¹ Η δε Σαρα, η γυνη του Αβραμ, δεν ετεκνοποιει εις αυτον· ειχε δε δουλην Αιγυπτιαν, ονομαζομενην Αγαρ.

² Και ειπεν η Σαρα προς τον Αβραμ, Ιδου, ο Κυριος με απεκλεισε της τεκνοποιιας· εισελθε λοιπον προς την δουλην μου, ισως αποκτησω τεκνον εξ αυτης. Υπηκουσε δε ο Αβραμ εις τον λογον της Σαρας.

³ Και ελαβεν η Σαρα η γυνη του Αβραμ την Αγαρ την Αιγυπτιαν, την δουλην αυτης, αφου ο Αβραμ ειχε κατοικησει δεκα ετη εν τη γη Χανααν, και εδωκεν αυτην εις Αβραμ τον ανδρα αυτης, δια να ηναι γυνη αυτου.

⁴ Και εισηλθε προς την Αγαρ, και εκεινη συνελαβε· και οτε ειδεν οτι συνελαβεν, η κυρια αυτης κατεφρονειτο ενωπιον αυτης.

⁵ Και ειπεν η Σαρα προς τον Αβραμ, Εξ αιτιας σου αδικουμαι. Εγω εδωκα την δουλην μου εις τον κολπον σου· και αφου ειδεν οτι συνελαβεν, εγω κατεφρονηθην ενωπιον αυτης· ας κρινη ο Κυριος μεταξυ εμου και σου.

⁶ Ο δε Αβραμ ειπε προς την Σαραν, Ιδου, η δουλη σου ειναι εις την χειρα σου· καμε εις αυτην οπως ειναι αρεστον εις τους οφθαλμους σου. Και μετεχειρισθη η Σαρα αυτην κακως, και εκεινη εφυγεν απο προσωπου αυτης.

⁷ Ευρε δε αυτην αγγελος Κυριου πλησιον πηγης υδατος, εν τη ερημω, πλησιον της πηγης κατα την οδον Σουρ·

⁸ και ειπεν, Αγαρ, δουλη της Σαρας, ποθεν ερχεσαι και που υπαγεις; Η δε ειπεν, Απο προσωπου Σαρας της κυριας μου φευγω.

⁹ Και ειπε προς αυτην ο αγγελος του Κυριου, Επιστρεψον προς την κυριαν σου και ταπεινωθητι υπο τας χειρας αυτης.

¹⁰ Ειπεν ετι ο αγγελος του Κυριου προς αυτην, Θελω πληθυνει σφοδρα το σπερμα σου, ωστε να μη αριθμηται δια το πληθος.

¹¹ Και ειπε προς αυτην ο αγγελος του Κυριου, Ιδου, συ εισαι εγκυος, και θελεις γεννησει υιον, και θελεις καλεσει το ονομα αυτου Ισμαηλ· διοτι ηκουσεν ο Κυριος την θλιψιν σου·

¹² και ουτος θελει εισθαι ανθρωπος αγριος· η χειρ αυτου θελει εισθαι εναντιον παντων, και η χειρ παντων εναντιον αυτου· και κατα προσωπον παντων των αδελφων αυτου θελει κατοικησει.

¹³ Και εκαλεσεν Αγαρ το ονομα του Κυριου του λαλουντος προς αυτην, συ Θεος οστις με ειδες· διοτι ειπεν, Ειδον ετι εγω ενταυθα εκεινον οστις με ειδε;

¹⁴ Δια τουτο ωνομασθη το φρεαρ εκεινο, Φρεαρ Λαχαι-ροι· ιδου, κειται μεταξυ Καδης και Βαραδ.

¹⁵ Και εγεννησεν η Αγαρ υιον εις τον Αβραμ· και ο Αβραμ εκαλεσε το ονομα του υιου αυτου, τον οποιον εγεννησεν Αγαρ, Ισμαηλ.

¹⁶ Ητο δε ο Αβραμ ογδοηκοντα εξ ετων, οτε η Αγαρ εγεννησε τον Ισμαηλ εις τον Αβραμ.

¹ Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bore him no children. She had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

² Sarai said to Abram, "See now, Yahweh has restrained me from bearing. Please go in to my handmaid. It may be that I will obtain children by her." Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.

³ Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.

⁴ He went in to Hagar, and she conceived. When she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

⁵ Sarai said to Abram, "This wrong is your fault. I gave my handmaid into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Yahweh judge between me and you."

⁶ But Abram said to Sarai, "Behold, your maid is in your hand. Do to her whatever is good in your eyes." Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.

⁷ The angel of Yahweh found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

⁸ He said, "Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, where did you come from? where are you going?" She said, "I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai."

⁹ The angel of Yahweh said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands."

¹⁰ The angel of Yahweh said to her, "I will greatly multiply your seed, that they will not be numbered for multitude."

¹¹ The angel of Yahweh said to her, "Behold, you are with child, and will bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because Yahweh has heard your affliction.

¹² He will be like a wild donkey among men. His hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him. He will live opposite all of his brothers."

¹³ She called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, "You are a God who sees," for she said, "Have I even stayed alive after seeing him?"

¹⁴ Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

¹⁵ Hagar bore a son for Abram. Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

¹⁶ Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.