1 N ow Sarai, Abram's wife, bare him no children: and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

2 A nd Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, Jehovah hath restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may be that I shall obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

3 A nd Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.

4 A nd he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

5 A nd Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I gave my handmaid into they bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: Jehovah judge between me and thee.

6 B ut Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with her, and she fled from her face.

7 A nd the angel of Jehovah found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

8 A nd he said, Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.

9 A nd the angel of Jehovah said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

10 A nd the angel of Jehovah said unto her, I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

11 A nd the angel of Jehovah said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah hath heard thy affliction.

12 A nd he shall be as a wild ass among men; his hand shall be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell over against all his brethren.

13 A nd she called the name of Jehovah that spake unto her, Thou art a God that seeth: for she said, Have I even here looked after him that seeth me?

14 W herefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

15 A nd Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bare, Ishmael.

16 A nd Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.