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.
Og Herren såg til Sara, som han hadde sagt, og Herren gjorde for Sara det som han hadde lova.
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.
Og Sara vart med barn, og fekk ein son med Abraham på hans gamle dagar, den tid som Gud hadde nemnt.
3 Abraham gave the name ‘Isaac’ (which means ‘he laughs’) to the son Sarah gave birth to.
Og Abraham kalla son sin, den som Sara hadde fenge, Isak.
4 Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when his son was eight days old, just as God commanded him to do.
Og Abraham umskar Isak, son sin, då han var åtte dagar gamall, som Gud hadde sagt honom fyre.
5 Abraham was 100 years old when his son Isaac was born.
Abraham var hundrad år gamall, då Isak, son hans, kom til verdi.
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.”
Og Sara sagde: «Gud hev laga det, so eg lyt læ; og alle som høyrer det, kjem til å læ åt meg.
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.”
Kven skulde vel tenkt seg og sagt det med Abraham, at Sara skulde leggja eit barn til brjostet?» sagde ho, «og no på hans gamle dagar hev eg fenge ein son!»
8 The baby grew and was weaned [when he was about three years old]. On that day, Abraham prepared a large feast to celebrate.
Og sveinen voks upp, og ho vande honom av, og Abraham gjorde eit stort gjestebod den dagen Isak vart avvand.
9 ([One day/During the feast)] Sarah noticed that Hagar’s son Ishmael was (making fun of/playing with) Isaac.
Og Sara såg at son åt Hagar frå Egyptarland, han som ho hadde fenge med Abraham, ståka og log.
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!”
Då sagde ho med Abraham: «Du skal jaga den terna der og son hennar! For ikkje skal son åt denne terna erva i hop med min son, med Isak.»
11 Abraham was very distressed about the matter, because he was concerned about his son [Ishmael].
Dei ordi gjorde Abraham hjarteleg ilt for sonen skuld.
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.
Men Gud sagde til Abraham: «Du skal ikkje hava hugilt for sveinen skuld eller terna skuld! Lyd du Sara i alt ho segjer til deg. For etter Isak skal ætti di heita.
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.”
Og sonen åt terna vil eg og gjera til eit heilt folk, etter di han er ditt barn.»
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].
Morgonen etter reis Abraham tidleg upp, og tok fram brød og ei hit med vatn; det gav han Hagar, og lagde det på herdarne hennar; og han let henne få sveinen, og bad henne fara. So gjekk ho sin veg, og vingla umkring i Be’erseba-heidi.
15 After they had drunk all the water in the container, she put her son under one of the bushes there.
Og vatnet traut i hiti. Då lagde ho sveinen ned under ein runne,
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].
og sjølv gjekk ho eit stykke burt, som eit bogeskot på lag, og sette seg der. «Eg vil ikkje sjå på at sveinen døyr, » tenkte ho; difor sette ho seg eit stykke ifrå, og ho brast i og gret.
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.
Men Gud høyrde sveinen øya seg, og Guds engel ropa frå himmelen til Hagar og sagde til henne: «Kva vantar deg, Hagar? Du tarv ikkje ottast! For Gud høyrde sveinen øya seg der han er.
18 Help your son up, and hold his hand as you leave, because I will cause his descendants to become a great nation.”
Reis deg, lyft sveinen upp, og haldt honom fast i handi; eg vil gjera honom til eit stort folk.»
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.
Og Gud opna augo hennar, so ho såg ein brunn; so gjekk ho dit, og fyllte hiti med vatn, og gav sveinen drikka.
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).
Og Gud var med sveinen, og han voks upp, og budde i øydemarki, og då han tok til å mannast, vart han bogeskyttar.
21 He lived in Paran Desert. While e was there, Hagar got a wife for him from Egypt.
Han slo seg ned i Paranheidi, og mor hans fann ei kona åt honom frå Egyptarland.
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.
I same tidi hende det at Abimelek og Pikol, som var hovding yver heren hans, kom og sagde med Abraham: «Gud er med deg i alt det du gjer.
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.”
So sver meg no her ved Gud, at du ikkje vil fara med svik mot meg eller mot borni og barneborni mine: liksom eg hev gjort vel imot deg, so skal du gjera vel imot meg og mot det landet du hev fenge tilhald i.»
24 So Abraham promised to do that.
Og Abraham sagde: «Ja, det skal eg sverja på!»
25 [Then] Abraham complained to Abimelech about one of Abraham’s wells that Abimelech’s servants had seized.
Og Abraham kjærde seg for Abimelek yver den brunnen som drengjerne hans Abimelek hadde rana til seg.
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.”
Då sagde Abimelek: «Eg veit ikkje kven som hev gjort dette. Ikkje hev du sagt meg det, og ikkje hev eg høyrt det heller fyrr no i dag.»
27 So Abraham brought some sheep and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a (treaty/peace agreement).
So tok Abraham både sauer og naut og gav Abimelek, og dei gjorde ei semja seg imillom.
28 Abraham separated seven female lambs from his flock.
Og Abraham sette sju gimberlamb av fenaden for seg sjølve.
29 Abimelech asked Abraham, “What are these seven female lambs that you have separated from the rest of your flock?”
Då sagde Abimelek med Abraham: «Kva tyder det at du hev sett desse sju lambi for seg sjølve?»
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.”
«Desse sju lambi skal du hava av meg, » svara han; «det skal vera til vitnemål for meg, at eg hev grave denne brunnen.»
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.
Difor kalla dei den staden Be’erseba. For der gjorde dei båe eiden.
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.
So gjorde dei då ei semja i Be’erseba. Og Abimelek og Pikol, hovdingen yver heren hans, tok ut og for heim att til Filistarlandet.
33 Abraham planted a (tamarisk tree/kind of tree called esel) there, and he worshiped the eternal God there.
Og Abraham sette ei tamariska i Be’erseba, og der kalla han på Herren, ævordoms Gud.
34 Abraham lived in the land of the Philistine people-group for a long time.
Og Abraham heldt lenge til i Filistarlandet.
