< Genesis 16 >

1 And Sarai [the] wife of Abram not she had borne children to him and [belonged] to her a maidservant Egyptian and name her [was] Hagar.
Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bore him no children, but she had an Egyptian servant whose name was Hagar.
2 And she said Sarai to Abram here! please he has restrained me Yahweh from bearing children go please into maidservant my perhaps I will be built up (from her *LBH(a)*) and he listened Abram to [the] voice of Sarai.
Sarai said to Abram, "Look now, God has prevented me from bearing. Please go in to my servant. It may be that I will obtain children by her." Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.
3 And she took Sarai [the] wife of Abram Hagar the Egyptian maidservant her from [the] end of ten years of [the] dwelling of Abram in [the] land of Canaan and she gave her to Abram husband her of him to a wife.
So Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.
4 And he went into Hagar and she conceived and she saw that she had conceived and she became insignificant mistress her in view her.
He slept with Hagar, and she conceived. When she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
5 And she said Sarai to Abram injustice my [is] on you I I put maidservant my in bosom your and she has seen that she had conceived and I have become insignificant in view her may he judge Yahweh between me and between you.
Sarai said to Abram, "This wrong is your fault. I gave my servant into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, she despised me. God judge between me and you."
6 And he said Abram to Sarai there! maidservant your [is] in hand your do to her the good in view your and she afflicted her Sarai and she fled from before her.
But Abram said to Sarai, "Look, your servant is in your hand. Do to her whatever is good in your sight." Sarai dealt harshly with her, so she fled from her presence.
7 And he found her [the] angel of Yahweh at [the] spring of water in the wilderness at the spring on [the] way of Shur.
And the angel of God found her by a spring of water in the desert, by the spring on the way to Shur.
8 And he said O Hagar [the] maidservant of Sarai where? from this have you come and where? are you going and she said from before Sarai mistress my I [am] fleeing.
And he said, "Hagar, servant of Sarai, where did you come from, and where are you going?" And she said, "I am running away from the presence of my mistress Sarai."
9 And he said to her [the] angel of Yahweh return to mistress your and humble yourself under hands her.
The angel of the LORD said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit yourself to her authority."
10 And he said to her [the] angel of Yahweh certainly I will increase offspring your and not it will be counted from multitude.
The angel of the LORD said to her, "I will greatly multiply your descendants, so that they will be too numerous to count."
11 And he said to her [the] angel of Yahweh here you [are] pregnant and you will bear a son and you will call name his Ishmael for he has listened Yahweh to affliction your.
Then the angel of God said to her, "Look, you are with child, and will bear a son. You are to name him Ishmael, because God has heard your affliction.
12 And he he will be a wild donkey of a man hand his [will be] on everyone and [the] hand of everyone [will be] on him and on [the] face of all brothers his he will dwell.
He will be like a wild donkey among men. His hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him. And he will live away from all of his brothers."
13 And she called [the] name of Yahweh who spoke to her you [are] a God of seeing for she said ¿ also here have I seen [the] back of [the] [one who] sees me.
And she called his name, the one who spoke to her, "You are El Roi," for she said, "Here I have seen the one who sees me."
14 There-fore someone called the well Beer Lahai Roi there! [it is] between Kadesh and between Bered.
Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. Look, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
15 And she bore Hagar to Abram a son and he called Abram [the] name of son his whom she had borne Hagar Ishmael.
Hagar bore a son for Abram. Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.
16 And Abram [was] a son of eighty year[s] and six years when bore Hagar Ishmael to Abram.
Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

< Genesis 16 >