創世記 19 – CCBT & NIRV

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

創世記 19:1-38

上帝毀滅所多瑪和蛾摩拉

1那兩個天使在黃昏的時候來到所多瑪羅得正坐在城門口,看見他們,便起來迎接,俯伏在地上說: 2「我主啊,請到僕人家洗洗腳,住一夜,明天早上再繼續趕路吧!」他們說:「不,我們要在街上過夜。」 3羅得執意邀請他們,他們便答應到他家裡作客。羅得設宴款待他們,烤無酵餅給他們吃。 4他們正準備就寢的時候,所多瑪城的男人從老到少全都出來,團團圍住羅得的房子, 5羅得大喊大叫:「今天晚上到你家中作客的人在哪裡?把他們交出來,我們要跟他們性交!」 6羅得走出來,關上門,到眾人面前, 7對他們說:「各位弟兄,請不要做這種邪惡的事! 8我有兩個女兒,還是處女,我願意把她們交出來任憑你們處置,只是請你們不要侮辱這兩個人,他們是我家裡的客人。」 9他們對羅得說:「走開!」又說:「這個寄居的人竟當起審判官來啦!現在我們要用更狠的手段對付你。」眾人便推擠羅得,想要破門而入。 10那兩位天使伸手把羅得拉進屋裡,關上了門, 11並讓門外的人,不論老少都眼目昏花,摸來摸去也找不著羅得家的門。

12天使對羅得說:「你還有什麼親人住在這裡?你要帶兒女、女婿和城裡其他親人離開這裡, 13因為我們就要毀滅這城了。耶和華已經聽見控訴這罪惡之城的聲音,祂差遣我們來毀滅這城。」 14羅得聽了就去通知他女兒的未婚夫說:「快走吧!耶和華要毀滅這城了!」可是他們卻以為他是在開玩笑。

15天剛亮的時候,天使便催促羅得說:「起來,帶著你的妻子和兩個女兒離開,免得所多瑪城因罪惡受懲罰的時候,你也一起被毀滅。」 16羅得卻猶疑不決,天使便拉著羅得及其妻子和兩個女兒的手出去,將他們安置在城外,因為耶和華憐憫他們。 17到了城外,其中一位天使說:「趕快逃!不要回頭看,也不要留在平原,要往山上逃,免得你們被毀滅。」 18羅得說:「我主啊,請不要這樣。 19僕人蒙你厚愛、施恩相救,但我無法逃到山上,要是這災難追上我,我就沒命了! 20請看,那座城離這裡不遠,容易跑到,又是座小城,請讓我逃到那座小城活命吧!」 21天使回答說:「好吧,我答應你,不毀滅那座小城。 22你趕快逃吧,因為你還沒有到那裡之前,我不能動手。」從此那城便叫瑣珥19·22 瑣珥」意思是「小」。

23羅得到達瑣珥的時候,太陽已經出來了。 24耶和華從天上把燃燒的硫磺降在所多瑪蛾摩拉兩地, 25毀滅了這兩座城和其中的居民,包括整個平原和地上的植物。 26羅得的妻子跟在後面,她回頭一望,就變成了一根鹽柱。

27亞伯拉罕清早起來,走到他從前站在耶和華面前的地方, 28所多瑪蛾摩拉和整個平原眺望,只見那裡濃煙滾滾,好像火窯的煙一樣。

29這樣,為了亞伯拉罕的緣故,上帝毀滅平原各城的時候,讓羅得逃離所住的城市,不致喪命。

羅得與他的女兒

30羅得不敢住在瑣珥,便帶著兩個女兒來到山上,住進一個洞裡。 31他的大女兒對妹妹說:「我們的父親年紀大了,這裡又沒有男子可以照著世上的習俗娶我們。 32不如我們灌醉父親,然後跟他睡覺,藉著他替我們一家傳宗接代吧。」 33於是,那晚她們灌醉了父親,大女兒進去和父親睡。她什麼時候躺下,什麼時候起來,羅得完全不知道。 34第二天,大女兒對妹妹說:「昨天晚上我已經和父親睡了,今天晚上我們再灌醉他,你可以進去和他睡。這樣,我們就可以藉著父親傳宗接代。」 35當天晚上,她們又灌醉了羅得,小女兒進去與他睡。她什麼時候躺下,什麼時候起來,羅得完全不知道。 36這樣,羅得的兩個女兒都從父親懷了孕。 37大女兒生了一個兒子,給他取名叫摩押19·37 摩押」意思是「出自父親」。,他是今天摩押人的祖先。 38小女兒也生了一個兒子,給他取名叫便·亞米19·38 便·亞米」意思是「親人的兒子」。,他是今天亞捫人的祖先。

New International Reader’s Version

Genesis 19:1-38

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.