The twoשְׁנֵיmessengersהַמַּלְאָכִיםcameוַיָּבֹאוּto Sodomסְדֹמָהin the evening,בָּעֶרֶבand Lotוְלוֹטwas sittingיֹשֵׁבin the gateבְּשַׁעַרof Sodom.סְדֹםWhen Lotוַ לוֹטsaw them,יַּרְאhe got upוַיָּקָםto meet themלִקְרָאתָםand bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּחוּwith his faceאַפַּיִםto the ground.אָרְצָה
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Look now,הִנֶּה נָּאmy lords,אֲדֹנַיpleaseנָאturn asideסוּרוּto the houseאֶל בֵּיתof your servant,עַבְדְּכֶםspend the night,וְלִינוּand washוְרַחֲצוּyour feet;רַגְלֵיכֶםthen you can rise earlyוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּםand goוַהֲלַכְתֶּםon your way.”לְדַרְכְּכֶםThey said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“No,לֹּא כִּיwe will spend the nightנָלִיןin the square.”בָרְחוֹב
But he urgedוַיִּפְצַרthemבָּםstrongly,מְאֹדso they turned asideוַיָּסֻרוּto himאֵלָיוand enteredוַיָּבֹאוּhis house;אֶל בֵּיתוֹand he madeוַיַּעַשׂthemלָהֶםa feastמִשְׁתֶּהand bakedאָפָהunleavened bread,וּמַצּוֹתand they ate.וַיֹּאכֵלוּ
Beforeטֶרֶםthey lay down,יִשְׁכָּבוּthe menוְאַנְשֵׁיof the city,הָעִירthe menאַנְשֵׁיof Sodom,סְדֹםsurroundedנָסַבּוּthe house,עַל הַבַּיִתfrom youngמִנַּעַרtoוְעַדold,זָקֵןallכָּלthe peopleהָעָםfrom every quarter.מִקָּצֶה
They calledוַיִּקְרְאוּto Lotאֶל לוֹטand saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto him,לוֹ“Whereאַיֵּהare the menהָאֲנָשִׁיםwhoאֲשֶׁרcameבָּאוּto youאֵלֶיךָtonight?הַלָּיְלָהBring them outהוֹצִיאֵםto us,אֵלֵינוּso that we may knowוְנֵדְעָהthem.”אֹתָם
Lotלוֹטwent outוַיֵּצֵאto themאֲלֵהֶםat the entrance,הַפֶּתְחָהandוְshutסָגַרthe doorהַדֶּלֶתbehind him,אַחֲרָיו
and said,וַיֹּאמַר“Please,נָאmy brothers,אַחַיdo notאַלdo evil.תָּרֵעוּ
Look,הִנֵּה נָאI haveלִיtwoשְׁתֵּיdaughtersבָנוֹתwhoאֲשֶׁרhave notלֹאknownיָדְעוּa man;אִישׁlet me bringאוֹצִיאָה נָּאthemאֶתְהֶןout to you,אֲלֵיכֶםand doוַעֲשׂוּto themלָהֶןas is goodכַּטּוֹבin your eyes;בְּעֵינֵיכֶםonlyרַקto theseהָאֵלmenלָאֲנָשִׁיםdo notאַלdoתַּעֲשׂוּanything,דָבָרforכִּיthat is whyעַל כֵּןthey have comeבָּאוּunder the shadowבְּצֵלof my roof.”קֹרָתִי
But they said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Stepגֶּשׁaside!”הָלְאָהAnd they said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“This oneהָאֶחָדcameבָּאto reside as an alien,לָגוּרand he keepsוַיִּשְׁפֹּטacting as judge!שָׁפוֹטNowעַתָּהwe will do worseנָרַעto youלְךָthan to them.”מֵהֶםAnd they pressed hardוַיִּפְצְרוּ מְאֹדagainst the man,בָאִישׁagainst Lot,בְּלוֹטand came nearוַיִּגְּשׁוּto breakלִשְׁבֹּרthe door.הַדָּלֶת
But the menוַ הָאֲנָשִׁיםreached outיִּשְׁלְחוּtheir handsאֶת יָדָםand broughtוַיָּבִיאוּLotאֶת לוֹטinto the houseהַבָּיְתָהwith them,אֲלֵיהֶםandוְshutסָגָרוּthe door.אֶת הַדֶּלֶת
And the menוְאֶת הָאֲנָשִׁיםwhoאֲשֶׁרwere at the entranceפֶּתַחof the houseהַבַּיִתthey struckהִכּוּwith blindness,בַּסַּנְוֵרִיםfrom smallמִקָּטֹןtoוְעַדgreat,גָּדוֹלso that they wore themselves outוַיִּלְאוּtrying to findלִמְצֹאthe entrance.הַפָּתַח
Then the menוַ הָאֲנָשִׁיםsaidיֹּאמְרוּto Lot,אֶל לוֹט“Whomמִיelseעֹדdo you haveלְךָhere?פֹהA son-in-law,חָתָןyour sons,וּבָנֶיךָyour daughters,וּבְנֹתֶיךָand anyoneוְכֹל אֲשֶׁרyou haveלְךָin the city,בָּעִירbring them outהוֹצֵאof the place,מִן הַמָּקוֹם
forכִּיweאֲנַחְנוּare about to destroyמַשְׁחִתִיםthisהַזֶּהplace,אֶת הַמָּקוֹםbecauseכִּיtheir outcryצַעֲקָתָםhas become greatגָדְלָהbeforeאֶת פְּנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהand YHWHוַ יְהוָהhas sent usיְשַׁלְּחֵנוּto destroy it.”לְשַׁחֲתָהּ
So Lotוַ לוֹטwent outיֵּצֵאand spokeוַיְדַבֵּרto his sons-in-law,אֶל חֲתָנָיוwho were to marryלֹקְחֵיhis daughters,בְנֹתָיוand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Get up,קוּמוּget outצְּאוּof thisהַזֶּהplace,מִן הַמָּקוֹםforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהis about to destroyמַשְׁחִיתthe city.”אֶת הָעִירButוַhe seemedיְהִי כִto be jokingמְצַחֵקin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof his sons-in-law.חֲתָנָיו
Asוּכְמוֹthe dawnהַשַּׁחַרcame up,עָלָהthe messengersהַמַּלְאָכִיםurgedוַיָּאִיצוּLot,בְּלוֹטsaying,לֵאמֹר“Get up,קוּםtakeקַחyour wifeאֶת אִשְׁתְּךָand your twoוְאֶת שְׁתֵּיdaughtersבְנֹתֶיךָwho are here,הַנִּמְצָאֹתlest you be swept awayפֶּן תִּסָּפֶהin the iniquityבַּעֲוֺןof the city.”הָעִיר
But he lingered;וַיִּתְמַהְמָהּso the menוַ הָאֲנָשִׁיםseizedיַּחֲזִקוּhis hand,בְּיָדוֹhis wife’sוּבְ אִשְׁתּוֹhand,יַדand the handוּבְיַדof his twoשְׁתֵּיdaughters,בְנֹתָיוbecause of YHWH’sבְּ יְהוָהcompassionחֶמְלַתfor him,עָלָיוand they brought him outוַיֹּצִאֻהוּand set himוַיַּנִּחֻהוּoutsideמִחוּץthe city.לָעִיר
Whenוַיְהִי כְthey had broughtהוֹצִיאָםthemאֹתָםoutside,הַחוּצָהhe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Escapeהִמָּלֵטfor your life!עַל נַפְשֶׁךָDo notאַלlookתַּבִּיטbehind you,אַחֲרֶיךָand do notוְאַלstopתַּעֲמֹדanywhereבְּכָלin the plain;הַכִּכָּרescapeהִמָּלֵטto the mountain,הָהָרָהlest you be swept away.”פֶּן תִּסָּפֶה
But Lotוַ לוֹטsaidיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵהֶם“No,אַלplease,נָאAdonai!אֲדֹנָי
Look,הִנֵּה נָאyour servantעַבְדְּךָhas foundמָצָאfavorחֵןin your eyes,בְּעֵינֶיךָand you have made greatוַתַּגְדֵּלyour loyal loveחַסְדְּךָthatאֲשֶׁרyou have shownעָשִׂיתָmeעִמָּדִיby keeping me alive;לְהַחֲיוֹת אֶת נַפְשִׁיbut Iוְאָנֹכִיcannotלֹא אוּכַלescapeלְהִמָּלֵטto the mountain,הָהָרָהlestפֶּןthe evilהָרָעָהovertake meתִּדְבָּקַנִיand I die.וָמַתִּי
Look,הִנֵּה נָאthisהַזֹּאתcityהָעִירis nearקְרֹבָהto fleeלָנוּסthere,שָׁמָּהand itוְהִיאis small.מִצְעָרPlease let me escapeאִמָּלְטָה נָּאthereשָׁמָּה(is it notהֲלֹא הִואsmall?)מִצְעָרandוּIנַפְשִׁיwill stay alive.”תְחִי
He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Look,הִנֵּהI grant youנָשָׂאתִי פָנֶיךָthisהַזֶּהrequestלַדָּבָרalso,גַּםnotלְבִלְתִּיto overturnהָפְכִּיthe cityאֶת הָעִירof whichאֲשֶׁרyou have spoken.דִּבַּרְתָּ
Hurry,מַהֵרescapeהִמָּלֵטthere,שָׁמָּהforכִּיI cannotלֹא אוּכַלdoלַעֲשׂוֹתanythingדָּבָרuntilעַדyou arriveבֹּאֲךָthere.”שָׁמָּהThat is whyעַל כֵּןthe nameשֵׁםof the cityהָעִירwas calledקָרָאZoar.צוֹעַר
The sunהַשֶּׁמֶשׁhad risenיָצָאoverעַלthe earthהָאָרֶץwhen Lotוְלוֹטcameבָּאto Zoar.צֹעֲרָה
Then YHWHוַיהוָהrainedהִמְטִירonעַלSodomסְדֹםand onוְעַלGomorrahעֲמֹרָהsulfurגָּפְרִיתand fireוָאֵשׁfromמֵאֵתYHWHיְהוָהout ofמִןthe heavens.הַשָּׁמָיִם
He overturnedוַיַּהֲפֹךְthoseהָאֵלcities,אֶת הֶעָרִיםandוְאֵתthe wholeכָּלplain,הַכִּכָּרandוְאֵתallכָּלthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof the cities,הֶעָרִיםand what grewוְצֶמַחon the ground.הָאֲדָמָה
But his wife,וַ אִשְׁתּוֹbehind him,מֵאַחֲרָיוlooked back,תַּבֵּטand she becameוַתְּהִיa pillarנְצִיבof salt.מֶלַח
Abrahamאַבְרָהָםrose earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּםin the morningבַּבֹּקֶרand went toאֶלthe placeהַמָּקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםhe had stoodעָמַדbeforeאֶת פְּנֵיYHWH.יְהוָה
He looked downוַיַּשְׁקֵףtowardעַל פְּנֵיSodomסְדֹםand Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָהand towardוְעַלallכָּלthe landפְּנֵי אֶרֶץof the plain,הַכִּכָּרand he saw,וַיַּרְאand look,וְהִנֵּהthe smokeקִיטֹרof the landהָאָרֶץwas going upעָלָהlike the smokeכְּקִיטֹרof a furnace.הַכִּבְשָׁן
So it wasוַיְהִיthat whenבְּElohimאֱלֹהִיםdestroyedשַׁחֵתthe citiesאֶת עָרֵיof the plain,הַכִּכָּרElohimאֱלֹהִיםrememberedוַיִּזְכֹּרAbrahamאֶת אַבְרָהָםand sentוַיְשַׁלַּחLotאֶת לוֹטout of the midstמִתּוֹךְof the overturning,הַהֲפֵכָהwhen he overturnedבַּהֲפֹךְthe citiesאֶת הֶעָרִיםin whichאֲשֶׁר בָּהֵןLotלוֹטhad lived.יָשַׁב
Lotלוֹטwent upוַיַּעַלfrom Zoarמִצּוֹעַרand livedוַיֵּשֶׁבon the mountain,בָּהָרand his twoוּשְׁתֵּיdaughtersבְנֹתָיוwith him,עִמּוֹforכִּיhe was afraidיָרֵאto liveלָשֶׁבֶתin Zoar;בְּצוֹעַרand he livedוַיֵּשֶׁבin a cave,בַּמְּעָרָהheהוּאand his twoוּשְׁתֵּיdaughters.בְנֹתָיו
The olderהַבְּכִירָהsaidוַתֹּאמֶרto the younger,אֶל הַצְּעִירָה“Our fatherאָבִינוּis old,זָקֵןand there is noוְ אֵיןmanאִישׁin the landבָּאָרֶץto come inלָבוֹאto usעָלֵינוּafter the mannerכְּדֶרֶךְof allכָּלthe earth.הָאָרֶץ
Come,לְכָהlet us make our father drinkנַשְׁקֶה אֶת אָבִינוּwine,יַיִןand let us lieוְנִשְׁכְּבָהwith him,עִמּוֹso that we may preserveוּנְחַיֶּהoffspringזָרַעfrom our father.”מֵאָבִינוּ
So they made their father drinkוַתַּשְׁקֶיןָ אֶת אֲבִיהֶןwineיַיִןthatהוּאnight;בַּלַּיְלָהand the olderוַ הַבְּכִירָהwent inתָּבֹאand layוַתִּשְׁכַּבwith her father,אֶת אָבִיהָand he did notוְלֹאknowיָדַעwhen she lay downבְּשִׁכְבָהּor when she rose.וּבְקׄוּמָהּ
The next dayוַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָתthe olderהַבְּכִירָהsaidוַתֹּאמֶרto the younger,אֶל הַצְּעִירָה“Look,הֵןI layשָׁכַבְתִּיlast nightאֶמֶשׁwith my father;אֶת אָבִיlet us make him drinkנַשְׁקֶנּוּwineיַיִןtonightהַלַּיְלָהalso,גַּםandוּyou go inבֹאִיand lieשִׁכְבִיwith him,עִמּוֹso that we may preserveוּנְחַיֶּהoffspringזָרַעfrom our father.”מֵאָבִינוּ
So they made their father drinkוַתַּשְׁקֶיןָ אֶת אֲבִיהֶןwineיָיִןthatהַהוּאnightבַּלַּיְלָהalso,גַּםand the youngerוַ הַצְּעִירָהgot upתָּקָםand layוַתִּשְׁכַּבwith him,עִמּוֹand he did notוְלֹאknowיָדַעwhen she lay downבְּשִׁכְבָהּor when she rose.וּבְקֻמָהּ
Thus bothוַ שְׁתֵּיdaughtersבְנוֹתof Lotלוֹטbecame pregnantתַּהֲרֶיןָby their father.מֵאֲבִיהֶן
The olderהַבְּכִירָהboreוַתֵּלֶדa sonבֵּןand calledוַתִּקְרָאhis nameשְׁמוֹMoab;מוֹאָבheהוּאis the fatherאֲבִיof Moabמוֹאָבtoעַדthis day.הַיּוֹם
The youngerוְהַצְּעִירָהalsoגַםboreהִוא יָלְדָהa sonבֵּןand calledוַתִּקְרָאhis nameשְׁמוֹBen-ammi;בֶּן עַמִּיheהוּאis the fatherאֲבִיof the sonsבְנֵיof Ammonעַמּוֹןtoעַדthis day.הַיּוֹם