Genesis 21
1 And the Lord visited Sara, as he had promised: and fulfilled what he had spoken.
And Jehovah visited Sarah as he had said, and Jehovah did to Sarah as he had spoken.
2 And she conceived and bore a son in her old age, at the time that God had foretold her.
And Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him.
3 And Abraham called the name of his son, whom Sara bore him, Isaac.
And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
4 And he circumcised him the eighth day, as God had commanded him,
And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac, being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
5 When he was a hundred years old: for at this age of his father was Isaac born.
And Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
6 And Sara said: God hath made a laughter for me: whosoever shall hear of it will laugh with me.
And Sarah said, God has made me laugh: all that hear will laugh with me.
7 And again she said: Who would believe that Abraham should hear that Sara gave suck to a son, whom she bore to him in his old age.
And she said, Who would have said to Abraham, Sarah will suckle 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 of his weaning.
And the child grew, and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
9 And when Sara had seen the son of Agar the Egyptian playing with Isaac her son, she said to Abraham:
And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.
10 Cast out this bondwoman, and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with my son Isaac.
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.
11 Abraham took this grievously for his son.
And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.
12 And God said to him: Let it not seem grievous to thee for the boy, and for thy bondwoman: in all that Sara hath said to thee, hearken to her voice: for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
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.
13 But I will make the son also of the bondwoman a great nation, because he is thy seed.
But also the son of the handmaid will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
14 So Abraham rose up in the morning, and taking bread and a bottle of water, put it upon her shoulder, and delivered the boy, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Bersabee.
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.
15 And when the water in the bottle was spent, she cast the boy under one of the trees that were there.
And the water was exhausted from the flask; and she cast the child under one of the shrubs,
16 And she went her way, and sat over against him a great way off as far as a bow can carry, for she said: I will not see the boy die: and sitting over against, she lifted up her voice and wept.
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.
17 And God heard the voice of the boy: and an angel of God called to Agar from heaven, saying: What art thou doing, Agar? fear not: for God hath heard the voice of the boy, from the place wherein he is.
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.
18 Arise, take up the boy, and hold him by the hand: for I will make him a great nation.
Arise, take the lad, and hold him in thy hand; for I will make of him a great nation.
19 And God opened her eyes: and she saw a well of water, and went and filled the bottle, and gave the boy to drink.
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.
20 And God was with him: and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became a young man, an archer.
And God was with the lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Pharan, and his mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
22 At the same time Abimelech, and Phicol the general of his army said to Abraham: God is with thee in all that thou dost.
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.
23 Swear therefore by God, that thou wilt not hurt me, nor my posterity, nor my stock: but according to the kindness that I have done to thee, thou shalt do to me, and to the land wherein thou hast lived a stranger.
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.
24 And Abraham said: I will swear.
And Abraham said, I will swear.
25 And he reproved Abimelech for a well of water, which his servants had taken away by force.
And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water that Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.
26 And Abimelech answered: I knew not who did this thing: and thou didst not tell me, and I heard not of it till today.
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.
27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech: and both of them made a league.
And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
28 And Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs of the flock.
And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves.
29 And Abimelech said to him: What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set apart?
And Abimelech said to Abraham, What [mean] these seven ewe-lambs, these which thou hast set by themselves?
30 But he said: Thou shalt take seven ewe lambs at my hand: that they may be a testimony for me, that I dug this well.
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.
31 Therefore that place was called Bersabee: because there both of them did swear.
Therefore he called that place Beer-sheba, because there they had sworn, both of them.
32 And they made a league for the well of oath.
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.
33 And Abimelech, and Phicol the general of his army arose and returned to the land of the Palestines. But Abraham planted a grove in Bersabee, and there called upon the name of the Lord God eternal.
And [Abraham] planted a tamarisk in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of Jehovah, the Eternal God.
34 And he was a sojourner in the land of the Palestines many days.
And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days.
