¹ And Jehovah visited Sarah, as^◦ He had said; and Jehovah did to Sarah as^◦ He had spoken.

² And Sarah conceived and gave·​·birth·​·to a son for Abraham for his old·​·age, at^◦ the appointed·​·time, of which God had spoken with^◦ him.

³ And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, to whom Sarah gave·​·birth for him, Isaac.

⁴ And Abraham circumcised Isaac his son, a son of eight days, as^◦ God had commanded him.

⁵ And Abraham was a son of a hundred years when Isaac his son was·​·born to him.

⁶ And Sarah said, God has made laughter for me, everyone that hears will laugh with me.

⁷ And she said, Who would have stated^◦ to Abraham, Sarah shall nurse sons? For I have given·​·birth to a son for his old·​·age.

⁸ And the child was growing·​·up, and was weaned; and Abraham made a great feast, on^◦ the day when Isaac was weaned.

⁹ And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian^◦, whom she had borne^▫ to Abraham, mocking^*.

¹⁰ And she said to Abraham, Drive·​·out this maidservant and her son; for the son of this maidservant shall not possess with my son, with Isaac.

¹¹ And the word was· exceedingly ·evil in the eyes of Abraham, on account^◦ of his son.

¹² And God said to^▵ Abraham, Let it not be·​·evil in thine eyes on·​·account·​·of the lad, and on·​·account·​·of thy maidservant; all that Sarah says to^▵ thee, hearken to her voice, for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

¹³ And also the son of the maidservant I will set for a nation, because^◦ he^◦ is thy seed.

¹⁴ And Abraham rose·​·early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle^◦ of water, and gave them to^▵ Hagar, and set them on her shoulder, and the child, and sent· her ·away; and she went and strayed in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.

¹⁵ And the water was·​·all·​·gone from the bottle^◦, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.

¹⁶ And she went and sat by herself, withdrawing herself a distance of about^◦ a bowshot from his presence; for she said, Let me not see the death of the child; and she sat away from his presence; and 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 the heavens, and said to her, What ails thee, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the lad, where he^◦ is.

¹⁸ Arise, lift the lad, and make· thy hand ·firm with him, for I will set him for 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^◦.

²⁰ And God was with^◦ the lad, and he was growing·​·up, and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became a shooter^◦ of the bow.

²¹ And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother took for him a wife from the land of Egypt.

²² And it was at that^◦ time, that Abimelech and Phichol the commander^◦ of his army said to^▵ Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou^◦ art doing.

²³ And now promise to me here^◦ by God, that thou wilt not^▫ do·​·falsely to me, nor^◦ to my son^▵, nor^◦ to my grandson; according·​·to the mercy that I have done with thee, thou shalt do with·​·me, and with the land in which thou hast sojourned.

²⁴ And Abraham said, I^▵ will promise.

²⁵ And Abraham reproved Abimelech, on account^◦ of the well of waters which Abimelech’s servants had taken·​·by·​·robbery.

²⁶ And Abimelech said, I know not who has done this thing, and even thou^◦ didst not tell me, and even I^▵ did not hear of it, until today.

²⁷ And Abraham took flock and herd, and gave to Abimelech, and the two of them cut a covenant.

²⁸ And Abraham stood^◦ seven ewe-lambs of the flock by·​·themselves.

²⁹ And Abimelech said to^▵ Abraham, What are these^◦ seven ewe-lambs, these which thou hast stood^◦ by themselves?

³⁰ And he said, For these seven ewe-lambs thou shalt take from my hand, so·​·that^◦ it may be a testimony for me that I have dug this well.

³¹ Therefore he called that^◦ place Beer-sheba^*, for there the two of them promised.

³² And they cut a covenant in Beer-sheba; and Abimelech arose, and Phichol the commander^◦ of his army, and they returned to^▵ the land of the Philistines.

³³ And he planted a grove^◦ in Beer-sheba, and called there on^◦ the name of Jehovah, the God^◦ of eternity.

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

¹ Yahweh visited Sarah as he had said, and Yahweh did to Sarah as he had spoken.

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

³ Abraham called his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.

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

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

⁶ Sarah said, "God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me."

⁷ She said, "Who would have said to Abraham, that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age."

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

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

¹⁰ Therefore she said to Abraham, "Cast out this handmaid and her son! For the son of this handmaid will not be heir with my son, Isaac."

¹¹ The thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son.

¹² God said to Abraham, "Don't let it be grievous in your sight because of the boy, and because of your handmaid. In all that Sarah says to you, listen to her voice. For from Isaac will your seed be called.

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

¹⁴ Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder; and gave her the child, and sent her away. She departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

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

¹⁶ She went and sat down opposite him, a good way off, about a bow shot away. For she said, "Don't let me see the death of the child." She sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.

¹⁷ God heard the voice of the boy. The angel of God called to Hagar out of the sky, and said to her, "What ails you, Hagar? Don't be afraid. For God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.

¹⁸ Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him in your hand. For I will make him a great nation."

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

²⁰ God was with the boy, and he grew. He lived in the wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer.

²¹ He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.

²² It happened 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 to 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 to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner."

²⁴ Abraham said, "I will swear."

²⁵ Abraham complained to Abimelech because of a water well, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.

²⁶ Abimelech said, "I don't know who has done this thing. Neither did you tell me, neither did I hear of it, until today."

²⁷ Abraham took sheep and cattle, and gave them to Abimelech. Those two made a covenant.

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

²⁹ Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves mean?"

³⁰ He said, "You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well."

³¹ Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because they both swore there.

³² So they made a covenant at Beersheba. Abimelech rose up with Phicol, the captain of his army, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

³³ Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and called there on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God.

³⁴ Abraham lived as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines many days.