1But, Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children,—she had, however, an Egyptian handmaid, whose name was Hagar. 2So then Sarai said unto Abram, Behold, I pray thee, Yahweh, hath restrained me, from bearing, go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid, peradventure I may be built up from her,—And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. 3So Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, at the end of ten years of Abram’s dwelling in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband, to be to him as a wife.

4And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived,—and, when she saw that she had conceived, lightly esteemed, was her lady, in her eyes. 5Then said Sarai unto Abram: My wrong, is, on thee! I, gave my handmaid into thy bosom, and, when she seeth that she hath conceived, then am I lightly esteemed in her eyes! Yahweh judge betwixt me and her. 6And Abram said unto Sarai, Lo! thy handmaid, is in thy hand, do to her, what is good in thine eyes. So Sarai humbled her, and she fled from her face.

7And the messenger of Yahweh found her, by the fountain of water, in the desert,—by the fountain in the way to Shur. 8So he said—Hagar! handmaid of Sarai! Whence hast thou come, and whither wouldst thou go? And she said: From the face of Sarai, my lady, am, I, fleeing. 9And the messenger of Yahweh said to her, Return unto thy lady,—and humble thyself under her hands.

10And the messenger of Yahweh said to her, I will, greatly multiply, thy seed—so that it shall not be numbered for multitude. 11And the messenger of Yahweh said to her, Behold thee! with child, and about bearing a son—and thou shalt call his name Ishmael[= God hearkeneth], for Yahweh hath hearkened unto thy humiliation. 12But, he, will be a wild ass of a man, his hand, against every one, and, every one’s hand, against him—yet, in presence of all his brethren, shall he have his habitation. 13And she called the name of Yahweh, who had spoken unto her, Thou GOD of vision! For she said, Do I, even here, retain my vision after a vision? 14On this account, is the well called, The well of the life of vision,—lo! it is between Kadesh and Bered.

15So Hagar bare to Abram a son,—and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bare, Ishmael. 16Now, Abram, was eighty-six years old,—when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.