16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. |
17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; |
18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? |
19 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. |
20 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; |
21 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. |
22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. |
23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? |
24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? |
25 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? |
26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. |
27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: |
28 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. |
29 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. |
30 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. |
31 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. |
32 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. |
33 And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. |
