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.”