Genesis 24
1 And Abraam was old, advanced in days, and the Lord blessed Abraam in all things.
Abraham era viejo y de edad avanzada. Yahvé había bendecido a Abraham en todo.
2 And Abraam said to his servant the elder of his house, who had rule over all his possessions, Put your hand under my thigh,
Abraham dijo a su siervo, el mayor de su casa, que gobernaba todo lo que tenía: “Por favor, pon tu mano debajo de mi muslo.
3 and I will adjure you by the Lord the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that you take not a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Chananites, with whom I dwell, in the midst of them.
Te haré jurar por Yahvé, el Dios de los cielos y el Dios de la tierra, que no tomarás para mi hijo una esposa de las hijas de los cananeos, entre los que vivo.
4 But you shall go instead to my country, where I was born, and to my tribe, and you shall take from thence a wife for my son Isaac.
Sino que irás a mi país y a mis parientes y tomarás una esposa para mi hijo Isaac”.
5 And the servant said to him, Shall I carry back your son to the land whence you came forth, if haply the woman should not be willing to return with me to this land?
El criado le dijo: “¿Y si la mujer no está dispuesta a seguirme a esta tierra? ¿Debo traer a su hijo de nuevo a la tierra de la que vino?”
6 And Abraam said to him, Take heed to yourself that you carry not my son back there.
Abraham le dijo: “Cuídate de no volver a llevar a mi hijo allí.
7 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 you and to your seed, he shall send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife to my son from thence.
Yahvé, el Dios del cielo, que me sacó de la casa de mi padre y de la tierra donde nací, que me habló y me juró diciendo: ‘Daré esta tierra a tu descendencia’, enviará a su ángel delante de ti, y tomarás de allí una mujer para mi hijo.
8 And if the woman should not be willing to come with you into this land, you shall be clear from my oath, only carry not my son there again.
Si la mujer no está dispuesta a seguirte, entonces quedarás libre de este juramento a mí. Sólo que no volverás a llevar a mi hijo allí”.
9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of his master Abraam, and swore to him concerning this matter.
El siervo puso su mano bajo el muslo de Abraham, su amo, y le juró sobre este asunto.
10 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.
El siervo tomó diez de los camellos de su amo y partió, llevando consigo una variedad de cosas buenas de su amo. Se levantó y fue a Mesopotamia, a la ciudad de Najor.
11 And he rested his camels without the city by the well of water towards evening, when damsels go forth to draw water.
Hizo que los camellos se arrodillaran fuera de la ciudad, junto al pozo de agua, a la hora del atardecer, la hora en que las mujeres salen a sacar agua.
12 And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraam, prosper my way before me to day, and deal mercifully with my master Abraam.
Dijo: “Yahvé, el Dios de mi amo Abraham, por favor dame éxito hoy, y muestra bondad a mi amo Abraham.
13 Behold! I stand by the well of water, and the daughters of them that inhabit the city come forth to draw water.
He aquí que estoy junto al manantial de agua. Las hijas de los hombres de la ciudad están saliendo a sacar agua.
14 And it shall be, the virgin to whoever I shall say, Incline your water-pot, that I may drink, and she shall say, Drink you, and I will give your camels drink, until they shall have done drinking—even this one you have prepared for your servant Isaac, and hereby shall I know that you have dealt mercifully with my master Abraam.
Que la joven a la que le diga: “Por favor, baja tu cántaro para que pueda beber”, y que diga: “Bebe, y yo también daré de beber a tus camellos”, sea la que has designado para tu siervo Isaac. Así sabré que has sido amable con mi señor”.
15 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.
Antes de que terminara de hablar, he aquí que salía Rebeca, nacida de Betuel, hijo de Milca, mujer de Nacor, hermano de Abraham, con su cántaro al hombro.
16 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.
La joven era muy hermosa de ver, virgen. Ningún hombre la había conocido. Bajó a la fuente, llenó su cántaro y subió.
17 And the servant ran up to meet her, and said, Give me a little water to drink out of your pitcher;
El criado corrió a su encuentro y le dijo: “Por favor, dame de beber, un poco de agua de tu cántaro”.
18 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.
Ella dijo: “Bebe, mi señor”. Ella se apresuró a bajar el cántaro de su mano y le dio de beber.
19 And she said, I will also draw water for your camels, till they shall all have drunk.
Cuando terminó de darle de beber, dijo: “Yo también sacaré para tus camellos, hasta que terminen de beber.”
20 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.
Ella se apresuró a vaciar su cántaro en el abrevadero, y corrió de nuevo al pozo para sacar, y sacó para todos sus camellos.
21 And the man took great notice of her, and remained silent to know whether the Lord had made his way prosperous or not.
El hombre la miró fijamente, permaneciendo en silencio, para saber si Yahvé había hecho próspero su viaje o no.
22 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.
Cuando los camellos terminaron de beber, el hombre tomó un anillo de oro de medio siclo de peso, y dos brazaletes para sus manos de diez siclos de peso de oro,
23 And he asked her, and said, Whose daughter are you? Tell me if there is room for us to lodge with your father.
y dijo: “¿De quién eres hija? Por favor, dime. ¿Hay sitio en la casa de tu padre para que nos quedemos?”
24 And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bathuel the son of Melcha, whom she bore to Nachor.
Ella le dijo: “Soy hija de Betuel, hijo de Milca, que dio a luz a Nacor”.
25 And she said to him, We have both straw and much provender, and a place for resting.
Además, le dijo: “Tenemos paja y alimento suficientes, y espacio para alojarnos”.
26 And the man being well pleased, worshipped the Lord,
El hombre inclinó la cabeza y adoró a Yahvé.
27 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.
Dijo: “Bendito sea Yahvé, el Dios de mi amo Abraham, que no ha abandonado su bondad y su verdad para con mi amo. En cuanto a mí, Yahvé me ha conducido por el camino a la casa de los parientes de mi amo”.
28 And the damsel ran and reported to the house of her mother according to these words.
La joven corrió y contó estas palabras a la casa de su madre.
29 And Rebecca had a brother whose name was Laban; and Laban ran out to meet the man, to the well.
Rebeca tenía un hermano que se llamaba Labán. Labán salió corriendo hacia el hombre, hacia la fuente.
30 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.
Cuando vio el anillo y los brazaletes en las manos de su hermana, y cuando oyó las palabras de su hermana Rebeca, diciendo: “Esto es lo que me ha dicho el hombre”, se acercó al hombre. He aquí que él estaba junto a los camellos en el manantial.
31 And he said to him, Come in hither, you blessed of the Lord, why stand you without, whereas I have prepared the house and a place for the camels?
Le dijo: “Entra, bendito de Yahvé. ¿Por qué te quedas fuera? Porque he preparado la casa y el espacio para los camellos”.
32 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.
El hombre entró en la casa y descargó los camellos. Dio paja y pienso para los camellos, y agua para lavar sus pies y los de los hombres que le acompañaban.
33 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.
Se le puso comida para que comiera, pero él dijo: “No comeré hasta que haya dicho mi mensaje”. Labán dijo: “Habla”.
34 And he said, I am a servant of Abraam;
Él dijo: “Yo soy el siervo de Abraham.
35 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.
El Señor ha bendecido mucho a mi amo. Se ha hecho grande. El Señor le ha dado rebaños y manadas, plata y oro, siervos y siervas, camellos y asnos.
36 And Sarrha my master's wife bore one son to my master after he had grown old; and he gave him whatever he had.
Sara, la esposa de mi amo, le dio un hijo a mi amo cuando ya era viejo. Le ha dado todo lo que tiene.
37 And my master caused me to swear, saying, You shall not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Chananites, among whom I sojourn in their land.
Mi amo me hizo jurar, diciendo: ‘No tomarás mujer para mi hijo de entre las hijas de los cananeos, en cuya tierra vivo,
38 But you shall go to the house of my father, and to my tribe, and you shall take thence a wife for my son.
sino que irás a la casa de mi padre y de mis parientes y tomarás mujer para mi hijo.’
39 And I said to my master, Haply the woman will not go with me.
Yo le pregunté a mi amo: ‘¿Y si la mujer no me sigue?’
40 And he said to me, The Lord God to whom I have been acceptable in his presence, himself shall send out his angel with you, and shall prosper your journey, and you shall take a wife for my son of my tribe, and of the house of my father.
Él me dijo: ‘El Señor, ante quien yo ando, enviará su ángel contigo y prosperará tu camino. Tomarás una mujer para mi hijo de entre mis parientes y de la casa de mi padre.
41 Then shall you be clear from my curse, for whenever you shall have come to my tribe, and they shall not give her to you, then shall you be clear from my oath.
Así quedarás libre de mi juramento, cuando llegues a mis parientes. Si no te la dan, quedarás libre de mi juramento’.
42 And having come this day to the well, I said, Lord God of my master Abraam, if you prosper my journey on which I am now going,
Vine hoy al manantial y dije: ‘Yahvé, el Dios de mi amo Abraham, si ahora haces prosperar mi camino que voy —
43 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 your pitcher,
he aquí que estoy junto a este manantial de agua. Que la doncella que salga a sacar, a la que yo le diga: “Por favor, dame un poco de agua de tu cántaro para que beba”,
44 and she shall say to me, Both drink you, and I will draw water for your camels, this [shall be] the wife whom the Lord has prepared for his own servant Isaac; and hereby shall I know that you have wrought mercy with my master Abraam.
entonces me diga: “Bebe, y yo también sacaré para tus camellos”, sea la mujer que Yahvé ha designado para el hijo de mi amo.’
45 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.
Antes de que terminara de hablar en mi corazón, he aquí que Rebeca salió con su cántaro al hombro. Bajó al manantial y sacó. Le dije: ‘Por favor, déjame beber’.
46 And she hasted and let down her pitcher on her arm from her head, and said, Drink you, and I will give your camels drink; and I drank, and she gave the camels drink.
Ella se apresuró a bajar el cántaro de su hombro y dijo: ‘Bebe, y yo también daré de beber a tus camellos’. Así que bebí, y ella también dio de beber a los camellos.
47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter are you? 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.
Le pregunté: “¿De quién eres hija? Ella respondió: ‘La hija de Betuel, hijo de Nacor, que le dio Milca’. Le puse el anillo en la nariz y los brazaletes en las manos.
48 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.
Incliné la cabeza, adoré a Yahvé y bendije a Yahvé, el Dios de mi amo Abraham, que me había guiado por el camino correcto para tomar a la hija del hermano de mi amo para su hijo.
49 If then you [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.
Ahora bien, si tú tratas con bondad y verdad a mi amo, dímelo. Si no, dímelo, para que me vuelva a la derecha o a la izquierda”.
50 And Laban and Bathuel answered and said, This matter has come forth from the Lord, we shall not be able to answer you bad or good.
Entonces Labán y Betuel respondieron: “La cosa procede de Yahvé. No podemos hablarte ni mal ni bien.
51 Behold, Rebecca is before you, take her and go away, and let her be wife to the son of your master, as the Lord has said.
He aquí que Rebeca está delante de ti. Tómenla y váyanse, y que sea la esposa del hijo de su amo, como ha dicho Yahvé”.
52 And it came to pass when the servant of Abraam heard these words, he bowed himself to the Lord down to the earth.
Cuando el siervo de Abraham escuchó sus palabras, se postró en tierra ante Yahvé.
53 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.
El siervo sacó joyas de plata, joyas de oro y ropa, y se las dio a Rebeca. También dio cosas preciosas a su hermano y a su madre.
54 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.
Comieron y bebieron, él y los hombres que estaban con él, y se quedaron toda la noche. Se levantaron por la mañana, y él dijo: “Envíenme a mi amo”.
55 And her brethren and her mother said, Let the virgin remain with us about ten days, and after that she shall depart.
Su hermano y su madre dijeron: “Que la joven se quede con nosotros unos días, al menos diez. Después se irá”.
56 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.
Él les dijo: “No me estorben, pues Yahvé ha prosperado mi camino. Despídanme para que vaya con mi amo”.
57 And they said, Let us call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.
Dijeron: “Llamaremos a la joven y le preguntaremos”.
58 And they called Rebecca, and said to her, Will you go with this man? and she said, I will go.
Llamaron a Rebeca y le dijeron: “¿Quieres ir con este hombre?” Ella dijo: “Iré”.
59 So they sent forth Rebecca their sister, and her goods, and the servant of Abraam, and his attendants.
Despidieron a Rebeca, su hermana, con su nodriza, el siervo de Abraham, y sus hombres.
60 And they blessed Rebecca, and said to her, You are our sister; become you thousands of myriads, and let your seed possess the cities of their enemies.
Bendijeron a Rebeca y le dijeron: “Hermana nuestra, que seas madre de miles de diez mil, y que tu descendencia posea la puerta de los que la odian.”
61 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.
Rebeca se levantó con sus damas. Montaron en los camellos y siguieron al hombre. El siervo tomó a Rebeca y siguió su camino.
62 And Isaac went through the wilderness to the well of the vision, and he lived in the land toward the south.
Isaac venía del camino de Beer Lahai Roi, pues vivía en la tierra del Sur.
63 And Isaac went forth into the plain toward evening to meditate; and having lifted up his eyes, he saw camels coming.
Isaac salió a meditar en el campo al atardecer. Levantó sus ojos y miró. He aquí que venían camellos.
64 And Rebecca lifted up her eyes, and saw Isaac; and she alighted briskly from the camel,
Rebeca levantó los ojos y, al ver a Isaac, se bajó del camello.
65 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.
Dijo al criado: “¿Quién es el hombre que viene al campo a recibirnos?” El criado dijo: “Es mi amo”. Tomó su velo y se cubrió.
66 And the servant told Isaac all that he had done.
El siervo le contó a Isaac todo lo que había hecho.
67 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.
Isaac la llevó a la tienda de su madre Sara, y tomó a Rebeca, y ella se convirtió en su esposa. Él la amaba. Así que Isaac se sintió reconfortado después de la muerte de su madre.
