¹Apparuit autem ei Dominus in convalle Mambre sedenti in ostio tabernaculi sui in ipso fervore diei.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.

¹Apparuit autem ei Dominus in convalle Mambre sedenti in ostio tabernaculi sui in ipso fervore diei.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.

²Cumque elevasset oculos,And when he had lifted up his eyes,apparuerunt ei tres viri stantes prope eum:there appeared to him three men, standing near him.quos cum vidisset,When he had seen them,cucurrit in occursum eorum de ostio tabernaculi, et adoravit in terram.he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and he reverenced them on the ground.

²Cumque elevasset oculos,And when he had lifted up his eyes,apparuerunt ei tres viri stantes prope eum:there appeared to him three men, standing near him.quos cum vidisset,When he had seen them,cucurrit in occursum eorum de ostio tabernaculi, et adoravit in terram.he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and he reverenced them on the ground.

³Et dixit: Domine,And he said: “If I,si inveni gratiam in oculis tuis,O lord, have found grace in your eyes,ne transeas servum tuum:do not pass by your servant.

³Et dixit: Domine,And he said: “If I,si inveni gratiam in oculis tuis,O lord, have found grace in your eyes,ne transeas servum tuum:do not pass by your servant.

⁴sed afferam pauxillum aquæ,But I will bring a little water,et lavate pedes vestros,and you may wash your feetet requiescite sub arbore.and rest under the tree.

⁴sed afferam pauxillum aquæ,But I will bring a little water,et lavate pedes vestros,and you may wash your feetet requiescite sub arbore.and rest under the tree.

⁵Ponamque buccellam panis,And I will set out a meal of bread,et confortate cor vestrum:so that you may strengthen your heart;postea transibitis:after this you will pass on.idcirco enim declinastis ad servum vestrum.It is for this reason that you have turned aside to your servant.”Qui dixerunt:And they said,Fac ut locutus es.“Do as you have spoken.”

⁵Ponamque buccellam panis,And I will set out a meal of bread,et confortate cor vestrum:so that you may strengthen your heart;postea transibitis:after this you will pass on.idcirco enim declinastis ad servum vestrum.It is for this reason that you have turned aside to your servant.”Qui dixerunt:And they said,Fac ut locutus es.“Do as you have spoken.”

⁶Festinavit Abraham in tabernaculum ad Saram,Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah,dixitque ei:and he said to her,Accelera,“Quickly,tria sata similæ commisce,mix together three measures of the finest wheat flouret fac subcinericios panes.and make loaves baked under the ashes.”

⁶Festinavit Abraham in tabernaculum ad Saram,Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah,dixitque ei:and he said to her,Accelera,“Quickly,tria sata similæ commisce,mix together three measures of the finest wheat flouret fac subcinericios panes.and make loaves baked under the ashes.”

⁷Ipse vero ad armentum cucurrit,In truth,et tulit inde vitulum tenerrimumhe himself ran to the herd,et optimum,and he took a calf from there,deditque puero:very tender and very good,qui festinavitand he gave it to a servant,et coxit illum.who hurried and boiled it.

⁷Ipse vero ad armentum cucurrit,In truth,et tulit inde vitulum tenerrimumhe himself ran to the herd,et optimum,and he took a calf from there,deditque puero:very tender and very good,qui festinavitand he gave it to a servant,et coxit illum.who hurried and boiled it.

⁸Tulit quoque butyrum et lac,Likewise, he took butter and milk,et vitulum quem coxerat,and the calf which he had boiled,et posuit coram eis:and he placed it before them.ipse vero stabat juxta eos sub arbore.Yet truly, he himself stood near them under the tree.

⁸Tulit quoque butyrum et lac,Likewise, he took butter and milk,et vitulum quem coxerat,and the calf which he had boiled,et posuit coram eis:and he placed it before them.ipse vero stabat juxta eos sub arbore.Yet truly, he himself stood near them under the tree.

⁹Cumque comedissent,And when they had eaten,dixerunt ad eum:they said to him,Ubi est Sara uxor tua?“Where is Sarah your wife?”Ille respondit:He answered,Ecce in tabernaculo est.“Behold, she is in the tent.”

⁹Cumque comedissent,And when they had eaten,dixerunt ad eum:they said to him,Ubi est Sara uxor tua?“Where is Sarah your wife?”Ille respondit:He answered,Ecce in tabernaculo est.“Behold, she is in the tent.”

¹⁰Cui dixit:And he said to him,Revertens veniam ad te tempore isto,“When returning, I will come to you at this time,vita comite, et habebit filium Sara uxor tua.with life as a companion, and your wife Sarah will have a son.”Quo audito,Hearing this,Sara risit post ostium tabernaculi.Sarah laughed behind the door of the tent.

¹⁰Cui dixit:And he said to him,Revertens veniam ad te tempore isto,“When returning, I will come to you at this time,vita comite, et habebit filium Sara uxor tua.with life as a companion, and your wife Sarah will have a son.”Quo audito,Hearing this,Sara risit post ostium tabernaculi.Sarah laughed behind the door of the tent.

¹¹Erant autem ambo senes,Now they were both old,provectæque ætatis,and in an advanced state of life,et desierant Saræ fieri muliebria.and it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

¹¹Erant autem ambo senes,Now they were both old,provectæque ætatis,and in an advanced state of life,et desierant Saræ fieri muliebria.and it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

¹²Quæ risit occulte dicens:And she laughed secretly, saying,Postquam consenui,“After I have grown old,et dominus meus vetulus est, voluptati operam dabo?and my lord is elderly, shall I give myself to the work of delight?”

¹²Quæ risit occulte dicens:And she laughed secretly, saying,Postquam consenui,“After I have grown old,et dominus meus vetulus est, voluptati operam dabo?and my lord is elderly, shall I give myself to the work of delight?”

¹³Dixit autem Dominus ad Abraham:Then the Lord said to Abraham:Quare risit Sara,“Why did Sarah laugh, saying:dicens:‘How can I,Num vere paritura sum anus?an old woman, actually give birth?’

¹³Dixit autem Dominus ad Abraham:Then the Lord said to Abraham:Quare risit Sara,“Why did Sarah laugh, saying:dicens:‘How can I,Num vere paritura sum anus?an old woman, actually give birth?’

¹⁴Numquid Deo quidquam est difficile?Is anything difficult for God? According to the announcement,juxta condictum revertar ad te hoc eodem tempore, vita comite,he will return to you at this same time, with life as a companion,et habebit Sara filium.and Sarah will have a son.”

¹⁴Numquid Deo quidquam est difficile?Is anything difficult for God? According to the announcement,juxta condictum revertar ad te hoc eodem tempore, vita comite,he will return to you at this same time, with life as a companion,et habebit Sara filium.and Sarah will have a son.”

¹⁵Negavit Sara,Sarah denied it,dicens: Non risi,saying, “I did not laugh.”timore perterrita.For she was terribly afraid.Dominus autem:But the Lord said,Non est, inquit,“It is not so;ita: sed risisti.for you did laugh.”

¹⁵Negavit Sara,Sarah denied it,dicens: Non risi,saying, “I did not laugh.”timore perterrita.For she was terribly afraid.Dominus autem:But the Lord said,Non est, inquit,“It is not so;ita: sed risisti.for you did laugh.”

¹⁶Cum ergo surrexissent inde viri,Therefore, when the men had risen up from there,direxerunt oculos contra Sodomam:they directed their eyes against Sodom.et Abraham simul gradiebatur,And Abraham traveled with them,deducens eos.leading them.

¹⁶Cum ergo surrexissent inde viri,Therefore, when the men had risen up from there,direxerunt oculos contra Sodomam:they directed their eyes against Sodom.et Abraham simul gradiebatur,And Abraham traveled with them,deducens eos.leading them.

¹⁷Dixitque Dominus:And the Lord said:Num celare potero Abraham quæ gesturus sum:“How could I hide what I am about to do from Abraham,

¹⁷Dixitque Dominus:And the Lord said:Num celare potero Abraham quæ gesturus sum:“How could I hide what I am about to do from Abraham,

¹⁸cum futurus sit in gentem magnam,since he will become a greatac robustissimam,and very robust nation,et benedicendæ sint in illo omnes nationes terræ?and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?

¹⁸cum futurus sit in gentem magnam,since he will become a greatac robustissimam,and very robust nation,et benedicendæ sint in illo omnes nationes terræ?and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?

¹⁹Scio enim quod præcepturus sit filiis suis,For I know that he will instruct his sons,et domui suæ post se ut custodiant viam Domini,and his household after him, to keep to the way of the Lord,et faciant judicium et justitiam:and to act with judgment and justice, so that,ut adducat Dominus propter Abraham omnia quæ locutus est ad eum.for the sake of Abraham, the Lord may bring about all the things that he has spoken to him.”

¹⁹Scio enim quod præcepturus sit filiis suis,For I know that he will instruct his sons,et domui suæ post se ut custodiant viam Domini,and his household after him, to keep to the way of the Lord,et faciant judicium et justitiam:and to act with judgment and justice, so that,ut adducat Dominus propter Abraham omnia quæ locutus est ad eum.for the sake of Abraham, the Lord may bring about all the things that he has spoken to him.”

²⁰Dixit itaque Dominus:And so the Lord said,Clamor Sodomorum et Gomorrhæ multiplicatus est,“The outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah has been multiplied,et peccatum eorum aggravatum est nimis.and their sin has become exceedingly grievous.

²⁰Dixit itaque Dominus:And so the Lord said,Clamor Sodomorum et Gomorrhæ multiplicatus est,“The outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah has been multiplied,et peccatum eorum aggravatum est nimis.and their sin has become exceedingly grievous.

²¹Descendam, et videbo utrum clamorem qui venit ad me,I will descend and see whether they have fulfilled the work of the outcry that has reached me,opere compleverint;or whether it is not so,an non est ita, ut sciam.in order that I may know.”

²¹Descendam, et videbo utrum clamorem qui venit ad me,I will descend and see whether they have fulfilled the work of the outcry that has reached me,opere compleverint;or whether it is not so,an non est ita, ut sciam.in order that I may know.”

²²Converteruntque se inde,And they turned themselves from there,et abierunt Sodomam:and they went toward Sodom.Abraham vero adhuc stabat coram Domino.Yet in truth, Abraham still stood in the sight of the Lord.

²²Converteruntque se inde,And they turned themselves from there,et abierunt Sodomam:and they went toward Sodom.Abraham vero adhuc stabat coram Domino.Yet in truth, Abraham still stood in the sight of the Lord.

²³Et appropinquans ait:And as they drew near, he said:Numquid perdes justum cum impio?“Will you destroy the just with the impious?

²³Et appropinquans ait:And as they drew near, he said:Numquid perdes justum cum impio?“Will you destroy the just with the impious?

²⁴si fuerint quinquaginta justi in civitate,If there were fifty of the just in the city,peribunt simul?will they perish with the rest?et non parces loco illi propter quinquaginta justos,And will you not spare that place for the sake of fifty of the just,si fuerint in eo?if they were in it?

²⁴si fuerint quinquaginta justi in civitate,If there were fifty of the just in the city,peribunt simul?will they perish with the rest?et non parces loco illi propter quinquaginta justos,And will you not spare that place for the sake of fifty of the just,si fuerint in eo?if they were in it?

²⁵Absit a te ut rem hanc facias,Far be it from you to do this thing,et occidas justum cum impio,and to kill the just with the impious,fiatque justus sicut impius,and for the just to be treated like the impious.non est hoc tuum:No, this is not like you.qui judicas omnem terram,You judge all the earth;nequaquam facies judicium hoc.you would never make such a judgment.”

²⁵Absit a te ut rem hanc facias,Far be it from you to do this thing,et occidas justum cum impio,and to kill the just with the impious,fiatque justus sicut impius,and for the just to be treated like the impious.non est hoc tuum:No, this is not like you.qui judicas omnem terram,You judge all the earth;nequaquam facies judicium hoc.you would never make such a judgment.”

²⁶Dixitque Dominus ad eum:And the Lord said to him,Si invenero Sodomis quinquaginta justos in medio civitatis,“If I find in Sodom fifty of the just in the midst of the city,dimittam omni loco propter eos.I will release the entire place because of them.”

²⁶Dixitque Dominus ad eum:And the Lord said to him,Si invenero Sodomis quinquaginta justos in medio civitatis,“If I find in Sodom fifty of the just in the midst of the city,dimittam omni loco propter eos.I will release the entire place because of them.”

²⁷Respondensque Abraham,And Abraham responded by saying:ait:“Since now I have begun,Quia semel cœpi,I will speak to my Lord,loquar ad Dominum meum,though I am dustcum sim pulvis et cinis.and ashes.

²⁷Respondensque Abraham,And Abraham responded by saying:ait:“Since now I have begun,Quia semel cœpi,I will speak to my Lord,loquar ad Dominum meum,though I am dustcum sim pulvis et cinis.and ashes.

²⁸Quid si minus quinquaginta justis quinque fuerint?What if there were five less than fifty of the just?delebis,Would you,propter quadraginta quinque,despite the forty-five,universam urbem?eliminate the entire city?”Et ait:And he said,Non delebo,“I will not eliminate it,si invenero ibi quadraginta quinque.if I find forty-five there.”

²⁸Quid si minus quinquaginta justis quinque fuerint?What if there were five less than fifty of the just?delebis,Would you,propter quadraginta quinque,despite the forty-five,universam urbem?eliminate the entire city?”Et ait:And he said,Non delebo,“I will not eliminate it,si invenero ibi quadraginta quinque.if I find forty-five there.”

²⁹Rursumque locutus est ad eum:And again he said to him,Sin autem quadraginta ibi inventi fuerint,“But if forty were found there, what would you do?”quid facies?He said,Ait: Non percutiam propter quadraginta.“I will not strike, for the sake of the forty.”

²⁹Rursumque locutus est ad eum:And again he said to him,Sin autem quadraginta ibi inventi fuerint,“But if forty were found there, what would you do?”quid facies?He said,Ait: Non percutiam propter quadraginta.“I will not strike, for the sake of the forty.”

³⁰Ne quæso,“I ask you,”inquit,he said,indigneris,“not to be angry,Domine,Lord,si loquar:if I speak.quid si ibi inventi fuerint triginta?What if thirty were found there?”Respondit:He responded,Non faciam,“I will not act,si invenero ibi triginta.if I find thirty there.”

³⁰Ne quæso,“I ask you,”inquit,he said,indigneris,“not to be angry,Domine,Lord,si loquar:if I speak.quid si ibi inventi fuerint triginta?What if thirty were found there?”Respondit:He responded,Non faciam,“I will not act,si invenero ibi triginta.if I find thirty there.”

³¹Quia semel, ait,“Since now I have begun,”cœpi loquar ad Dominum meum:he said, “I will speak to my Lord.quid si ibi inventi fuerint viginti?What if twenty were found there?” He said,Ait: Non interficiam propter viginti.“I will not put to death, for the sake of the twenty.”

³¹Quia semel, ait,“Since now I have begun,”cœpi loquar ad Dominum meum:he said, “I will speak to my Lord.quid si ibi inventi fuerint viginti?What if twenty were found there?” He said,Ait: Non interficiam propter viginti.“I will not put to death, for the sake of the twenty.”

³²Obsecro,“I beg you,”inquit,he said,ne irascaris,“not to be angry,Domine,Lord,si loquar adhuc semel:if I speak yet once more.quid si inventi fuerint ibi decem?What if ten were found there?”Et dixit:And he said,Non delebo propter decem.“I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”

³²Obsecro,“I beg you,”inquit,he said,ne irascaris,“not to be angry,Domine,Lord,si loquar adhuc semel:if I speak yet once more.quid si inventi fuerint ibi decem?What if ten were found there?”Et dixit:And he said,Non delebo propter decem.“I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”

³³Abiitque Dominus,And the Lord departed,postquam cessavit loqui ad Abraham:after he had ceased speaking to Abraham,et ille reversus est in locum suum.who then returned to his place.

³³Abiitque Dominus,And the Lord departed,postquam cessavit loqui ad Abraham:after he had ceased speaking to Abraham,et ille reversus est in locum suum.who then returned to his place.