So she laughed to herself. She thought,“ I’m worn out, and my husband is old. Can I really know the joy of having a baby?”

撒拉心里暗笑，说：“我既已衰败，我主也老迈，岂能有这喜事呢？”

撒拉心里窃笑，说：“我已衰老，我的主也老了，怎能有这喜事呢？”

撒拉心里窃笑，说：“我已衰老，我的主也老了，怎能有这喜事呢？”

撒拉暗自发笑，心想：“我已经这么老了，还会有这种福气吗？况且我的丈夫也很老了。”

撒拉心里暗笑，说：“现在我已经衰老了，我的丈夫也老了，我还有房事的乐趣吗？”

撒拉暗笑，心里说：“我已经衰老，我的丈夫也老了，我还能有这等快乐吗？”

撒拉心裏暗笑，說：「我既已衰敗，我主也老邁，豈能有這喜事呢？」

撒拉心裏竊笑，說：「我已衰老，我的主也老了，怎能有這喜事呢？」

撒拉心裏竊笑，說：「我已衰老，我的主也老了，怎能有這喜事呢？」

撒拉暗自發笑，心想：「我已經這麼老了，還會有這種福氣嗎？況且我的丈夫也很老了。」

撒拉心裡暗笑，說：“現在我已經衰老了，我的丈夫也老了，我還有房事的樂趣嗎？”

撒拉肚子裏暗笑着說：『我已經衰敗，我的丈夫也老邁，哪裏還能有婚媾的樂趣呢？』

撒拉暗笑，心裡說：「我已經衰老，我的丈夫也老了，我還能有這等快樂嗎？」

竊哂曰、我老矣、吾主亦然、庸有喜乎、

故竊哂曰、我老矣、我主亦然、豈復有生子之樂乎。

撒拉竊哂云、我已衰矣、我主亦老、豈復有生子之樂乎、

So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought,“ After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

So Sarah laughed to herself, saying,“ After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?”

So she laughed silently to herself and said,“ How could a worn out woman like me enjoy such pleasure, especially when my master— my husband— is also so old?”

So she laughed to herself:“ After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I have delight?”

So Sarah laughed to herself, saying,“ After I have become old, am I to have pleasure, my lord being old also?”

Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying,“ After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my Lord being old also?”

And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

So she laughed to herself:“ After I have become shriveled up and my lord is old, will I have delight?”

Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking,“ After I am worn out will I have pleasure, especially when my husband is old too?”

Sarah laughed within herself, saying,“ After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”

Sarah was like that. She obeyed Abraham. She called him her master. Do you want to be like her? Then do what is right. And don’t give in to fear.

Abraham fell with his face to the ground. He laughed and said to himself,“ Can a 100- year- old man have a son? Can Sarah have a child at the age of 90?”

Zechariah asked the angel,“ How can I be sure of this? I am an old man, and my wife is old too.”The angel said to him,“ I am Gabriel. I serve God. I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.And now you will have to be silent. You will not be able to speak until after John is born. That’s because you did not believe my words. They will come true at the time God has chosen.”

Sarah said,“ God has given laughter to me. Everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”She also said,“ Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would breast- feed children? But I’ve had a son by him when he is old.”

“ How can this happen?” Mary asked the angel.“ I am a virgin.”The angel answered,“ The Holy Spirit will come to you. The power of the Most High God will cover you. So the holy one that is born will be called the Son of God.

Then the Lord said to Abraham,“ Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say,‘ Will I really have a baby, now that I am old?’

Our mouths were filled with laughter. Our tongues sang with joy. Then the people of other nations said,“ The Lord has done great things for them.”

And Sarah had faith. So God made it possible for her to become a mother. She became a mother even though she was too old to have children. But Sarah believed that the God who made the promise was faithful.Abraham was past the time when he could have children. But many children came from that one man. They were as many as the stars in the sky. They were as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. No one could count them.

A husband also must love his wife. He must love her just as he loves himself. And a wife must respect her husband.