Genesis 21

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NOVA VULGATA
1 Then the Lord visited Sarah, just as he had promised; and he fulfilled what he had spoken.	1 Visitavit autem Dominus Saram, sicut promiserat, et implevit Sarae, quae locutus est;
2 And she conceived and gave birth to a son in her old age, at the time that God had foretold to her.	2 concepitque et peperit Abrahae filium in senectute eius tempore, quo praedixerat ei Deus.
3 And Abraham called the name of his son, whom Sarah bore for him, Isaac.	3 Vocavitque Abraham nomen filii sui, quem genuit ei Sara, Isaac
4 And he circumcised him on the eighth day, just as God had instructed him,	4 et circumcidit eum octavo die, sicut praeceperat ei Deus.
5 when he was one hundred years old. Indeed, at this stage of his father’s life, Isaac was born.	5 Cum Abraham centum esset annorum, natus est ei Isaac filius eius.
6 And Sarah said: “God has brought laughter to me. Whoever will hear of it will laugh with me.”	6 Dixitque Sara: “Risum fecit mihi Deus; quicumque audierit, corridebit mihi ?.
7 And again, she said: “Hearing this, who would believe Abraham, that Sarah breast-fed a son, to whom she gave birth, despite being elderly?”	7 Rursumque ait: ? Quis auditurum crederet Abraham quod Sara lactaret filios, quia peperit ei filium iam seni?”.
8 And the boy grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day of his weaning.	8 Crevit igitur puer et ablactatus est. Fecitque Abraham grande convivium in die ablactationis eius.
9 And when Sarah had seen the son of Hagar the Egyptian playing with her son Isaac, she said to Abraham:	9 Cumque vidisset Sara filium Agar Aegyptiae iocantem cum Isaac filio suo, dixit ad Abraham:
10 “Cast out this woman servant and her son. For the son of a woman servant will not be heir with my son Isaac.”	10 “Eice ancillam hanc et filium eius; non enim erit heres filius ancillae cum filio meo Isaac”.
11 Abraham took this grievously, for the sake of his son.	11 Dure accepit hoc Abraham propter filium suum.
12 And God said to him: “Let it not seem harsh to you concerning the boy and your woman servant. In all that Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice. For your offspring will be invoked in Isaac.	12 Cui dixit Deus: “Non tibi videatur asperum super puero et super ancilla tua; omnia, quae dixerit tibi Sara, audi vocem eius, quia in Isaac vocabitur tibi semen.
13 Yet I will also make the son of the woman servant into a great nation, for he is your offspring.”	13 Sed et filium ancillae faciam in gentem magnam, quia semen tuum est”.
14 And so Abraham arose in the morning, and taking bread and a skin of water, he placed it upon her shoulder, and he handed over the boy, and he released her. And when she had departed, she wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.	14 Surrexit itaque Abraham mane et tollens panem et utrem aquae imposuit scapulae eius tradiditque puerum et dimisit eam. Quae cum abisset, errabat in deserto Bersabee.
15 And when the water in the skin had been consumed, she set aside the boy, under one of the trees that were there.	15 Cumque consumpta esset aqua in utre, abiecit puerum subter unum arbustum
16 And she moved away and sat in a distant area, as far as a bow can reach. For she said, “I shall not see the boy die.” And so, sitting opposite her, he lifted up his voice and wept.	16 et abiit; seditque e regione procul, quantum potest arcus iacere. Dixit enim: “Non videbo morientem puerum”. Et sedens contra levavit vocem suam et flevit.
17 But God heard the voice of the boy. And an Angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, saying: “What are you doing, Hagar? Do not be afraid. For God has heeded the voice of the boy, from the place where he is.	17 Exaudivit autem Deus vocem pueri; vocavitque angelus Dei Agar de caelo dicens: “Quid tibi, Agar? Noli timere; exaudivit enim Deus vocem pueri de loco, in quo est.
18 Rise up. Take the boy and hold him by the hand. For I will make of him a great nation.”	18 Surge, tolle puerum et tene illum manu tua, quia in gentem magnam faciam eum”.
19 And God opened her eyes. And seeing a well of water, she went and filled the skin, and she gave the boy to drink.	19 Aperuitque Deus oculos eius; quae videns puteum aquae abiit et implevit utrem deditque puero bibere.
20 And God was with him. And he grew, and he stayed in the wilderness, and he became a young man, an archer.	20 Et fuit Deus cum eo; qui crevit et moratus est in solitudine factusque est iuvenis sagittarius.
21 And he lived in the desert of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.	21 Habitavitque in deserto Pharan; et accepit illi mater sua uxorem de terra Aegypti.
22 At the same time, Abimelech and Phicol, the leader of his army, said to Abraham: “God is with you in everything that you do.	22 Eodem tempore dixit Abimelech et Phicol princeps exercitus eius ad Abraham: “Deus tecum est in universis, quae agis.
23 Therefore, swear by God that you will do no harm to me, and to my posterity, and to my stock. But according to the mercy that I have done to you, you will do to me and to the land, to which you have turned as a newcomer.”	23 Iura ergo per Deum, ne noceas mihi et posteris meis stirpique meae; sed iuxta fidem, quam feci tibi, facies mihi et terrae, in qua versatus es advena”.
24 And Abraham said, “I will swear.”	24 Dixitque Abraham: “Ego iurabo”.
25 And he reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which his servants had taken away by force.	25 Et increpavit Abraham Abimelech propter puteum aquae, quem vi abstulerant servi eius.
26 And Abimelech responded, “I do not know who did this thing, but you also did not reveal it to me, nor have I heard of it, before today.”	26 Responditque Abimelech: “Nescivi quis fecerit hanc rem; sed et tu non indicasti mihi, et ego non audivi praeter hodie”.
27 And so Abraham took sheep and oxen, and he gave them to Abimelech. And both of them struck a pact.	27 Tulit itaque Abraham oves et boves et dedit Abimelech; percusseruntque ambo foedus.
28 And Abraham set aside seven female lambs from the flock.	28 Et statuit Abraham septem agnas gregis seorsum.
29 Abimelech said to him, “What purpose have these seven female lambs, which you have caused to stand separately?”	29 Cui dixit Abimelech: “Quid sibi volunt septem agnae istae, quas stare fecisti seorsum?”.
30 But he said, “You will receive seven female lambs from my hand, so that they may be a testimony for me, that I dug this well.”	30 At ille: “Septem, inquit, agnas accipies de manu mea, ut sint in testimonium mihi, quoniam ego fodi puteum istum”.
31 For this reason, that place was called Beersheba, because there both of them did swear.	31 Idcirco vocatus est locus ille Bersabee, quia ibi uterque iuraverunt.
32 And they initiated a pact on behalf of the well of oath.	32 Et inierunt foedus in Bersabee.
33 Then Abimelech and Phicol, the leader of his army, rose up, and they returned to the land of the Palestinians. In truth, Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the Lord God Eternal.	33 Surrexit autem Abimelech et Phicol princeps militiae eius reversique sunt in terram Philisthim. Abraham vero plantavit nemus in Bersabee et invocavit ibi nomen Domini, Dei aeterni. 34 Et fuit colonus in terra Philisthim diebus multis.
34 And he was a settler in the land of the Palestinians for many days.