1 Visitou o Senhor a Sara, como lhe dissera, e o Senhor cumpriu o que lhe havia prometido. 2 Sara concebeu e deu à luz um filho a Abraão na sua velhice, no tempo determinado, de que Deus lhe falara. 3 Ao filho que lhe nasceu, que Sara lhe dera à luz, pôs Abraão o nome de Isaque. 4 Abraão circuncidou a seu filho Isaque, quando este era de oito dias, segundo Deus lhe havia ordenado. 5 Tinha Abraão cem anos, quando lhe nasceu Isaque, seu filho. 6 E disse Sara: Deus me deu motivo de riso; e todo aquele que ouvir isso vai rir-se juntamente comigo. 7 E acrescentou: Quem teria dito a Abraão que Sara amamentaria um filho? Pois na sua velhice lhe dei um filho.

8 Isaque cresceu e foi desmamado. Nesse dia em que o menino foi desmamado, deu Abraão um grande banquete. 9 Vendo Sara que o filho de Agar, a egípcia, o qual ela dera à luz a Abraão, caçoava de Isaque, 10 disse a Abraão: Rejeita essa escrava e seu filho; porque o filho dessa escrava não será herdeiro com Isaque, meu filho. 11 Pareceu isso mui penoso aos olhos de Abraão, por causa de seu filho. 12 Disse, porém, Deus a Abraão: Não te pareça isso mal por causa do moço e por causa da tua serva; atende a Sara em tudo o que ela te disser; porque por Isaque será chamada a tua descendência. 13 Mas também do filho da serva farei uma grande nação, por ser ele teu descendente. 14 Levantou-se, pois, Abraão de madrugada, tomou pão e um odre de água, pô-los às costas de Agar, deu-lhe o menino e a despediu. Ela saiu, andando errante pelo deserto de Berseba.

15 Tendo-se acabado a água do odre, colocou ela o menino debaixo de um dos arbustos 16 e, afastando-se, foi sentar-se defronte, à distância de um tiro de arco; porque dizia: Assim, não verei morrer o menino; e, sentando-se em frente dele, levantou a voz e chorou. 17 Deus, porém, ouviu a voz do menino; e o Anjo de Deus chamou do céu a Agar e lhe disse: Que tens, Agar? Não temas, porque Deus ouviu a voz do menino, daí onde está. 18 Ergue-te, levanta o rapaz, segura-o pela mão, porque eu farei dele um grande povo. 19 Abrindo-lhe Deus os olhos, viu ela um poço de água, e, indo a ele, encheu de água o odre, e deu de beber ao rapaz. 20 Deus estava com o rapaz, que cresceu, habitou no deserto e se tornou flecheiro; 21 habitou no deserto de Parã, e sua mãe o casou com uma mulher da terra do Egito.

22 Por esse tempo, Abimeleque e Ficol, comandante do seu exército, disseram a Abraão: Deus é contigo em tudo o que fazes; 23 agora, pois, jura-me aqui por Deus que me não mentirás, nem a meu filho, nem a meu neto; e sim que usarás comigo e com a terra em que tens habitado daquela mesma bondade com que eu te tratei. 24 Respondeu Abraão: Juro.

25 Nada obstante, Abraão repreendeu a Abimeleque por causa de um poço de água que os servos deste lhe haviam tomado à força. 26 Respondeu-lhe Abimeleque: Não sei quem terá feito isso; também nada me fizeste saber, nem tampouco ouvi falar disso, senão hoje. 27 Tomou Abraão ovelhas e bois e deu-os a Abimeleque; e fizeram ambos uma aliança. 28 Pôs Abraão à parte sete cordeiras do rebanho. 29 Perguntou Abimeleque a Abraão: Que significam as sete cordeiras que puseste à parte? 30 Respondeu Abraão: Receberás de minhas mãos as sete cordeiras, para que me sirvam de testemunho de que eu cavei este poço. 31 Por isso, se chamou aquele lugar Berseba, porque ali juraram eles ambos. 32 Assim, fizeram aliança em Berseba; levantaram-se Abimeleque e Ficol, comandante do seu exército, e voltaram para as terras dos filisteus. 33 Plantou Abraão tamargueiras em Berseba e invocou ali o nome do Senhor, Deus Eterno. 34 E foi Abraão, por muito tempo, morador na terra dos filisteus.

1 And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had spoken.

2 For Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son 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 to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.

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

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

6 And Sarah said, God has made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.

7 And she said, Who would have said to Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.

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

9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born to Abraham, mocking.

10 Why she said to Abraham, Cast out this female slave and her son: for the son of this female slave shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.

11 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham' sight because of his son.

12 And God said to Abraham, Let it not be grievous in your sight because of the lad, and because of your female slave; in all that Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac shall your seed be called.

13 And also of the son of the female slave will I make a nation, because he is your seed.

14 And 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 the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

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

16 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow shot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift 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 to her, What ails you, Hagar? fear not; for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.

18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in your hand; for I will make him 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 grew, and dwelled in the wilderness, and became an archer.

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

22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host 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' son: but according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land wherein you have sojourned.

24 And Abraham said, I will swear.

25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech' servants had violently taken away.

26 And Abimelech said, I know not who has done this thing; neither did you tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.

27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.

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

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

30 And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shall you take of my hand, that they may be a witness to me, that I have dig this well.

31 Why he called that place Beersheba; because there they swore both of them.

32 Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

33 And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.

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