Genesis 16
Legacy Standard Bible
Sarai and Hagar
16 Now (A)Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children, and she had (B)an Egyptian servant-woman whose name was Hagar. 2 So Sarai said to Abram, “Now behold, Yahweh has shut my womb from bearing children. (C)Please go in to my servant-woman; perhaps I will [a]obtain children through her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. 3 And after Abram had [b]lived (D)ten years in the land of Canaan, Abram’s wife Sarai took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant-woman, and gave her to her husband Abram as his wife. 4 So he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. Then she saw that she had conceived, so her mistress became [c]contemptible in her sight. 5 And Sarai said to Abram, “(E)May the violence done to me be upon you. I gave my servant-woman into your [d]embrace, but she saw that she had conceived, so I became [e]contemptible in her [f]sight. (F)May Yahweh judge between [g]you and me.” 6 But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your servant-woman is in your [h]hand; do to her what is good in your [i]sight.” So Sarai afflicted her, and (G)she fled from her presence.
7 Now (H)the angel of Yahweh found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to (I)Shur. 8 And he said, “Hagar, Sarai’s servant-woman, (J)where have you come from and where are you going?” And she said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.” 9 Then the angel of Yahweh said to her, “Return to your mistress and [j]humble yourself under her hands.” 10 Moreover, the (K)angel of Yahweh said to her, “(L)I will greatly multiply your seed so that [k]they will be too many to be counted.” 11 And the angel of Yahweh said to her further,
“Behold, you [l]are with child,
And you will bear a son;
And you shall call his name [m]Ishmael,
Because (M)Yahweh has heard your affliction.
12 And he will be a (N)wild donkey of a man,
His hand will be against everyone,
And everyone’s hand will be against him;
And he will dwell [n](O)in the face of all his brothers.”
13 Then she called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, “[o]You are [p]a God who sees”; for she said, “(P)Have I even [q]remained alive here after seeing Him?” 14 Therefore the well was called [r]Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between (Q)Kadesh and Bered.
15 So Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. 16 Now Abram was (R)eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to [s]him.
Footnotes
- Genesis 16:2 Lit be built from her
- Genesis 16:3 Lit dwelt
- Genesis 16:4 Or cursed, cf. 12:3
- Genesis 16:5 Lit bosom
- Genesis 16:5 Or cursed, cf. 12:3
- Genesis 16:5 Lit eyes
- Genesis 16:5 Lit me and you
- Genesis 16:6 Or power
- Genesis 16:6 Lit eyes
- Genesis 16:9 Lit afflict, cf. 16:6
- Genesis 16:10 Or it shall not be counted for multitude
- Genesis 16:11 Or have conceived, cf. 3:16; 21:2; 25:21; Ex 2:2; 1 Sam 1:20; Luke 1:31, 36
- Genesis 16:11 Lit God hears
- Genesis 16:12 Or to the east of, in defiance of
- Genesis 16:13 Or You, O God, see me
- Genesis 16:13 Heb El roi
- Genesis 16:13 Lit seen here after the one who saw me
- Genesis 16:14 Lit the well of the living one who sees me
- Genesis 16:16 Lit Abram
Génesis 16
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Sarai y Agar
16 Sarai, mujer de Abram, no le había dado a luz hijo(A) alguno. Pero ella tenía una sierva egipcia(B) que se llamaba Agar. 2 Entonces Sarai dijo a Abram: «Mira, el Señor me ha impedido tener hijos. Llégate, te ruego, a mi sierva(C); quizá por medio de ella yo tenga hijos». Y Abram escuchó la voz de Sarai. 3 Después de diez años de habitar Abram en la tierra de Canaán(D), Sarai, mujer de Abram, tomó a su sierva Agar la egipcia, y se la dio a su marido Abram por mujer.
4 Y Abram se llegó a Agar, y ella concibió. Cuando ella vio que había concebido, miraba con desprecio a su señora. 5 Entonces Sarai dijo a Abram: «Recaiga sobre ti mi agravio(E). Yo entregué a mi sierva en tus brazos[a]. Pero cuando ella vio que había concebido, me miró con desprecio[b]. Juzgue el Señor entre tú y yo(F)». 6 Pero Abram dijo a Sarai: «Mira, tu sierva está bajo tu poder[c](G); haz con ella lo que mejor te parezca[d]». Y Sarai trató muy mal a Agar y ella huyó de su presencia.
Nacimiento de Ismael
7 El ángel del Señor(H) la encontró junto a una fuente de agua en el desierto, junto a la fuente en el camino de Shur(I), 8 y le dijo: «Agar, sierva de Sarai, ¿de dónde has venido y a dónde vas(J)?». Ella le respondió: «Huyo de la presencia de mi señora Sarai». 9 «Vuelve a tu señora y sométete a su autoridad[e]», le dijo el ángel del Señor.
10 El ángel del Señor añadió(K): «Multiplicaré de tal manera tu descendencia[f](L) que no se podrá contar por su multitud». 11 El ángel del Señor le dijo además:
«Has concebido
Y darás a luz un hijo;
Y le llamarás Ismael[g],
Porque el Señor ha oído tu aflicción(M).
12 -»Él será hombre indómito como asno montés(N);
Su mano será contra todos,
Y la mano de todos contra él,
Y habitará separado de[h] todos sus hermanos(O)».
13 Agar llamó el nombre del Señor que le había hablado: «Tú eres un Dios que ve[i]»; porque dijo: «¿Estoy todavía con vida después de ver a Dios?[j](P)». 14 Por eso se llamó a aquel pozo Beer Lajai Roi[k], el cual está entre Cades(Q) y Bered.
15 Agar le dio un hijo a Abram, y Abram le puso el nombre de Ismael al hijo que Agar le había dado. 16 Abram tenía 86 años(R) cuando Agar dio a luz a Ismael.
Footnotes
- 16:5 Lit. tu seno.
- 16:5 Lit. fui despreciada en sus ojos.
- 16:6 Lit. en tu mano.
- 16:6 Lit. lo que sea bueno a tus ojos.
- 16:9 Lit. bajo sus manos.
- 16:10 Lit. simiente.
- 16:11 I.e. Dios oye.
- 16:12 Lit. ante la faz de o en desafío de.
- 16:13 O Tú, Dios, me ves.
- 16:13 Lit. ¿Aun aquí he podido ver después del que me vio?
- 16:14 I.e. pozo del Viviente que me ve.
Genesis 16
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Hagar and Ishmael
16 Abram’s wife, Sarai, had not borne any children for him, but she owned an Egyptian slave named Hagar. 2 Sarai said to Abram, ‘Since the Lord has prevented me from bearing children, go to my slave; perhaps through her I can build a family.’ And Abram agreed to what Sarai said.(A) 3 So Abram’s wife, Sarai, took Hagar, her Egyptian slave, and gave her to her husband, Abram, as a wife for him. This happened after Abram had lived in the land of Canaan for ten years. 4 He slept with[a] Hagar, and she became pregnant. When she saw that she was pregnant, her mistress became contemptible to her. 5 Then Sarai said to Abram, ‘You are responsible for my suffering![b] I put my slave in your arms,[c] and when she saw that she was pregnant, I became contemptible to her. May the Lord judge between me and you.’(B)
6 Abram replied to Sarai, ‘Here, your slave is in your power; do whatever you want with her.’ Then Sarai mistreated her so much that she ran away from her.
7 The angel of the Lord(C) found her by a spring in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur. 8 He said, ‘Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going? ’
She replied, ‘I’m running away from my mistress Sarai.’
9 The angel of the Lord said to her, ‘Go back to your mistress and submit to her authority.’ 10 The angel of the Lord said to her, ‘I will greatly multiply your offspring,(D) and they will be too many to count.’
11 The angel of the Lord said to her, ‘You have conceived and will have a son. You will name him Ishmael,[d] for the Lord has heard your cry of affliction. 12 This man will be like a wild donkey. His hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand will be against him; he will settle near all his relatives.’(E)
13 So she named the Lord who spoke to her: ‘You are El-roi,’[e] for she said, ‘In this place, have I actually seen(F) the one who sees me? ’[f] 14 That is why the well is called Beer-lahai-roi.[g] It is between Kadesh and Bered.
15 So Hagar gave birth to Abram’s son, and Abram named his son (whom Hagar bore) Ishmael. 16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.
Genesis 16
King James Version
16 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
3 And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee.
6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thine hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
7 And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
9 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
10 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
11 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
13 And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
14 Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
15 And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
16 And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
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