Genesis 16
Revised Geneva Translation
16 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children. And she had a maid—an Egyptian—Hagar by name.
2 And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the LORD has restrained me from childbearing. I urge you to go in to my maid. It may be that I shall receive a child by her.” And Abram obeyed the voice of Sarai.
3 Then Sarai, Abram’s wife (after Abram had dwelled ten years in the land of Canaan) took Hagar, her maid (the Egyptian) and gave her to her husband, Abram, for his wife.
4 And he went in to Hagar; and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, she despised her mistress in her eyes.
5 Then Sarai said to Abram, “You do me wrong. I have given my maid into your bosom; and she sees that she has conceived, and I am despised in her eyes. The LORD judge between you and me.”
6 Then Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your hand. Do with her as it pleases you.” Then Sarai dealt roughly with her. Therefore, she fled from her.
7 But the Angel of the LORD found her beside a fountain, on the way to Shur.
8 And he said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, from where have you come? And where are you going?” And she said, “I have fled from my mistress, Sarai.”
9 Then, the Angel of the LORD said to her, “Return to your mistress, and humble yourself under her hands.”
10 Again, the Angel of the LORD said to her, “I will so greatly increase your seed that it shall not be numbered for multitude.”
11 Also, the Angel of the LORD said to her, “See, you are with child and shall bear a son, and shall call his name, ‘Ishmael’. For the LORD has heard your tribulation.
12 “And he shall be a wild man. His hand shall be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brothers.”
13 Then, she called the Name of the LORD Who spoke to her, “You, God, look upon me!” For she said, “Have I not also looked at the back of Him Who sees me?”
14 Therefore, the well was called, “Beer Lahai Roi”, 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 him Ishmael.
Genesis 16
New King James Version
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. 2 (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. 3 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. 4 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.
5 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.”
6 (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.
7 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. 8 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.”
9 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
- Genesis 16:2 Lit. be built up from
- Genesis 16:4 sight
- Genesis 16:5 The wrong done to me be
- Genesis 16:11 Lit. God Hears
- Genesis 16:13 Heb. El Roi
- Genesis 16:13 Seen the back of
- Genesis 16:14 Lit. Well of the One Who Lives and Sees Me
1 Mosebok 16
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Abrams andra hustru
1-2 Men Sarai och Abram hade inga barn. Då erbjöd Sarai Abram att ta hennes tjänsteflicka till hustru, en egyptisk flicka som hette Hagar.
3 Sarai sa: Eftersom Herren inte har gett mig några barn, så kan du ligga med min tjänsteflicka, och hennes barn ska bli mina.Abram gick med på hennes förslag. (Det skedde tio år efter det att Abram först hade kommit till Kanaans land.)
4 Han låg därför med Hagar, och hon blev med barn. När hon förstod att hon var gravid, blev hon mycket stolt och oförskämd mot sin husmor Sarai.
5 Då sa Sarai till Abram: Allt är ditt fel! Nu ser min tjänsteflicka ner på mig, fastän jag gav henne förmånen att bli din hustru. Må Herren döma dig för att du har gjort detta mot mig!
6 Du har tillåtelse att straffa flickan på det sätt du tycker är bäst, svarade Abram. Då slog Sarai henne så att hon flydde.
7 Herrens ängel fann henne vid en brunn i öknen, på vägen till Sur.
8 Ängeln frågade: Hagar, Sarais tjänsteflicka, var har du kommit ifrån och vart är du på väg? Jag är på flykt från min arbetsgivare, svarade Hagar.
9-12 Då sa ängeln: Gå tillbaka till din husmor och uppför dig väl, för jag ska göra dig till ett stort folk. Ja, du är med barn. Du kommer att få en son, som du ska kalla Ismael (Gud hör). Gud har nämligen hört din klagan. Denne din son kommer att vara otämjd som en vildåsna! Han kommer att vara emot alla, och alla kommer att vara emot honom. Men han ska leva i närheten av sina släktingar.
13 Därefter talade Hagar om Herren som Gud som ser mig, för det var han som hade visat sig för henne, och hon tänkte: Jag såg Gud och fick leva för att jag skulle berätta om det.
14 Senare kallades brunnen för Brunnen som tillhör den Levande som ser mig. Den ligger mellan Kades och Bered.
15 Därefter gav Hagar Abram en son, och Abram kallade honom Ismael.
16 Abram var vid det tillfället åttiosex år gammal.
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