1 N ow Sarai, Abram’s wife had borne him no children, and she had an Egyptian maid whose name was Hagar.

Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. She had an Egyptian maid whose name was Hagar.

2 S o Sarai said to Abram, “Now behold, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Please go in to my maid; perhaps I will obtain children through her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.

And Sarai said to Abram, See here, the Lord has restrained me from bearing. I am asking you to have intercourse with my maid; it may be that I can obtain children by her. And Abram listened to and heeded what Sarai said.

3 A fter Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Abram’s wife Sarai took Hagar the Egyptian, her maid, and gave her to her husband Abram as his wife.

So Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar her Egyptian maid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.

4 H e went in to Hagar, and she conceived; and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her sight.

And he had intercourse with Hagar, and she became pregnant; and when she saw that she was with child, she looked with contempt upon her mistress and despised her.

5 A nd Sarai said to Abram, “ May the wrong done me be upon you. I gave my maid into your arms, but when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her sight. May the Lord judge between you and me.”

Then Sarai said to Abram, May my wrong and deprivation of rights be upon you! I gave my maid into your bosom, and when she saw that she was with child, I was contemptible and despised in her eyes. May the Lord be the judge between you and me.

6 B ut Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your power; do to her what is good in your sight.” So Sarai treated her harshly, and she fled from her presence.

But Abram said to Sarai, See here, your maid is in your hands and power; do as you please with her. And when Sarai dealt severely with her, humbling and afflicting her, she fled from her.

7 N ow the angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.

But the Angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness on the road to Shur.

8 H e said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where have you come from and where are you going?” And she said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.”

And He said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where did you come from, and where are you intending to go? And she said, I am running away from my mistress Sarai.

9 T hen the angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit yourself to her authority.”

The Angel of the Lord said to her, Go back to your mistress and submit to her control.

10 M oreover, the angel of the Lord said to her, “ I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be too many to count.”

Also the Angel of the Lord said to her, I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be numbered for multitude.

11 T he angel of the Lord said to her further, “Behold, you are with child, And you will bear a son; And you shall call his name Ishmael, Because the Lord has given heed to your affliction.

And the Angel of the Lord continued, See now, you are with child and shall bear a son, and shall call his name Ishmael, because the Lord has heard and paid attention to your affliction.

12 “ He will be a wild donkey of a man, His hand will be against everyone, And everyone’s hand will be against him; And he will live to the east of all his brothers.”

And he will be as a wild ass among men; his hand will be against every man and every man’s hand against him, and he will live to the east and on the borders of all his kinsmen.

13 T hen she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “ You are a God who sees”; for she said, “ Have I even remained alive here after seeing Him?”

So she called the name of the Lord Who spoke to her, You are a God of seeing, for she said, Have I even here looked upon Him Who sees me ? Or have I here also seen Him Who sees me?

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

Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; it is between Kadesh and Bered.

15 S o Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram called the name of his son whom Hagar bore Ishmael.

16 A bram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.

Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael.