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20 Olúwa sì wí pé, igbe Sodomu àti Gomorra pọ̀ púpọ̀ àti pé ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ wọn burú jọjọ. 21 “Èmi yóò sọ̀kalẹ̀ síbẹ̀ láti ṣe ìwádìí igbe tí ó dé sí etí ìgbọ́ mi nípa wọn, kí èmi sì mọ òtítọ́ tí ó wà níbẹ̀.”

22 Àwọn ọkùnrin náà yí padà, wọ́n sì ń lọ sí ìhà Sodomu. Ṣùgbọ́n Abrahamu dúró níbẹ̀ níwájú Olúwa. 23 Nígbà náà ni Abrahamu súnmọ́ ọ̀dọ̀ Olúwa, ó sì wí pé, “Ìwọ yóò ha pa olódodo ènìyàn àti ènìyàn búburú run papọ̀ bí?” 24 “Bí ó bá ṣe pé Ìwọ rí àádọ́ta olódodo nínú ìlú náà, Ìwọ yóò ha run ún, Ìwọ kì yóò ha dá ìlú náà sí nítorí àwọn àádọ́ta olódodo tí ó wà nínú rẹ̀ náà? 25 Kò jẹ́ rí bẹ́ẹ̀! Dájúdájú Ìwọ kì yóò ṣe ohun tí ó jọ bẹ́ẹ̀, láti pa olódodo pẹ̀lú àwọn ènìyàn rere àti àwọn ènìyàn búburú. Dájúdájú, Ìwọ kì yóò ṣe èyí tí ó tọ́ bi?”

26 Olúwa wí pé, “Bí mo bá rí àádọ́ta (50) olódodo ní ìlú Sodomu, èmi yóò dá ìlú náà sí nítorí tiwọn.”

27 Abrahamu sì tún tẹ̀síwájú pé, “Wò ó nísinsin yìí, níwọ̀n bí èmi ti ní ìgboyà láti bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí sọ̀rọ̀ níwájú Olúwa, èmi ẹni tí í ṣe erùpẹ̀ àti eérú, 28 bí ó bá ṣe pe olódodo márùn-dínláàádọ́ta (45) ni ó wà nínú ìlú, Ìwọ yóò ha pa ìlú náà run nítorí ènìyàn márùn-ún bí?”

Olúwa dáhùn pé, “Èmi kì yóò pa ìlú náà run bí mo bá rí olódodo márùn-dínláàádọ́ta nínú rẹ̀.”

29 Òun sì tún wí lẹ́ẹ̀kan si pé, “Bí ó bá ṣe pé ogójì (40) ni ńkọ́?”

Olúwa sì tún wí pé, “Èmi kì yóò pa ìlú náà run bí mo bá rí olódodo ogójì nínú rẹ̀.”

30 Abrahamu sì tún bẹ Olúwa pé, “Kí Olúwa má ṣe bínú, ṣùgbọ́n èmi yóò sọ̀rọ̀. Bí ó bá ṣe pé ọgbọ̀n (30) ni a rí níbẹ̀ ńkọ́?”

Olúwa dáhùn pé, “Bí mó bá rí ọgbọ̀n, Èmi kì yóò pa ìlú run.”

31 Abrahamu wí pé, “Níwọ́n bí mo ti ní ìgboyà láti bá Olúwa sọ̀rọ̀ báyìí, jẹ́ kí n tẹ̀síwájú. Bí o bá ṣe pé olódodo ogún péré ni ó wà nínú ìlú náà ńkọ́?”

Olúwa sì dáhùn pé, “Èmi kì yóò pa á run nítorí ogún ènìyàn náà.”

32 Abrahamu sì wí pé, “Jọ̀wọ́ má ṣe bínú Olúwa. Jẹ́ kí ń béèrè lẹ́ẹ̀kan si. Bí ó bá ṣe pé ènìyàn mẹ́wàá ni ó jẹ́ olódodo ńkọ́?”

Olúwa wí pé, “Nítorí ènìyàn mẹ́wàá náà, Èmi kì yóò pa á run.”

33 Olúwa sì bá tirẹ̀ lọ, nígbà tí ó bá Abrahamu sọ̀rọ̀ tán, Abrahamu sì padà sílé.

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20 Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom(A) and Gomorrah is so great(B) and their sin so grievous(C) 21 that I will go down(D) and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.”

22 The men(E) turned away and went toward Sodom,(F) but Abraham remained standing before the Lord.[a](G) 23 Then Abraham approached him and said: “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?(H) 24 What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare[b] the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it?(I) 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing(J)—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous(K) and the wicked alike.(L) Far be it from you! Will not the Judge(M) of all the earth do right?”(N)

26 The Lord said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.(O)

27 Then Abraham spoke up again: “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,(P) 28 what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five people?”

“If I find forty-five there,” he said, “I will not destroy it.”

29 Once again he spoke to him, “What if only forty are found there?”

He said, “For the sake of forty, I will not do it.”

30 Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry,(Q) but let me speak. What if only thirty can be found there?”

He answered, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”

31 Abraham said, “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?”

He said, “For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it.”

32 Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more.(R) What if only ten can be found there?”

He answered, “For the sake of ten,(S) I will not destroy it.”

33 When the Lord had finished speaking(T) with Abraham, he left,(U) and Abraham returned home.(V)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 18:22 Masoretic Text; an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition but the Lord remained standing before Abraham
  2. Genesis 18:24 Or forgive; also in verse 26

24 (A)Nígbà náà ni Olúwa rọ̀jò iná àti Sulfuru (òkúta iná) sórí Sodomu àti Gomorra—láti ọ̀run lọ́dọ̀ Olúwa wá. 25 Báyìí ni ó run àwọn ìlú náà àti gbogbo ilẹ̀ pẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀, pẹ̀lú gbogbo àwọn tí ó wà ní ìlú ńláńlá wọ̀n-ọn-nì àti ohun gbogbo tí ó hù jáde nílẹ̀.

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24 Then the Lord rained down burning sulfur(A) on Sodom and Gomorrah(B)—from the Lord out of the heavens.(C) 25 Thus he overthrew those cities(D) and the entire plain,(E) destroying all those living in the cities—and also the vegetation in the land.(F)

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