Liber Genesis, 21

1. Visitavit autem Dominus Saram, sicut promiserat, et implevit Sarae, quae locutus est;

1. The LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had promised.

2. concepitque et peperit Abrahae filium in senectute eius tempore, quo praedixerat ei Deus.

2. And Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the time of which God had spoken to him.

3. Vocavitque Abraham nomen filii sui, quem genuit ei Sara, Isaac

3. Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore him, Isaac.

4. et circumcidit eum octavo die, sicut praeceperat ei Deus.

4. And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.

5. Cum Abraham centum esset annorum, natus est ei Isaac filius eius.

5. Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

6. Dixitque Sara: “Risum fecit mihi Deus; quicumque audierit, corridebit mihi ?.

6. And Sarah said, "God has made laughter for me; every one who hears will laugh over me."

7. Rursumque ait: ? Quis auditurum crederet Abraham quod Sara lactaret filios, quia peperit ei filium iam seni?”.

7. And she said, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would suckle children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age."

8. Crevit igitur puer et ablactatus est. Fecitque Abraham grande convivium in die ablactationis eius.

8. And the child grew, and was weaned; and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

9. Cumque vidisset Sara filium Agar Aegyptiae iocantem cum Isaac filio suo, dixit ad Abraham:

9. But Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, playing with her son Isaac.

10. “Eice ancillam hanc et filium eius; non enim erit heres filius ancillae cum filio meo Isaac”.

10. So she said to Abraham, "Cast out this slave woman with her son; for the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son Isaac."

11. Dure accepit hoc Abraham propter filium suum.

11. And the thing was very displeasing to Abraham on account of his son.

12. Cui dixit Deus: “Non tibi videatur asperum super puero et super ancilla tua; omnia, quae dixerit tibi Sara, audi vocem eius, quia in Isaac vocabitur tibi semen.

12. But God said to Abraham, "Be not displeased because of the lad and because of your slave woman; whatever Sarah says to you, do as she tells you, for through Isaac shall your descendants be named.

13. Sed et filium ancillae faciam in gentem magnam, quia semen tuum est”.

13. And I will make a nation of the son of the slave woman also, because he is your offspring."

14. Surrexit itaque Abraham mane et tollens panem et utrem aquae imposuit scapulae eius tradiditque puerum et dimisit eam. Quae cum abisset, errabat in deserto Bersabee.

14. So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, along with the child, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.

15. Cumque consumpta esset aqua in utre, abiecit puerum subter unum arbustum

15. When the water in the skin was gone, she cast the child under one of the bushes.

16. et abiit; seditque e regione procul, quantum potest arcus iacere. Dixit enim: “Non videbo morientem puerum”. Et sedens contra levavit vocem suam et flevit.

16. Then she went, and sat down over against him a good way off, about the distance of a bowshot; for she said, "Let me not look upon the death of the child." And as she sat over against him, the child lifted up his voice and wept.

17. Exaudivit autem Deus vocem pueri; vocavitque angelus Dei Agar de caelo dicens: “Quid tibi, Agar? Noli timere; exaudivit enim Deus vocem pueri de loco, in quo est.

17. And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, and said to her, "What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not; for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.

18. Surge, tolle puerum et tene illum manu tua, quia in gentem magnam faciam eum”.

18. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him fast with your hand; for I will make him a great nation."

19. Aperuitque Deus oculos eius; quae videns puteum aquae abiit et implevit utrem deditque puero bibere.

19. Then 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. Et fuit Deus cum eo; qui crevit et moratus est in solitudine factusque est iuvenis sagittarius.

20. And God was with the lad, and he grew up; he lived in the wilderness, and became an expert with the bow.

21. Habitavitque in deserto Pharan; et accepit illi mater sua uxorem de terra Aegypti.

21. He lived in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

22. Eodem tempore dixit Abimelech et Phicol princeps exercitus eius ad Abraham: “Deus tecum est in universis, quae agis.

22. At that time Abim'elech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, "God is with you in all that you do;

23. Iura ergo per Deum, ne noceas mihi et posteris meis stirpique meae; sed iuxta fidem, quam feci tibi, facies mihi et terrae, in qua versatus es advena”.

23. now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my offspring or with my posterity, but as I have dealt loyally with you, you will deal with me and with the land where you have sojourned."

24. Dixitque Abraham: “Ego iurabo”.

24. And Abraham said, "I will swear."

25. Et increpavit Abraham Abimelech propter puteum aquae, quem vi abstulerant servi eius.

25. When Abraham complained to Abim'elech about a well of water which Abim'elech's servants had seized,

26. Responditque Abimelech: “Nescivi quis fecerit hanc rem; sed et tu non indicasti mihi, et ego non audivi praeter hodie”.

26. Abim'elech said, "I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, and I have not heard of it until today."

27. Tulit itaque Abraham oves et boves et dedit Abimelech; percusseruntque ambo foedus.

27. So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abim'elech, and the two men made a covenant.

28. Et statuit Abraham septem agnas gregis seorsum.

28. Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock apart.

29. Cui dixit Abimelech: “Quid sibi volunt septem agnae istae, quas stare fecisti seorsum?”.

29. And Abim'elech said to Abraham, "What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs which you have set apart?"

30. At ille: “Septem, inquit, agnas accipies de manu mea, ut sint in testimonium mihi, quoniam ego fodi puteum istum”.

30. He said, "These seven ewe lambs you will take from my hand, that you may be a witness for me that I dug this well."

31. Idcirco vocatus est locus ille Bersabee, quia ibi uterque iuraverunt.

31. Therefore that place was called Beer-sheba; because there both of them swore an oath.

32. Et inierunt foedus in Bersabee.

32. So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba. Then Abim'elech and Phicol the commander of his army rose up and returned to the land of the Philistines.

33. Surrexit autem Abimelech et Phicol princeps militiae eius reversique sunt in terram Philisthim. Abraham vero plantavit nemus in Bersabee et invocavit ibi nomen Domini, Dei aeterni. 34 Et fuit colonus in terra Philisthim diebus multis.

33. Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God.

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34. And Abraham sojourned many days in the land of the Philistines.