Genesis 21
1 And the Lord visited Sara, as he had promised: and fulfilled what he had spoken.
And the Lord visited Sarrha, as he said, and the Lord did to Sarrha, as he spoke.
2 And she conceived and bore a son in her old age, at the time that God had foretold her.
And she conceived and bore to Abraam a son in old age, at the set time according as the Lord spoke to him.
3 And Abraham called the name of his son, whom Sara bore him, Isaac.
And Abraam called the name of his son that was born to him, whom Sarrha bore to him, Isaac.
4 And he circumcised him the eighth day, as God had commanded him,
And Abraam circumcised Isaac on the eighth day, as God commanded him.
5 When he was a hundred years old: for at this age of his father was Isaac born.
And Abraam was a hundred years old when Isaac his son was born to him.
6 And Sara said: God hath made a laughter for me: whosoever shall hear of it will laugh with me.
And Sarrha said, The Lord has made laughter for me, for whoever shall hear shall rejoice with me.
7 And again she said: Who would believe that Abraham should hear that Sara gave suck to a son, whom she bore to him in his old age.
And she said, Who shall say to Abraam that Sarrha suckles a child? for I have born a child in my old age.
8 And the child grew and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast on the day of his weaning.
And the child grew and was weaned, and Abraam made a great feast the day that his son Isaac was weaned.
9 And when Sara had seen the son of Agar the Egyptian playing with Isaac her son, she said to Abraham:
And Sarrha having seen the son of Agar the Egyptian who was born to Abraam, sporting with Isaac her son,
10 Cast out this bondwoman, and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with my son Isaac.
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.
11 Abraham took this grievously for his son.
But the word appeared very hard before Abraam concerning his son.
12 And God said to him: Let it not seem grievous to thee for the boy, and for thy bondwoman: in all that Sara hath said to thee, hearken to her voice: for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
But God said to Abraam, Let it not be hard before you concerning the child, and concerning the bondwoman; in all things whatever Sarrha shall say to you, hear her voice, for in Isaac shall your seed be called.
13 But I will make the son also of the bondwoman a great nation, because he is thy seed.
And moreover I will make the son of this bondwoman a great nation, because he is your seed.
14 So Abraham rose up in the morning, and taking bread and a bottle of water, put it upon her shoulder, and delivered the boy, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Bersabee.
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.
15 And when the water in the bottle was spent, she cast the boy under one of the trees that were there.
And the water failed out of the skin, and she cast the child under a fir tree.
16 And she went her way, and sat over against him a great way off as far as a bow can carry, for she said: I will not see the boy die: and sitting over against, she lifted up her voice and wept.
And she departed and sat down opposite him at a distance, as it were a bow-shot, for she said, Surely I can’t see the death of my child: and she sat opposite him, and the child cried aloud and wept.
17 And God heard the voice of the boy: and an angel of God called to Agar from heaven, saying: What art thou doing, Agar? fear not: for God hath heard the voice of the boy, from the place wherein he is.
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.
18 Arise, take up the boy, and hold him by the hand: for I will make him a great nation.
Rise up, and take the child, and hold him in your hand, for I will make him a great nation.
19 And God opened her eyes: and she saw a well of water, and went and filled the bottle, and gave the boy to drink.
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.
20 And God was with him: and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became a young man, an archer.
And God was with the child, and he grew and lived in the wilderness, and became an archer.
21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Pharan, and his mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
And he lived in the wilderness, and his mother took him a wife out of Pharan of Egypt.
22 At the same time Abimelech, and Phicol the general of his army said to Abraham: God is with thee in all that thou dost.
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 you in all things, whatever you may do.
23 Swear therefore by God, that thou wilt not hurt me, nor my posterity, nor my stock: but according to the kindness that I have done to thee, thou shalt do to me, and to the land wherein thou hast lived a stranger.
Now therefore swear to me by God that you will not injure me, nor my seed, nor my name, but according to the righteousness which I have performed with you you shall deal with me, and with the land in which you have sojourned.
24 And Abraham said: I will swear.
And Abraam said, I will swear.
25 And he reproved Abimelech for a well of water, which his servants had taken away by force.
And Abraam reproved Abimelech because of the wells of water, which the servants of Abimelech took away.
26 And Abimelech answered: I knew not who did this thing: and thou didst not tell me, and I heard not of it till today.
And Abimelech said to him, I know not who has done this thing to you, neither did you tell it me, neither heard I it but only today.
27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech: and both of them made a league.
And Abraam took sheep and calves, and gave them to Abimelech, and both made a covenant.
28 And Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs of the flock.
And Abraam set seven ewe-lambs by themselves.
29 And Abimelech said to him: What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set apart?
And Abimelech said to Abraam, What are these seven ewe-lambs which you have set alone?
30 But he said: Thou shalt take seven ewe lambs at my hand: that they may be a testimony for me, that I dug this well.
And Abraam said, You shall receive the seven ewe-lambs of me, that they may be for me as a witness, that I dug this well.
31 Therefore that place was called Bersabee: because there both of them did swear.
Therefore he named the name of that place, The Well of the Oath, for there they both swore.
32 And they made a league for the well of oath.
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.
33 And Abimelech, and Phicol the general of his army arose and returned to the land of the Palestines. But Abraham planted a grove in Bersabee, and there called upon the name of the Lord God eternal.
And Abraam planted a field at the well of the oath, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.
34 And he was a sojourner in the land of the Palestines many days.
And Abraam sojourned in the land of the Phylistines many days.
