And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate
of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed
himself with his face toward the ground;
DEUX ANGES SONT VENUS - Hébreu, 'les deux anges:' deux de ceux qui
avaient été avec Abraham, chargés d'exécuter le jugemen... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your
servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall
rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will
abide in the street all night.
MES SEIGNEURS, RENDEZ - [Hébreu, 'ªdonay (H113)]. C'est le s... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND HE PRESSED UPON THEM GREATLY; AND THEY TURNED IN UNTO HIM, AND
ENTERED INTO HIS HOUSE; AND HE MADE_ _ THEM A FEAST, AND DID BAKE
UNLEAVENED BREAD, AND THEY DID EAT._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom,
compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from
every quarter:
LA MAISON. En se retirant dans la plaine, Lot avait d'abord
l'intention de vivre dans sa tente, à l'écart du peuple. Mais il a
peu à peu été ame... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THEY CALLED UNTO LOT, AND SAID UNTO HIM, WHERE ARE THE MEN WHICH
CAME IN TO THEE THIS NIGHT? BRING THEM OUT UNTO US, THAT WE MAY KNOW
THEM._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,
LOT SORTAIT À LEUR PORTE. L'hospitalité était considérée comme
un devoir sacré et imposait à un hôte l'obligation de protéger la
vie de ses invités à tous risques. Mais l'offre faite par Lot était
si extrême qu'elle montre clai... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even
Lot, and came near to break the door.
ET ILS ONT DIT: RECULEZ , [Septante, aposta ekei; Vulg... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_BUT THE MEN PUT FORTH THEIR HAND, AND PULLED LOT INTO THE HOUSE TO
THEM, AND SHUT TO THE DOOR._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with
blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to
find the door.
SMOTE ... AVEC CÉCITÉ [ bacanweeriym (H5575)] (un mot pluriel) -
avec temporaire cécité; a SMOTE ... AVEC CÉCITÉ , [ bacanweeriym
(H5575)] (un mot du... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law,
and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city,
bring them out of this place:
EN AS-TU ENCORE ICI? ... NOUS ALLONS DÉTRUIRE CET ENDROIT -
l'autorité apostolique a déclaré que Lot était "un homme juste" (2
P... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying,
Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou
be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
L'intérêt bienveillant des anges pour la préservation de Lot est
magnifiquement affiché. L'intérêt bienveillant des ang... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire
from the LORD out of heaven;
ENSUITE, LE SEIGNEUR A PLU SUR SODOME ET SUR LE SOUFRE ET LE FEU DE
GOMORRHE. "Rained" est utilisé au sens figuré pour décrire la
descente de divers objets d'en haut - à savoir, la grêle (Exode 9:18... [ Continuer la lecture ]
But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of
salt.
MAIS SA FEMME A REGARDÉ DERRIÈRE LUI ET ELLE EST DEVENUE UN PILIER
DE SEL. Cette expression, "pilier de sel", doit peut-être être
expliquée par le particularité de la métaphore orientale. Le sel,
qui était diversement embl... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood
before the LORD:
ABRAHAM S'EST LEVÉ TÔT LE MATIN À L'ENDROIT OÙ IL SE TENAIT
DEVANT LE SEIGNEUR. On dit traditionnellement que le sommet était
l'ancien Caphar-Barucha, maintenant Beni Naim. «De la hauteur qui
surplombe Hébron, là... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that
God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the
overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt. QUAND
DIEU A DÉTRUIT LES VILLES, ... C'est très bienvenu et instructif,
après un récit si douloureux. Ce... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two
daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a
cave, he and his two daughters.
LOT EST SORTI DE TSOAR. Il a eu peur de résider dans cet endroit, de
peur que les habitants, s'ils étaient dépendants des même... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there
is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all
the earth:
LE PREMIER-NÉ A DIT AU PLUS JEUNE. La première impression faite
naturellement dans l'esprit d'un lecteur par la lecture des détails
horribles qui s... [ Continuer la lecture ]