Genesis 21

Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel

Genesis 21

1And the Lord visited Sarrha, as he said, and the Lord did to Sarrha, as he spoke.Καὶ Κύριος ἐπεσκέψατο τὴν Σάῤῥαν, καθὰ εἶπε· καὶ ἐποίησε Κύριος τῇ Σάῥῥᾳ, καθὰ ἐλάλησε.

2And she conceived and bore to Abraam a son in old age, at the set time according as the Lord spoke to him.Καὶ συλλαβοῦσα ἔτεκε τῷ Ἁβραὰμ υἱὸν εἰς τὸ γῆρας, εἰς τὸν καιρὸν καθὰ ἐλάλησεν αὐτῷ Κύριος.

3And Abraam called the name of his son that was born to him, whom Sarrha bore to him, Isaac.Καὶ ἐκάλεσεν Ἁβραὰμ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ τοῦ γενομένου αὐτῷ, ὃν ἔτεκεν αὐτῷ Σάῤῥα, Ἰσαάκ·

4And Abraam circumcised Isaac on the eighth day, as God commanded him.Περιέτεμε δὲ Ἁβραὰμ τὸν Ἰσαὰκ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ὀγδόῃ, καθὰ ἐνετείλατο αὐτῷ ὁ Θεός.

5And Abraam was one hundred years old when Isaac his son was born to him.Καὶ Ἁβραὰμ ἦν ἑκατὸν ἐτῶν, ηνίκα ἐγένετο αὐτῷ Ἰσαὰκ ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ.

6And Sarrha said, The Lord has made laughter for me, for whoever shall hear shall rejoice with me.Εἶπε δὲ Σάῤῥα, γέλωτά μοι ἐποίησε Κύριος· ὃς γὰρ ἂν ἀκούσῃ συγχαρεῖταί μοι.

7And she said, Who shall say to Abraam that Sarrha suckles a child? for I have born a child in my old age.Καὶ εἶπε τίς ἀναγγελεῖ τῷ Ἁβραὰμ ὅτι θηλάζει παιδίον Σάῤῥα; ὅτι ἔτεκον υἱὸν ἐν τῷ γήρᾳ μου.

8And the child grew and was weaned, and Abraam made a great feast the day that his son Isaac was weaned.Καὶ ηὐξήθη τὸ παιδίον, καὶ ἀπεγαλακτίσθη· καὶ ἐποίησεν Ἁβραὰμ δοχὴν μεγάλην, ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ ἀπεκγαλακτίσθη Ἰσαὰκ ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ.

9And Sarrha having seen the son of Agar the Egyptian who was born to Abraam, sporting with Isaac her son,Ἰδοῦσα δὲ Σάῥῥα τὸν υἱὸν Ἄγαρ τῆς Αἰγυπτίας, ὃς ἐγένετο τῷ Ἁβραὰμ, παίζοντα μετὰ Ἰσαὰκ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτῆς,

10then she said to Abraam, ✡ Cast out this bondwoman and her son, for the son of this bondwoman shall not inherit with my son Isaac.καὶ εἶπε τῷ Ἁβραὰμ, ἔκβαλε τὴν παιδίσκην ταύτην, καὶ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς· οὐ γὰρ μὴ κληρονομήσει ὁ υἱὸς τῆς παιδίσκης ταύτης μετὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ μου Ἰσαάκ.

11But the * word appeared very hard before Abraam concerning his son.Σκληρὸν δὲ ἐφάνη τὸ ῥῆμα σφόδρα ἐνατίον Ἁβραὰμ περὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ.

12But God said to Abraam, Let it not be hard before you concerning the child, and concerning the bondwoman; in all things whatever Sarrha shall say to you, hear her voice, for ✡ in Isaac shall your seed be called.Εἶπε δὲ ὁ Θεὸς τῷ Ἁβραὰμ, μὴ σκληρὸν ἔστω ἐναντίον σου περὶ τοῦ παιδίου, καὶ περὶ τῆς παιδίσκης· πάντα ὅσα ἂν εἴπῃ σοι Σάῤῥα, ἄκουε τῆς φωνῆς αὐτῆς· ὅτι ἐν Ἰσαὰκ κληθήσεταί σοι σπέρμα.

13And moreover I will make the son of this bondwoman a great nation, because he is your seed.Καὶ τὸν υἱὸν δὲ τῆς παιδίσκης ταύτης εἰς ἔθνος μέγα ποιήσω αὐτὸν, ὅτι σπέρμα σόν ἐστιν.

14And Abraam rose up in the morning and took loaves and a skin of water, and gave them to Agar, and he put the child on her shoulder, and sent her away, and she having departed wandered in the wilderness † near the well of the oath.Ἀνέστη δὲ Ἁβραὰμ τὸ πρωῒ, καὶ ἔλαβεν ἄρτους καὶ ἀσκὸν ὕδατος, καὶ ἔδωκεν τῇ Ἄγαρ· καὶ ἐπέθηκεν ἐπὶ τὸν ὦμον αὐτῆς τὸ παιδίον, καὶ ἀπέστειλεν αὐτήν· Ἀπελθοῦσα δὲ ἐπλανᾶτο κατὰ τὴν ἔρημον, κατὰ τὸ φρέαρ τοῦ ὅρκου.

15And the water failed out of the skin, and she cast the child under a fir tree.Ἐξέλιπε δὲ τὸ ὕδωρ ἐκ τοῦ ἀσκου· καὶ ἔῤῥιψε τὸ παιδίον ὑποκάτω μιᾶς ἐλάτης·

16And she departed and sat down opposite him at a distance, as it were a bow-shot, for she said, Surely I can’t see the death of my child: and she sat opposite him, and the child cried aloud and wept.Ἀπελθοῦσα δὲ ἐκάθητο ἀπέναντι αὐτοῦ μακρόθεν, ὡσεὶ τόξου βολήν· εἶπε γὰρ, οὐ μὴ ἴδω τὸν θάνατον τοῦ παιδίου μου. καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἀπέναντι αὐτοῦ· ἀναβοῆσαν δὲ τὸ παιδίον ἔκλαυσεν.

17And God heard the voice of the child from the place where he was, and an angel of God called Agar out of heaven, and said to her, What is it, Agar? fear not, for God has heard the voice of the child from the place where he is.Εἰσήκουσε δὲ ὁ Θεὸς τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ παιδίου ἐκ τοῦ τόπου οὗ ἦν· καὶ ἐκάλεσεν ἄγγελος Θεοῦ τὴν Ἄγαρ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ, τί ἐστιν Ἄγαρ; μὴ φοβοῦ· ἐπακήκοε γὰρ ὁ Θεὸς τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ παιδίου ἐκ τοῦ τόπου οὗ ἐστιν.

18Rise up, and take the child, and hold him in your hand, for I will make him a great nation.Ἀνάστηθι καὶ λάβε τὸ παιδίον, καὶ κράτησον τῇ χειρί σου αὐτό· εἰς γὰρ ἔθνος μέγα ποιήσω αὐτό.

19And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well ‡ of springing water; and she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the child drink.Καὶ ἀνέῳξεν ὁ Θεὸς τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῆς· καὶ εἶδε φρέαρ ὕδατος ζῶντος, καὶ ἐπορεύθη, καὶ ἔπλησε τὸν ἀσκὸν ὕδατος, καὶ ἐπότισε τὸ παιδίον.

20And God was with the child, and he grew and lived in the wilderness, and became an archer.Καὶ ἦν ὁ Θεὸς μετὰ τοῦ παιδίου· καὶ ηὐξήθη, καὶ κατῴκησεν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ· ἐγένετο δὲ τοξότης.

21And he lived in the wilderness, and his mother took him a wife out of Pharan of Egypt.Καὶ κατῴκησεν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ· καὶ ἔλαβεν αὐτῷ ἡ μήτηρ γυναῖκα ἐκ Φαρὰν Αἰγύπτου.

22And it came to pass at that time that Abimelech spoke, and Ochozath § his friend, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, to Abraam, saying, God is with you in all things, whatever you may do.Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, καὶ εἶπεν Ἀβιμέλεχ, καὶ Ὁχοζὰθ ὁ νυμφαγωγὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ Φιχὸλ ὁ ἀρχιστράτηγος τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ, πρὸς Ἁβραὰμ, λέγων, ὁ Θεὸς μετὰ σοῦ ἐν πᾶσιν, οἷς ἐὰν ποιῇς.

23Now therefore swear to me by God that you will not injure me, nor my seed, nor my name, but according to the righteousness which I have performed with you you shall deal with me, and with the land in which you have sojourned.Νῦν οὖν ὄμοσόν μοι τὸν Θεὸν μὴ ἀδικήσειν με, μηδὲ τὸ σπέρμα μου, μηδὲ τὸ ὄνομά μου· ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὴν δικαιοσύνην ἣν ἐποίησα μετὰ σοῦ, ποιήσεις μετʼ ἐμοῦ, καὶ τῇ γᾗ, ᾗ σὺ παρῴκησας ἐν αὐτῇ.

24And Abraam said, I will swear.Καὶ εἶπεν Ἁβραὰμ, ἐγὼ ὀμοῦμαι.

25And Abraam reproved Abimelech because of the wells of water, which the servants of Abimelech took away.Καὶ ἤλεγξεν Ἁβραὰμ τὸν Ἀβιμέλεχ περὶ τῶν φρεάτων τοῦ ὕδατος, ὧν ἀφείλοντο οἱ παῖδες τοῦ Ἀβιμέλεχ.

26And Abimelech said to him, I know not who has done this thing to you, neither did you tell it me, neither heard I it but only today.Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἀβιμέλεχ, οὐκ ἔγνων τίς ἐποίησέ σοι τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο· οὐδὲ σύ μοι ἀπήγγειλας, οὐδὲ ἐγὼ ἤκουσα, ἀλλʼ ἢ σήμερον.

27And Abraam took sheep and calves, and gave them to Abimelech, and both made a covenant.Καὶ ἔλαβεν Ἁβραὰμ πρόβατα καὶ μόσχους, καὶ ἔδωκε τῷ Ἀβιμέλεχ· καὶ διέθεντο ἀμφότεροι διαθήκην.

28And Abraam set seven ewe-lambs by themselves.Καὶ ἔστησεν Ἁβραὰμ, ἑπτὰ ἀμνάδας προβάτων μόνας.

29And Abimelech said to Abraam, What are these seven ewe-lambs which you have set alone?Καὶ εἶπεν Ἀβιμέλεχ τῷ Ἁβραὰμ, τί εἰσιν αἱ ἑπτὰ ἀμνάδες τῶν προβάτων τούτων, ἃς ἔστησας μόνας;

30And Abraam said, You shall receive the seven ewe-lambs of me, that they may be for me as a witness, that I dug this well.Καὶ εἶπεν Ἁβραὰμ, ὅτι τὰς ἑπτὰ ἀμνάδας λήψῃ παρʼ ἐμοῦ, ἵνα ὦσι μοι εἰς μαρτύριον, ὅτι ἐγὼ ὤρυξα τό φρέαρ τοῦτο.

31Therefore he named the name of that place, The Well of the Oath, for there they both swore.Διὰ τοῦτο ἐπωνόμασε τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου, Φρέαρ ὁρκισμοῦ· ὅτι ἐκεῖ ὤμοσαν ἀμφότεροι.

32And they made a covenant at the well of the oath. And there rose up Abimelech, Ochozath his friend, and Phichol the commander-in-chief of his army, and they returned to the land of the Phylistines.Καὶ διέθεντο διαθήκην ἐν τῷ φρέατι τοῦ ὁρκισμου· ἀνέστη δὲ Ἀβιμέλεχ, Ὁχοζὰθ ὁ νυμφαγωγὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ Φίχολ ὁ ἀρχιστράτηγος τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπέστρεψαν εἰς τὴν γῆν τῶν Φυλιστιείμ.

33And Abraam planted a field at the well of the oath, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.Καὶ ἐφύτευσεν Ἁβραὰμ ἄρουραν ἐπὶ τῷ φρέατι τοῦ ὅρκου· καὶ ἐπεκαλέσατο ἐκεῖ τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου, Θεὸς αἰώνιος.

34And Abraam sojourned in the land of the Phylistines many days.Παρῴκησε δὲ Ἁβραὰμ ἐν τῇ γῇ τῶν Φυλιστιεὶμ ἡμέρας πολλάς.

Translator's Notes

These notes come from the printed edition of Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), and record where the Greek differs from the English rendering or admits more than one reading.

• v. 10✡Gal 4:30
• v. 11*Gr. Gr. saying, or matter.
• v. 12✡Rom 9:7
• v. 14†Or, near Beersheba.
• v. 19‡Or, Gr. living.
• v. 22§Not in the Heb. friend of bridegroom, or attendant at marriage.