MLV(i)
1 Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bore him no children. And she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
2 And Sarai said to Abram, Behold now, Jehovah has restrained me from bearing children. I beseech you, go in to my handmaid. Perhaps I will be built up from her. And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.
3 And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid and gave her to Abram, her husband, to be his wife, after Abram had dwelt in the land of Canaan for ten years.
4 And he went in to Hagar and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. 5 And Sarai said to Abram, My wrong be upon you. I gave my handmaid into your bosom and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Jehovah judge between me and you. 6 But Abram said to Sarai, Behold, your maid is in your hand, do to her what is good in your eyes. And Sarai dealt harshly with her and she fled from her face.
7 And the messenger of Jehovah 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 handmaid, from where have you come? And where are you going?
And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.
9 And the messenger of Jehovah said to her, Return to your mistress and submit yourself under her hands. 10 And the messenger of Jehovah said to her, I will greatly multiply your seed, that it will not be numbered for multitude.
11 And the messenger of Jehovah said to her, Behold, you are with child and will bear a son and you will call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah has heard your affliction. 12 And he will be a wild donkey among men, his hand against every man and every man's hand against him and he will dwell in the presence of all his brothers.
13 And she called the name of Jehovah who spoke to her, You are a God who sees, because she said, Have I even looked behind him, who sees me here? 14 Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
15 And Hagar bore Abram a son. And Abram called the name of his son, Ishmael, whom Hagar bore. 16 And Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.
4 And he went in to Hagar and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. 5 And Sarai said to Abram, My wrong be upon you. I gave my handmaid into your bosom and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Jehovah judge between me and you. 6 But Abram said to Sarai, Behold, your maid is in your hand, do to her what is good in your eyes. And Sarai dealt harshly with her and she fled from her face.
7 And the messenger of Jehovah 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 handmaid, from where have you come? And where are you going?
And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.
9 And the messenger of Jehovah said to her, Return to your mistress and submit yourself under her hands. 10 And the messenger of Jehovah said to her, I will greatly multiply your seed, that it will not be numbered for multitude.
11 And the messenger of Jehovah said to her, Behold, you are with child and will bear a son and you will call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah has heard your affliction. 12 And he will be a wild donkey among men, his hand against every man and every man's hand against him and he will dwell in the presence of all his brothers.
13 And she called the name of Jehovah who spoke to her, You are a God who sees, because she said, Have I even looked behind him, who sees me here? 14 Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
15 And Hagar bore Abram a son. And Abram called the name of his son, Ishmael, whom Hagar bore. 16 And Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.