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Genesis 17-25 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 19:18, October 18, 2009
, 19:18, October 18, 2009Worked up some translation. Suggest "faithful" as stronger than "righteous", since "righteous" is often warped these days to mean "does good things" as opposed to "does God's things"
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|And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
|And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
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|And the men got up, headed to Sodom, and Abrham went along with them as a guide.
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|And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
|And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
|And God said, "Shall I hide my plan from Abraham
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|Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
|Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
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|Since he will definitely be the founder of a great people, and My blessing will flow through him out to all the world?
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|For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
|For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
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|I know him, and so I know he will raise his family to keep My ways, to act honestly and wisely, so that I will give him what I have promised him."
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|And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
|And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
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|And God said, "Because the cries of horror from Sodom and Gomorrah are so loud, and because their sin is so extreme,
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|I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
|I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
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|I will go to them, and see if the stories about them are true, and if not, I will know.
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|And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
|And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
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|And the men turned and left for Sodom, but Abraham stayed with God.
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|And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
|And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
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|Abraham came closer, and said "Will you kill both the sinners ''and'' the faithful?
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|Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
|Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
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|What if there are fifty faithful people in the city, you won't have mercy and not destroy the city if that would also kill the fifty faithful?
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|That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
|That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
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|That doesn't seem like You, to kill the faithful along with the sinner, and to treat the faithful just like the sinner who does't love You. You are the highest judge on Earth, so why don't you be more fair?"
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|And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
|And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
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|And God said, "If I find fifty faithful people in Sodom, I will leave the city alone so they can be safe."
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|And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
|And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
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|And Abraham answered, "Wow, I have talked directly to God, even though I am insignificant in comparison.
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|Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
|Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
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|But what if the city only has forty-five faithful people? Will You destroy the city because it's five short?" And God said, "If there are forty-five, I will not destroy it."
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|And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.
|And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.
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|And Abraham said, "What about forty?" And God said "If it's forty, I'll leave them alone."
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|And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.
|And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.
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|And Abraham said, "Please don't get mad at me for asking, but what if there are thirty faithful?" God replied "If I find thirty faithful, I won't destroy the city."
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|And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.
|And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.
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|And Abraham said "I can't believe I'm saying this, but what if there are twenty faithful?" God replied "I will not destroy it if there are twenty."
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|And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.
|And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.
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|Abraham said again, "Please don't be angry, but let me ask just one more time: what if there are only ten faithful?" And God said, "I won't destroy it if there are ten."
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|And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
|And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
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|And God left, since he was done talking to Abraham, and Abraham went home.
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|And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
|And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
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|The two visitors, who were really angels, got to Sodom that evening. Lot was sitting by the city entrance, and when he saw them he got up and gave them a low bow of respect.
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|And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
|And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
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|And Lot said "Gentlemen, please come to my humble home and stay there for the night. You can wash up, and get up early tomorrow to keep on your trip. And the angels said "No thank-you, we'll just sleep in the streets."
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|And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
|And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
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|But Lot insisted, so they came home with them, and he cooked them a huge meal with fresh ''matzoh'' bread, and they had dinner together.
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|But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
|But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
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|But before they went to bed, the Sodomites, young and old, came from all over the city and surrounded the house.
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|And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.
|And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.
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|They shouted to Lot, "where are the men who came to visit you tonight? Hand them over, so we can rape them."
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|And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,
|And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,
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|Lot went out to talk to them, carefully locking the door behind them.
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|And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
|And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
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|He said "Neighbors, please! Don't commit such a terrible crime!"
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|Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
|Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
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|Look, I have two virgin daughters, and I'll give them to you and you can do whatever you want to them if you just promise me you'll leave these men alone. They're my guests and I'm honor-bound to protect them.
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|And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
|And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
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|The Sodomites said, "Stand aside. You're new around here and you think you can tell us what to do? Now we'll be harder on you than on them. They mobbed Lot, and almost broke the door down.
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|But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
|But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
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|But the guests reached out and grabbed Lot, pulling him into the house and shutting the door.
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|And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
|And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
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|Using God's power, they flashed a bright light and blinded every one of the Sodomite rapists, so they couldn't even find the door and got tired trying.
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