1 Mosebog 24
1 Og Abraham var gammel, vel ved Alder, og Herren havde velsignet Abraham i alting.
Abraham was now a very old man. Yahweh had blessed Abraham in many ways.
2 Og Abraham sagde til sin ældste Svend i sit Hus, som raadede over alt hans Gods: Kære, læg din Haand under min Lænd,
One day Abraham said to the chief servant of his household, the man who was in charge of everything Abraham owned, “Put your hand between my thighs to solemnly promise you will do what I tell you.
3 og jeg vil lade dig sværge ved Herren, Himmelens Gud og Jordens Gud, at du ikke skal tage min Søn en Hustru af Kananiternes Døtre, iblandt hvilke jeg bor;
Knowing that Yahweh God [who created] the heavens and the earth is listening, promise that you will not get a wife for my son, Isaac, from the women here in Canaan.
4 men du skal gaa til mit Land og til min Slægt og tage min Søn Isak en Hustru.
Instead, go back to my country and to my relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac from among them.”
5 Og Svenden sagde til ham: Maaske Kvinden ikke vil drage med mig til dette Land; skal jeg da vel føre din Søn tilbage til det Land, som du er kommen fra?
The servant asked him, “If I find a woman among your relatives, what if she is not willing to come back with me to this land? Shall I take your son back there to the country you came from, [so he can find a wife and live there]?”
6 Og Abraham sagde til ham: Forvar dig, at du ikke fører min Søn did igen.
Abraham replied to him, “No! Be certain that you don’t take my son there!
7 Herren, Himmelens Gud, som tog mig fra min Faders Hus og fra min Slægts Land, og som talede med mig, og som tilsvor mig og sagde: dette Land vil jeg give din Sæd, han skal sende sin Engel for dig, at du skal tage min Søn en Hustru derfra.
Yahweh God, who created the heavens, brought me here. He brought me from my father’s household, and from the land where my relatives lived. He spoke to me and made a solemn promise to me, saying, ‘I will give this land [of Canaan] to your descendants.’ He will send an angel who will go there ahead of you, and enable you to get a wife for my son [there and bring her to live here].
8 Men dersom Kvinden ikke vil følge dig, da skal du være fri for denne min Ed; ikkun min Søn skal du ikke føre derhen.
But if the woman you find will not come back with you, you are free to disregard the promise you are making. The only thing that you must not do is to take my son to live there!”
9 Da lagde Svenden sin Haand under Abrahams, sin Herres, Lænd og tilsvor ham om denne Sag.
So the servant put his hand between Abraham’s thighs and made a solemn promise about the matter.
10 Saa tog Svenden ti Kameler af sin Herres Kameler og for bort og havde alle Haande af sin Herres Gods med sig og gjorde sig rede og drog til Aram Naharaim, til Nakors Stad.
Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and loaded them with all kinds of goods that his master gave him to take along. Then he left to go to Aram-Naharaim, [which is in (northern Mesopotamia/Syria)]. He arrived in Nahor city.
11 Der lod han Kamelerne lægge sig uden for Staden ved en Vandbrønd mod Aftens Tid, mod den Tid da Kvinderne gaa ud at drage Vand.
It was late in the afternoon, at the time when the women go to the well to get water, when he arrived there. He made the camels kneel down near the well, which was outside the city.
12 Og han sagde: Herre, min Herre Abrahams Gud! Kære, lad det møde mig i Dag, og gør Miskundhed mod min Herre Abraham.
The servant prayed, “Yahweh God whom my master Abraham worships, enable me to be successful today! Act kindly to my master, Abraham!
13 Se, jeg staar ved denne Vandbrønd, og Byens Folks Døtre komme ud at drage Vand.
Listen to me. I am standing near a well of water, and the young women of the city are coming to get water.
14 Og naar det sker, at der kommer en Pige, til hvem jeg siger: Bøj nu din Krukke ned og lad mig drikke, og hun siger: Drik, og jeg vil ogsaa give dine Kameler at drikke, lad hende da være den, som du har udset til din Tjener Isak, saa jeg derpaa kan kende, at du har gjort Miskundhed mod min Herre.
I am asking you this: ‘I will say to some girl, “Please lower your jar so that I may drink some water.” If she says, “Drink some, and I will draw some water [from the well] for your camels, too,” I will know that she is the woman whom you chose to be a wife for your servant, Isaac, and I will know that you have been kind to my master.’”
15 Og det skete, før han havde endt at tale, se, da kom Rebekka ud, som var en Datter af Bethuel, som var en Søn af Milka, Nakors, Abrahams Broders, Hustru, og hendes Krukke var paa hendes Skulder.
Before he finished praying, [amazingly], Rebekah arrived there, carrying a jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, who was the son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s younger brother Nahor.
16 Og Pigen var meget smuk af Anseelse, en Jomfru, og ingen Mand havde kendt hende, og hun gik ned til Brønden og fyldte sin Krukke og gik op.
She was very beautiful and still a virgin. She went down to the edge of the well, filled her jar with water, and then came back up.
17 Da løb Svenden imod hende og sagde: Kære, lad mig drikke lidt Vand af din Krukke.
Abraham’s servant immediately ran to meet her, and said, “Please give me a little water from your jar.”
18 Og hun sagde: Drik, min Herre! og hun skyndte sig og tog sin Krukke ned i sin Haand og gav ham at drikke.
She replied, “Drink some, sir!” She lowered her jar from her shoulder to her hands and gave him a drink.
19 Der hun havde givet ham at drikke, da sagde hun: Jeg vil og drage Vand til dine Kameler, til de have afdrukket.
After she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will also get some water for your camels, until they have had enough to drink.”
20 Og hun skyndte sig og tømte sin Krukke i Truget og løb fremdeles til Brønden at øse, og hun drog til alle hans Kameler.
She quickly emptied the water in her jar into the trough [for giving water to animals], and then ran back to the well, and kept getting water for all the camels.
21 Og Manden undrede sig over hende, tav dog stille for at faa at vide, om Herren havde ladet hans Rejse lykkes eller ej.
The servant just watched her, without saying anything. He wanted to know if Yahweh had caused his trip to be successful or not.
22 Og det skete, der Kamelerne havde afdrukket, gav Manden hende en Guldring, som vejede en halv Sekel, og satte to Armbaand paa hendes Hænder, de vejede ti Guldsekler.
Finally, after the camels finished drinking, the servant took out a gold nose ring that weighed (two ounces/6 grams), and two large gold bracelets for her arms, and gave them to Rebekah [and told her to put them on].
23 Og han sagde: Hvis Datter er du? Kære, sig mig, monne der være Rum i din Faders Hus at give os Nattely?
Then he said, “Tell me whose daughter you are. Also, tell me, is there room in your father’s house for me and my men to sleep there tonight?”
24 Og hun sagde til ham: Jeg er en Datter af Bethuel, som er en Søn af Milka, der fødte ham for Nakor.
She replied, “My father’s name is Bethuel. He is the son of Nahor and his wife Milcah.
25 Og hun sagde til ham: Der er baade Straa og meget Foder hos os, ogsaa er der Rum til Herberge i Nat.
Yes, we have room where you all can sleep tonight, and we also have plenty of straw and grain to feed the camels.”
26 Og Manden bøjede sig og tilbad Herren.
The servant bowed and worshiped Yahweh.
27 Og han sagde: Lovet være Herren, min Herre Abrahams Gud, som ikke har afladt med sin Miskundhed og sin Trofasthed mod min Herre! mig, ja, mig har Herren ført paa Vejen til min Herres Broders Hus.
He said, “I thank you, Yahweh God, whom my master Abraham worships. You have continued to be kind and faithful to my master. You led me on this journey straight/directly to the house of my master’s relatives!”
28 Og Pigen løb og kundgjorde i sin Moders Hus disse Ting.
The girl ran and told everyone in her mother’s household about what had happened.
29 Og Rebekka havde en Broder, og hans Navn var Laban, og Laban løb ud til Manden, til Brønden.
Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban. Laban went quickly to Abraham’s servant, who was still by the well.
30 Og det skete, der han saa Ringen og Armbaandene paa sin Søsters Hænder, og der han hørte Rebekkas, sin Søsters, Ord, at hun sagde: Saaledes har Manden sagt til mig, da kom han til Manden, og se, han stod hos Kamelerne ved Brønden.
He was surprised to have seen the bracelets on his sister’s arms and the nose ring and to have heard Rebekah tell what the man had said to her. So he went out and saw the man standing near the camels, close to the well.
31 Og han sagde: Kom ind, du Herrens Velsignede, hvi staar du herude? thi jeg har beredt Huset, og der er Rum for Kamelerne.
He said to the man, “You who have been blessed by Yahweh, come with me! (Why are standing out here?/You should not keep standing out here!) [RHQ] I have prepared a room for you in the house, and a place for the camels to stay.”
32 Saa kom Manden i Huset og løste Kamelerne, og han gav Straa og Foder til Kamelerne, og Vand til at to hans Fødder og de Mænds Fødder, som vare med ham.
So the servant went to the house, and Laban’s servants unloaded the camels, and brought straw and grain for the camels, and water for him and the men with him to wash their feet.
33 Og der blev sat Mad for ham; men han sagde: Jeg vil ikke æde, før jeg har udsagt mit Ærinde; og han sagde: Tal!
They set food in front of him for him to eat, but he said, “I will not eat until I tell you (what I need to tell you/why I have come).” So Laban said, “Tell us!”
34 Og han sagde: Jeg er Abrahams Svend.
So the servant said, “I am Abraham’s servant.
35 Og Herren har velsignet min Herre meget, at han er bleven mægtig; og han har givet ham Faar og Kvæg og Sølv og Guld og Svende og Tjenestepiger og Kameler og Asener.
Yahweh has greatly blessed my master so that he has become very rich. Yahweh has given him many sheep and cattle, a lot of gold and silver, male and female servants, camels and donkeys.
36 Og Sara, min Herres Hustru, har født min Herre en Søn, efter at hun var gammel, og denne har han givet alt det, han ejer.
My master’s wife, Sarah, bore a son for him when she was very old, and my master has given to his son everything he owns.
37 Og min Herre har taget en Ed af mig og sagt: Du skal ikke tage min Søn en Hustru af Kananiternes Døtre, i hvis Land jeg bor.
My master made me solemnly promise, saying, ‘Do not get a wife for my son from the women here in Canaan.
38 Men du skal fare hen til min Faders Hus og til min Slægt og tage min Søn en Hustru.
Instead, go back to my father’s family, to my own clan, and get from them a wife for my son.’
39 Og jeg sagde til min Herre: Maaske Kvinden ikke vil drage med mig.
Then I asked my master, ‘What shall I do if the woman you show me will not come back with me?’
40 Og han sagde til mig: Herren, for hvis Ansigt jeg har vandret, skal sende sin Engel med dig og give dig en lyksalig Rejse, og du skal tage min Søn en Hustru af min Slægt og af min Faders Hus.
He replied, ‘Yahweh, whom I have always obeyed [MTY], will send his angel with you, and he will cause your journey to be successful, with the result that you can get a wife for my son from my clan, from my father’s family.
41 Da skal du være fri for min Ed, naar du kommer til min Slægt; og om de ikke ville give dig hende, saa er du fri for min Ed.
But if my clan refuses to allow her to return with you, you will be freed from being cursed because of not obeying me.’
42 Saa kom jeg i Dag til Brønden og sagde: Herre, min Herre Abrahams Gud! Kære, dersom du har givet Lykke paa min Rejse, paa hvilken jeg har vandret,
“When I came today to the well, I prayed, ‘Yahweh God whom my master, Abraham worships, if you are willing, please allow this journey of mine to be successful.
43 se, jeg staar ved denne Vandbrønd, og naar det sker, der kommer en Jomfru ud at drage Vand, og jeg siger til hende: Giv mig nu lidet Vand at drikke af din Krukke;
Listen to me. I am standing beside a well. A young woman may come to draw water. I will say to her, “Please, give me a little water to drink from your jar.”
44 og hun siger mig: Baade maa du drikke, og jeg vil ogsaa øse til dine Kameler, lad hende være den Kvinde, som Herren har udset til min Herres Søn.
If she says to me, “Certainly, drink some! And I will also draw some water for your camels,” that will be the woman whom you have chosen for my master’s son!’
45 Førend jeg havde udtalet i mit Hjerte, se, da kom Rebekka ud, og hendes Krukke var paa hendes Skulder, og hun gik ned til Brønden og drog Vand! da sagde jeg til hende: Kære, giv mig at drikke.
Before I finished praying, [amazingly], Rebekah approached with her water jar on her shoulder. She went down to the well and got some water. I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink!’
46 Saa skyndte hun sig og tog sin Krukke ned ad sig og sagde: Drik, og jeg vil ogsaa give dine Kameler at drikke; og jeg drak, og hun gav ogsaa Kamelerne at drikke.
She quickly lowered her jar and said, ‘Drink some! And I will draw water [from the well] for your camels, too.’ So I drank some water, and she also got water for the camels.
47 Og jeg spurgte hende og sagde: Hvis Datter er du? og hun sagde: Jeg er en Datter af Bethuel, Nakors Søn, som Milka fødte ham. Saa hængte jeg en Ring i hendes Næse og Armbaand paa hendes Hænder.
Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, the son of Nahor and his wife, Milcah.’ I had [a ring and bracelets with me, and] I put the ring in her nose and put the bracelets on her arms.
48 Og jeg bøjede mig og tilbad Herren og lovede Herren, min Herre Abrahams Gud, som havde ledet mig paa den rette Vej at tage min Herres Broders Datter til hans Søn.
Then I bowed and worshiped Yahweh, and I thanked Yahweh God, the one my master Abraham worships, the one who led me on the right road to get the granddaughter of my master’s brother to be a wife for my master’s son.
49 Og nu, dersom I ville vise Miskundhed og Trofasthed mod min Herre, siger mig det; men dersom I ikke ville det, da siger mig det, at jeg kan vende mig til den højre eller til den venstre Side.
Now, if you are kind and faithful to my master, tell me that you will do what I am asking. If you will not do that, tell me that also, so I may know what to do [MTY].”
50 Da svarede Laban og Bethuel og sagde: Denne Sag er kommen fra Herren, vi kunne hverken tale til dig ondt eller godt.
Laban and Bethuel answered, “It is clear that Yahweh has caused this to happen. So we two cannot say anything more.
51 Se, der er Rebekka for dig, tag hende og gak, at hmi bliver din Herres Søns Hustru, som Herren har sagt.
Rebekah is here in front of you. Take her and go, and let her be a wife for your master’s son, just as Yahweh has indicated.”
52 Og det skete, der Abrahams Svend hørte deres Ord, da bøjede han sig til Jorden for Herren.
When Abraham’s servant heard these words, he bowed down to the ground to [thank] Yahweh.
53 Og Svenden udtog Sølvtøj og Guldtøj og Klæder og gav Rebekka; men hendes Broder og hendes Moder gav han dyrebar Skænk.
Then the servant brought out silver and gold jewelry and clothes, and gave them to Rebekah. And he gave gifts to her brother Laban and to her mother.
54 Saa aade de og drak, han og de Mænd, som vare med ham, og bleve der om Natten, og de stode op om Morgenen, og han sagde: Lader mig fare til min Herre!
Then they ate a meal together. The men who were with Abraham’s servant also slept there that night. The next morning, the servant said, “Allow me now to return to my master.”
55 Da sagde hendes Broder og hendes Moder: Lad Pigen blive hos os nogle Dage eller ti, siden maa du fare.
But her brother and her mother replied, “Let the girl remain with us for about ten days. After that, you may take her and go.”
56 Og han sagde til dem: Holder mig ikke op, thi Herren har givet Lykke paa min Rejse; lader mig fare, og jeg vil vandre til min Herre.
But he replied to them, “Yahweh has made my journey successful, so do not detain me. Let me take her back to my master now!”
57 Og de sagde: Lader os kalde Pigen og spørge, hvad hun siger.
They said, “Let’s call Rebekah and ask her what she wants to do.” [MTY]
58 Saa kaldte de ad Rebekka og sagde til hende: Vil du fare med denne Mand? og hun sagde: Jeg vil fare.
So they summoned Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man now?” She replied, “Yes, I will go.”
59 Saa lode de deres Søster Rebekka og hendes Amme og Abrahams Svend og hans Mænd fare.
So they allowed Rebekah, a woman who had taken care of her when she was very young, Abraham’s servant, and the men who had come with him. to go.
60 Og de velsignede Rebekka og sagde til hende: Vor Søster! bliv du til tusinde Gange Titusinde, og din Sæd skal eje sine Fjenders Port.
Before they all left, they [asked God to] bless Rebekah, and said to her, “Our sister, we ask that Yahweh will cause you to have millions of descendants, and allow them to completely defeat [MET] all those that hate them.”
61 Saa stod Rebekka op og hendes Piger, og de satte sig paa Kameler og fore med Manden, og Svenden annammede Rebekka og for bort.
Then Rebekah and her maid servants got ready and got on their camels and went with Abraham’s servant.
62 Og Isak kom gaaende fra den Brønd, som kaldes Beer Lakai Roi; thi han boede i Landet imod Sønden.
At that time, Isaac was living in the Negev desert. He had gone there from Beer-Lahai-Roi.
63 Og Isak var udgangen til at gøre Bøn paa Marken mod Aften, og han opløftede sine Øjne og saa, og se, Kamelerne kom.
One evening he went out into the field to meditate as he walked. He looked up and [was surprised to] see some camels coming.
64 Og Rebekka opløftede sine Øjne og saa Isak og steg hastig ned ad Kamelen.
Rebekah also looked up and saw Isaac. She got off the camel,
65 Og hun sagde til Svenden: Hvo er den Mand, som gaar paa Marken imod os? og Svenden sagde: Det er min Herre; saa tog hun et Slør og skjulte sig.
and asked the servant, “Who is that man who is approaching?” The servant replied, “That is Isaac, my master, [the man you will be marrying].” So she took her veil and covered her face, which was the custom for a woman who was about to be married.
66 Og Svenden fortalte Isak hele Sagen, som han havde udrettet.
The servant told Isaac everything that had happened.
67 Saa ledte Isak hende til sin Moder Saras Telt, og han tog Rebekka, og hun blev hans Hustru, og han elskede hende; og Isak blev trøstet efter sin Moder.
Then Isaac took Rebekah into the tent that belonged to his mother, Sarah, and she became his wife. And he loved her. So Isaac was comforted about his mother’s death.
