Genesis 24
1 Now Abraham was very old and Yahweh had blessed Abraham in all things.
亞巴郎年紀已老，上主在一切事上常祝福他。
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
亞巴郎對管理他所有家產的老僕人說：「請你將手放在我的胯下，
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.
要你指著上主、天地的天主起誓：你決不要為我的兒子，由我現住的客納罕人中，娶一個女子為妻；
4 But you will go to my country, and to my relatives, and get a wife for my son Isaac.”
卻要到我的故鄉，我的親族中去，為我的兒子依撒格娶妻。」
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?”
僕人對他說：「假使那女子不願跟我到此地來，我能否帶你的兒子回到你的本鄉﹖」
6 Abraham said to him, “Make sure that you do not take my son back there!
亞巴郎答覆他說：「你切不可帶我的兒子回到那裏去。
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.
那引我出離父家和我生身地，同我談過話，對我起誓說「我必將這地賜給你後裔」的上主，上天的天主，必派遣自己的使者作你的前導，領你由那裏給我兒子娶個妻子。
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.”
假若那女子不願跟你來，你對我起的誓，就與你無涉；無論如何，你不能帶我的兒子回到那裏去。」
9 So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.
僕人遂將手放在主人亞巴郎的胯下，為這事向他起了誓。
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.
僕人由他主人的駱駝中，牽了十匹駱駝，帶著主人的各樣寶物，起身往美索不達米亞的納曷爾城去了。
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.
傍晚，女人們出來打水的時候，他叫駱駝臥在城外的水井旁，
12 Then he said, “Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, grant me success today and show covenant faithfulness to my master Abraham.
然後說：「上主、我主人亞巴郎的天主! 求你對我主人亞巴郎施行仁慈，今日使我幸運。
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.
看我站在水泉旁，此時城中的女子正出來打水。
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.”
我對那個少女說：請你放下水罐，讓我喝點水。如果她答說：請喝! 並且我還要打水給你的駱駝喝，她即是你為你的僕人依撒格預定的少女；由此我知道，你對我主人施行了仁慈。」
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.
話還沒有說完，黎貝加就肩著水罐出來了。她是亞巴郎的兄弟納曷爾的妻子米耳加的兒子貝突耳的女兒。
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.
這少女容貌很美，是個還沒有人認識的處女。她下到水泉，灌滿了水罐，就上來了。
17 Then the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please give me a little drink of water from your pitcher.”
僕人就跑上前去迎著她說：「請讓我喝點你水罐裏的水，好嗎! 」
18 She said, “Drink, my master,” and she quickly let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him a drink.
她回答說：「先生! 請喝! 」她急忙將水罐放低，托在手上讓他喝。
19 When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking.”
他喝足了以後，少女說：「我再為你的駱駝打水，叫牠們也喝足。」
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.
遂急忙將罐裏的水倒在槽裏，再跑到那井裏去打水，打給他的駱駝喝。
21 The man watched her in silence to see whether Yahweh had prospered his journey or not.
僕人在旁靜靜地注視她，急願知道，是否上主已使他此行成功。
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,
駱駝喝完了水以後，老人就拿出一個半「協刻耳」重的金鼻環，和一對重十「協刻耳」的金手鐲，給她戴上，
23 and asked, “Whose daughter are you? Tell me please, is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?”
然後說：「請你告訴我你是誰的女兒﹖你父親家裏，有沒有地方可讓我們過宿﹖」
24 She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel son of Milkah, whom she bore to Nahor.”
她回答說：「我是米耳加給納曷爾所生之子貝突耳的女兒。」
25 She also said to him, “We have plenty of both straw and feed, and also room for you to spend the night.”
她又繼續說：「我們家裏有很多草料和飼糧，而且還有地方可供過宿。」
26 Then the man bowed down and worshiped Yahweh.
老人就俯身朝拜了上主，說：「
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.”
上主，我主人亞巴郎的天主應受讚美! 因為他不斷以仁慈和忠信善待了我的主人。上主也一路引我來到了我主人的老家。」
28 Then the young woman ran and told her mother's household about all of these things.
那少女跑回去，將這一切事告訴了她母親家中的人。
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.
黎貝加有個哥哥名叫拉班，他一看見他妹妹鼻上的金環，和手腕上的金鐲，聽見他妹妹黎貝加說：「那人如此如此對我說。」
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.
拉班就跑去見那在郊外水泉旁的人，迨他來到那人那裏，見他仍站在靠近水泉的駱駝旁，
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.”
就對他說：「你這受上主祝福的人，請來我已預備好了房屋和餵駱駝的地方；你為什麼還站在郊外﹖」
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.
拉班便將那人領進家去，卸了駱駝，餵上草料和飼糧；又拿水給他和與他同來的人洗腳，
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.”
然後在他面前擺上飯，但僕人卻說：「在我未說明我的來意之前，我不吃飯。」拉班說：「你說罷! 」
34 He said, “I am Abraham's servant.
他說：「我是亞巴郎的僕人，
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.
上主厚厚地祝福了我的主人，使他十分富有，賜了他羊群、牛群、金銀、僕婢、駱駝和驢子。
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.
我主人的妻子撒辣，在老年給我主人生了一個兒子，主人遂將所有的財產都給了他。
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.
我主人叫我起誓說：你決不要給我的兒子，由我現居地的客納罕人中，娶一個女子為妻。
38 Instead, you must go to my father's family, and to my relatives, and get a wife for my son.'
你該到我的父家和我的同族中，為我兒子娶妻。
39 I said to my master, 'Perhaps the woman will not follow me.'
我對我主人說：假使女兒不願跟我來怎麼辦﹖
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.
他回答我說：我一向在上主面前行走，他必派遣自己的使者與你同行，使你此行必成功，能由我的同族，我的父家，為我兒子娶妻。
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.'
只要你去了我同族那裏，你就履行了對我起的誓；若是他們不給你，你對我起的誓，就與你無涉。
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—
今天我到了水泉那裏就說：上主，我主人亞巴郎的天主! 惟願你使我此行成功。
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,”
看我現在站在泉旁，我對那個出來打水的少女說：請你讓我喝點你水罐裏的水罷!
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.'
如果她對我說：請喝，並且我還要打水給你的駱駝喝，她即是上主為我主人的兒子預定的妻子。
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.'
我心裏尚未說完這話，看，黎貝加肩著水罐來了，下到水泉那裏打水，我就對她說：請給我一點水喝!
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.
她急忙從肩上放下水罐說：你喝，並且我還要打水給你的駱駝喝。我喝了，同時她也給了駱駝水喝。
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.
我於是問她說：你是誰的女兒﹖她答說：我是米耳加給納曷爾生的兒子貝突耳的女兒。我就將鼻環戴在她鼻上，將手鐲帶在她手腕上。
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.
然後我俯身朝拜了上主，讚頌了上主、我主人亞巴郎的天主，因為他引我走了正路，為我主人的兒子娶了我主人兄弟的孫女。
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.”
現在，如果你們願意以仁慈和忠信善待我主人，請告訴我；如果不肯，也請告訴我；我好決定行事。」
50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing has come from Yahweh; we cannot speak to you either bad or good.
拉班和貝突耳答說：「這件事既是出於上主，我們不能對你說好說壞。
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.”
看黎貝加在你面前，你可帶她去做你主人兒子的妻子，如上主所說的。」
52 When Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the ground to Yahweh.
亞巴郎的僕人一聽見他們說出這話，就俯伏在地朝拜了上主；
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.
然後拿出金銀的珍飾和衣服來，送給了黎貝加，又送給了她的哥哥和她的母親一些寶貴禮品。
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.”
這以後，他和同他前來的人才吃喝，並住了一宿。清早起來，他就說：「請讓我回到我主人那裏去! 」
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.”
黎貝加的哥哥和母親說：「讓少女同我們再住上幾天或十天，然後走罷! 」
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.”
他回答他們說：「你們不要挽留我，上主既使我此行成功，請你們讓我走，回到我主人那裏去。」
57 They said, “We will call the young woman and ask her.”
他們說：「我們可叫少女來，問問她的意思。」
58 So they called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” She replied, “I will go.”
他們就將黎貝加叫來問她說：「你願意跟這人去嗎﹖」她答說：「願意。」
59 So they sent their sister Rebekah, along with her female servant, on her journey with Abraham's servant and his men.
於是他們打發自己的姊妹黎貝加和她的乳母，同亞巴郎的僕人和與他同來的人一起走了。
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.”
他們祝福黎貝加說：「我們的姊妹，願你子孫無數! 願你的後裔，佔領仇敵的城門! 」
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.
黎貝加便和自己的婢女們起來，上了駱駝，跟那人去了。僕人便帶著黎貝加起了程。
62 Now Isaac was living in the Negev, and had just returned from Beer Lahai Roi.
那時依撒格剛來到拉海洛依井旁附近，他原住在乃革布地方。
63 Isaac went out to meditate in the field in the evening. When he looked up and saw, behold, there were camels coming!
傍晚時，依撒格出來在田間來回沉思，舉目一望，看見了一隊駱駝。
64 Rebekah looked, and when she saw Isaac, she jumped down from the camel.
黎貝加舉目看見了依撒格，便由駱駝上下來，
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.
問僕人說：「田間前來迎接我們的那人是誰﹖」僕人答說：「是我的主人。」黎貝加遂拿面紗蒙在臉上。
66 The servant recounted to Isaac all the things that he had done.
僕人就將自己所作的一切事，告訴了依撒格。
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.
依撒格便領黎貝加進入自己母親撒辣的帳幕，娶了她為妻，很是愛她。依撒格自從母親死後，這才有了安慰。
