Genesis 21
1 The Lord came to help Sarah as he'd said he would. The Lord did for Sarah what he'd promised.
Now, Yahweh, visited Sarah, as he had said, —And Yahweh did for Sarah as he had spoken.
2 She became pregnant and had a son for Abraham when he was old, at the exact time God said she would.
So, Sarah, conceived and bare, to Abraham, a son, for his old age, at the set time, of which God had spoken with him.
3 Abraham named their son Isaac.
And Abraham called the name of his son that was born to him, whom, Sarah, bare to him, Isaac.
4 Abraham circumcised him when Isaac was eight days old, following God's command.
And Abraham circumcised Isaac his son, when eight days old, —as God commanded him.
5 Abraham was 100 when Isaac was born.
Now Abraham was a hundred years old, —when Isaac his son was born to him.
6 Sarah declared, “God has made me laugh, and all those who hear about this will laugh with me.”
And Sarah said, A laughing, hath God made for me, —Everyone that heareth will laugh with me.
7 She also said, “Would anyone have announced to Abraham that Sarah was going to have children to nurse? But now I have had a son for Abraham even when he was old!”
And she said—Who would have announced to Abraham, Sarah hath suckled children? yet have I borne a son, for his old age!
8 The baby grew up, and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a large feast.
And the child grew, and was weaned, —and Abraham made a great banquet, on the day of the weaning of Isaac.
9 But Sarah noticed that Ishmael, Hagar the Egyptian's son she'd had for Abraham, was making fun of Isaac.
And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian woman whom she had borne to Abraham laughing!
10 So she went to Abraham and told him, “You have to get rid of this slave woman and this son of hers! A slave woman's son is not going to be one of your heirs and inherit together with my son Isaac!”
So she said to Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son, —for the son of this bondwoman must not inherit with my son with Isaac.
11 Abraham felt very bad about it because Ishmael was his son.
And the word was very grievous in the eyes of Abraham, —on account of his son.
12 But God told Abraham, “Don't feel bad about the boy and the slave woman. Do whatever Sarah tells you, because it's through Isaac that your descendants will be counted.
And God said unto Abraham Let it not be grievous in thine eyes concerning the boy and concerning thy bondwoman, In all that Sarah may say unto thee, hearken to her voice, —For in Isaac, shall there be called to thee—a seed.
13 Don't worry—I will also make the son of the slave woman into a nation because he's your son.”
Yet even the son of the bondwoman, will I appoint to become, a nation, because thy seed, he is.
14 Abraham got up early the next morning. He packed up some food and a skin of water which he gave to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder. Then he sent her and the boy away. She left and wandered through the Desert of Beersheba.
So Abraham rose up early in the morning—and took bread and a skin of water and gave unto hagar, —putting them on her shoulder and the child, and sent her forth, —so she went her way and wandered, in the desert of Beer-sheba.
15 When the water ran out, she left the boy under one of the bushes.
And the water out of the skin was spent, —so she cast the child under one of the shrubs;
16 She went and sat down some way off, a few hundred yards away, saying, “I can't bear to watch my son die!” As she sat down she burst into tears.
and went and sat her down over against him at a distance like as of such as draw the bow, for she said Let me not look upon the death of the child, —So she sat down over against him, and the boy lifted up his voice, and wept
17 God heard the boy's cries, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and asked her, “What's the matter, Hagar? Don't be afraid! God has heard the boy crying from where he is.
And God heard the voice of the boy, and a messenger of God called unto Hagar out of the heavens; and said to her, What aileth thee, Hagar? Do not fear, for God hath hearkened unto the voice of the boy where he is.
18 Get up, go over and help the boy up, and encourage him, for I will make him into a great nation.”
Arise lift up the boy, and hold him up with thy hand, —for, a great nation, will I make him.
19 God opened her eyes and she saw a well nearby. She went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.
And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water, —and went and filled the skin with water, and gave drink unto the boy
20 God blessed Ishmael and he grew up, living in the desert. He became a skilled archer.
And it came to pass that God was with the boy, and he grew, —and dwelt in the desert, and he became as he grew up, an archer,
21 He lived in the Desert of Paran. His mother chose a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
And he dwelt in the desert of Paran, —and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
22 Around this time Abimelech came with Phicol, the commander of his army, to see Abraham. “God blesses you in everything you do,” Abimelech said.
And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech, with Phicol chieftain of his host, spake unto Abraham, saying, —God, is with thee in all that, thou art doing.
23 “So swear to me right here and now that you won't betray me, my children, or my descendants. In the same way I've proved I'm trustworthy to you, do the same to me and my country where you're currently living.”
Now, therefore, swear to me by God, here, that thou wilt not deal falsely by me, nor by mine offspring, nor by my descendants, —according to the lovingkindness wherewith I have dealt with thee, shalt thou deal with me, and with the land wherein thou hast sojourned.
24 “I so swear,” Abraham replied.
And Abraham said, I, will swear.
25 Then Abraham raised an issue with Abimelech of a well that Abimelech's servants had taken by force.
But Abraham reproved Abimelech, —on account of the well of water, which the servants of Abimelech had seized.
26 “I don't know who did this, and you didn't mention it before. I haven't heard anything about it until today,” Abimelech responded.
And Abimelech said, I know not, who hath done this thing, —nor hast even thou, ever told me, nor have even I, ever heard, save to-day.
27 Then Abraham gave Abimelech some of his sheep and cattle, and the two of them made an agreement.
And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave to Abimelech, —and they two solemnised a covenant
28 Abraham also separated out seven female lambs from the flock.
So then Abraham set seven young sheep of the flock by them-selves,
29 “What are these seven female lambs for that you've separated from the flock?” Abimelech asked.
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What, then mean these seven young sheep here, which thou hast set by themselves?
30 “I'm giving you these seven female lambs in return for your admission that I dug this well,” Abraham replied.
And he said, The seven young sheep, shalt thou take at my hand, —that they may serve as my witness, that I digged this well.
31 That's why he called the place Beersheba, because the two of them swore and oath to each other.
On this account, was the name of that place called Beer-sheba ["oath well"], —because there, had they two sworn.
32 After making the agreement at Beersheba, Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army left and went home to the country of the Philistines.
And when they had solemnised a covenant in Beer-sheba, —then arose Abimelech, with Phicol chief of his host, and returned unto the land of the Philistines.
33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and there he worshiped the Lord, the Eternal God.
Then planted he a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, —and called there on the name of Yahweh the age-abiding GOD.
34 Abraham lived in the country of the Philistines for a long time.
So Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.
