1 And YHWH appeared to him among the oaks of Mamre, and he was sitting at the opening of the tent, about the heat of the day. 2 And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and look, three men standing by him, and he saw, and ran to meet them from the opening of the tent, and bowed himself toward the earth, 3 and he said, “My Lord, if now I have found grace in Your eyes, please do not pass on from Your servant. 4 Please let a little water be accepted, and wash Your feet, and recline under the tree. 5 And I bring a piece of bread, and support Your heart. Afterward pass on, for therefore You have passed over to Your servant”. And they said, “So may you do as you have spoken.” 6 And Abraham hurried toward the tent, to Sarah, and said, “Hurry three measures of flour-meal, knead, and make cakes”. 7 And Abraham ran to the herd, and took a son of the herd, tender and good, and gave it to the young man, and he hurried to prepare it. 8 And he took butter and milk, and the son of the herd which he had prepared, and set it before them. And he was standing by them under the tree, and they ate. 9 And they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “Look—in the tent”. 10 And He said, “Returning I return to you, about the time of life, and look, to Sarah your wife a son.” And Sarah was listening at the opening of the tent, which was behind him. 11 and Abraham and Sarah were aged, entering into days—the way of women had ceased to be to Sarah. 12 And Sarah laughed in her heart, saying, “After I have waxed old have I had? My lord is also old!” 13 And YHWH said to Abraham, “Why is this? Sarah has laughed, saying, Is it really true—I bear—and I am aged? 14 Is anything too wonderful for YHWH? At the appointed time I return to you, about the time of life, and Sarah has a son.” 15 And Sarah denied, saying, “I did not laugh”. For she had been afraid. And He said, “No, but you did laugh.” 16 And the men rose from there, and looked on the face of Sodom, and Abraham was going with them to send them away. 17 and YHWH said, “Am I concealing from Abraham that which I am doing, 18 and Abraham certainly becomes a great and mighty nation, and blessed in him have been all nations of the earth? 19 For I have known him, that he commands his children, and his house after him (and they have kept the way of YHWH), to do righteousness and judgment, that YHWH may bring on Abraham that which He had spoken concerning him.” 20 And YHWH said, “The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah—because great. And their sin—because exceedingly grievous: 21 I go down now, and see whether according to its cry which is coming to Me they have done completely—and if not—I know”. 22 And the men turned from there, and go toward Sodom; and Abraham is yet standing before YHWH. 23 And Abraham drew near and said, “Do You also consume the righteous with the wicked? 24 Perhaps there are fifty righteous in the middle of the city. Do You also consume, and not bear with the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are in its middle? 25 Far be it from You to do according to this thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked. That it has been—as the righteous so the wicked—far be it from You. Does the Judge of all the earth not do justice?” 26 And YHWH said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous in the middle of the city, then have I borne with all the place for their sake.” 27 And Abraham answered and said, “Now look, I have willed to speak to the Lord, and I am dust and ashes. 28 Perhaps there are lacking five of the fifty righteous—do You destroy for five the whole of the city?” And He said, “I do not destroy it, if I find there forty-five.” 29 And he continued again to speak to Him and said, “Perhaps there are found there forty?” And He said, “I do not do it, because of the forty.” 30 And he said, “Please let it not be displeasing to the Lord, and I speak: perhaps there are found there thirty?” And He said, “I do not do it, if I find there thirty.” 31 And he said, “Now look, I have willed to speak to the Lord: perhaps there are found there twenty?” And He said, “I do not destroy it, because of the twenty.” 32 And he said, “Please let it not be displeasing to the Lord, and I speak only this time: perhaps there are found there ten?” And He said, “I do not destroy it, because of the ten.” 33 And YHWH goes on, when He had finished speaking to Abraham, and Abraham had turned back to his place.