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Bereshis 21
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Bereshis 21
Orthodox Jewish Bible
21 And Hashem visited Sarah as He had said, and Hashem did unto Sarah just as He had spoken.
2 For Sarah conceived, and bore Avraham ben in his old age, at the mo’ed (set time) of which Elohim had given promise unto him.
3 And Avraham called the shem of bno that was born unto him, whom Sarah bore to him, Yitzchak.
4 And Avraham circumcised bno Yitzchak at age shemonat yamim, as Elohim had commanded him.
5 And Avraham was a hundred years old, when bno Yitzchak was born unto him.
6 And she said, Elohim hath brought me tzechok (laughter), so that all that hear yitzchak (will laugh) with me.
7 And she said, Who would have said unto Avraham, that Sarah should nurse banim? for I have borne him ben in his old age.
8 And the yeled grew, and was weaned; and Avraham made a mishteh gadol the same day that Yitzchak was weaned.
9 And Sarah saw the ben of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had borne unto Avraham, metzachek (mocking, scoffing).
10 Therefore she said unto Avraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her ben: for the ben of this bondwoman shall not be heir with beni (my son), even with Yitzchak.
11 And the thing was very grievous in the eyes of Avraham because of bno.
12 And Elohim said unto Avraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the na’ar, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, shema (pay heed) unto her voice; for in Yitzchak shall thy zera be called.
13 And also of the ben haamah will I make a nation, because he is thy zera.
14 And Avraham rose up early in the boker, and took lechem, and a skin of mayim, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the yeled, and sent her away; and she departed, and wandered in the midbar of Beer-Sheva.
15 And the mayim in the skin was done, and she cast the yeled under one of the bushes.
16 And she went off, and sat down about a bowshot away: for she thought, Let me not see the mot hayeled. And she sat there nearby, and lifted up her voice, and wept.
17 And Elohim heard the voice of the na’ar; and the Malach Elohim called to Hagar out of Shomayim, and said unto her, Mah lach, Hagar? fear not; for Elohim hath heard the voice of the na’ar where he is.
18 Arise, lift up the na’ar, and hold him in thine yad; for I will make him a goy gadol.
19 And Elohim opened her eyes, and she saw a be’er of mayim; and she went, and filled the skin with mayim, and gave the na’ar drink.
20 And Elohim was with the na’ar; and he grew, and dwelt in the midbar, and became a roveh keshet (an archer).
21 And he dwelt in the midbar of Paran: and his em got him an isha out of Eretz Mitzrayim.
22 And it came to pass at that time, that Avimelech and Phichol the sar tz’va of his spoke unto Avraham, saying, Elohim is with thee in all that thou doest:
23 Now therefore swear unto me here before Elohim that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my child, nor with my descendant: but according to the chesed that I have showed thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the eretz wherein thou hast sojourned.
24 And Avraham said, I will swear.
25 And Avraham reproved Avimelech because of a be’er hamayim, which Avimelech’s avadim had violently seized.
26 And Avimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing; neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but today.
27 And Avraham took tzon and oxen, and gave them unto Avimelech; and both of them made a brit.
28 And Avraham set apart seven ewe lambs of the tzon by themselves.
29 And Avimelech said unto Avraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set apart by themselves?
30 And he said, For these sheva ewe lambs shalt thou accept of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have dug this well.
31 Therefore he called that place Beer-Sheva; because there they swore an oath both of them.
32 Thus they made a brit at Beer-Sheva: then Avimelech rose up, and Phichol the sar tzeva of his, and they returned into eretz Pelishtim.
33 And Avraham planted an eshel (tamarisk tree) in Beer-Sheva, and called there on the Shem of Hashem El Olam.
34 And Avraham sojourned in eretz Pelishtim yamim rabbim.
Genesi 21
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Genesi 21
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21 L'Eterno visitò Sara come aveva detto; e l'Eterno fece a Sara come aveva promesso.
2 E Sara concepì e partorì un figlio ad Abrahamo nella sua vecchiaia, al tempo stabilito, che DIO gli aveva detto.
3 E Abrahamo pose nome Isacco al figlio che gli era nato, e che Sara gli aveva partorito.
4 Poi Abrahamo circoncise suo figlio Isacco all'età di otto giorni, come DIO gli aveva comandato.
5 Ora Abrahamo aveva cento anni, quando gli nacque suo figlio Isacco.
6 E Sara disse: «DIO mi ha dato di che ridere; chiunque lo udrà riderà con me».
7 E disse pure: «Chi avrebbe mai detto ad Abrahamo che Sara allatterebbe figli? Poiché io gli ho partorito un figlio nella sua vecchiaia».
8 Il bambino dunque crebbe e fu svezzato; e nel giorno che Isacco fu svezzato Abrahamo fece un gran convito.
9 Ora Sara vide che il figlio partorito ad Abrahamo da Agar, l'egiziana, rideva.
10 Allora ella disse ad Abrahamo: «Scaccia questa serva e suo figlio, perché il figlio di questa serva non dev'essere erede con mio figlio, con Isacco».
11 La cosa dispiacque grandemente ad Abrahamo, a motivo di suo figlio.
12 Ma DIO disse ad Abrahamo: «Non essere addolorato a motivo del ragazzo e della tua serva; dà ascolto a tutto quello che Sara ti dice, perché uscirà da Isacco la discendenza che porterà il tuo nome.
13 Ma anche del figlio di questa serva io farò una nazione, perché è tua discendenza».
14 Abrahamo si levò al mattino presto, prese del pane e un otre d'acqua e li diede ad Agar; mise tutto sulle sue spalle e la mandò via assieme al fanciullo. Così ella partì e andò errando per il deserto di Beer-Sceba.
15 Quando l'acqua dell'otre finì, ella mise il fanciullo sotto un cespuglio.
16 E andò a sedersi di fronte a lui, alla distanza di un tiro d'arco, perché diceva: «Non voglio vedere il fanciullo morire!». Così ella si sedette di fronte a lui e alzò la voce e pianse.
17 E DIO udì la voce del ragazzo; e l'angelo di DIO chiamò Agar dal cielo e le disse: «Che hai, Agar? Non temere, perché DIO ha udito la voce del ragazzo là dove si trova.
18 Levati, solleva il ragazzo e tienilo forte con la tua mano, perché io farò di lui una grande nazione».
19 Allora DIO le aperse gli occhi ed ella vide un pozzo d'acqua; così andò a riempire d'acqua l'otre e diede da bere al ragazzo.
20 E DIO fu col ragazzo; ed egli crebbe, abitò nel deserto e divenne un tiratore d'arco.
21 Egli abitò nel deserto di Paran e sua madre gli prese una moglie dal paese d'Egitto.
22 In quel tempo Abimelek, assieme a Pikol, capo del suo esercito, parlò ad Abrahamo, dicendo: «DIO è con te in tutto quello che fai;
23 Ora dunque giurami qui nel nome i Dio, che tu non ingannerai né me né i miei figli né i miei nipoti, ma che userai verso di me e verso il paese dove hai soggiornato come forestiero la stessa benevolenza che io ho usato verso di te».
24 Abrahamo rispose: «Lo giuro»
25 Poi Abrahamo rimproverò Abimelek a motivo di un pozzo d'acqua, di cui i servi di Abimelek si erano impadroniti.
26 Abimelek disse: «io non so chi abbia fatto questo; tu stesso non me lo hai fatto sapere e io non ne ho sentito parlare che oggi».
27 Allora Abrahamo prese pecore e buoi e li diede ad Abimelek; e i due fecero alleanza.
28 Poi Abrahamo mise da parte sette agnelle del gregge.
29 E Abimelek disse ad Abrahamo: «Che vogliono dire queste sette agnelle che tu hai messo da parte?».
30 Abrahamo rispose: «Tu accetterai dalla mia mano queste sette agnelle, perché ciò mi serva da testimonianza che io ho scavato questo pozzo».
31 Perciò egli chiamò quel luogo Beer-Sceba, perché là avevano fatto ambedue giuramento.
32 Così fecero alleanza a Beer-Sceba. Poi Abimelek e Pikol, capo del suo esercito, si alzarono e se ne tornarono nel paese dei Filistei.
33 Poi Abrahamo piantò un tamarisco a Beer-Sceba e là invocò il nome dell'Eterno, il Dio d'eternità.
34 Abrahamo soggiornò come forestiero molto tempo nel paese dei Filistei.
Genesis 21
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Genesis 21
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The Birth of Isaac
21 Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah(A) as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised.(B) 2 Sarah became pregnant and bore a son(C) to Abraham in his old age,(D) at the very time God had promised him.(E) 3 Abraham gave the name Isaac[a](F) to the son Sarah bore him. 4 When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him,(G) as God commanded him. 5 Abraham was a hundred years old(H) when his son Isaac was born to him.
6 Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter,(I) and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.” 7 And she added, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”(J)
Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away
8 The child grew and was weaned,(K) and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast. 9 But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham(L) was mocking,(M) 10 and she said to Abraham, “Get rid of that slave woman(N) and her son, for that woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac.”(O)
11 The matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son.(P) 12 But God said to him, “Do not be so distressed about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring[b] will be reckoned.(Q) 13 I will make the son of the slave into a nation(R) also, because he is your offspring.”
14 Early the next morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar.(S) He set them on her shoulders and then sent her off with the boy. She went on her way and wandered in the Desert of Beersheba.(T)
15 When the water in the skin was gone, she put the boy under one of the bushes. 16 Then she went off and sat down about a bowshot away, for she thought, “I cannot watch the boy die.” And as she sat there, she[c] began to sob.(U)
17 God heard the boy crying,(V) and the angel of God(W) called to Hagar from heaven(X) and said to her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid;(Y) God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. 18 Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.(Z)”
19 Then God opened her eyes(AA) and she saw a well of water.(AB) So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.
20 God was with the boy(AC) as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer. 21 While he was living in the Desert of Paran,(AD) his mother got a wife for him(AE) from Egypt.
The Treaty at Beersheba
22 At that time Abimelek(AF) and Phicol the commander of his forces(AG) said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do.(AH) 23 Now swear(AI) to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants.(AJ) Show to me and the country where you now reside as a foreigner the same kindness I have shown to you.”(AK)
24 Abraham said, “I swear it.”
25 Then Abraham complained to Abimelek about a well of water that Abimelek’s servants had seized.(AL) 26 But Abimelek said, “I don’t know who has done this. You did not tell me, and I heard about it only today.”
27 So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelek, and the two men made a treaty.(AM) 28 Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs from the flock, 29 and Abimelek asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs you have set apart by themselves?”
30 He replied, “Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness(AN) that I dug this well.(AO)”
31 So that place was called Beersheba,[d](AP) because the two men swore an oath(AQ) there.
32 After the treaty(AR) had been made at Beersheba,(AS) Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces(AT) returned to the land of the Philistines.(AU) 33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree(AV) in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the Lord,(AW) the Eternal God.(AX) 34 And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines(AY) for a long time.
Footnotes
- Genesis 21:3 Isaac means he laughs.
- Genesis 21:12 Or seed
- Genesis 21:16 Hebrew; Septuagint the child
- Genesis 21:31 Beersheba can mean well of seven and well of the oath.
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