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Agar e Ismael

16 Sarai, a mulher de Abrão, não lhe tinha dado filhos. Ela possuía uma escrava egípcia, que se chamava Agar. Um dia Sarai disse a Abrão:

— Já que o Senhor Deus não me deixa ter filhos, tenha relações com a minha escrava; talvez assim, por meio dela, eu possa ter filhos.

Abrão concordou com o plano de Sarai, e assim ela lhe deu Agar para ser sua concubina. Isso aconteceu quando já fazia dez anos que Abrão estava morando em Canaã. Abrão teve relações com Agar, e ela ficou grávida. Quando descobriu que estava grávida, Agar começou a olhar com desprezo para Sarai, a sua dona. Aí Sarai disse a Abrão:

— Por sua culpa Agar está me desprezando. Eu mesma a entreguei nos seus braços; e, agora que sabe que está grávida, ela fica me tratando com desprezo. Que o Senhor Deus julgue quem é culpado, se é você ou se sou eu!

Abrão respondeu:

— Está bem. Agar é sua escrava, você manda nela. Faça com ela o que quiser.

Aí Sarai começou a maltratá-la tanto, que ela fugiu. Mas o Anjo do Senhor a encontrou no deserto, perto de uma fonte que fica no caminho de Sur, e perguntou:

— Agar, escrava de Sarai, de onde você vem e para onde está indo?

— Estou fugindo da minha dona — respondeu ela.

Então o Anjo do Senhor deu a seguinte ordem:

— Volte para a sua dona e seja obediente a ela em tudo.

10 E o Anjo do Senhor disse também:

“Eu farei com que o número
    dos seus descendentes seja grande;
eles serão tantos, que ninguém
    poderá contá-los.
11 Você está grávida, e terá um filho,
e porá nele o nome de Ismael,
pois o Senhor Deus ouviu o seu grito de aflição.
12 Esse filho será
    como um jumento selvagem;
ele lutará contra todos,
e todos lutarão contra ele.
E ele viverá longe de todos
    os seus parentes.”

13 Então Agar deu ao Senhor este nome: “O Deus que Vê.” Isso porque ele havia falado com ela, e ela havia perguntado a si mesma: “Será verdade que eu vi Aquele que Me Vê?” 14 É por isso que esse poço, que fica entre Cades e Berede, é chamado de “Poço Daquele que Vive e Me Vê”.

15 Agar deu um filho a Abrão, e ele pôs no menino o nome de Ismael. 16 Abrão tinha oitenta e seis anos quando Ismael nasceu.

Hagar and Ishmael

16 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, (A)had borne him no children. And she had (B)an Egyptian maidservant whose name was (C)Hagar. (D)So Sarai said to Abram, “See now, the Lord (E)has restrained me from bearing children. Please, (F)go in to my maid; perhaps I shall [a]obtain children by her.” And Abram (G)heeded the voice of Sarai. Then Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife, after Abram (H)had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan. So he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress became (I)despised in her [b]eyes.

Then Sarai said to Abram, [c]“My wrong be upon you! I gave my maid into your embrace; and when she saw that she had conceived, I became despised in her eyes. (J)The Lord judge between you and me.”

(K)So Abram said to Sarai, “Indeed your maid is in your hand; do to her as you please.” And when Sarai dealt harshly with her, (L)she fled from her presence.

Now the (M)Angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, (N)by the spring on the way to (O)Shur. And He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where have you come from, and where are you going?”

She said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.”

The Angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress, and (P)submit yourself under her hand.” 10 Then the Angel of the Lord said to her, (Q)“I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for multitude.” 11 And the Angel of the Lord said to her:

“Behold, you are with child,
(R)And you shall bear a son.
You shall call his name [d]Ishmael,
Because the Lord has heard your affliction.
12 (S)He shall be a wild man;
His hand shall be against every man,
And every man’s hand against him.
(T)And he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.”

13 Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, You-Are-[e]the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, “Have I also here [f]seen Him (U)who sees me?” 14 Therefore the well was called (V)Beer Lahai Roi;[g] observe, it is (W)between Kadesh and Bered.

15 So (X)Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram named his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. 16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 16:2 Lit. be built up from
  2. Genesis 16:4 sight
  3. Genesis 16:5 The wrong done to me be
  4. Genesis 16:11 Lit. God Hears
  5. Genesis 16:13 Heb. El Roi
  6. Genesis 16:13 Seen the back of
  7. Genesis 16:14 Lit. Well of the One Who Lives and Sees Me

Sarai and Hagar

16 (A)Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was (B)Hagar. And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children[a] by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. So, after Abram (C)had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, and gave her to Abram her husband as a wife. And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, (D)she looked with contempt on her mistress.[b] And Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be on you! I gave my servant to your embrace, and when she saw that she had conceived, she looked on me with contempt. May (E)the Lord judge between you and me!” But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your servant is in your power; do to her as you please.” Then Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her.

The angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to (F)Shur. And he said, “Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from my mistress Sarai.” The angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her.” 10 The angel of the Lord also said to her, (G)“I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude.” 11 And the angel of the Lord said to her,

“Behold, you are pregnant
    and shall bear a son.
You shall call his name Ishmael,[c]
    (H)because the Lord has listened to your affliction.
12 He shall be (I)a wild donkey of a man,
    his hand against everyone
    and everyone's hand against him,
and he shall dwell (J)over against all his kinsmen.”

13 So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,”[d] for she said, (K)“Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.”[e] 14 Therefore the well was called (L)Beer-lahai-roi;[f] it lies between (M)Kadesh and Bered.

15 And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. 16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 16:2 Hebrew be built up, which sounds like the Hebrew for children
  2. Genesis 16:4 Hebrew her mistress was dishonorable in her eyes; similarly in verse 5
  3. Genesis 16:11 Ishmael means God hears
  4. Genesis 16:13 Or You are a God who sees me
  5. Genesis 16:13 Hebrew Have I really seen him here who sees me? or Would I have looked here for the one who sees me?
  6. Genesis 16:14 Beer-lahai-roi means the well of the Living One who sees me

Ажар и Исмоил

16 Сара, жена Иброма, не рожала ему детей. У неё была служанка из Египта по имени Ажар. Сара сказала Иброму:

– Вечный не дал мне детей. Иди, ляг со служанкой: может быть, через неё у меня будут дети[a].

Ибром согласился с Сарой. И вот, когда Ибром прожил в Ханоне десять лет, Сара, его жена, взяла свою служанку, египтянку Ажар, и отдала в жёны своему мужу. Он лёг с Ажар, и она забеременела. Узнав, что беременна, Ажар начала презирать свою госпожу.

Тогда Сара сказала Иброму:

– Ты в ответе за то, что я терплю обиду. Я отдала служанку тебе на ложе, а теперь она знает, что беременна, и презирает меня. Пусть рассудит нас с тобой Вечный.

– Твоя служанка в твоих руках, – сказал Ибром. – Делай с ней всё, что хочешь.

Тогда Сара стала так притеснять Ажар, что та убежала от неё.

Ангел Вечного[b] нашёл Ажар в пустыне, неподалёку от источника; этот источник был рядом с дорогой к Суру.

Он спросил:

– Ажар, служанка Сары, откуда ты пришла и куда идёшь?

– Я бегу от моей госпожи Сары, – ответила она.

Тогда Ангел Вечного сказал ей:

– Возвратись к своей госпоже и покорись ей.

10 Ангел Вечного добавил:

– Я так умножу твоих потомков, что их невозможно будет сосчитать.

11 Ещё Ангел Вечного сказал ей:

– Ты теперь беременна и родишь сына. Назови его Исмоил («Всевышний слышит»), потому что Вечный услышал о твоём страдании. 12 Он будет подобен дикому ослу: он будет против всех, и все – против него, он будет жить во вражде со всеми своими братьями[c].

13 Вечному, Который говорил с ней, она дала имя «Всевышний, видящий меня», потому что она сказала:

– Сейчас я видела Того, Кто видит меня.

14 Вот почему тот колодец был назван Беэр-Лахай-Рои («колодец Живого, Видящего меня»); он и сейчас там, между Кадешем и Бередом. 15 И Ажар родила Иброму сына; и Ибром дал сыну, которого она родила, имя Исмоил.

16 Иброму было восемьдесят шесть лет, когда Ажар родила ему Исмоила.

Footnotes

  1. Нач 16:2 По древневосточному обычаю бесплодная жена имела право дать свою служанку мужу, чтобы усыновить родившихся от неё детей.
  2. Нач 16:7 Ангел Вечного – этот особенный ангел отождествляется с Самим Вечным (см. ст. 13). Многие толкователи видят в Нём явления Исо Масеха до Его воплощения.
  3. Нач 16:12 Или: «жить к востоку от всех своих братьев».