< Genesis 21 >
1 And the Lord visited Sarrha, as he said, and the Lord did to Sarrha, as he spoke.
And Jehovah hath looked after Sarah as He hath said, and Jehovah doth to Sarah as He hath spoken;
2 And she conceived and bore to Abraam a son in old age, at the set time according as the Lord spoke to him.
and Sarah conceiveth, and beareth a son to Abraham, to his old age, at the appointed time that God hath spoken of with him;
3 And Abraam called the name of his son that was born to him, whom Sarrha bore to him, Isaac.
and Abraham calleth the name of his son who is born to him, whom Sarah hath born to him — Isaac;
4 And Abraam circumcised Isaac on the eighth day, as God commanded him.
and Abraham circumciseth Isaac his son, [being] a son of eight days, as God hath commanded him.
5 And Abraam was a hundred years old when Isaac his son was born to him.
And Abraham [is] a son of a hundred years in Isaac his son being born to him,
6 And Sarrha said, The Lord has made laughter for me, for whoever shall hear shall rejoice with me.
and Sarah saith, 'God hath made laughter for me; every one who is hearing laugheth for me.'
7 And she said, Who shall say to Abraam that Sarrha suckles a child? for I have born a child in my old age.
She saith also, 'Who hath said to Abraham, Sarah hath suckled sons, that I have born a son for his old age?'
8 And the child grew and was weaned, and Abraam made a great feast the day that his son Isaac was weaned.
And the lad groweth, and is weaned, and Abraham maketh a great banquet in the day of Isaac's being weaned;
9 And Sarrha having seen the son of Agar the Egyptian who was born to Abraam, sporting with Isaac her son,
and Sarah seeth the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she hath borne to Abraham, mocking,
10 then she said to Abraam, Cast out this bondwoman and her son, for the son of this bondwoman shall not inherit with my son Isaac.
and she saith to Abraham, 'Cast out this handmaid and her son; for the son of this handmaid hath no possession with my son — with Isaac.'
11 But the word appeared very hard before Abraam concerning his son.
And the thing is very wrong in the eyes of Abraham, for his son's sake;
12 But God said to Abraam, Let it not be hard before you concerning the child, and concerning the bondwoman; in all things whatever Sarrha shall say to you, hear her voice, for in Isaac shall your seed be called.
and God saith unto Abraham, 'Let it not be wrong in thine eyes because of the youth, and because of thy handmaid: all that Sarah saith unto thee — hearken to her voice, for in Isaac is a seed called to thee.
13 And moreover I will make the son of this bondwoman a great nation, because he is your seed.
As to the son of the handmaid also, for a nation I set him, because he [is] thy seed.'
14 And Abraam rose up in the morning and took loaves and a skin of water, and gave [them] to Agar, and he put the child on her shoulder, and sent her away, and she having departed wandered in the wilderness near the well of the oath.
And Abraham riseth early in the morning, and taketh bread, and a bottle of water, and giveth unto Hagar (placing [it] on her shoulder), also the lad, and sendeth her out; and she goeth on, and goeth astray in the wilderness of Beer-Sheba;
15 And the water failed out of the skin, and she cast the child under a fir tree.
and the water is consumed from the bottle, and she placeth the lad under one of the shrubs.
16 And she departed and sat down opposite him at a distance, as it were a bow-shot, for she said, Surely I can’t see the death of my child: and she sat opposite him, and the child cried aloud and wept.
And she goeth and sitteth by herself over-against, afar off, about a bow-shot, for she said, 'Let me not look on the death of the lad;' and she sitteth over-against, and lifteth up her voice, and weepeth.
17 And God heard the voice of the child from the place where he was, and an angel of God called Agar out of heaven, and said to her, What is it, Agar? fear not, for God has heard the voice of the child from the place where he is.
And God heareth the voice of the youth; and the messenger of God calleth unto Hagar from the heavens, and saith to her, 'What to thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath hearkened unto the voice of the youth where he [is];
18 Rise up, and take the child, and hold him in your hand, for I will make him a great nation.
rise, lift up the youth, and lay hold on him with thy hand, for for a great nation I set him.'
19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of springing water; and she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the child drink.
And God openeth her eyes, and she seeth a well of water, and she goeth and filleth the bottle [with] water, and causeth the youth to drink;
20 And God was with the child, and he grew and lived in the wilderness, and became an archer.
and God is with the youth, and he groweth, and dwelleth in the wilderness, and is an archer;
21 And he lived in the wilderness, and his mother took him a wife out of Pharan of Egypt.
and he dwelleth in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother taketh for him a wife from the land of Egypt.
22 And it came to pass at that time that Abimelech spoke, and Ochozath his friend, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, to Abraam, saying, God is with you in all things, whatever you may do.
And it cometh to pass at that time that Abimelech speaketh — Phichol also, head of his host — unto Abraham, saying, 'God [is] with thee in all that thou art doing;
23 Now therefore swear to me by God that you will not injure me, nor my seed, nor my name, but according to the righteousness which I have performed with you you shall deal with me, and with the land in which you have sojourned.
and now, swear to me by God here: thou dost not lie to me, or to my continuator, or to my successor; according to the kindness which I have done with thee thou dost with me, and with the land in which thou hast sojourned.'
24 And Abraam said, I will swear.
And Abraham saith, 'I — I do swear.'
25 And Abraam reproved Abimelech because of the wells of water, which the servants of Abimelech took away.
And Abraham reasoned with Abimelech concerning the matter of a well of water which Abimelech's servants have taken violently away,
26 And Abimelech said to him, I know not who has done this thing to you, neither did you tell it me, neither heard I it but only today.
and Abimelech saith, 'I have not known who hath done this thing, and even thou didst not declare to me, and I also, I have not heard save to-day.'
27 And Abraam took sheep and calves, and gave them to Abimelech, and both made a covenant.
And Abraham taketh sheep and oxen, and giveth to Abimelech, and they make, both of them, a covenant;
28 And Abraam set seven ewe-lambs by themselves.
and Abraham setteth seven Lambs of the flock by themselves.
29 And Abimelech said to Abraam, What are these seven ewe-lambs which you have set alone?
And Abimelech saith unto Abraham, 'What [are] they — these seven lambs which thou hast set by themselves?'
30 And Abraam said, You shall receive the seven ewe-lambs of me, that they may be for me as a witness, that I dug this well.
And he saith, 'For — the seven lambs thou dost accept from my hand, so that it becometh a witness for me that I have digged this well;'
31 Therefore he named the name of that place, The Well of the Oath, for there they both swore.
therefore hath he called that place 'Beer-Sheba,' for there have both of them sworn.
32 And they made a covenant at the well of the oath. And there rose up Abimelech, Ochozath his friend, and Phichol the commander-in-chief of his army, and they returned to the land of the Phylistines.
And they make a covenant in Beer-Sheba, and Abimelech riseth — Phichol also, head of his host — and they turn back unto the land of the Philistines;
33 And Abraam planted a field at the well of the oath, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.
and [Abraham] planteth a tamarisk in Beer-Sheba, and preacheth there in the name of Jehovah, God age-during;
34 And Abraam sojourned in the land of the Phylistines many days.
and Abraham sojourneth in the land of the Philistines many days.