Genesis 21
1 And the Lord visited Sarrha, as he said, and the Lord did to Sarrha, as he spoke.
Then the Lord visited Sarah, just as he had promised; and he fulfilled what he had spoken.
2 And she conceived and bore to Abraam a son in old age, at the set time according as the Lord spoke to him.
And she conceived and gave birth to a son in her old age, at the time that God had foretold to her.
3 And Abraam called the name of his son that was born to him, whom Sarrha bore to him, Isaac.
And Abraham called the name of his son, whom Sarah bore for him, Isaac.
4 And Abraam circumcised Isaac on the eighth day, as God commanded him.
And he circumcised him on the eighth day, just as God had instructed him,
5 And Abraam was a hundred years old when Isaac his son was born to him.
when he was one hundred years old. Indeed, at this stage of his father’s life, Isaac was born.
6 And Sarrha said, The Lord has made laughter for me, for whoever shall hear shall rejoice with me.
And Sarah said: “God has brought laughter to me. Whoever will hear of it will laugh with me.”
7 And she said, Who shall say to Abraam that Sarrha suckles a child? for I have born a child in my old age.
And again, she said: “Hearing this, who would believe Abraham, that Sarah breast-fed a son, to whom she gave birth, despite being elderly?”
8 And the child grew and was weaned, and Abraam made a great feast the day that his son Isaac was weaned.
And the boy grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day of his weaning.
9 And Sarrha having seen the son of Agar the Egyptian who was born to Abraam, sporting with Isaac her son,
And when Sarah had seen the son of Hagar the Egyptian playing with her son Isaac, she said to Abraham:
10 then she said to Abraam, Cast out this bondwoman and her son, for the son of this bondwoman shall not inherit with my son Isaac.
“Cast out this woman servant and her son. For the son of a woman servant will not be heir with my son Isaac.”
11 But the word appeared very hard before Abraam concerning his son.
Abraham took this grievously, for the sake of his son.
12 But God said to Abraam, Let it not be hard before thee concerning the child, and concerning the bondwoman; in all things whatsoever Sarrha shall say to thee, hear her voice, for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
And God said to him: “Let it not seem harsh to you concerning the boy and your woman servant. In all that Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice. For your offspring will be invoked in Isaac.
13 And moreover I will make the son of this bondwoman a great nation, because he is thy seed.
Yet I will also make the son of the woman servant into a great nation, for he is your offspring.”
14 And Abraam rose up in the morning and took loaves and a skin of water, and gave [them] to Agar, and he put the child on her shoulder, and sent her away, and she having departed wandered in the wilderness near the well of the oath.
And so Abraham arose in the morning, and taking bread and a skin of water, he placed it upon her shoulder, and he handed over the boy, and he released her. And when she had departed, she wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
15 And the water failed out of the skin, and she cast the child under a fir tree.
And when the water in the skin had been consumed, she set aside the boy, under one of the trees that were there.
16 And she departed and sat down opposite him at a distance, as it were a bow-shot, for she said, Surely I cannot see the death of my child: and she sat opposite him, and the child cried aloud and wept.
And she moved away and sat in a distant area, as far as a bow can reach. For she said, “I shall not see the boy die.” And so, sitting opposite her, he lifted up his voice and wept.
17 And God heard the voice of the child from the place where he was, and an angel of God called Agar out of heaven, and said to her, What is it, Agar? fear not, for God has heard the voice of the child from the place where he is.
But God heard the voice of the boy. And an Angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, saying: “What are you doing, Hagar? Do not be afraid. For God has heeded the voice of the boy, from the place where he is.
18 Rise up, and take the child, and hold him in thine hand, for I will make him a great nation.
Rise up. Take the boy and hold him by the hand. For I will make of him a great nation.”
19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of springing water; and she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the child drink.
And God opened her eyes. And seeing a well of water, she went and filled the skin, and she gave the boy to drink.
20 And God was with the child, and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
And God was with him. And he grew, and he stayed in the wilderness, and he became a young man, an archer.
21 And he dwelt in the wilderness, and his mother took him a wife out of Pharan of Egypt.
And he lived in the desert of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
22 And it came to pass at that time that Abimelech spoke, and Ochozath his friend, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, to Abraam, saying, God is with thee in all things, whatsoever thou mayest do.
At the same time, Abimelech and Phicol, the leader of his army, said to Abraham: “God is with you in everything that you do.
23 Now therefore swear to me by God that thou wilt not injure me, nor my seed, nor my name, but according to the righteousness which I have performed with thee thou shalt deal with me, and with the land in which thou hast sojourned.
Therefore, swear by God that you will do no harm to me, and to my posterity, and to my stock. But according to the mercy that I have done to you, you will do to me and to the land, to which you have turned as a newcomer.”
24 And Abraam said, I will swear.
And Abraham said, “I will swear.”
25 And Abraam reproved Abimelech because of the wells of water, which the servants of Abimelech took away.
And he reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which his servants had taken away by force.
26 And Abimelech said to him, I know not who has done this thing to thee, neither didst thou tell it me, neither heard I it but only to-day.
And Abimelech responded, “I do not know who did this thing, but you also did not reveal it to me, nor have I heard of it, before today.”
27 And Abraam took sheep and calves, and gave them to Abimelech, and both made a covenant.
And so Abraham took sheep and oxen, and he gave them to Abimelech. And both of them struck a pact.
28 And Abraam set seven ewe-lambs by themselves.
And Abraham set aside seven female lambs from the flock.
29 And Abimelech said to Abraam, What are these seven ewe-lambs which thou hast set alone?
Abimelech said to him, “What purpose have these seven female lambs, which you have caused to stand separately?”
30 And Abraam said, Thou shalt receive the seven ewe-lambs of me, that they may be for me as a witness, that I dug this well.
But he said, “You will receive seven female lambs from my hand, so that they may be a testimony for me, that I dug this well.”
31 Therefore he named the name of that place, The Well of the Oath, for there they both swore.
For this reason, that place was called Beersheba, because there both of them did swear.
32 And they made a covenant at the well of the oath. And there rose up Abimelech, Ochozath his friend, and Phichol the commander-in-chief of his army, and they returned to the land of the Phylistines.
And they initiated a pact on behalf of the well of oath.
33 And Abraam planted a field at the well of the oath, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.
Then Abimelech and Phicol, the leader of his army, rose up, and they returned to the land of the Palestinians. In truth, Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the Lord God Eternal.
34 And Abraam sojourned in the land of the Phylistines many days.
And he was a settler in the land of the Palestinians for many days.
