21Verse 1After that God's word for Sarah came true for her. Earlier he said to Abraham, “Your wife Sarah will give birth to a child.” In accordance with God's word she had a child, a boy.Verse 3Abraham named his child Isaac. That name says, 'He Laughs'.Verse 4After 8 days Abraham cut him in accordance with God's word.Verse 5At that time he was very old, he had 100 years.Verse 6Sarah was very happy, she laughed, “God made me happy. Others when they hear will be happy, they also will laugh.Verse 7Everyone was saying I would remain forever without a child for Abraham. Now I have given birth to a child for him after he is old.”
ABRAHAM SENT HAGAR AND ISHMAEL AWAY (21:8-21)
Verse 8The child became big, he left the breast. After that Abraham told his workers to cook a lot of food for many people. After that they all came to Abraham's camp, they were eating that food, they were happy.Verse 9Ishmael, Hagar's son, in play was mocking Isaac. Sarah saw those two, she became upset.Verse 10She said to Abraham, “After you die my son, Isaac, he only will get your belongings. That other child, the working woman's child, he will not get your belongings. Send that working woman and her child right away.”Verse 11Sarah's word made Abraham upset. He did not want to send away his own child.Verse 12God spoke to him, “Don't be upset about Ishmael and his mother. Listen to Sarah, do in accordance with her word. Earlier I said to you that I will give you many grandchildren's grandchildren and those who come after them. From Isaac they will come.Verse 13Ishmael's grandchildren's grandchildren and those who come after them will be very many. He also is your child. Therefore I will do good to him also.”Verse 14In the morning at daybreak Abraham gave Hagar food and water. He put a water container on Hagar's shoulder. After that he sent the two of them away. They were going about in the desert near what's-that-place, near Beersheba.Verse 15Their water ran out. After that Hagar left her son near a tree.Verse 16She went a little way off, she sat down. She said to herself, “Truly my son will soon die. I don't want to see that.” She was really crying for the child.Verse 17The lad was crying, God heard him. From the sky he called Hagar, “Hagar, do not be upset, do not be afraid. I heard the lad cry.Verse 18I will look after him. I will give him many grandchildren's grandchildren and those who come after them. Now go to him, take him by the hand, make him stand up.” Like that God spoke to her.Verse 19After that Hagar looked, God showed her water. She went there, she filled the water container, she took it to the lad, she gave him water.Verse 20Ishmael became big, God was caring for him. He became a hunter.Verse 21He was staying in the desert, in the country named Paran. His mother got a wife for him from Egypt. [21:22-34 omitted at this stage.]