And the men rose up from there and looked down upon Sodom. And Abraham walked with them to send them away.

And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do,

Since Abraham will indeed become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of Jehovah by doing righteousness and justice, that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken concerning him.

And Jehovah said, The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah, how great it is; and their sin, how very heavy it is!

I shall go down and see whether they have done altogether according to its outcry, which has come to Me; and if not, I will know.

And the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham remained standing before Jehovah.

And Abraham came near and said, Will You indeed destroy the righteous with the wicked?

Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; will You indeed destroy and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are in it?

Far be it from You to do such a thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked. Far be it from You! Shall the Judge of all the earth not do justly?

And Jehovah said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place for their sake.

And Abraham answered and said, Now behold, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord, though I am but dust and ashes.

Suppose the fifty righteous are lacking five, will You destroy the whole city because of five? And He said, I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.

And he spoke to Him yet again and said, Suppose forty are found there? And He said, I will not do it, because of the forty.

And he said, Oh may the Lord not be angry if I speak. Suppose thirty are found there? And He said, I will not do it if I find thirty there.

And he said, Now behold, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there? And He said, I will not destroy it, because of the twenty.

And he said, Oh let the Lord not be angry if I speak yet once more. Suppose ten are found there? And He said, I will not destroy it, because of the ten.

And Jehovah went away as soon as He had finished speaking with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.

And the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. And when Lot saw them, he rose up to meet them and bowed with his face to the ground.

And he said, Now, my lords, please turn aside here to your servant's house, and spend the night, and wash your feet; then you can rise up early and go on your way. But they said, No; we will spend the night in the square.