Genesi 16 | Nuova Riveduta 2006

Nuova Riveduta 2006

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Agar. Nascita d’Ismaele

1 Or Sarai, moglie di Abramo, non gli aveva dato figli. Aveva una serva egiziana di nome Agar. 2 Sarai disse ad Abramo: «Ecco, il Signore mi ha fatta sterile; ti prego, va’ dalla mia serva; forse avrò figli da lei». E Abramo diede ascolto alla voce di Sarai. 3 Così, dopo dieci anni di residenza di Abramo nel paese di Canaan, Sarai, moglie di Abramo, prese la sua serva Agar, l’Egiziana, e la diede per moglie ad Abramo suo marito. 4 Egli andò da Agar, che rimase incinta; e quando si accorse di essere incinta, guardò la sua padrona con disprezzo. 5 Sarai disse ad Abramo: «L’offesa fatta a me ricada su di te! Io ti ho dato la mia serva in seno e, da quando si è accorta di essere incinta, mi guarda con disprezzo. Il Signore sia giudice fra me e te». 6 Abramo rispose a Sarai: «Ecco, la tua serva è in tuo potere; falle ciò che vuoi». Sarai la trattò duramente e quella se ne fuggì da lei. 7 L’angelo del Signore la trovò presso una sorgente d’acqua, nel deserto, presso la sorgente che è sulla via di Sur, 8 e le disse: «Agar, serva di Sarai, da dove vieni e dove vai?» Lei rispose: «Fuggo dalla presenza di Sarai, mia padrona». 9 L’angelo del Signore le disse: «Torna dalla tua padrona e umiliati sotto la sua mano». 10 L’angelo del Signore soggiunse: «Io moltiplicherò grandemente la tua discendenza e non la si potrà contare, tanto sarà numerosa». 11 L’angelo del Signore le disse ancora: «Ecco, tu sei incinta e partorirai un figlio al quale porrai nome Ismaele^[1], perché il Signore ti ha udita nella tua afflizione; 12 egli sarà tra gli uomini come un asino selvatico; la sua mano sarà contro tutti, e la mano di tutti contro di lui; e abiterà di fronte a tutti i suoi fratelli». 13 Allora Agar diede al Signore, che le aveva parlato, il nome di Atta-El-Roi^[2], perché disse: «Ho io, proprio qui, veduto andarsene colui che mi ha vista?» 14 Perciò quel pozzo fu chiamato il pozzo di Lacai-Roi^[3]. Ecco, esso è tra Cades e Bered. 15 Agar partorì un figlio ad Abramo. Al figlio che Agar gli aveva partorito Abramo mise il nome d’Ismaele. 16 Abramo aveva ottantasei anni quando Agar gli partorì Ismaele.

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Sarai and Hagar

1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was Hagar. (Gen 15,2; Gen 21,9; Ga 4,24) 2 And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children^[1] by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. 3 So, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, and gave her to Abram her husband as a wife. (Gen 12,5) 4 And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, she looked with contempt on her mistress.^[2] (1Sam 1,6) 5 And Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be on you! I gave my servant to your embrace, and when she saw that she had conceived, she looked on me with contempt. May the Lord judge between you and me!” (Gen 31,53; 1Sam 24,12) 6 But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your servant is in your power; do to her as you please.” Then Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled 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. (Gen 25,18; Eso 15,22) 8 And he said, “Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from my mistress Sarai.” 9 The angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her.” 10 The angel of the Lord also said to her, “I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude.” (Gen 17,20; Gen 21,18; Gen 25,12) 11 And the angel of the Lord said to her, “Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael,^[3] because the Lord has listened to your affliction. (Gen 29,32) 12 He shall be a wild donkey of a man, his hand against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen.” (Gen 21,20; Gen 25,18; Giob 39,5) 13 So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,”^[4] for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.”^[5] (Gen 32,30; Eso 19,21; Eso 33,20; Giudic 13,22)

Gen 32,30Eso 19,21Eso 33,20Giudic 13,22

14 Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi;^[6] it lies between Kadesh and Bered. (Gen 14,7; Gen 20,1; Gen 24,62; Gen 25,11; Nu 13,26)

Gen 14,7Gen 20,1Gen 24,62Gen 25,11Nu 13,26

15 And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. 16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

King James Version

1 Now Sarai Abram' wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. 2 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. 3 And Sarai Abram' 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. 4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. 5 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. 6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. 7 And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. 8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai' maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai. 9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. 10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. 11 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. 12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man' hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. 13 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? 14 Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered. 15 And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son' name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael. 16 And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.