Genesis 21
1 And Jehovah hath looked after Sarah as He hath said, and Jehovah doth to Sarah as He hath spoken;
Yahweh paid attention to Sarah as he had said he would, and Yahweh did for Sarah just as he had promised.
2 and Sarah conceiveth, and beareth a son to Abraham, to his old age, at the appointed time that God hath spoken of with him;
Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
3 and Abraham calleth the name of his son who is born to him, whom Sarah hath born to him — Isaac;
Abraham named his son, the one who had been born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
4 and Abraham circumciseth Isaac his son, [being] a son of eight days, as God hath commanded him.
Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, just as God had commanded him.
5 And Abraham [is] a son of a hundred years in Isaac his son being born to him,
Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
6 and Sarah saith, 'God hath made laughter for me; every one who is hearing laugheth for me.'
Sarah said, “God has made me laugh; every one who hears will laugh with me.”
7 She saith also, 'Who hath said to Abraham, Sarah hath suckled sons, that I have born a son for his old age?'
She also said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children, and yet I have borne him a son in his old age!”
8 And the lad groweth, and is weaned, and Abraham maketh a great banquet in the day of Isaac's being weaned;
The child grew and was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
9 and Sarah seeth the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she hath borne to Abraham, mocking,
Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.
10 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.'
So she said to Abraham, “Drive out this slave woman and her son, for the son of this slave woman will not be heir with my son, with Isaac.”
11 And the thing is very wrong in the eyes of Abraham, for his son's sake;
This thing was very grievous to Abraham because of his son.
12 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.
But God said to Abraham, “Do not be grieved because of the lad, and because of your servant woman. Listen to her words in all she says to you about this matter, because it is through Isaac that your descendants will be named.
13 As to the son of the handmaid also, for a nation I set him, because he [is] thy seed.'
I will also make the son of the servant woman into a nation, because he is your descendant.”
14 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;
Abraham rose up early in the morning, took bread and a skin of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder. He gave her the boy and sent her away. She departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
15 and the water is consumed from the bottle, and she placeth the lad under one of the shrubs.
When the water in the waterskin was gone, she abandoned the child under one of the bushes.
16 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.
Then she went, and sat down a short distance from him, about the distance of a bowshot away, for she said, “Let me not look upon the death of the child.” As she sat there across from him, she lifted up her voice and wept.
17 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];
God heard the voice of the lad, and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.
18 rise, lift up the youth, and lay hold on him with thy hand, for for a great nation I set him.'
Get up, raise up the lad, and encourage him; for I will make him into a great nation.”
19 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;
Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went and filled the skin with water, and gave the lad a drink.
20 and God is with the youth, and he groweth, and dwelleth in the wilderness, and is an archer;
God was with the lad, and he grew. He lived in the wilderness and became an archer.
21 and he dwelleth in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother taketh for him a wife from the land of Egypt.
He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
22 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;
It came about at that time that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his army spoke to Abraham, saying, “God is with you in all that you do.
23 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.'
Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my offspring, nor with my descendants. Show to me and to the land in which you have been staying the same covenant faithfulness that I have shown to you.”
24 And Abraham saith, 'I — I do swear.'
Abraham said, “I swear.”
25 And Abraham reasoned with Abimelech concerning the matter of a well of water which Abimelech's servants have taken violently away,
Abraham also complained to Abimelech concerning a well of water that Abimelech's servants had seized from him.
26 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.'
Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing. You did not tell me before now; I have not heard of it until today.”
27 And Abraham taketh sheep and oxen, and giveth to Abimelech, and they make, both of them, a covenant;
So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant.
28 and Abraham setteth seven Lambs of the flock by themselves.
Then Abraham set seven female lambs of the flock by themselves.
29 And Abimelech saith unto Abraham, 'What [are] they — these seven lambs which thou hast set by themselves?'
Abimelech said to Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven female lambs that you have set by themselves?”
30 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;'
He replied, “These seven female lambs you will receive from my hand, so that it may be a witness for me, that I dug this well.”
31 therefore hath he called that place 'Beer-Sheba,' for there have both of them sworn.
So he called that place Beersheba, because there they both swore an oath.
32 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;
They made a covenant at Beersheba, and then Abimelech and Phicol, the captain of his army, returned to the land of the Philistines.
33 and [Abraham] planteth a tamarisk in Beer-Sheba, and preacheth there in the name of Jehovah, God age-during;
Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba. There he worshiped Yahweh, the eternal God.
34 and Abraham sojourneth in the land of the Philistines many days.
Abraham remained as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines many days.
