Genesis 21
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
The Birth of Isaac
21 The Lord came to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised.(A) 2 Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time God had told him.(B) 3 Abraham named his son who was born to him – the one Sarah bore to him – Isaac.(C) 4 When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God had commanded him.(D) 5 Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.(E)
6 Sarah said, ‘God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears will laugh with me.’[a](F) 7 She also said, ‘Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne a son for him[b] in his old age.’
Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away
8 The child grew and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned. 9 But Sarah saw the son mocking – the one Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham.(G) 10 So she said to Abraham, ‘Drive out this slave with her son, for the son of this slave will not be a coheir with my son Isaac! ’(H)
11 This was very distressing to[c] Abraham because of his son. 12 But God said to Abraham, ‘Do not be distressed[d] about the boy and about your slave. Whatever Sarah says to you, listen to her, because your offspring will be traced through Isaac,(I) 13 and I will also make a nation of the slave’s son(J) because he is your offspring.’
14 Early in the morning Abraham got up, took bread and a waterskin, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her and the boy away. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beer-sheba. 15 When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes 16 and went and sat at a distance, about a bow shot away, for she said, ‘I can’t bear to watch the boy die! ’ While she sat at a distance, she[e] wept loudly.(K)
17 God heard the boy crying, and the[f] angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, ‘What’s wrong, Hagar? Don’t be afraid, for God has heard the boy crying from the place where he is. 18 Get up, help the boy up, and grasp his hand, for I will make him a great nation.’ 19 Then God opened her eyes,(L) and she saw a well. So she went and filled the waterskin and gave the boy a drink. 20 God was with the boy, and he grew; he settled in the wilderness and became an archer. 21 He settled in the Wilderness of Paran, and his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
Abraham’s Covenant with Abimelech
22 At that time Abimelech, accompanied by Phicol the commander of his army,(M) said to Abraham, ‘God is with you in everything you do.(N) 23 Swear to me by God here and now, that you will not break an agreement with me or with my children and descendants. As I have been loyal to you, so you will be loyal to me and to the country where you are a resident foreigner.’
24 And Abraham said, ‘I swear it.’ 25 But Abraham complained to Abimelech because of the well that Abimelech’s servants had seized.(O)
26 Abimelech replied, ‘I don’t know who did this thing. You didn’t report anything to me, so I hadn’t heard about it until today.’
27 Abraham took flocks and herds and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant.(P) 28 Abraham separated seven ewe lambs from the flock. 29 And Abimelech said to Abraham, ‘Why have you separated these seven ewe lambs? ’
30 He replied, ‘You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from me so that this act[g] will serve as my witness that I dug this well.’ 31 Therefore that place was called Beer-sheba[h](Q) because it was there that the two of them swore an oath. 32 After they had made a covenant at Beer-sheba, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, left and returned to the land of the Philistines.
33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and there he called on the name of the Lord, the Everlasting God.(R) 34 And Abraham lived as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines for many days.
Génesis 21
La Biblia de las Américas
Nacimiento de Isaac
21 Entonces el Señor visitó a Sara como había dicho(A), e hizo el Señor por Sara como había prometido[a]. 2 Y Sara concibió y dio a luz un hijo a Abraham(B) en su vejez, en el tiempo señalado que Dios le había dicho(C). 3 Y Abraham le puso el nombre de Isaac(D) al hijo que le nació, que le dio a luz Sara. 4 Y circuncidó Abraham a su hijo Isaac a los ocho días, como Dios le había mandado(E). 5 Abraham tenía cien años cuando le nació su hijo Isaac(F). 6 Y dijo Sara: Dios me ha hecho reír[b](G); cualquiera que lo oiga se reirá conmigo[c]. 7 Y añadió: ¿Quién le hubiera dicho a Abraham que Sara amamantaría hijos? Pues bien, le he dado a luz un hijo en su vejez(H).
Agar e Ismael expulsados
8 Y el niño creció y fue destetado, y Abraham hizo un gran banquete el día que Isaac fue destetado. 9 Y Sara vio al hijo que Agar la egipcia(I) le había dado a luz a Abraham burlándose de[d] su hijo Isaac[e](J), 10 y dijo a Abraham: Echa fuera a esta sierva y a su hijo, porque el hijo de esta sierva no ha de ser heredero juntamente con mi hijo Isaac[f](K). 11 Y el asunto angustió a Abraham en gran manera[g](L) por tratarse de su hijo. 12 Mas Dios dijo a Abraham: No te angusties[h] por el muchacho ni por tu sierva; presta atención a[i] todo lo que Sara te diga, porque por Isaac será llamada tu descendencia[j](M). 13 Y también del hijo de la sierva haré una nación(N), por ser tu descendiente[k]. 14 Se levantó, pues, Abraham muy de mañana, tomó pan y un odre de agua y los dio a Agar poniéndoselos sobre el hombro, y le dio el muchacho y la despidió. Y ella se fue y anduvo errante por el desierto de Beerseba. 15 Y el agua en el odre se acabó, y ella dejó[l] al muchacho debajo de uno de los arbustos, 16 y ella fue y se sentó enfrente, como a un tiro de arco de distancia, porque dijo: Que no vea yo morir al[m] niño. Y se sentó enfrente y alzó su voz y lloró(O). 17 Y oyó Dios la voz del muchacho que lloraba(P); y el ángel de Dios llamó a Agar desde el cielo, y le dijo: ¿Qué tienes, Agar? No temas(Q), porque Dios ha oído la voz del muchacho en donde está. 18 Levántate, alza al muchacho y sostenlo con tu mano; porque yo haré de él una gran nación(R). 19 Entonces Dios abrió los ojos de ella(S), y vio un pozo de agua(T); y fue y llenó el odre de agua y dio de beber al muchacho. 20 Y Dios estaba con el muchacho(U), que creció y habitó en el desierto y se hizo arquero. 21 Y habitó en el desierto de Parán(V), y su madre tomó para él una mujer de la tierra de Egipto.
Pacto entre Abraham y Abimelec
22 Aconteció por aquel tiempo que Abimelec, con[n] Ficol, comandante de su ejército(W), habló a Abraham, diciendo: Dios está contigo(X) en todo lo que haces; 23 ahora pues, júrame aquí por Dios que no obrarás falsamente conmigo, ni con mi descendencia, ni con mi posteridad(Y), sino que conforme a la bondad que te he mostrado, así me mostrarás a mí y a la tierra en la cual has residido. 24 Y Abraham dijo: Yo lo juro. 25 Pero Abraham se quejó[o] a Abimelec a causa de un pozo de agua del cual los siervos de Abimelec se habían apoderado(Z). 26 Y Abimelec dijo: No sé quién haya hecho esto, ni tú me lo habías hecho saber, ni yo lo había oído hasta[p] hoy. 27 Y Abraham tomó ovejas y vacas y se los dio a Abimelec. Y los dos hicieron un pacto(AA). 28 Entonces Abraham puso aparte siete corderas del rebaño. 29 Y Abimelec dijo a Abraham: ¿Qué significan estas siete corderas que has puesto aparte? 30 Y él respondió: Tomarás estas siete corderas de mi mano para que esto me sirva de testimonio(AB) de que yo cavé este pozo. 31 Por lo cual llamó aquel lugar Beerseba[q](AC), porque allí juraron los dos. 32 Hicieron, pues, un pacto en Beerseba; y se levantó Abimelec con Ficol, comandante de su ejército, y regresaron a la tierra de los filisteos. 33 Y Abraham plantó un tamarisco en Beerseba, y allí invocó el nombre del Señor(AD), el Dios eterno(AE). 34 Y peregrinó Abraham en la tierra de los filisteos por muchos días(AF).
Footnotes
- Génesis 21:1 Lit., hablado
- Génesis 21:6 Lit., Dios ha hecho risa para mí
- Génesis 21:6 Lit., por mí
- Génesis 21:9 O, jugando con
- Génesis 21:9 Así en la versión gr. (sept.); el T.M. omite: de su hijo Isaac
- Génesis 21:10 Lit., con mi hijo, con Isaac
- Génesis 21:11 Lit., fue muy gravoso en los ojos de Abraham
- Génesis 21:12 Lit., No sea esto gravoso a tus ojos
- Génesis 21:12 Lit., oye su voz en
- Génesis 21:12 Lit., simiente
- Génesis 21:13 Lit., simiente
- Génesis 21:15 Lit., echó
- Génesis 21:16 Lit., la muerte del
- Génesis 21:22 Lit., y
- Génesis 21:25 Lit., reconvino
- Génesis 21:26 Lit., excepto
- Génesis 21:31 I.e., pozo del juramento, o, pozo de siete
Genesis 21
New King James Version
Isaac Is Born(A)
21 And the Lord (B)visited Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah (C)as He had spoken. 2 For Sarah (D)conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, (E)at the set time of which God had spoken to him. 3 And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him—whom Sarah bore to him—(F)Isaac.[a] 4 Then Abraham (G)circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, (H)as God had commanded him. 5 Now (I)Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. 6 And Sarah said, (J)“God has [b]made me laugh, and all who hear (K)will laugh with me.” 7 She also said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? (L)For I have borne him a son in his old age.”
Hagar and Ishmael Depart(M)
8 So the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the same day that Isaac was weaned.
9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar (N)the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, (O)scoffing.[c] 10 Therefore she said to Abraham, (P)“Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, namely with Isaac.” 11 And the matter was very [d]displeasing in Abraham’s sight (Q)because of his son.
12 But God said to Abraham, “Do not let it be displeasing in your sight because of the lad or because of your bondwoman. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for (R)in Isaac your seed shall be called. 13 Yet I will also make (S)a nation of the son of the bondwoman, because he is your [e]seed.”
14 So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and [f]a skin of water; and putting it on her shoulder, he gave it and the boy to Hagar, and (T)sent her away. Then she departed and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba. 15 And the water in the skin was used up, and she placed the boy under one of the shrubs. 16 Then she went and sat down across from him at a distance of about a bowshot; for she said to herself, “Let me not see the death of the boy.” So she sat opposite him, and lifted her voice and wept.
17 And (U)God heard the voice of the lad. Then the (V)angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, “What ails you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is. 18 Arise, lift up the lad and hold him with your hand, for (W)I will make him a great nation.”
19 Then (X)God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the lad a drink. 20 So God (Y)was with the lad; and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, (Z)and became an archer. 21 He dwelt in the Wilderness of Paran; and his mother (AA)took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
A Covenant with Abimelech
22 And it came to pass at that time that (AB)Abimelech and Phichol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, (AC)“God is with you in all that you do. 23 Now therefore, (AD)swear[g] to me by God that you will not deal falsely with me, with my offspring, or with my posterity; but that according to the kindness that I have done to you, you will do to me and to the land in which you have dwelt.”
24 And Abraham said, “I will swear.”
25 Then Abraham rebuked Abimelech because of a well of water which Abimelech’s servants (AE)had seized. 26 And Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, nor had I heard of it until today.” 27 So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them (AF)made a [h]covenant. 28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
29 Then Abimelech asked Abraham, (AG)“What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves?”
30 And he said, “You will take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that (AH)they may be my witness that I have dug this well.” 31 Therefore he (AI)called that place [i]Beersheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.
32 Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba. So Abimelech rose with Phichol, the commander of his army, and they returned to the land of the Philistines. 33 Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and (AJ)there called on the name of the Lord, (AK)the Everlasting God. 34 And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines many days.
Footnotes
- Genesis 21:3 Lit. Laughter
- Genesis 21:6 Lit. made laughter for me
- Genesis 21:9 Lit. laughing
- Genesis 21:11 distressing
- Genesis 21:13 descendant
- Genesis 21:14 A water bottle made of skins
- Genesis 21:23 take an oath
- Genesis 21:27 treaty
- Genesis 21:31 Lit. Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven
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