But Godsaid,"No,but Sarahyour wifewill bearyou a son,and you shall callhis nameIsaac;and I will establishMy covenantwith him for an everlastingcovenantfor his descendantsafterhim.
The angelof the LORDsaidto her further, "Behold,you are with child,And you will beara son;And you shall callhis nameIshmael,Becausethe LORDhas givenheedto your affliction.
"I will blessher, and indeedI will giveyou a sonby her. Then I will blessher, and she shall be [a mother of] nations;kingsof peopleswill comefrom her."
And Abrahamsaidto God,"Ohthat Ishmaelmight livebeforeYou!"
"But My covenantI will establishwith Isaac,whomSarahwill bearto you at thisseasonnextyear."
"I will establishMy covenantbetweenMe and you and your descendantsafteryou throughout their generationsfor an everlastingcovenant,to be Godto you and to your descendantsafteryou.
Sarahsaid,"Godhas madelaughterfor me; everyonewho hearswill laughwith me."
The LORDappearedto him and said,"Do not godownto Egypt;stayin the landof whichI shall tellyou.
"Sojournin thislandand I will be with you and blessyou, for to you and to your descendantsI will givealltheselands,and I will establishthe oathwhichI sworeto your fatherAbraham.
"When the bowis in the cloud,then I will lookupon it, to rememberthe everlastingcovenantbetweenGodand everylivingcreatureof allfleshthat is on the earth."
As He spoketo our fathers,To Abrahamand his descendantsforever."
By faithevenSarahherselfreceivedabilityto conceive,evenbeyondthe proper timeof life,sinceshe consideredHim faithfulwho had promised.
