1 Mosebog 16

1 Abrams Hustru Saraj fødte ham intet Barn. Men Saraj havde en Ægyptisk Trælkvinde ved Navn Hagar;

Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bare him no children: and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

2 og Saraj sagde til Abram: »HERREN har jo nægtet mig Børn; gaa derfor ind til min Trælkvinde, maaske kan jeg faa en Søn ved hende!« Og Abram adlød Saraj.

And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, Jehovah hath restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may be that I shall obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

3 Saa tog Abrams Hustru Saraj sin Trælkvinde, Ægypterinden Hagar, efter at Abram havde boet ti Aar i Kana'ans Land, og gav sin Mand Abram hende til Hustru;

And Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.

4 og han gik ind til Hagar, og hun blev frugtsommelig. Men da hun saa, at hun var frugtsommelig, lod hun haant om sin Herskerinde.

And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

5 Da sagde Saraj til Abram: »Min Krænkelse komme over dig! Jeg lagde selv min Trælkvinde i din Favn, og nu hun ser, at hun skal føde, lader hun haant om mig; HERREN være Dommer mellem mig og dig!«

And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I gave my handmaid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: Jehovah judge between me and thee.

6 Abram svarede Saraj: »Din Trælkvinde er i din Haand, gør med hende, hvad du finder for godt!« Da plagede Saraj hende, saa hun flygtede for hende.

But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with her, and she fled from her face.

7 Men HERRENS Engel fandt hende ved Vandkilden i Ørkenen, ved Kilden paa Vejen til Sjur;

And the angel of Jehovah found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

8 og han sagde: »Hvorfra kommer du, Hagar, Sarajs Trælkvinde, og hvor gaar du hen?« Hun svarede: »Jeg flygter for min Herskerinde Saraj!«

And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.

9 Da sagde HERRENS Engel til hende: »Vend tilbage til din Herskerinde og find dig i hendes Mishandling!«

And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

10 Og HERRENS Engel sagde til hende: »Jeg vil gøre dit Afkom saa talrigt, at det ikke kan tælles.«

And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

11 Og HERRENS Engel sagde til hende: »Se, du er frugtsommelig, og du skal føde en Søn, som du skal kalde Ismael, thi HERREN har hørt, hvad du har lidt;

And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah hath heard thy affliction.

12 og han skal blive et Menneske-Vildæsel, hvis Haand er mod alle, og alles Haand mod ham, og han skal ligge i Strid med alle sine Frænder!«

And he shall be [as] a wild ass among men; his hand [shall be] against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell over against all his brethren.

13 Saa gav hun HERREN, der havde talet til hende, Navnet: Du er en Gud, som ser; thi hun sagde: »Har jeg virkelig her set et Glimt af ham, som ser mig?«

And she called the name of Jehovah that spake unto her, Thou art a God that seeth: for she said, Have I even here looked after him that seeth me?

14 Derfor kaldte man Brønden Be'er-lahaj-ro'i; den ligger mellem Kadesj og Bered.

Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

15 Og Hagar fødte Abram en Søn, og Abram kaldte Sønnen, Hagar fødte ham, Ismael.

And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bare, Ishmael.

16 Abram var seks og firsindstyve Aar gammel, da Hagar fødte ham Ismael.

And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.