1 A nd Jehovah hath looked after Sarah as He hath said, and Jehovah doth to Sarah as He hath spoken;

Then the Lord took note of Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had promised.

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

So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him.

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

Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.

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

Then Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.

5 A nd Abraham a son of a hundred years in Isaac his son being born to him,

Now Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

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

Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me.”

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

And she said, “ Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”

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

The child grew and was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. Sarah Turns against Hagar

9 a nd Sarah seeth the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she hath borne to Abraham, mocking,

Now Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.

10 a nd 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.'

Therefore she said to Abraham, “ Drive out this maid and her son, for the son of this maid shall not be an heir with my son Isaac.”

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

The matter distressed Abraham greatly because of his son.

12 a nd 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.

But God said to Abraham, “ Do not be distressed because of the lad and your maid; whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her, for through Isaac your descendants shall be named.

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

And of the son of the maid I will make a nation also, because he is your descendant.”

14 A nd 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;

So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the boy, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba.

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

When the water in the skin was used up, she left the boy under one of the bushes.

16 A nd 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.

Then she went and sat down opposite him, about a bowshot away, for she said, “Do not let me see the boy die.” And she sat opposite him, and lifted up her voice and wept.

17 A nd 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;

God heard the lad crying; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What is the matter with you, Hagar? Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.

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

Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him by the hand, for I will make a great nation of him.”

19 A nd 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;

Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the skin with water and gave the lad a drink.

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

God was with the lad, and he grew; and he lived in the wilderness and became an archer.

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

He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt. Covenant with Abimelech

22 A nd 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;

Now it came about at that time that Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, “ God is with you in all that you do;

23 a nd 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.'

now therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my offspring or with my posterity, but according to the kindness that I have shown to you, you shall show to me and to the land in which you have sojourned.”

24 A nd Abraham saith, `I -- I do swear.'

Abraham said, “I swear it.”

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

But Abraham complained to Abimelech because of the well of water which the servants of Abimelech had seized.

26 a nd 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.'

And Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, nor did I hear of it until today.”

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

Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant.

28 a nd Abraham setteth seven Lambs of the flock by themselves.

Then Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.

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

Abimelech said to Abraham, “What do these seven ewe lambs mean, which you have set by themselves?”

30 A nd 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;'

He said, “You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand so that it may be a witness to me, that I dug this well.”

31 t herefore hath he called that place `Beer-Sheba,' for there have both of them sworn.

Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because there the two of them took an oath.

32 A nd 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;

So they made a covenant at Beersheba; and Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, arose and returned to the land of the Philistines.

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

Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the Lord, the Everlasting God.

34 a nd Abraham sojourneth in the land of the Philistines many days.

And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines for many days.