1 Mosebok 21
1 Og Herren så til Sara som han hadde sagt, og Herren gjorde med Sara som han hadde lovt.
Yahweh was very kind to Sarah, just as he said he would be. He did for Sarah exactly what he promised to do.
2 Sara blev fruktsommelig og fødte Abraham en sønn i hans alderdom på den fastsatte tid som Gud hadde talt til ham om.
She became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Abraham when he was very old, at the time God promised it would happen.
3 Og Abraham kalte den sønn han hadde fått, den som Sara hadde født ham, Isak.
Abraham gave the name ‘Isaac’ (which means ‘he laughs’) to the son Sarah gave birth to.
4 Og Abraham omskar Isak, sin sønn, da han var åtte dager gammel, således som Gud hadde befalt ham.
Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when his son was eight days old, just as God commanded him to do.
5 Abraham var hundre år gammel da han fikk sin sønn Isak.
Abraham was 100 years old when his son Isaac was born.
6 Da sa Sara: Gud har gjort det så at jeg må le; alle som hører dette, vil le av mig.
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.”
7 Og hun sa: Hvem skulde vel ha sagt til Abraham at Sara gir barn å die? Og nu har jeg født ham en sønn i hans alderdom.
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.”
8 Og gutten vokste op og blev avvent; og Abraham gjorde et stort gjestebud den dag Isak blev avvent.
The baby grew and was weaned [when he was about three years old]. On that day, Abraham prepared a large feast to celebrate.
9 Og Sara så at egypterkvinnen Hagars sønn, som hun hadde født Abraham, spottet,
([One day/During the feast)] Sarah noticed that Hagar’s son Ishmael was (making fun of/playing with) Isaac.
10 og hun sa til Abraham: Driv ut denne trælkvinne og hennes sønn! For denne trælkvinnes sønn skal ikke arve med min sønn, med Isak.
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!”
11 Dette gjorde Abraham meget ondt for hans sønns skyld.
Abraham was very distressed about the matter, because he was concerned about his son [Ishmael].
12 Men Gud sa til Abraham: La det ikke gjøre dig ondt for guttens og for din trælkvinnes skyld! Lyd Sara i alt det hun sier til dig! For i Isak skal det nevnes dig en ætt.
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.
13 Men også trælkvinnens sønn vil jeg gjøre til et folk, fordi han er din sønn.
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.”
14 Da stod Abraham tidlig op om morgenen og tok brød og en skinnsekk med vann og gav Hagar og la det på hennes skulder; han gav henne også gutten med og lot henne fare. Og hun gikk avsted og for vill i Be'erseba-ørkenen.
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].
15 Da det var forbi med vannet i sekken, kastet hun gutten fra sig under en busk
After they had drunk all the water in the container, she put her son under one of the bushes there.
16 og gikk bort og satte sig et stykke ifra, sa langt som et bueskudd; for hun tenkte: Jeg vil ikke se på at gutten dør. Så satt hun et stykke ifra og brast i gråt.
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].
17 Men Gud hørte gutten ynke sig, og Guds engel ropte til Hagar fra himmelen og sa til henne: Hvad fattes dig, Hagar? Frykt ikke! For Gud har hørt gutten ynke sig der han ligger.
[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.
18 Reis dig, løft gutten op og hold ham ved hånden! For jeg vil gjøre ham til et stort folk.
Help your son up, and hold his hand as you leave, because I will cause his descendants to become a great nation.”
19 Og Gud åpnet hennes øine, så hun så en brønn; da gikk hun dit og fylte sekken med vann og gav gutten å drikke.
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.
20 Og Gud var med gutten; han blev stor og bodde i ørkenen, og da han vokste til, blev han bueskytter.
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).
21 Han bosatte sig i ørkenen Paran, og hans mor tok en hustru til ham fra Egypten.
He lived in Paran Desert. While e was there, Hagar got a wife for him from Egypt.
22 Ved denne tid kom Abimelek og Pikol, hans hærfører, og sa til Abraham: Gud er med dig i alt det du gjør.
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.
23 Så tilsverg mig nu her ved Gud at du ikke vil fare med svik mot mig og mine barn og min ætt! Likesom jeg har vist godhet mot dig, så skal du gjøre det samme mot mig og mot det land du bor i som fremmed.
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.”
24 Da sa Abraham: Ja, det skal jeg tilsverge dig.
So Abraham promised to do that.
25 Men Abraham gikk i rette med Abimelek for en brønn som Abimeleks tjenere hadde tatt med vold.
[Then] Abraham complained to Abimelech about one of Abraham’s wells that Abimelech’s servants had seized.
26 Da sa Abimelek: Jeg vet ikke hvem som har gjort dette; hverken har du sagt mig det, eller har jeg hørt det før idag.
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.”
27 Da tok Abraham småfe og storfe og gav Abimelek, og de gjorde en pakt med hverandre.
So Abraham brought some sheep and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a (treaty/peace agreement).
28 Og Abraham stilte syv får av småfeet for sig selv.
Abraham separated seven female lambs from his flock.
29 Da sa Abimelek til Abraham Hvad skal disse syv får her som du har stilt for sig selv?
Abimelech asked Abraham, “What are these seven female lambs that you have separated from the rest of your flock?”
30 Han svarte: Disse syv får skal du ta imot av mig; det skal være til et vidnesbyrd for mig at jeg har gravd denne brønn.
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.”
31 Derfor kalte de dette sted Be'erseba; for der gjorde de begge sin ed.
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.
32 Så gjorde de da en pakt i Be'erseba; og Abimelek og Pikol, hans hærfører, brøt op og vendte tilbake til filistrenes land.
After they made the agreement at Beersheba, Abimelech and his army commander, Phicol, left, and returned to the land of the Philistine people-group.
33 Og Abraham plantet en tamarisk i Be'erseba, og der påkalte han Herrens, den evige Guds navn.
Abraham planted a (tamarisk tree/kind of tree called esel) there, and he worshiped the eternal God there.
34 Og Abraham bodde som fremmed i filistrenes land en lang tid.
Abraham lived in the land of the Philistine people-group for a long time.
