MLV(i)
17 And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham what I do,
18 since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?
19 For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice, to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham what he has spoken of him.
20 And Jehovah 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 according to the cry which comes to me. And if not, I will know.
22 And the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham yet stood before Jehovah. 23 And Abraham drew near and said, Will you consume righteous men with wicked men? 24 Perhaps there are fifty righteous men within the city. Will you consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous men that are in it? 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to kill a righteous man with a wicked man, that so the righteous man should be as the wicked man. Far be it from you. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
26 And Jehovah said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous men within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake. 27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken it upon me to speak to the Lord, who am I but dust and ashes.
28 Perhaps there will lack five of the fifty righteous men. Will you destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find forty-five there.
29 And he spoke to him yet again and said, Perhaps there will be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake.
30 And he said, Oh let the Lord not be furious and I will speak. Perhaps there will be thirty 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 to the Lord. Perhaps there will be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake.
32 And he said, Oh let the Lord not be furious and I will speak yet but this once. Perhaps ten will be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the ten's sake. 33 And Jehovah went his way as soon as he had left off speaking with Abraham and Abraham returned to his place.
20 And Jehovah 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 according to the cry which comes to me. And if not, I will know.
22 And the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham yet stood before Jehovah. 23 And Abraham drew near and said, Will you consume righteous men with wicked men? 24 Perhaps there are fifty righteous men within the city. Will you consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous men that are in it? 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to kill a righteous man with a wicked man, that so the righteous man should be as the wicked man. Far be it from you. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
26 And Jehovah said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous men within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake. 27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken it upon me to speak to the Lord, who am I but dust and ashes.
28 Perhaps there will lack five of the fifty righteous men. Will you destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find forty-five there.
29 And he spoke to him yet again and said, Perhaps there will be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake.
30 And he said, Oh let the Lord not be furious and I will speak. Perhaps there will be thirty 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 to the Lord. Perhaps there will be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake.
32 And he said, Oh let the Lord not be furious and I will speak yet but this once. Perhaps ten will be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the ten's sake. 33 And Jehovah went his way as soon as he had left off speaking with Abraham and Abraham returned to his place.