Now the atwo angels
came
to Sodom
in the evening
as Lot
was sitting
in the gate
of Sodom
. When bLot
saw
them, he rose
to meet
them and 1bowed
down
with his face
to the ground
.
And he said, "Now
behold
, my lords
, please
turn
aside
into your servant's
house
, and spend
the night
, and wash
your feet
; then you may rise
early
and go
on your way
." They said
however, "No
, but we shall spend
the night
in the square
."
Yet he urged them strongly
, so they turned
aside
to him and entered
his house
; aand he prepared
a feast
for them, and baked
unleavened
bread
, and they ate
.
Before they lay
down
, athe men
of the city
, the men
of Sodom
, surrounded
the house
, both
young
and old
, all
the people
1from every quarter
;
and they called to Lot
and said
to him, " aWhere
are the men
who
came
to you tonight
? Bring
them out to us that we may 1have
relations
with them."
But Lot went
out to them at the doorway
, and shut
the door
behind
him,
and said, "Please
, my brothers
, do not act
wickedly
.
"Now behold
, aI have two
daughters
who
have not 1had
relations
with man
; please
let me bring
them out to you, and do
to them 2whatever
you like
; only
do
nothing
to these
men
, inasmuch
as they have come
under the 3shelter
of my roof
."
But they said, "Stand
aside
." Furthermore, they said
, "This one
came
in 1as an alien
, and already
ahe is acting
like a judge
; now
we will treat
you worse
than
them." So they pressed
hard
against 2Lot
and came
near
to break
the door
.
But athe men reached
out their 1hands
and brought
Lot
into the house
2with them, and shut
the door
.
aThey 1struck the men
who
were at the doorway
of the house
with blindness
, both
small
and great
, so that they wearied
themselves trying to find
the doorway
.
Then the two men said
to Lot
, "Whom
else
have you here
? A son-in-law
, and your sons
, and your daughters
, and whomever
you have in the city
, bring
them out of the place
;
for we are about to destroy this
place
, because
atheir outcry
has become
so
great
before
the LORD
that bthe LORD
has sent
us to destroy
it."
Lot went
out and spoke
to his sons-in-law
, who 1were to marry
his daughters
, and said
, "Up, aget
out of this
place
, for the LORD
will destroy
the city
." bBut he appeared
to his sons-in-law
2to be jesting
.
When morning
dawned
, the angels
urged
Lot
, saying
, "Up, take
your wife
and your two
daughters
who are here
, or
you will be swept
away
in the 1punishment
of the city
."
But he hesitated. So the men
aseized
his hand
and the hand
of his wife
and the 1hands
of his two
daughters
, for bthe compassion
of the LORD
was upon him; and they brought
him out, and put
him outside
the city
.
When they had brought them outside
, 1one said
, " aEscape
for your life
! bDo not look
behind
you, and do not stay
2anywhere
in the cvalley
; escape
to dthe 3mountains
, or
you will be swept
away
."
But Lot said
to them, "Oh
no
, my lords
!
"Now behold
, your servant
has found
favor
in your sight
, and you have magnified
your lovingkindness
, which
you have shown
me by saving
my life
; but I cannot
escape
to the 1mountains
, for the disaster
will overtake
me and I will die
;
now behold
, this
town
is near
enough to flee
to, and it is small
. Please
, let me escape
there
(is it not small
?) 1that my life
may be saved
."
He said to him, "Behold
, I grant
you this
1request
also
, not to overthrow
the town
of which
you have spoken
.
"Hurry, escape
there
, for I cannot
do
anything
until
you arrive
there
." Therefore
the name
of the town
was called
1 aZoar
.
The sun had risen
over
the earth
when Lot
came
to Zoar
.
Then the LORD arained
on Sodom
and Gomorrah
brimstone
and fire
from the LORD
out of heaven
,
and aHe overthrew those
cities
, and all
the 1valley
, and all
the inhabitants
of the cities
, and what
grew
on the ground
.
But his wife, from behind
him, alooked
back, and she became
a pillar
of salt
.
Now Abraham arose
early
in the morning
and went to athe place
where
he had stood
before
the LORD
;
and he looked down
toward
Sodom
and Gomorrah
, and toward
all
the land
of the 1valley
, and he saw
, and behold
, athe smoke
of the land
ascended
like the smoke
of a 2furnace
.
Thus it came about, when God
destroyed
the cities
of the 1valley
, that aGod
remembered
Abraham
, and bsent
Lot
out of the midst
of the overthrow
, when He overthrew
the cities
in which
Lot
lived
.
Lot went
up from Zoar
, and 1 astayed
in the 2mountains
, and his two
daughters
with him; for he was afraid
to 3stay
in Zoar
; and he 1stayed
in a cave
, he and his two
daughters
.
Then the firstborn said
to the younger
, "Our father
is old
, and there
is not a man
1on earth
to acome
in to us after the manner
of the earth
.
"Come, alet us make our father
drink
wine
, and let us lie
with him that we may preserve
1our family
through
our father
."
So they made their father drink
wine
that night
, and the firstborn
went
in and lay
with her father
; and he did not know
when she lay
down
or when she arose
.
On the following day
, the firstborn
said
to the younger
, "Behold
, I lay
last
night
with my father
; let us make him drink
wine
tonight
also
; then you go
in and lie
with him, that we may preserve
1our family
through
our father
."
So they made their father drink
wine
that night
also
, and the younger
arose
and lay
with him; and he did not know
when she lay
down
or when she arose
.
Thus both the daughters
of Lot
were with child
by their father
.
The firstborn bore
a son
, and called
his name
aMoab
; he is the father
of the Moabites
to this day
.
As for the younger, she also
bore
a son
, and called
his name
Ben-ammi
; he is the father
of the 1sons
of aAmmon
to this day
.