1 و َأظهَرَ اللهُ نِعمَةً لِسارَةَ كَما وَعَدَ. وَعَمِلَ اللهُ مَعَها كَما سَبَقَ أنْ أعلَنَ لِزَوْجِها.

And Jehovah hath looked after Sarah as He hath said, and Jehovah doth to Sarah as He hath spoken;

2 ف َحَبِلَتْ سارَةُ وَأنجَبَتْ وَلَداً لإبْراهِيمَ فِي شَيخُوخَتِهِ. وَفِي المَوْعِدِ الَّذِي سَبَقَ أنْ حَدَّدَهُ اللهُ لَها.

and Sarah conceiveth, and beareth a son to Abraham, to his old age, at the appointed time that God hath spoken of with him;

3 و َسَمَّى إبْراهِيمُ ابْنَهُ الَّذِي وَلَدَتْهُ لَهُ سارَةُ إسْحاقَ.

and Abraham calleth the name of his son who is born to him, whom Sarah hath born to him -- Isaac;

4 و َخَتَنَ إبْراهِيمُ ابْنَهُ إسْحاقَ عِنْدَما بَلَغَ ثَمانِيَةَ أيّامٍ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ، كَما أوْصاهُ اللهُ.

and Abraham circumciseth Isaac his son, a son of eight days, as God hath commanded him.

5 و َكانَ عُمْرُ إبْراهِيمَ مِئَةَ سَنَةٍ عِنْدَما رُزِقَ بِابْنِهِ إسْحاقَ.

And Abraham a son of a hundred years in Isaac his son being born to him,

6 ف َقالَتْ سارَةُ: «لَقَدْ أضحَكَنِي اللهُ. وَكُلُّ مَنْ يَسْمَعُ عَنْ هَذا سَيَضْحَكُ مَعِي.»

and Sarah saith, `God hath made laughter for me; every one who is hearing laugheth for me.'

7 و َقالَتْ أيضاً: «مَنْ كانَ يَتَخَيَّلُ أنْ يُقالَ لإبْراهِيمَ: ‹سَتُرْضِعُ سارَةُ أطفالاً›؟ لَكِنِّي أنجَبْتُ وَلَداً لَهُ فِي شَيخُوخَتِهِ.» طردُ هاجَرَ وَإسْماعيل

She saith also, `Who hath said to Abraham, Sarah hath suckled sons, that I have born a son for his old age?'

8 و َكَبِرَ الطِّفلُ وَفُطِمَ. فَأقامَ إبْراهِيمُ حَفلَةً كَبِيرَةً يَوْمَ فُطِمَ إسْحاقُ.

And the lad groweth, and is weaned, and Abraham maketh a great banquet in the day of Isaac's being weaned;

9 و َرَأتْ سارَةُ ابْنَ هاجَرَ المِصْرِيَّةَ الَّذِي وَلَدَتْهُ لإبْراهِيمَ يُضايِقُ إسْحاقَ.

and Sarah seeth the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she hath borne to Abraham, mocking,

10 ف َقالَتْ لإبْراهِيمَ: «اطرُدْ هَذِهِ الجارِيَةَ وَابْنَها بَعِيداً، لأنَّ ابْنَ هَذِهِ الجارِيَةِ لَنْ يَرِثَ مَعَ ابْنِي إسْحاقَ.»

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.'

11 ف َساءَ هَذا الأمْرُ إبْراهِيمَ كَثِيراً بِسَبَبِ ابْنِهِ إسْماعِيلَ.

And the thing is very wrong in the eyes of Abraham, for his son's sake;

12 ف َقالَ اللهُ لإبْراهِيمَ: «لا تَتَضايَقْ بِسَبَبِ ابْنِكَ وَجارِيَتِكَ، بَلِ افْعَلْ كُلَّ ما قالَتْهُ لَكَ سارَةُ. وَسَيَكُونُ لَكَ نَسلٌ بِواسِطَةِ إسْحَاقَ.

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.

13 و َسَأجعَلُ ابْنَ الجارِيَةِ أيضاً أُمَّةً، لِأنَّهُ ابْنُكَ.»

As to the son of the handmaid also, for a nation I set him, because he thy seed.'

14 ف َقامَ إبْراهِيمُ فِي الصَّباحِ الباكِرِ، وَأخَذَ طَعاماً وَقِرْبَةَ ماءٍ وَوَضَعَهُما عَلَى كَتِفِ هاجَرَ، ثُمَّ أعطاها الوَلَدَ وَأرْسَلَهُما فِي طَرِيقِهِما. فَغادَرَتْ هاجَرُ ذَلِكَ المَكانِ، وَارْتَحَلَتْ فِي صَحْراءِ بِئْرِ السَّبْعِ.

And Abraham riseth early in the morning, and taketh bread, and a bottle of water, and giveth unto Hagar (placing on her shoulder), also the lad, and sendeth her out; and she goeth on, and goeth astray in the wilderness of Beer-Sheba;

15 ف َلَمّا نَفِذَ الماءُ مِنَ القِرْبَةِ، وَضَعَتِ الوَلَدَ تَحْتَ إحدَى الأشْجارِ.

and the water is consumed from the bottle, and she placeth the lad under one of the shrubs.

16 و َذَهَبَتْ لِتَجلِسَ بَعِيداً عَنْهُ، عَلَى بُعْدِ رَمْيَةِ قَوْسٍ. إذْ قالَتْ: «لا أُرِيدُ أنْ يَمُوتَ ابْنِي تَحْتَ نَظَرِي.» فَجَلَسَتْ عَلَى مَسافَةٍ، وَأخَذَتْ تَبْكِي.

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.

17 ف َسَمِعَ اللهُ صَوْتَ الوَلَدِ. فَنادَى مَلاكُ اللهِ هاجَرَ مِنَ السَّماءِ وَقالَ لَها: «ما لَكِ، يا هاجَرُ؟ لا تَخافِي، فَاللهُ قَدْ سَمِعَ الوَلَدَ يَبْكِي هُناكَ.

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;

18 ف َقُومِي! أنْهِضِي الوَلَدَ، وَأمْسِكِيهِ جَيِّداً مِنْ يَدِهِ. فَأنا سَأجعَلُهُ أُمَّةً عَظِيمَةً.»

rise, lift up the youth, and lay hold on him with thy hand, for for a great nation I set him.'

19 ث ُمَّ أراها اللهُ بِئْرَ ماءٍ. فَذَهَبَتْ وَمَلأتِ القِرْبَةَ ماءً. ثُمَّ سَقَتِ الوَلَدَ.

And God openeth her eyes, and she seeth a well of water, and she goeth and filleth the bottle water, and causeth the youth to drink;

20 و َكانَ اللهُ مَعَ الوَلَدِ حَتَّى كَبِرَ. وَسَكَنَ إسْماعِيلُ فِي الصَّحْراءِ. وَصارَ رامِيَ سِهامٍ.

and God is with the youth, and he groweth, and dwelleth in the wilderness, and is an archer;

21 و َعاشَ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ فارانَ. وَاختارَتْ لَهُ أُمُّهُ زَوْجَةً مِنْ أرْضِ مِصْرَ. عَهْدُ إبْراهيمَ وَأبِيمالِك

and he dwelleth in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother taketh for him a wife from the land of Egypt.

22 ف ِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، قالَ أبِيمالِكُ وَمَعْهُ فِيكُولُ قائِدُ جَيشِهِ لإبْراهِيمَ: «إنَّ اللهَ مَعَكَ فِي كُلِّ ما تَفعَلُهُ.

And it cometh to pass at that time that Abimelech speaketh -- Phichol also, head of his host -- unto Abraham, saying, `God with thee in all that thou art doing;

23 ف احلِفْ لِي بِاللهِ أنَّكَ لَنْ تَلْجَأ يَوْماً إلَى الغَدْرِ فِي تَعامُلِكَ مَعِي أوْ مَعَ أبْنائِي أوْ مَعَ نَسلِي. فَكَما كُنْتُ كَرِيماً مَعَكَ، احلِفْ أنْ تَكُونَ كَرِيماً مَعِي وَمَعَ هَذِهِ الأرْضِ الَّتِي تَغَرَّبْتَ فِيها.»

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.'

24 ف َقالَ إبْراهِيمُ: «أحلِفُ.»

And Abraham saith, `I -- I do swear.'

25 ث ُمَّ اشْتَكَى إبْراهِيمُ لِأبِيمالِكَ مِنْ أنَّ عَبِيدَهُ اسْتَولُوا عَلَى بِئْرِ ماءٍ يَخُصُّهُ.

And Abraham reasoned with Abimelech concerning the matter of a well of water which Abimelech's servants have taken violently away,

26 ف َقالَ أبِيمالِكُ: «لا أعلَمُ مَنِ الَّذِي فَعَلَ هَذا. فَأنتَ لَمْ تُخبِرْنِي فِيما مَضَى، وَلَمْ أسْمَعْ بِهَذا الأمْرِ إلّا اليَوْمَ.»

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.'

27 ف َأخَذَ إبْراهِيمُ غَنَماً وَبَقَراً وَأعطاها لِأبِيمالِكَ. وَقَطَعَ الاثْنانِ بَينَهُما عَهداً.

And Abraham taketh sheep and oxen, and giveth to Abimelech, and they make, both of them, a covenant;

28 و َفَرَزَ إبْراهِيمُ سَبْعَ نِعاجٍ مِنَ القَطِيعِ.

and Abraham setteth seven Lambs of the flock by themselves.

29 ف َسَألَ أبِيمالِكُ إبْراهِيمَ: «لِماذا فِرَزْتَ هَذِهِ النِّعاجَ السَّبْعَ وَحْدَها؟»

And Abimelech saith unto Abraham, `What they -- these seven lambs which thou hast set by themselves?'

30 ف َقالَ إبْراهِيمُ: «سَتَأْخُذُ هَذِهِ النِّعاجَ السَّبْعَ مِنِّي شَهادَةً عَلَى أنِّي حَفَرْتُ هَذَهِ البِئْرَ.»

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;'

31 ف َبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ سُمِّيَتْ تِلْكَ البِئْرُ بِئْرَ سَبْعٍ، لِأنَّهُما قَطَعا عَهداً وَأقْسَما هُناكَ.

therefore hath he called that place `Beer-Sheba,' for there have both of them sworn.

32 ف َقَطَعا عَهْداً فِي بِئْرِ السَّبْعِ. وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ عادَ أبِيمالِكُ وَفِيكُولُ رَئِيسُ جَيشِهِ إلَى أرْضِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ.

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;

33 و َزَرَعَ إبْراهِيمُ شَجَرَةَ أثلٍ فِي بِئْرِ السَّبْعِ. وَهُناكَ صَلَّى بِاسمِ يهوه، الإلَهِ السَّرْمَدِيِّ.

and planteth a tamarask in Beer-Sheba, and preacheth there in the name of Jehovah, God age-during;

34 و َتَغَرَّبَ إبْراهِيمُ فِي أرْضِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ مُدَّةً طَوِيلَةً.

and Abraham sojourneth in the land of the Philistines many days.