Genesis 24
1 And Abraham was old, [and] advanced in age; and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things.
亚伯拉罕年纪老迈，向来在一切事上耶和华都赐福给他。
2 And Abraham said to his servant, the eldest of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Put thy hand, I pray thee, under my thigh,
亚伯拉罕对管理他全业最老的仆人说：“请你把手放在我大腿底下。
3 and I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of the heavens and the God of the earth, that thou take not a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am dwelling;
我要叫你指着耶和华—天地的主起誓，不要为我儿子娶这迦南地中的女子为妻。
4 but thou shalt go to my land and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.
你要往我本地本族去，为我的儿子以撒娶一个妻子。”
5 And the servant said to him, Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land: must I, then, bring thy son again in any case to the land from which thou hast removed?
仆人对他说：“倘若女子不肯跟我到这地方来，我必须将你的儿子带回你原出之地吗？”
6 And Abraham said to him, Beware that thou bring not my son thither again.
亚伯拉罕对他说：“你要谨慎，不要带我的儿子回那里去。
7 Jehovah the God of the heavens, who took me out of my father's house, and out of the land of my nativity, and who has spoken to me, and who has sworn to me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land — he will send his angel before thee, that thou mayest take a wife for my son thence.
耶和华—天上的主曾带领我离开父家和本族的地，对我说话，向我起誓说：‘我要将这地赐给你的后裔。’他必差遣使者在你面前，你就可以从那里为我儿子娶一个妻子。
8 And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be quit of this my oath: only, bring not my son thither again.
倘若女子不肯跟你来，我使你起的誓就与你无干了，只是不可带我的儿子回那里去。”
9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore unto him concerning that matter.
仆人就把手放在他主人亚伯拉罕的大腿底下，为这事向他起誓。
10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; now all the treasure of his master was under his hand; and he arose and went to Aram-naharaim, to the city of Nahor.
那仆人从他主人的骆驼里取了十匹骆驼，并带些他主人各样的财物，起身往美索不达米亚去，到了拿鹤的城。
11 And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water, at the time of the evening, when the women came out to draw [water].
天将晚，众女子出来打水的时候，他便叫骆驼跪在城外的水井那里。
12 And he said, Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, meet me, I pray thee, [with thy blessing] this day, and deal kindly with my master Abraham.
他说：“耶和华—我主人亚伯拉罕的 神啊，求你施恩给我主人亚伯拉罕，使我今日遇见好机会。
13 Behold, I stand [here] by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water.
我现今站在井旁，城内居民的女子们正出来打水。
14 And let it come to pass, [that] the maiden to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink, and who will say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also, be she whom thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and hereby I shall know that thou hast dealt kindly with my master.
我向那一个女子说：‘请你拿下水瓶来，给我水喝’，她若说：‘请喝！我也给你的骆驼喝。’愿那女子就作你所预定给你仆人以撒的妻。这样，我便知道你施恩给我主人了。”
15 And it came to pass before he had ended speaking, that behold, Rebecca came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother; and [she had] her pitcher upon her shoulder.
话还没有说完，不料，利百加肩头上扛着水瓶出来。利百加是彼土利所生的；彼土利是亚伯拉罕兄弟拿鹤妻子密迦的儿子。
16 And the maiden was very fair in countenance; a virgin, and no man had known her. And she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
那女子容貌极其俊美，还是处女，也未曾有人亲近她。她下到井旁，打满了瓶，又上来。
17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, sip a little water out of thy pitcher.
仆人跑上前去迎着她，说：“求你将瓶里的水给我一点喝。”
18 And she said, Drink, my lord! And she hasted and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him to drink.
女子说：“我主请喝！”就急忙拿下瓶来，托在手上给他喝。
19 And when she had given him enough to drink, she said, I will draw [water] for thy camels also, until they have drunk enough.
女子给他喝了，就说：“我再为你的骆驼打水，叫骆驼也喝足。”
20 And she hasted and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw [water]; and she drew for all his camels.
她就急忙把瓶里的水倒在槽里，又跑到井旁打水，就为所有的骆驼打上水来。
21 And the man was astonished at her, remaining silent, to know whether Jehovah had made his journey prosperous or not.
那人定睛看她，一句话也不说，要晓得耶和华赐他通达的道路没有。
22 And it came to pass when the camels had drunk enough, that the man took a gold ring, of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands, ten [shekels] weight of gold,
骆驼喝足了，那人就拿一个金环，重半舍客勒，两个金镯，重十舍客勒，给了那女子，
23 and said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room [in] thy father's house for us to lodge?
说：“请告诉我，你是谁的女儿？你父亲家里有我们住宿的地方没有？”
24 And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.
女子说：“我是密迦与拿鹤之子彼土利的女儿”；
25 And she said to him, There is straw, and also much provender with us; also room to lodge.
又说：“我们家里足有粮草，也有住宿的地方。”
26 And the man stooped, and bowed down before Jehovah,
那人就低头向耶和华下拜，
27 and said, Blessed be Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, who has not withdrawn his loving-kindness and his faithfulness from my master; I being in the way, Jehovah has led me to the house of my master's brethren.
说：“耶和华—我主人亚伯拉罕的 神是应当称颂的，因他不断地以慈爱诚实待我主人。至于我，耶和华在路上引领我，直走到我主人的兄弟家里。”
28 And the maiden ran and told these things to her mother's house.
女子跑回去，照着这些话告诉她母亲和她家里的人。
29 And Rebecca had a brother, named Laban; and Laban ran out to the man, to the well.
利百加有一个哥哥，名叫拉班，看见金环，又看见金镯在他妹子的手上，并听见他妹子利百加的话，说那人对我如此如此说。拉班就跑出来往井旁去，到那人跟前，见他仍站在骆驼旁边的井旁那里，
30 And it came to pass when he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister's hand, and when he heard the words of Rebecca his sister, saying, Thus spoke the man to me — that he came to the man, and behold, he was standing by the camels, by the well.
31 And he said, Come in, blessed of Jehovah! why standest thou outside? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
便对他说：“你这蒙耶和华赐福的，请进来，为什么站在外边？我已经收拾了房屋，也为骆驼预备了地方。”
32 And the man came into the house; and he ungirded the camels, and gave the camels straw and provender, and water to wash his feet, and the feet of the men who were with him.
那人就进了拉班的家。拉班卸了骆驼，用草料喂上，拿水给那人和跟随的人洗脚；
33 And there was set [meat] before him to eat; but he said, I will not eat until I have made known my business. And he said, Speak on.
把饭摆在他面前，叫他吃，他却说：“我不吃，等我说明白我的事情再吃。”拉班说：“请说。”
34 And he said, I am Abraham's servant.
他说：“我是亚伯拉罕的仆人。
35 And Jehovah has blessed my master greatly, and he is become great; and he has given him sheep and cattle, and silver and gold, and bondmen and bondwomen, and camels and asses.
耶和华大大地赐福给我主人，使他昌大，又赐给他羊群、牛群、金银、仆婢、骆驼，和驴。
36 And Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master after she had grown old; and unto him has he given all that he has.
我主人的妻子撒拉年老的时候给我主人生了一个儿子；我主人也将一切所有的都给了这个儿子。
37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanite, in whose land I am dwelling;
我主人叫我起誓说：‘你不要为我儿子娶迦南地的女子为妻。
38 but thou shalt by all means go to my father's house and to my family, and take a wife for my son.
你要往我父家、我本族那里去，为我的儿子娶一个妻子。’
39 And I said to my master, Perhaps the woman will not follow me?
我对我主人说：‘恐怕女子不肯跟我来。’
40 And he said to me, Jehovah, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way, that thou mayest take a wife for my son of my family, and out of my father's house.
他就说：‘我所事奉的耶和华必要差遣他的使者与你同去，叫你的道路通达，你就得以在我父家、我本族那里，给我的儿子娶一个妻子。
41 Then shalt thou be quit of my oath, when thou shalt have come to my family. And if they give thee not [one], thou shalt be quit of my oath.
只要你到了我本族那里，我使你起的誓就与你无干。他们若不把女子交给你，我使你起的誓也与你无干。’
42 And I came this day to the well, and said, Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, if now thou wilt prosper my way on which I go,
“我今日到了井旁，便说：‘耶和华—我主人亚伯拉罕的 神啊，愿你叫我所行的道路通达。
43 behold, I stand by the well of water, and let it come to pass that the damsel who cometh forth to draw [water], and to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water out of thy pitcher to drink,
我如今站在井旁，对哪一个出来打水的女子说：请你把你瓶里的水给我一点喝；
44 and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels — that she should be the woman whom Jehovah hath appointed for my master's son.
她若说：你只管喝，我也为你的骆驼打水；愿那女子就作耶和华给我主人儿子所预定的妻。’
45 Before I ended speaking in my heart, behold, Rebecca came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder, and went down to the well, and drew [water]; and I said to her, Give me, I pray thee, to drink.
我心里的话还没有说完，利百加就出来，肩头上扛着水瓶，下到井旁打水。我便对她说：‘请你给我水喝。’
46 And she hasted and let down her pitcher from her [shoulder], and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. And I drank; and she gave the camels drink also.
她就急忙从肩头上拿下瓶来，说：‘请喝！我也给你的骆驼喝。’我便喝了；她又给我的骆驼喝了。
47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him. And I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.
我问她说：‘你是谁的女儿？’她说：‘我是密迦与拿鹤之子彼土利的女儿。’我就把环子戴在她鼻子上，把镯子戴在她两手上。
48 And I stooped, and bowed down before Jehovah; and I blessed Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, who has led me the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his son.
随后我低头向耶和华下拜，称颂耶和华—我主人亚伯拉罕的 神；因为他引导我走合式的道路，使我得着我主人兄弟的孙女，给我主人的儿子为妻。
49 And now, if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me; and I will turn to the right hand or to the left.
现在你们若愿以慈爱诚实待我主人，就告诉我；若不然，也告诉我，使我可以或向左，或向右。”
50 And Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceeds from Jehovah: we cannot speak to thee bad or good.
拉班和彼土利回答说：“这事乃出于耶和华，我们不能向你说好说歹。
51 Behold, Rebecca is before thee: take [her], and go away; and let her be wife of thy master's son, as Jehovah has said.
看哪，利百加在你面前，可以将她带去，照着耶和华所说的，给你主人的儿子为妻。”
52 And it came to pass, when Abraham's servant heard their words, that he bowed down to the earth before Jehovah.
亚伯拉罕的仆人听见他们这话，就向耶和华俯伏在地。
53 And the servant brought forth silver articles, and gold articles, and clothing, and he gave [them] to Rebecca; and he gave to her brother, and to her mother, precious things.
当下仆人拿出金器、银器，和衣服送给利百加，又将宝物送给她哥哥和她母亲。
54 And they ate and drank, he and the men that were with him, and lodged. And they rose up in the morning; and he said, Send me away to my master.
仆人和跟从他的人吃了喝了，住了一夜。早晨起来，仆人就说：“请打发我回我主人那里去吧。”
55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the maiden abide with us [some] days, or [say] ten; after that she shall go.
利百加的哥哥和她母亲说：“让女子同我们再住几天，至少十天，然后她可以去。”
56 And he said to them, Do not hinder me, seeing Jehovah has prospered my way: send me away, and I will go to my master.
仆人说：“耶和华既赐给我通达的道路，你们不要耽误我，请打发我走，回我主人那里去吧。”
57 And they said, Let us call the maiden and inquire at her mouth.
他们说：“我们把女子叫来问问她”，
58 And they called Rebecca and said to her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
就叫了利百加来，问她说：“你和这人同去吗？”利百加说：“我去。”
59 And they sent away Rebecca their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
于是他们打发妹子利百加和她的乳母，同亚伯拉罕的仆人，并跟从仆人的，都走了。
60 And they blessed Rebecca, and said to her, Thou art our sister; mayest thou become thousands of tens of thousands; and may thy seed possess the gate of their enemies!
他们就给利百加祝福说： 我们的妹子啊，愿你作千万人的母！ 愿你的后裔得着仇敌的城门！
61 And Rebecca arose, and her maids, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man. And the servant took Rebecca, and went away.
利百加和她的使女们起来，骑上骆驼，跟着那仆人，仆人就带着利百加走了。
62 And Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi; for he was dwelling in the south country.
那时，以撒住在南地，刚从庇耳·拉海·莱回来。
63 And Isaac had gone out to meditate in the fields toward the beginning of evening. And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, camels were coming.
天将晚，以撒出来在田间默想，举目一看，见来了些骆驼。
64 And Rebecca lifted up her eyes and saw Isaac, and she sprang off the camel.
利百加举目看见以撒，就急忙下了骆驼，
65 And she had said to the servant, Who is the man that is walking in the fields to meet us? And the servant said, That is my master! Then she took the veil, and covered herself.
问那仆人说：“这田间走来迎接我们的是谁？”仆人说：“是我的主人。”利百加就拿帕子蒙上脸。
66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
仆人就将所办的一切事都告诉以撒。
67 And Isaac led her into his mother Sarah's tent; and he took Rebecca, and she became his wife, and he loved her. And Isaac was comforted after [the death of] his mother.
以撒便领利百加进了他母亲撒拉的帐棚，娶了她为妻，并且爱她。以撒自从他母亲不在了，这才得了安慰。
