Genesis 18:1-33
18 Akyiri yi, bere a ɔte ne ntamadan ano awia ketee a wim ayɛ hyew no, Yehowa+ yii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ no wɔ Mamre nnua akɛse+ no mu.
2 Ɔmaa n’ani so no, n’ani bɔɔ mmarima baasa so sɛ wogyinagyina akyirikyiri.+ Bere a ohuu wɔn no, otuu mmirika fii ntamadan no ano kohyiaa wɔn, na ɔbɔɔ ne mu ase.
3 Ɛnna ɔkae sɛ: “Yehowa, sɛ manya w’anim dom a, mesrɛ wo, ntwa w’akoa ho nkɔ.
4 Mesrɛ mo, momma wɔmfa nsu kakra mmɛhohoro mo nan ho,+ na monhome wɔ dua yi ase.
5 Moanya aba mo akoa nkyɛn yi de, momma mempɛ paanoo sin bi mma mo nni na munnwudwo mo ho.* Muwie a afei mubetumi akɔ mo kwan.” Ɛnna wɔkae sɛ: “Yɛate. Yɛ sɛnea woaka no.”
6 Enti Abraham yɛɛ ntɛm kɔɔ Sara nkyɛn wɔ ntamadan no mu, na ɔkae sɛ: “Yɛ ntɛm! Fa esiam muhumuhu susukuruwa* abiɛsa na fɔtɔw fa yɛ paanoo.”
7 Ɛno akyi no, Abraham tuu mmirika kɔɔ ne mmoa mu kɔkyeree nantwi ba kama a ne nam yɛ mmerɛw de no maa n’akoa, na ɔno nso siesiee no ntɛm.
8 Afei ɔde bɔta ne nufusu ne nantwi ba a ɔde ayɛ aduan no besii wɔn anim. Na wɔredidi nyinaa na ogyina wɔn nkyɛn wɔ dua no ase.+
9 Afei wobisaa no sɛ: “Wo yere Sara+ wɔ he?” Na obuae sɛ: “Ɔwɔ ntamadan no mu.”
10 Enti wɔn mu baako kae sɛ: “Afe sesɛɛ mɛsan aba wo nkyɛn saa bere yi, na ebedu hɔ no na wo yere Sara awo ɔbabarima.”+ Bere a ɔrekasa nyinaa na Sara wɔ ntamadan no kwan ano wɔ ɔbarima no akyi retie.
11 Ná Abraham ne Sara nyinaa anyinyin,+ na na wɔn mfe akɔ anim. Ná Sara anyin dodo sɛ obetumi awo.*+
12 Enti Sara fii ase serewee ne mu sɛ: “Saa bere yi a mabɔ aberewa na me wura nso abɔ akwakoraa yi, metumi anya saa anigye yi?”+
13 Ɛnna Yehowa bisaa Abraham sɛ: “Dɛn nti na Sara serew kae sɛ, ‘Mabɔ aberewa yi, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn koraa na matumi awo ba?’
14 Biribi wɔ hɔ a ɛboro Yehowa so anaa?+ Afe sesɛɛ mɛsan aba wo nkyɛn saa bere yi, na ebedu hɔ no na Sara awo ɔbabarima.”
15 Nanso na Sara suro, enti ɔkae sɛ: “Manserew!” Ɛnna ɔkae sɛ: “Daabi, woserewee.”
16 Mmarima no sɔree sɛ wɔrekɔ, na Abraham gyaa wɔn kwan koduu baabi, na wɔtoo wɔn ani no, wohuu Sodom.+
17 Yehowa kae sɛ: “Nea merebɛyɛ yi, adɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ mede sie Abraham?+
18 Hwɛ, ɔkwan biara so Abraham bɛyɛ ɔman kɛse a ɛyɛ den, na aman nyinaa nam no so benya nhyira.*+
19 Me ne no anantew sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɔbɛma ne mma ne ne fifo a wɔbɛba akyiri yi afa Yehowa akwan so,+ na wɔayɛ nea ɛteɛ abu atɛntrenee. Ɛno bɛma Yehowa adi ɛbɔ a wahyɛ Abraham no so.”
20 Afei Yehowa kae sɛ: “Osũ ne nteɛm a Sodom ne Gomora ama aba no ano yɛ den,+ na wɔn bɔne nso mu yɛ duru papaapa.+
21 Mɛkɔ akɔhwɛ sɛ osũ ne nteɛm a mate no, saa na wɔreyɛ anaa, na sɛ ɛnte saa nso a mehu.”+
22 Ɛnna mmarima no fii hɔ de wɔn ani kyerɛɛ Sodom; nanso Yehowa+ de, na ɔda so wɔ Abraham nkyɛn.
23 Afei Abraham twiw bɛn Onyankopɔn, na obisaa no sɛ: “Enti ampa ara sɛ wobɛpra atreneefo aka abɔnefo ho?+
24 Fa no sɛ atreneefo 50 na wɔwɔ kurow no mu. Wubebu w’ani agu atreneefo 50 no so na woasɛe kurow no nyinaa a worenhu wɔn mmɔbɔ?
25 Worentumi nni asɛm a ɛte saa da! Worenkum ɔtreneeni nka ɔbɔnefo ho mma enwie ɔtreneeni sɛ ɔbɔnefo.+ Worentumi nyɛ saa da.+ Asaase nyinaa Temmufo no renyɛ nea ɛteɛ anaa?”+
26 Ɛnna Yehowa kae sɛ: “Sɛ mihu atreneefo 50 wɔ Sodom kurow no mu a, wɔn nti mehu kurow no nyinaa mmɔbɔ.”
27 Nanso Abraham kae sɛ: “Mesrɛ wo, meyɛ dɔte ne nsõ, nanso meremia m’ani ne Yehowa akasa.
28 Fa no sɛ aka nnipa baanum ansa na adu atreneefo 50. Nnipa baanum a afi so no nti wobɛsɛe kurow no nyinaa?” Ɛnna ɔkae sɛ: “Sɛ minya nnipa 45 wɔ hɔ a merensɛe no.”+
29 Ɔsan ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Fa no sɛ 40 na wɔwɔ hɔ.” Ɛnna ɔkae sɛ: “Nnipa 40 no nti merensɛe no.”
30 Ɔtoaa so sɛ: “Yehowa, mesrɛ wo meresan akasa bio, na mma wo bo mmfuw me:+ Fa no sɛ atreneefo 30 na wɔwɔ hɔ.” Ɛnna ɔkae sɛ: “Sɛ minya 30 wɔ hɔ a, merensɛe no.”
31 Nanso ɔtoaa so sɛ: “Mesrɛ wo oo, meremia m’ani ne Yehowa akasa bio: Fa no sɛ 20 na wɔwɔ hɔ.” Ɛnna ɔkae sɛ: “Nnipa 20 no nti merensɛe no.”
32 Afei ɔkae sɛ: “Yehowa, mesrɛ wo mma wo bo mmfuw me, na ma menka nea etwa to yi: Fa no sɛ atreneefo du na wɔwɔ hɔ.” Ɛnna ɔkae sɛ: “Edu no nti merensɛe no.”
33 Bere a Yehowa ne Abraham kasa wiei no, ɔkɔe+ na Abraham nso san baa ne fi.
Ase Hɔ Nsɛm
^ Nt., “momfa nhyɛ mo koma den.”
^ Nt., “seah susude.” Seah susude baako yɛ lita 7.33 (bɛyɛ olonka 2 ne magyirin konko 2 ne fã). Hwɛ Nkh. B14.
^ Kyerɛ sɛ, na Sara atwa bra.
^ Anaa “benya nhyira ama wɔn ho.”
