Bereshit 18: 9-15

בְּרֵאשִׁית

1 And God appeared to him [Avraham], in the plains of Mamre, and he was sitting at the entrance of the tent when the day was hot.

א  וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו יְהוָה, בְּאֵלֹנֵי מַמְרֵא; וְהוּא יֹשֵׁב פֶּתַח–הָאֹהֶל, כְּחֹם הַיּוֹם.

2  And he lifted his eyes and saw, behold, three men were standing beside him, and he saw and he ran toward them from the entrance of the tent, and bowed down to the ground,

ב  וַיִּשָּׂא עֵינָיו, וַיַּרְא, וְהִנֵּה שְׁלֹשָׁה אֲנָשִׁים, נִצָּבִים עָלָיו; וַיַּרְא, וַיָּרָץ לִקְרָאתָם מִפֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל, וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ, אָרְצָה.

3 And said, “My lords, please, if I have found favor in your eyes, please do not pass on from beside your servant

ג  וַיֹּאמַר:  אֲדֹנָי, אִם–נָא מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ—אַל–נָא תַעֲבֹר, מֵעַל עַבְדֶּךָ.

4 Please – let a little water be taken, and wash your feet, and lean back under the tree.

ד  יֻקַּח–נָא מְעַט–מַיִם, וְרַחֲצוּ רַגְלֵיכֶם; וְהִשָּׁעֲנוּ, תַּחַת הָעֵץ.

5 And I will fetch a little bread, to sustain your hearts; after that you will go on, because you have passed by your servant.” And they said, “So you will do, as you have spoken.”

ה  וְאֶקְחָה פַת–לֶחֶם וְסַעֲדוּ לִבְּכֶם, אַחַר תַּעֲבֹרוּ—כִּי–עַל–כֵּן עֲבַרְתֶּם, עַל–עַבְדְּכֶם; וַיֹּאמְרוּ, כֵּן תַּעֲשֶׂה כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ.

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9 And they said to him: ‘Where is Sarah your wife?’ And he said: ‘Here, in the tent.’

ט וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו, אַיֵּה שָׂרָה אִשְׁתֶּךָ; וַיֹּאמֶר, הִנֵּה בָאֹהֶל.

10 And he said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and behold – there will be a son, to Sarah, your wife.” And Sarah heard from the entrance of the tent, behind him.

י וַיֹּאמֶר, שׁוֹב אָשׁוּב אֵלֶיךָ כָּעֵת חַיָּה, וְהִנֵּה–בֵן, לְשָׂרָה אִשְׁתֶּךָ; וְשָׂרָה שֹׁמַעַת פֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל, וְהוּא אַחֲרָיו.

11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, coming on in years. Sarah had ceased the [biological] stage of childbearing for women.

יא וְאַבְרָהָם וְשָׂרָה זְקֵנִים, בָּאִים בַּיָּמִים; חָדַל לִהְיוֹת לְשָׂרָה, אֹרַח כַּנָּשִׁים.

12 And Sarah laughed, within herself, saying: ‘After I am old –will I have pleasure? And, my master is old.’

יב וַתִּצְחַק שָׂרָה, בְּקִרְבָּהּ לֵאמֹר: אַחֲרֵי בְלֹתִי הָיְתָה–לִּי עֶדְנָה, וַאדֹנִי זָקֵן.

13 And God said to Avraham: ‘Why did Sarah laugh, saying: Shall I really bear a child – I, who am old?”

יג וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה, אֶל–אַבְרָהָם: לָמָּה זֶּה צָחֲקָה שָׂרָה לֵאמֹר, הַאַף אֻמְנָם אֵלֵד—וַאֲנִי זָקַנְתִּי.

14 Is there anything too wonderous for God? At the appointed time, I will return to you, and at that time, Sarah will have a son.”

יד הֲיִפָּלֵא מֵיְהוָה, דָּבָר; לַמּוֹעֵד אָשׁוּב אֵלֶיךָ, כָּעֵת חַיָּה—וּלְשָׂרָה בֵן.

15 Then Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was ‘yireh’ (afraid, in awe, overwhelmed). And He said, “No, but you laughed.”

טו וַתְּכַחֵשׁ שָׂרָה לֵאמֹר לֹא צָחַקְתִּי, כִּי יָרֵאָה; וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא, כִּי צָחָקְתְּ.

16 And the men arose from there, and they looked upon Sodom, and Abraham went with them to escort them,

טז וַיָּקֻמוּ מִשָּׁם הָאֲנָשִׁים, וַיַּשְׁקִפוּ עַל–פְּנֵי סְדֹם; וְאַבְרָהָם—הֹלֵךְ עִמָּם, לְשַׁלְּחָם.