Genesis 21
1 Now, Yahweh, visited Sarah, as he had said, —And Yahweh did for Sarah as he had spoken.
And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had spoken.
2 So, Sarah, conceived and bare, to Abraham, a son, for his old age, at the set time, of which God had spoken with him.
For 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 that was born to him, whom, Sarah, bare to him, Isaac.
And Abraham called the name of his son that was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
4 And Abraham circumcised Isaac his son, when eight days old, —as God commanded him.
And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
5 Now Abraham was a hundred years old, —when Isaac his son was born to him.
And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born to him.
6 And Sarah said, A laughing, hath God made for me, —Everyone that heareth will laugh with me.
And Sarah said, God has made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
7 And she said—Who would have announced to Abraham, Sarah hath suckled children? yet have I borne a son, for his old age!
And she said, Who would have said to Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.
8 And the child grew, and was weaned, —and Abraham made a great banquet, on the day of the weaning of Isaac.
And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian woman whom she had borne to Abraham laughing!
And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born to Abraham, mocking.
10 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.
Why she said to Abraham, Cast out this female slave and her son: for the son of this female slave shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
11 And the word was very grievous in the eyes of Abraham, —on account of his son.
And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son.
12 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.
And God said to Abraham, Let it not be grievous in your sight because of the lad, and because of your female slave; in all that Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac shall your seed be called.
13 Yet even the son of the bondwoman, will I appoint to become, a nation, because thy seed, he is.
And also of the son of the female slave will I make a nation, because he is your seed.
14 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.
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
15 And the water out of the skin was spent, —so she cast the child under one of the shrubs;
And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
16 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
And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow shot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.
17 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.
And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, What ails you, Hagar? fear not; for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.
18 Arise lift up the boy, and hold him up with thy hand, —for, a great nation, will I make him.
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in your hand; for I will make him a great nation.
19 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
And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
20 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,
And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelled in the wilderness, and became an archer.
21 And he dwelt in the desert of Paran, —and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
And he dwelled in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
22 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.
And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spoke to Abraham, saying, God is with you in all that you do:
23 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.
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 wherein you have sojourned.
24 And Abraham said, I, will swear.
And Abraham said, I will swear.
25 But Abraham reproved Abimelech, —on account of the well of water, which the servants of Abimelech had seized.
And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.
26 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.
And Abimelech said, I know not who has done this thing; neither did you tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.
27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave to Abimelech, —and they two solemnised a covenant
And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
28 So then Abraham set seven young sheep of the flock by them-selves,
And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What, then mean these seven young sheep here, which thou hast set by themselves?
And Abimelech said to Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves?
30 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.
And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shall you take of my hand, that they may be a witness to me, that I have dig this well.
31 On this account, was the name of that place called Beer-sheba ["oath well"], —because there, had they two sworn.
Why he called that place Beersheba; because there they swore both of them.
32 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.
Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
33 Then planted he a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, —and called there on the name of Yahweh the age-abiding GOD.
And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
34 So Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.
And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines’ land many days.
