1 And Sarai Abram's wife did not bear him {children}. And she had an Egyptian maidservant; and her name was Hagar.2 And Sarai said to Abram, Behold now, Jehovah has shut me up, that I do not bear. Go in, I pray thee, to my maidservant: it may be that I shall be built up by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.3 And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar, the Egyptian, her maidservant, at the end of ten years that Abram had dwelt in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram, as his wife.4 And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was lightly esteemed in her eyes.5 And Sarai said to Abram, My wrong be on thee! I have given my maidservant into thy bosom; and now she sees that she has conceived, I am lightly esteemed in her eyes. Jehovah judge between me and thee!6 And Abram said to Sarai, Behold, thy maidservant is in thy hand: do to her what is good in thine eyes. And Sarai oppressed her; and she fled from her face.7 And the Angel of Jehovah found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maidservant, whence comest thou? and whither art thou going? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.9 And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.10 And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.11 And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah hath hearkened to thy affliction.12 And he will be a wild-ass of a man, his hand against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell before the face of all his brethren.13 And she called the name of Jehovah who spoke to her, Thou art the *God who reveals himself, for she said, Also here have I seen after he has revealed himself.14 Therefore the well was named Beer-lahai-roi: behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.15 And Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called the name of his son whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.16 And Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

1 Maar Sarai, die vrou van Abram, het vir hom geen kinders gebaar nie; en sy het 'n Egiptiese slavin gehad met die naam van Hagar.2 En Sarai het vir Abram gesê: Jy weet, die HERE het my nie toegelaat om moeder te word nie. Gaan tog in by my slavin; miskien sal ek uit haar gebou word. En Abram het na Sarai geluister.3 Toe neem Sarai, die vrou van Abram, Hagar, die Egiptiese, haar slavin -- nadat Abram tien jaar in die land Kana„n gewoon het -- en gee haar aan haar man Abram om sy vrou te wees.4 En hy het by Hagar ingegaan, en sy het swanger geword. Maar toe sy sien dat sy swanger was, het haar meesteres veragtelik in haar oë geword.5 En Sarai sê vir Abram: Die onreg my aangedoen, is op jou! Ek self het my slavin in jou skoot gegee, en nou dat sy sien dat sy swanger is, het ek veragtelik in haar oë geword. Laat die HERE oordeel tussen my en jou.6 En Abram antwoord Sarai: Daar is jou slavin in jou hand -- doen met haar soos dit goed is in jou oë. Toe het Sarai haar sleg behandel, en sy het van haar af weggevlug.7 En die Engel van die HERE het haar by 'n fontein in die woestyn gevind, by die fontein op pad na Sur,8 en gevra: Hagar, slavin van Sarai, waar kom jy vandaan, en waar gaan jy heen? En sy antwoord: Ek vlug van my meesteres Sarai af weg.9 Toe sê die Engel van die HERE vir haar: Gaan terug na jou meesteres en verneder jou onder haar hande.10 Verder sê die Engel van die HERE vir haar: Ek sal jou nageslag grootliks vermeerder, sodat dit vanweë die menigte nie getel kan word nie.11 Ook sê die Engel van die HERE vir haar: Kyk, jy is swanger en sal 'n seun baar, en jy moet hom Ismael noem, want die HERE het jou in jou ellende verhoor.12 En hy sal 'n wilde-esel van 'n mens wees: sy hand teen almal, en almal se hand teen hom! En hy sal teenoor al sy broers woon.13 Toe noem sy die Naam van die HERE wat met haar gespreek het: U is 'n God wat sien. Want sy het gesê: Het ek hier ook gesien na Hom wat my sien?14 Daarom noem hulle die put: Put van Lagai-Ro‹. Dit lê daar tussen Kades en Bered.15 En Hagar het vir Abram 'n seun gebaar; en Abram het sy seun wat Hagar gebaar het, Ismael genoem.16 En Abram was ses en tagtig jaar oud toe Hagar Ismael vir Abram gebaar het.