< Genesis 24 >

1 Now Abraham was very old and Yahweh had blessed Abraham in all things.
Abraham chu akum ahung tam lheh tan Pathenin hatah in anatoh na jouse ah phatthei aboh sohkeiye.
2 Abraham said to his servant, the one who was the oldest of his household and who was in charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh
Chuin Abraham'in nikhat chu asohte lah a atahpen insung vaihom pa heng ah hitin aseiye, “Nakhut chu kaphei noiya koiyin lang naki hahsel ding ahi.”
3 and I will make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I make my home.
Chuteng le Pakai van le leiset sempa min in ki hahsel in hichu nangman kamou ding hi Canaan gamsung tu a ichen nao muna konna hi nahin puilou ding ahi.
4 But you will go to my country, and to my relatives, and get a wife for my son Isaac.”
Hinlah nangma che inlang keima um nalui gam ka sopi holah a Isaac ji ding naga pui peh ding ahi ati.
5 The servant said to him, “What if the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land? Must I take your son back to the land from which you came?”
Sohpan Abraham adonbut'in “Ijemtin numeinu chu keiho toh hiche gam'a kanung hinjui ding da tale ikalo ding hitam? Ahiloule keiman nachapa Isaac hi nangma hung kondoh na gam a chu kanung puikit thei ding ham?” ati.
6 Abraham said to him, “Make sure that you do not take my son back there!
Abraham'in adonbut'in “hoitah in gelchen in lang ka chapa vang kholam a patna na hin nung pui lou beh ding ahi.”
7 Yahweh, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my relatives, and who promised me with a solemn oath saying, 'To your offspring I will give this land,' he will send his angel before you, and you will get a wife for my son from there.
Pakai van Pathen kanam mite le kapa insunga kona eipui dohpa, ka penna gam'a patna eihin puidoh pan kitepna aneiyin hitin eina seipeh e, nangma chilhah te hiche gamhi kapeh ding na hiuve.
8 But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this oath of mine. Only you are not to take my son back there.”
Hinlah numeinu chun na hinyui nomlou le nangma keima dan kitepna a kona ongthol na hitai, thil khat chu ahile ka chapa hilanga kon chun nahin nungpui lou ding ahi.”
9 So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.
Hichu Abraham sohpan apu Abraham malnoiya akhut akoiyin apun ahilna thudol ahin aki hahsel tai.
10 The servant took ten of his master's camels and departed. He also took with him all kinds of gifts from his master. He departed and went to the region of Aram Naharaim, to the city of Nahor.
Hichun asohpa chun sangongsao som apupa Abraham kom ah alan thil mantam ajat jat apon Mesopotamia lama Nahor khopi jon din ache tai.
11 He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water. It was evening, the time that women go out to draw water.
Aman sangongsao ho chu twi veina kotong koma khopi pam a akichol sah in nilhah langkai ahiphat in numei ho chu twi khai dingin ahung potdoh'un ahi.
12 Then he said, “Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, grant me success today and show covenant faithfulness to my master Abraham.
Chuin Abraham sohpa chun, “O Pakai kapu Abraham Pathen, tunia neipi lhin sah na dingin na-angsunga kataove, kapu Abraham dingin khoto na hinneiyin.”
13 Look, here I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.
Vetan keima hiche twikhuh phunga hin kadinge, chule hiche khopi sunga miho chanute twi khaiya hung ding ahiuve.
14 Let it happen like this. When I say to a young woman, 'Please lower your pitcher so that I may drink,' and she says to me, 'Drink, and I will water your camels too,' then let her be the one that you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown covenant faithfulness to my master.”
Hichehi kangai chat ahi. Alah uva khatpen pen chu kadoh ding, lungset tah in nakhon a twi chu neidon sahin. Amanun hitia hi ahin donbut leh, heng'e, donin, chule na sangongsao ho jong keiman hin donsah ing'e! Hiche nu chu nangman Isaac inneipi a dinga nalhen doh hiding ahi. Hiche akon a chu keiman ichan geiya kapu chunga guitan lou ngailutna nachan ham ti kahet ding ahi.
15 It came about that even before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah came out with her water pitcher on her shoulder. Rebekah was born to Bethuel son of Milkah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother.
Asohpa taona achai masang in Rebekah numei khangthah nu chun aleng kouva Twibel ahin pun ahung pot doh tan ahi, Amanu chu Bethuel chanu, Abraham sopipa Nahor le ajinu Milcah toh ahin lhon ahi.
16 The young woman was very beautiful and a virgin. No man had slept with her. She went down to the spring and filled her pitcher, and came up.
Rebekah chu nungah melhoi vetnom nom a melhoi khat ahin, chule pasal tojong kitimat na neikha lou hel lai ahiye. Amanu chun Twikhuh sunga achelut in a twibel dimset in twi aga kithal in chu jouvin ahung kaldoh tai.
17 Then the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please give me a little drink of water from your pitcher.”
Abraham sohpa chu Rebekah kom lama alhai in hitin aseiye, “Lungset tah in nabel a twi chu themkhat neidon sah thei ding ham,” atile,
18 She said, “Drink, my master,” and she quickly let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him a drink.
Rebekah in jong “Henge kapu nadon thei ma ma ahi,” chuin amanun a twi poh chu a lengkouva pat in ahin dom lhan Abraham sohpa chu adonsah tai.
19 When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking.”
Chuin Rebekah in twi adonsah jou chun, ana khongai tadin “Keiman na sangongsao ho ding jong twi gadom ta ding e ati, chule na sangongsao hon adon chim tokah sen keiman gathal peh ing'e,” ati.
20 So she hurried and emptied her pitcher into the trough, then ran again to the well to draw water, and drew water for all his camels.
Hichun Rebekah chu gangtah in atwi poh chu gancha ho twikong sunga alheilhan, twikhuh langa chun twithal dingin a lhaijel kit'in amapa sangongsao ho abonchauvin twi adon chim sah soh keiyin ahi.
21 The man watched her in silence to see whether Yahweh had prospered his journey or not.
Chuphat'in sohpan thipbeh in Rebekah umchan chu aven ama akingaiton Pakaiyin ka hung kholyin lona penhi a lolhin sah ding khat hitam, hilou ham tin phot chen ding gon Rebekah um chan chu thip behchan ave ave jeng in ahi.
22 As the camels finished drinking, the man brought out a gold nose ring weighing half a shekel, and two gold bracelets for her arms weighing ten shekels,
Phat chomkhat jouvin sangongsao ho jousen twi ahin donva cheh tauvin, hichun sohpan sana bilba anah a budin ahin ladoh in chule sana chao jang ni lentah akhut cheng teni a bupeh din ahin ladoh tai.
23 and asked, “Whose daughter are you? Tell me please, is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?”
Amapan adong tan, “Nangma hi koi chanu nahim? lungset tahin eihin donbut in, napa in mun a chu tujan kaki ngah thei diu ham?” ati.
24 She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel son of Milkah, whom she bore to Nahor.”
Amanu'n adonbut in, “Keima hi Bethuel chanu kahi atin, kapu le kapi chu Nahor le Milcah ahi.
25 She also said to him, “We have plenty of both straw and feed, and also room for you to spend the night.”
Henge, adih e, keihon chang pol tamtah kanei jun sangongsao ho neh thei ding, chule jin lhun in jong kanei uve,” ati.
26 Then the man bowed down and worshiped Yahweh.
Hichun sohpa abohkhup in Pakai Pathen athangvah tai.
27 He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his covenant faithfulness and his trustworthiness toward my master. As for me, Yahweh has led me directly to the house of my master's relatives.”
Pathen vahchoiyin umhen, kapu pa Abraham Pathen atitai. “Pakaiyin a lungsetna longlou chule phatkim na kapu pa amusah tai, ajeh chu ahile imacha boina umlouva kapu sopite koma eipui lhungjel tai.”
28 Then the young woman ran and told her mother's household about all of these things.
Hichun khangthah nungahnu chu gangtah in a inlama alhai jel in ama chunga thilsoh um cheng a insung mite aga hetsah in ahi.
29 Now Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. Laban ran to the man who was out at the road by the spring.
Rebekah chun sopi Laban aneiyin, amapa chun twikhuh kam'a chun ahung gamkon ho kimu pi din ahung tai.
30 When he had seen the nose ring and the bracelets on his sister's arms, and when he had heard the words of Rebekah his sister, “This is what the man said to me,” he went to the man, and, behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring.
Laban chun anah'a sana akiba a akhuta sana chaojang akibu chu amu tan, chuleh Rebekah in amaho chung chang thu asei chengse chu ajan, hichun ama alhaidoh pai jin twikhuh umna lama sangongsao ho nunga adin chu amun ahi.
31 Then Laban said, “Come, you blessed of Yahweh. Why are you standing outside? I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels.”
Laban chun sohpa koma aseiye, “Hung in keiho kom a nage thei diu ahi, Pathen in phatthei abohsa teho khopam a iti nadin ding'u ham? Keima in a nangho gena ding mun aum e, chule na sangongsao te kol na ding jong gonsan aum'e.”
32 So the man came to the house and he unloaded the camels. The camels were given straw and feed, and water was provided to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.
Hichun amapa chun Laban toh insung alut tauvin, Laban chun sangongsao ho chu alham lhan changpol ho apen aki choldo na diu, chuleh aneh diu jong twi jong sohpa ding, chule sangongsao hoiya pang ho dinga akeng kisop ngim na ding un apen ahi.
33 They set food before him to eat, but he said, “I will not eat until I have said what I have to say.” So Laban said, “Speak on.”
Hichun aneh diu an ahung kilui doh tan ahin Abraham sohpan aseiye, “Imacha kaneh nompoi kahung na ajeh kasei masang in,” aphai tin Laban in adon but in, “Neisei peh un” ati.
34 He said, “I am Abraham's servant.
“Keima hi Abraham sohpa kahi,” tin aman asei tai.
35 Yahweh has blessed my master very much and he has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
Chule Pathen in kapu pa hi hatah in phatthei aboh in ama nei le gou jong ahao thei lheh tan ahi. Chule Pathen in kelngoi hon, le sa namkim jong anei sah tan, chule sana dangka le soh numei le pasal, sangongsao tamtah jong chule sangan tamtah apetan ahi.
36 Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master when she was old, and he has given everything that he owns to him.
Chuin kapu pa loinu Sarah chu akum ahung teh jou nung in, kapupa chapa pasal khat ahing in, kapu pan achapa chu anei agou jouse ama ape doh tai.
37 My master made me swear, saying, 'You must not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I make my home.
Hia chun kapu Abraham'in eikitep sah in, Aman hiti aseiye, “Nangman hiche ka chapa hi Canaan numei ho toh na kichen sah lou hel ding ahi.”
38 Instead, you must go to my father's family, and to my relatives, and get a wife for my son.'
“Amavang ka pate kom langa, ka insung mite kom lang joh a nache a ka chapa Isaac ji ding nei gapui peh tan,” ati.
39 I said to my master, 'Perhaps the woman will not follow me.'
Hinlah keiman kapu ka donbut in “Keiman ipi kalo ding ham? numei khangthah keima toh hung kinung le ding ka mu thei lou leh kati'e.
40 But he said to me, 'Yahweh, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you and he will prosper your way, so that you will get a wife for my son from among my relatives and from my father's family line.
Aman ei donbut'in, “Pakai ama umna limnoiya eiumpi pan avantil te nahin solpeh ding na kin jong thupitah a na lolhin sah ding ahi. Adih e! Hijeh a chu ka chapa aloinu ding keima insung miho lah a nahin pui tei ding ahi.
41 But you will be free from my oath if you come to my relatives and they will not give her to you. Then you will be free from my oath.'
Hiche teng chule, keima a kona na ongthol ding ahitai. Kasopi ho lah a naga che a amahon a chanu u chu nangtoh hung ding anoplou ule hiche achu nangma na themmo tapoi.
42 So I arrived today at the spring, and said, 'O Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, please, if you do indeed intend to make my journey successful—
Hijeh chun tun in, keima hilai twikhuh mun a hin ka touve, O Pakai, kapu pa Abraham Pathen tuchung hi ka hung ki gonna kin hi lungset tahin neilo lhin sah in kati'e.
43 here I am, standing by the spring of water—let the young woman who comes out to draw water, the woman to whom I say, “Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink,”
Ven, keima hilaiya twikhuh koma kadin pet ahi, numei khangthah hon hiche twikhuh a twi thal a ahung teng ule hitia hi kasei ding, lungset tahin na khon na chun twi themkhat nei donsah thei ding ham?
44 the woman who says to me, “Drink, and I will also draw water for your camels”—let her be the woman whom you, Yahweh, have chosen for my master's son.'
Ama nun henge ati a chule keiman na sangongsao ho jouse jong twi ka donsah soh ding ahin tileh amanu chu kapupa chapa Isaac ji ding in nei petai tia ka lah ding ahi tai.
45 Even before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her pitcher on her shoulder and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, 'Please give me a drink.'
Keiman ka lungthima katao chai masang in Rebekah in alengkou va twibel ahin pun twikhuh lam ahin jon in, hichun keiman amanu jah'a hitin kaseiye, lungset tah in don ding twi neipen kati'e.
46 She quickly lowered her pitcher from her shoulder and said, 'Drink, and I will give your camels water also.' So I drank, and she watered the camels also.
Hichun Rebekah in jong gangtah in a lengkouva twibel a twi aput chu ahin domlhan hitin asei tai. Henge aphai, twi nadon thei ahiye chule keiman nagancha Sangongsao ho jouse jong twi donva sah cheh nange ati, hichun ken jong ka don in, a sangongsao ho jong abonchauvin twi avahva cheh in ahi.
47 I asked her and said, 'Whose daughter are you?' She said, 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milkah bore to him.' Then I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her arms.
Hichun keiman ka dong in nangma hi koi chanu nahim katile aman eidonbut'in, “Bethuel chanu kahin Nahor le Milcah chu kapu le kapi ahi, hichea chu keiman anah a sana bilba kaba peh a akhut teni a sana chaojang kabu peh ahi,” ati.
48 Then I bowed down and worshiped Yahweh, and blessed Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me by the right way to find the daughter of my master's relative for his son.
Hichun keima ka kun in ka boh khup in Pakai kavah choiye, kapu pa Abraham Pathen chu, Ajeh chu Pathen in lolhing tah in eipui jin ama sopi atute kom lama achapa ji puithei ding muna kaum tah jeh in ati.
49 Now therefore, if you are prepared to show covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness to my master, tell me. But if not, tell me, so that I may turn to the right hand or to the left.”
Neisei peh in, nangman kilungset na longlou chule kingailut phot chetna hi kapu pa nasuh bulhit sah ding ham? ahilou leh ipi neilo ding ham? hiche teng chule keiman aban bolbe ding chu kigel tang kate.
50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing has come from Yahweh; we cannot speak to you either bad or good.
Hichun Bethual le Laban in adonbut lhon in, “Pathen in hikoma hi na hin pui uchu ka nom e keima ho emacha seibe ding kahe pouve.”
51 Look, Rebekah is before you. Take her and go, so she may be the wife of your master's son, as Yahweh has spoken.”
Rebekah hi kipui jun che tauvin nadei ma bang in na pupa chapa inneipi din kipui tauvin, Pathen in nahin puiji mabang in atilhone.
52 When Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the ground to Yahweh.
Abraham sohpan hiche thu kisei ho jouse chu ajah phat chun tol'a abohkhup in Pathen a thangvah tai.
53 The servant brought out articles of silver and articles of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and to her mother.
Hichun Abraham sohpan dangka sum eng chule sana khivui, pon mantam ho chu Rebekah apeuvin, hiche tilou chun thil thupi mantam tah Laban le anu jong apen ahi.
54 Then he and the men who were with him ate and drank. They stayed there overnight, and when they arose in the morning, he said, “Send me away to my master.”
Hichun amahon an ane khomun Abraham sohpa le ahin lhonpi ho jouse hiche jan chun ageh un, Hinlah jingkah matah in, Abraham sohpan hitin aseiye, “Ka pupa koma kinungle din neisol tauvin,” ati.
55 Her brother and her mother said, “Let the young woman stay with us for a few more days, at least ten. After that she may go.”
Amavang Laban le anun, “Rebekah chu nisom tobang aum be ding in adei lhon nalaiye. Hiche jouteng amanu chethei tante,” atiuve.
56 But he said to them, “Do not hinder me, since Yahweh has prospered my way. Send me on my way so that I may go to my master.”
Ahin sohpan nei ni chon sah sah hih un, ajeh chu ka Pakai ka hung na kin lenpen tah hi eilo lhin sah peh ahi tai. Lungset tah in kapu pa koma din eiki nungle sah tauvin.
57 They said, “We will call the young woman and ask her.”
“Aphai,” ati uvin, “Keima hon Rebekah kouvu tin dong ute aman ipi agel em.”
58 So they called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” She replied, “I will go.”
Hichun amahon Rebekah akou vun, “Amapa toh'in nache ding hitam,” tin adong uve. Chuin ama nun adonbut in “Henge kache ding ahi,” ati.
59 So they sent their sister Rebekah, along with her female servant, on her journey with Abraham's servant and his men.
Hichun amahon damsel tauvin tin Rebekah chu alhau vin, Abraham sohpa toh ahin kilhonpi hotoh asol tauvin ahi. Rebekah chu aneova patna ahin sasah nu jong asol peh thauvin amanu toh kilhon ding ahi.
60 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.”
Amaho Rebekah in adalhah kon un hitin phatthei aboh un “Ka sahtah u sopinu nangman mi asang sang hin hing inlang, na chilhah te jong hat jing'u hen. Amahon amelma teu kelkot hinkal lhah jing'u hen,” atiuve.
61 Then Rebekah arose, and she and her servant girls mounted the camels, and followed the man. Thus the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
Hichun Rebekah le asoh numei ho chu sangonsao chunga kaldoh un, Abraham sohpa nung chu ajui tauve, Hiti chun Abraham soh pan Rebekah chu apuiyun ahung tauve.
62 Now Isaac was living in the Negev, and had just returned from Beer Lahai Roi.
Hiche petna chu Isaac chu Beerlahai-roi japat achenna mun Negev lama ahung kinungle pettah ahi.
63 Isaac went out to meditate in the field in the evening. When he looked up and saw, behold, there were camels coming!
Nilhah khat Isaac chu avah len atao dinga ache le pet in phailei lam agahven ahile sangong-sang ho ahung chu amun ahi.
64 Rebekah looked, and when she saw Isaac, she jumped down from the camel.
Chuin Rebekah agah khodah in ahile Isaac amuphat in sangongsao chunga kon in ahung kum lha tai.
65 She said to the servant, “Who is that man who is walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took her veil, and covered herself.
“Koiham khulanga phailei lama vahle a eiho eigal dot'u khu,” tin Rebekah'in sohpa chu adongtan ahi. Chuin Abraham sohpan adonbut'in “Ama khu kapupa ahi,” hichun Rebekah'in adel alan akikhu khume.
66 The servant recounted to Isaac all the things that he had done.
Hichun sohpan Isaac chu ima jouse thusoh ho chu asei peh tan ahi.
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.
Chuin Isaac in Rebekah chu anu Sarah ponbuh in na ahin puilut in, aman Rebekah chu aji din asang tan hatah in alungset in, amanu chu Isaac anun adalhah jou alung hem na jouse jong amil tai.

< Genesis 24 >