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2 舉目觀看，見有三個人在對面站著。他一見，就從帳棚門口跑去迎接他們，屈身 |
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3 說：「我主，我若在你眼前蒙恩，求你不要離開你 |
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4 求你們 |
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5 我再拿一點餅來，你們可以加添心力，然後往前去。你們既到僕人這裏來，理當如此。」他們說：「就照你說的行吧。」 |
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6 亞伯拉罕急忙進帳棚見撒拉，說：「你速速拿三細亞細麵調和在爐上 |
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7 亞伯拉罕又跑到牛群裏，牽了一隻又嫩又好的牛犢來，交給少年人 |
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8 亞伯拉罕又取了奶油和奶，並預備好的牛犢來，擺在他們面前，自己在樹下站在旁邊，他們就吃了。 |
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10 三人中有一個說：「到明年這時候，我必要回到你這裏；你的妻子撒拉必生一個兒子。」撒拉在那人後邊的帳棚門口也聽見了這話。 |
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11 亞伯拉罕和撒拉年紀老邁，撒拉的月經已斷絕了。 |
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12 撒拉就 |
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13 耶和華對亞伯拉罕說：「撒拉為甚麼暗笑，說：『我既已年老，果真能生養嗎？』 |
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14 耶和華豈有難成的事嗎？到了日期，明年這時候，我必回到你這裏，撒拉必生一個兒子。」 |
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15 撒拉因 |
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17 耶和華說：「我所要作的事豈可瞞著亞伯拉罕呢？ |
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18 亞伯拉罕必要成為強大的國；地上的列國都必因他得福。 |
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19 我眷顧他，為要叫他吩咐他的眾子和他的眷屬遵守耶和華 |
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20 耶和華說：「所多瑪和蛾摩拉的罪惡甚重，聲聞於我。 |
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21 我現在要下去，察看他們所行的，果然盡像那達到我耳中的聲音一樣嗎？若是不然，我也必知道。」 |
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23 亞伯拉罕近前來，說：「你要把義人與惡人一同剿滅 |
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24 假若那城裏有五十個義人，你還剿滅那地方嗎？不為城裏這五十個義人饒恕其中的人嗎？ |
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25 將義人與惡人同殺，將義人與惡人一樣看待，這斷不是你所行的；那全地的審判主 |
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26 耶和華說：「我若在所多瑪城裏見有五十個義人，我就為他們的緣故饒恕那地方的眾人。」 |
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27 亞伯拉罕說：「看哪 |
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28 假若這五十個義人短了五個，你就因為短了五個毀滅全城嗎？」他說：「我在那裏若見有四十五個，也不毀滅那城。」 |
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29 亞伯拉罕又對他說：「假若在那裏見有四十個怎麼樣呢？」他說：「為這四十個的緣故，我也不作這事。」 |
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30 亞伯拉罕說：「求主不要動怒，容我說，假若在那裏見有三十個怎麼樣呢？」他說：「我在那裏若見有三十個，我也不作這事。」 |
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31 亞伯拉罕說：「看哪 |
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32 亞伯拉罕說：「求主不要動怒，我再說這一次，假若在那裏見有十個呢？」他說：「為這十個的緣故，我也不毀滅那城。」 |
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33 耶和華與亞伯拉罕說完了話就走了；亞伯拉罕也回到自己的地方去了。 |
GenesisChapter 18 |
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1 AND the LORD revealed himself to him by the oak of Mamre, as he was sitting at the door of the tent in the heat of the day; |
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2 And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, three men stood at a distance from him; and when he saw them, he ran from the door of the tent to meet them and bowed himself to the ground, |
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3 And said, O LORD, if now I have found mercy in thy sight, do not pass away from thy servant; |
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4 Let me bring a little water and wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree; |
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5 And take a morsel of bread and sustain your hearts; after that you shall go on your way, since you have come to your servant. And they said, So do as you have said. |
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6 So Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine flour, knead it, and make cakes on a griddle. |
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7 And Abraham ran to the herd, and took a calf fat and good, and gave it to a servant, and he hastened to prepare it. |
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8 And he took butter and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set them before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they ate. |
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9 And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, Behold, she is in the tent. |
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10 And the LORD said, I will certainly return to you at this time next year, and 1o, Sarah your wife shall be with child, and shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door which was behind her. |
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11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well advanced in years; and Sarah was beyond the age of childbearing. |
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12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am grown old, shall I renew my youth, my lord being old also? |
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13 And the LORD said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I truly bear a child, when I am so old? |
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14 Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return to you at this season, and Sarah your wife shall be with child, and shall have a son. |
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15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; because she was afraid. And he said, No; but you did laugh. |
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16 And the men rose up from there and looked toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to see them off. |
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17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from my servant Abraham the thing which I am going to do, |
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18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed through him? |
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19 For I know him well, and that he will command his children and his household after him, to keep the ways of the LORD, to do justice and righteousness; for the LORD shall fulfil for Abraham the thing that he has spoken concerning him. |
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20 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah has come before me and their sins are very grievous, |
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21 I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to their cry which has come before me; and if not, I will know. |
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22 So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom; but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. |
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23 And Abraham drew near and said, Wilt thou in thine anger destroy the righteous with the sinners? |
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24 Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; wilt thou in thine anger destroy it, and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous that are in it? |
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25 Far be it from thee to do such a thing as this, to slay the innocent with the guilty, far be it from thee, O thou Judge of the whole earth! Such a judgment should never be carried out. |
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26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole country for their sake. |
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27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold, I have ventured to speak before the LORD, and yet I am but dust and ashes; |
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28 Suppose there shall lack five of the fifty righteous; wilt thou destroy the whole city for the lack of five men? And he said, If I find there forty-five, I will not destroy it. |
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29 And Abraham spoke to him and said, Suppose there shall be forty found there? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find there forty. |
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30 Then Abraham said, Oh let not the LORD be displeased and I will speak: Suppose there shall thirty be found there? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find thirty there. |
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31 And he said, Behold, I have ventured to speak before the LORD; suppose there shall be twenty found there? And he said, I will not destroy it for the sake of twenty. |
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32 And he said, Oh, let not the LORD be displeased, and I will speak only once more; suppose ten shall be found there? And he said, I will not destroy it for the sake of ten. |
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33 And the LORD went his way when he had finished communing with Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place. |
創世記第18章 |
GenesisChapter 18 |
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1 AND the LORD revealed himself to him by the oak of Mamre, as he was sitting at the door of the tent in the heat of the day; |
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2 舉目觀看，見有三個人在對面站著。他一見，就從帳棚門口跑去迎接他們，屈身 |
2 And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, three men stood at a distance from him; and when he saw them, he ran from the door of the tent to meet them and bowed himself to the ground, |
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3 說：「我主，我若在你眼前蒙恩，求你不要離開你 |
3 And said, O LORD, if now I have found mercy in thy sight, do not pass away from thy servant; |
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4 求你們 |
4 Let me bring a little water and wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree; |
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5 我再拿一點餅來，你們可以加添心力，然後往前去。你們既到僕人這裏來，理當如此。」他們說：「就照你說的行吧。」 |
5 And take a morsel of bread and sustain your hearts; after that you shall go on your way, since you have come to your servant. And they said, So do as you have said. |
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6 亞伯拉罕急忙進帳棚見撒拉，說：「你速速拿三細亞細麵調和在爐上 |
6 So Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine flour, knead it, and make cakes on a griddle. |
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7 亞伯拉罕又跑到牛群裏，牽了一隻又嫩又好的牛犢來，交給少年人 |
7 And Abraham ran to the herd, and took a calf fat and good, and gave it to a servant, and he hastened to prepare it. |
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8 亞伯拉罕又取了奶油和奶，並預備好的牛犢來，擺在他們面前，自己在樹下站在旁邊，他們就吃了。 |
8 And he took butter and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set them before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they ate. |
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9 And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, Behold, she is in the tent. |
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10 三人中有一個說：「到明年這時候，我必要回到你這裏；你的妻子撒拉必生一個兒子。」撒拉在那人後邊的帳棚門口也聽見了這話。 |
10 And the LORD said, I will certainly return to you at this time next year, and 1o, Sarah your wife shall be with child, and shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door which was behind her. |
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11 亞伯拉罕和撒拉年紀老邁，撒拉的月經已斷絕了。 |
11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well advanced in years; and Sarah was beyond the age of childbearing. |
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12 撒拉就 |
12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am grown old, shall I renew my youth, my lord being old also? |
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13 耶和華對亞伯拉罕說：「撒拉為甚麼暗笑，說：『我既已年老，果真能生養嗎？』 |
13 And the LORD said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I truly bear a child, when I am so old? |
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14 耶和華豈有難成的事嗎？到了日期，明年這時候，我必回到你這裏，撒拉必生一個兒子。」 |
14 Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return to you at this season, and Sarah your wife shall be with child, and shall have a son. |
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15 撒拉因 |
15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; because she was afraid. And he said, No; but you did laugh. |
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16 And the men rose up from there and looked toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to see them off. |
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17 耶和華說：「我所要作的事豈可瞞著亞伯拉罕呢？ |
17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from my servant Abraham the thing which I am going to do, |
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18 亞伯拉罕必要成為強大的國；地上的列國都必因他得福。 |
18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed through him? |
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19 我眷顧他，為要叫他吩咐他的眾子和他的眷屬遵守耶和華 |
19 For I know him well, and that he will command his children and his household after him, to keep the ways of the LORD, to do justice and righteousness; for the LORD shall fulfil for Abraham the thing that he has spoken concerning him. |
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20 耶和華說：「所多瑪和蛾摩拉的罪惡甚重，聲聞於我。 |
20 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah has come before me and their sins are very grievous, |
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21 我現在要下去，察看他們所行的，果然盡像那達到我耳中的聲音一樣嗎？若是不然，我也必知道。」 |
21 I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to their cry which has come before me; and if not, I will know. |
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22 So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom; but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. |
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23 亞伯拉罕近前來，說：「你要把義人與惡人一同剿滅 |
23 And Abraham drew near and said, Wilt thou in thine anger destroy the righteous with the sinners? |
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24 假若那城裏有五十個義人，你還剿滅那地方嗎？不為城裏這五十個義人饒恕其中的人嗎？ |
24 Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; wilt thou in thine anger destroy it, and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous that are in it? |
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25 將義人與惡人同殺，將義人與惡人一樣看待，這斷不是你所行的；那全地的審判主 |
25 Far be it from thee to do such a thing as this, to slay the innocent with the guilty, far be it from thee, O thou Judge of the whole earth! Such a judgment should never be carried out. |
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26 耶和華說：「我若在所多瑪城裏見有五十個義人，我就為他們的緣故饒恕那地方的眾人。」 |
26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole country for their sake. |
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27 亞伯拉罕說：「看哪 |
27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold, I have ventured to speak before the LORD, and yet I am but dust and ashes; |
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28 假若這五十個義人短了五個，你就因為短了五個毀滅全城嗎？」他說：「我在那裏若見有四十五個，也不毀滅那城。」 |
28 Suppose there shall lack five of the fifty righteous; wilt thou destroy the whole city for the lack of five men? And he said, If I find there forty-five, I will not destroy it. |
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29 亞伯拉罕又對他說：「假若在那裏見有四十個怎麼樣呢？」他說：「為這四十個的緣故，我也不作這事。」 |
29 And Abraham spoke to him and said, Suppose there shall be forty found there? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find there forty. |
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30 亞伯拉罕說：「求主不要動怒，容我說，假若在那裏見有三十個怎麼樣呢？」他說：「我在那裏若見有三十個，我也不作這事。」 |
30 Then Abraham said, Oh let not the LORD be displeased and I will speak: Suppose there shall thirty be found there? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find thirty there. |
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31 亞伯拉罕說：「看哪 |
31 And he said, Behold, I have ventured to speak before the LORD; suppose there shall be twenty found there? And he said, I will not destroy it for the sake of twenty. |
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32 亞伯拉罕說：「求主不要動怒，我再說這一次，假若在那裏見有十個呢？」他說：「為這十個的緣故，我也不毀滅那城。」 |
32 And he said, Oh, let not the LORD be displeased, and I will speak only once more; suppose ten shall be found there? And he said, I will not destroy it for the sake of ten. |
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33 耶和華與亞伯拉罕說完了話就走了；亞伯拉罕也回到自己的地方去了。 |
33 And the LORD went his way when he had finished communing with Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place. |