Genesis 24
1 And Abraham was old, [and] advanced in age; and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things.
Adapun Abraham telah tua dan lanjut umurnya, serta diberkati TUHAN dalam segala hal.
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,
Berkatalah Abraham kepada hambanya yang paling tua dalam rumahnya, yang menjadi kuasa atas segala kepunyaannya, katanya: "Baiklah letakkan tanganmu di bawah pangkal pahaku,
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;
supaya aku mengambil sumpahmu demi TUHAN, Allah yang empunya langit dan yang empunya bumi, bahwa engkau tidak akan mengambil untuk anakku seorang isteri dari antara perempuan Kanaan yang di antaranya aku diam.
4 but thou shalt go to my land and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.
Tetapi engkau harus pergi ke negeriku dan kepada sanak saudaraku untuk mengambil seorang isteri bagi Ishak, anakku."
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?
Lalu berkatalah hambanya itu kepadanya: "Mungkin perempuan itu tidak suka mengikuti aku ke negeri ini; haruskah aku membawa anakmu itu kembali ke negeri dari mana tuanku keluar?"
6 And Abraham said to him, Beware that thou bring not my son thither again.
Tetapi Abraham berkata kepadanya: "Awas, jangan kaubawa anakku itu kembali ke sana.
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.
TUHAN, Allah yang empunya langit, yang telah memanggil aku dari rumah ayahku serta dari negeri sanak saudaraku, dan yang telah berfirman kepadaku, serta yang bersumpah kepadaku, demikian: kepada keturunanmulah akan Kuberikan negeri ini--Dialah juga akan mengutus malaikat-Nya berjalan di depanmu, sehingga engkau dapat mengambil seorang isteri dari sana untuk anakku.
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.
Tetapi jika perempuan itu tidak mau mengikuti engkau, maka lepaslah engkau dari sumpahmu kepadaku ini; hanya saja, janganlah anakku itu kaubawa kembali ke sana."
9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore unto him concerning that matter.
Lalu hamba itu meletakkan tangannya di bawah pangkal paha Abraham, tuannya, dan bersumpah kepadanya tentang hal itu.
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.
Kemudian hamba itu mengambil sepuluh ekor dari unta tuannya dan pergi dengan membawa berbagai-bagai barang berharga kepunyaan tuannya; demikianlah ia berangkat menuju Aram-Mesopotamia ke kota Nahor.
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].
Di sana disuruhnyalah unta itu berhenti di luar kota dekat suatu sumur, pada waktu petang hari, waktu perempuan-perempuan keluar untuk menimba air.
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.
Lalu berkatalah ia: "TUHAN, Allah tuanku Abraham, buatlah kiranya tercapai tujuanku pada hari ini, tunjukkanlah kasih setia-Mu kepada tuanku Abraham.
13 Behold, I stand [here] by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water.
Di sini aku berdiri di dekat mata air, dan anak-anak perempuan penduduk kota ini datang keluar untuk menimba air.
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.
Kiranya terjadilah begini: anak gadis, kepada siapa aku berkata: Tolong miringkan buyungmu itu, supaya aku minum, dan yang menjawab: Minumlah, dan unta-untamu juga akan kuberi minum--dialah kiranya yang Kautentukan bagi hamba-Mu, Ishak; maka dengan begitu akan kuketahui, bahwa Engkau telah menunjukkan kasih setia-Mu kepada tuanku itu."
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.
Sebelum ia selesai berkata, maka datanglah Ribka, yang lahir bagi Betuel, anak laki-laki Milka, isteri Nahor, saudara Abraham; buyungnya dibawanya di atas bahunya.
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.
Anak gadis itu sangat cantik parasnya, seorang perawan, belum pernah bersetubuh dengan laki-laki; ia turun ke mata air itu dan mengisi buyungnya, lalu kembali naik.
17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, sip a little water out of thy pitcher.
Kemudian berlarilah hamba itu mendapatkannya serta berkata: "Tolong beri aku minum air sedikit dari buyungmu itu."
18 And she said, Drink, my lord! And she hasted and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him to drink.
Jawabnya: "Minumlah, tuan," maka segeralah diturunkannya buyungnya itu ke tangannya, serta diberinya dia minum.
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.
Setelah ia selesai memberi hamba itu minum, berkatalah ia: "Baiklah untuk unta-untamu juga kutimba air, sampai semuanya puas minum."
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.
Kemudian segeralah dituangnya air yang di buyungnya itu ke dalam palungan, lalu berlarilah ia sekali lagi ke sumur untuk menimba air dan ditimbanyalah untuk semua unta orang itu.
21 And the man was astonished at her, remaining silent, to know whether Jehovah had made his journey prosperous or not.
Dan orang itu mengamat-amatinya dengan berdiam diri untuk mengetahui apakah TUHAN membuat perjalanannya berhasil atau tidak.
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,
Setelah unta-unta itu puas minum, maka orang itu mengambil anting-anting emas yang setengah syikal beratnya, dan sepasang gelang tangan yang sepuluh syikal emas beratnya,
23 and said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room [in] thy father's house for us to lodge?
serta berkata: "Anak siapakah engkau? Baiklah katakan kepadaku! Adakah di rumah ayahmu tempat bermalam bagi kami?"
24 And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.
Lalu jawabnya kepadanya: "Ayahku Betuel, anak Milka, yang melahirkannya bagi Nahor."
25 And she said to him, There is straw, and also much provender with us; also room to lodge.
Lagi kata gadis itu: "Baik jerami, baik makanan unta banyak pada kami, tempat bermalampun ada."
26 And the man stooped, and bowed down before Jehovah,
Lalu berlututlah orang itu dan sujud menyembah TUHAN,
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.
serta berkata: "Terpujilah TUHAN, Allah tuanku Abraham, yang tidak menarik kembali kasih-Nya dan setia-Nya dari tuanku itu; dan TUHAN telah menuntun aku di jalan ke rumah saudara-saudara tuanku ini!"
28 And the maiden ran and told these things to her mother's house.
Berlarilah gadis itu pergi menceritakan kejadian itu ke rumah ibunya.
29 And Rebecca had a brother, named Laban; and Laban ran out to the man, to the well.
Ribka mempunyai saudara laki-laki, namanya Laban. Laban berlari ke luar mendapatkan orang itu, ke mata air tadi,
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.
sesudah dilihatnya anting-anting itu dan gelang pada tangan saudaranya, dan sesudah didengarnya perkataan Ribka, saudaranya, yang bunyinya: "Begitulah dikatakan orang itu kepadaku." Ia mendapatkan orang itu, yang masih berdiri di samping unta-untanya di dekat mata air itu,
31 And he said, Come in, blessed of Jehovah! why standest thou outside? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
dan berkata: "Marilah engkau yang diberkati TUHAN, mengapa engkau berdiri di luar, padahal telah kusediakan rumah bagimu, dan juga tempat untuk unta-untamu."
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.
Masuklah orang itu ke dalam rumah. Ditanggalkanlah pelana unta-unta, diberikan jerami dan makanan kepada unta-unta itu, lalu dibawa air pembasuh kaki untuk orang itu dan orang-orang yang bersama-sama dengan dia.
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.
Tetapi ketika dihidangkan makanan di depannya, berkatalah orang itu: "Aku tidak akan makan sebelum kusampaikan pesan yang kubawa ini." Jawab Laban: "Silakan!"
34 And he said, I am Abraham's servant.
Lalu berkatalah ia: "Aku ini hamba Abraham.
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.
TUHAN sangat memberkati tuanku itu, sehingga ia telah menjadi kaya; TUHAN telah memberikan kepadanya kambing domba dan lembu sapi, emas dan perak, budak laki-laki dan perempuan, unta dan keledai.
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.
Dan Sara, isteri tuanku itu, sesudah tua, telah melahirkan anak laki-laki bagi tuanku itu; kepada anaknya itu telah diberikan tuanku segala harta miliknya.
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;
Tuanku itu telah mengambil sumpahku: Engkau tidak akan mengambil untuk anakku seorang isteri dari antara perempuan Kanaan, yang negerinya kudiami ini,
38 but thou shalt by all means go to my father's house and to my family, and take a wife for my son.
tetapi engkau harus pergi ke rumah ayahku dan kepada kaumku untuk mengambil seorang isteri bagi anakku.
39 And I said to my master, Perhaps the woman will not follow me?
Jawabku kepada tuanku itu: Mungkin perempuan itu tidak mau mengikut aku.
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.
Tetapi katanya kepadaku: TUHAN, yang di hadapan-Nya aku hidup, akan mengutus malaikat-Nya menyertai engkau, dan akan membuat perjalananmu berhasil, sehingga engkau akan mengambil bagi anakku seorang isteri dari kaumku dan dari rumah ayahku.
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.
Barulah engkau lepas dari sumpahmu kepadaku, jika engkau sampai kepada kaumku dan mereka tidak memberikan perempuan itu kepadamu; hanya dalam hal itulah engkau lepas dari sumpahmu kepadaku.
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,
Dan hari ini aku sampai ke mata air tadi, lalu kataku: TUHAN, Allah tuanku Abraham, sudilah kiranya Engkau membuat berhasil perjalanan yang kutempuh ini.
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,
Di sini aku berdiri di dekat mata air ini; kiranya terjadi begini: Apabila seorang gadis datang ke luar untuk menimba air dan aku berkata kepadanya: Tolong berikan aku minum air sedikit dari buyungmu itu,
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.
dan ia menjawab: Minumlah, dan untuk unta-untamu juga akan kutimba air, --dialah kiranya isteri, yang telah TUHAN tentukan bagi anak tuanku itu.
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.
Belum lagi aku habis berkata dalam hatiku, Ribka telah datang membawa buyung di atas bahunya, dan turun ke mata air itu, lalu menimba air. Kataku kepadanya: Tolong berikan aku minum.
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.
Segeralah ia menurunkan buyung itu dari atas bahunya serta berkata: Minumlah, dan unta-untamu juga akan kuberi minum. Lalu aku minum, dan unta-unta itu juga diberinya minum.
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.
Sesudah itu aku bertanya kepadanya: Anak siapakah engkau? Jawabnya: Ayahku Betuel anak Nahor yang dilahirkan Milka. Lalu aku mengenakan anting-anting pada hidungnya dan gelang pada tangannya.
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.
Kemudian berlututlah aku dan sujud menyembah TUHAN, serta memuji TUHAN, Allah tuanku Abraham, yang telah menuntun aku di jalan yang benar untuk mengambil anak perempuan saudara tuanku ini bagi anaknya.
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.
Jadi sekarang, apabila kamu mau menunjukkan kasih dan setia kepada tuanku itu, beritahukanlah kepadaku; dan jika tidak, beritahukanlah juga kepadaku, supaya aku tahu entah berpaling ke kanan atau ke kiri."
50 And Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceeds from Jehovah: we cannot speak to thee bad or good.
Lalu Laban dan Betuel menjawab: "Semuanya ini datangnya dari TUHAN; kami tidak dapat mengatakan kepadamu baiknya atau buruknya.
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.
Lihat, Ribka ada di depanmu, bawalah dia dan pergilah, supaya ia menjadi isteri anak tuanmu, seperti yang difirmankan TUHAN."
52 And it came to pass, when Abraham's servant heard their words, that he bowed down to the earth before Jehovah.
Ketika hamba Abraham itu mendengar perkataan mereka, sujudlah ia sampai ke tanah menyembah TUHAN.
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.
Kemudian hamba itu mengeluarkan perhiasan emas dan perak serta pakaian kebesaran, dan memberikan semua itu kepada Ribka; juga kepada saudaranya dan kepada ibunya diberikannya pemberian yang indah-indah.
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.
Sesudah itu makan dan minumlah mereka, ia dan orang-orang yang bersama-sama dengan dia, dan mereka bermalam di situ. Paginya sesudah mereka bangun, berkatalah hamba itu: "Lepaslah aku pulang kepada tuanku."
55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the maiden abide with us [some] days, or [say] ten; after that she shall go.
Tetapi saudara Ribka berkata, serta ibunya juga: "Biarkanlah anak gadis itu tinggal pada kami barang sepuluh hari lagi, kemudian bolehlah engkau pergi."
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.
Tetapi jawabnya kepada mereka: "Janganlah tahan aku, sedang TUHAN telah membuat perjalananku berhasil; lepaslah aku, supaya aku pulang kepada tuanku."
57 And they said, Let us call the maiden and inquire at her mouth.
Kata mereka: "Baiklah kita panggil anak gadis itu dan menanyakan kepadanya sendiri."
58 And they called Rebecca and said to her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
Lalu mereka memanggil Ribka dan berkata kepadanya: "Maukah engkau pergi beserta orang ini?" Jawabnya: "Mau."
59 And they sent away Rebecca their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
Maka Ribka, saudara mereka itu, dan inang pengasuhnya beserta hamba Abraham dan orang-orangnya dibiarkan mereka pergi.
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!
Dan mereka memberkati Ribka, kata mereka kepadanya: "Saudara kami, moga-moga engkau menjadi beribu-ribu laksa, dan moga-moga keturunanmu menduduki kota-kota musuhnya."
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.
Lalu berkemaslah Ribka beserta hamba-hambanya perempuan, dan mereka naik unta mengikuti orang itu. Demikianlah hamba itu membawa Ribka lalu berjalan pulang.
62 And Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi; for he was dwelling in the south country.
Adapun Ishak telah datang dari arah sumur Lahai-Roi; ia tinggal di Tanah Negeb.
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.
Menjelang senja Ishak sedang keluar untuk berjalan-jalan di padang. Ia melayangkan pandangnya, maka dilihatnyalah ada unta-unta datang.
64 And Rebecca lifted up her eyes and saw Isaac, and she sprang off the camel.
Ribka juga melayangkan pandangnya dan ketika dilihatnya Ishak, turunlah ia dari untanya.
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.
Katanya kepada hamba itu: "Siapakah laki-laki itu yang berjalan di padang ke arah kita?" Jawab hamba itu: "Dialah tuanku itu." Lalu Ribka mengambil telekungnya dan bertelekunglah ia.
66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
Kemudian hamba itu menceritakan kepada Ishak segala yang dilakukannya.
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.
Lalu Ishak membawa Ribka ke dalam kemah Sara, ibunya, dan mengambil dia menjadi isterinya. Ishak mencintainya dan demikian ia dihiburkan setelah ibunya meninggal.
