Genesis 21

1And Jehovah visited Sarah as he had said, and Jehovah did unto Sarah as he had spoken.

1The Lord took care of Sarah just as he had promised, and he did for her exactly what he said he would do.

2And Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

2Sarah became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age, at the exact time God had promised.

3And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

3Abraham named his newborn son Isaac, the son Sarah had given him.

4And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.

4When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, just as God had commanded.

5And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

5Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born.

6And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh; every one that heareth will laugh with me.

6Sarah said, "God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me."

7And 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.

7She added, "Who would have ever told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have given him a son in his old age."

8And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

8The child grew and was weaned. On the day Isaac was weaned, Abraham held a great feast.

9And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne unto Abraham, mocking.

9But Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian—the son Hagar had borne to Abraham—making fun of Isaac.

10Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this handmaid and her son: for the son of this handmaid shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.

10So she said to Abraham, "Get rid of this slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share the inheritance with my son Isaac."

11And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight on account of his son.

11This upset Abraham very much because Ishmael was also his son.

12And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy handmaid; in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

12But God said to Abraham, "Do not be upset about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because your descendants will be traced through Isaac.

13And also of the son of the handmaid will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

13I will also make a nation out of the slave woman’s son, because he is your offspring too."

14And 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 gave her the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.

14Abraham got up early the next morning, took some food and a leather bag of water, and gave them to Hagar. He put them on her shoulder, gave her the boy, and sent her away. She left and wandered in the desert of Beersheba.

15And the water in the bottle was spent, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.

15When the water in the bag was gone, she put the boy under one of the bushes.

16And 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 lifted up her voice, and wept.

16Then she went and sat down about a hundred yards away, thinking, "I cannot watch my child die." As she sat there, she began to cry loudly.

17And 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.

17God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said, "What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying from where he is.

18Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand; for I will make him a great nation.

18Go, lift the boy up and hold him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation."

19And 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.

19Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went and filled the bag with water and gave the boy a drink.

20And God was with the lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer.

20God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became a skilled archer.

21And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

21While he was living in the Desert of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

22And 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:

22At that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, "God is with you in everything you do.

23now 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.

23Now swear to me here before God that you will not treat me, my children, or my descendants unfairly. Show me and the land where you are living the same kindness that I have shown to you."

24And Abraham said, I will swear.

24Abraham said, "I swear it."

25And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.

25Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well of water that Abimelech’s servants had seized by force.

26And Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day.

26Abimelech said, "I don't know who did this. You didn't tell me, and I only heard about it today."

27And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and they two made a covenant.

27So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a formal agreement.

28And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.

28Abraham set seven female lambs apart from the rest of the flock.

29And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?

29Abimelech asked Abraham, "What is the meaning of these seven female lambs you have set apart?"

30And 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.

30He replied, "Accept these seven lambs from me as a witness that I dug this well."

31Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.

31That is why the place was called Beersheba, because the two of them took an oath there.

32So 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.

32After they had made the agreement at Beersheba, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, left and went back to the land of the Philistines.

33And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of Jehovah, the Everlasting God.

33Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he worshipped the Lord, the Eternal God.

34And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.

34And Abraham lived in the land of the Philistines for a long time.