Genesis 21
1 Yahweh was very kind to Sarah, just as he said he would be. He did for Sarah exactly what he promised to do.
Visitavit autem Dominus Saram, sicut promiserat: et implevit quae locutus est.
2 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Abraham when he was very old, at the time God promised it would happen.
Concepitque et peperit filium in senectute sua, tempore quo praedixerat ei Deus.
3 Abraham gave the name ‘Isaac’ (which means ‘he laughs’) to the son Sarah gave birth to.
Vocavitque Abraham nomen filii sui, quem genuit ei Sara, Isaac:
4 Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when his son was eight days old, just as God commanded him to do.
et circumcidit eum octavo die, sicut praeceperat ei Deus,
5 Abraham was 100 years old when his son Isaac was born.
cum centum esset annorum: hac quippe aetate patris, natus est Isaac.
6 And Sarah said, “[Although I was sad before because I did not have any children], God has now enabled me to laugh, and everyone who hears about what God has done for me will laugh with me.”
Dixitque Sara: Risum fecit mihi Deus: quicumque audierit, corridebit mihi.
7 Then she also said, “No one would have said to Abraham that some day Sarah would nurse a child, but I have given birth to a son when Abraham is very old.”
Rursumque ait: Quis auditurus crederet Abraham quod Sara lactaret filium, quem peperit ei iam seni?
8 The baby grew and was weaned [when he was about three years old]. On that day, Abraham prepared a large feast to celebrate.
Crevit igitur puer, et ablactatus est: fecitque Abraham grande convivium in die ablactationis eius.
9 ([One day/During the feast)] Sarah noticed that Hagar’s son Ishmael was (making fun of/playing with) Isaac.
Cumque vidisset Sara filium Agar Aegyptiae ludentem cum Isaac filio suo, dixit ad Abraham:
10 So she said to Abraham, “Get rid of that slave woman from Egypt and her son! I do not want the son of that slave woman to be alone (OR, to be an heir along with) my son, Isaac!”
Eiice ancillam hanc, et filium eius: non enim erit heres filius ancillae cum filio meo Isaac.
11 Abraham was very distressed about the matter, because he was concerned about his son [Ishmael].
Dure accepit hoc Abraham pro filio suo.
12 But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about your son, Ishmael, and about your maidservant, Hagar. Do everything that Sarah tells you to do. Listen to her, because Isaac is the one who will be considered the ancestor of the descendants I promised to give you.
Cui dixit Deus: Non tibi videatur asperum super puero, et super ancilla tua: omnia quae dixerit tibi Sara, audi vocem eius: quia in Isaac vocabitur tibi semen.
13 But I will also cause the son of your maidservant to be the ancestor of the people of a great nation [MTY], because he is also your son.”
Sed et filium ancillae faciam in gentem magnam, quia semen tuum est.
14 So Abraham got up early the next morning. He got some food ready, put water in a container, and gave them to Hagar. He put them [in a bag] on her shoulder and sent them away. They wandered in the desert near Beersheba [town].
Surrexit itaque Abraham mane, et tollens panem et utrem aquae, imposuit scapulae eius, tradiditque puerum, et dimisit eam. Quae cum abiisset, errabat in solitudine Bersabee.
15 After they had drunk all the water in the container, she put her son under one of the bushes there.
Cumque consumpta esset aqua in utre, abiecit puerum subter unam arborem, quae ibi erat.
16 Then she went and sat nearby, about (as far as someone can shoot an arrow/100 meters away), because she thought, “I cannot endure seeing my son die!” As she sat there, she began to cry [loudly] [MTY].
Et abiit, seditque e regione procul quantum potest arcus iacere. dixit enim: Non videbo morientem puerum: et sedens contra, levavit vocem suam et flevit.
17 [The boy was crying too.] And God heard the boy crying. So he caused one of his angels to call out from heaven to Hagar, saying, “Hagar, are you worried about something? Do not be afraid, because God has heard the boy crying there.
Exaudivit autem Deus vocem pueri: vocavitque Angelus Dei Agar de caelo, dicens: Quid agis Agar? noli timere: exaudivit enim Deus vocem pueri de loco in quo est.
18 Help your son up, and hold his hand as you leave, because I will cause his descendants to become a great nation.”
Surge, tolle puerum, et tene manum illius: quia in gentem magnam faciam eum.
19 Then God showed her a well of water. So she went to the well and filled the container with water, and gave the boy a drink.
Aperuitque oculos eius Deus: quae videns puteum aquae, abiit, et implevit utrem, deditque puero bibere.
20 God helped the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became a good (archer/man who hunts with bow and arrows).
Et fuit cum eo: qui crevit, et moratus est in solitudine, factusque est iuvenis sagittarius.
21 He lived in Paran Desert. While e was there, Hagar got a wife for him from Egypt.
Habitavitque in deserto Pharan, et accepit illi mater sua uxorem de terra Aegypti.
22 At that time, [King] Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, “It is clear that God helps you with everything that you do.
Eodem tempore dixit Abimelech, et Phicol princeps exercitus eius ad Abraham: Deus tecum est in universis quae agis.
23 So now (solemnly promise/swear) to me here, as God is listening, that you will (not deceive/act fairly to) me and my children and my descendants, in return for my being kind to you. Be kind to me and to all the people here in the country where you are now living.”
Iura ergo per Deum, ne noceas mihi, et posteris meis, stirpique meae: sed iuxta misericordiam, quam feci tibi, facies mihi, et terrae in qua versatus es advena.
24 So Abraham promised to do that.
Dixitque Abraham: Ego iurabo.
25 [Then] Abraham complained to Abimelech about one of Abraham’s wells that Abimelech’s servants had seized.
Et increpavit Abimelech propter puteum aquae quem vi abstulerunt servi eius.
26 But Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done that. You did not tell me previously, and I did not hear about it until today.”
Responditque Abimelech: Nescivi quis fecerit hanc rem: sed et tu non indicasti mihi, et ego non audivi praeter hodie.
27 So Abraham brought some sheep and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a (treaty/peace agreement).
Tulit itaque Abraham oves et boves, et dedit Abimelech: percusseruntque ambo foedus.
28 Abraham separated seven female lambs from his flock.
Et statuit Abraham septem agnas gregis seorsum.
29 Abimelech asked Abraham, “What are these seven female lambs that you have separated from the rest of your flock?”
Cui dixit Abimelech: Quid sibi volunt septem agnae istae, quas stare fecisti seorsum?
30 Abraham replied, “I want you truly to accept these female lambs from me [SYN], so that it may be a (public witness/proof) that this well belongs to me because I dug it.”
At ille: Septem, inquit, agnas accipies de manu mea: ut sint mihi in testimonium, quoniam ego fodi puteum istum.
31 So Abimelech accepted the animals, and as a result they called that place Beersheba, [which means ‘Friendship Agreement Well’, ] because there the two of them made that agreement.
Idcirco vocatus est locus ille Bersabee: quia ibi uterque iuravit.
32 After they made the agreement at Beersheba, Abimelech and his army commander, Phicol, left, and returned to the land of the Philistine people-group.
Et inierunt foedus pro puteo iuramenti.
33 Abraham planted a (tamarisk tree/kind of tree called esel) there, and he worshiped the eternal God there.
Surrexit autem Abimelech, et Phicol princeps exercitus eius, reversique sunt in terram Palaestinorum. Abraham vero plantavit nemus in Bersabee, et invocavit ibi nomen Domini Dei aeterni.
34 Abraham lived in the land of the Philistine people-group for a long time.
Et fuit colonus terrae Palaestinorum diebus multis.
