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創世記 24
Revised Chinese Union Version (Traditional Script) Shen Edition
創世記 24
Revised Chinese Union Version (Traditional Script) Shen Edition
以撒娶妻
24 亞伯拉罕年紀老邁，耶和華在一切事上都賜福給他。 2 亞伯拉罕對他家中管理他一切產業最老的僕人說：「把你的手放在我大腿底下。 3 我要叫你指着耶和華—天和地的 神起誓，不要為我兒子娶我所居住的迦南地的女子為妻。 4 你要往我的本地本族去，為我的兒子以撒娶妻。」 5 僕人對他說：「如果那女子不肯跟我來到這地，我必須把你的兒子帶回到你出來的地方嗎？」 6 亞伯拉罕對他說：「你要謹慎，不可帶我兒子回那裏去。 7 耶和華—天上的 神曾帶領我離開父家和本族的地，對我說話，向我起誓說：『我要將這地賜給你的後裔。』他要差遣使者在你面前，你就可以從那裏為我兒子娶妻。 8 倘若那女子不肯跟你來，我叫你起的誓就與你無關了，只是你不可帶我的兒子回到那裏去。」 9 僕人就把手放在他主人亞伯拉罕的大腿底下，為這事向他起誓。
10 那僕人從他主人的駱駝中取了十匹駱駝，他手中也帶着他主人各樣的貴重物品離開[a]，起身往美索不達米亞去，到了拿鶴的城。 11 傍晚時，眾女子出來打水，他就讓駱駝跪在城外的水井旁。 12 他說：「耶和華—我主人亞伯拉罕的 神啊，求你施恩給我的主人亞伯拉罕，讓我今日就遇見吧！ 13 看哪，我站在井旁，城內居民的女子們正出來打水。 14 我向哪一個少女說：『請你放下水瓶來，給我水喝』，她若說：『請喝！我也給你的駱駝喝』，願她作你所選定給你僕人以撒的妻。這樣，我就知道你施恩給我的主人了。」
15 話還沒說完，看哪，利百加肩頭上扛着水瓶出來。利百加是彼土利所生的；彼土利是亞伯拉罕的兄弟拿鶴妻子密迦的兒子。 16 那少女容貌極其美麗，是未曾與人親近的童女。她下到井旁，打滿了瓶子的水，就上來。 17 僕人跑上前去迎着她，說：「請你讓我喝你瓶子裏的一點水。」 18 少女說：「我主請喝！」就急忙拿下瓶子托在手上，給他喝水。 19 那少女給他喝足了，又說：「我也為你的駱駝打水，直到駱駝喝足了。」 20 她就急忙把瓶子裏的水倒在槽裏，又跑到井旁打水，為所有的駱駝打了水。 21 那人定睛看着少女，一句話也不說，要知道耶和華是否使他的道路亨通。
22 駱駝喝足了，那人就拿出一個比加[b]重的金環，一對十舍客勒重的金手鐲， 23 說：「請告訴我，你是誰的女兒？你父親家裏有沒有地方可以讓我們過夜？」 24 少女說：「我是密迦為拿鶴生的兒子彼土利的女兒。」 25 又說：「我們家裏有充足的乾草和飼料，也有住宿的地方。」 26 那人就低頭向耶和華敬拜， 27 說：「耶和華—我主人亞伯拉罕的 神是應當稱頌的，因他不斷以慈愛信實待我主人。至於我，耶和華一路引領我，直到我主人的兄弟家裏。」
28 那少女跑去，把這些話告訴她母親家裏的人。 29 利百加有一個哥哥，名叫拉班，拉班就跑到外面井旁那人那裏。 30 當他看見金環和戴在他妹妹手上的金鐲，又聽見他妹妹利百加說的話：「那人如此對我說」，他就來到那人面前，看哪，他還站在井旁的駱駝旁邊， 31 就對他說：「你這蒙耶和華賜福的人，請進來吧！為甚麼站在外面？我已經收拾了房屋，也為駱駝預備了地方。」 32 那人就進了拉班的家。拉班卸了駱駝，用飼料餵牠們，拿水給那人和隨從他的人洗腳， 33 把食物擺在他面前，請他吃。他卻說：「我不吃，等我把我的事情說完了再吃。」拉班說：「請說。」
34 他說：「我是亞伯拉罕的僕人。 35 耶和華大大地賜福給我主人，使他發達，賜給他羊羣、牛羣、金銀、奴僕、婢女、駱駝和驢。 36 我主人的妻子撒拉年老的時候為我主人生了一個兒子；我主人把他一切所有的都給了他。 37 我主人叫我起誓說：『不要為我兒子娶我所居住的迦南地的女子為妻。 38 你要往我父家、我本族那裏去，為我的兒子娶妻。』 39 我對我主人說：『恐怕那女子不肯跟我來。』 40 他就說：『我所事奉的耶和華必要差遣他的使者與你同去，使你的道路亨通，你就可以在我父家、我本族那裏，為我的兒子娶妻。 41 只要你到了我本族那裏，我叫你起的誓就與你無關。他們若不把女子交給你，我叫你起的誓也與你無關。』
42 「我今日到了井旁，就說：『耶和華—我主人亞伯拉罕的 神啊，願你使我所行的道路亨通。 43 看哪，我站在井旁，對哪一個出來打水的女子說：請你讓我喝你瓶子裏的一點水， 44 她若說：你只管喝，我也為你的駱駝打水；願那女子作耶和華給我主人兒子所選定的妻子。』
45 「我心裏的話還沒有說完，看哪，利百加肩頭上扛着水瓶出來，下到井旁打水。我對她說：『請你給我水喝。』 46 她就急忙從肩頭上拿下瓶子來，說：『請喝！我也給你的駱駝喝。』我就喝了；她也給我的駱駝喝了。 47 我問她說：『你是誰的女兒？』她說：『我是彼土利的女兒，彼土利是密迦和拿鶴生的兒子。』我就把環子戴在她鼻子上，把鐲子戴在她雙手上。 48 然後我低頭向耶和華敬拜，稱頌耶和華—我主人亞伯拉罕的 神，因為他引導我走合適的道路，使我得着我主人兄弟的孫女，給我主人的兒子為妻。 49 現在你們若願以慈愛誠信待我主人，就告訴我；若不然，也告訴我，使我可以或向左，或向右。」
50 拉班和彼土利回答說：「這事既然出於耶和華，我們不能向你說好說歹。 51 看哪，利百加就在你面前，可以將她帶去，遵照耶和華所說的，給你主人的兒子為妻。」
52 亞伯拉罕的僕人聽見他們這些話，就向耶和華俯伏在地。 53 僕人拿出金器、銀器和衣服送給利百加，又將貴重的物品送給她哥哥和她母親。 54 然後，僕人和隨從的人才吃喝，並且住了一夜。早晨起來，僕人說：「請讓我回我主人那裏去吧。」 55 利百加的哥哥和母親說：「讓她同我們再住幾天，也許十天，然後她可以去。」 56 僕人對他們說：「耶和華既然使我道路亨通，你們就不要躭誤我，請讓我走，回我主人那裏去吧！」 57 他們說：「我們把她叫來問問她[c]。」 58 他們就叫了利百加來，對她說：「你和這人同去嗎？」她說：「我去。」 59 於是他們送他們的妹妹利百加和她的奶媽，同亞伯拉罕的僕人，以及隨從他的人走了。 60 他們就為利百加祝福，對她說：
「我們的妹妹啊，
願你作千萬人的母親！
願你的後裔得着仇敵的城門！」
61 利百加和她的女僕們起來，騎上駱駝，跟着那人去。僕人就帶着利百加走了。
62 那時，以撒住在尼革夫。他剛從庇耳‧拉海‧萊回來。 63 傍晚時，以撒出來，到田間默想。他舉目一看，看哪，來了一隊駱駝。 64 利百加舉目看見以撒，就急忙下了駱駝， 65 對那僕人說：「這從田間走來迎接我們的人是誰？」僕人說：「他是我的主人。」利百加就拿面紗蓋住自己。 66 僕人把他所做的一切事都告訴以撒。 67 以撒就領利百加進了母親撒拉的帳棚，娶了她為妻，並且愛她。以撒自從母親離世以後，這才得了安慰。
Genesis 24
Common English Bible
Genesis 24
Common English Bible
Isaac marries Rebekah
24 As the days went by and Abraham became older, the Lord blessed Abraham in every way. 2 Abraham said to the oldest servant of his household, who was in charge of everything he owned, “Put your hand under my thigh. 3 By the Lord, God of heaven and earth, give me your word that you won’t choose a wife for my son from the Canaanite women among whom I live. 4 Go to my land and my family and find a wife for my son Isaac there.”
5 The servant said to him, “What if the woman doesn’t agree to come back with me to this land? Shouldn’t I take your son back to the land you left?”
6 Abraham said to him, “Be sure you don’t take my son back there. 7 The Lord, God of heaven—who took me from my father’s household and from my family’s land, who spoke with me and who gave me his word, saying, ‘I will give this land to your descendants’—he will send his messenger in front of you, and you will find a wife for my son there. 8 If the woman won’t agree to come back with you, you will be free from this obligation to me. Only don’t take my son back there.” 9 So the servant put his hand under his master Abraham’s thigh and gave him his word about this mission.
10 The servant took ten of his master’s camels and all of his master’s best provisions, set out, and traveled to Nahor’s city in Aram-naharaim. 11 He had the camels kneel down outside the city at the well in the evening, when women come out to draw water. 12 He said, “Lord, God of my master Abraham, make something good happen for me today and be loyal to my master Abraham. 13 I will stand here by the spring while the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water. 14 When I say to a young woman, ‘Hand me your water jar so I can drink,’ and she says to me, ‘Drink, and I will give your camels water too,’ may she be the one you’ve selected for your servant Isaac. In this way I will know that you’ve been loyal to my master.” 15 Even before he finished speaking, Rebekah—daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother—was coming out with a water jar on her shoulder. 16 The young woman was very beautiful, old enough to be married, and hadn’t known a man intimately. She went down to the spring, filled her water jar, and came back up.
17 The servant ran to meet her and said, “Give me a little sip of water from your jar.”
18 She said, “Drink, sir.” Then she quickly lowered the water jar with her hands and gave him some water to drink. 19 When she finished giving him a drink, she said, “I’ll draw some water for your camels too, till they’ve had enough to drink.” 20 She emptied her water jar quickly into the watering trough, ran to the well again to draw water, and drew water for all of the camels. 21 The man stood gazing at her, wondering silently if the Lord had made his trip successful or not.
22 As soon as the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold ring, weighing a half shekel,[a] and two gold bracelets for her arms, weighing ten shekels. 23 He said, “Please tell me whose daughter you are. Is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”
24 She responded, “I’m the daughter of Bethuel, who is the son of Milcah and Nahor.” 25 She continued, “We have plenty of straw and feed for the camels, and a place to spend the night.”
26 The man bowed down and praised the Lord: 27 “Bless the Lord, God of my master Abraham, who hasn’t given up his loyalty and his faithfulness to my master. The Lord has shown me the way to the household of my master’s brother.”
28 The young woman ran and told her mother’s household everything that had happened. 29 Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and Laban ran to the man outside by the spring. 30 When he had seen the ring and the bracelets on his sister’s arms, and when he had heard his sister Rebekah say, “This is what the man said to me,” he went to the man, who was still standing by the spring with his camels. 31 Laban said, “Come in, favored one of the Lord! Why are you standing outside? I’ve prepared the house and a place for the camels.” 32 So the man entered the house. Then Laban unbridled the camels, provided straw and feed for them and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men with him, 33 and set out a meal for him.
But the man said, “I won’t eat until I’ve said something.”
Laban replied, “Say it.”
34 The man said, “I am Abraham’s servant. 35 The Lord has richly blessed my master, has made him a great man, and has given him flocks, cattle, silver, gold, men servants, women servants, camels, and donkeys. 36 My master’s wife Sarah gave birth to a son for my master in her old age, and he’s given him everything he owns. 37 My master made me give him my word: ‘Don’t choose a wife for my son from the Canaanite women, in whose land I’m living. 38 No, instead, go to my father’s household and to my relatives and choose a wife for my son.’ 39 I said to my master, ‘What if the woman won’t come back with me?’ 40 He said to me, ‘The Lord, whom I’ve traveled with everywhere, will send his messenger with you and make your trip successful; and you will choose a wife for my son from my relatives and from my father’s household. 41 If you go to my relatives, you will be free from your obligation to me. Even if they provide no one for you, you will be free from your obligation to me.’
42 “Today I arrived at the spring, and I said, ‘Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you wish to make the trip I’m taking successful, 43 when I’m standing by the spring and the young woman who comes out to draw water and to whom I say, “Please give me a little drink of water from your jar,” 44 and she responds to me, “Drink, and I will draw water for your camels too,” may she be the woman the Lord has selected for my master’s son.’ 45 Before I finished saying this to myself, Rebekah came out with her water jar on her shoulder and went down to the spring to draw water. And I said to her, ‘Please give me something to drink.’ 46 She immediately lowered her water jar and said, ‘Drink, and I will give your camels something to drink too.’ So I drank and she also gave water to the camels. 47 Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son whom Milcah bore him.’ I put a ring in her nose and bracelets on her arms. 48 I bowed and worshipped the Lord and blessed the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who led me in the right direction to choose the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son. 49 Now if you’re loyal and faithful to my master, tell me. If not, tell me so I will know where I stand either way.”
50 Laban and Bethuel both responded, “This is all the Lord’s doing. We have nothing to say about it. 51 Here is Rebekah, right in front of you. Take her and go. She will be the wife of your master’s son, just as the Lord said.” 52 When Abraham’s servant heard what they said, he bowed low before the Lord. 53 The servant brought out gold and silver jewelry and clothing and gave them to Rebekah. To her brother and to her mother he gave the finest gifts. 54 He and the men with him ate and drank and spent the night.
When they got up in the morning, the servant said, “See me off to my master.”
55 Her brother and mother said, “Let the young woman stay with us not more than ten days, and after that she may go.”
56 But he said to them, “Don’t delay me. The Lord has made my trip successful. See me off so that I can go to my master.”
57 They said, “Summon the young woman, and let’s ask her opinion.” 58 They called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?”
She said, “I will go.”
59 So they sent off their sister Rebekah, her nurse, Abraham’s servant, and his men. 60 And they blessed Rebekah, saying to her,
“May you, our sister, become
thousands of ten thousand;
may your children possess
their enemies’ cities.”
61 Rebekah and her young women got up, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.
62 Now Isaac had come from the region of[b] Beer-lahai-roi and had settled in the arid southern plain. 63 One evening, Isaac went out to inspect the pasture,[c] and while staring he saw camels approaching. 64 Rebekah stared at Isaac. She got down from the camel 65 and said to the servant, “Who is this man walking through the pasture to meet us?”
The servant said, “He’s my master.” So she took her headscarf and covered herself. 66 The servant told Isaac everything that had happened. 67 Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother Sarah’s tent. He received Rebekah as his wife and loved her. So Isaac found comfort after his mother’s death.
Footnotes
- Genesis 24:22 Heb beqa
- Genesis 24:62 Heb uncertain; LXX through the desert of
- Genesis 24:63 Heb uncertain; possibly to walk around in the pasture or to meditate in the pasture
Genesis 24
New International Version
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.
Genesis 24
King James Version
Genesis 24
King James Version
24 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.
2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
3 And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
5 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
7 The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.
12 And he said O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
13 Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
14 And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
15 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
16 And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.
22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
23 And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?
24 And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord.
27 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master's brethren.
28 And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things.
29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the Lord; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that were with him.
33 And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
34 And he said, I am Abraham's servant.
35 And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
36 And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
38 But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
40 And he said unto me, The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:
41 Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
43 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
44 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the Lord hath appointed out for my master's son.
45 And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.
47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, the daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
48 And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.
49 And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
51 Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the Lord hath spoken.
52 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he worshipped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth.
53 And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
54 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.
55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.
56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.
57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.
58 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
61 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
62 And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.
63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.
64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.
65 For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.
66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
67 And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
Битие 24
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Битие 24
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Женитбата на Исаак за Ревека
24 (A)Авраам остаря много и стана на преклонна възраст. Благословението Господне съпътстваше Авраам във всичко. 2 (B)Тогава Авраам нареди на най-стария роб в дома си, който управляваше цялото му стопанство: „Докосни се до бедрото ми 3 (C)и аз ще те закълна в Господ, Бога на небето и Бога на земята, че няма да вземеш за сина ми[a] жена от дъщерите на ханаанците, между които живея. 4 Но ти ще отидеш в моето отечество, в родното ми място и оттам ще вземеш жена за сина ми Исаак.“ 5 Този роб попита: „Може би тази жена няма да пожелае да дойде с мене тук – трябва ли да върна твоя син в страната, от която ти си излязъл?“
6 Авраам му отговори: „Внимавай да не върнеш сина ми там. 7 Господ, небесният Бог, Който ме изведе от бащиния ми дом и от родната ми земя, Който ми говори и се кле пред мене, че ще даде на потомството ми тази земя – нека Той изпрати Своя ангел пред тебе, за да вземеш оттам жена за сина ми. 8 Ако жената не пожелае да тръгне с тебе, тогава ти си свободен от тази моя клетва. Само не връщай сина ми там.“ 9 Тогава този роб докосна с ръка бедрото на своя господар Авраам и се закле пред него за това нещо. 10 Той взе от камилите на господаря си десет камили и тръгна, като носеше от всички богатства на господаря си. Отправи се на път и отиде в Месопотамия, в града, където живееше Нахор. 11 (D)Надвечер разположи камилите си вън от града, при кладенеца, по време, когато жените излизат да налеят вода. 12 Тогава той се помоли: „Господи, Боже на господаря ми Авраам! Моля Те, дай ми днес успех, бъди милостив към моя господар Авраам. 13 Ето аз стоя при водния извор, където дъщерите на градските жители идват да налеят вода. 14 Нека девойката, на която аз кажа: ‘Наведи стомната си да пия’, и която ми отговори: ‘Пий, аз ще налея и за камилите ти да пият’ – нека тя бъде тази, която си избрал за Своя роб Исаак. Нека това бъде знак, че Ти си милостив към моя господар.“
15 Още не беше успял да изрече това и ето – със стомна на рамо се зададе Ревека, дъщеря на Ватуил, син на Милка и на Авраамовия брат Нахор. 16 Тя беше много красива, още девойка, която никой мъж не беше познал. Тя слезе при извора, напълни стомната си и се изкачи. 17 А робът побърза към нея и рече: „Дай ми да пия малко вода от твоята стомна.“ 18 Тя отговори: „Пий, господарю!“ И веднага свали стомната в ръцете си и му даде да пие. 19 А когато той се напи, тя каза: „Аз ще налея вода и за твоите камили, докато утолят жаждата си.“ 20 Тя бързо изля водата от стомната си в поилото за добитъка и пак се затече към кладенеца да налее вода за всичките му камили. 21 Авраамовият роб я наблюдаваше мълчаливо и искаше да разбере дали Господ му е дал успех или не. 22 След като камилите се напиха, той ѝ даде една златна обеца, тежка половин сикла, както и две златни гривни за ръцете ѝ, тежки десет сикли. 23 Попита я: „Кажи ми чия дъщеря си ти? Дали в бащиния ти дом има място за пренощуване?“ 24 А тя му отговори: „Дъщеря съм на Ватуил, син на Милка и Нахор.“ 25 След това добави: „У нас има много слама и храна за добитъка. Има и място за нощуване.“ 26 Тогава той се наведе, поклони се пред Господ 27 с думите: „Благословен да е Господ, Бог на господаря ми Авраам, Който не лиши господаря ми от Своята милост и истина! Господ ме доведе право при роднините на моя господар.“
28 Ревека побърза към къщи при майка си и разказа всичко това. 29 Тя имаше брат на име Лаван. Лаван се затече към извора при новодошлия, 30 защото беше видял обецата и гривните на сестрините си ръце и беше чул разказаното от сестра си Ревека, която твърдеше: „Така ми говори този човек!“ Затова Лаван отиде при него, а той стоеше при камилите до извора. 31 Каза му: „Добре дошъл, благословен от Господ! Защо стоиш тук? Аз вече приготвих къщата, както и място за камилите!“
32 Тогава Авраамовият роб влезе. Лаван разтовари камилите, даде им слама и храна. Донесе и вода, за да умият краката си той и хората, които бяха с него. 33 Сложиха пред него да яде. Но той каза: „Няма да ям, докато не разкажа за какво съм дошъл.“ Отговориха му: „Казвай.“ 34 Той започна да разказва: „Аз съм Авраамов роб. 35 Господ щедро благослови моя господар и той стана велик. Даде му овце и волове, сребро и злато, роби и робини, камили и осли. 36 Сарра, жената на моя господар, роди на господаря ми син вече на старини. На него той предаде всичко, което имаше. 37 Моят господар ме закле с думите: ‘Не взимай за сина ми жена от дъщерите на ханаанците, в чиято страна живея, 38 а иди в бащиния ми дом и при сродниците ми – оттам вземи жена за сина ми.’ 39 Аз казах на господаря си: ‘Може би тази жена няма да пожелае да дойде с мене тук.’ 40 Но той ми отговори: ‘Господ, пред Когото премина животът ми, нека Той изпрати с тебе Своя ангел, Той да направи пътуването ти успешно, за да вземеш жена за моя син от сродниците ми, от бащиния ми дом. 41 Само тогава си свободен от тази моя клетва, когато отидеш при сродниците ми. Ако те не ти я дадат, ти си свободен от клетвата ми.’
42 Така аз дойдох днес при извора и се помолих: ‘Господи, Боже на господаря ми Авраам! Ако си благоволил да направиш пътуването ми успешно, 43 то ето аз стоя при извора. Нека девойката, която излезе да налее вода и на която кажа: «Дай ми да пия малко от твоята стомна», 44 и която ми отговори: «Пий ти, а също и за камилите ти ще налея» – нека тя бъде тази, която Господ е избрал за жена на сина на моя господар.’ 45 Още не бях успял да изрека това – ето зададе се със стомна на рамо Ревека и слезе при извора да налее вода. Аз я помолих: ‘Дай ми да пия.’ 46 Тя веднага свали стомната от рамо и предложи: ‘Пий ти, а аз ще напоя и камилите ти.’ Аз пих, а тя напои камилите ми. 47 Аз я попитах: ‘Кажи ми чия дъщеря си.’ Тя отговори: ‘Дъщеря съм на Ватуил, син на Нахор, когото Милка му роди.’ Тогава аз ѝ дадох златна обеца и гривни за ръцете ѝ. 48 Наведох се, поклоних се пред Господ и благослових Господ, Бога на господаря ми Авраам, Който пряко ме води дотук, за да взема за жена на сина му братовата дъщеря на моя господар. 49 Сега ви питам: Ще окажете ли милост и правда на моя господар или не? Кажете ми и аз ще си тръгна надясно или наляво.“
50 Лаван и Ватуил казаха: „От Господ дойде това. За доброто ние не можем да кажем, че е лошо. 51 Ето Ревека е пред тебе – вземи я и върви. Нека тя бъде жена на сина на твоя господар.“ 52 Когато Авраамовият роб чу думите им, поклони се пред Господ до земята. 53 Тогава той извади сребърни и златни накити и дрехи, даде ги на Ревека, като даде също скъпи дарове на брат ѝ и на майка ѝ. 54 След това той и хората, които го придружаваха, ядоха и пиха, и пренощуваха там. А когато станаха сутринта, Аврамовият роб каза: „Позволете ми да се върна при господаря си.“
55 Но брат ѝ и майка ѝ отговориха: „Нека девойката поостане при нас още десетина дена. Тогава ще се върнеш.“ 56 Но той настоя пред тях: „Не ме задържайте, защото Господ направи пътуването ми успешно. Позволете ми да се върна при господаря си.“ 57 Те предложиха: „Да повикаме девойката и да я попитаме какво ще каже.“ 58 Повикаха Ревека и я попитаха: „Тръгваш ли с този човек?“ Тя отговори: „Тръгвам.“ 59 Тогава те пуснаха сестра си Ревека, бавачката ѝ, Авраамовия роб и придружаващите го, 60 (E)като благословиха Ревека с тези думи: „Сестро наша, да се народят от тебе хиляди по хиляди и потомството ти да завладее жилищата на враговете си!“
61 След това Ревека и робините ѝ възседнаха камилите и тръгнаха след Авраамовия роб. Така той взе Ревека и си замина. 62 (F)А Исаак току-що се беше върнал от Беер-Лахай-Рои, защото живееше в Негев. 63 Привечер Исаак излезе по полето да се разведри. Погледна и видя да се приближава керван от камили. 64 Ревека видя Исаак и скочи от камилата. 65 Тя попита Авраамовия роб: „Що за човек е този, който идва срещу нас по полето?“ Той отговори: „Това е моят господар.“ Тогава Ревека взе булото и се покри. 66 Авраамовият роб разказа на Исаак за всичко, което беше направил. 67 Тогава Исаак въведе Ревека в шатрата на майка си Сарра и я взе. Тя му стана жена и той я обикна. Така стихна скръбта на Исаак по смъртта на майка му Сарра.
Footnotes
- 24:3 В Септуагинта е добавено: „Исаак“.
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