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Genesis 24
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Genesis 24
Het Boek
Isaaks huwelijk met Rebekka
24 Abraham was een oud man geworden en de Here had hem in alle opzichten gezegend. 2 Op een dag zei Abraham tegen zijn oudste dienaar, die zijn bezit beheerde: 3 ‘Zweer bij de Here, de God van hemel en aarde, dat je mijn zoon niet zult laten trouwen met een meisje uit deze streek, een Kanaänitische. 4 Je moet naar mijn geboorteland gaan, naar mijn familie en daar een vrouw voor hem zoeken.’ 5 ‘En als ik geen meisje vind die dat hele eind wil reizen om te trouwen?’ vroeg de dienaar. ‘Moet ik Isaak dan terugbrengen naar het land waar u vandaan bent gekomen?’ 6 ‘Nee,’ waarschuwde Abraham, ‘dat mag je onder geen beding doen, 7 de Here, de God van de hemel, heeft mij uit mijn geboorteland bij mijn familie weggeroepen om mij en mijn nakomelingen dit land te geven. Hij zal een engel voor je uit sturen en ervoor zorgen dat je daar een meisje vindt dat met Isaak kan trouwen. 8 Als het je niet lukt, ben je van je eed ontslagen. Maar je mag mijn zoon nooit daarheen brengen.’
9 De dienaar zwoer dat hij Abrahams opdracht zou uitvoeren. 10 Hij nam tien kamelen mee, belaadde die met het beste en mooiste van de eigendommen van zijn meester en reisde naar Aram-Naharaïm, de woonplaats van Nachor. 11 Hij stopte bij een waterput net buiten de stad en liet de kamelen neerknielen. Het was tegen de avond en de vrouwen van de stad zouden zo komen om water te putten. 12 ‘Och Here, God van mijn meester,’ bad hij, ‘wees goed voor mijn meester Abraham en laat mijn opdracht slagen. 13 Ik sta hier bij de waterput en de vrouwen van de stad zullen zo water komen halen. 14 Laat het alstublieft zo zijn dat het meisje aan wie ik vraag: “Kunt u mij iets te drinken geven?” dat doet en gelijk aanbiedt ook de kamelen te drenken. Laat dat het meisje zijn dat U voor Isaak hebt uitgezocht. Dan weet ik wat U wilt.’
15 Terwijl hij nog met de Here sprak, naderde een mooi jong meisje met een waterkruik de put en 16 haalde water. Zij was Rebekka, de dochter van Betuël, de zoon van Nachor en Milka. 17 De dienaar liep snel naar haar toe en vroeg of zij hem iets te drinken wilde geven. 18 ‘Natuurlijk, meneer,’ zei zij en haalde vlug de kruik van haar schouder om hem te drinken te geven. 19 Toen zei ze: ‘Ik zal voor uw kamelen ook water putten, net zoveel tot ze genoeg hebben.’ 20 Ze leegde haar waterkruik in de drinkbak voor de kamelen en liep terug naar de put om meer water te halen. Dat deed ze net zolang tot de kamelen genoeg hadden. 21 De dienaar zei niets en keek alleen opmerkzaam toe of zij haar werk afmaakte. Dan zou hij weten of zij het was die de Here had uitgezocht. 22 Toen de kamelen hadden gedronken, haalde de dienaar een gouden ring van zes gram en twee gouden armbanden van elk honderdtwintig gram voor haar tevoorschijn. 23 ‘Van wie bent u een dochter?’ informeerde hij. ‘Denkt u dat uw vader genoeg ruimte heeft om ons deze nacht onderdak te geven?’ 24 ‘Mijn vader is Betuël, de zoon van Milka, de vrouw van Nachor,’ antwoordde het meisje. 25 ‘Wij hebben genoeg stro en voer voor uw kamelen en er is ook een kamer voor gasten.’ 26 De dienaar stond een ogenblik met gebogen hoofd en wierp zich toen neer voor de Here. 27 ‘Dank U, Here God van mijn meester Abraham, voor uw trouw en goedheid en dat U mij rechtstreeks naar de familie van mijn meester hebt geleid.’
28 Het meisje liep vlug naar huis en vertelde alles aan haar moeder. 29,30 Toen haar broer Laban zag dat zij een ring en armbanden om had, haastte hij zich naar de waterput, waar de man nog steeds bij zijn kamelen stond en zei tegen hem: 31 ‘Kom mee naar ons huis, mijn vriend. U staat hier nog te wachten, terwijl wij al een kamer voor u hebben klaargemaakt en een plaats voor uw kamelen hebben ingeruimd!’ 32 De man ging met Laban mee naar huis en deze gaf hem stro en voer voor de kamelen en water, zodat de kamelendrijvers hun voeten konden wassen. 33 Daarna gingen zij aan tafel. De dienaar weigerde echter te eten. ‘Voordat ik eet, wil ik eerst vertellen waarom ik hier ben,’ zei hij. Laban stemde toe.
34 ‘Ik ben de dienaar van Abraham,’ begon de man zijn verhaal, 35 ‘en de Here heeft mijn meester rijk gezegend, zodat hij een rijk en bekend man is geworden. De Here gaf hem veel schapen en runderen, goud en zilver, slaven en slavinnen en kamelen en ezels. 36 Sara, de vrouw van mijn meester, heeft hem op hoge leeftijd nog een zoon gegeven, die al zijn bezittingen zal erven. 37 Mijn meester heeft mij laten zweren dat ik geen vrouw voor zijn zoon zou zoeken onder de Kanaänitische meisjes, 38 maar naar zijn geboorteland zou gaan, naar zijn familie, om daar een meisje te zoeken dat zijn vrouw zou kunnen worden. 39 “Maar als ik nu geen meisje kan vinden dat wil meegaan?” vroeg ik hem. 40 “Zij zal met je meegaan,” zei hij me, “want de Here, die ik altijd trouw heb gediend, zal een engel met je meesturen en je opdracht doen slagen. Ja, zoek een meisje onder mijn familieleden, onder de familie van mijn broer. Je hebt mij gezworen dat je zult gaan en het zult proberen. 41 Als mijn familie het meisje echter niet wil laten gaan, ben je van je eed ontslagen.”
42 Welnu, toen ik vanmiddag bij de waterput aankwam, heb ik gebeden en God gevraagd: “Och Here, God van mijn meester Abraham, als U mijn opdracht wilt laten slagen, leidt U mij dan zo: 43 ik sta hier bij de waterput. Ik zal tegen het eerste meisje dat water komt halen, zeggen: geef mij alstublieft wat te drinken! 44 En dan zal zij antwoorden: natuurlijk! En ik zal ook water putten voor uw kamelen! Laat dat het meisje zijn dat U hebt uitgezocht voor de zoon van mijn meester.” 45 Terwijl ik dit zei, kwam Rebekka eraan met haar waterkruik op haar schouder. Ze liep naar de put en liet de kruik zakken om water te halen. Ik zei tegen haar: “Mag ik wat water van u?” 46 Zij haalde de kruik van haar schouder, gaf mij te drinken en zei: “Natuurlijk meneer, en ik zal uw kamelen ook te drinken geven!” En dat deed ze! 47 Toen vroeg ik haar: “Van wie bent u een dochter?” en zij vertelde mij: “Mijn vader is Betuël, de zoon van Nachor en zijn vrouw Milka”. Daarom gaf ik haar de ring en de armbanden. 48 Toen heb ik de Here, de God van mijn meester Abraham, gedankt en geprezen, omdat Hij mij de dochter van mijn meesters broer had aangewezen als vrouw voor zijn zoon.
49 Nu wil ik echter graag uw beslissing horen: ja of nee. Dan weet ik waar ik aan toe ben en wat ik moet doen.’ 50 Laban en Betuël antwoordden: ‘Het is duidelijk dat de Here hier de hand in heeft, dus wat moeten wij nog zeggen? 51 Neem haar maar mee en laat haar de vrouw van uw meesters zoon worden, want zo wil de Here het.’ 52 Bij dat antwoord viel Abrahams dienaar op de knieën voor de Here. 53 Daarna haalde hij zilveren en gouden sieraden en prachtige kleren voor Rebekka. Ook haar moeder en haar broer kregen kostbare geschenken. 54 Toen werd er gegeten en overnachtte het hele gezelschap daar. De volgende morgen zei de dienaar: ‘Ik zou nu graag teruggaan naar mijn meester.’ 55 ‘Maar we willen Rebekka nog graag een dag of tien bij ons houden,’ protesteerden haar moeder en haar broer, ‘daarna kan zij met u meegaan.’ 56 ‘Houd u mij alstublieft niet op,’ pleitte de dienaar, ‘nu de Here mijn opdracht heeft laten slagen, wil ik het mijn meester graag gaan vertellen.’ 57 ‘Wel,’ zeiden zij, ‘we zullen het meisje vragen wat zij ervan denkt.’ 58 Dus riepen zij Rebekka erbij. ‘Wil je met deze man meegaan?’ vroegen zij haar. En zij antwoordde: ‘Ja, ik zal met hem meegaan.’ 59 Toen namen zij afscheid van Rebekka en zegenden haar met de woorden: 60 ‘Onze zuster, moge jij de moeder van miljoenen worden en mogen je nakomelingen al hun vijanden overwinnen.’ 61 Rebekka en de vrouw die haar als baby verzorgde en de andere dienaressen zadelden hun kamelen en gingen met Abrahams dienaar mee.
62 In de tussentijd was Isaak, die in de Negev woonde, naar de bron Lachai-Roï gereisd. 63 Op een avond liep hij buiten om rustig te kunnen bidden en nadenken. Toen zag hij in de verte kamelen aankomen. 64 Ook Rebekka had Isaak gezien en liet zich van haar kameel glijden. 65 ‘Wie is die man die ons door de velden tegemoet komt?’ vroeg zij de dienaar van Abraham. ‘Dat is de zoon van mijn meester,’ was zijn antwoord. Daarop liet Rebekka haar sluier voor haar gezicht vallen. 66 De dienaar vertelde Isaak toen het hele verhaal.
67 Isaak nam Rebekka met zich mee naar zijn moeders tent en zij werd zijn vrouw. Isaak ging van haar houden en vond zo troost na de dood van zijn moeder.
Genesi 24
Nuova Riveduta 1994
Genesi 24
Nuova Riveduta 1994
Rebecca chiesta in sposa per Isacco
24 (A)Or *Abraamo era diventato vecchio, d'età avanzata, e il Signore lo aveva benedetto in ogni cosa.
2 Abraamo disse al piú anziano dei servi di casa sua, che aveva il governo di tutti i suoi beni: «Metti la tua mano sotto la mia coscia 3 e io ti farò giurare per il Signore, il Dio dei cieli e il Dio della terra, che tu non prenderai per mio figlio una moglie tra le figlie dei *Cananei in mezzo ai quali abito; 4 ma andrai al mio paese, dai miei parenti, e vi prenderai una moglie per mio figlio, per *Isacco». 5 Il servo gli rispose: «Forse quella donna non vorrà seguirmi in questo paese; dovrò allora ricondurre tuo figlio nel paese dal quale tu sei uscito?» 6 Abraamo gli disse: «Guàrdati dal far tornare là mio figlio! 7 Il Signore, il Dio dei cieli, che mi fece uscire dalla casa di mio padre e dal mio paese natale - e mi parlò e mi giurò dicendo: “Io darò alla tua discendenza questo paese” - egli stesso manderà il suo angelo davanti a te e tu prenderai di là una moglie per mio figlio. 8 Se la donna non vorrà seguirti, allora sarai sciolto da questo giuramento che ti faccio fare; soltanto, non ricondurre là mio figlio». 9 E il servo pose la mano sotto la coscia d'Abraamo suo signore, e gli giurò di fare queste cose.
10 Poi il servo prese dieci cammelli, tra i cammelli del suo signore, e partí, avendo a sua disposizione tutti i beni del suo signore; e, messosi in viaggio, giunse in Mesopotamia, alla città di Naor[a]. 11 Dopo aver fatto riposare sulle ginocchia i cammelli fuori della città presso un pozzo d'acqua, verso sera, all'ora in cui le donne escono ad attinger acqua, disse: 12 «O Signore, Dio del mio signore Abraamo, ti prego, fammi fare quest'oggi un felice incontro; usa bontà verso Abraamo mio signore! 13 Ecco, io sto qui presso questa sorgente; e le figlie degli abitanti della città usciranno ad attingere acqua. 14 Fa' che la fanciulla alla quale dirò: “Abbassa, ti prego, la tua brocca perché io beva”, e che mi risponderà: “Bevi, e darò da bere anche ai tuoi cammelli”, sia quella che tu hai destinata al tuo servo Isacco. Da questo comprenderò che tu hai usato bontà verso il mio signore».
15 Non aveva ancora finito di parlare, quand'ecco uscire, con la sua brocca sulla spalla, *Rebecca, figlia di Betuel figlio di Milca, moglie di Naor fratello d'Abraamo. 16 La fanciulla era molto bella d'aspetto, vergine; nessun uomo l'aveva conosciuta. Lei scese alla sorgente, riempí la brocca e risalí. 17 Il servo le corse incontro e le disse: «Ti prego, fammi bere un po' d'acqua della tua brocca». 18 Lei rispose: «Bevi, mio signore»; e s'affrettò a calare la brocca sulla mano e gli diede da bere. 19 Quand'ebbe finito di dargli da bere, disse: «Io ne attingerò anche per i tuoi cammelli finché abbiano bevuto a sufficienza». 20 E presto vuotò la sua brocca nell'abbeveratoio, corse di nuovo al pozzo ad attingere acqua e ne attinse per tutti i cammelli di lui.
21 Quell'uomo la contemplava in silenzio, per sapere se il Signore avesse o no dato successo al suo viaggio. 22 Quando i cammelli ebbero finito di bere, l'uomo prese un anello d'oro del peso di mezzo *siclo, e due braccialetti del peso di dieci sicli d'oro, per i polsi di lei, e disse: 23 «Di chi sei figlia? Dimmelo, ti prego. V'è posto in casa di tuo padre per alloggiarci?» 24 Rispose a lui: «Sono figlia di Betuel, figlio di Milca, che lei partorí a Naor». 25 E aggiunse: «C'è da noi paglia e foraggio in abbondanza e anche posto da alloggiare». 26 Allora l'uomo s'inchinò, adorò il Signore, e disse: 27 «Benedetto sia il Signore, il Dio d'Abraamo mio signore, che non ha cessato di essere buono e fedele verso il mio signore! Quanto a me, il Signore mi ha messo sulla via della casa dei fratelli del mio signore».
28 E la fanciulla corse a raccontare queste cose a casa di sua madre.
29 Rebecca aveva un fratello chiamato Labano. Labano corse fuori da quell'uomo alla sorgente. 30 Com'ebbe veduto l'anello e i braccialetti ai polsi di sua sorella ed ebbe udito le parole di Rebecca sua sorella che diceva: «Quell'uomo mi ha parlato cosí», andò da quell'uomo, che se ne stava presso ai cammelli, vicino alla sorgente, 31 e disse: «Entra, benedetto dal Signore! perché stai fuori? Io ho preparato la casa e un luogo per i cammelli». 32 L'uomo entrò in casa e Labano scaricò i cammelli, diede paglia e foraggio ai cammelli e portò acqua per lavare i piedi a lui e a quelli che erano con lui. 33 Poi gli fu posto davanti da mangiare, ma egli disse: «Non mangerò finché non abbia fatto la mia ambasciata». E l'altro disse: «Parla».
34 Egli disse: «Io sono servo d'Abraamo. 35 Il Signore ha benedetto abbondantemente il mio signore, che è diventato ricco; gli ha dato pecore e buoi, argento e oro, servi e serve, cammelli e asini. 36 Or *Sara, moglie del mio signore, ha partorito nella sua vecchiaia un figlio al mio padrone, il quale gli ha dato tutto quello che possiede. 37 Il mio signore mi ha fatto giurare, dicendo: “Non prenderai per mio figlio una moglie tra le figlie dei Cananei, nel paese dei quali abito; 38 ma andrai alla casa di mio padre, alla mia famiglia, a prendervi una moglie per mio figlio”. 39 E io dissi al mio padrone: “Forse quella donna non vorrà seguirmi”. 40 Egli rispose: “Il Signore, davanti al quale ho camminato, manderà con te il suo angelo e darà successo al tuo viaggio; cosí tu potrai prendere per mio figlio una moglie dalla mia famiglia e dalla casa di mio padre. 41 Sarai sciolto dal giuramento che ti faccio fare, solo quando sarai andato alla mia famiglia; e, se non vorranno dartela, allora sarai sciolto dal giuramento che mi fai”. 42 Oggi sono arrivato alla sorgente e ho detto: “Signore, Dio del mio signore Abraamo, se gradisci dar successo al viaggio che ho intrapreso, 43 ecco, io mi fermo presso questa sorgente; fa' che la fanciulla che uscirà ad attingere acqua, alla quale dirò: «Ti prego, dammi da bere un po' d'acqua della tua brocca», 44 e che mi dirà: «Bevi pure, e ne attingerò anche per i tuoi cammelli», sia la moglie che il Signore ha destinata al figlio del mio signore”. 45 E, prima che avessi finito di parlare in cuor mio, ecco uscire Rebecca con la sua brocca sulla spalla, scendere alla sorgente e attingere l'acqua. Allora io le ho detto: 46 “Ti prego, fammi bere!” Ed ella si è affrettata a calare la brocca dalla spalla e mi ha risposto: “Bevi! E darò da bere anche ai tuoi cammelli”. Cosí ho bevuto io, e lei ha abbeverato anche i cammelli. 47 Poi l'ho interrogata e le ho detto: “Di chi sei figlia?” Lei ha risposto: “Son figlia di Betuel, il figlio che Milca partorí a Naor”. Allora io le ho messo l'anello al naso e i braccialetti ai polsi. 48 Mi sono inchinato, ho adorato il Signore e ho benedetto il Signore, il Dio d'Abraamo mio signore, che mi ha guidato sulla giusta via a prendere per suo figlio la figlia del fratello del mio signore. 49 Ora, se volete usare bontà e fedeltà verso il mio signore, ditemelo; e se no, ditemelo lo stesso, e io mi volgerò a destra o a sinistra».
50 Allora Labano e Betuel risposero: «La cosa procede dal Signore; noi non possiamo dirti né male né bene. 51 Ecco, Rebecca ti sta davanti: prendila, va', e sia moglie del figlio del tuo signore, come il Signore ha detto». 52 Quando il servo d'Abraamo udí le loro parole, si prostrò a terra davanti al Signore. 53 Poi il servo tirò fuori oggetti d'argento, oggetti d'oro, vesti e li diede a Rebecca; donò anche delle cose preziose al fratello e alla madre di lei. 54 Poi mangiarono e bevvero, egli e gli uomini che erano con lui, e passarono lí la notte. La mattina, quando si furono alzati, il servo disse: «Lasciatemi tornare dal mio signore». 55 E il fratello e la madre di Rebecca dissero: «Rimanga la fanciulla ancora alcuni giorni con noi, almeno una decina; poi se ne andrà». 56 Ma egli rispose loro: «Non mi trattenete, giacché il Signore ha dato successo al mio viaggio; lasciatemi partire, perché io me ne torni dal mio signore». 57 Allora dissero: «Chiamiamo la fanciulla e sentiamo lei stessa». 58 Chiamarono Rebecca e le dissero: «Vuoi andare con quest'uomo?» Ed ella rispose: «Sí, andrò». 59 Cosí lasciarono andare Rebecca, loro sorella, e la sua nutrice con il servo d'Abraamo e la sua gente. 60 Benedissero Rebecca e le dissero: «Sorella nostra, possa tu divenire migliaia di miriadi e possa la tua discendenza impadronirsi delle città dei suoi nemici!» 61 Rebecca si levò con le sue serve, montarono sui cammelli e seguirono quell'uomo. Il servo prese Rebecca e se ne andò.
62 Isacco era tornato dal pozzo di Lacai-Roi[b] e abitava nella *regione meridionale. 63 Isacco era uscito, sul far della sera, per meditare nella campagna; e, alzando gli occhi, guardò, e vide venire dei cammelli. 64 Anche Rebecca alzò gli occhi, vide Isacco, saltò giú dal cammello, 65 e disse al servo: «Chi è quell'uomo che viene per la campagna incontro a noi?» Il servo rispose: «È il mio signore». Ed ella, preso il velo, si coprí. 66 Il servo raccontò a Isacco tutto quello che aveva fatto. 67 E Isacco condusse Rebecca nella tenda di Sara sua madre, la prese, ed ella divenne sua moglie, ed egli l'amò. Cosí Isacco fu consolato dopo la morte di sua madre.
Footnotes
- Genesi 24:10 Naor ovvero Caran; Ge 12:5.
- Genesi 24:62 Lacai-Roi, lett. colui che vive e mi vede; Ge 16:14; 25:11.
Genesis 24
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Genesis 24
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Asawa para kay Isaac
24 Matandang matanda na si Abraham at pinagpala siya ng Panginoon sa lahat ng bagay. 2 Isang araw, kinausap niya ang tagapamahalang alipin[a] niya na nag-aasikaso ng lahat ng ari-arian niya, “Ilagay mo ang kamay mo sa pagitan ng dalawang hita[b] ko, 3 at sumumpa ka sa akin sa pangalan Panginoon, ang Dios ng kalangitan at ng lupa, na hindi ka pipili ng taga-rito sa Canaan, na kasama nating naninirahan dito, para mapangasawa ng anak kong si Isaac. 4 Pumunta ka sa lugar na pinanggalingan ko, at doon ka pumili ng babaeng mapapangasawa ng anak kong si Isaac, na mula sa mga kamag-anak ko.”
5 Pero nagtanong ang alipin, “Paano po kung ayaw sumama ng babae sa lugar na ito? Dadalhin ko na lang po ba si Isaac doon?”
6 Sumagot si Abraham, “Huwag mong dalhin si Isaac doon! 7 Dinala ako rito ng Panginoon, ang Dios ng kalangitan, mula sa sambahayan ng aking ama, sa lugar kung saan ako isinilang. At sumumpa siya na ibibigay niya ang lupaing ito ng Canaan sa mga lahi ko. Kaya lumakad ka dahil magpapadala ang Panginoon ng anghel niya na sasama sa iyo para makakita ka roon ng mapapangasawa ng anak ko. 8 Kapag hindi sumama sa iyo ang babae, wala kang pananagutan sa pagsumpa mong ito sa akin. Pero huwag mong dadalhin doon ang anak ko.” 9 Kaya inilagay ng alipin ang kamay niya sa pagitan ng dalawang hita ni Abraham na kanyang amo, at sumumpa siya na susundin ang iniutos sa kanya.
10 Pagkatapos, kumuha ang alipin ng sampung kamelyo at mga mamahaling regalo mula sa amo niyang si Abraham. Lumakad siya agad papunta sa Aram Naharaim,[c] ang bayan na tinitirhan ni Nahor. 11 Pagdating ng alipin sa bayan, pinaluhod niya ang mga kamelyo malapit sa balon sa labas ng bayan. Dapit-hapon noon at oras na ng pag-igib ng mga kababaihan.
12 Nanalangin ang alipin, “Panginoon, Dios ng amo kong si Abraham, nawaʼy magtagumpay po ako sa pakay ko rito, at ipakita nʼyo ang kabutihan ninyo sa aking amo. 13 Nakatayo po ako sa tabi ng balon habang umiigib ang mga babae sa bayan na ito. 14 Kung hihingi po ako ng tubig na nasa banga ng isang dalaga, at pumayag siyang painumin ako pati ang mga kamelyo ko, nawaʼy siya na po ang babaeng pinili ninyong maging asawa ng lingkod ninyong si Isaac. Sa ganito ko po malalaman ang pagpapakita nʼyo ng inyong kabutihan sa amo kong si Abraham.”
15 Hindi pa siya natatapos sa pananalangin, dumating si Rebeka na may pasan-pasan na banga sa balikat niya. Si Rebeka ay anak ni Betuel na anak nina Nahor at Milca. Si Nahor ay kapatid ni Abraham. 16 Magandang dalaga si Rebeka at birhen pa. Bumaba siya papunta sa balon at nilagyan niya ng tubig ang kanyang banga. Pagkatapos, umakyat siya para umuwi.
17 Nagmamadali ang alipin sa pagsalubong sa kanya at sinabi, “Pwede mo ba akong painumin sa banga mo kahit kaunti lang.”
18 Sumagot si Rebeka, “Sige Ginoo, uminom ka.” Mula sa balikat niya, ibinaba niya agad ang banga at hinawakan ito habang umiinom ang alipin.
19 Pagkatapos niyang painumin ang alipin, sinabi niya, “Iigib naman ako para sa mga kamelyo mo hanggang sa makainom silang lahat.” 20 Dali-dali niyang ibinuhos ang tubig sa inuman ng mga hayop at bumalik siya sa balon para muling umigib. At patuloy siya sa pag-igib hanggang sa makainom ang lahat ng kamelyo. 21 Habang nakamasid ang alipin kay Rebeka, iniisip niya kung iyon na ang sagot ng Panginoon sa panalangin niya sa pagpunta niya sa lugar na iyon.
22 Pagkatapos uminom ng mga kamelyo, inilabas ng alipin ang dala niyang gintong singsing na ang bigat ay anim na gramo. Inilabas din niya ang dalawang pulseras na ginto na ang bigat ay mga 120 gramo. At ibinigay niya ito kay Rebeka. 23 Pagkatapos, nagtanong siya kay Rebeka, “Kanino kang anak? May lugar pa ba sa inyo na maaari naming matulugan ngayong gabi?”
24 Sumagot si Rebeka, “Anak ako ni Betuel na anak na lalaki nina Nahor at Milca. 25 May matutulugan kayo roon sa amin, at marami ring dayami at pagkain para sa mga kamelyo ninyo.”
26 Yumukod agad ang alipin at sumamba sa Dios. 27 Sinabi niya, “Purihin ang Panginoon, ang Dios ng aking amo na si Abraham. Ipinakita niya ang kanyang kabutihan sa aking amo. Ako mismo ay ginabayan niya sa pagpunta ko sa mga kamag-anak ng aking amo.”
28 Patakbong umuwi si Rebeka sa bahay ng kanyang ina at sinabi niya sa kanila ang lahat ng nangyari. 29-30 Ang kapatid niyang si Laban ay naroon din na nakikinig sa sinasabi niya tungkol sa binanggit ng tao sa kanya. Nakita ni Laban ang singsing at pulseras na suot-suot ni Rebeka. Kaya tumakbo siya papunta sa balon at pumunta sa taong sinasabi ni Rebeka. Naroon pa rin ang lalaki na nakatayo malapit sa balon, sa tabi ng mga kamelyo. 31 Sinabi ni Laban sa kanya, “Ikaw pala ang taong pinagpala ng Panginoon. Bakit pa kayo nakatayo lang diyan? Halika sa bahay, dahil inihanda ko na ang silid para sa iyo at ang lugar para sa mga kamelyo mo.”
32 Sumama ang alipin kay Laban. Pagdating nila sa bahay, ibinaba ni Laban ang mga karga ng mga kamelyo at binigyan niya agad ang mga kamelyo ng dayami at pagkain. Dinalhan din niya ng tubig ang alipin at ang mga kasama nito, para makapaghugas sila ng paa. 33 Nang mabigyan na sila ng pagkain, sinabi ng alipin, “Hindi ako kakain hanggaʼt hindi ko pa nasasabi ang pakay ko sa pagpunta ko rito.”
Sumagot si Laban, “Sige, sabihin mo sa amin.”
34 Sinabi niya, “Alipin ako ni Abraham. 35 Pinagpala ng Panginoon ang aking amo at napakayaman na niya ngayon. Binigyan siya ng Panginoon ng maraming tupa, kambing, baka, kamelyo, asno, pilak, ginto at mga aliping lalaki at babae. 36 Kahit matanda na ang asawa niyang si Sara, nagkaanak pa rin siya. At ang anak nilang lalaki ang siyang magmamana ng lahat ng ari-arian niya. 37 Pinasumpa ako ng aking amo para tuparin ko ang kanyang utos. Sinabi niya, ‘Huwag kang pipili ng mapapangasawa ng anak ko rito sa mga taga-Canaan na ang lupain ay ang tinitirahan natin ngayon. 38 Pumunta ka sa tahanan ng aking ama, at doon ka pumili ng mapapangasawa ng anak ko, mula sa aking mga kamag-anak.’
39 “Pero nagtanong ako, ‘Paano po kung hindi sumama ang babae sa akin?’ 40 Sumagot siya, ‘Ang Panginoon na sinusunod ko ay magpapadala ng anghel niya para samahan ka na mamagitan sa anak ko. Makakakita ka ng mapapangasawa ng anak ko mula sa aking mga kamag-anak, sa sambahayan ng aking ama. 41 Kung doon ka pupunta sa mga kamag-anak ko, hindi darating sa iyo ang kasamaang sinasabi ko na mangyayari kung hindi mo tutuparin ang ating sumpaan, kahit hindi nila pasamahin ang babae sa iyo.’
42 “Kaya pagdating ko kanina sa balon, nanalangin ako. Sinabi ko, ‘Panginoon, Dios ng aking amo na si Abraham, nawaʼy magtagumpay po ako sa pakay ko rito, at ipakita nʼyo po ang inyong kabutihan sa aking amo. 43 Ngayon po, nakatayo ako rito sa tabi ng balon. Kung may darating po na dalagang iigib ng tubig, hihingi ako ng kaunting tubig sa kanyang banga. 44 Kung papayag po siya na painumin ako pati ang mga kamelyo ko, nawaʼy siya na po ang babaeng pinili nʼyo na maging asawa ng anak ng aking amo.’
45 “Hindi pa nga ako natatapos sa aking pananalangin, dumating si Rebeka na may pasan-pasan na banga sa kanyang balikat. Bumaba siya papunta sa balon at umigib. Sinabi ko sa kanya, ‘Pwede mo ba akong painumin?’
46 “Ibinaba niya agad ang banga mula sa kanyang balikat, at sinabi, ‘Sige, uminom ka, at paiinumin ko rin ang mga kamelyo mo.’ Kaya uminom ako at pinainom din niya ang mga kamelyo ko.
47 “Pagkatapos, tinanong ko siya kung kanino siyang anak. Sumagot siya, ‘Kay Betuel na anak na lalaki nina Nahor at Milca.’ At nilagyan ko ng singsing ang ilong niya at sinuotan ng mga pulseras ang kanyang braso. 48 Yumukod ako agad at sumamba sa Panginoon. Nagpuri ako sa Panginoon, ang Dios ng amo kong si Abraham. Siya ang gumagabay sa akin sa tamang lugar, kung saan nakita ko ang anak ng kamag-anak ng aking amo para maging asawa ng kanyang anak.
49 “Ngayon, gusto kong malaman kung ibibigay nʼyo na maging asawa ni Isaac si Rebeka bilang pagpapakita ng kabutihan nʼyo sa aking amo. Sabihin nʼyo na po agad para malaman ko rin kung ano ang gagawin ko.”
50 Sumagot sina Laban at Betuel, “Dahil ito ay kalooban ng Panginoon, wala na kaming masasabi. 51 Narito si Rebeka, isama mo siya sa iyong pag-uwi para maging asawa ng anak ng iyong amo, ayon sa sinabi ng Panginoon.” 52 Pagkarinig noon ng alipin, yumukod siya at sumamba sa Dios. 53 Inilabas niya agad ang dala niyang mga bagay na gawa sa pilak at ginto, mga damit, at ibinigay kay Rebeka. Binigyan din niya ng mamahaling regalo ang kapatid at ang ina ni Rebeka. 54 Pagkatapos, kumain ang alipin at ang mga kasama niya. Doon sila natulog nang gabing iyon.
Paggising nila kinaumagahan, sinabi ng alipin, “Uuwi na ako sa amo ko.”
55 Pero sumagot ang kapatid at ang ina ni Rebeka, “Panatilihin nʼyo muna rito si Rebeka sa amin kahit sampung araw, pagkatapos ay makakaalis na kayo.”
56 Pero sinabi ng alipin, “Huwag nʼyo naman akong pagtagalin dito. Namagitan na ang Panginoon sa pakay ko sa pagpunta rito, kaya pabalikin nʼyo na ako sa amo ko.”
57 Sumagot sila, “Tawagin muna natin si Rebeka at tanungin kung ano ang pasya niya.” 58 Kaya tinawag nila si Rebeka at tinanong, “Gusto mo bang sumama sa kanya ngayon?”
Sumagot si Rebeka, “Oo, sasama ako.”
59 Kaya ipinasama nila si Rebeka pati ang tagapag-alaga niya, sa alipin ni Abraham at sa mga kasama nito. 60 Binasbasan nila si Rebeka sa kanyang pag-alis. Sinabi nila,
“Kapatid, nawaʼy manggaling sa iyo ang maraming lahi.
Nawaʼy talunin ng mga lahi mo ang kanilang mga kaaway.”
61 Nang handa na ang lahat, sumakay si Rebeka at ang mga aliping babae niya sa mga kamelyo, at sumunod sila sa alipin ni Abraham.
62 Ngayon, si Isaac ay nakatira sa Negev at kararating lang galing sa Beer Lahai Roi. 63 Isang araw, nang magtatakip-silim na, lumabas si Isaac at naglakad-lakad sa kanilang bukirin. May nakita siyang mga kamelyo na papalapit. 64 Nang makita ni Rebeka si Isaac, bumaba siya sa kanyang kamelyo 65 at nagtanong sa alipin ni Abraham, “Sino ang taong iyon na naglalakad sa bukid papalapit sa atin?”
Sumagot ang alipin, “Siya ang aking amo na si Isaac.” Kaya tinakpan ni Rebeka ang kanyang mukha ng belo.
66 Sinabi ng alipin kay Isaac ang lahat ng ginawa niya. 67 Pagkatapos, dinala ni Isaac si Rebeka sa toldang tinitirhan noon ng kanyang inang si Sara. Naging asawa niya si Rebeka at mahal na mahal niya ito. Kaya naibsan ang kalungkutan ni Isaac na dulot ng pagkamatay ng kanyang ina.
Genesis 24
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Genesis 24
New International Version
Isaac and Rebekah
24 Abraham was now very old,(A) and the Lord had blessed(B) him in every way.(C) 2 He said to the senior servant(D) in his household, the one in charge of all that he had,(E) “Put your hand under my thigh.(F) 3 I want you to swear(G) by the Lord, the God of heaven(H) and the God of earth,(I) that you will not get a wife for my son(J) from the daughters of the Canaanites,(K) among whom I am living,(L) 4 but will go to my country and my own relatives(M) and get a wife for my son Isaac.(N)”
5 The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land?(O) Shall I then take your son back to the country you came from?(P)”
6 “Make sure that you do not take my son back there,”(Q) Abraham said. 7 “The Lord, the God of heaven,(R) who brought me out of my father’s household and my native land(S) and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring[a](T) I will give this land’(U)—he will send his angel before you(V) so that you can get a wife for my son from there. 8 If the woman is unwilling to come back with you, then you will be released from this oath(W) of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”(X) 9 So the servant put his hand under the thigh(Y) of his master(Z) Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.
10 Then the servant left, taking with him ten of his master’s camels(AA) loaded with all kinds of good things(AB) from his master. He set out for Aram Naharaim[b](AC) and made his way to the town of Nahor.(AD) 11 He had the camels kneel down near the well(AE) outside the town; it was toward evening, the time the women go out to draw water.(AF)
12 Then he prayed, “Lord, God of my master Abraham,(AG) make me successful(AH) today, and show kindness(AI) to my master Abraham. 13 See, I am standing beside this spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.(AJ) 14 May it be that when I say to a young woman, ‘Please let down your jar that I may have a drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink,(AK) and I’ll water your camels too’(AL)—let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac.(AM) By this I will know(AN) that you have shown kindness to my master.”
15 Before he had finished praying,(AO) Rebekah(AP) came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel(AQ) son of Milkah,(AR) who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.(AS) 16 The woman was very beautiful,(AT) a virgin;(AU) no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar and came up again.
17 The servant hurried to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water from your jar.”(AV)
18 “Drink,(AW) my lord,” she said, and quickly lowered the jar to her hands and gave him a drink.
19 After she had given him a drink, she said, “I’ll draw water for your camels(AX) too,(AY) until they have had enough to drink.” 20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels.(AZ) 21 Without saying a word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the Lord had made his journey successful.(BA)
22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring(BB) weighing a beka[c] and two gold bracelets(BC) weighing ten shekels.[d] 23 Then he asked, “Whose daughter are you?(BD) Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?(BE)”
24 She answered him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milkah bore to Nahor.(BF)” 25 And she added, “We have plenty of straw and fodder,(BG) as well as room for you to spend the night.”
26 Then the man bowed down and worshiped the Lord,(BH) 27 saying, “Praise be to the Lord,(BI) the God of my master Abraham,(BJ) who has not abandoned his kindness and faithfulness(BK) to my master. As for me, the Lord has led me on the journey(BL) to the house of my master’s relatives.”(BM)
28 The young woman ran and told her mother’s household about these things.(BN) 29 Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban,(BO) and he hurried out to the man at the spring. 30 As soon as he had seen the nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s arms,(BP) and had heard Rebekah tell what the man said to her, he went out to the man and found him standing by the camels near the spring. 31 “Come, you who are blessed by the Lord,”(BQ) he said. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”
32 So the man went to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and fodder(BR) were brought for the camels, and water for him and his men to wash their feet.(BS) 33 Then food was set before him, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told you what I have to say.”
“Then tell us,” Laban said.
34 So he said, “I am Abraham’s servant.(BT) 35 The Lord has blessed(BU) my master abundantly,(BV) and he has become wealthy.(BW) He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.(BX) 36 My master’s wife Sarah has borne him a son in her old age,(BY) and he has given him everything he owns.(BZ) 37 And my master made me swear an oath,(CA) and said, ‘You must not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live,(CB) 38 but go to my father’s family and to my own clan, and get a wife for my son.’(CC)
39 “Then I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not come back with me?’(CD)
40 “He replied, ‘The Lord, before whom I have walked faithfully,(CE) will send his angel with you(CF) and make your journey a success,(CG) so that you can get a wife for my son from my own clan and from my father’s family.(CH) 41 You will be released from my oath if, when you go to my clan, they refuse to give her to you—then you will be released from my oath.’(CI)
42 “When I came to the spring today, I said, ‘Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you will, please grant success(CJ) to the journey on which I have come. 43 See, I am standing beside this spring.(CK) If a young woman(CL) comes out to draw water and I say to her, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar,”(CM) 44 and if she says to me, “Drink, and I’ll draw water for your camels too,” let her be the one the Lord has chosen for my master’s son.’(CN)
45 “Before I finished praying in my heart,(CO) Rebekah came out, with her jar on her shoulder.(CP) She went down to the spring and drew water, and I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’(CQ)
46 “She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I’ll water your camels too.’(CR) So I drank, and she watered the camels also.(CS)
47 “I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’(CT)
“She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel(CU) son of Nahor, whom Milkah bore to him.’(CV)
“Then I put the ring in her nose(CW) and the bracelets on her arms,(CX) 48 and I bowed down and worshiped the Lord.(CY) I praised the Lord, the God of my master Abraham,(CZ) who had led me on the right road to get the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.(DA) 49 Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness(DB) to my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, so I may know which way to turn.”
50 Laban and Bethuel(DC) answered, “This is from the Lord;(DD) we can say nothing to you one way or the other.(DE) 51 Here is Rebekah; take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master’s son, as the Lord has directed.(DF)”
52 When Abraham’s servant heard what they said, he bowed down to the ground before the Lord.(DG) 53 Then the servant brought out gold and silver jewelry and articles of clothing(DH) and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave costly gifts(DI) to her brother and to her mother. 54 Then he and the men who were with him ate and drank and spent the night there.
When they got up the next morning, he said, “Send me on my way(DJ) to my master.”
55 But her brother and her mother replied, “Let the young woman remain with us ten days or so;(DK) then you[e] may go.”
56 But he said to them, “Do not detain me, now that the Lord has granted success(DL) to my journey. Send me on my way(DM) so I may go to my master.”
57 Then they said, “Let’s call the young woman and ask her about it.”(DN) 58 So they called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?”
“I will go,”(DO) she said.
59 So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way,(DP) along with her nurse(DQ) and Abraham’s servant and his men. 60 And they blessed(DR) Rebekah and said to her,
“Our sister, may you increase
to thousands upon thousands;(DS)
may your offspring possess
the cities of their enemies.”(DT)
61 Then Rebekah and her attendants(DU) got ready and mounted the camels and went back with the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.
62 Now Isaac had come from Beer Lahai Roi,(DV) for he was living in the Negev.(DW) 63 He went out to the field one evening to meditate,[f](DX) and as he looked up,(DY) he saw camels approaching. 64 Rebekah also looked up and saw Isaac. She got down from her camel(DZ) 65 and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?”
“He is my master,” the servant answered. So she took her veil(EA) and covered herself.
66 Then the servant told Isaac all he had done. 67 Isaac brought her into the tent(EB) of his mother Sarah,(EC) and he married Rebekah.(ED) So she became his wife, and he loved her;(EE) and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.(EF)
Footnotes
- Genesis 24:7 Or seed
- Genesis 24:10 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
- Genesis 24:22 That is, about 1/5 ounce or about 5.7 grams
- Genesis 24:22 That is, about 4 ounces or about 115 grams
- Genesis 24:55 Or she
- Genesis 24:63 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
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