1 Abram’s wife Sarai had not borne any children for him, but she owned an Egyptian slave named Hagar.
2 Sarai said to Abram, “ Since the LORD has prevented me from bearing children, go to my slave; perhaps through her I can build a family.” And Abram agreed to what Sarai said.
3 So Abram’s wife Sarai took Hagar, her Egyptian slave, and gave her to her husband Abram as a wife for him. This happened after Abram had lived in the land of Canaan 10 years.
4 He slept with Hagar, and she became pregnant. When she realized that she was pregnant, she treated her mistress with contempt .
5 Then Sarai said to Abram, “ You are responsible for my suffering! I put my slave in your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt . May the LORD judge between me and you.”
6 Abram replied to Sarai, “ Here, your slave is in your hands; do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai mistreated her so much that she ran away from her.
7 The Angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur.
8 He said, “ Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going? ” She replied, “ I’m running away from my mistress Sarai.”
9 Then the Angel of the LORD said to her, “ You must go back to your mistress and submit to her mistreatment.”
10 The Angel of the LORD also said to her, “ I will greatly multiply your offspring, and they will be too many to count.”
11 Then the Angel of the LORD said to her: You have conceived and will have a son. You will name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your cry of affliction.
12 This man will be like a wild donkey. His hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand will be against him; he will live at odds with all his brothers.
13 So she called the LORD who spoke to her: The God Who Sees, for she said, “ In this place, have I actually seen the One who sees me ? ”
