and he said to her, “Quickly, mix together three measures of the finest wheat flour and make loaves baked under the ashes.”
6. Abraham se požuri u šator k Sari pa joj reèe: "Brzo! Tri mjerice najboljeg brašna! Zamijesi i prevrtu ispeci!"
7. In truth, he himself ran to the herd, and he took a calf from there, very tender and very good, and he gave it to a servant, who hurried and boiled it.
7. Zatim Abraham otrèa govedima, uhvati tele, mlado i debelo, i dade ga momku da ga brže zgotovi.
8. Likewise, he took butter and milk, and the calf which he had boiled, and he placed it before them. Yet truly, he himself stood near them under the tree.
8. Poslije uzme masla, mlijeka i zgotovljeno tele pa stavi pred njih, a sam stajaše pred njima, pod stablom, dok su blagovali.
9. And when they had eaten, they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” He answered, “Behold, she is in the tent.”
9. "Gdje ti je žena Sara?" - zapitaju ga. "Eno je pod šatorom", odgovori.
10. And he said to him, “When returning, I will come to you at this time, with life as a companion, and your wife Sarah will have a son.” Hearing this, Sarah laughed behind the door of the tent.
10. Onda on reèe: "Vratit æu se k tebi kad isteèe vrijeme trudnoæe; a tvoja žena Sara imat æe sina." Iza njega, na ulazu u šator, Sara je prisluškivala.
11. Now they were both old, and in an advanced state of life, and it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
11. Abraham i Sara bijahu u odmakloj dobi, ostarjeli. U Sare bijaše prestalo što biva u žena.
12. And she laughed secretly, saying, “After I have grown old, and my lord is elderly, shall I give myself to the work of delight?”
12. Zato se u sebi Sara smijala i govorila: "Pošto sam uvenula, sad da spoznam nasladu? A još mi je i gospodar star!"
13. Then the Lord said to Abraham: “Why did Sarah laugh, saying: ‘How can I, an old woman, actually give birth?’
13. Onda Jahve upita Abrahama: "A zašto se Sara smijala i govorila: 'Kako æu rod roditi ja starica?'
14. Is anything difficult for God? According to the announcement, he will return to you at this same time, with life as a companion, and Sarah will have a son.”
14. Zar je Jahvi išta nemoguæe? Navratit æu se k tebi kad isteèe vrijeme trudnoæe: Sara æe imati sina."
15. Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh.” For she was terribly afraid. But the Lord said, “It is not so; for you did laugh.”
15. Sara se napravi nevještom govoreæi: "Nisam se smijala." Jer se prestrašila. Ali on reèe: "Jesi, smijala si se!"
16. Therefore, when the men had risen up from there, they directed their eyes against Sodom. And Abraham traveled with them, leading them.
16. Ljudi ustanu i krenu put Sodome. Abraham poðe s njima da ih isprati.
17. And the Lord said: “How could I hide what I am about to do from Abraham,
17. Jahve pomisli: "Zar da sakrivam od Abrahama što æu uèiniti
18. since he will become a great and very robust nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?
18. kad æe od Abrahama nastati velik i brojan narod te æe se svi narodi zemlje njim blagoslivljati?
19. For I know that he will instruct his sons, and his household after him, to keep to the way of the Lord, and to act with judgment and justice, so that, for the sake of Abraham, the Lord may bring about all the things that he has spoken to him.”
19. Njega sam izluèio zato da pouèi svoju djecu i svoju buduæu obitelj kako æe hoditi putem Jahvinim, radeæi što je dobro i pravedno, tako da Jahve mogne ostvariti što je Abrahamu obeæao."
20. And so the Lord said, “The outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah has been multiplied, and their sin has become exceedingly grievous.
20. Onda Jahve nastavi: "Velika je vika na Sodomu i Gomoru da je njihov grijeh pretežak.
21. I will descend and see whether they have fulfilled the work of the outcry that has reached me, or whether it is not so, in order that I may know.”
21. Idem dolje da vidim rade li zaista kako veli tužba što je do mene stigla. Želim razvidjeti."
22. And they turned themselves from there, and they went toward Sodom. Yet in truth, Abraham still stood in the sight of the Lord.
22. Odande ljudi krenu prema Sodomi, dok je Abraham još stajao pred Jahvom.
23. And as they drew near, he said: “Will you destroy the just with the impious?
23. Nato se Abraham primaèe bliže i reèe: "Hoæeš li iskorijeniti i nevinoga s krivim?
24. If there were fifty of the just in the city, will they perish with the rest? And will you not spare that place for the sake of fifty of the just, if they were in it?
24. Možda ima pedeset nevinih u gradu. Zar æeš uništiti mjesto radije nego ga poštedjeti zbog pedeset nevinih koji budu ondje?
25. Far be it from you to do this thing, and to kill the just with the impious, and for the just to be treated like the impious. No, this is not like you. You judge all the earth; you would never make such a judgment.”
25. Daleko to bilo od tebe da ubijaš nevinoga kao i krivoga, tako da i nevini i krivi proðu jednako! Daleko bilo od tebe! Zar da ni Sudac svega svijeta ne radi pravo?"
26. And the Lord said to him, “If I find in Sodom fifty of the just in the midst of the city, I will release the entire place because of them.”
26. "Ako naðem u gradu Sodomi pedeset nevinih", odvrati Jahve, "zbog njih æu poštedjeti cijelo mjesto."
27. And Abraham responded by saying: “Since now I have begun, I will speak to my Lord, though I am dust and ashes.
27. "Ja se, evo, usuðujem govoriti Gospodinu", opet progovori Abraham. - "Ja, prah i pepeo!
28. What if there were five less than fifty of the just? Would you, despite the forty-five, eliminate the entire city?” And he said, “I will not eliminate it, if I find forty-five there.”
28. Da sluèajno bude nevinih pet manje od pedeset, bi li uništio sav grad zbog tih pet?" "Neæu ga uništiti ako ih ondje naðem èetrdeset i pet", odgovori.
29. And again he said to him, “But if forty were found there, what would you do?” He said, “I will not strike, for the sake of the forty.”
29. "Ako ih se ondje možda naðe samo èetrdeset?" - opet æe Abraham. "Neæu to uèiniti zbog èetrdesetorice", odgovori.
30. “I ask you,” he said, “not to be angry, Lord, if I speak. What if thirty were found there?” He responded, “I will not act, if I find thirty there.”
30. "Neka se Gospodin ne ljuti ako nastavim. Ako ih se ondje naðe možda samo trideset?" - opet æe on. "Neæu to uèiniti", odgovori, "ako ih ondje naðem samo trideset."
31. “Since now I have begun,” he said, “I will speak to my Lord. What if twenty were found there?” He said, “I will not put to death, for the sake of the twenty.”
31. "Evo se opet usuðujem govoriti Gospodinu", nastavi dalje. "Ako ih se sluèajno ondje naðe samo dvadeset?" "Neæu ga uništiti", odgovori, "zbog dvadesetorice."
32. “I beg you,” he said, “not to be angry, Lord, if I speak yet once more. What if ten were found there?” And he said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
32. "Neka se Gospodin ne ljuti", on æe opet, "ako reèem još samo jednom: Ako ih je sluèajno ondje samo deset?" "Neæu ga uništiti zbog njih deset", odgovori.
33. And the Lord departed, after he had ceased speaking to Abraham, who then returned to his place.
33. Kad je Jahve završio razgovor s Abrahamom, ode, a Abraham se vrati u svoje mjesto.
