1 Mosebog 21
1 Og Herren besøgte Sara, ligesom han havde sagt, og Herren gjorde ved Sara, efter som han havde talet.
Then the Lord visited Sarah, just as he had promised; and he fulfilled what he had spoken.
2 Og Sara undfik og fødte Abraham en Søn i hans Alderdom paa den bestemte Tid, som Gud havde sagt ham.
And she conceived and gave birth to a son in her old age, at the time that God had foretold to her.
3 Og Abraham kaldte sin Søns Navn, som var født ham, som Sara havde født ham, Isak.
And Abraham called the name of his son, whom Sarah bore for him, Isaac.
4 Og Abraham omskar Isak sin Søn, der han var otte Dage gammel, ligesom Gud havde befalet ham.
And he circumcised him on the eighth day, just as God had instructed him,
5 Og Abraham var hundrede Aar gammel, der hans Søn Isak blev født ham.
when he was one hundred years old. Indeed, at this stage of his father’s life, Isaac was born.
6 Da sagde Sara: Gud har gjort mig til Latter; hver den, som hører dette, maa le ad mig.
And Sarah said: “God has brought laughter to me. Whoever will hear of it will laugh with me.”
7 Og hun sagde: Hvo skulde have sagt til Abraham: Sara har givet Børn at die; thi jeg har født en Søn i hans Alderdom.
And again, she said: “Hearing this, who would believe Abraham, that Sarah breast-fed a son, to whom she gave birth, despite being elderly?”
8 Og Barnet vokste op og blev afvant, og Abraham gjorde et stort Gæstebud den Dag, Isak blev afvant.
And the boy grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day of his weaning.
9 Og Sara saa Ægypterinden Hagars Søn, som hun havde født Abraham, at han spottede.
And when Sarah had seen the son of Hagar the Egyptian playing with her son Isaac, she said to Abraham:
10 Og hun sagde til Abraham: Uddriv denne Tjenestekvinde og hendes Søn; thi denne Tjenestekvindes Søn skal ikke arve med min Søn, med Isak.
“Cast out this woman servant and her son. For the son of a woman servant will not be heir with my son Isaac.”
11 Og det Ord behagede Abraham saare ilde for hans Søns Skyld.
Abraham took this grievously, for the sake of his son.
12 Men Gud sagde til Abraham: Lad det ikke behage dig ilde for Drengen og for din Tjenestekvinde; i hvad som helst Sara siger dig, lyd hendes Røst; thi udi Isak skal Sæden kaldes dig.
And God said to him: “Let it not seem harsh to you concerning the boy and your woman servant. In all that Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice. For your offspring will be invoked in Isaac.
13 Og jeg vil ogsaa gøre Tjenestekvindens Søn til et Folk, fordi han er din Sæd.
Yet I will also make the son of the woman servant into a great nation, for he is your offspring.”
14 Da stod Abraham aarle op om Morgenen og tog Brød og en Flaske Vand og gav Hagar og lagde det paa hendes Skuldre og flyede hende Drengen og lod hende fare; da drog hun hen og for vild i Beersaba Ørken.
And so Abraham arose in the morning, and taking bread and a skin of water, he placed it upon her shoulder, and he handed over the boy, and he released her. And when she had departed, she wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
15 Der Vandet var drukket af Flasken, da kastede hun Drengen under en af Buskene.
And when the water in the skin had been consumed, she set aside the boy, under one of the trees that were there.
16 Og hun gik og satte sig tværs overfor, efter at hun var gaaet et Pileskud derfra; thi hun sagde: Jeg vil ikke se paa Drengens Død. Saa satte hun sig tværs overfor og opløftede sin Røst og græd.
And she moved away and sat in a distant area, as far as a bow can reach. For she said, “I shall not see the boy die.” And so, sitting opposite her, he lifted up his voice and wept.
17 Da hørte Gud Drengens Røst, og Guds Engel raabte til Hagar af Himmelen og sagde til hende: Hvad fattes dig, Hagar? frygt intet; thi Gud har hørt Drengens Røst, der hvor han er.
But God heard the voice of the boy. And an Angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, saying: “What are you doing, Hagar? Do not be afraid. For God has heeded the voice of the boy, from the place where he is.
18 Staa op, opløft Drengen og hold fast paa ham med din Haand; thi jeg vil gøre ham til et stort Folk.
Rise up. Take the boy and hold him by the hand. For I will make of him a great nation.”
19 Og Gud oplod hendes Øjne, at hun saa en Vandbrønd, saa gik hun og fyldte Flasken med Vand og gav Drengen at drikke.
And God opened her eyes. And seeing a well of water, she went and filled the skin, and she gave the boy to drink.
20 Og Gud var med Drengen, og han vokste op og boede i Ørken og blev en Bueskytte.
And God was with him. And he grew, and he stayed in the wilderness, and he became a young man, an archer.
21 Og han boede i den Ørken Paran, og hans Moder tog ham en Hustru af Ægyptens Land.
And he lived in the desert of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
22 Og det skete paa den samme Tid, da talede Abimelek og Pikol, hans Stridshøvedsmand, til Abraham og sagde: Gud er med dig i alt det, du gør.
At the same time, Abimelech and Phicol, the leader of his army, said to Abraham: “God is with you in everything that you do.
23 Saa sværg mig nu her ved Gud, at du ikke vil handle svigefuldt imod mig og min Søn og min Sønnesøn; efter den Miskundhed, som jeg har gjort mod dig, skal du gøre mod mig og mod Landet, i hvilket du har været fremmed.
Therefore, swear by God that you will do no harm to me, and to my posterity, and to my stock. But according to the mercy that I have done to you, you will do to me and to the land, to which you have turned as a newcomer.”
24 Da sagde Abraham: jeg vil sværge.
And Abraham said, “I will swear.”
25 Og Abraham straffede Abimelek for den Vandbrønds Skyld, som Abimeleks Tjenere havde borttaget med Vold.
And he reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which his servants had taken away by force.
26 Da svarede Abimelek: Jeg vidste ikke, hvem der gjorde dette, og du har heller ikke givet mig det til Kende, og jeg har heller ikke hørt det førend i Dag.
And Abimelech responded, “I do not know who did this thing, but you also did not reveal it to me, nor have I heard of it, before today.”
27 Da tog Abraham Faar og Kvæg og gav Abimelek, og de gjorde begge et Forbund.
And so Abraham took sheep and oxen, and he gave them to Abimelech. And both of them struck a pact.
28 Og Abraham stillede syv Lam af Hjorden for sig selv.
And Abraham set aside seven female lambs from the flock.
29 Da sagde Abimelek til Abraham: Hvad skulle, disse syv Lam her, som du stillede for sig selv?
Abimelech said to him, “What purpose have these seven female lambs, which you have caused to stand separately?”
30 Og han svarede: Fordi du skal tage syv Lam af min Haand; og det skal være mig til et Vidnesbyrd, at jeg har gravet denne Brønd.
But he said, “You will receive seven female lambs from my hand, so that they may be a testimony for me, that I dug this well.”
31 Derfor kaldte han dette Sted Beersaba; thi der svore de begge.
For this reason, that place was called Beersheba, because there both of them did swear.
32 Og de gjorde Forbund i Beersaba; da stod Abimelek op og Pikol, hans Stridshøvedsmand, og droge igen til Filisternes Land.
And they initiated a pact on behalf of the well of oath.
33 Og han plantede en Lund i Beersaba og paakaldte der Herrens, den evige Guds, Navn.
Then Abimelech and Phicol, the leader of his army, rose up, and they returned to the land of the Palestinians. In truth, Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the Lord God Eternal.
34 Og Abraham var fremmed i Filisternes Land en lang Tid.
And he was a settler in the land of the Palestinians for many days.
