6 Vehifreti otcha bime'od me'od unetaticha legoyim umelachim mimcha yetze'u.
I will make you most exceedingly fruitful, and make nations of you; and kings shall descend from you.
Shevi'i
8 Venatati lecha ulezar'akcha acharecha et eretz megurecha et kol-eretz Kena'an la'achuzat olam vehayiti lahem le-Elokim.
9 Vayomer Elokim el-Avraham ve'atah et-briti tishmor atah vezar'acha acharecha ledorotam.
10 Zot beriti asher tishmeru beini uveyneychem uvein zar'acha acharecha himol lachem kol-zachar.
11 Unemaltem et besar orlatchem vehayah le'ot berit beyni uveyneichem.
12 Uven-shmonat yamim yimol lachem kol-zachar ledoroteichem yelid bayit umiknat-kesef mikol ben-nechar asher lo mizar'acha hu.
13 Himol yimol yelid beytcha umiknat kaspecha vehayetah vriti bivesarchem liverit olam.
14 Ve'arel zachar asher lo-yimol et-besar orlato venichretah hanefesh hahi me'ameiha et-beriti hefar.
15 Vayomer Elokim el-Avraham Sarai ishtecha lo-tikra et-shemah Sarai ki Sarah shemah.
16 Uverachti otah vegam natati mimenah lecha ben uverachtiha vehayetah legoyim malchei amim mimenah yihyu.
17 Vayipol Avraham al-panav vayitzchak vayomer belibo haleven me'ah-shanah yivaled ve'im-Sarah havat-tish'im shanah teled.
18 Vayomer Avraham el-ha'Elokim lu Yishma'el yichyeh lefanecha.
19 Vayomer Elokim aval Sarah ishtecha yoledet lecha ben vekarata et-shemo Yitzchak vahakimoti et-briti ito livrit olam lezar'o acharav.
20 Ule-Yishma'el shmaticha hineh berachti oto vehifreyti oto vehirbeyti oto bime'od me'od shneym-asar nesi'im yolid unetativ legoy gadol.
21 Ve'et briti akim et-Yitzchak asher teled lecha Sarah lamo'ed hazeh bashanah ha'acheret.
22 Vayechal ledaber ito vaya'al Elokim me'al Avraham.
23 Vayikach Avraham et-Yishma'el beno ve'et kol-yelidei veyto ve'et kol-miknat kaspo kol-zachar be'anshei beit Avraham vayamol et-besar orlatam be'etzem hayom hazeh ka'asher diber ito Elokim.
7 Vahakimoti et-briti beini uveynecha uveyn zar'acha acharecha ledorotam livrit olam lihyot lecha le-Elokim ulezar'acha acharecha.
I will make you exceedingly fruitful and I will make you into nations; and kings will descend from you.
I will give to you, and to your descendants after you, the land of your temporary residence, ll the land of Kenaan as an eternal possession, and I will be a G-d to them."
G-d said to Avraham: "And as for you, you must preserve My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.
This is My covenant which you must preserve between Me and you, and your descendants after you: every male among you shall be circumcised.
You shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin. This shall be the sign of the covenant between Me and you.
At the age of eight days every male among you must be circumcised, throughout your generations; he that is a house-born [slave] or one that was bought with money from any stranger who is not your descendant.
Your house-born slaves must be circumcised, and also those bought with your money. This shall be My covenant in your flesh as an eternal covenant.
An uncircumcised male, who will not circumcise his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from its people; he has broken My covenant."
And G-d said to Avraham "[As for] Sarai your wife, do not call her by the name Sarai, for Sarah is her name.
I will bless her, and I will also give you a son through her. I will bless her, and she will be [a mother] of nations, kings of peoples will descend from her."
Avraham fell on his face and laughed. He said in his heart: "Can a hundred
year old man have children? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years old give birth?"
And Avraham said to G-d: "May it be granted that Yishmael live before You."
G-d said: "Indeed, your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will name him Yitzchak. I will establish My covenant with him as an eternal covenant to his descendants after him.
And as for Yishmael, I have heard you. I have blessed him, and I will make him fruitful, and will increase him exceedingly. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him into a great nation.
But I will establish My covenant with Yitzchak, who Sarah will bear to you at this time next year."
And when He finished speaking with him, G-d ascended from Avraham.
Avraham took his son, Yishmael, and all those whtat were born in his household, and all that he had bought with his money, every male member of Avraham 's household, and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskin on that very day as G-d had said to him.
Maftir
25 VeYishma'el beno ben-shlosh esreh shanah behimolo et-besar orlato.
26 Be'etzem hayom hazeh nimol Avraham veYishma'el beno.
27 Vechol-anshei veyto yelid bayit umiknat-kesef me'et ben-nechar nimolo ito.
24 Ve'Avraham ben-tish'im vatesha shanah behimolo besar orlato.
Avraham was ninety-nine years old when he circumcised the flesh of his foreskin.
And his son Yishmael was thirteen years old when he circumcised the flesh of his foreskin.
On that very day Avraham and his son Yishmael were circumcised.
All the men of his household, those born in his household, and bought with money from a stranger, were circumcised with him.
Haftorah VaYera
Visiting the Sick and Hospitality
2 Vayisa eynav vayar vehineh shloshah anashim nitzavim alav vayar vayarotz likratam mipetach ha'ohel vayishtachu artzah.
3 Vayomar adonai im-na matzati chen be'eyneycha al-na ta'avor me'al avdecha.
4 Yukach-na me'at-mayim verachatzu ragleychem vehisha'anu tachat ha'etz.
5 Ve'ekchah fat-lechem vesa'adu libechem akhar ta'avoru ki-al-ken avartem al-avdechem vayomeru ken ta'aseh ka'asher dibarta.
6 Vayemaher Avraham ha'ohelah el-Sarah vayomer mahari shlosh se'im kemach solet lushi va'asi ugot.
7 Ve'el-habakar ratz Avraham vayikach ben-bakar rach vatov vayiten el-hana'ar vayemaher la'asot oto.
8 Vayikach chem'ah vechalav uven-habakar asher asah vayiten lifneihem ve-hu omed aleihem tachat ha'etz vayochelu.
9 Vayomeru elav ayeh Sarah ishtecha vayomer hineh va'ohel.
10 Vayomer shov ashuv eleicha ka'et chayah vehineh-ven le-Sarah ishtecha veSarah shoma'at petach ha'ohel vehu acharav.
11 Ve'Avraham veSarah zekenim ba'im bayamim chadal lihyot le-Sarah orach kanashim.
12 Vatitzchak Sarah bekirbah lemor acharei veloti hayetah-li ednah va'adoni zaken.
13 Vayomer HASHEM el-Avraham lamah zeh tzachakah Sarah lemor ha'af umnam eled va'ani zakanti.
14 Hayipale me'HASHEM davar lamo'ed ashuv eleicha ka'et chayah ule-Sarah ven.
18:1 Vayera elav HASHEM be'Elonei Mamre vehu yoshev petach-ha'ohel kechom hayom.
HASHEM appeared to him in the groves of Mamre and he was sitting at the door of the tent in the heat of the day.
He lifted his eyes and saw, and behold three men were standing near him. He saw [them], and ran from the door of the tent to greet them, and he bowed down to the earth.
He said, "My Master, if I have found favor in Your eyes, please do not bypass your servant.
Let a bit of water be brought and wash your feet. Rest yourselves under the tree.
I will get bread and you will sustain your hearts. Afterwards you will continue on your way, because it is for this reason that you have passed by your servant." They said, "Fine, do as you have said."
Avraham hurried to Sarah's tent and said, "Hurry! [take] three measures of the finest flour; knead it and make cake-rolls."
Avraham ran to the cattle, and took a tender, choice calf. He gave it to the lad, and hurried to prepare it.
He took butter, milk, and the calf he had prepared, and set it before them. He stood over them under the tree, and they ate.
They said to him, "Where is Sarah, your wife?" He said "Here, in the tent."
He said "I will return to you next year, and Sarah, your wife will have a son." Sarah was listening at the door of the tent, that was behind him.
Avraham and Sarah were old, well on in years. Sarah no longer had the way of women.
Sarah laughed to herself saying, "Now that I am worn out, shall I have the pleasure [of a son], my master being [also] an old man."
HASHEM said to Avraham, "Why did Sarah laugh saying, 'Can I really give birth
when I am old?'
Is anything too far removed from HASHEM? At the appointed time I will return to you, at this time of life, and Sarah will have a son."
Sheni
16 Vayakumu misham ha'anashim vayashkifu al-penei Sedom ve'Avraham holech imam leshalecham.
15 Vatechachesh Sarah lemor lo tzachakti ki yare'ah vayomer lo ki tzachakt.
Sarah denied it saying, "I did not laugh," for she was afraid. He said, "Not so, for you did laugh."
The men stood up from where they were, and they gazed upon Sedom. Avraham went with them to send them [on their way].
17 Va'HASHEM amar hamechaseh ani me'Avraham asher ani oseh.
18 Ve'Avraham hayoh yihyeh legoy gadol ve'atzum veniverechu-vo kol goyei ha'aretz.
19 Kiyedativ lema'an asher yetzaveh et-banav ve'et-beyto acharav veshameru derech HASHEM la'asot tzedakah umishpat lema'an havi HASHEM al-Avraham et asher-diber alav.
20 Vayomer HASHEM za'akat Sedom va'Amorah ki-rabah vechatatam ki khavedah me'od.
21 Erdah-na ve'er'eh haketza'akatah haba'ah elay asu kalah ve'im-lo eda'ah.
22 Vayifnu misham ha'anashim vayelechu Sedomah ve'Avraham odenu omed lifnei HASHEM.
Hashem's Love For Avraham
HASHEM said, "Shall I conceal from Avraham what I am about to do?
Avraham is indeed to become a great and mighty nation, and through him shall be blessed all the nations of the world.
For I have given him special attention because he commands his children, and his household after him, and they will
preserve the way of HASHEM, doing charity and justice, so that HASHEM will bring upon Avraham all that which He has spoken of him."
[Thus] HASHEM said, "The wailing concerning Sedom and 'Amorah is so great, and their sin is so very grave.
I will descend now and see, if their wailing which has come to Me is indicative of their conduct; destruction [shall come upon them]. If not I will know."
The men turned from where they were, and went toward Sedom. Avraham was still standing before HASHEM.
Avraham Intercedes for Sedom
23 Vayigash Avraham vayomar ha'af tispeh tzaddik im-rasha.
24 Ulay yesh chamishim tzaddikim betoch ha'ir ha'af tispeh velo-tisa lamakom lema'an chamishim hatzaddikim asher bekirbah.
25 Chalilah lecha me'asot kadavar hazeh lehamit tzaddik im-rasha vehayah hatzaddik karasha chalilah lach hashofet kol-ha'aretz lo ya'aseh mishpat.
26 Vayomer HASHEM im-emtza viSedom chamishim tzaddikim betoch ha'ir venasati lechol-hamakom ba'avuram.
27 Vaya'an Avraham vayomar hineh-na ho'alti ledaber el-Ad-nai ve'anochi afar va'efer.
28 Ulay yachserun chamishim hatzaddikim chamishah hatashchit bachamishah et-kol-ha'ir vayomer lo ashchit im-emtza sham arba'im vachamishah.
29 Vayosef od ledaber elav vayomar ulay yimatze'un sham arba'im vayomer lo e'eseh ba'avur ha'arba'im.
30 Vayomer al-na yichar la'adonai va'adaberah ulay yimatz'un sham shloshim vayomer lo e'eseh im-emtza sham shloshim.
31 Vayomer hineh-na ho'alti ledaber el-adonai ulay yimatz'un sham esrim vayomer lo ashchit ba'avur ha'esrim.
32 Vayomer al-na yichar l'adonai va'adabrah ach-hapa'am ulay yimatz'un sham asarah vayomer lo ashchit ba'avur ha'asarah.
33 Vayelech HASHEM ka'asher kilah ledaber el-Avraham ve'Avraham shav limekomo.
Avraham came forward and said, "Will You ]actually] destroy the righteous with the wicked?
Suppose there are fifty righteous people in the midst of the city. Would You still destroy it, and not bear with the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people inside it.
It would be sacrilege [to attribute4] to You such an act, to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. It would be sacrilege to attribute this to You: Shall the Judge of all the earth not do justice?"
HASHEM said: "If, in Sedom, I find fifty righteous within the city, I will bear with the entire place for their sake."
Avraham responded and said, "Here I have begun to speak to my Master, and I am but dust and ashes.
But suppose they lack five of the fifty righteous? Will You destroy all the city because of five?" He said, "I will not destroy if I find forty-five there."
He [Avraham] continued to speak to Him and said, "Suppose there are forty found there?" He said, "I will not do it for the sake of the forty."
He said, "Let not my Master show anger and I will [continue] to speak. Suppose
thirty are found there?"
He said, "Here I have begun to speak to my Master. Suppose twenty are found there?" He said, "I will not destroy for the sake of the twenty."
He said, "Let not my Master show anger, and I will speak just once more. Suppose ten are found there?" He said, "I will not destroy for the sake of the ten."
HASHEM departed when He finished speaking to Avraham, and Avraham returned to his place.
Shlishi
Sedom Is Destroyed
2 Vayomer hineh na-adonai suru na el-beit avdechem velinu verachatzu ragleychem vehishkamtem vahalachtem ledarkechem vayomeru lo ki varechov nalin.
3 Vayiftzar-bam me'od vayasuru elav vayavo'u el-beyto vaya'as lahem mishteh umatzot afah vayochelu.
4 Terem yishkavu ve'anshei ha'ir anshei Sedom nasabu al-habayit mina'ar ve'ad-zaken kol-ha'am mikatzeh.
5 Vayikre'u el-Lot vayomru lo ayeh ha'anashim asher-ba'u eleycha halailah hotzi'em eleynu venede'ah otam.
6 Vayetze alehem Lot hapetchah vehadelet sagar acharav.
7 Vayomar al-na achai tare'u.
8 Hineh-na li shtei vanot asher-lo yade'u ish otziah-na ethen aleychem va'asu lahen katov be'eyneychem rak la'anashim ha'el al-ta'asu davar ki-al-ken ba'u betzel korati.
9 Vayomru gesh-hal'ah vayomeru ha'echad ba-lagur vayishpot shafot atah nara lecha mehem vayiftzeru va'ish beLot me'od vayigshu lishbor hadalet.
10 Vayishlechu ha'anashim et-yadam vayavi'u et-Lot aleihem habaytah ve'et-hadelet sagaru.
11 Ve'et-ha'anashim asher-petach habayit hiku basanverim mikaton ve'ad-gadol vayil'u limtzo hapatach.
12 Vayomeru ha'anashim el-Lot od mi-lecha foh chatan uvaneycha uvnoteycha vechol asher-lecha ba'ir hotze min-hamakom.
13 Ki-mashchitim anachnu et-hamakom hazeh ki-gadlah tza'akatam et-penei HASHEM vayeshalchenu HASHEM leshachatah.
14 Vayetze Lot vayedaber el-chatanav lokechei venotav vayomer kumu tze'u min-hamakom hazeh ki-mashchit HASHEM et-ha'ir vayehi chimetzachek
be'eynei chatanav.
15 Uchemo hashachar alah vaya'itzu hamal'achim beLot lemor kum kach et-ishtecha ve'et-shtei venoteycha hanimtza'ot pen-tisafeh ba'avon ha'ir.
16 Vayitmahmah vayachaziku ha'anashim beyado uveyad-ishto uveyad shtei venotav bechemlat HASHEM alav vayotzi'uhu vayanichuhu michutz la'ir.
17 Vayehi chehotzi'am otam hachutzah vayomer himalet al-nafshecha al-tabit achareycha ve'al-ta'amod bechol-hakikar haharah himalet pen-tisafeh.
18 Vayomer Lot alehem al-na Ad-nai.
19 Hineh-na matza avdechah chen-be'eyneicha vatagdel chasdecha asher asita imadi lehachayot et-nafshi ve'anochi lo uchal lehimalet haharah pen-tidbakani hara'ah vamati.
20 Hineh-na ha'ir hazot kerovah lanus shamah vehi mitz'ar imaletah na shamah halo mitz'ar hi utechi nafshi.
19:1
Vayavo'u shenei hamal'achim Sedomah ba'erev veLot yoshev besha'ar-Sedom vayar-Lot vayakom likratam vayishtachu apayim artzah.
The two angels came to Sedom in the evening, while Lot was sitting at the gate of Sedom. Lot saw them, and he got up to greet them, and he bowed with his face to the ground.
He said, "See now my masters, please turn in to your servant's house. Stay over night, bathe your feet, and get up early and continue on your way." They said, "No, we will spend the night in the street."
He urged them greatly, and they turned int to him and came to his house. He made a feast for them, and baked matzot, and they ate.
They had not yet laid down when the men of the city, the men of Sedom, surrounded the house - young and old alike - all the people from one end [of the city] to the other end.
They called to Lot and said to him, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may know them."
Lot went out to them in front of the entrance, shutting the door behind him.
He said, "My brothers, please do not act wickedly.
Behold! I have two daughters who have never known a man, I will bring them out to you, and do with them as you please; only do nothing to these men, since after all, they came under the shelter of my roof."
They said, "Step back out of the way!" They said, "This one came s an immigrant, and now he wants to be a judge. We will now deal worse with you than with them." They pushed hard against Lot, and came near to break the door.
The men put out their hands, and pulled Lot to them, into the house, and closed the door.
The men who were at the entrance of the house, they struck with blindness - young and old alike - so that they wearied themselves trying to find the entrance.
The men said to Lot, "Who else do you have here - a son-in-law, your sons, your daughters? Whoever you have in the city, bring them out of his place.
We are going to destroy this place, for the wailing concerning them has become great in the
presence of HASHEM; and HASHEM has sent us to destroy it."
Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law who had married his daughters. He said [to them], Get up! Get out of this place, for HASHEM is going to destroy the city! He appeared as a comedian in the eyes of his sons-in-law.
At the break of dawn, the angels urged Lot on, saying, " Get up! Take your wife and your two
daughters who are here, lest you be swept away in the iniquity of the city."
He hesitated, and the men grabbed his hand and the hand of his wife and two daughters, for HASHEM had pity on him. They brought him out and placed him outside the city.
When they were brought out [of the city], he [the angel] said, "Escape for your life! Do not look back! Do not remain anywhere in the valley. Escape to the mountain, lest you be swept away."
Lot said to them, "Please, not so my Master.
Behold your servant has found favor in Your eyes. Great is your kindness that you have done with me, to spare my life. I cannot escape to the mountain, lest the evil attach itself to me and I die.
Behold, please, this city is near [enough] to flee there. It is insignificant. Let me escape there! Is it not insignificant, and my life will be saved."
Revi'i
22 Maher himalet shamah ki lo uchal la'asot davar ad-boacha shamah al-ken kara shem-ha'ir Tzo'ar.
23 Hashemesh yatza al-ha'aretz veLot ba Tzo'arah.
24 Va'HASHEM himtir al-Sedom ve'al-Amorah gofrit va'esh me'et HASHEM min-hashamayim.
25 Vayahafoch et-he'arim ha'el ve'et kol-hakikar ve'et kol-yoshvei he'arim vetzemach ha'adamah.
26 Vatabet ishto me'acharav vatehi netziv melach.
27 Vayashkem Avraham baboker el-hamakom asher-amad sham et-penei HASHEM.
28 Vayashkef al-penei Sedom va'Amorah ve'al kol-penei eretz hakikar vayar vehineh alah kitor ha'aretz kekitor hakivshan.
29 Vayehi beshachet Elokim et-arei hakikar vayizkor Elokim et-Avraham vayeshalach et-Lot mitoch hahafecha bahafoch et-he'arim asher-yashav bahen Lot.
21 Vayomer elav hineh nasati faneycha gam ladavar hazeh levilti hofki et-ha'ir asher dibarta.
He said to him, "See I have also given you consideration regarding this. I will not overturn the city that you mentioned.
Hurry, escape there, for I can do nothing until you get there." The city was therefore called Tzoar.
The sun had risen upon the earth, when Lot came to Tzoar.
HASHEM caused to rain upon Sedom and 'Amorah - sulfur and fire - from HASHEM, from heaven.
He overturned these cities, and the entire plain, and all those who lived in the cities and all that grew upon the ground.
His [Lot's] wife looked behind him; and she became a pillar of salt.
Avraham got up early in the morning [to return] to the place where he had stood before the Presence of HASHEM.
He [Avraham] stared at Sedom and 'Amorah, and the whole land of the plain, and he saw the heavy smoke rising from the earth like the smoke of a furnace.
When G-d destroyed the cities of the plain; G-d remembered Avraham, and He sent Lot out of the upheaval when He overturned the cities in which Lot had
lived.
The roots of Jewish monarchy
31 Vatomer habechirah el-hatze'irah avinu zaken ve'ish ein ba'aretz lavo aleynu kederech kol-ha'aretz.
32 Lecha nashkeh et-avinu yayin venishkevah imo unechayeh me'avinu zara.
33 Vatashkeynah et-avihen yayin balailah hu vatavo habechirah vatishkav et-aviha velo-yada beshichvah uvekumah.
34 Vayehi mimachorat vatomer habechirah el-hatze'irah hen-shachavti emesh et-avi nashkenu yayin gam-halailah uvoy shichvi imo unechayeh me'avinu zara.
35 Vatashkeynah gam balailah hahu et-avihen yayin vatakom hatze'irah vatishkav imo velo-yada beshichvah uvekumah.
36 Vatahareynah shtei venot-Lot me-avihen.
37 Vateled habechirah ben vatikra shmo Mo'av hu avi-Mo'av ad-hayom.
38 Vehatze'irah gam-hi yaldah ben vatikra shmo Ben-'ammi hu avi venei-Ammon ad-hayom.
30 Vaya'al Lot miTzo'ar vayeshev bahar ushtei venotav imo ki yare lashevet beTzo'ar vayeshev bame'arah hu ushtei venotav.
Lot went up from Tzoar and lived in the mountain; and his two daughters went with him, for he was afraid to live in Tzoar. He lived in a cave, he and his two daughters.
The older girl said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is no man [left] on earth who will come into us in the normal manner.
Come let us urge our father to drink wine, and sleep with him; that we may give life to seed [children] from our father."
They urged wine upon their father that night; and the older girl went in and slept with her father. He was not aware when she lay down or got up.
The next day, the older girl said to the younger, "Last night I slept with my father. Let us urge wine upon him tonight also, and you go in an sleep with him that we may give life to seed from our father."
That night also, they urged their father [to drink] wine. The younger went up and slept with him, and he was not aware when she lay down or got up.
Lot's two daughters became pregnant from their father.
The older girl gave birth to a son and she named him Moav. He is the ancestor of the Moav nation even to this day.
The younger girl also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-Ami. He is the ancestor of the people of Ammon even to this day.
Avraham in Gerar; Sarah is abducted
2 Vayomer Avraham el-Sarah ishto achoti hi vayishlach Avimelech melech Grar vayikach et-Sarah.
3 Vayavo Elokim el-Avimelech bachalom halailah vayomer lo hinecha met al-ha'ishah asher-lakachta vehi be'ulat ba'al.
4 Va'Avimelech lo karav eleiha vayomar Ad-nai hagoy gam-tzaddik taharog.
5 Halo hu amar-li akchoti hi vehi-gam-hi amerah achi hu betom-levavi uvenikyon kapay asiti zot.
20:1
Vayisa misham Avraham artzah hanegev vayeshev bein-Kadesh uveyn Shur vayagar biGrar.
Avraham journeyed from there to the land of the Negev, and he lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived for a while in Gerar.
Avraham said regarding Sarah, his wife, "She is my sister." Avimelech, king of Gerar sent [messengers] and took Sarah.
G-d came to Avimelech in a dream at night, and said to him, "Behold, you shall die because of the woman you took, for she is a married woman."
Avimelech had not come near to her. He said, "My Master, will You also kill an innocent nation?
Did he not say to me, 'She is my sister?' And she also said, 'He is my brother.' With an innocent heart and clean hands I did this."
