Postanak 24
1 Abraham bijaše već ostario, zašao u godine, Jahve je Abrahama blagoslovio u svemu.
Nowe Abraham was olde, and striken in yeeres, and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.
2 Abraham prozbori svome najstarijem sluzi u kući, pod čijom je upravom bilo sve njegovo: “Stavi svoju ruku pod moje stegno
Therefore Abraham saide vnto his eldest seruant of his house, which had the rule ouer all that he had, Put nowe thine hand vnder my thigh,
3 da te zakunem Jahvom, Bogom neba i Bogom zemlje, da mome sinu nećeš nabaviti za ženu ni jednu od kćeri Kanaanaca, među kojima boravim,
And I will make thee sweare by ye Lord God of the heauen, and God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife vnto my sonne of the daughters of the Canaanites among who I dwel.
4 nego ćeš otići u moj rodni kraj i dobaviti ženu mom sinu Izaku.”
But thou shalt go vnto my countrey, and to my kinred, and take a wife vnto my sone Izhak.
5 A sluga mu reče: “A što ako žena ne htjedne za mnom ići u ovu zemlju? Hoću li ja onda odvesti tvoga sina u zemlju iz koje si ti došao?”
And the seruant saide to him, What if the woman will not come with me to this land? shall I bring thy sonne againe vnto the lande from whence thou camest?
6 Abraham mu odgovori: “Dobro pripazi da onamo ne vodiš moga sina!
To whom Abraham answered, Beware that thou bring not my sonne thither againe.
7 Jahve, Bog nebesa, koji me odveo iz kuće moga oca i rodnog kraja i koji mi je pod zakletvom obećao: 'Tvome ću potomstvu dati ovu zemlju', pred tobom će poslati svog anđela, i odande ćeš ti dovesti ženu mome sinu.
The Lord God of heauen, who tooke me from my fathers house, and from the land where I was borne, and that spake vnto me, and that sware vnto me, saying, Vnto thy seede wil I giue this land, he shall send his Angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife vnto my sonne from thence.
8 A ako žena ne bude htjela za tobom poći, ti ćeš biti oslobođen od ove moje zakletve; ali moga sina onamo ne vodi!”
Neuertheles if the woman wil not follow thee, then shalt thou bee discharged of this mine othe: onely bring not my sonne thither againe.
9 Tako sluga stavi svoju ruku pod stegno Abrahamu, svom gospodaru, te mu se zakune.
Then the seruant put his hand vnder the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him for this matter.
10 Sluga opremi deset gospodarevih deva, ponese sa sobom svakog blaga svoga gospodara pa se zaputi u Aram Naharajim, u Nahorov grad.
So the seruant tooke ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed: (for he had all his masters goods in his hand: ) and so he arose, and went to Aram Naharaim, vnto the citie of Nahor.
11 Pusti deve da poliježu izvan grada, pokraj studenca. Bijaše večer, kad žene izlaze da crpu vodu.
And he made his camels to lye downe without the citie by a well of water, at euentide about the time that the women come out to draw water.
12 Onda reče: “Oh, Jahve, Bože moga gospodara Abrahama, molim te, iziđi mi danas u susret i mome gospodaru Abrahamu milost iskaži!
And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I beseech thee, send me good speede this day, and shew mercy vnto my master Abraham.
13 Evo me kraj studenca, a kćeri onih iz grada dolaze crpsti vodu;
Lo, I stand by the well of water, whiles the mens daughters of this citie come out to drawe water.
14 pa neka djevojka kojoj ja rečem: 'Molim te, spusti svoj vrč da se napijem', a ona odgovori: 'Pij! I deve ću ti napojiti', bude ona koju si odredio za svoga slugu Izaka. Tako ću saznati da si iskazao milost mome gospodaru.”
Graunt therefore that ye maide, to whom I say, Bowe downe thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drinke: if she say, Drinke, and I will giue thy camels drinke also: may be she that thou hast ordeined for thy seruant Izhak: and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed mercy on my master.
15 Tek što on izreče svoje, gle, dođe Rebeka, kći Betuelova; taj Betuel bijaše sin Milke, žene Abrahamova brata Nahora. Dođe ona s krčagom na ramenu.
And nowe yer he had left speaking, beholde, Rebekah came out, the daughter of Bethuel, sonne of Milcah the wife of Nahor Abrahams brother, and her pitcher vpon her shoulder.
16 Djevojka je bila krasna, djevica koju muškarac nije dirnuo. Siđe ona k vrelu, napuni krčag i eto je opet gore.
(And the maide was very faire to looke vpon, a virgine and vnknowen of man) and she went downe to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came vp.
17 Sluga joj potrča u susret i reče: “Daj mi malo vode iz svog vrča!”
Then the seruant ranne to meete her, and said, Let me drinke, I pray thee, a litle water of thy pitcher.
18 “Pij, gospodine!” - odgovori ona. Brzo spusti krčag na ruku i dade mu piti.
And she said, Drinke sir: and she hasted, and let downe her pitcher vpon her hand and gaue him drinke.
19 Kad je njega napojila, reče: “Nalit ću i tvojim devama da se napoje.”
And when she had giuen him drinke, she said, I will drawe water for thy camels also vntill they haue drunken inough.
20 Izlivši brzo krčag u korito, otrča natrag zdencu da ponovo zahvaća, i tako nali svim njegovim devama.
And she powred out her pitcher into the trough speedily; and ranne againe vnto the well to drawe water, and she drewe for all his camels.
21 Čovjek ju je šutke motrio ne bi li saznao je li Jahve njegov put uspješno priveo kraju ili nije.
So the man wondred at her, and helde his peace, to knowe whether the Lord had made his iourney prosperous or not.
22 Kad su deve prestale piti, čovjek izvadi viticu od zlata, tešku pol šekela, i stavi je na njezine nosnice, a na ruke joj stavi dvije zlatne narukvice, teške deset šekela.
And when the camels had left drinking, the man tooke a golden abillement of halfe a shekell weight, and two bracelets for her hands, of ten shekels weight of golde:
23 Zatim reče: “Kaži mi čija si kći. Ima li u kući tvoga oca mjesta za nas da prenoćimo?”
And he said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee, Is there roume in thy fathers house for vs to lodge in?
24 Ona mu odgovori: “Ja sam kći Betuela, koga je Milka rodila Nahoru.”
Then she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the sonne of Milcah whom she bare vnto Nahor.
25 Još mu doda: “Ima slame i p§iće kod nas u obilju, a i mjesta za prenoćište.”
Moreouer she said vnto him, We haue litter also and prouender ynough, and roume to lodge in.
26 Čovjek se onda duboko nakloni te iskaže poštovanje Jahvi
And the man bowed himselfe and worshipped the Lord,
27 i progovori: “Neka je blagoslovljen Jahve, Bog moga gospodara Abrahama, što nije uskratio svoju ljubav i svoju vjernost mome gospodaru. Mene je Jahve vodio pravim putem, u kuću brata moga gospodara.”
And said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, which hath not withdrawen his mercie and his trueth from my master: for when I was in the way, the Lord brought me to my masters brethrens house.
28 Djevojka otrča i sve ovo ispripovjedi u kući svoje majke.
And the maide ranne and tolde them of her mothers house according to these wordes.
29 A Rebeka imala brata komu bijaše ime Laban. Laban se požuri van, k čovjeku kod studenca.
Now Rebekah had a brother called Laban, and Laban ranne vnto the man to the well.
30 Čim je vidio nosnu viticu i narukvice na rukama svoje sestre te čuo kako je njegova sestra Rebeka rekla: “Ovako mi je čovjek govorio”, on pođe onome koji je još stajao kod deva na studencu.
For when he had seene the earings and the bracelets in his sisters hands, and when he heard the wordes of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus said the man vnto me, then he went to the man, and loe, he stoode by the camels at the well.
31 Reče on: “Hajde unutra, blagoslovljeni od Jahve! Što stojiš vani kad sam ja spremio kuću i mjesto za deve.”
And he saide, Come in thou blessed of the Lord: wherefore standest thou without, seeing I haue prepared the house, and roume for ye camels?
32 Tako čovjek uđe u kuću. Rastovare deve i dadu im slame i p§iće, a njemu i ljudima koji su ga pratili donesu vode da operu noge.
Then the man came into the house, and he vnsadled the camels, and brought litter and prouender for the camels, and water to wash his feete, and the mens feete that were with him.
33 Ali kad su preda nj stavili hranu, reče: “Neću jesti dok ne kažem što imam kazati.” A Laban mu reče: “Onda kazuj!”
Afterward the meate was set before him: but he saide, I will not eate, vntill I haue saide my message: And he said, Speake on.
34 “Ja sam sluga Abrahamov”, poče on.
Then he said, I am Abrahams seruant,
35 “Jahve je uvelike blagoslovio moga gospodara te je postao bogat. Nadavao mu je ovaca i goveda, srebra i zlata, sluga i sluškinja, deva i magaradi.
And the Lord hath blessed my master wonderfully, that he is become great: for he hath giuen him sheepe, and beeues, and siluer, and golde, and men seruants, and maide seruants, and camels, and asses.
36 Sara, žena moga gospodara, rodi mu sina pošto je ostarjela, i on mu ustupi sve svoje.
And Sarah my masters wife hath borne a sonne to my master, when she was olde, and vnto him hath he giuen all that he hath.
37 Potom mene moj gospodar zakune rekavši: 'Nemoj uzeti za ženu mome sinu djevojku Kanaanku, u zemlji u kojoj boravim kao stranac,
Now my master made me sweare, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my sonne of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
38 nego otiđi k obitelji moga oca, k mojoj rodbini, da nađeš ženu mome sinu.'
But thou shalt go vnto my fathers house and to my kinred, and take a wife vnto my sonne.
39 A ja rekoh svome gospodaru: 'A što ako žena za mnom ne pođe?'
Then I saide vnto my master, What if the woman will not follow me?
40 On mi odgovori: 'Jahve, pred čijim sam licem hodio, poslat će s tobom svog anđela i tvoje će putovanje dovesti k cilju, a ti ćeš naći ženu mome sinu od moje rodbine, od obitelji moga oca.
Who answered me, The Lord, before who I walke, will send his Angel with thee, and prosper thy iourney, and thou shalt take a wife for my sonne of my kinred and my fathers house.
41 Jedino ćeš ovako biti oslobođen moje zakletve: ako dođeš k mojoj rodbini, i oni te odbiju, od moje si zakletve oslobođen.'
Then shalt thou be discharged of mine othe, when thou commest to my kinred: and if they giue thee not one, thou shalt be free from mine othe.
42 Danas dođoh na studenac i rekoh: 'Jahve, Bože moga gospodara Abrahama, ako si voljan da uspješno završim putovanje što sam ga poduzeo,
So I came this day to the well, and said, O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if thou nowe prosper my iourney which I goe,
43 ja, evo, stojim kraj studenca, a djevojka koja dođe vodu crpsti i ja joj rečem: Daj mi da se napijem malo vode iz tvog vrča! -
Behold, I stand by the well of water: when a virgine commeth forth to drawe water, and I say to her, Giue me, I pray thee, a litle water of thy pitcher to drinke,
44 i koja mi kaže: Pij ti, a i tvojim ću devama zahvatiti! - ona neka bude žena koju je Jahve odredio sinu moga gospodara.'
And she say to me, Drinke thou, and I will also drawe for thy camels, let her be ye wife, which the Lord hath prepared for my masters sonne.
45 Tek što sam ja završio govor u sebi, kad se, evo, pojavi Rebeka s vrčem na ramenu; siđe k izvoru i zahvati. Ja joj rekoh: 'Daj mi da se napijem!'
And before I had made an end of speaking in mine heart, beholde, Rebekah came foorth, and her pitcher on her shoulder, and she went downe vnto the well, and drewe water. Then I said vnto her, Giue me drinke, I pray thee.
46 Ona brzo spusti vrč i odvrati: 'Pij! A napojit ću i tvoje deve.' Tako sam se ja napio, a ona napoji i moje deve.
And she made haste, and tooke downe her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drinke, and I will giue thy camels drinke also. So I dranke, and she gaue the camels drinke also.
47 Pitao sam je: 'Čija si kći?' Odgovorila je: 'Kći sam Betuela, koga je Nahoru rodila Milka.' Tada joj stavim viticu na nos a narukvice na ruke.
Then I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she answered, The daughter of Bethuel Nahors sonne, whom Milcah bare vnto him. Then I put the abillement vpon her face, and the bracelets vpon her hands:
48 Duboko se naklonim i štovanje Jahvi iskažem te blagoslovim Jahvu, Boga gospodara moga, koji me vodio pravim putem da uzmem kćer brata moga gospodara njegovu sinu.
And I bowed downe and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had brought me the right way to take my masters brothers daughter vnto his sone.
49 A sad, ako kanite iskazati ljubav i vjernost mome gospodaru, recite mi; ako li ne, to mi kažite, tako da mogu krenuti bilo desno bilo lijevo.”
Now therefore, if ye will deale mercifully and truely with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me that I may turne me to the right hand or to the left.
50 Tada odgovore Laban i Betuel: “Od Jahve to dolazi; mi tu ne možemo reći ni da ni ne.
Then answered Laban and Bethuel, and said, This thing is proceeded of the Lord: we cannot therefore say vnto thee, neither euill nor good.
51 Rebeka je, eto, pred tobom: uzmi je pa idi, neka bude ženom sinu tvoga gospodara, kako je Jahve rekao.”
Beholde, Rebehak is before thee, take her and goe, that she may be thy masters sonnes wife, euen as the Lord hath said.
52 Kad Abrahamov sluga ču njihov pristanak, do zemlje se nakloni Jahvi.
And when Abrahams seruant heard their wordes, he bowed himselfe toward the earth vnto the Lord.
53 Sluga zatim izvadi srebrnih i zlatnih predmeta te haljina i dade ih Rebeki, a dade darova i njezinu bratu i majci.
Then the seruant tooke foorth iewels of siluer, and iewels of golde, and raiment, and gaue to Rebekah: also vnto her brother and to her mother he gaue gifts.
54 Tada jedoše i piše on i ljudi koji su bili s njim i provedoše noć. Kad su ujutro ustali, on reče: “Pustite me da se vratim svome gospodaru!”
Afterward they did eate and drinke, both he, and the men that were with him, and taried all night. and when they rose vp in the morning, he said, Let me depart vnto my master.
55 A njezin brat i majka odgovore: “Neka djevojka ostane s nama još desetak dana, pa poslije toga pođi!”
Then her brother and her mother answered, Let the maide abide with vs, at the least ten dayes: then shall she goe.
56 On im reče: “Ne zadržavajte me kad je Jahve moje putovanje uspješno kraju priveo. Pustite me da se vratim svome gospodaru!”
But he said vnto them, Hinder you me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my iourney: send me away, that I may goe to my master.
57 Oni odgovore: “Pozovimo djevojku i upitajmo što ona misli!”
Then they said, We will call the maide, and aske her consent.
58 Dozovu Rebeku pa je upitaju: “Hoćeš li poći s ovim čovjekom?” Ona odgovori: “Hoću.”
And they called Rebekah, and saide vnto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she answered, I will go.
59 I tako otpreme svoju sestru Rebeku i njezinu dojilju s Abrahamovim slugom i njegovim ljudima.
So they let Rebekah their sister goe, and her nourse, with Abrahams seruant and his men.
60 Blagoslove Rebeku i reknu joj: “Sejo naša, budi mati nebrojenim tisućama, a dušmana svojih vrata potomci ti zaposjeli!”
And they blessed Rebekah, and sayde vnto her, Thou art our sister, growe into thousande thousands, and thy seede possesse the gate of his enemies.
61 Onda se diže Rebeka i njezine dvorkinje, zajahaše deve te pođoše za čovjekom. Tako sluga preuze Rebeku i ode.
Then Rebekah arose, and her maydes, and rode vpon the camels, and followed the man. and the seruant tooke Rebekah, and departed.
62 Izak se vratio iz blizine Beer Lahaj Roja; živio je, naime, u kraju Negeba.
Nowe Izhak came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi, (for he dwelt in the South countrey)
63 U predvečerje iziđe Izak da se poljem prošeta; diže oči i ugleda deve gdje dolaze.
And Izhak went out. to pray in the fielde toward the euening: who lift vp his eyes and looked, and behold, the camels came.
64 Kad Rebeka, podigavši svoje oči, opazi Izaka, sjaha s deve
Also Rebekah lift vp her eyes, and when she saw Izhak, she lighted downe from the camel.
65 pa zapita slugu: “Tko je onaj čovjek što poljem ide nama u susret?” A sluga odgovori: “Ono je moj gospodar.” Nato ona uze koprenu te se pokri.
(For shee had sayde to the seruant, Who is yonder man, that commeth in the fielde to meete vs? and the seruant had said, It is my master) So she tooke a vaile, and couered her.
66 Sluga ispriča Izaku sve što je učinio.
And the seruant tolde Izhak all things, that he had done.
67 Tada Izak uvede Rebeku u svoj šator i uze je sebi za ženu. U ljubavi prema njoj Izak je nalazio utjehu nakon smrti svoje majke.
Afterward Izhak brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother, and he tooke Rebekah, and she was his wife, and he loued her: So Izhak was comforted after his mothers death.
