1 Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. 2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. 3 And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.

4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. 5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee. 6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.

7 And the angel of the LORD 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 maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai. 9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. 11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction. 12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. 13 And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me? 14 Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

15 And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael. 16 And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.

1 亚伯兰的妻子撒莱， 没有为他生孩子。撒莱却有一个婢女， 是埃及人， 名叫夏甲。

2 撒莱对亚伯兰说： "请看， 耶和华使我不能生育， 求你去亲近我的婢女， 或者我可以从她得孩子。"亚伯兰就听从了撒莱的话。

3 亚伯兰在迦南地住满了十年， 他的妻子撒莱， 把自己的婢女埃及人夏甲， 给了她的丈夫亚伯兰为妾。

4 亚伯兰与夏甲亲近， 夏甲就怀了孕。夏甲见自己有了孕， 就轻看她的主母。

5 撒莱对亚伯兰说： "我因你受屈； 我把我的婢女送到你的怀中， 她见自己有了孕， 就轻看我。愿耶和华在你我之间主持公道。"

6 亚伯兰对撒莱说： "你的婢女在你手中， 你看怎样好， 就怎样待她吧。"于是撒莱虐待夏甲， 她就从撒莱面前逃走了。

7 耶和华的使者在旷野的水泉旁边， 就是在到书珥路上的水旁边， 遇到了她，

8 就问她： "撒莱的婢女夏甲啊， 你从哪里来？要到哪里去？"夏甲回答： "我从我的主母撒莱面前逃出来。"

9 耶和华的使者对她说： "回到你主母那里去， 服在她的手下！ "

10 耶和华的使者又对她说： "我必使你的后裔人丁兴旺， 多到不可胜数。"

11 耶和华的使者再对她说： "看哪， 你已经怀了孕， 你要生一个儿子； 你要给他起名叫以实玛利， 因为耶和华听见了你的苦情。

12 他将来为人， 必像野驴。他的手要攻打人， 人的手也要攻打他。他必住在众兄弟的东面。"

13 于是， 夏甲给那对她说话的耶和华， 起名叫"你是看顾人的 神"， 因为她说： "在这里我不是也看见了那位看顾人的吗？"

14 因此， 这井名叫庇耳．拉海．莱， 是在加低斯和巴列之间。

15 夏甲给亚伯兰生了一个儿子， 亚伯兰就给夏甲所生的儿子， 起名叫以实玛利。

16 亚伯兰八十六岁的时候， 夏甲给他生了以实玛利。