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 And 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 when he was 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 hath made me to laugh; every one that heareth 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 give children suck? for I have borne 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 on the 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 borne 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 on account 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 thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy 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 thy 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 Beer-sheba.
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 in the bottle was spent, 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 over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not look upon the death of the child. And she sat over against 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 aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath 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 thine 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 he 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 Phicol the captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:
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 thou wilt 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 thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast 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 the 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 hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but today.
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 they two 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 thou hast 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, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged 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 Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.
So he called that place Beersheba, because there they both swore an oath.
32 So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba: and Abimelech rose up, and Phicol the 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 tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, 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 land of the Philistines many days.
Abraham remained as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines many days.
