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Genesis - chapter 16

5778 - 2017 -

16:1

Abram's wife Sarai had not borne him any children. She had an Egyptian slave-girl by the name of Hagar.
VeSaray eshet Avram lo yaledah lo velah shifchah Mitsrit ushmah Hagar.

אוְשָׂרַי֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת אַבְרָ֔ם לֹ֥א יָֽלְדָ֖ה ל֑וֹ וְלָ֛הּ שִׁפְחָ֥ה מִצְרִ֖ית וּשְׁמָ֥הּ הָגָֽר:

16:2

Sarai said to Abram, 'God has kept me from having children. Come to my slave, and hopefully I will have sonsthrough her.' Abram heeded Sarai.
Vatomer Saray el-Avram hineh-na atsarani Adonay miledet bo-na el-shifchati ulay ibaneh mimenah vayishma Avram lekol Saray.

בוַתֹּ֨אמֶר שָׂרַ֜י אֶל־אַבְרָ֗ם הִנֵּה־נָ֞א עֲצָרַ֤נִי יְהֹוָה֙ מִלֶּ֔דֶת בֹּא־נָא֙ אֶל־שִׁפְחָתִ֔י אוּלַ֥י אִבָּנֶ֖ה מִמֶּ֑נָּה וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע אַבְרָ֖ם לְק֥וֹל שָׂרָֽי:

16:3

After Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took Hagar the Egyptian her slave, and gave her to her husband Abram as a wife.
Vatikach Saray eshet Avram et-Hagar haMitsrit shifchatah mikets eser shanim leshevet Avram be'erets Kena'an vatiten otah le-Avram ishah lo le'ishah.

גוַתִּקַּ֞ח שָׂרַ֣י אֵֽשֶׁת־אַבְרָ֗ם אֶת־הָגָ֤ר הַמִּצְרִית֙ שִׁפְחָתָ֔הּ מִקֵּץ֙ עֶ֣שֶׂר שָׁנִ֔ים לְשֶׁ֥בֶת אַבְרָ֖ם בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וַתִּתֵּ֥ן אֹתָ֛הּ לְאַבְרָ֥ם אִישָׁ֖הּ ל֥וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה:

16:4

[Abram] came to her, and she conceived. When she realized that she was pregnant, she looked at her mistress with contempt.
Vayavo el-Hagar vatahar vatere ki haratah vatekal gevirtah be'eyneyha.

דוַיָּבֹ֥א אֶל־הָגָ֖ר וַתַּ֑הַר וַתֵּ֨רֶא֙ כִּ֣י הָרָ֔תָה וַתֵּקַ֥ל גְּבִרְתָּ֖הּ בְּעֵינֶֽיהָ:

16:5

Sarai said to Abram, 'It's all your fault! I myself placed my slave in your arms! Now that she sees herself pregnant, she looks at me with disrespect. Let God judge between me and you!'
Vatomer Saray el-Avram chamasi aleycha anochi natati shifchati becheykecha vatere ki haratah va'ekal be'eyneyha yishpot Adonay beyni uveyneycha.

הוַתֹּ֨אמֶר שָׂרַ֣י אֶל־אַבְרָם֘ חֲמָסִ֣י עָלֶ֒יךָ֒ אָֽנֹכִ֗י נָתַ֤תִּי שִׁפְחָתִי֙ בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָ וַתֵּ֨רֶא֙ כִּ֣י הָרָ֔תָה וָֽאֵקַ֖ל בְּעֵינֶ֑יהָ יִשְׁפֹּ֥ט יְהֹוָ֖ה בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵינֶֽיֹךָ:

16:6

Abram replied to Sarai, 'Your slave is in your hands. Do with her as you see fit.' Sarai abused her, and [Hagar] ran away from her.
Vayomer Avram el-Saray hineh shifchatech beyadech asi-lah hatov be'eynaych vate'aneha Saray vativrach mipaneyha.

ווַיֹּ֨אמֶר אַבְרָ֜ם אֶל־שָׂרַ֗י הִנֵּ֤ה שִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙ בְּיָדֵ֔ךְ עֲשִׂי־לָ֖הּ הַטּ֣וֹב בְּעֵינָ֑יִךְ וַתְּעַנֶּ֣הָ שָׂרַ֔י וַתִּבְרַ֖ח מִפָּנֶֽיהָ:

16:7

An angel of God encountered her by a spring in the desert, in the oasis on the road to Shur.
Vayimtsa'ah mal'ach Adonay al-eyn hamayim bamidbar al-ha'ayin bederech Shur.

זוַיִּמְצָאָ֞הּ מַלְאַ֧ךְ יְהֹוָ֛ה עַל־עֵ֥ין הַמַּ֖יִם בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר עַל־הָעַ֖יִן בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ שֽׁוּר:

16:8

[The angel] said, 'Hagar, maid of Sarai! From where are you coming, and where are you going?'

'I am running away from my mistress, Sarai,' she replied.
Vayomar Hagar shifchat Saray ey-mizeh vat ve'anah telechi vatomer mipeney Saray gevirti anochi borachat

חוַיֹּאמַ֗ר הָגָ֞ר שִׁפְחַ֥ת שָׂרַ֛י אֵֽי־מִזֶּ֥ה בָ֖את וְאָ֣נָה תֵלֵ֑כִי וַתֹּ֕אמֶר מִפְּנֵי֙ שָׂרַ֣י גְּבִרְתִּ֔י אָֽנֹכִ֖י בֹּרַֽחַת:

16:9

The angel of God said to her, 'Return to your mistress, and submit yourself to her.'
Vayomer lah mal'ach Adonay shuvi el-gevirtech vehit'ani tachat yadeyha.

טוַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהּ֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהֹוָ֔ה שׁ֖וּבִי אֶל־גְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְ וְהִתְעַנִּ֖י תַּ֥חַת יָדֶֽיהָ:

16:10

[Another] angel said in God's name, 'I will grant you many descendants. They will be so many that they will be uncountable.'
Vayomer lah mal'ach Adonay harbah arbeh et-zar'ech velo yisafer merov.

יוַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהּ֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהֹוָ֔ה הַרְבָּ֥ה אַרְבֶּ֖ה אֶת־זַרְעֵ֑ךְ וְלֹ֥א יִסָּפֵ֖ר מֵרֹֽב:

16:11

[Still another] angel of God said to her, 'You are pregnant, and will give birth to a son. You must name himIshmael, for God has heard your prayer.
Vayomer lah mal'ach Adonay hinach harah veyoladet ben vekarat shmo Yishma'el ki-shama Adonay el-onyech.

יאוַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהּ֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהֹוָ֔ה הִנָּ֥ךְ הָרָ֖ה וְיֹלַ֣דְתְּ בֵּ֑ן וְקָרָ֤את שְׁמוֹ֙ יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אל כִּֽי־שָׁמַ֥ע יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶל־עָנְיֵֽךְ:

16:12

He will be a rebel. His hand will be against everyone, and everyone's hand will be against him. Still, he willdwell undisturbed near all his brothers.'
Vehu yihyeh pereh adam yado vakol veyad kol bo ve'al-peney chol-echav yishkon.

יבוְה֤וּא יִֽהְיֶה֙ פֶּ֣רֶא אָדָ֔ם יָד֣וֹ בַכֹּ֔ל וְיַ֥ד כֹּ֖ל בּ֑וֹ וְעַל־פְּנֵ֥י כָל־אֶחָ֖יו יִשְׁכֹּֽן:

16:13

[Hagar] gave a name to God who had spoken to her, [saying], 'You are a Vision God,' for she said, 'Didn't I [still] see here after my vision?'
Vatikra shem-Adonay hadover eleyha atah El Ro'i ki amerah hagam halom ra'iti acharey ro'i.

יגוַתִּקְרָ֤א שֵֽׁם־יְהֹוָה֙ הַדֹּבֵ֣ר אֵלֶ֔יהָ אַתָּ֖ה אֵ֣ל רֳאִ֑י כִּ֣י אָֽמְרָ֗ה הֲגַ֥ם הֲלֹ֛ם רָאִ֖יתִי אַֽחֲרֵ֥י רֹאִֽי:

16:14

She therefore named the oasis, 'Oasis to Life my Vision' (Be'er LaChai Ro'i). It is between Kadesh andBered.
Al-ken kara labe'er Be'er Lachay Ro'i hineh veyn-Kadesh uveyn Bared.

ידעַל־כֵּן֙ קָרָ֣א לַבְּאֵ֔ר בְּאֵ֥ר לַחַ֖י רֹאִ֑י הִנֵּ֥ה בֵֽין־קָדֵ֖שׁ וּבֵ֥ין בָּֽרֶד:

16:15

Hagar bore Abram's son. Abram gave the name Ishmael to his son, who had been born to Hagar.
Vateled Hagar le-Avram ben vayikra Avram shem-beno asher-yaledah Hagar Yishma'el.

טווַתֵּ֧לֶד הָגָ֛ר לְאַבְרָ֖ם בֵּ֑ן וַיִּקְרָ֨א אַבְרָ֧ם שֶׁם־בְּנ֛וֹ אֲשֶׁר־יָֽלְדָ֥ה הָגָ֖ר יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל: