Genesis 16

Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

Sarai, Abram's wife, was unable to bless him with children. She had an Egyptian maid named Hagar.

And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

Sarai, in her despair, turned to Abram and said, "I feel God has stopped me from having children. Please, I beg you, be with my maid. Perhaps I can have children through her." And Abram, understanding her pain, agreed to Sarai's request.

And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.

After a decade of living in Canaan, Sarai, Abram's wife, emotionally handed over her Egyptian maid, Hagar, to Abram, offering her as his second wife.

And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

He intimately connected with Hagar, leading to her pregnancy. Upon realizing she was carrying a child, Hagar began to look down on her mistress with disdain.

And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.

Sarai confronted Abram, "The wrong done to me is on your head! I let my maid share your bed, and when she realized she was pregnant, she looked down on me. May God decide who's right and who's wrong between us."

But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thine hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.

Abram told Sarai, "Your servant is under your control; treat her as you wish." But when Sarai treated her harshly, the servant ran away in fear.

And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

The Lord's messenger discovered her near a desert spring, on the path to Shur.

And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

He asked, "Hagar, Sarai's servant, where did you come from? Where are you going?" She replied, "I'm running away from my mistress, Sarai."

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

The angel of the LORD gently urged her, "Go back to your mistress, and humbly accept her authority."

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

The angel of the LORD assured her, "I will bless you with countless descendants, too many to count."

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.

The angel of the LORD gently told her, "You're pregnant and will give birth to a son. You will name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your cries of distress."

And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

He will be untamed and fierce, always in conflict with others, yet forever living among his kin.

And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

She gave a name to the Lord who spoke to her, saying, "You are the God who sees me." For she marveled, "Have I really seen here the One who sees me?"

Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

Thus, the well was named Beerlahairoi, a sacred place nestled between Kadesh and Bered.

And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

Hagar gave birth to Abram's son, and with a heart full of joy, Abram named his newborn, brought into the world by Hagar, Ishmael.

And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.

At the ripe age of 86, Abram experienced the joy of fatherhood when Hagar gave birth to his son, Ishmael.