Genesis 21
1 And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
Yahweh paid attention to Sarah as he had said he would, and Yahweh did for Sarah just as he had promised.
2 For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
Abraham named his son, the one who had been born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, just as God had commanded him.
5 And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.
Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
6 And Sarah said, God has made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
Sarah said, “God has made me laugh; every one who hears will laugh with me.”
7 And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.
She also said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children, and yet I have borne him a son in his old age!”
8 And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
The child grew and was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.
Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.
10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
So she said to Abraham, “Drive out this slave woman and her son, for the son of this slave woman will not be heir with my son, with Isaac.”
11 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.
This thing was very grievous to Abraham because of his son.
12 And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in your sight because of the lad, and because of your bondwoman; in all that Sarah has said unto you, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall your seed be called.
But God said to Abraham, “Do not be grieved because of the lad, and because of your servant woman. Listen to her words in all she says to you about this matter, because it is through Isaac that your descendants will be named.
13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is your seed.
I will also make the son of the servant woman into a nation, because he is your descendant.”
14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
Abraham rose up early in the morning, took bread and a skin of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder. He gave her the boy and sent her away. She departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
When the water in the waterskin was gone, she abandoned the child under one of the bushes.
16 And she went, and sat her down opposite to him a good way off, as it were a bow shot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat opposite to him, and lift up her voice, and wept.
Then she went, and sat down a short distance from him, about the distance of a bowshot away, for she said, “Let me not look upon the death of the child.” As she sat there across from him, she lifted up her voice and wept.
17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What disturbs you, Hagar? fear not; for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.
God heard the voice of the lad, and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.
18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in your hand; for I will make him a great nation.
Get up, raise up the lad, and encourage him; for I will make him into a great nation.”
19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went and filled the skin with water, and gave the lad a drink.
20 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
God was with the lad, and he grew. He lived in the wilderness and became an archer.
21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spoke unto Abraham, saying, God is with you in all that you do:
It came about at that time that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his army spoke to Abraham, saying, “God is with you in all that you do.
23 Now therefore swear unto me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto you, you shall do unto me, and to the land wherein you have sojourned.
Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my offspring, nor with my descendants. Show to me and to the land in which you have been staying the same covenant faithfulness that I have shown to you.”
24 And Abraham said, I will swear.
Abraham said, “I swear.”
25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.
Abraham also complained to Abimelech concerning a well of water that Abimelech's servants had seized from him.
26 And Abimelech said, I know not who has done this thing; neither did you tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.
Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing. You did not tell me before now; I have not heard of it until today.”
27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant.
28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
Then Abraham set seven female lambs of the flock by themselves.
29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves?
Abimelech said to Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven female lambs that you have set by themselves?”
30 And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shall you take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have dug this well.
He replied, “These seven female lambs you will receive from my hand, so that it may be a witness for me, that I dug this well.”
31 Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they swore both of them.
So he called that place Beersheba, because there they both swore an oath.
32 Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
They made a covenant at Beersheba, and then Abimelech and Phicol, the captain of his army, returned to the land of the Philistines.
33 And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba. There he worshiped Yahweh, the eternal God.
34 And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days.
Abraham remained as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines many days.
