Genesis 18:31

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

ASV Byzantine Text

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.

Asang Khongca Bible

Abraham mah, Khenah, vaihi tha ohhaih hoi Angraeng khae lokthuih hanah kam sak; kami pumphaeto hnu khoe doeh om tih, tiah a naa. Anih mah, kami pumphaeto pongah, vangpui kam rosak mak ai, tiah a naa.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Tedae Abaraham loh, “Boeipa taengah cal ham ka mulmet coeng he. Teah te pakul khaw a hmuh uh khaming,” a ti nah vaengah pakul kong ah ka phae mahpawh,” a ti nah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Tedae Abraham loh, “Boeipa taengah cal ham ka mulmet coeng he. Teah te pakul khaw a hmuh uh khaming,” a ti nah vaengah pakul kong ah ka phae mahpawh,” a ti nah.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

I aku la oia, Aia hoi, na hoomaka iho nei au e olelo aku i ka Haku: Ina paha ho iwakalua ka poe i loaa ilaila? I mai la kola, aole au o luku aku, ko iwakalua lakou.

English Berean Standard Bible

And Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.”

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Abraram di. Eskize m' wi, Seyè, si m' penmèt mwen pale toujou. Men, sipoze ou jwenn vin inonsan sèlman? Seyè a reponn li. Si mwen jwenn vin inonsan, m'ap fè pa lavil la.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Quia semel, ait, cœpi loquar ad Dominum meum: quid si ibi inventi fuerint viginti? Ait: Non interficiam propter viginti.

Bible in Basic English

And he said, See now, I have undertaken to put my thoughts before the Lord: what if there are twenty there? And he said, I will have mercy because of the twenty.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et il dit : Voici, j’ai osé parler au Seigneur : Peut-être s’y en trouvera-t-il 20 ? Et il dit : Je ne la détruirai pas, à cause des 20.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

A opět řekl: Aj, nyní počal jsem mluviti ku Pánu svému: Snad se nalezne tam dvadceti? Odpověděl: Nezahladím i pro těch dvadceti.

Kosraean Bible

Abraham el fahk, “O Leum, nunak munas ke nga siayuk in kusen siyuk nu sum uh. Ac fin pa mwet na longoul koneyukyak we?” El fahk, “Nga ac tia pac kunausla siti sac, nga fin konauk longoul.”

World Portuguese Bible

Ele disse: “Eis que agora me atrevi a falar ao Senhor. E se forem encontrados ali vinte?” Ele disse: “Não a destruirei por amor aos vinte.”

Romanian BTF Bible

Iar el a spus: Iată acum, eu cutez să vorbesc Domnului: De ar fi cumva douăzeci găsiţi acolo. Iar el a spus: Nu o voi distruge din cauza a douăzeci.

Brenton English Septuagint

And he said, Since I am able to speak to the Lord, what if there should be found there twenty? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there twenty.

Burmese Common Language Bible

တစ်​ဖန်​အာ​ဗြ​ဟံ​က``အို ဘု​ရား​ရှင်၊ အ​ကျွန်ုပ် အ​တင့်​ရဲ​၍ ဆက်​လက်​လျှောက်​ဆို​ခြင်း​ကို​ခွင့် လွှတ်​တော်​မူ​ပါ။ အ​ပြစ်​မဲ့​သူ​နှစ်​ဆယ်​မျှ​သာ ရှိ​လျှင် မြို့​ကို​ဖျက်​ဆီး​ပစ်​ဦး​မည်​လော'' ဟု မေး​လျှောက်​ပြန်​၏။ ကိုယ်​တော်​က``အ​ပြစ်​မဲ့​သူ​နှစ်​ဆယ်​ရှိ​လျှင် မြို့ ကို​မ​ဖျက်​ဆီး'' ဟု​မိန့်​တော်​မူ​၏။

Darby Translation

And he said, Behold now, I have ventured to speak with the Lord. Perhaps there may be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy [it] for the twenty's sake.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und er sprach: Siehe doch, ich habe mich unterwunden, zu dem Herrn zu reden; vielleicht mögen zwanzig daselbst gefunden werden. Und er sprach: Ich will nicht verderben um der zwanzig willen.

Dutch Bible 1917

En hij zeide: Zie toch, ik heb mij onderwonden te spreken tot de Heere; misschien zullen er twintig gevonden worden! En Hij zeide: Ik zal haar niet verderven om der twintigen wil.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Hij zeide opnieuw: Zie, ik heb het nu toch al gewaagd, tot mijn Heer te spreken; misschien dat er twintig worden gevonden. Hij sprak: Ik zal ze niet verdelgen om wille van die twintig.

Italian Diodati Bible

Ed Abrahamo disse: Ecco, ora io ho impreso di parlare al Signore: Forse vi se ne troveranno venti. E il Signore disse: Per amor di que' venti, io non la distruggerò.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Seeing, saith he, I have once begun, I will speak to my Lord. What if twenty be found there? He said: I will not destroy it for the sake of twenty.

Geneva Bible 1599

Moreouer he said, Behold, now I haue begonne to speake vnto my Lord, What if twentie be founde there? And he answered, I will not destroy it for twenties sake.

Danish Bible 1931

Men han sagde: “Se, jeg har dristet mig til at tale til min Herre: Måske findes de tyve i den!” Han svarede: “For de tyves Skyld vil jeg lade være at ødelægge den.”

Leeser Tanakh

And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there will be found there twenty. And he said, I will not destroy for the sake of the twenty.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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.'

King James Version

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 twenty’s sake.

King James Version + Apocrypha

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 twenty’s sake.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Aùp-ra-ham thưa rằng: Tôi đây cũng cả gan thưa cùng Chúa: Nếu chỉ có hai mươi người, thì lại làm sao? Ngài rằng: Vì tình thương hai mươi người đó, ta sẽ chẳng diệt thành đâu.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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 twenty’s sake.

Revised West Version

Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Vakai, kuo u lea ni kia Sihova: Kapau ʻe ʻilo ʻi ai ʻae toko uofulu.” Pea pehē ʻe ia, “E ʻikai te u fakaʻauha ia koeʻuhi ko e toko uofulu ko ia.”

French Ostervald Bible

Et Abraham dit: Voici, je m'enhardis à parler au Seigneur: Peut-être s'en trouvera-t-il vingt? Et il dit: Je ne la détruirai point, pour l'amour de ces vingt.

Esperanto Bible

Kaj li diris: Jen mi ekkuraĝis paroli al mia Sinjoro: eble troviĝos dudek? Kaj Li diris: Mi ne pereigos pro la dudek.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Abraham dit: Voici, j’ai osé parler au Seigneur. Peut-être s’y trouvera-t-il vingt justes. Et l’Éternel dit: Je ne la détruirai point, à cause de ces vingt.

German Luther Bible 1912

Und er sprach: Ach siehe, ich habe mich unterwunden mit dem Herrn zu reden. Man möchte vielleicht zwanzig darin finden. Er antwortete: Ich will sie nicht verderben um der zwanzig willen.

LXX2012 U. S. English

And he said, Since I am able to speak to the Lord, what if there should be found there twenty? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there twenty.

British English Septuagint 2012

And he said, Since I am able to speak to the Lord, what if there should be found there twenty? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there twenty.

Majority Standard BIble

And Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.”

Webster Bible

And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak to the LORD: Peradventure there will be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

Then Abraham said, ‘You see that I have dared to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there?’ He replied, ‘For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it.’

Open English Bible (US)

Then Abraham said, “You see that I have dared to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there?” He replied, “For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it.”

Revised Version

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.

Italian Riveduta Bible

E Abrahamo disse: “Ecco, prendo l’ardire di parlare al Signore; forse, vi se ne troveranno venti”. E l’Eterno: “Non la distruggerò per amore dei venti”.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Il dit : « Voici maintenant, j'ai pris sur moi de parler au Seigneur. Peut-être s'y en trouvera-t-il vingt ? » Il dit : « Je ne la détruirai pas à cause de ces vingt. »

Reina Valera 1909

Y dijo: He aquí ahora que he emprendido el hablar á mi Señor: quizá se hallarán allí veinte. No la destruiré, respondió, por amor de los veinte.

Spanish BLL

Abraham dijo: “Me he atrevido a hablarle a mi Señor. ¿Y si se encuentran veinte?” “Por amor a esos veinte, no la destruiré”, le respondió.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Y dijo: «He aquí, me he atrevido a hablar a mi Señor: quizá se hallarán allí veinte». Y respondió: «No la destruiré por amor a los veinte».

Croatian Bible

“Evo se opet usuđujem govoriti Gospodinu”, nastavi dalje. “Ako ih se slučajno ondje nađe samo dvadeset?” “Neću ga uništiti”, odgovori, “zbog dvadesetorice.”

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Opet reče: Gle sada bih progovorio Gospodu; može biti da će se naći dvadeset. Reče: Neću ih pogubiti za onih dvadeset.

Targum Onkelos Etheridge

And he said, Behold, I have done a great thing to speak before the Lord: perhaps twenty shall be found there. And He said, I will not destroy for the sake of twenty.

German Textbibel

Da sprach er: Ach, Herr, ich habe mich unterfangen, zu dir zu reden; vielleicht finden sich nur zwanzig darin. Er antwortete: Ich werde sie nicht zu Grunde richten um der zwanzig willen.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And he said, Since I am able to speak to the Lord, what if there should be found there twenty? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there twenty.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּֽה־נָ֤א הוֹאַ֨לְתִּי֙ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֔י אוּלַ֛י יִמָּצְא֥וּן שָׁ֖ם עֶשְׂרִ֑ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אַשְׁחִ֔ית בַּעֲב֖וּר הָֽעֶשְׂרִֽים׃

World English Bible

He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.”

World English Bible (Catholic)

He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.”

World English Bible British Edition

He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.”

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.”

World English Bible Classic

He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.”

World English Bible Updated

He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.”

World Messianic Bible

He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.”

World Messianic Bible British Edition

He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.”

Wycliffe Bible portions

Abraham seide, For Y bigan onys, Y schal speke to my Lord; what if twenti be foundun there? The Lord seide, Y schal not sle for twenti.

Young's Literal Translation

And he saith, 'Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speak unto the Lord: peradventure there are found there twenty?' and He saith, 'I do not destroy [it], because of the twenty.'

SEPTUAGINTA

καὶ εἶπεν· ἐπειδὴ ἔχω λαλῆσαι πρὸς τὸν κύριον· ἐὰν δὲ εὑρεθῶσιν ἐκεῖ εἴκοσι; καὶ εἶπεν· οὐ μὴ ἀπολέσω, ἐὰν εὕρω ἐκεῖ εἴκοσι.

Brenton Septuagint

Καὶ εἶπεν, ἐπειδὴ ἔχω λαλῆσαι πρὸς τὸν Κύριον, ἐὰν δὲ εὑρεθῶσιν ἐκεῖ εἴκοσι; καὶ εἶπεν, οὐ μὴ ἀπολέσω, ἐὰν εὕρω ἐκεῖ εἴκοσι.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Авраам а зис: „Ятэ, ам ындрэзнит сэ ворбеск Домнулуй. Поате кэ се вор гэси ын еа нумай доуэзечь де оамень бунь.” Ши Домнул а зис: „Н-о вой нимичи, пентру чей доуэзечь.”

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

І промовив: Оце ж наваживсь говорити до Господа: Коли ж знайдеться таменьки двайцятеро? І рече: Не погублю, коли знайдеться тамо двайцять.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

І промовив: Оце ж наваживсь говорити до Господа: Коли ж знайдеться таменьки двайцятеро? І рече: Не погублю, коли знайдеться тамо двайцять.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Опет рече: Гле сада бих проговорио Господу; може бити да ће се наћи двадесет. Рече: Нећу их погубити за оних двадесет.

Russian Synodal Bible

Авраам сказал: вот, я решился говорить Владыке: может быть, найдется там двадцать? Он сказал: не истреблю ради двадцати.

Hebrew Masoretic OT

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּֽה־נָ֤א הֹואַ֙לְתִּי֙ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֔י אוּלַ֛י יִמָּצְא֥וּן שָׁ֖ם עֶשְׂרִ֑ים וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אַשְׁחִ֔ית בַּעֲב֖וּר הֽ͏ָעֶשְׂרִֽים׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

ויאמר הנה נא הואלתי לדבר אל אדני אולי ימצאון שם עשרים ויאמר לא אשחית בעבור העשרים׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

فَقَالَ: «إِنِّي قَدْ شَرَعْتُ أُكَلِّمُ ٱلْمَوْلَى. عَسَى أَنْ يُوجَدَ هُنَاكَ عِشْرُونَ». فَقَالَ: «لَا أُهْلِكُ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْعِشْرِينَ».

Old Persion Version Bible

گفت: «اینک جرات کردم که به خداوندعرض کنم. اگر بیست در آنجا یافت شوند؟» گفت: «به‌خاطر بیست آن را هلاک نکنم.»

Judson Burmese Bible

တဖန်တုံ ၊ အကျွန်ုပ်သည် ထာဝရ ဘုရားကို ယခု လျှောက် မည်ဟု အားထုတ် ပါ၏။ ထို မြို့၌ နှစ် ဆယ်ကို တွေ့ကောင်းတွေ့ တော်မူလိမ့်မည်ဟု လျှောက် ဆိုပြန်လျှင် ၊ နှစ် ဆယ်အတွက် ငါမ ဖျက်ဆီး ဘဲနေမည်ဟု မိန့် တော်မူ၏။

Korean Bible 1910

아브라함이 또 가로되 `내가 감히 내 주께 고하나이다 거기서 이십인을 찾으시면 어찌 하시려나이까 ?' 가라사대 내가 이십인을 인하여 멸하지 아니하리라

Japanese Freedom Bible

彼は言った。「見よ、私はあえて主に申し上げます。もしそこに二十人見つかったらどうでしょうか。」 彼は言われた。「その二十人のために、わたしは滅ぼさない。」

World Chinese Bible

亚伯拉罕说：“看哪，我还冒昧对主说话。假若在那里找到二十个呢？” 祂说：“为了这二十个的缘故，我也不毁灭它。”

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

亚伯拉罕说：「我还敢对主说话，假若在那里见有二十个怎么样呢？」他说：「为这二十个的缘故，我也不毁灭那城。」

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

亞伯拉罕說：「我還敢對主說話，假若在那裏見有二十個怎麼樣呢？」他說：「為這二十個的緣故，我也不毀滅那城。」

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

E disse: Eis que agora que me empreendi em falar a meu Senhor: talvez se achem ali vinte. Não a destruirei, respondeu, por causa dos vinte.

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Mashi Bible

Ayûshûla, erhi; «Nashub’icîshomya okushambâza Nnawîrhu: Nkaba hanaciboneka makumi abirhi». Nyamubâho amushuza, erhi; «Ntacishâbe erhi ago makumi abirhi go garhuma».

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Und er sprach: Ach siehe, ich habe mich unterwunden, mit meinem Herrn zu reden: Man möchte vielleicht zwanzig darin finden. Er antwortete: Ich will sie nicht verderben, um der zwanzig willen!

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

Y él dijo: Mira ahora, me he comprometido a poner mis pensamientos delante del Señor: ¿y si hay veinte allí? Y él dijo: Tendré misericordia por los veinte.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Y dijo: En verdad te ruego, al atreverme a hablar a mi ʼAdonay, quizás se hallen allí 20. Y dijo: No destruiré por causa de los 20.

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

And he said, Hinei now, I have taken upon me to speak unto Hashem: suppose there shall be twenty found there. And He said, I will not destroy it for twentyʼs sake.

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