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Genesis 16

 ¹And Sarai Abram's wife did not bear him [children]. And she had an Egyptian maidservant; and her name was Hagar.

 ²And 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.

 ³And 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.

 ⁴And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was lightly esteemed in her eyes.

 ⁵And 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!

 ⁶And 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.

 ⁷And the Angel of Jehovah found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.

 ⁸And 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.

 ⁹And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

 ¹⁰And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

 ¹¹And 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.

 ¹²And 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.

 ¹³And she called the name of Jehovah who spoke to her, Thou art the ùGod who reveals himself, for she said, Also here have I seen after he has revealed himself.

 ¹⁴Therefore the well was named Beer-lahai-roi: behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

 ¹⁵And Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called the name of his son whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

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

Genesis 17

 ¹And Abram was ninety-nine years old, when Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said to him, I [am] the Almighty ùGod: walk before my face, and be perfect.

 ²And I will set my covenant between me and thee, and will very greatly multiply thee.

 ³And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying,

 ⁴It is I: behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of a multitude of nations.

 ⁵And thy name shall no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.

 ⁶And I will make thee exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

 ⁷And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and thy seed after thee in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to thee, and to thy seed after thee.

 ⁸And I give to thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojourning, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be a God to them.

 ⁹And God said to Abraham, And [as for] thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou and thy seed after thee in their generations.

 ¹⁰This is my covenant which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee -- that every male among you be circumcised.

 ¹¹And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and [that] shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you.

 ¹²And at eight days old shall every male in your generations be circumcised among you -- he who is born in the house, and he who is bought with money, any stranger who is not of thy seed.

 ¹³He who is born in thy house, and he who is bought with thy money, must be circumcised; and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

 ¹⁴And the uncircumcised male who hath not been circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his peoples: he hath broken my covenant.

 ¹⁵And God said to Abraham, [As to] Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name.

 ¹⁶And I will bless her, and I will give thee a son also of her; and I will bless her, and she shall become nations: kings of peoples shall be of her.

 ¹⁷And Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall [a child] be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear?

 ¹⁸And Abraham said to God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee!

 ¹⁹And God said, Sarah thy wife shall indeed bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will establish my covenant with him, for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.

 ²⁰And for Ishmael I have heard thee: behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful, and will very greatly multiply him; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

 ²¹But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to thee at this appointed time in the next year.

 ²²And he left off talking with him; and God went up from Abraham.

 ²³And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money -- every male among the people of Abraham's house -- and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin on that same day, as God had said to him.

 ²⁴And Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

 ²⁵And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

 ²⁶In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son;

 ²⁷and all the men of his house, born in his house, or bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.

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 ²⁷Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt not commit adultery.

 ²⁸But *I* say unto you, that every one who looks upon a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

 ²⁹But if thy right eye be a snare to thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

 ³⁰And if thy right hand be a snare to thee, cut it off and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

 ³¹It has been said too, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a letter of divorce.

 ³²But *I* say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except for cause of fornication, makes her commit adultery, and whosoever marries one that is put away commits adultery.

 ³³Again, ye have heard that it has been said to the ancients, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt render to the Lord what thou hast sworn.

 ³⁴But *I* say unto you, Do not swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is [the] throne of God;

 ³⁵nor by the earth, because it is [the] footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, because it is [the] city of the great King.

 ³⁶Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

 ³⁷But let your word be Yea, yea; Nay, nay; but what is more than these is from evil.

 ³⁸Ye have heard that it has been said, Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.

 ³⁹But *I* say unto you, not to resist evil; but whoever shall strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;

 ⁴⁰and to him that would go to law with thee and take thy body coat, leave him thy cloak also.

 ⁴¹And whoever will compel thee to go one mile, go with him two.

 ⁴²To him that asks of thee give, and from him that desires to borrow of thee turn not away.

 ⁴³Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy.

 ⁴⁴But *I* say unto you, Love your enemies, [bless those who curse you,] do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who [insult you and] persecute you,

 ⁴⁵that ye may be [the] sons of your Father who is in [the] heavens; for he makes his sun rise on evil and good, and sends rain on just and unjust.

 ⁴⁶For if ye should love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not also the tax-gatherers the same?

 ⁴⁷And if ye should salute your brethren only, what do ye extraordinary? Do not also the Gentiles the same?

 ⁴⁸Be *ye* therefore perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.