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 Abraam was old, advanced in days, and the Lord blessed Abraam 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 Abraam said to his servant the elder of his house, who had rule over all his possessions, Put thy hand 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 adjure thee by the Lord the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou take not a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Chananites, with whom I dwell, in the midst of them.
4 你要往我本地本族去，為我的兒子以撒娶一個妻子。」
But thou shalt go instead to my country, where I was born, and to my tribe, and thou shalt take from thence 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, Shall I carry back thy son to the land whence thou camest forth, if haply the woman should not be willing to return with me to this land?
6 亞伯拉罕對他說：「你要謹慎，不要帶我的兒子回那裏去。
And Abraam said to him, Take heed to thyself that thou carry not my son back thither.
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。
The Lord the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, who took me out of my father's house, and out of the land whence I sprang, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, I will give this land to thee and to thy seed, he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife to my son from thence.
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 should not be willing to come with thee into this land, thou shalt be clear from my oath, only carry not my son thither 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 his master Abraam, 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 his master's camels, and [he took] of all the goods of his master with him, and he arose and went into Mesopotamia to the city of Nachor.
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 rested his camels without the city by the well of water towards evening, when damsels go forth 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 Lord God of my master Abraam, prosper my way before me to day, and deal mercifully with my master Abraam.
13 我現今站在井旁，城內居民的女子們正出來打水。
Lo! I stand by the well of water, and the daughters of them that inhabit the city come forth 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 it shall be, the virgin to whomsoever I shall say, Incline thy water-pot, that I may drink, and she shall say, Drink thou, and I will give thy camels drink, until they shall have done drinking—even this one thou hast prepared for thy servant Isaac, and hereby shall I know that thou hast dealt mercifully with my master Abraam.
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 had done speaking in his mind, that behold, Rebecca the daughter of Bathuel, the son of Melcha, the wife of Nachor, and [the same] the brother of Abraam, came forth, having a water-pot on her shoulders.
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 virgin was very beautiful in appearance, she was a virgin, a man had not known her; and she went down to the well, and filled her water-pot, 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 up to meet her, and said, Give me a little water to drink out of 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, Sir; and she hasted, and let down the pitcher upon her arm, and gave him to drink, till he ceased drinking.
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 she said, I will also draw water for thy camels, till they shall all have drunk.
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 hasted, and emptied the water-pot into the trough, and ran to the well to draw again, and drew water for all the 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 took great notice of her, and remained silent to know whether the Lord had made his way 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 when all the camels ceased drinking, that the man took golden ear-rings, each of a drachm weight, and he [put] two bracelets on her hands, their weight was ten pieces 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 he asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? Tell me if there is room for us to lodge with thy father.
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 Bathuel the son of Melcha, whom she bore to Nachor.
25 又說：「我們家裏足有糧草，也有住宿的地方。」
And she said to him, We have both straw and much provender, and a place for resting.
26 那人就低頭向耶和華下拜，
And the man being well pleased, worshipped the Lord,
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 said, Blessed be the Lord the God of my master Abraam, who has not suffered his righteousness to fail, nor his truth from my master, and the Lord has brought me prosperously to the house of the brother of my lord.
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 reported to the house of her mother 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 Rebecca had a brother whose name was Laban; and Laban ran out to meet the man, to the well.
And it came to pass when he saw the ear-rings and the bracelets on the hands of his sister, and when he heard the words of Rebecca his sister, saying, Thus the man spoke to me, that he went to the man, as he stood by the camels at the well.
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 to him, Come in hither, thou blessed of the Lord, why standest thou without, whereas I have prepared the house and a place 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 entered into the house, and unloaded the camels, and gave the camels straw and provender, and water to wash his feet, and the feet of the men that 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 he set before them loaves 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 a servant of Abraam;
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 the Lord has blessed my master greatly, and he is exalted, and he has given him sheep, and calves, and silver, and gold, servants and servant-maids, camels, and asses.
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 Sarrha my master's wife bore one son to my master after he had grown old; and he gave him whatever he had.
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 caused me to swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Chananites, among whom I sojourn in their land.
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 shalt go to the house of my father, and to my tribe, and thou shalt take thence 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, Haply the woman will not go with 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, The Lord God to whom I have been acceptable in his presence, himself shall send out his angel with thee, and shall prosper thy journey, and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my tribe, and of the house of my father.
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 shalt thou be clear from my curse, for whensoever thou shalt have come to my tribe, and they shall not give her to thee, then shalt thou 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 having come this day to the well, I said, Lord God of my master Abraam, if thou prosperest my journey on which I am now going,
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 stand by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city come forth to draw water, and it shall be [that] the damsel to whom I shall say, Give me a little water to drink out of thy pitcher,
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 draw water for thy camels, this [shall be] the wife whom the Lord has prepared for his own servant Isaac; and hereby shall I know that thou hast wrought mercy with my master Abraam.
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 it came to pass before I had done speaking in my mind, straightway Rebecca came forth, having her pitcher on her shoulders; and she went down to the well, and drew water; and I said to her, Give me to drink.
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 hasted and let down her pitcher on her arm from her head, and said, Drink thou, and I will give thy camels drink; and I drank, and she gave the camels drink.
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 art thou? tell me; and she said, I am daughter of Bathuel the son of Nachor, whom Melcha bore to him; and I put on her the ear-rings, and the bracelets on 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 being well-pleased I worshipped the Lord, and I blessed the Lord the God of my master Abraam, who has prospered me in a true way, so that I should take the daughter of my master's brother 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。」
If then ye [will] deal mercifully and justly with my lord, [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。
And Laban and Bathuel answered and said, This matter has come forth from the Lord, we shall not be able to answer 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, Rebecca is before thee, take her and go away, and let her be wife to the son of thy master, as the Lord has said.
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 when the servant of Abraam heard these words, he bowed himself to the Lord down to the earth.
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 having brought forth jewels of silver and gold and raiment, gave them to Rebecca, and gave gifts 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 both he and the men with him ate and drank and went to sleep. And he arose in the morning and said, Send me away, that I may go 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 brethren and her mother said, Let the virgin remain with us about ten days, and after that she shall depart.
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。」
But he said to them, Hinder me not, for the Lord has prospered my journey for me; send me away, that I may depart to my master.
57 他們說：「我們把女子叫來問問她」，
And they said, Let us call the damsel, and enquire 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 Rebecca, and said to her, Wilt 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。
So they sent forth Rebecca their sister, and her goods, and the servant of Abraam, and his attendants.
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 Rebecca, and said to her, Thou art our sister; become thou thousands of myriads, and let thy seed possess the cities of their enemies.
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 Rebecca rose up and her maidens, and they mounted the camels and went with the man; and the servant having taken up Rebecca, departed.
62 那時，以撒住在南地，剛從庇耳‧拉海‧萊回來。
And Isaac went through the wilderness to the well of the vision, and he dwelt in the land toward 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 forth into the plain toward evening to meditate; and having lifted up his eyes, he saw camels coming.
64 利百加舉目看見以撒，就急忙下了駱駝，
And Rebecca lifted up her eyes, and saw Isaac; and she alighted briskly 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 said to the servant, Who is that man that walks in the plain to meet us? And the servant said, This 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 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 went into the house of his mother, and took Rebecca, and she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted for Sarrha his mother.
