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Sodom Iyo Gomora Oo Baabba'ay

19 Oo labadii malaa'igood baa Sodom fiidkii yimid; Luudna wuxuu fadhiyey iridda Sodom. Oo markuu Luud iyagii arkay ayuu u kacay inuu ka hor tago; wuuna sujuuday oo wejigiisuu dhulka saaray; oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Bal eega, sayidyadaydiiyow, soo leexda, waan idin baryayaaye, oo gala guriga addoonkiinna, oo caawa oo dhan jooga, oo cagamaydha. Aroortii baanad kici doontaan oo iska tegi doontaane. Oo waxay ku yidhaahdeen, Maya; laakiin jidkaannu joogaynaa caawa oo dhan. Aad buuna u baryay; xaggiisayna u soo leexdeen, oo gurigiisii bay galeen; diyaafad buuna u sameeyey, kibis aan khamiir lahaynna wuu u dubay, wayna cuneen. Laakiinse intaanay jiifsan ka hor, waxaa gurigii hareereeyey nimankii magaalada, oo ahaa nimankii Sodom, yar iyo weynba, dadkii oo dhan oo ka yimid meel kastaba; oo Luud bay u yeedheen, oo waxay ku yidhaahdeen, Meeye nimankii caawa kuu yimid? Dibadda noogu soo bixi iyaga, aannu fuulnee. Oo Luudna dibadduu ugu baxay iyagoo albaabka jooga, albaabkiina wuu xidhay. Oo wuxuu yidhi, Waan idin baryayaaye, walaalahayow, ee wax sidaas u xun ha samaynina. Bal eega, waxaan leeyahay laba gabdhood oo aan weli nin u tegin; haddaba waan idin baryayaaye, aan idiin soo bixiyo iyaga, oo saad doontaan u gala, laakiin nimankan uun waxba ha ku samaynina, maxaa yeelay, waxay soo hoos galeen dugsiga saqafkayga. Waxayna yidhaahdeen, Dib u joogso. Oo waxay kaloo yidhaahdeen, Ninkanu socdaal buu ku yimid, oo wuxuu doonayaa inuu xaakin noqdo. Haatan wax daran baannu kugu samayn, intaannu iyaga ku samayn lahayn in ka sii daran. Markaasay si xun ninkii Luud ahaa u riixeen. Waxayna ugu soo dhowaadeen inay albaabka jebiyaan. 10 Laakiinse nimankii baa gacmahoodii soo bixiyey, oo Luud bay gurigii soo gashadeen, markaasay albaabkii xidheen. 11 Wayna indho tireen nimankii guriga albaabkiisa joogay, yar iyo weynba: oo saas daraaddeed way ka daaleen inay albaabkii helaan. 12 Oo nimankii waxay Luud ku yidhaahdeen, Intan mooyaane wax kale ma ku leedahay meeshan? Wiil aad soddog u tahay iyo wiilashaada iyo gabdhahaaga, iyo ku alla kaad magaalada ku leedahay kala soo bax meeshan; 13 waayo, meeshan waannu baabbi'in doonnaa, maxaa yeelay, qayladoodii baa Rabbiga hortiisa aad ugu badatay: oo Rabbigu wuxuu noo soo diray inaannu baabbi'inno. 14 Markaasuu Luud dibadda u baxay, oo wuxuu la hadlay wiilashuu soddogga u ahaa, oo gabdhihiisa qabay, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Kaca, oo ka soo baxa meeshan; waayo, Rabbigu magaalada wuu baabbi'in doonaa. Laakiin wuxuu wiilashuu soddogga u ahaa ula ekaaday sidii mid ku cayaaraya. 15 Oo markii waagii beryay ayaa malaa'igihii Luud deddejiyeen, iyagoo leh, Kac, oo la tag naagtaada iyo labadaada gabdhood oo halkan jooga; waaba intaasoo aad dembiga magaalada ku baabba'daane. 16 Laakiin markuu raagay ayay nimankii gacantiisa qabteen, iyo gacantii naagtiisa, iyo gacantii labadiisii gabdhood; Rabbiguna waa u naxariistay isaga, iyana way soo bixiyeen, oo waxay geeyeen magaaladii dibaddeeda. 17 Oo markay dibadda u soo bixiyeen ayuu ku yidhi, Naftaada la baxso; gadaashaadana ha eegin. Bannaanka oo dhanna ha joogsan, ee buurta u baxso, waaba intaas oo aad baabba'daaye. 18 Luudna wuxuu ku yidhi iyagii, Sayidkaygiiyow, saas yaanay noqon. 19 Bal eeg, anigoo addoonkaaga ah raalli baad iga ahayd, oo waad weynaysay naxariistaadii aad i tustay markii aad naftayda badbaadisay; aniguse buurta uma baxsan karo, waaba intaasoo shar i gaadhaa oo aan dhintaa. 20 Bal eeg, magaaladan baa dhow inaan u cararo, waana mid yar, de iyada aan u baxsado, (miyaanay mid yar ahayn?) naftayduna waa noolaan doontaa. 21 Oo wuxuu ku yidhi isagii, Bal eeg, waxanna waan kaa aqbalay inaanan rogi doonin magaaladii aad ka hadashay. 22 Dhaqso, oo halkaas u baxso; waayo, waxba ma aan samayn karo ilaa aad halkaas tagto. Sidaas daraaddeed magaalada magaceeda waxaa loo bixiyey Socar. 23 Markii Luud Socar yimid ayaa qorraxdu dhulka u soo baxday. 24 Markaasaa Rabbigu wuxuu Sodom iyo Gomora ku soo daayay baruud iyo dab ka yimid xagga Rabbiga oo samada ka soo daatay; 25 wuuna rogay magaalooyinkaas, iyo Bannaankii oo dhan, iyo dadkii degganaa magaalooyinkaas oo dhan, iyo wixii dhulka ka soo baxay oo dhan. 26 Laakiinse naagtiisii oo daba socotay ayaa dib u eegtay, waxayna noqotay tiir cusbo ah. 27 Ibraahimna aroortii hore ayuu u kacay meeshii uu Rabbiga hor istaagay: 28 oo wuxuu eegay xagga Sodom iyo Gomora, iyo dhulkii Bannaanka oo dhan, wuuna fiiriyey, oo bal eeg, qiiqii dhulka ayaa kor u baxay sidii qiiqa foornada oo kale.

29 Oo waxay noqotay, markii Ilaah baabbi'iyey magaalooyinkii Bannaanka, in Ilaah xusuustay Ibraahim, Luudna roggidda wuu ka bixiyey markuu rogay magaalooyinkii Luud dhex degganaa.

Luud Iyo Gabdhihiisa

30 Luudna Socar wuu ka baxay, oo buurtuu degay, isaga iyo labadiisii gabdhood ee la joogayba; waayo, wuu ka cabsaday inuu Socar degganaado, wuxuuna degay bohol dhexdeed, isaga iyo labadiisii gabdhood. 31 Oo tii curadda ahayd waxay tii yarayd ku tidhi, Aabbeheen waa duq, dhulkana ma jiro nin inoo iman kara sida caadada dunida oo dhan tahay. 32 Kaalay, aynu aabbeheen khamri cabsiinnee, markaasaynu la jiifsanaynaa, si aynu aabbeheen farcan ugala hadhno. 33 Oo habeenkaasay aabbahood khamri cabsiiyeen, oo tii curadda ahayd baa u tagtay oo la jiifsatay aabbeheed; mana uu ogayn markay la jiifsatay, iyo markay ka kacday toona. 34 Oo waxay noqotay in maalintii dambe ay tii curadda ahayd ku tidhi tii yarayd, Bal eeg, xalayto aabbahay baan la jiifsaday: caawana aynu khamri cabsiinno; oo adigu u tag oo la jiifso isaga, aynu aabbeheen farcan kala hadhnee. 35 Oo haddana habeenkaasay aabbahood khamri cabsiiyeen: oo tii yarayd baa kacday oo aabbeheed la jiifsatay; mana uu ogayn markay la jiifsatay iyo markay ka kacday toona. 36 Oo sidaasay Luud labadiisii gabdhoodba aabbahood uurka ugu lahaayeen. 37 Oo tii curaddii ahayd waxay dhashay wiil, oo waxay magiciisii u bixisay Moo'aab, isna waa reer Moo'aabka maanta joogo aabbahood. 38 Tii yarayd iyana waxay dhashay wiil, oo waxay magiciisii u bixisay Bencammi: isna waa reer Cammoonka maanta jooga aabbahood.

Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed

19 The two angels(A) arrived at Sodom(B) in the evening, and Lot(C) was sitting in the gateway of the city.(D) When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.(E) “My lords,” he said, “please turn aside to your servant’s house. You can wash your feet(F) and spend the night and then go on your way early in the morning.”

“No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”(G)

But he insisted(H) so strongly that they did go with him and entered his house.(I) He prepared a meal for them, baking bread without yeast,(J) and they ate.(K) Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom(L)—both young and old—surrounded the house. They called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them.”(M)

Lot went outside to meet them(N) and shut the door behind him and said, “No, my friends. Don’t do this wicked thing. Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do what you like with them. But don’t do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”(O)

“Get out of our way,” they replied. “This fellow came here as a foreigner,(P) and now he wants to play the judge!(Q) We’ll treat you worse than them.” They kept bringing pressure on Lot and moved forward to break down the door.

10 But the men(R) inside reached out and pulled Lot back into the house and shut the door. 11 Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, young and old, with blindness(S) so that they could not find the door.

12 The two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—sons-in-law, sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you?(T) Get them out of here, 13 because we(U) are going to destroy this place. The outcry to the Lord against its people is so great(V) that he has sent us to destroy it.”(W)

14 So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry[a] his daughters. He said, “Hurry and get out of this place, because the Lord is about to destroy the city!(X)” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.(Y)

15 With the coming of dawn, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Hurry! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away(Z) when the city is punished.(AA)

16 When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughters(AB) and led them safely out of the city, for the Lord was merciful to them.(AC) 17 As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, “Flee for your lives!(AD) Don’t look back,(AE) and don’t stop anywhere in the plain!(AF) Flee to the mountains(AG) or you will be swept away!”

18 But Lot said to them, “No, my lords,[b] please! 19 Your[c] servant has found favor in your[d] eyes,(AH) and you[e] have shown great kindness(AI) to me in sparing my life. But I can’t flee to the mountains;(AJ) this disaster will overtake me, and I’ll die. 20 Look, here is a town near enough to run to, and it is small. Let me flee to it—it is very small, isn’t it? Then my life will be spared.”

21 He said to him, “Very well, I will grant this request(AK) too; I will not overthrow the town you speak of. 22 But flee there quickly, because I cannot do anything until you reach it.” (That is why the town was called Zoar.[f](AL))

23 By the time Lot reached Zoar,(AM) the sun had risen over the land. 24 Then the Lord rained down burning sulfur(AN) on Sodom and Gomorrah(AO)—from the Lord out of the heavens.(AP) 25 Thus he overthrew those cities(AQ) and the entire plain,(AR) destroying all those living in the cities—and also the vegetation in the land.(AS) 26 But Lot’s wife looked back,(AT) and she became a pillar of salt.(AU)

27 Early the next morning Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the Lord.(AV) 28 He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, toward all the land of the plain, and he saw dense smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a furnace.(AW)

29 So when God destroyed the cities of the plain,(AX) he remembered(AY) Abraham, and he brought Lot out of the catastrophe(AZ) that overthrew the cities where Lot had lived.(BA)

Lot and His Daughters

30 Lot and his two daughters left Zoar(BB) and settled in the mountains,(BC) for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He and his two daughters lived in a cave. 31 One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man around here to give us children—as is the custom all over the earth. 32 Let’s get our father to drink wine and then sleep with him and preserve our family line(BD) through our father.”(BE)

33 That night they got their father to drink wine, and the older daughter went in and slept with him. He was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.(BF)

34 The next day the older daughter said to the younger, “Last night I slept with my father. Let’s get him to drink wine again tonight, and you go in and sleep with him so we can preserve our family line through our father.”(BG) 35 So they got their father to drink wine(BH) that night also, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him. Again he was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.(BI)

36 So both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.(BJ) 37 The older daughter had a son, and she named him Moab[g];(BK) he is the father of the Moabites(BL) of today. 38 The younger daughter also had a son, and she named him Ben-Ammi[h]; he is the father of the Ammonites[i](BM) of today.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 19:14 Or were married to
  2. Genesis 19:18 Or No, Lord; or No, my lord
  3. Genesis 19:19 The Hebrew is singular.
  4. Genesis 19:19 The Hebrew is singular.
  5. Genesis 19:19 The Hebrew is singular.
  6. Genesis 19:22 Zoar means small.
  7. Genesis 19:37 Moab sounds like the Hebrew for from father.
  8. Genesis 19:38 Ben-Ammi means son of my father’s people.
  9. Genesis 19:38 Hebrew Bene-Ammon