創世記 16
1 亞伯蘭的妻子撒萊不給他生兒女。撒萊有一個使女，名叫夏甲，是埃及人。
But Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children, —she had, however, an Egyptian handmaid, whose name was Hagar.
2 撒萊對亞伯蘭說：「耶和華使我不能生育。求你和我的使女同房，或者我可以因她得孩子。」亞伯蘭聽從了撒萊的話。
So then Sarai said unto Abram Behold, I pray thee, Yahweh hath restrained me, from bearing, go in I pray thee unto, my handmaid, peradventure I may be built up from, her, And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
3 於是亞伯蘭的妻子撒萊將使女埃及人夏甲給了丈夫為妾；那時亞伯蘭在迦南已經住了十年。
So Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian. her handmaid, at the end of ten years of Abram’s dwelling in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband, to be to him as a wife.
4 亞伯蘭與夏甲同房，夏甲就懷了孕；她見自己有孕，就小看她的主母。
And he went in unto Hagar and she conceived, —and when she saw that she had conceived, lightly esteemed, was her lady, in her eyes.
5 撒萊對亞伯蘭說：「我因你受屈。我將我的使女放在你懷中，她見自己有了孕，就小看我。願耶和華在你我中間判斷。」
Then said Sarai unto Abram: My wrong, is, on thee! I, gave my handmaid into thy bosom, and when she seeth that she hath conceived, then am I lightly esteemed in her eyes Yahweh judge betwixt me and her.
6 亞伯蘭對撒萊說：「使女在你手下，你可以隨意待她。」撒萊苦待她，她就從撒萊面前逃走了。
And Abram said unto Sarai, Lo! thy handmaid, is in thy hand, do to her what is good in thine eyes. So Sarai humbled her, and she fled from her face.
7 耶和華的使者在曠野書珥路上的水泉旁遇見她，
And the messenger of Yahweh found her by the fountain of water in the desert, —by the fountain in the way to Shur.
8 對她說：「撒萊的使女夏甲，你從哪裏來？要往哪裏去？」夏甲說：「我從我的主母撒萊面前逃出來。」
So he said Hagar! handmaid of Sarai! Whence hast thou come, and whither wouldst thou go? And she said, From the face of Sarai, my lady, am, I, fleeing.
9 耶和華的使者對她說：「你回到你主母那裏，服在她手下」；
And the messenger of Yahweh said to her, Return unto thy lady, —and humble thyself under her hands.
10 又說：「我必使你的後裔極其繁多，甚至不可勝數」；
And the messenger of Yahweh said to her, I will, greatly multiply, thy seed—so that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
11 並說：「你如今懷孕要生一個兒子，可以給他起名叫以實瑪利，因為耶和華聽見了你的苦情。
And the messenger of Yahweh said to her, Behold thee! with child, and about bearing a son—and thou shalt call his name Ishmael ["God hearkeneth"] for Yahweh hath hearkened unto thy humiliation.
12 他為人必像野驢。他的手要攻打人，人的手也要攻打他；他必住在眾弟兄的東邊。」
But, he, will be a wild ass of a man, his hand, against every one, and every one’s hand against him—yet, in presence of all his brethren, shall he have his habitation.
13 夏甲就稱那對她說話的耶和華為「看顧人的上帝」。因而說：「在這裏我也看見那看顧我的嗎？」
And she called the name of Yahweh, who had spoken unto her, Thou GOD of vision! For she said. Do I even here, retain my vision after a vision?
14 所以這井名叫庇耳‧拉海‧萊。這井正在加低斯和巴列中間。
On this account, is the well called, the well of the life of vision, lo! it is between Kadesh and Bered.
15 後來夏甲給亞伯蘭生了一個兒子；亞伯蘭給他起名叫以實瑪利。
So Hagar bare to Abram a son, —and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bare, Ishmael.
16 夏甲給亞伯蘭生以實瑪利的時候，亞伯蘭年八十六歲。
Now, Abram, was eighty—six years old, —when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
