[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.
