Genesis 21
1 Now, Yahweh, visited Sarah, as he had said, —And Yahweh did for Sarah as he had spoken.
And Jehovah hath looked after Sarah as He hath said, and Jehovah doth to Sarah as He hath 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.
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 Abraham called the name of his son that was born to him, whom, Sarah, bare 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 Abraham circumcised Isaac his son, when eight days old, —as God commanded him.
and Abraham circumciseth Isaac his son, [being] a son of eight days, as God hath commanded him.
5 Now Abraham 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 Sarah said, A laughing, hath God made for me, —Everyone that heareth will laugh with me.
and Sarah saith, 'God hath made laughter for me; every one who is hearing laugheth for 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!
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 Abraham made a great banquet, on the day of the weaning of Isaac.
And the lad groweth, and is weaned, and Abraham maketh a great banquet in the day of Isaac's being weaned;
9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian woman whom she had borne to Abraham laughing!
and Sarah seeth the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she hath borne 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.
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 And the word was very grievous in the eyes of Abraham, —on account of his son.
And the thing is very wrong in the eyes of Abraham, for his son's sake;
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 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 Yet even the son of the bondwoman, will I appoint to become, a nation, because thy seed, he is.
As to the son of the handmaid also, for a nation I set him, because he [is] thy 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 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 out of the skin was spent, —so she cast the child under one of the shrubs;
and the water is consumed from the bottle, and she placeth the lad 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 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 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 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 Arise lift up the boy, and hold him up with thy hand, —for, a great nation, will I make him.
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 water, —and went and filled the skin with water, and gave drink unto the boy
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 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 is with the youth, and he groweth, and dwelleth in the wilderness, and is 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 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, with Phicol chieftain of his host, spake unto Abraham, saying, —God, is with thee in all that, thou art doing.
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, 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.
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 Abraham said, I, will swear.
And Abraham saith, 'I — I do swear.'
25 But Abraham reproved Abimelech, —on account of the well of water, which the servants of Abimelech had seized.
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, 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 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 Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave to Abimelech, —and they two solemnised a covenant
And Abraham taketh sheep and oxen, and giveth to Abimelech, and they make, both of them, a covenant;
28 So then Abraham set seven young sheep of the flock by them-selves,
and Abraham setteth seven 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 saith unto Abraham, 'What [are] they — these seven lambs which thou hast 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 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 On this account, was the name of that place called Beer-sheba ["oath well"], —because there, had they two sworn.
therefore hath he called that place 'Beer-Sheba,' for there have both of them sworn.
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.
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 Then planted he a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, —and called there on the name of Yahweh the age-abiding GOD.
and [Abraham] planteth a tamarisk in Beer-Sheba, and preacheth there in the name of Jehovah, God age-during;
34 So Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.
and Abraham sojourneth in the land of the Philistines many days.
