اَلتَّكْوِينُ 16

١ 1 وَأَمَّا سَارَايُ ٱمْرَأَةُ أَبْرَامَ فَلَمْ تَلِدْ لَهُ. وَكَانَتْ لَهَا جَارِيَةٌ مِصْرِيَّةٌ ٱسْمُهَا هَاجَرُ،

Now Sarai the wife of Abram, had brought forth no children; but having a handmaid, an Egyptian, named Agar,

٢ 2 فَقَالَتْ سَارَايُ لِأَبْرَامَ: «هُوَذَا ٱلرَّبُّ قَدْ أَمْسَكَنِي عَنِ ٱلْوِلَادَةِ. ٱدْخُلْ عَلَى جَارِيَتِي لَعَلِّي أُرْزَقُ مِنْهَا بَنِينَ». فَسَمِعَ أَبْرَامُ لِقَوْلِ سَارَايَ.

She said to her husband: Behold, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: go in unto my handmaid, it may be I may have children of her at least. And when he agreed to her request,

٣ 3 فَأَخَذَتْ سَارَايُ ٱمْرَأَةُ أَبْرَامَ هَاجَرَ ٱلْمِصْرِيَّةَ جَارِيَتَهَا، مِنْ بَعْدِ عَشَرِ سِنِينَ لإِقَامَةِ أَبْرَامَ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ، وَأَعْطَتْهَا لِأَبْرَامَ رَجُلِهَا زَوْجَةً لَهُ.

She took Agar the Egyptian her handmaid, ten years after they first dwelt in the land of Chanaan, and gave her to her husband to wife.

٤ 4 فَدَخَلَ عَلَى هَاجَرَ فَحَبِلَتْ. وَلَمَّا رَأَتْ أَنَّهَا حَبِلَتْ صَغُرَتْ مَوْلَاتُهَا فِي عَيْنَيْهَا.

And he went in to her. But she, perceiving that she was with child, despised her mistress.

٥ 5 فَقَالَتْ سَارَايُ لِأَبْرَامَ: «ظُلْمِي عَلَيْكَ! أَنَا دَفَعْتُ جَارِيَتِي إِلَى حِضْنِكَ، فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ أَنَّهَا حَبِلَتْ صَغُرْتُ فِي عَيْنَيْهَا. يَقْضِي ٱلرَّبُّ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ».

And Sarai said to Abram: Thou dost unjustly with me: I gave my handmaid into thy bosom, and she perceiving herself to be with child, despiseth me. The Lord judge between me and thee.

٦ 6 فَقَالَ أَبْرَامُ لِسَارَايَ: «هُوَذَا جَارِيَتُكِ فِي يَدِكِ. ٱفْعَلِي بِهَا مَا يَحْسُنُ فِي عَيْنَيْكِ». فَأَذَلَّتْهَا سَارَايُ، فَهَرَبَتْ مِنْ وَجْهِهَا.

And Abram made answer, and said to her: Behold thy handmaid is in thy own hand, use her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai afflicted her, she ran away.

٧ 7 فَوَجَدَهَا مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَى عَيْنِ ٱلْمَاءِ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ، عَلَى ٱلْعَيْنِ ٱلَّتِي فِي طَرِيقِ شُورَ.

And the angel of the Lord having found her, by a fountain of water in the wilderness, which is in the way to Sur in the desert,

٨ 8 وَقَالَ: «يَا هَاجَرُ جَارِيَةَ سَارَايَ، مِنْ أَيْنَ أَتَيْتِ؟ وَإِلَى أَيْنَ تَذْهَبِينَ؟». فَقَالَتْ: «أَنَا هَارِبَةٌ مِنْ وَجْهِ مَوْلَاتِي سَارَايَ».

He said to her: Agar, handmaid of Sarai, whence comest thou? and whither goest thou? And she answered: I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress.

٩ 9 فَقَالَ لَهَا مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ: «ٱرْجِعِي إِلَى مَوْلَاتِكِ وَٱخْضَعِي تَحْتَ يَدَيْهَا».

And the angel of the Lord said to her: Return to thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hand.

١٠ 10 وَقَالَ لَهَا مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ: «تَكْثِيرًا أُكَثِّرُ نَسْلَكِ فَلَا يُعَدُّ مِنَ ٱلْكَثْرَةِ».

And again he said: I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, and it shall not be numbered for multitude.

١١ 11 وَقَالَ لَهَا مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ: «هَا أَنْتِ حُبْلَى، فَتَلِدِينَ ٱبْنًا وَتَدْعِينَ ٱسْمَهُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَدْ سَمِعَ لِمَذَلَّتِكِ.

And again: Behold, said he, thou art with child, and thou shalt bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name Ismael, because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.

١٢ 12 وَإِنَّهُ يَكُونُ إِنْسَانًا وَحْشِيًّا، يَدُهُ عَلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ، وَيَدُ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَيْهِ، وَأَمَامَ جَمِيعِ إِخْوَتِهِ يَسْكُنُ».

He shall be a wild man: his hand will be against all men, and all men’s hands against him: and he shall pitch his tents over against all his brethren.

١٣ 13 فَدَعَتِ ٱسْمَ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ مَعَهَا: «أَنْتَ إِيلُ رُئِي». لِأَنَّهَا قَالَتْ: «أَهَهُنَا أَيْضًا رَأَيْتُ بَعْدَ رُؤْيَةٍ؟».

And she called the name of the Lord that spoke unto her: Thou the God who hast seen me. For she said: Verily here have I seen the hinder parts of him that seeth me.

١٤ 14 لِذَلِكَ دُعِيَتِ ٱلْبِئْرُ «بِئْرَ لَحَيْ رُئِي». هَا هِيَ بَيْنَ قَادِشَ وَبَارَدَ.

Therefore she called that well, The well of him that liveth and seeth me. The same is between Cades and Barad.

١٥ 15 فَوَلَدَتْ هَاجَرُ لِأَبْرَامَ ٱبْنًا. وَدَعَا أَبْرَامُ ٱسْمَ ٱبْنِهِ ٱلَّذِي وَلَدَتْهُ هَاجَرُ «إِسْمَاعِيلَ».

And Agar brought forth a son to Abram: who called his name Ismael.

١٦ 16 كَانَ أَبْرَامُ ٱبْنَ سِتٍّ وَثَمَانِينَ سَنَةً لَمَّا وَلَدَتْ هَاجَرُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ لِأَبْرَامَ.

Abram was four score and six years old when Agar brought him forth Ismael.