Genesis 21
1 And Jehovah visited Sarah as he had said, and Jehovah did to Sarah as he had spoken.
The LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had spoken.
2 And Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him.
Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
3 And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
Abraham called his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac, being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
Abraham circumcised his son, Isaac, when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
5 And Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
Abraham was one hundred years old when his son, Isaac, was born to him.
6 And Sarah said, God has made me laugh: all that hear will laugh with me.
Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me.”
7 And she said, Who would have said to Abraham, Sarah will suckle children? For I have borne [him] a son in his old age.
She said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age.”
8 And the child grew, and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
The child grew and was weaned. Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.
Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.
10 And she said to Abraham, Cast out this handmaid and her son; for the son of this handmaid shall not inherit with my son — with Isaac.
Therefore she said to Abraham, “Cast out this servant and her son! For the son of this servant will not be heir with my son, Isaac.”
11 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.
The thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight on account of his son.
12 And God said to Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad and because of thy handmaid: [in] all that Sarah hath said to thee hearken to her voice, for in Isaac shall a seed be called to thee.
God said to Abraham, “Do not let it be grievous in your sight because of the boy, and because of your servant. In all that Sarah says to you, listen to her voice. For your offspring will be named through Isaac.
13 But also the son of the handmaid will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
I will also make a nation of the son of the servant, because he is your child.”
14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a flask of water, and gave [it] to Hagar, putting [it] on her shoulder — and the child, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered about in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.
Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a container of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder; and gave her the child, and sent her away. She departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
15 And the water was exhausted from the flask; and she cast the child under one of the shrubs,
The water in the container was spent, and she put the child under one of the shrubs.
16 and she went and sat down over against [him], a bow-shot off; for she said, Let me not behold the death of the child. And she sat over against [him], and lifted up her voice and wept.
She went and sat down opposite him, a good way off, about a bow shot away. For she said, “Do not let me see the death of the child.” She sat opposite him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.
17 And God heard the voice of the lad. And the Angel of God called to Hagar from the heavens, and said to her, What [aileth] thee, Hagar? Fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad there, where he is.
God heard the voice of the boy. The angel of God called to Hagar out of the sky, and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Do not be afraid. For God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.
18 Arise, take the lad, and hold him in thy hand; for I will make of him a great nation.
Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him with your hand. For I will make him a great nation.”
19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the flask with water, and gave the lad drink.
God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went, filled the container with water, and gave the boy a drink.
20 And God was with the lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
God was with the boy, and he grew. He lived in the wilderness, and as he grew up, he became an archer.
21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother got a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
22 And it came to pass at that time that Abimelech, and Phichol the captain of his host, spoke to Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest.
At that time, Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his army spoke to Abraham, saying, “God is with you in all that you do.
23 And now swear to me here by God that thou wilt not deal deceitfully with me, nor with my son, nor with my grandson. According to the kindness that I have done to thee, thou shalt do to me, and to the land in which thou sojournest.
Now, therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner.”
24 And Abraham said, I will swear.
Abraham said, “I will swear.”
25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water that Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.
Abraham complained to Abimelech because of a water well, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.
26 And Abimelech said, I do not know who has done this, neither hast thou told me [of it], neither have I heard [of it] but to-day.
Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing. You did not tell me, and I did not hear of it until today.”
27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
Abraham took sheep and cattle, and gave them to Abimelech. Those two made a covenant.
28 And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves.
Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
29 And Abimelech said to Abraham, What [mean] these seven ewe-lambs, these which thou hast set by themselves?
Abimelech said to Abraham, “What do these seven ewe lambs, which you have set by themselves, mean?”
30 And he said, That thou take the seven ewe-lambs of my hand, that they may be a witness to me that I have dug this well.
He said, “You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well.”
31 Therefore he called that place Beer-sheba, because there they had sworn, both of them.
Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because they both swore an oath there.
32 And they made a covenant at Beer-sheba. And Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the captain of his host, and returned into the land of the Philistines.
So they made a covenant at Beersheba. Abimelech rose up with Phicol, the captain of his army, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
33 And [Abraham] planted a tamarisk in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of Jehovah, the Eternal God.
Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God.
34 And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days.
Abraham lived as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines many days.
