21:1 Now Yahweh watched over Sarah
just
as He promised
the
Almighty was there for Sarah.
21:2 Sarah became pregnant
and
bore a son to Abraham
in
his elderly years
just
as God promised.
21:3 Abraham named the son
Sarah
brought forth Isaac.
21:4 When his son Isaac was 8 days old
Abraham
purified him
just
as God instructed him.
21:5 Abraham was 100 years old
when
his son Isaac was born.
21:6 Sarah said:
God
has brought me laughter
and
everyone who listens
will
laugh with me.
21:7 And she also said:
Who
would have told Abraham
that
Sarah would nurse a child?
Yet
I have delivered him a son
in
his elderly years.
21:8 The child grew up and matured
and
Abraham held a great feast
when
Isaac came of age.
21:9 But Sarah noticed the son of Hagar
the
Egyptian brought forth to Abraham
was
joking about it.
21:10 So she said to Abraham:
Cast
out that housemaid and her son
as
her son won’t ever share
in
the inheritance with my son Isaac.
21:11 This saddened Abraham greatly
because
it related to his son.
21:12 But God spoke to him:
Don’t
let this sadden you
about
the boy and your housemaid.
Hear
out what Sarah says
because
through Isaac
will
your teachings be carried on.
21:13 The son of the housemaid
will
also lead many followers
because
he comes forth from you.
21:14 Abraham rose early the next morning
took
food and a vessel of water
and
gave them to Hagar.
He
gave them to her to carry
and
sent her off with the boy.
She
left on a journey
and
traveled the
21:15 When the water
in
the vessel ran out
she
sat the boy down
under
one of the bushes.
21:16 Then she walked over
and
she sat down
within
an bowshot away.
She
could not watch the boy die.
As
she sat down
the
child began to cry.
21:17 God heard the boy
and
the angel of God
spoke
to Hagar from heaven:
Hagar
why are you worried?
God
has heard the boy
as
he lay there.
21:18 Arise and pick up the lad
and
give him a hug
for
he will lead a great people.
21:19 Then God opened her eyes
and
she saw a pool of water.
Then
she filled the vessel
and
let the boy drink.
21:20 God was with the boy
as
he grew up.
He
lived in the wilderness
and
became an archer.
21:21 While living in the Paran wilderness
his
mother brought him
a
wife from
21:22 It came to pass that Abimelek
and
his army chief Phicol
both
said to Abraham:
God
is with you
in
everything you do.
21:23 Now pledge before God
not
to cheat me
my
children
or
my followers.
Instead
show me the kindness
I
have shown you
and
the land you inhabit.
21:24 Abraham replied:
I
promise you this.
21:25 Then Abraham admonished Abimelek
concerning
a water spring
that
Abimelek's servants had taken over.
21:26 Yet Abimelek replied:
I
know not who did this.
You
did not tell me
I
have just heard of it today.
21:27 Then Abraham brought sheep and oxen
and
gave them to Abimelek
and
the two men made a pact.
21:28 Abraham separated seven
ewe
lambs from the flock.
21:29 Then Abimelek asked Abraham:
Why
have you separated
these
seven ewe lambs?
21:30 He replied:
Accept
these seven lambs from me
as
proof that I dug this well.
21:31 That place was called
because
there they made a pact.
21:32 After the pact of
Abimelek
and his army chief Phicol
returned
to the land of the Philistines.
21:33 Abraham planted an orchard in
and
there he praised
the
Name of Yahweh
the
Eternal God.
21:34 Then Abraham remained
in
the land of the Philistines
for
a long time.
