And she said,"Whowould have saidto Abrahamthat Sarahwould nursechildren?YetI have bornehim a sonin his oldage."
Then Abrahamfellon his faceand laughed,and saidin his heart,"Will a child be bornto a manone hundredyearsold?And will Sarah,who is ninetyyearsold,bear[a child]?"
And the LORDsaidto Abraham,"Whydid Sarahlaugh,saying,'Shall I indeedbear[a child], when I am[so] old?'
The childgrewand was weaned,and Abrahammadea greatfeaston the daythat Isaacwas weaned.
The sisterof Tahpenesborehis sonGenubath,whom Tahpenesweanedin Pharaoh'shouse;and Genubathwas in Pharaoh'shouseamongthe sonsof Pharaoh.
"When I rosein the morningto nursemy son,behold,he was dead;but when I lookedat him carefullyin the morning,behold,he was not my son,whomI had borne."
For You are greatand dowondrousdeeds;You aloneare God.
Thereis noonelikeYou among the gods,O Lord,Norare thereany workslike Yours.
"Then you will sayin your heart,'Whohas begottenthesefor me, Since I have beenbereavedof my childrenAnd am barren,an exileand a wanderer?And whohas rearedthese?Behold,I was leftalone;From wheredid thesecome?'"
"Whohas heardsucha thing?Whohas seensuchthings? Can a landbe bornin oneday?Can a nationbe broughtforthallat once?As soonas Ziontravailed,she alsobroughtforthher sons.
Cursedbe the manwhobroughtthe newsTo my father,saying,"A babyboyhas been bornto you!" [And] made him veryhappy.
"For there is noomenagainst Jacob,Noris there any divinationagainst Israel;At the proper timeit shall be saidto JacobAnd to Israel,whatGodhas done!
sothat the manifoldwisdomof Godmight nowbe made knownthroughthe churchto the rulersand the authoritiesin the heavenly[places].
whenHe comesto be glorifiedin His saintson that day,and to be marveledat amongallwho have believed--for our testimonyto you was believed.
