Genesis 24
1 And Abraham [is] old, he has entered into days, and YHWH has blessed Abraham in all [things];
Abraham sudah tua sekali, dan ia diberkati TUHAN dalam segala hal.
2 and Abraham says to his servant, the eldest of his house, who is ruling over all that he has, “Please put your hand under my thigh,
Pada suatu hari berkatalah Abraham kepada hambanya yang paling tua, yang mengurus segala harta bendanya, "Letakkanlah tanganmu di antara pangkal pahaku.
3 and I cause you to swear by YHWH, God of the heavens and God of the earth, that you do not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanite, in the midst of whom I am dwelling;
Bersumpahlah demi TUHAN, Allah yang menguasai langit dan bumi, bahwa engkau tidak akan mencari istri bagi Ishak anakku dari antara orang-orang di tanah Kanaan ini.
4 but to my land and to my family you go, and have taken a wife for my son, for Isaac.”
Engkau harus kembali ke negeri kelahiranku untuk mencari istri baginya dari antara sanak saudaraku."
5 And the servant says to him, “It may be the woman is not willing to come after me to this land; do I at all cause your son to return to the land from where you came out?”
Lalu bertanyalah hamba itu kepadanya, "Bagaimana jika gadis itu tidak mau meninggalkan rumahnya dan tak mau mengikuti saya ke negeri ini? Haruskah saya membawa anak Tuan itu ke negeri asal Tuan?"
6 And Abraham says to him, “Take heed to yourself lest you cause my son to return there;
Tetapi Abraham menjawab, "Awas! Jangan sekali-kali kaubawa anakku itu ke sana!
7 YHWH, God of the heavens, who has taken me from the house of my father, and from the land of my birth, and who has spoken to me, and who has sworn to me, saying, To your seed I give this land, He sends His messenger before you, and you have taken a wife for my son from there;
TUHAN, Allah yang menguasai langit, telah membawa aku dari rumah ayahku dan dari negeri sanak saudaraku, dan Ia telah bersumpah kepadaku bahwa Ia akan memberikan negeri ini kepada keturunanku. Dia juga akan mengutus malaikat-Nya untuk menolongmu, supaya engkau dapat menemukan seorang istri dari sana untuk anakku.
8 and if the woman is not willing to come after you, then you have been acquitted from this my oath: only you do not cause my son to return there.”
Tetapi jika gadis itu tidak mau ikut dengan engkau, maka engkau bebas dari sumpah ini. Bagaimanapun juga, jangan kaubawa anakku itu ke sana."
9 And the servant puts his hand under the thigh of Abraham his lord, and swears to him concerning this matter.
Kemudian hamba itu meletakkan tangannya di antara pangkal paha Abraham tuannya, dan bersumpah akan melakukan apa yang diminta oleh Abraham itu.
10 And the servant takes ten camels of the camels of his lord and goes, also of all the goods of his lord in his hand, and he rises, and goes to Aram-Naharaim, to the city of Nahor;
Hamba itu mengambil sepuluh ekor unta serta bermacam-macam barang berharga milik tuannya dan berangkat ke kota tempat tinggal Nahor semasa hidupnya; letaknya di sebelah utara Mesopotamia.
11 and he causes the camels to kneel at the outside of the city, at the well of water, at evening, at the time of the coming out of the women who draw water.
Setelah ia tiba di sana, dihentikannya unta-unta itu supaya beristirahat dekat sebuah sumur di luar kota. Hari sudah sore, dan itulah waktunya para wanita datang ke sumur untuk menimba air.
12 And he says, “YHWH, God of my lord Abraham, please cause to meet before me this day—(and do kindness with my lord Abraham;
Lalu hamba itu berdoa, "TUHAN, Allah tuan saya Abraham, tolonglah, supaya tugas saya berhasil pada hari ini; berbaik hatilah kepada tuan saya Abraham.
13 behold, I am standing by the fountain of water, and daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water;
Lihatlah, saya berdiri di dekat sumur ini. Sebentar lagi gadis-gadis dari kota akan datang menimba air.
14 and it has been, the young person to whom I say, Please incline your pitcher and I drink, and she has said, Drink, and I also water your camels)—her [whom] You have decided for Your servant, for Isaac; and by it I know that You have done kindness with my lord.”
Saya akan berkata kepada salah seorang dari mereka, 'Tolong turunkan buyungmu dan berilah saya minum.' Jika ia menjawab, 'Minumlah, dan unta-unta Bapak juga akan saya beri minum!' dialah yang TUHAN pilih untuk hambamu Ishak. Jika hal itu terjadi, saya akan tahu bahwa TUHAN telah berbaik hati kepada tuan saya Abraham."
15 And it comes to pass, before he has finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah (who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, wife of Nahor, brother of Abraham) is coming out, and her pitcher on her shoulder,
Ketika ia sedang berdoa itu, Ribka, seorang gadis yang sangat cantik dan masih perawan, tiba di sumur itu membawa buyung di atas bahunya. Ia anak Betuel, dan orang tua Betuel adalah Nahor dan Milka; Nahor itu abang Abraham. Ribka menuju ke sumur itu dan mengisi buyungnya, lalu berjalan kembali.
16 and the young person [is] of very good appearance, a virgin, and a man has not known her; and she goes down to the fountain, and fills her pitcher, and comes up.
17 And the servant runs to meet her and says, “Please let me swallow a little water from your pitcher”;
Hamba Abraham lari mendekatinya dan berkata, "Tolong, Nak, berilah saya minum dari buyungmu itu."
18 and she says, “Drink, my lord”; and she hurries, and lets down her pitcher on her hand, and gives him drink.
Gadis itu menjawab, "Minumlah, Pak," lalu dengan cepat diturunkannya buyungnya dari bahunya, dan sambil memegang buyung itu diberinya hamba itu minum.
19 And she finishes giving him drink and says, “Also for your camels I draw until they have finished drinking”;
Setelah hamba itu selesai minum; berkatalah gadis itu, "Saya akan menimba air untuk unta-unta Bapak juga, supaya semua binatang itu dapat minum sepuasnya."
20 and she hurries, and empties her pitcher into the drinking-trough, and runs again to the well to draw, and draws for all his camels.
Kemudian dengan cepat air di dalam buyung itu dituangkannya ke dalam tempat minum unta, lalu berlarilah ia kembali ke sumur untuk menimba air lebih banyak lagi sampai semua binatang itu puas minum.
21 And the man, wondering at her, remains silent, to know whether YHWH has made his way prosperous or not.
Sementara itu hamba Abraham terus memperhatikannya tanpa berkata sepatah pun. Ia ingin tahu apakah TUHAN membuat ia berhasil melakukan tugasnya atau tidak.
22 And it comes to pass, when the camels have finished drinking, that the man takes a golden ring (whose weight [is] a bekah), and two bracelets for her hands (whose weight [is] ten [bekahs] of gold),
Setelah semua unta minum sepuas-puasnya, hamba Abraham mengambil perhiasan emas yang berharga, lalu mengenakannya pada hidung gadis itu. Pada lengannya diberi sepasang gelang emas.
23 and says, “Whose daughter [are] you? Please declare to me, is the house of your father a place for us to lodge in?”
Lalu hamba itu berkata, "Coba katakan siapa ayahmu. Adakah tempat bermalam di rumahnya untuk saya dan orang-orangku?"
24 And she says to him, “I [am] daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, whom she has borne to Nahor.”
"Ayah saya Betuel, anak Nahor dan Milka," jawab gadis itu.
25 She also says to him, “Both straw and provender [are] abundant with us, also a place to lodge in.”
"Di rumah kami ada tempat bermalam untuk Bapak dan juga banyak jerami dan makanan ternak."
26 And the man bows, and pays respect to YHWH,
Maka sujudlah hamba itu menyembah TUHAN.
27 and says, “Blessed [is] YHWH, God of my lord Abraham, who has not left off His kindness and His truth with my lord—I [being] in the way, YHWH has led me to the house of my lord’s brothers.”
Katanya, "Pujilah TUHAN, Allah tuan saya Abraham. TUHAN ternyata setia dan berbaik hati kepada tuan saya Abraham. Ia memimpin saya langsung kepada sanak saudaranya."
28 And the young person runs, and declares to the house of her mother according to these words.
Kemudian gadis itu lari ke rumah ibunya dan menceritakan segala kejadian itu.
29 And Rebekah has a brother, and his name [is] Laban, and Laban runs to the man who [is] outside, to the fountain;
Ribka mempunyai seorang abang yang bernama Laban. Ia mendengar cerita adiknya tentang apa yang dikatakan hamba itu. Ia melihat juga perhiasan di hidung dan gelang pada lengan adiknya itu. Maka berlarilah Laban keluar rumah untuk menemui hamba Abraham itu yang masih berdiri dengan unta-untanya di dekat sumur.
30 indeed, it comes to pass, when he sees the ring, and the bracelets on the hands of his sister, and when he hears the words of his sister Rebekah, saying, “Thus has the man spoken to me,” that he comes to the man, and behold, he is standing by the camels by the fountain.
31 And he says, “Come in, O blessed one of YHWH! Why do you stand outside—and I have prepared the house and place for the camels?”
Lalu kata Laban, "Bapak orang yang diberkati TUHAN! Jangan tinggal di luar sini. Mari ke rumah kami. Kami telah menyediakan kamar untuk Bapak dan juga tempat bagi unta-unta Bapak."
32 And he brings in the man into the house, and looses the camels, and gives straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the feet of the men who [are] with him:
Lalu ikutlah hamba itu dan masuk ke dalam rumah. Laban menurunkan beban unta-unta, dan memberi jerami dan makanan kepada binatang-binatang itu. Setelah itu dibawanya air pembasuh kaki untuk hamba Abraham dan orang-orangnya.
33 and sets before him to eat; but he says, “I do not eat until I have spoken my word”; and he says, “Speak.”
Ketika makanan dihidangkan, hamba itu berkata, "Saya tidak akan makan sebelum menyampaikan pesan yang saya bawa." Laban berkata, "Silakan bicara."
34 And he says, “I [am] Abraham’s servant;
Lalu mulailah hamba Abraham berbicara, katanya, "Saya ini hamba Abraham.
35 and YHWH has blessed my lord exceedingly, and he is great; and He gives to him flock, and herd, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and donkeys;
TUHAN sangat memberkati tuan saya itu dan menjadikan dia kaya raya. TUHAN telah memberikan kepadanya kawanan domba, kambing, sapi, unta, keledai, dan juga perak, emas, serta hamba laki-laki dan perempuan.
36 and Sarah, my lord’s wife, bears a son to my lord, after she has been aged, and he gives to him all that he has.
Pada usia yang lanjut, Sara, istri tuan saya itu telah melahirkan anak laki-laki, dan tuan saya telah mewariskan segala harta bendanya kepada anaknya itu.
37 And my lord causes me to swear, saying, You do not take a wife to my son from the daughters of the Canaanite, in whose land I am dwelling.
Dia menyuruh saya berjanji dengan sumpah supaya mentaati perintahnya. Katanya, 'Janganlah engkau memilih istri bagi anakku dari antara gadis-gadis di tanah Kanaan ini,
38 If not—to the house of my father you go, and to my family, and you have taken a wife for my son.
melainkan dari antara sanak saudara kaum ayahku. Jadi pergilah ke sana dengan segera.'
39 And I say to my lord, It may be the woman does not come after me;
Lalu saya bertanya kepadanya, 'Bagaimana jika gadis itu tidak mau ikut dengan saya?'
40 and he says to me, YHWH, before whom I have habitually walked, sends His messenger with you, and has prospered your way, and you have taken a wife for my son from my family, and from the house of my father;
Lalu jawabnya, 'TUHAN yang selalu kutaati, akan mengutus malaikat-Nya untuk menolong supaya tugasmu berhasil. Engkau akan menemukan istri bagi anakku dari antara kaumku sendiri, yaitu dari sanak saudara ayahku.
41 then you are acquitted from my oath, when you come to my family; and if they do not give [one] to you, then you have been acquitted from my oath.
Hanya apabila mereka menolakmu, barulah engkau bebas dari sumpahmu.'
42 And I come to the fountain today, and I say, YHWH, God of my lord Abraham, now if You are making prosperous my way in which I am going—
Dan ketika saya sampai di sumur tadi, saya berdoa di dalam hati, 'TUHAN, Allah tuan saya Abraham, hendaknya TUHAN membuat tugas saya berhasil.
43 (behold, I am standing by the fountain of water), then the virgin is coming out to draw, and I have said to her, Please let me drink a little water from your pitcher,
Saya akan tetap berdiri di dekat sumur ini. Apabila seorang gadis datang untuk menimba air, saya akan minta kepadanya supaya diberi minum.
44 and she has said to me, Both drink, and I also draw for your camels—she is the woman whom YHWH has decided for my lord’s son.
Jika dia mau melakukannya, dan menawarkan juga untuk memberi minum kepada unta-unta saya, maka dialah kiranya yang TUHAN pilih menjadi istri anak tuan saya itu.'
45 Before I finish speaking to my heart, then behold, Rebekah is coming out, and her pitcher [is] on her shoulder, and she goes down to the fountain and draws; and I say to her, Please let me drink,
Belum lagi saya selesai mengucapkan doa itu di dalam hati, datanglah Ribka membawa buyung di atas bahunya lalu mengambil air dari sumur. Kemudian saya berkata kepadanya, 'Tolong berilah saya minum.'
46 and she hurries and lets down her pitcher from off her and says, Drink, and I also water your camels; and I drink, and she has also watered the camels.
Dengan segera ia menurunkan buyung itu dari bahunya dan berkata, 'Minumlah, dan unta-unta Bapak juga akan saya beri minum.' Lalu saya minum dan setelah itu unta-unta saya itu juga diberinya minum.
47 And I ask her, and say, Whose daughter [are] you? And she says, Daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, whom Milcah has borne to him, and I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands,
Sesudah itu saya bertanya, 'Siapakah ayahmu?' Dan ia menjawab, 'Ayah saya Betuel, anak Nahor dan Milka.' Lalu saya mengenakan perhiasan emas pada hidungnya dan sepasang gelang pada lengannya.
48 and I bow, and pay respect before YHWH, and I bless YHWH, God of my lord Abraham, who has led me in the true way to receive the daughter of my lord’s brother for his son.
Saya sujud menyembah dan memuji TUHAN, Allah tuan saya Abraham. Ia telah memimpin saya langsung ke sini, kepada sanak saudara tuan saya, sehingga saya dapat menemukan gadis ini bagi anaknya.
49 And now, if you are dealing kindly and truly with my lord, declare to me; and if not, declare to me; and I turn to the right or to the left.”
Sekarang, jika kalian bersedia memperlakukan tuan saya dengan baik dan memenuhi tanggung jawab kalian terhadapnya sebagai saudara, sudilah mengatakannya kepada saya, tetapi jika tidak, katakanlah juga, supaya saya tahu harus berbuat apa."
50 And Laban answers—Bethuel also—and they say, “The thing has gone out from YHWH; we are not able to speak to you bad or good;
Laban dan Betuel menjawab, "Karena apa yang terjadi ini berasal dari TUHAN, kami tidak patut memberi keputusan.
51 behold, Rebekah [is] before you, take and go, and she is a wife to your lord’s son, as YHWH has spoken.”
Ini Ribka; biarlah ia ikut dengan Bapak dan menjadi istri anak tuan Bapak, seperti yang dikatakan TUHAN sendiri."
52 And it comes to pass, when the servant of Abraham has heard their words, that he bows himself toward the earth before YHWH;
Ketika hamba Abraham itu mendengar perkataan mereka, ia sujud menyembah TUHAN.
53 and the servant takes out vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and gives to Rebekah; precious things also he has given to her brother and to her mother.
Lalu ia mengeluarkan pakaian, perhiasan perak dan emas, dan memberikan semua itu kepada Ribka. Juga abangnya dan ibunya diberinya hadiah yang mahal-mahal.
54 And they eat and drink, he and the men who [are] with him, and lodge all night; and they rise in the morning, and he says, “Send me to my lord”;
Setelah itu hamba Abraham dan orang-orangnya makan dan minum, lalu bermalam di situ. Sesudah mereka bangun keesokan harinya, hamba itu berkata, "Izinkanlah saya pulang kepada tuan saya."
55 and her brother says—her mother also, “Let the young person abide with us a week or ten days, afterward she goes.”
Tetapi abang serta ibu Ribka berkata, "Biarlah Ribka tinggal bersama kami kira-kira seminggu atau sepuluh hari lagi, dan sesudah itu bolehlah dia pergi."
56 And he says to them, “Do not delay me, seeing YHWH has prospered my way; send me away, and I go to my lord”;
Tetapi hamba itu berkata, "Janganlah menahan saya. TUHAN membuat perjalanan saya berhasil; izinkanlah saya pulang kepada tuan saya."
57 and they say, “Let us call for the young person, and inquire of her mouth”;
Jawab mereka, "Mari kita panggil Ribka dan menanyakan pendapatnya."
58 and they call for Rebekah, and say to her, “Do you go with this man?” And she says, “I go.”
Lalu mereka memanggil Ribka dan bertanya, "Maukah engkau ikut orang ini?" Jawab gadis itu, "Ya, saya mau."
59 And they send away their sister Rebekah, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men;
Maka mereka mengizinkan Ribka dan inang pengasuhnya pergi dengan hamba Abraham dan orang-orangnya. Lalu mereka memberkati Ribka dengan kata-kata ini, "Semoga engkau, Ribka menjadi ibu jutaan orang! Semoga keturunanmu menaklukkan kota-kota musuhnya!"
60 and they bless Rebekah, and say to her, “You [are] our sister; become thousands of myriads, and your seed possesses the gate of those hating it.”
61 And Rebekah and her young women arise, and ride on the camels, and go after the man; and the servant takes Rebekah and goes.
Kemudian berkemaslah Ribka beserta wanita-wanita muda yang menjadi hambanya, lalu naik unta dan berangkat mengikuti hamba Abraham itu.
62 And Isaac has come in from the entrance of the Well of the Living One, my Beholder; and he is dwelling in the land of the south,
Sementara itu Ishak telah datang dari padang gurun, lewat sumur yang disebut "Dia Yang Memperhatikan Aku" dan tinggal di bagian selatan Kanaan.
63 and Isaac goes out to meditate in the field, at the turning of the evening, and he lifts up his eyes, and looks, and behold, camels are coming.
Pada suatu sore ia keluar kemahnya hendak berjalan-jalan di ladang, lalu dilihatnya unta-unta datang.
64 And Rebekah lifts up her eyes, and sees Isaac, and comes down off the camel;
Ketika Ribka melihat Ishak, ia turun dari untanya,
65 and she says to the servant, “Who [is] this man who is walking in the field to meet us?” And the servant says, “It [is] my lord”; and she takes the veil, and covers herself.
dan bertanya kepada hamba Abraham itu, "Siapa orang laki-laki di ladang itu yang datang ke arah kita?" "Dia tuan saya," jawab hamba itu. Lalu Ribka mengambil selendangnya dan menutupi wajahnya.
66 And the servant recounts to Isaac all the things that he has done,
Kemudian hamba itu menceritakan kepada Ishak segala yang telah dilakukannya.
67 and Isaac brings her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he takes Rebekah, and she becomes his wife, and he loves her, and Isaac is comforted after [the death of] his mother.
Setelah itu Ishak membawa Ribka masuk ke dalam kemah Sara ibunya, dan ia memperistri Ribka. Ishak mencintai Ribka; maka terhiburlah hati Ishak yang sedih karena kehilangan ibunya.
