13. because we are about to destroy this place. The Lord has found the cries of injustice so serious that the Lord sent us to destroy it."
14. Lot went to speak to his sons-in-law, married to his daughters, and said, "Get up and get out of this place because the Lord is about to destroy the city." But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.
15. When dawn broke, the messengers urged Lot, "Get up and take your wife and your two daughters who are here so that you are not swept away because of the evil in this city."
16. He hesitated, but because the Lord intended to save him, the men grabbed him, his wife, and two daughters by the hand, took him out, and left him outside the city.
17. After getting them out, the men said, "Save your lives! Don’t look back! And don’t stay in the valley. Escape to the mountains so that you are not swept away."