9. They replied, “Stand back! This man,” they said, “came here as a resident alien, and now he dares to give orders! We will treat you worse than them!” With that, they pressed hard against Lot, moving in closer to break down the door.
10. But his guests put out their hands, pulled Lot inside with them, and closed the door;
11. they struck the men at the entrance of the house, small and great, with such a blinding light that they were utterly unable to find the doorway.
12. Then the guests said to Lot: “Who else belongs to you here? Sons-in-law, your sons, your daughters, all who belong to you in the city—take them away from this place!
13. We are about to destroy this place, for the outcry reaching the Lord against those here is so great that the Lord has sent us to destroy it.”
14. So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who had contracted marriage with his daughters. “Come on, leave this place,” he told them; “the Lord is about to destroy the city.” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.