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OET (OET-RV)But they insisted, “Stand back!” Then they said to each other, “This guy came to stay with us, and now he’s judging us. We’ll treat you worse than them!” Then they started pushing hard against Lot and came closer to break down the door.
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BrLXXΕἶπαν δὲ αὐτῷ, ἀπόστα ἐκεῖ· εἰσῆλθες παροικεῖν, μὴ καὶ κρίσιν κρίνειν; νῦν οὖν σε κακώσωμεν μᾶλλον ἢ ἐκείνους. Καὶ παρεβιάζοντο τὸν ἄνδρα τὸν Λὼτ σφόδρα, καὶ ἤγγισαν συντρίψαι τὴν θύραν. (Eipan de autōi, aposta ekei; eisaʸlthes paroikein, maʸ kai krisin krinein; nun oun se kakōsōmen mallon aʸ ekeinous. Kai parebiazonto ton andra ton Lōt sfodra, kai aʸngisan suntripsai taʸn thuran. )
BrTrAnd they said to him, Stand back there, thou camest in to sojourn, was it also to judge? Now then we would harm thee more than them. And they pressed hard on the man, even Lot, and they drew nigh to break the door.
ULTBut they said, “Get back!” Then they said, “This one came to sojourn, and now he is judging us! We will treat you worse than them!” Then they pressed hard against the man Lot and came near to break down the door.
USTBut the men of Sodom shouted at him, “Get out of our way!” Then they complained to each other, “This guy came here as a foreigner, and now he thinks that he can judge us!” Then they shouted at Lot, “We will do worse things to you than we do to your two guests!” Then they started shoving hard against Lot and surged forward to break through the door of his house.
BSB § “Get out of the way!” they replied. And they declared, “This one came here as a foreigner, and he is already acting like a judge! Now we will treat you worse than them.” And they pressed in on Lot and moved in to break down the door.
OEBBut they replied, ‘Stand back!’ And they added, ‘This one came in as a foreigner to live here, but now he would set himself up as a judge! We will treat you worse than them.’ They pressed hard against Lot and advanced to break the door.
WEBBEThey said, “Stand back!” Then they said, “This one fellow came in to live as a foreigner, and he appoints himself a judge. Now we will deal worse with you than with them!” They pressed hard on the man Lot, and came near to break the door.
NET“Out of our way!” they cried, and “This man came to live here as a foreigner, and now he dares to judge us! We’ll do more harm to you than to them!” They kept pressing in on Lot until they were close enough to break down the door.
LSVAnd they say, “Come near here”; they also say, “This one has come to sojourn, and he certainly judges! Now, we do evil to you more than [to] them”; and they press against the man, against Lot greatly, and come near to break the door.
FBV“Out of our way!” they shouted. “Who do you think you are, coming to live here and now trying to judge us? We'll do even worse things to you than we were going to do to these men!” They rushed forward at Lot and tried to break down the door.
T4TBut they replied, “Get out of our way! You are a foreigner; so you have no right to tell us what is right! If you don’t get out of our way, we will do worse things to you than we will do to them!” Then they lunged towards Lot, and tried forcefully to break down the door.
LEBBut they said, “Step aside!” Then they said, “This fellow[fn] came to dwell as a foreigner and he acts as a judge! Now we shall do worse to you than them!” And they pressed very hard against the man, against Lot, and they drew near to break the door.
BBEAnd they said, Give way there. This one man, they said, came here from a strange country, and will he now be our judge? now we will do worse to you than to them; and pushing violently against Lot, they came near to get the door broken in.
JPSAnd they said: 'Stand back.' And they said: 'This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs play the judge; now will we deal worse with thee, than with them.' And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door.
ASVAnd they said, Stand back. And they said, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door.
DRABut they said: Get thee back thither. And again: Thou camest in, said they, as a, stranger, was it to be a judge? therefore we will afflict thee more than them. And they pressed very violently upon Lot: and they were even at the point of breaking open the doors.
YLTAnd they say, 'Come nigh hither;' they say also, 'This one hath come in to sojourn, and he certainly judgeth! now, we do evil to thee more than [to] them;' and they press against the man, against Lot greatly, and come nigh to break the door.
DrbyAnd they said, Back there! And they said [again], This one came to sojourn, and he must be a judge? Now we will deal worse with thee than with them. And they pressed hard on the man — on Lot; and drew near to break the door.
RVAnd they said, Stand back. And they said, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door.
WbstrAnd they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one man came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: Now will we deal worse with thee than with them. And they pressed hard upon the man, Lot, and came near to break the door.
KJB-1769And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door. (And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee/you, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door. )
KJB-1611And they said, Stand backe. And they said againe, This one fellow came in to soiourne, and he will needs bee a Iudge: Now wil we deale worse with thee, then with them. And they pressed sore vpon the man, euen Lot, and came neere to breake the doore. (And they said, Stand backe. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a Judge: Now will we deale worse with thee/you, then with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.)
BshpsAnd they sayde, stande backe: And they said agayne, he came in as one to soiourne, and wyll he be nowe a iudge? we wyll surely deale worse with thee then with them. And they preassed sore vpon the man euen Lot, and came to breake vp the doore. (And they said, stand back: And they said again, he came in as one to sojourn, and will he be now a judge? we will surely deale worse with thee/you then with them. And they preassed sore upon the man even Lot, and came to break up the door.)
GnvaThen they said, Away hence, and they said, He is come alone as a stranger, and shall he iudge and rule? we will nowe deale worse with thee then with them. So they preassed sore vpon Lot himselfe, and came to breake the doore. (Then they said, Away hence, and they said, He is come alone as a stranger, and shall he judge and rule? we will now deale worse with thee/you then with them. So they preassed sore upon Lot himself, and came to break the door. )
CvdlBut they sayde: Come thou hither. Then sayde they: Camest not thou onely herin as a straunger, and wilt thou now be a iudge? Wel, we will deale worse with the the with them.And they pressed sore vpon ye man Lot. And whan they ranne to, and wolde haue broken vp the dore, (But they said: Come thou/you hither. Then said they: Camest not thou/you only herin as a stranger, and wilt/will thou/you now be a judge? Well, we will deale worse with the the with them.And they pressed sore upon ye/you_all man Lot. And when they ran to, and would have broken up the door,)
WyclAnd thei seiden, Go thou fro hennus. And eft thei seiden, Thou entridist as a comelyng; wher that thou deme? therfor we schulen turment thee more than these. And thei diden violentli to Loth ful greetli. Thanne it was nyy that thei wolden breke the doris; and lo! (And they said, Go thou/you from hennus. And after they said, Thou enteredist as a comelyng; wher that thou/you deme? therefore we should torment thee/you more than these. And they did violentli to Lot full greatly. Then it was nigh/near that they wolden breke the doors; and lo!)
LuthSie aber sprachen: Komm hieher! Da sprachen sie: Du bist der einige Fremdling hie und willst regieren? Wohlan, wir wollen dich baß plagen denn jene! Und sie drangen hart auf den Mann Lot. Und da sie hinzuliefen und wollten die Tür aufbrechen, (They/She but said: Come hieher! So said sie: You are the/of_the einige Fremdling here and willst regieren? Wohlan, we/us wollen you/yourself baß plagen because jene! And they/she/them drangen hart on the man Lot. And there they/she/them hinzuliefen and wantedn the door aufbrechen,)
ClVgAt illi dixerunt: Recede illuc. Et rursus: Ingressus es, inquiunt, ut advena; numquid ut judices? te ergo ipsum magis quam hos affligemus. Vimque faciebant Lot vehementissime: jamque prope erat ut effringerent fores. (At illi dixerunt: Recede illuc. And rursus: Ingressus es, inquiunt, as advena; numquid as yudices? you(sg) therefore ipsum magis how hos affligemus. Vimque faciebant Lot vehementissime: yamque prope was as effringerent fores. )
19:9 The men of the city were enraged by Lot’s attempts to curtail their wickedness. Lot had apparently not condemned them before, since they were amazed that he now judged them.
Alternate translation: “But the men of Sodom responded to him” or “But the men of Sodom shouted at Lot,”
גֶּשׁ הָ֗לְאָה
get! away
Alternate translation: “Stand aside!” or “Get out of the way!”
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙
and=they_said
Alternate translation: “Then they said to each other,”
הָאֶחָ֤ד בָּֽא
the=one he/it_came
The phrase “this one/guy” shows disdain and disrespect for Lot. If possible, use a similar term in your language here.
לָגוּר֙
as,alien
See how you translated sojourn in Gen 12:10. Here it has the negative meaning that Lot does not belong there. Alternate translation: “to live temporarily,” or “as a outsider,”
וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣ט שָׁפ֔וֹט עַתָּ֕ה
and,he_would_judge to_judge now
Alternate translation: “and now he wants to judge us!”
Author’s note: This article assumes that Sodom, Gomorrah, and Bela (Zoar) were located at Bab edh-Dhra, Numeira, and Khirbat ash-Sheikh `Isa, respectively. The exact locations of the cities of the plain are widely debated, with the primary dispute centering around whether the cities are to be found in the northern area of the Dead Sea (since Lot headed east from Bethel [Genesis 13]) or the southern area (as the Medeba Map shows). It is beyond the scope of this article to present all the evidence to support a southern location, but many of them are well summarized here: “The Discovery of the Sin Cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.” In addition, Eusebius in his Onomasticon describes the Dead Sea as lying between Jericho and Zoar. This author has also recently found that Eusebius notes that Nebereim (Nimrim; see Isaiah 15:6 and Jeremiah 48:34) is located at a village called Bennamareim (likely the site of Gomorrah on this map), which he also says is north of Zoar. Thus, if Eusebius is correct, Zoar is clearly located in the southern area of the Dead Sea, which fits very well with the location shown on this map. Also, Lot’s relocation to Sodom after moving east to the plain of the Jordan suggests that Sodom was located on the east side of the Dead Sea.
The famous cities of Sodom and Gomorrah are first mentioned in Genesis 10:19 in a description of the territory of the Canaanites. The cities are mentioned again in chapter 13, which notes that while Abraham (then called Abram) was living near Bethel (also called Luz), tension began to grow between Abraham’s herders and the herders working for Abraham’s nephew Lot. To resolve the problem, Abraham suggested that he and Lot permanently part ways, and he offered Lot first choice of where to live. Lot chose to move east to the plain of the Jordan, because the land was well watered, and he eventually settled in the city of Sodom. Genesis 14 then describes how Lot was captured by four Mesopotamian kings as they attacked the cities of the plain, but Abraham rescued Lot. Sometime after this Abraham moved to the oaks of Mamre, near Hebron, and three visitors (one of whom is later called “the Lord,” and the other two “angels”) approached his tent. Abraham invited them to share a meal with him and then later accompanied them for the first part of their journey. Along the way the visitors revealed to Abraham that they were going to Sodom to destroy it for its wickedness. Abraham appealed to the Lord to spare the city if even a few righteous lived there, and the Lord agreed and went his way. The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening (Genesis 19:1), presumably the same day they left, although perhaps they actually took more than one day to travel to Sodom, because the distance from Mamre to Sodom is over 35 miles (56 km), and Scripture does not specifically note that it was the same day. The events that followed that evening are well known, and in the morning the angels compelled Lot and his family to flee the city before it was destroyed. The angels instructed them to flee to the hills, but Lot convinced them to allow him to take refuge in a small village on the plain and not destroy it. Genesis 19:23 seems to suggest that it took Lot’s family a full day and night to reach Zoar, which fits well with the 16 mile (25 km) distance from Sodom to Zoar. As they were reaching Zoar, the Lord rained down fire and burning sulfur on Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, completely destroying them. As Lot’s family was still fleeing, Lot’s wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt. That same morning Abraham got up and went to where he had last spoken with the visitors, and when he looked out across the plain he saw columns of smoke rising from the destroyed cities. Later Lot and his daughters moved into the hills and lived in a cave, because they were afraid to remain in Zoar. Fearing they would never marry, Lot’s daughters both got their father drunk and conceived children by him, though he was unaware of it. These children became ancestors of the Moabites and the Ammonites.
