Genesis 24
English Standard Version
Isaac and Rebekah
24 Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years. And the Lord (A)had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said to his servant, (B)the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he had, (C)“Put your hand under my thigh, 3 that I may make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and God of the earth, that (D)you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell, 4 (E)but will go to my country and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.” 5 The servant said to him, “Perhaps the woman may not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I then take your son back to the land from which you came?” 6 Abraham said to him, “See to it that you do not take my son back there. 7 The Lord, the God of heaven, (F)who took me from my father's house and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me and swore to me, (G)‘To your offspring I will give this land,’ (H)he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there. 8 But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then (I)you will be free from this oath of mine; only you must not take my son back there.” 9 So the servant (J)put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and swore to him concerning this matter.
10 Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and departed, taking all sorts of choice gifts from his master; and he arose and went to (K)Mesopotamia[a] to the city of Nahor. 11 And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time when (L)women go out to draw water. 12 And he said, “O Lord, (M)God of my master Abraham, (N)please grant me success today and show steadfast love to my master Abraham. 13 Behold, (O)I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water. 14 Let the young woman to whom I shall say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who shall say, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels’—let her be the one whom you have appointed for your servant Isaac. (P)By this[b] I shall know that you have shown steadfast love to my master.”
15 Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel the son of (Q)Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her water jar on her shoulder. 16 The young woman (R)was very attractive in appearance, a maiden[c] whom no man had known. She went down to the spring and filled her jar and came up. 17 Then the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water to drink from your jar.” 18 She said, “Drink, my lord.” And she quickly let down her jar upon her hand and gave him a drink. 19 When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking.” 20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well to draw water, and she drew for all his camels. 21 The man gazed at her in silence to learn whether the Lord had prospered his journey or not.
22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold ring weighing a half shekel,[d] and two bracelets for her arms weighing ten gold shekels, 23 and said, “Please tell me whose daughter you are. Is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?” 24 She said to him, (S)“I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.” 25 She added, “We have plenty of both straw and fodder, and room to spend the night.” 26 (T)The man bowed his head and worshiped the Lord 27 and said, “Blessed be the Lord, (U)the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken (V)his steadfast love and his faithfulness toward my master. As for me, the Lord (W)has led me in the way to the house of my master's kinsmen.” 28 Then the young woman ran and told her mother's household about these things.
29 Rebekah had a brother whose name was (X)Laban. Laban ran out toward the man, to the spring. 30 As soon as he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister's arms, and heard the words of Rebekah his sister, “Thus the man spoke to me,” he went to the man. And behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring. 31 He said, “Come in, (Y)O blessed of the Lord. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.” 32 So the man came to the house and unharnessed the camels, and gave (Z)straw and fodder to the camels, and there was (AA)water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him. 33 Then food was set before him to eat. But he said, “I will not eat until I have said what I have to say.” He said, “Speak on.”
34 So he said, “I am Abraham's servant. 35 The Lord (AB)has greatly blessed my master, and he has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, camels and donkeys. 36 And Sarah my master's wife (AC)bore a son to my master when she was old, and (AD)to him he has given all that he has. 37 (AE)My master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell, 38 but you shall go to my father's house and to my clan and take a wife for my son.’ 39 I said to my master, ‘Perhaps the woman will not follow me.’ 40 But he said to me, ‘The Lord, (AF)before whom I have walked, will send his angel with you and (AG)prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son from my clan and from my father's house. 41 Then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my clan. And if they will not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’
42 “I came today to the spring and said, (AH)‘O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now you (AI)are prospering the way that I go, 43 behold, I am standing (AJ)by the spring of water. Let the virgin who comes out to draw water, to whom I shall say, “Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,” 44 (AK)and who will say to me, “Drink, and I will draw for your camels also,” let her be the woman whom the Lord has appointed for my master's son.’
45 “Before I had finished (AL)speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her water jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’ 46 She quickly let down her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will give your camels drink also.’ So I drank, and she gave the camels drink also. 47 Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ (AM)So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her arms. 48 (AN)Then I bowed my head and worshiped the Lord and blessed the Lord, (AO)the God of my master Abraham, who had led me by the right way[e] to take (AP)the daughter of my master's kinsman for his son. 49 Now then, if you are going to (AQ)show steadfast love and faithfulness to 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 has come from the Lord; we cannot (AR)speak to you bad or good. 51 Behold, Rebekah is before you; take her and go, and let her be the wife of your master's son, (AS)as the Lord has spoken.”
52 When Abraham's servant heard their words, (AT)he bowed himself to the earth before the Lord. 53 And the servant brought out jewelry of silver and of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave to her brother and to her mother costly ornaments. 54 And he and the men who were with him ate and drank, and they spent the night there. When they arose in the morning, he said, (AU)“Send me away to my master.” 55 Her brother and her mother said, “Let the young woman remain with us a while, at least ten days; after that she may go.” 56 But he said to them, “Do not delay me, since the Lord has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.” 57 They said, “Let us call the young woman and ask her.” 58 And they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.” 59 So they sent away Rebekah their sister and (AV)her nurse, and Abraham's servant and his men. 60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her,
“Our sister, may you (AW)become
thousands of ten thousands,
and (AX)may your offspring possess
the gate of those who hate him!”[f]
61 Then Rebekah and her young women arose and rode on the camels and followed the man. Thus the servant took Rebekah and went his way.
62 Now Isaac had returned from (AY)Beer-lahai-roi and was dwelling in the Negeb. 63 And Isaac went out (AZ)to meditate in the field toward evening. And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, there were camels coming. 64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel 65 and said to the servant, “Who is that man, walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took her veil and covered herself. 66 And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. 67 Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was (BA)comforted after his mother's (BB)death.
Footnotes
- Genesis 24:10 Hebrew Aram-naharaim
- Genesis 24:14 Or By her
- Genesis 24:16 Or a woman of marriageable age
- Genesis 24:22 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
- Genesis 24:48 Or faithfully
- Genesis 24:60 Or hate them
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
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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