Genesis 16

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

١ وَأَمَّا سَارَايُ زَوْجَةُ أَبْرَامَ فَقَدْ كَانَتْ عَاقِراً، وَكَانَتْ لَهَا جَارِيَةٌ مِصْرِيَّةٌ تُدْعَى هَاجَرَ.

2 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,

٢ فَقَالَتْ سَارَايُ لأَبْرَامَ: «هُوَذَا الرَّبُّ قَدْ حَرَمَنِي مِنَ الْوِلادَةِ، فَادْخُلْ عَلَيْهَا لَعَلَّنِي أُرْزَقُ مِنْهَا بَنِينَ». فَسَمِعَ أَبْرَامُ لِكَلامِ زَوْجَتِهِ.

3 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.

٣ وَهَكَذَا بَعْدَ إِقَامَةِ عَشْرِ سَنَوَاتٍ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ، أَخَذَتْ سَارَايُ جَارِيَتَهَا الْمِصْرِيَّةَ هَاجَرَ وَأَعْطَتْهَا لِرَجُلِهَا أَبْرَامَ لِتَكُونَ زَوْجَةً لَهُ.

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

٤ فَعَاشَرَ هَاجَرَ فَحَبِلَتْ مِنْهُ. وَلَمَّا أَدْرَكَتْ أَنَّهَا حَامِلٌ هَانَتْ مَوْلاتُهَا فِي عَيْنَيْهَا،

5 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.

٥ فَقَالَتْ سَارَايُ لأَبْرَامَ: «لِيَقَعْ ظُلْمِي عَلَيْكَ، فَأَنَا قَدْ زَوَّجْتُكَ مِنْ جَارِيَتِي وَحِينَ أَدْرَكَتْ أَنَّهَا حَامِلٌ هِنْتُ فِي عَيْنَيْهَا. لِيَقْضِ الرَّبُّ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ».

6 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.

٦ فَأَجَابَهَا أَبْرَامُ: «هَا هِيَ جَارِيَتُكِ تَحْتَ تَصَرُّفِكِ، فَافْعَلِي بِها مَا يَحْلُو لَكِ». فَأَذَلَّتْهَا سَارَايُ حَتَّى هَرَبَتْ مِنْهَا.

7 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,

٧ فَوَجَدَهَا مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ بِالْقُرْبِ مِنْ عَيْنِ الْمَاءِ فِي الطَّرِيقِ الْمُؤَدِّيَةِ إِلَى شُورٍ.

8 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.

٨ فَقَالَ: «يَا هَاجَرُ جَارِيَةَ سَارَايَ، مِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتِ؟ وَإِلَى أَيْنَ تَذْهَبِينَ؟». فَأَجَابَتْ: «إِنَّنِي هَارِبَةٌ مِنْ وَجْهِ سَيِّدَتِي سَارَايَ».

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

٩ فَقَالَ لَهَا مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ: «عُودِي إِلَى مَوْلاتِكِ وَاخْضَعِي لَهَا».

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

١٠ وَقَالَ لَهَا مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ: «لأُكَثِّرَنَّ نَسْلَكِ فَلا يَعُودُ يُحْصَى»،

11 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.

١١ وَأَضَافَ مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ: «هُوَذَا أَنْتِ حَامِلٌ، وَسَتَلِدِينَ ابْناً تَدْعِينَهُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ (وَمَعْنَاهُ: اللهُ يَسْمَعُ) لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ سَمِعَ صَوْتَ شَقَائِكِ.

12 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.

١٢ وَيَكُونُ إِنْسَاناً وَحْشِيًّا يُعَادِي الْجَمِيعَ وَالْجَمِيعُ يُعَادُونَهُ، وَيَعِيشُ مُسْتَوْحِشاً مُتَحَدِّياً كُلَّ إِخْوَتِهِ».

13 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.

١٣ فَدَعَتِ اسْمَ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي خَاطَبَهَا: «أَنْتَ اللهُ الَّذِي رَآنِي» لأَنَّهَا قَالَتْ: «حَقّاً رَأَيْتُ الآنَ الَّذِي يَرَانِي»

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

١٤ لِذَلِكَ سُمِّيَتِ الْبِئْرُ «بِئْرَ لَحَيْ رُئِي» (وَمَعْنَاهُ بِئْرُ الْحَيِّ الَّذِي يَرَانِي) وَهِيَ وَاقِعَةٌ بَيْنَ قَادَشَ وَبَارَدَ.

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

١٥ ثُمَّ وَلَدَتْ هَاجَرُ لأَبْرَامَ ابْناً، فَدَعَا أَبْرَامُ ابْنَهُ الَّذِي أَنْجَبَتْهُ لَهُ هَاجَرُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ.

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

١٦ وَكَانَ أَبْرَامُ فِي السَّادِسَةِ وَالثَّمَانِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ عِنْدَمَا وَلَدَتْ لَهُ هَاجَرُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ.