¹Igitur Sarai, uxor Abram,Now Sarai, the wife of Abram,non genuerat liberos:had not conceived children.sed habens ancillam ægyptiam nomine Agar,But, having an Egyptian handmaid named Hagar,

¹Igitur Sarai, uxor Abram,Now Sarai, the wife of Abram,non genuerat liberos:had not conceived children.sed habens ancillam ægyptiam nomine Agar,But, having an Egyptian handmaid named Hagar,

²dixit marito suo:she said to her husband:Ecce,“Behold,conclusit me Dominus,the Lord has closed me,ne parerem.lest I give birth.Ingredere ad ancillam meam,Enter to my handmaid,si forte saltem ex illa suscipiam filios.so that perhaps I may receive sons of her at least.”Cumque ille acquiesceret deprecanti,And when he agreed to her supplication,

²dixit marito suo:she said to her husband:Ecce,“Behold,conclusit me Dominus,the Lord has closed me,ne parerem.lest I give birth.Ingredere ad ancillam meam,Enter to my handmaid,si forte saltem ex illa suscipiam filios.so that perhaps I may receive sons of her at least.”Cumque ille acquiesceret deprecanti,And when he agreed to her supplication,

³tulit Agar ægyptiam ancillam suam post annos decem quam habitare cœperant in terra Chanaan:she took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, ten years after they began to live in the land of Canaan,et dedit eam viro suo uxorem.and she gave her to her husband as a wife.

³tulit Agar ægyptiam ancillam suam post annos decem quam habitare cœperant in terra Chanaan:she took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, ten years after they began to live in the land of Canaan,et dedit eam viro suo uxorem.and she gave her to her husband as a wife.

⁴Qui ingressus est ad eam.And he entered to her.At illa concepisse se videns,But when she saw that she had conceived,despexit dominam suam.she despised her mistress.

⁴Qui ingressus est ad eam.And he entered to her.At illa concepisse se videns,But when she saw that she had conceived,despexit dominam suam.she despised her mistress.

⁵Dixitque Sarai ad Abram:And Sarai said to Abram:Inique agis contra me:“You have acted unfairly against me.ego dedi ancillam meam in sinum tuum,I gave my handmaid into your bosom,quæ videns quod conceperit,who,despectui me habet:when she saw that she had conceived,judicet Dominus inter meheld me in contempt.et te.May the Lord judge between me and you.”

⁵Dixitque Sarai ad Abram:And Sarai said to Abram:Inique agis contra me:“You have acted unfairly against me.ego dedi ancillam meam in sinum tuum,I gave my handmaid into your bosom,quæ videns quod conceperit,who,despectui me habet:when she saw that she had conceived,judicet Dominus inter meheld me in contempt.et te.May the Lord judge between me and you.”

⁶Cui respondens Abram: Ecce,Abram responded to her by saying,ait,“Behold,ancilla tua in manu tua est, utere ea ut libet.your handmaid is in your hand to treat as it pleases you.”Affligente igitur eam Sarai,And so, when Sarai afflicted her,fugam iniit.she took flight.

⁶Cui respondens Abram: Ecce,Abram responded to her by saying,ait,“Behold,ancilla tua in manu tua est, utere ea ut libet.your handmaid is in your hand to treat as it pleases you.”Affligente igitur eam Sarai,And so, when Sarai afflicted her,fugam iniit.she took flight.

⁷Cumque invenisset eam angelus Domini juxta fontem aquæ in solitudine,And when the Angel of the Lord had found her, near the fountain of water in the wilderness,qui est in via Sur in deserto,which is on the way to Shur in the desert,

⁷Cumque invenisset eam angelus Domini juxta fontem aquæ in solitudine,And when the Angel of the Lord had found her, near the fountain of water in the wilderness,qui est in via Sur in deserto,which is on the way to Shur in the desert,

⁸dixit ad illam:he said to her: “Hagar,Agar ancilla Sarai, unde venis?handmaid of Sarai, where have you come from?et quo vadis?And where will you go?”Quæ respondit:And she answered,A facie Sarai dominæ meæ ego fugio.“I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress.”

⁸dixit ad illam:he said to her: “Hagar,Agar ancilla Sarai, unde venis?handmaid of Sarai, where have you come from?et quo vadis?And where will you go?”Quæ respondit:And she answered,A facie Sarai dominæ meæ ego fugio.“I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress.”

⁹Dixitque ei angelus Domini:And the Angel of the Lord said to her,Revertere ad dominam tuam,“Return to your mistress,et humiliare sub manu illius.and humble yourself under her hand.”

⁹Dixitque ei angelus Domini:And the Angel of the Lord said to her,Revertere ad dominam tuam,“Return to your mistress,et humiliare sub manu illius.and humble yourself under her hand.”

¹⁰Et rursum:And again he said,Multiplicans, inquit, multiplicabo semen tuum,“I will multiply your offspring continuously,et non numerabitur præ multitudine.and they will not be numbered because of their multitude.”

¹⁰Et rursum:And again he said,Multiplicans, inquit, multiplicabo semen tuum,“I will multiply your offspring continuously,et non numerabitur præ multitudine.and they will not be numbered because of their multitude.”

¹¹Ac deinceps:But thereafter he said:Ecce,“Behold,ait, concepisti,you have conceived,et paries filium:and you will give birth to a son.vocabisque nomen ejus Ismaël,And you shall call his name Ishmael,eo quod audierit Dominus afflictionem tuam.because the Lord has heard your affliction.

¹¹Ac deinceps:But thereafter he said:Ecce,“Behold,ait, concepisti,you have conceived,et paries filium:and you will give birth to a son.vocabisque nomen ejus Ismaël,And you shall call his name Ishmael,eo quod audierit Dominus afflictionem tuam.because the Lord has heard your affliction.

¹²Hic erit ferus homo:He will be a wild man.manus ejus contra omnes,His hand will be against all,et manus omnium contra eum:and all hands will be against him.et e regione universorum fratrum suorum figet tabernacula.And he will pitch his tents away from the region of all his brothers.”

¹²Hic erit ferus homo:He will be a wild man.manus ejus contra omnes,His hand will be against all,et manus omnium contra eum:and all hands will be against him.et e regione universorum fratrum suorum figet tabernacula.And he will pitch his tents away from the region of all his brothers.”

¹³Vocavit autem nomen Domini qui loquebatur ad eam:Then she called upon the name of the Lord who had spoken to her:Tu Deus qui vidisti me.“You are the God who has seen me.”Dixit enim:For she said,Profecto hic vidi posteriora videntis me.“Certainly, here I have seen the back of the one who sees me.”

¹³Vocavit autem nomen Domini qui loquebatur ad eam:Then she called upon the name of the Lord who had spoken to her:Tu Deus qui vidisti me.“You are the God who has seen me.”Dixit enim:For she said,Profecto hic vidi posteriora videntis me.“Certainly, here I have seen the back of the one who sees me.”

¹⁴Propterea appellavit puteum illum Puteum viventisBecause of this,et videntis me.she called that well:Ipse est inter Cades‘The well of the one who lives and who sees me.’et Barad.The same is between Kadesh and Bered.

¹⁴Propterea appellavit puteum illum Puteum viventisBecause of this,et videntis me.she called that well:Ipse est inter Cades‘The well of the one who lives and who sees me.’et Barad.The same is between Kadesh and Bered.

¹⁵Peperitque Agar Abræ filium:And Hagar gave birth to a son for Abram,qui vocavit nomen ejus Ismaël.who called his name Ishmael.

¹⁵Peperitque Agar Abræ filium:And Hagar gave birth to a son for Abram,qui vocavit nomen ejus Ismaël.who called his name Ishmael.

¹⁶Octoginta et sex annorum erat Abram quando peperit ei Agar Ismaëlem.Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael for him.

¹⁶Octoginta et sex annorum erat Abram quando peperit ei Agar Ismaëlem.Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael for him.