The Lord Destroys Sodom and Gomorrah
1The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening. Lot was sitting near the gate of the city. When Lot saw the angels, he got up to greet them. He bowed down with his face to the ground. 2“My lords,” he said, “please come to my house. You can wash your feet and spend the night there. Then you can go on your way early in the morning.”
“No,” they answered. “We’ll spend the night in the town square.”
3But Lot wouldn’t give up. So they went with him and entered his house. He prepared a meal for them. He baked bread without using yeast. And they ate. 4Before Lot and his guests had gone to bed, all the men came from every part of the city of Sodom. Young and old men alike surrounded the house. 5They called out to Lot. They said, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us. We want to have sex with them.”
6Lot went outside to meet them. He shut the door behind him. 7He said, “No, my friends. Don’t do such an evil thing. 8Look, I have two daughters that no man has ever slept with. I’ll bring them out to you now. Then do to them what you want to. But don’t do anything to these men. I’ve brought them inside so they can be safe.”
9“Get out of our way!” the men of Sodom replied to Lot. “You came here as an outsider. Now you want to act like a judge! We’ll treat you worse than them.” They kept trying to force Lot to open the door. Then they moved forward to break it down.
10But the angels inside reached out and pulled Lot back into the house and shut the door. 11Then they made the men who were at the door of the house blind. They blinded both young and old men so that they couldn’t find the door.
12The two angels said to Lot, “Do you have any other family members here? Do you have sons-in-law, sons, daughters or any other relatives in the city? Get them out of here! 13We are going to destroy this place. Many have cried out to the Lord against the people of this city. So he has sent us to destroy it.”
14Then Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law. They had promised to marry his daughters. He said, “Hurry up! Get out of this place! The Lord is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.
15The sun was coming up. So the angels tried to get Lot to leave. They said, “Hurry up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here. Get out! If you don’t, you will be swept away when the city is destroyed.”
16Lot didn’t move right away. So the men grabbed him by the hand. They also took hold of the hands of his wife and two daughters. They led all of them safely out of the city. The Lord had mercy on them. 17As soon as the angels had brought them out, one of them spoke. He said, “Run for your lives! Don’t look back! Don’t stop anywhere in the valley! Run to the mountains! If you don’t, you will be swept away!”
18But Lot said to them, “No, my lords! Please! 19You have done me a big favor. You have been very kind to me by sparing my life. But I can’t run to the mountains. I won’t be able to escape this horrible thing that’s going to happen. And then I’ll die. 20Look, here’s a town near enough to run to. It’s small. Let me run to it. It’s very small, isn’t it? Then my life will be spared.”
21The Lord said to Lot, “All right. I will also give you what you are asking for. I will not destroy the town you are talking about. 22But run there quickly. I can’t do anything until you reach it.” The town was named Zoar. Zoar means Small.
23By the time Lot reached Zoar, the sun had risen over the land. 24Then the Lord sent down burning sulfur. It came down like rain on Sodom and Gomorrah. It came from the Lord. It came out of the sky. 25The Lord destroyed these cities and the whole valley. All the people who were living in the cities were wiped out. So were the plants in the land. 26But Lot’s wife looked back. When she did, she became a pillar made out of salt.
27Early the next morning Abraham got up. He returned to the place where he had stood in front of the Lord. 28He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and the whole valley. He saw thick smoke rising from the land. It looked like smoke from a furnace.
29So when God destroyed the cities of the valley, he showed concern for Abraham. He brought Lot out safely when he destroyed the cities where Lot had lived.
Lot and His Daughters
30Lot and his two daughters left Zoar. They went to live in the mountains because Lot was afraid to stay in Zoar. So he and his daughters lived in a cave. 31One day the older daughter spoke to the younger one. She said, “Our father is old. People all over the earth have men to marry and have children with. We do not. 32So let’s get our father to drink wine. Then we can sleep with him. We can use our father to continue our family line.”
33That night they got their father to drink wine. Then the older daughter went in and slept with him. He wasn’t aware when she lay down or when she got up.
34The next day the older daughter spoke to the younger one again. She said, “Last night I slept with my father. Let’s get him to drink wine again tonight. Then you go in and sleep with him. We can use our father to continue our family line.” 35So they got their father to drink wine that night also. Then the younger daughter slept with him. Again he wasn’t aware when she lay down or when she got up.
36So both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father. 37The older daughter had a son. She named him Moab. He’s the father of the Moabites of today. 38The younger daughter also had a son. She named him Ben-Ammi. He’s the father of the Ammonites of today.
Ang Pagiging Makasalanan ng mga Tao sa Sodom
1Magdidilim na nang dumating ang dalawang anghel sa Sodom. Nakaupo noon si Lot sa pintuan ng lungsod. Pagkakita ni Lot sa kanila, tumayo siya at sinalubong sila. Pagkatapos, yumukod siya sa harapan nila bilang paggalang at nagsabing, 2“Kung maaari po, dumaan muna kayo sa bahay ko para makapaghugas kayo ng mga paa ninyo at dito na po kayo matulog ngayong gabi. At bukas na lang kayo ng umaga magpatuloy sa paglalakbay ninyo.”
Pero sumagot sila, “Huwag na lang, doon na lang kami matutulog sa plasa ngayong gabi.”
3Pero pinilit sila ni Lot, kaya sumama na lang sila sa bahay niya. Naghanda si Lot ng mga inumin at mga pagkain. Nagpaluto rin siya ng tinapay na walang pampaalsa. At nang handa na, naghapunan sila. 4Nang mahihiga na sila para matulog, dumating ang lahat ng bata at matatandang lalaki ng Sodom, at pinaligiran nila ang bahay ni Lot. 5Tinawag nila si Lot at tinanong, “Nasaan na ang mga panauhin mong lalaki na dumating ngayong gabi? Palabasin mo sila rito dahil gusto namin silang sipingan.”
6Lumabas si Lot ng bahay para harapin sila. Nang lumabas siya, isinara niya agad ang pintuan. 7Sinabi niya sa kanila, “Mga kaibigan, nakikiusap ako sa inyo na huwag ninyong gagawin ang iniisip ninyong masama. 8Kung gusto nʼyo, may dalawa akong anak na dalaga. Ibibigay ko sila sa inyo at bahala na kayo kung ano ang gusto ninyong gawin sa kanila. Pero huwag ninyong galawin ang dalawang taong ito, dahil mga bisita ko sila at dapat ko silang protektahan.” 9Pero sinabi ng mga tao, “Dayuhan ka lang dito kaya sino ka para makialam sa amin. Umalis ka riyan! Baka mas higit pa ang magawa namin sa iyo kaysa sa kanila.” Pagkatapos, itinulak nila si Lot. Lalapit sana sila sa pintuan para gibain ito, 10pero binuksan ito ng dalawang anghel na nasa loob at hinatak nila si Lot papasok, at isinara ang pintuan. 11Pagkatapos, binulag nila ang mga tao na nasa labas para hindi na nila makita ang pintuan.
Pinaalis si Lot sa Sodom
12Sinabi ng dalawang anghel kay Lot, “Kung may mga anak ka pa, o mga manugang na lalaki, o mga kamag-anak sa lungsod na ito, isama mo silang lahat at umalis kayo rito, 13dahil lilipulin namin ang lungsod na ito. Narinig ng Panginoon ang mga daing laban sa mga taong ito na puro kasamaan ang ginagawa. Kaya ipinadala niya kami para lipulin ang lungsod na ito.”
14Kaya pinuntahan ni Lot ang mga magiging manugang19:14 mga magiging manugang: o, mga manugang. niyang lalaki at sinabi, “Magmadali kayong umalis dito dahil lilipulin na ng Panginoon ang lungsod na ito.” Pero hindi sila naniwala dahil akala nilaʼy nagbibiro lang si Lot.
15Nang magbubukang-liwayway na, pinagmadali si Lot ng mga anghel na umalis sa lungsod. Sinabi nila, “Bilisan mo! Dalhin mo ang asawa mo at ang dalawang anak mong babae na nandito, at umalis kayo agad, dahil baka madamay kayo kapag nilipol na ang lungsod na ito dahil sa sobrang sama ng mga tao rito.” 16Hindi pa sana aalis si Lot. Pero dahil naaawa ang Panginoon sa kanila, hinawakan sila ng mga anghel sa kamay at dinala palabas ng lungsod.
17Nang nasa labas na sila ng lungsod, sinabi ng Panginoon, “Tumakbo kayo! Huwag kayong lilingon, o hihinto sa kahit saan dito sa kapatagan! Tumakbo kayo papunta sa bundok para hindi kayo mamatay!” 18Pero sumagot si Lot, “Panginoon ko, huwag nʼyo na po akong patakbuhin papunta sa bundok. 19Kinahabagan nʼyo po ako at ipinakita ang kabutihan nʼyo sa akin sa pagliligtas ninyo sa buhay ko. Pero napakalayo po ng bundok; baka maabutan ako ng sakuna at mamatay ako bago makarating doon. 20Nakita nʼyo po ba ang maliit na bayang iyon sa unahan? Tiyak na mararating ko po iyon dahil malapit lang. Maaari po bang doon na lang ako pumunta sa maliit na bayang iyon para maligtas ako?” 21Sumagot ang Panginoon, “Oo, payag ako sa kahilingan mo; hindi ko lilipulin ang bayan na iyon. 22Sige, tumakbo na kayo roon, dahil wala pa akong gagawin hanggaʼt hindi pa kayo nakakarating doon.”
Ang bayang iyon ay tinatawag na Zoar19:22 Zoar: Ang ibig sabihin, maliit. dahil maliit ang bayang iyon.
Ang Paglipol sa Sodom at Gomora
23Nakasikat na ang araw nang dumating sina Lot sa Zoar. 24Biglang pinaulanan ng Panginoon ng naglalagablab na asupre ang Sodom at Gomora. 25Nilipol ng Panginoon ang dalawang lungsod at ang buong kapatagan. Namatay ang lahat ng nakatira roon pati ang lahat ng tanim. 26Lumingon ang asawa ni Lot, kaya ginawa siyang haliging asin. 27Kinaumagahan, dali-daling pumunta si Abraham sa lugar kung saan siya nakipag-usap sa Panginoon. 28Minasdan niya ang Sodom at Gomora, at ang buong kapatagan. Nakita niya ang usok na pumapaitaas mula sa lupa na parang usok na nagmula sa isang malaking hurno.
29Inalala ng Dios si Abraham, nang lipulin ng Dios ang mga lungsod sa kapatagan kung saan nakatira si Lot, iniligtas niya muna si Lot para hindi ito mapahamak.
Ang Pinanggalingan ng mga Moabita at Ammonita
30Dahil natakot si Lot na tumira sa Zoar, lumipat siya at ang dalawa niyang anak na dalaga sa bundok, at tumira sila sa kweba. 31Isang araw, sinabi ng panganay na anak sa kanyang kapatid, “Matanda na ang ating ama at wala nang ibang lalaki rito na maaari nating mapangasawa para magkaanak tayo katulad ng pamamaraan ng tao kahit saan sa mundo. 32Mabuti pang painumin natin ang ating ama ng alak hanggang sa malasing siya, pagkatapos, sumiping tayo sa kanya para magkaanak tayo sa pamamagitan niya.”
33Kaya nang gabing iyon, nilasing nila ang kanilang ama. Pagkatapos, sumiping ang panganay na anak sa kanyang ama. Pero dahil sa sobrang kalasingan ni Lot, hindi niya namalayan kung ano ang nangyayari.
34Kinabukasan, sinabi ng panganay sa nakababata niyang kapatid, “Sumiping na ako kagabi sa ating ama. At ngayong gabi muli natin siyang painumin ng alak hanggang sa malasing siya, at ikaw naman ang sumiping sa kanya para tayong dalawa ay magkaanak sa pamamagitan niya.” 35Kaya nang gabing iyon, muli nilang nilasing ang kanilang ama at ang nakababatang kapatid naman ang sumiping sa kanya. At sa sobrang kalasingan, hindi rin niya namalayan kung ano ang nangyayari.
36Sa ganoong paraan, nabuntis ang dalawang anak ni Lot sa pamamagitan niya. 37Dumating ang panahon, nanganak ang panganay ng isang lalaki at pinangalanan niyang Moab.19:37 Moab: Maaaring ang ibig sabihin, mula sa aking ama. Siya ang pinagmulan ng lahi ng Moabita. 38Nanganak din ang nakababatang kapatid ng isang lalaki at pinangalanan niyang Ben Ami.19:38 Ben Ami: Ang ibig sabihin, anak ng malapit kong kamag-anak. Siya ang pinagmulan ng lahi ng Ammonita.
