23 E, aproximando-se a ele, disse: Destruirás o justo com o ímpio? 24 Se houver, porventura, cinquenta justos na cidade, destruirás ainda assim e não pouparás o lugar por amor dos cinquenta justos que nela se encontram? 25 Longe de ti o fazeres tal coisa, matares o justo com o ímpio, como se o justo fosse igual ao ímpio; longe de ti. Não fará justiça o Juiz de toda a terra? 26 Então, disse o Senhor: Se eu achar em Sodoma cinquenta justos dentro da cidade, pouparei a cidade toda por amor deles. 27 Disse mais Abraão: Eis que me atrevo a falar ao Senhor, eu que sou pó e cinza. 28 Na hipótese de faltarem cinco para cinquenta justos, destruirás por isso toda a cidade? Ele respondeu: Não a destruirei se eu achar ali quarenta e cinco. 29 Disse-lhe ainda mais Abraão: E se, porventura, houver ali quarenta? Respondeu: Não o farei por amor dos quarenta. 30 Insistiu: Não se ire o Senhor, falarei ainda: Se houver, porventura, ali trinta? Respondeu o Senhor: Não o farei se eu encontrar ali trinta. 31 Continuou Abraão: Eis que me atrevi a falar ao Senhor: Se, porventura, houver ali vinte? Respondeu o Senhor: Não a destruirei por amor dos vinte. 32 Disse ainda Abraão: Não se ire o Senhor, se lhe falo somente mais esta vez: Se, porventura, houver ali dez? Respondeu o Senhor: Não a destruirei por amor dos dez. 33 Tendo cessado de falar a Abraão, retirou-se o Senhor; e Abraão voltou para o seu lugar.

23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou consume the righteous with the wicked? 24 Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? 25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? 26 And Jehovah said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake. 27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes: 28 peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find there forty and five. 29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty’s sake. 30 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: peradventure there shall thirty be 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 unto the Lord: peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake. 32 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: peradventure ten shall 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 communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

23 Then Abraham approached him and said: "Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

24 What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare "the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it?

25 Far be it from you to do such a thing —to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?"

26 The LORD said, "If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake."

27 Then Abraham spoke up again: "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,

28 what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five people?" "If I find forty-five there," he said, "I will not destroy it."

29 Once again he spoke to him, "What if only forty are found there?" He said, "For the sake of forty, I will not do it."

30 Then he said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak. What if only thirty can be found there?" He answered, "I will not do it if I find thirty there."

31 Abraham said, "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?" He said, "For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it."

32 Then he said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?" He answered, "For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it."

33 When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.