Genesis 16 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version
Genesis 16

¹ Now Sarai, the wife of Abram, had brought forth no children; but having a handmaid, an Egyptian, named Agar,

² She said to her husband: Behold, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing. Go in unto my handmaid; it may be I may have children of her at least. And when he agreed to her request,

³ She took Agar the Egyptian, her handmaid, ten years after they first dwelt in the land of Chanaan: and gave her to her husband to wife.

⁴ And he went in to her. But she, perceiving that she was with child, despised her mistress.

⁵ And Sarai said to Abram: Thou dost unjustly with me; I gave my handmaid into thy bosom, and she, perceiving herself to be with child, despiseth me. The Lord judge between me and thee.

⁶ And Abram made answer, and said to her: Behold, thy handmaid is in thy own hand, use her its it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai afflicted her, she ran away.

⁷ And the angel of the Lord having found her, by a fountain of water in the wilderness, which is in the way to Sur in the desert,

⁸ He said to her: Agar, handmaid of Sarai, whence comest thou? And whither goest thou? And she answered: I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress.

⁹ And the angel of the Lord said to her: Return to thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hand.

¹⁰ And again he said: I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, and it shall not be numbered for multitude.

¹¹ And again: Behold, said he, thou art with child, and thou shalt bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Ismael: because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.

¹² He shall be a wild man. His hand will be against all men, and all men's hands against him: and he shall pitch his tents over against all his brethren.

¹³ And she called the name of the Lord that spoke unto her: Thou, the God who hast seen me. For she said: Verily here have I seen the hinder parts of him that seeth me.

¹⁴ Therefore she called that well: The well of him that liveth and seeth me. The same is between Cades and Bared.

¹⁵ And Agar brought forth a son to Abram: who called his name Ismael.

¹⁶ Abram was fourscore and six years old when Agar brought him forth Ismael.