< Genesis 24 >

1 Now Abraham was old, well advanced in days, and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
Ary Abrahama dia efa zokiolona sady nandroso fahanterana; ary Jehovah efa nitahy an’ i Abrahama tamin’ ny zavatra rehetra.
2 And Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his household, who was in charge over all that he had, "Please put your hand under my thigh,
Ary hoy Abrahama tamin’ ilay lehiben’ ny mpanompony tao an-tranony, izay mpanapaka ny nananany rehetra: Mba ataovy ato ambanin’ ny feko ny tananao;
3 and I will make you swear by the God of heaven and earth, that you must not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living,
fa hampianianiko amin’ i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny lanitra sy ny tany, ianao, fa tsy haka vady ho an’ ny zanako avy amin’ ny zanakavavin’ ny Kananita izay iraisako monina ianao;
4 but you must go to my country and to my relatives, and get a wife for my son Isaac."
fa any amin’ ny tanin-drazako sy amin’ ny havako no halehanao haka vady ho an’ Isaka zanako.
5 And the servant asked him, "What if the woman isn't willing to follow me to this land? Must I then bring your son back to the land from which you came?"
Ary hoy ilay mpanompony taminy: Angamba tsy hety hiaraka amiko ho amin’ ity tany ity ny vehivavy; moa tsy maintsy hitondra ny zanakao hiverina ho any amin’ ny tany izay nialanao va aho?
6 Then Abraham told him, "Be careful that you do not take my son back there.
Ary hoy Abrahama taminy: Tandremo mba tsy ho entinao miverina any ny zanako.
7 Now the God of heaven, who took me from my father's household and from the land of my birth, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, 'I will give this land to your offspring' -- he will send his angel before you, and you will get a wife for my son from there.
Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny lanitra, Izay naka ahy niala tamin’ ny tranon’ ny raiko sy tamin’ ny tany nahaterahako, sady niteny tamiko sy nianiana tamiko hoe: Ny taranakao no homeko ity tany ity, dia Izy no haniraka Ilay Anjeliny eo alohanao, ka any no hakanao vady ho an’ ny zanako.
8 But if the woman isn't willing to follow you, then you will be free from this oath to me. Only you must not bring my son back there."
Ary raha tsy hety hiaraka aminao ny vehivavy, dia ho afaka amin’ izao fampianianako anao izao ianao; fa izao ihany: aza entinao miverina any mihitsy ny zanako
9 So the servant put his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and gave his oath to him concerning this matter.
Ary nataon’ ilay mpanompo tambanin’ ny fen’ i Abrahama tompony ny tanany, ka nianiana taminy ny amin’ izany zavatra izany izy.
10 Then the servant took ten camels from his master's camels and departed, having a variety of good things from his master at his disposal, and he set out and went to Aram Naharaim, to the city of Nahor.
Ary ilay mpanompo naka rameva folo tamin’ ny ramevan’ ny tompony ka lasa, ary izay zava-tsoa nananan’ ny tompony dia samy nitondrany avokoa; dia nandeha izy ka nankany Mesopotamia ho any an-tanànan’ i Nahora.
11 And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time when women go out to draw water.
Ary nampandohalehiny teo ivelan’ ny tanàna tanilan’ ny lavaka fantsakan-drano ny rameva, rehefa harivariva ny andro, dia tamin’ ilay fandehanan’ ny vehivavy mpantsaka iny
12 Then he said, "God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show kindness to my master Abraham.
Dia hoy izy: Jehovah ô, Andriamanitr’ i Abrahama tompoko, ambino aho anio, ary asio soa Abrahama tompoko.
13 Look, I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.
Indro, mijanona eto anilan’ ny fantsakana aho; ary ny zanakavavin’ ny mponina ao an-tanàna mivoaka hantsaka rano;
14 Now may it happen that the young woman to whom I will say, 'Please lower your jug that I may drink,' and she answers, 'Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink,'—her you have chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master."
koa izay zazavavy hilazako hoe: Mba areno kely ny sininao hisotroako, ka hamaly hoe izy: Misotroa, sady hampisotro ny ramevanao koa aho: dia izy ihany no aoka ho voatendrinao ho an’ Isaka mpanomponao; ary izany no hahafantarako fa nasianao soa ny tompoko.
15 And it happened, before he had finished speaking, that look, Rebekah was coming out with her jug on her shoulder—who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother.
Ary raha tsy mbola nitsaha-niteny izy, dia, indro, tamy Rebeka, izay naterak’ i Betoela, zanakalahin’ i Milka, vadin’ i Nahpra, rahalahin’ i Abrahama, nilanja ny sininy teny an-tsorony.
16 Now the young woman was very beautiful in appearance, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. And she went down to the spring and filled her jug and came up.
Ary ilay zazavavy dia tsara tarehy indrindra sady virijina, ka tsy mbola nisy lehilahy nahalala azy; ary nidina nankeo amin’ ny fantsakana izy ka nameno ny sininy, dia niakatra.
17 Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, "Please give me a little water to drink from your jug."
Ary ilay mpanompo dia nihazakazaka nitsena azy ka nanao taminy hoe: Mba ampisotroy rano kely avy amin’ ny sininao aho.
18 So she said, "Drink, my lord." And she hurried and let down her jug to her hands, and gave him a drink.
Ary hoy razazavavy: Misotroa, tompokolahy; dia nampidininy faingana ny sininy ho eo an-tànany, ka nampisotroiny ralehilahy.
19 Now when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, "I will also draw for your camels, until they have finished drinking."
Ary rehefa nampisotro azy izy, dia hoy koa izy: Ny ramevanao koa andeha hantsakako hosotroiny ambara-pahatapiny misotro.
20 So she hurried and emptied her jug into the trough and ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.
Ary dia naidiny faingana ny rano teo an-tsininy ho eo amin’ ny tavy fisotroana, dia nihazakazaka indray izy nankeo amin’ ny lavaka fantsakana hantsaka; ary nantsaka ho an’ ny ramevany rehetra izy.
21 And the man watched her in silence so as to know whether God had made his journey successful or not.
Ary ralehilahy nandinika azy tsara sady nangina, mba hahafantarany na efa nambinin’ i Jehovah ny nalehany, na tsia.
22 And it happened, as the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a gold ring weighing a beka, which he put on her nose, and two bracelets for her hands weighing ten pieces of gold,
Ary rehefa tapi-nisotro avokoa ny rameva, dia nalain-dralehilahy ny kavin’ orona volamena iray, lanjan’ ny sasaky ny sekely, sy haba volamena roa, lanjan’ ny sekely folo, hatao amin’ ny tànany;
23 and said, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room in your father's house for us to lodge?"
ary hoy izy: Zana-jovy moa ianao? Mba lazao amiko. Ary moa misy azonay handriana va ao an-tranon’ ny rainao?
24 Then she said to him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor."
Ary hoy izy taminy: Zanakavavin’ i Betoela, zanakalahin’ i Milka, izay naterany tamin’ i Nahora, aho.
25 And she also said to him, "We have plenty of straw and fodder, and room to lodge."
Ary hoy koa izy taminy: Na ny mololo na ny vilona, dia samy betsaka ao aminay, sady misy trano handrianareo koa.
26 Then the man bowed his head and worshiped God,
Dia niondrika ralehilahy ka niankohoka teo anatrehan’ i Jehovah,
27 and said, "Blessed be the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, he has led me on the journey to the house of my master's relatives."
ary nanao hoe: Isaorana anie Jehovah, Andriamanitr’ i Abrahama tompoko, Izay tsy nanaisotra ny famindram-pony sy ny fahamarinany tamin’ ny tompoko; fa izaho dia notantanan’ i Jehovah teny an-dalana ho atỳ an-tranon’ ny havan’ ny tompoko.
28 Then the young woman ran, and told her mother's household about these words.
Dia lasa nihazakazaka razazavavy ka nanambara araka izany teny izany tamin’ ny tao an-tranon’ ny reniny.
29 Now Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban, and he ran out to the man at the spring.
Ary Rebeka nanana anadahy, Labana no anarany; dia nihazakazaka Labana nankeo amin-dralehilahy teo ivelany, teo am-pantsakana.
30 And it happened, when he saw the nose ring and the bracelets on his sister's wrists, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, "This is what the man said to me," that he went to the man. And look, he was standing by the camels at the spring.
Ary rehefa hitany ny kavin’ orona sy ny haba teny an-tànan’ ny anabaviny, sady efa reny ny tenin-dRebeka anabaviny nanao hoe: Izany no nolazain-dralehilahy tamiko, dia nankeo amin-dralehilahy izy; ary, indro, mbola nijanona teo anilan’ ny rameva teo am-pantsakana ralehilahy.
31 And he said, "Come in, you blessed of God. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house and room for the camels."
Ary hoy Labana: Miakara, ry ilay notahin’ i Jehovah; nahoana no mijanona eto ivelany ianao? fa izaho efa namboatra ny trano sy izay hitoeran’ ny rameva.
32 So the man went into the house and he unloaded the camels. And he gave straw and fodder for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.
Dia niditra tao an-trano ralehilahy; ary Labana dia namaha ny entana tamin’ ny rameva ka nanome mololo sy vilona ho an’ ny rameva ary rano hanasana ny tongo-dralehilahy sy ny tongotry ny olona izay nomba azy.
33 And he set before him food to eat, but he said, "I will not eat until I have told my message." And he said, "Say it."
Dia nandroso hanina teo anoloany izy; fa hoy ralehilahy: Tsy mbola hihinana aho, raha tsy efa voalazako ny raharahako. Ary hoy izy: Lazao ary!
34 So he said, "I am Abraham's servant.
Dia hoy ralehilahy: Mpanompon’ i Abrahama aho.
35 And the Lord has blessed my master greatly, so that he has become great, and he has given him sheep and cattle, and silver and gold, and male servants and female servants, camels and donkeys.
Ary Jehovah efa nitahy ny tompoko indrindra, ka efa be ny fananany; ary Jehovah efa nanome azy ondry aman’ osy sy omby, ary volafotsy sy volamena, ary andevolahy sy andevovavy, ary rameva sy boriky.
36 And Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master when she was old, and to him he has given all that he has.
Ary rehefa antitra Saraha, vadin’ ny tompoko, dia niteraka zazalahy tamin’ ny tompoko izy; ary efa natolotry ny tompoko ho an’ ny zanany izay rehetra ananany.
37 Now my master put me under oath, saying, 'You must not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live,
Ary efa nampianiana ahy ny tompoko ka nanao hoe: Aza makà vady ho an’ ny zanako avy amin’ ny zanakavavin’ ny Kananita, izay iraisako monina;
38 but you must go to my father's house, and to my relatives, and get a wife for my son.'
fa any amin’ ny tranon’ ikaky sy any amin’ ny havako no halehanao ka hakanao vady any ho an’ ny zanako.
39 And I said to my master, 'What if the woman will not follow me?'
Ary izaho namaly ny tompoko hoe: Angamba tsy hety hiaraka amiko ny vehivavy.
40 But he said to me, 'God, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you, and make your journey successful, and you will get a wife for my son from my relatives, and of my father's house.
Ary hoy izy tamiko: Jehovah, Izay andehanako eo anatrehany, dia haniraka Ilay Anjeliny homba anao sy hanambina ny alehanao, ary ianao haka vady ho an’ ny zanako avy amin’ ny havako sy amin’ ny tranon’ ikaky.
41 Then will you be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives. And if they do not give her to you, then you will be free from my oath.'
Dia ho afaka amin’ ny fampianianako anao ianao, raha tonga any amin’ ny havako; ary raha tsy manome anao ry zareo, dia ho afaka amin’ ny fampianianako anao koa ianao.
42 So today I came to the spring, and said, 'God of my master Abraham, if now you will make my journey successful in which I go—
Ary tonga androany teo amin’ ny fantsakana aho, ka hoy izaho: Jehovah ô, Andriamanitr’ i Abrahama tompoko, raha hanambina ny alehako Hianao,
43 look, I am standing by this spring of water, and may it happen that the young woman who comes out to draw, to whom I will say, "Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink,"
indro, mijanona eto anilan’ ny fantsakana aho, koa izay zazavavy hivoaka hantsaka ka hilazako hoe: Mba ampisotroy rano kely avy amin’ ny sininao aho,
44 and she will say to me, "Drink, and I will also draw for your camels,"—may she be the woman who has been chosen for my master's son.'
ka hamaly hoe izy: Misotroa, ary hantsakako koa ny ramevanao: dia izy no aoka ho izay vehivavy voatendrin’ i Jehovah ho an’ ny zanakalahin’ ny tompoko.
45 Before I had finished praying in my heart, look, Rebekah came out with her jug on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring, and drew. And I said to her, 'Please give me a drink.'
Ary raha tsy mbola nitsahatra niteny anakampo aho, dia, indro, tamy Rebeka nilanja ny sininy teny an-tsorony, dia nidina nankeo amin’ ny fantsakana izy ka nantsaka; ary hoy izaho taminy: Mba ampisotroy rano kely aho.
46 And she quickly lowered her jug from her shoulder, and said, 'Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink.' So I drank, and she also gave the camels water.
Dia nampidininy faingana ny sininy hiala teo an-tsorony, ka hoy izy: Misotroa, ary hampisotroiko koa ny ramevanao; dia nisotro aho, ary nampisotro ny rameva koa izy.
47 Then I asked her, and said, 'Whose daughter are you?' And she replied, 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' So I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists.
Dia nanontany azy aho ka nanao hoe: Zana-jovy moa ianao? Ary hoy izy: Zanak’ i Betoela, zanakalahin’ i Nahora, aho, izay naterak’ i Milka taminy. Dia nataoko teo anorony ny kavin’ orona, ary ny haba teny amin’ ny tànany.
48 Then I bowed my head and worshiped God, and blessed the God of my master Abraham, who had guided me on the right road to find the granddaughter of my master's brother for his son.
Dia niondrika aho ka niankohoka teo anatrehan’ i Jehovah, dia nisaotra an’ i Jehovah, Andriamanitr’ i Abrahama tompoko, Izay efa nitondra ahy tamin’ ny lalana marina haka ny zanakavavin’ ny rahalahin’ ny tompoko, ho an’ ny zanany
49 Now if you will show kindness and truth to my master, tell me. And if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left."
Koa ankehitriny, raha hanao izay soa sy marina amin’ ny tompoko ianareo, dia lazao amiko; fa raha tsy izany kosa, dia lazao amiko, mba hiviliako na ho amin’ ny ankavanana, na ho amin’ ny ankavia.
50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered, "The matter comes from God. We can't speak to you bad or good.
Dia namaly Labana sy Betoela ka nanao hoe: Avy tamin’ i Jehovah no nisehoan’ izany zavatra izany, ka tsy mahazo milaza teny aminao izahay, na ratsy na soa.
51 Look, Rebekah is before you. Take, and go, and let her become the wife of your master's son, as God has spoken."
Indro, Rebeka eto anatrehanao, ento izy, ka mandehana; ary aoka ho vadin’ ny zanaky ny tomponao izy, araka izay nolazain’ i Jehovah.
52 And it happened when Abraham's servant heard their words, that he bowed himself down to the ground.
Ary rehefa nandre ny tenin-dry zareo ilay mpanompon’ i Abrahama, dia niankohoka tamin’ ny tany teo anatrehan’ i Jehovah izy.
53 Then the servant brought out articles of silver and articles of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. And he also gave valuable gifts to her brother and to her mother.
Ary ilay mpanompo dia namoaka firavaka volafotsy sy firavaka volamena ary fitafiana, ka nomeny an-dRebeka; ary nomeny zava-tsoa koa ny anadahiny sy ny reniny.
54 Then he and the men who were with him ate and drank, and spent the night. Then they got up in the morning, and he said, "Send me away to my master."
Dia vao izay no nihinana sy nisotro izy mbamin’ ireo lehilahy izay nomba azy, dia nandry. Ary nifoha maraina izy ka nanao hoe: Alefaso ary aho handeha ho any amin’ ny tompoko.
55 But her brother and her mother said, "Let the young woman stay with us ten days or so. After that she may go."
Ary hoy ny anadahin-dRebeka sy ny reniny: Aoka hitoetra atỳ aminay andro vitsivitsy ny zazavavy, na dia hafoloana ihany aza; fa rehefa afaka izany, dia handeha izy.
56 But he said to them, "Do not delay me, seeing that he has made my journey successful. Send me away that I may go to my master."
Fa hoy ralehilahy taminy: Aza samponanareo aho, fa Jehovah efa nanambina ny alehako; alefaso aho mba hankany amin’ ny tompoko.
57 Then they said, "We will call the young woman and ask her."
Ary hoy izy ireo: Aoka ary hantsoinay ny zazavavy, ka hanontanianay izay teniny.
58 So they called Rebekah, and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" And she replied, "I will go."
Dia niantso an-dRebeka izy ka nanao taminy hoe: Handeha hiaraka amin’ io lehilahy io va ianao? Ary hoy izy: Handeha aho.
59 So they sent away their sister Rebekah, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
Dia namoaka an-dRebeka anabaviny sy ny mpitaiza azy ary ilay mpanompon’ i Abrahama mbamin’ ny olony izy.
60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said to her, "Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and may your descendants possess the gate of those who hate them."
Dia nitso-drano an-dRebeka izy ka nanao taminy hoe: Ry anabavinay, tongava alinalina anie ianao, ary aoka ny taranakao hahazo ny vavahadin’ izay mankahala azy.
61 And Rebekah and her female servants got ready, and they rode on the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and went on his way.
Ary niainga Rebeka mbamin’ ny ankizivaviny ka nitaingina ny rameva, dia nandeha niaraka tamin-dralehilahy; ary nitondra an-dRebeka ilay mpanompo ka lasa nandeha.
62 Now Isaac had come from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he was living in the land of the Negev.
Ary Isaka efa tonga avy tamin’ ny nalehany tany Bera-lahai-roy; fa nonina tany amin’ ny tany atsimo izy.
63 And Isaac went out in the field to think in the early evening. And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and look, he saw camels approaching.
Ary Isaka nivoaka mba hieritreritra any an-tsaha, rehefa nitehin-ko hariva ny andro; dia nanopy ny masony izy ka nahita fa indrery nisy rameva avy manatona.
64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel.
Ary Rebeka koa nanopy ny masony ka nahatazana an’ Isaka; dia nidina faingana niala tamin’ ny rameva izy.
65 And she asked the servant, "Who is the man who is walking in the field to meet us?" And the servant said, "It is my master." Then she took her veil and covered herself.
Ary hoy izy tamin’ ilay mpanompo: Iza moa iry lehilahy mitsangantsangana eny an-tsaha avy mitsena antsika iry? Ary hoy ilay mpanompo: Iny no tompoko, dia nandray ny fisalobonana Rebeka, ka nisalobonany.
66 And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.
Ary dia nambaran’ ilay mpanompo tamin’ Isaka ny zavatra rehetra izay efa nataony.
67 Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. And he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
Ary Isaka dia nampandroso an-dRebeka ho ao an-dain’ i Saraha reniny ka nampakatra azy ho vadiny; ary tia azy izy, dia nionona ny alahelony an-dreniny.

< Genesis 24 >