1 N ow Abram’s wife Sarai had not given birth to any children. She had a woman servant from Egypt whose name was Hagar.

And Sarai Abram's wife did not bear him. And she had an Egyptian maidservant; and her name was Hagar.

2 S o Sarai said to Abram, “Now see, the Lord has kept me from having children. Go in to the woman who serves me. It may be that I will get children through her.” Abram listened to what Sarai said.

And Sarai said to Abram, Behold now, Jehovah has shut me up, that I do not bear. Go in, I pray thee, to my maidservant: it may be that I shall be built up by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

3 S o Abram’s wife Sarai took Hagar the Egyptian, who served her, and gave her to her husband Abram as his wife. That was after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan.

And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar, the Egyptian, her maidservant, at the end of ten years that Abram had dwelt in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram, as his wife.

4 H e went in to Hagar, and she was going to have a child. And when she saw that she was going to have a child, she began to hate Sarai.

And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was lightly esteemed in her eyes.

5 T hen Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you. I gave the woman who served me into your arms. But when she saw that she was going to have a child, she began to hate me. May the Lord judge who is guilty or not between you and me.”

And Sarai said to Abram, My wrong be on thee! I have given my maidservant into thy bosom; and now she sees that she has conceived, I am lightly esteemed in her eyes. Jehovah judge between me and thee!

6 B ut Abram said to Sarai, “See, the woman who serves you is in your power. Do what you want with her.” So Sarai made it hard for Hagar. And Hagar ran away from her.

And Abram said to Sarai, Behold, thy maidservant is in thy hand: do to her what is good in thine eyes. And Sarai oppressed her; and she fled from her face.

7 T he angel of the Lord found Hagar by a well of water in the desert on the way to Shur.

And the Angel of Jehovah found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.

8 H e said, “Hagar, you who serve Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?” And she said, “I am running away from Sarai, the one I serve.”

And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maidservant, whence comest thou? and whither art thou going? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.

9 T hen the angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your boss. Put yourself under her power.”

And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

10 T he angel of the Lord said to her, “I will give you so many people in your family through the years that they will be too many to number.”

And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

11 T he angel of the Lord also said to her, “See, you are going to have a child. And you will give birth to a son. You will give him the name Ishmael, because the Lord has heard how you have suffered.

And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah hath hearkened to thy affliction.

12 H e will be a wild donkey of a man. His hand will be against all people. And the hand of all people will be against him. He will live to the east of all his brothers.”

And he will be a wild-ass of a man, his hand against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell before the face of all his brethren.

13 S o Hagar gave this name to the Lord Who spoke to her, “You are a God Who sees.” For she said, “Have I even stayed alive here after seeing Him?”

And she called the name of Jehovah who spoke to her, Thou art the God who reveals himself, for she said, Also here have I seen after he has revealed himself.

14 S o the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. It is between Kadesh and Bered.

Therefore the well was named Beer-lahai-roi: behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

15 H agar gave birth to Abram’s son. And Abram gave his son who was born of Hagar the name 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 gave birth to his son Ishmael.

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