1. The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening. Lot was sitting near the gate of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them. He bowed down with his face to the ground.
2. "My lords," he said, "please come to my house. You can wash your feet and spend the night here. Then you can go on your way early in the morning." "No," they answered. "We'll spend the night in the street."
3. But Lot wouldn't give up. So they went with him and entered his house. He prepared a meal for them. He baked bread without using yeast. And they ate.
4. Before Lot and his guests had gone to bed, all of the men came from every part of the city of Sodom. Young and old men alike surrounded the house.
5. They called out to Lot. They said, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us. We want to have sex with them."
6. Lot went outside to meet them. He shut the door behind him.
7. He said, "No, my friends. Don't do such an evil thing.
8. Look, I have two daughters. No man has ever made love to them. I'll bring them out to you now. Then do to them what you want to. But don't do anything to these men. I've brought them inside so they can be safe."
9. "Get out of our way!" the men of Sodom replied. They said, "This fellow came here as an outsider. Now he wants to act like a judge! We'll treat you worse than them." They kept trying to force Lot to open the door. Then they moved forward to break it down.
10. But the men inside reached out and pulled Lot back into the house. They shut the door.
11. Then they made the men who were at the door of the house blind. They blinded young and old men alike. So the men couldn't find the door.
12. The two men said to Lot, "Do you have anyone else here? Do you have sons-in-law, sons or daughters? Does anyone else in the city belong to you? Get them out of here.
13. We are going to destroy this place. There has been a great cry to the Lord against the people of this city. So he has sent us to destroy it."