創世記 24
1 亞伯拉罕年紀老邁，向來在一切事上耶和華都賜福給他。
And Abraham was old, well stricken in age. And Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things.
2 亞伯拉罕對管理他全業最老的僕人說：「請你把手放在我大腿底下。
And Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Put thy hand, I pray thee, under my thigh.
3 我要叫你指着耶和華－天地的主起誓，不要為我兒子娶這迦南地中的女子為妻。
And I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou will not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell.
4 你要往我本地本族去，為我的兒子以撒娶一個妻子。」
But thou shall go to my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.
5 僕人對他說：「倘若女子不肯跟我到這地方來，我必須將你的兒子帶回你原出之地嗎？」
And the servant said to him, Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I bring thy son again to the land from where thou came?
6 亞伯拉罕對他說：「你要謹慎，不要帶我的兒子回那裏去。
And Abraham said to him, Beware thou that thou not bring my son there again.
7 耶和華－天上的主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。』他必差遣使者在你面前，你就可以從那裏為我兒子娶一個妻子。
Jehovah, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, To thy seed I will give this land, he will send his agent before thee, and thou shall take a wife for my son from there.
8 倘若女子不肯跟你來，我使你起的誓就與你無干了，只是不可帶我的兒子回那裏去。」
And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shall be clear from this my oath. Only thou shall not bring my son there again.
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。
And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.
10 那僕人從他主人的駱駝裏取了十匹駱駝，並帶些他主人各樣的財物，起身往美索不達米亞去，到了拿鶴的城。
And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed, having all goodly things of his master's in his hand. And he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
11 天將晚，眾女子出來打水的時候，他便叫駱駝跪在城外的水井那裏。
And he made the camels to kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.
12 他說：「耶和華－我主人亞伯拉罕的上帝啊，求你施恩給我主人亞伯拉罕，使我今日遇見好機會。
And he said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray thee, good speed this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
13 我現今站在井旁，城內居民的女子們正出來打水。
Behold, I am standing by the fountain of water. And the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.
14 我向那一個女子說：『請你拿下水瓶來，給我水喝。』她若說：『請喝！我也給你的駱駝喝。』願那女子就作你所預定給你僕人以撒的妻。這樣，我便知道你施恩給我主人了。」
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 have appointed for thy servant Isaac. And thereby I shall know that thou have shown kindness to my master.
15 話還沒有說完，不料，利百加肩頭上扛着水瓶出來。利百加是彼土利所生的；彼土利是亞伯拉罕兄弟拿鶴妻子密迦的兒子。
And it came to pass, before he was done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
16 那女子容貌極其俊美，還是處女，也未曾有人親近她。她下到井旁，打滿了瓶，又上來。
And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her. And she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
17 僕人跑上前去迎着她，說：「求你將瓶裏的水給我一點喝。」
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher.
18 女子說：「我主請喝！」就急忙拿下瓶來，托在手上給他喝。
And she said, Drink, my lord. And she hurried, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
19 女子給他喝了，就說：「我再為你的駱駝打水，叫駱駝也喝足。」
And when she had finished giving him drink, she said, I will draw for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
20 她就急忙把瓶裏的水倒在槽裏，又跑到井旁打水，就為所有的駱駝打上水來。
And she hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.
21 那人定睛看她，一句話也不說，要曉得耶和華賜他通達的道路沒有。
And the man looked steadfastly on her, keeping silent, to know whether Jehovah had made his journey prosperous or not.
22 駱駝喝足了，那人就拿一個金環，重半舍客勒，兩個金鐲，重十舍客勒，給了那女子，
And it came to pass, as the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,
23 說：「請告訴我，你是誰的女兒？你父親家裏有我們住宿的地方沒有？」
and said, Whose daughter are thou? Tell me, I pray thee. Is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?
24 女子說：「我是密迦與拿鶴之子彼土利的女兒」；
And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.
25 又說：「我們家裏足有糧草，也有住宿的地方。」
She said moreover to him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
26 那人就低頭向耶和華下拜，
And the man bowed his head, and worshiped Jehovah.
27 說：「耶和華－我主人亞伯拉罕的上帝是應當稱頌的，因他不斷地以慈愛誠實待我主人。至於我，耶和華在路上引領我，直走到我主人的兄弟家裏。」
And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, Jehovah has led me in the way to the house of my master's brothers.
28 女子跑回去，照着這些話告訴她母親和她家裏的人。
And the damsel ran, and told her mother's house according to these words.
29 利百加有一個哥哥，名叫拉班，看見金環，又看見金鐲在他妹子的手上，並聽見他妹子利百加的話，說那人對我如此如此說。拉班就跑出來往井旁去，到那人跟前，見他仍站在駱駝旁邊的井旁那裏，
And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. And Laban ran out to the man, to the fountain.
And it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spoke the man to me, that he came to the man. And, behold, he was standing by the camels at the fountain.
31 便對他說：「你這蒙耶和華賜福的，請進來，為甚麼站在外邊？我已經收拾了房屋，也為駱駝預備了地方。」
And he said, Come in, thou blessed of Jehovah. Why do thou stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
32 那人就進了拉班的家。拉班卸了駱駝，用草料餵上，拿水給那人和跟隨的人洗腳；
And the man came into the house, and he ungirded the camels. And he gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.
33 把飯擺在他面前，叫他吃，他卻說：「我不吃，等我說明白我的事情再吃。」拉班說：「請說。」
And there was set before him food to eat. But he said, I will not eat until I have told my errand. And he said, Speak on.
34 他說：「我是亞伯拉罕的僕人。
And he said, I am Abraham's servant.
35 耶和華大大地賜福給我主人，使他昌大，又賜給他羊群、牛群、金銀、僕婢、駱駝，和驢。
And Jehovah has blessed my master greatly, and he has become great. And he has given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and men-servants and maid-servants, and camels and donkeys.
36 我主人的妻子撒拉年老的時候給我主人生了一個兒子；我主人也將一切所有的都給了這個兒子。
And Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master when she was old. And has he given to him all that he has.
37 我主人叫我起誓說：『你不要為我兒子娶迦南地的女子為妻。
And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell,
38 你要往我父家、我本族那裏去，為我的兒子娶一個妻子。』
but thou shall go to my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.
39 我對我主人說：『恐怕女子不肯跟我來。』
And I said to my master, Perhaps the woman will not follow me.
40 他就說：『我所事奉的耶和華必要差遣他的使者與你同去，叫你的道路通達，你就得以在我父家、我本族那裏，給我的兒子娶一個妻子。
And he said to me, Jehovah, before whom I walk, will send his agent with thee, and prosper thy way. And thou shall take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house.
41 只要你到了我本族那裏，我使你起的誓就與你無干。他們若不把女子交給你，我使你起的誓也與你無干。』
Then thou shall be clear from my oath, when thou come to my kindred. And if they do not give her to thee, thou shall be clear from my oath.
42 「我今日到了井旁，便說：『耶和華－我主人亞伯拉罕的上帝啊，願你叫我所行的道路通達。
And I came this day to the fountain, and said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, if thou do now prosper my way which I go,
43 我如今站在井旁，對哪一個出來打水的女子說：請你把你瓶裏的水給我一點喝；
behold, I am standing by the fountain of water, and let it come to pass, that the maiden who comes forth to draw, to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher to drink,
44 她若說：你只管喝，我也為你的駱駝打水；願那女子就作耶和華給我主人兒子所預定的妻。』
and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels, let the same be the woman whom Jehovah has appointed for my master's son.
45 我心裏的話還沒有說完，利百加就出來，肩頭上扛着水瓶，下到井旁打水。我便對她說：『請你給我水喝。』
And before I was done speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder. And she went down to the fountain, and drew. And I said to her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
46 她就急忙從肩頭上拿下瓶來，說：『請喝！我也給你的駱駝喝。』我便喝了；她又給我的駱駝喝了。
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 我問她說：『你是誰的女兒？』她說：『我是密迦與拿鶴之子彼土利的女兒。』我就把環子戴在她鼻子上，把鐲子戴在她兩手上。
And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter are thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him. And I put the ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands.
48 隨後我低頭向耶和華下拜，稱頌耶和華－我主人亞伯拉罕的上帝；因為他引導我走合式的道路，使我得着我主人兄弟的孫女，給我主人的兒子為妻。
And I bowed my head, and worshiped Jehovah, and blessed Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his son.
49 現在你們若願以慈愛誠實待我主人，就告訴我；若不然，也告訴我，使我可以或向左，或向右。」
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 拉班和彼土利回答說：「這事乃出於耶和華，我們不能向你說好說歹。
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceeds from Jehovah; we cannot speak to thee bad or good.
51 看哪，利百加在你面前，可以將她帶去，照着耶和華所說的，給你主人的兒子為妻。」
Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as Jehovah has spoken.
52 亞伯拉罕的僕人聽見他們這話，就向耶和華俯伏在地。
And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth to Jehovah.
53 當下僕人拿出金器、銀器，和衣服送給利百加，又將寶物送給她哥哥和她母親。
And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother.
54 僕人和跟從他的人吃了喝了，住了一夜。早晨起來，僕人就說：「請打發我回我主人那裏去吧。」
And they ate and drank, he and the men who were with him, and tarried all night. And they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away to my master.
55 利百加的哥哥和她母親說：「讓女子同我們再住幾天，至少十天，然後她可以去。」
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 僕人說：「耶和華既賜給我通達的道路，你們不要耽誤我，請打發我走，回我主人那裏去吧。」
And he said to them, Do not hinder me, since Jehovah has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.
57 他們說：「我們把女子叫來問問她」，
And they said, We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth.
58 就叫了利百加來，問她說：「你和這人同去嗎？」利百加說：「我去。」
And they called Rebekah, and said to her, Will thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
59 於是他們打發妹子利百加和她的乳母，同亞伯拉罕的僕人，並跟從僕人的，都走了。
And they sent Rebekah their sister away, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
60 他們就給利百加祝福說： 我們的妹子啊，願你作千萬人的母！ 願你的後裔得着仇敵的城門！
And they blessed Rebekah, and said to her, Our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the gate of those who hate them.
61 利百加和她的使女們起來，騎上駱駝，跟着那僕人，僕人就帶着利百加走了。
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 那時，以撒住在南地，剛從庇耳‧拉海‧萊回來。
And Isaac came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi, for he dwelt in the land of the South.
63 天將晚，以撒出來在田間默想，舉目一看，見來了些駱駝。
And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the evening. And he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming.
64 利百加舉目看見以撒，就急忙下了駱駝，
And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she alighted from the camel.
65 問那僕人說：「這田間走來迎接我們的是誰？」僕人說：「是我的主人。」利百加就拿帕子蒙上臉。
And she said to the servant, What man is this who walks in the field to meet us? And the servant said, It is my master. And she took her veil, and covered herself.
66 僕人就將所辦的一切事都告訴以撒。
And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.
67 以撒便領利百加進了他母親撒拉的帳棚，娶了她為妻，並且愛她。以撒自從他母親不在了，這才得了安慰。
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.
