Jenesis 24
1 Ugbu a, Ebraham aghọọla agadi nʼahụ ya ma nʼọnụọgụgụ afọ ya. Onyenwe anyị agọziela ya nʼụzọ niile
And Abraam was old, advanced in days, and the Lord blessed Abraam in all things.
2 Ọ gwara onyeisi ndị ozi nʼụlọ ya, onye nke na-elekọta ihe niile o nwere sị ya, “Tinye aka gị nʼokpuru apata m.
And Abraam said to his servant the elder of his house, who had rule over all his possessions, Put your hand under my thigh,
3 Achọrọ m ka i jiri aha Onyenwe anyị Chineke nke eluigwe na ụwa, ṅụọra m iyi, na ị gaghị achọtara nwa m nwoke nwunye site nʼetiti ndị Kenan, ndị m bi nʼetiti ha.
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.
4 Kama na ị ga-aga nʼala nke m na ụmụnna m lụtara nwa m, bụ Aịzik, nwunye nʼetiti ụmụnna m.”
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.
5 Ohu ahụ jụrụ ya, “Ọ bụrụkwanụ na nwaagbọghọ ahụ achọghị isoro m lọghachi nʼebe a, m ga-akpọrọ nwa gị nwoke laghachi nʼobodo i si bịa?”
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?
6 Ebraham sịrị ya, “Lezie anya hụ na ị kpọghachighị nwa m nwoke nʼebe ahụ.
And Abraam said to him, Take heed to yourself that you carry not my son back there.
7 Onyenwe anyị, Chineke nke eluigwe, bụ onye kpọpụtara m site nʼụlọ nna m nakwa obodo nke aka m, onye ahụ gwara m okwu ma kwem nkwa site nʼịṅụ iyi nye sị, ‘Aga m enye ụmụ ụmụ gị ala a.’ Ọ ga-ezipụ mmụọ ozi ya ka ọ gaa nʼihu gị ka i nwee ike inwetara nwa m nwoke nwunye site nʼebe ahụ.
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.
8 Ma ọ bụrụ na nwanyị ahụ achọghị isoro gị lọghachi, mgbe ahụ, ị ga-abụ onye nwere onwe ya pụọ nʼiyi a ị ṅụrụ. Naanị na ị gaghị eme ka nwa m nwoke laghachi nʼebe ahụ.”
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.
9 Ya mere, ohu ahụ tinyere aka ya nʼokpuru apata nna ya ukwu Ebraham, ṅụọ iyi banyere okwu ndị a.
And the servant put his hand under the thigh of his master Abraam, and swore to him concerning this matter.
10 Emesịa, ohu a duuru ịnyịnya kamel iri nʼime ndị nna ya ukwu nwere pụọ. O sitekwara nʼaka nna ya ukwu were ihe ọma dị iche iche maka njem a, gawa Aram Naharaim, rute nʼobodo Nahọ.
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.
11 O mere ka ịnyịnya kamel ndị ahụ makpuru ala nʼakụkụ olulu mmiri dị nʼazụ obodo ahụ. Ọ bụ nʼoge anyasị, oge ụmụ nwanyị ji apụta iseta mmiri nʼebe ahụ.
And he rested his camels without the city by the well of water towards evening, when damsels go forth to draw water.
12 Mgbe ahụ, o kpere ekpere sị, “Onyenwe anyị, Chineke nke nna m ukwu Ebraham, mee ka ihe gaara m nke ọma taa. Gosi nna m ukwu Ebraham obi ebere gị.
And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraam, prosper my way before me to day, and deal mercifully with my master Abraam.
13 Lee, ana m eguzo nʼakụkụ isi iyi mmiri a, ụmụ nwanyị ndị obodo a na-abịa iseta mmiri.
Behold! I stand by the well of water, and the daughters of them that inhabit the city come forth to draw water.
14 Kwere ka o si otu a dịrị na nwaagbọghọ nke m ga-asị, ‘Biko, zie ite gị ka m ṅụrụ mmiri.’ Ọ bụrụ na onye ahụ asị m, ‘Ṅụọ, aga m ekutekwa mmiri nke ịnyịnya kamel gị ga-aṅụ,’ ka onye ahụ bụrụ onye ị họpụtara ohu gị Aịzik. Nʼụzọ dị otu a ka m ga-esi mata na i gosila nna m ukwu obi ebere.”
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.
15 Tupu o kpechaa ekpere a, lekwa Ribeka ada Betuel, nwa nwoke Milka, onye bụ nwunye Nahọ, nwanne Ebraham. Ọ na-apụta bukwasị ite nʼubu ya.
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.
16 Ọ bụ nwaagbọghọ mara mma nke ukwuu, onye na-amatabeghị nwoke, nke nwoke ọbụla na-edinabeghị. Ọ gara nʼolulu mmiri kujuo ite ya si nʼebe ahụ na-arịgopụta.
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.
17 Ohu ahụ mere ngwangwa jekwuru ya sị ya, “Biko nyetụ m mmiri si nʼite mmiri gị.”
And the servant ran up to meet her, and said, Give me a little water to drink out of your pitcher;
18 Ọ mere ngwangwa budata ite ahụ nʼaka ya, hulata ya si ya, “Ṅụọ, onyenwe m.”
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.
19 Mgbe o nyechara ya mmiri, ọ sịrị, “Aga m ekutekwa mmiri nye ịnyịnya kamel gị ndị a ruo mgbe ha ṅụjuru afọ.”
And she said, I will also draw water for your camels, till they shall all have drunk.
20 Ngwangwa, ọ wụpụrụ mmiri dị nʼite ya nʼime ihe anụ ụlọ ji aṅụ mmiri, gbara ọsọ gaa kute mmiri ọzọ na-agbanye nʼime ihe ahụ. O kugidere mmiri tutu ruo mgbe ịnyịnya kamel ndị ahụ ṅụjuchara afọ.
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.
21 Mgbe ihe ndị a na-eme, ohu ahụ gbara nkịtị na-ele ya anya ịchọpụta ma Onyenwe anyị emeela ka ije ya bụrụ ihe gara nke ọma.
And the man took great notice of her, and remained silent to know whether the Lord had made his way prosperous or not.
22 Mgbe ịnyịnya kamel ndị ahụ ṅụsịrị mmiri, nwoke ahụ wepụtara mgbanimi ọlaedo nke ọtụtụ ya bụ otu beka, na mgbaaka ọlaedo abụọ nke ọtụtụ ha bụ shekel iri.
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.
23 Ọ jụrụ ya sị, “Nwa onye ka ị bụ? Ohere ọ dị nʼụlọ nna gị ebe mụ na ịnyịnya kamel ndị a ga-anọ nʼabalị a?”
And he asked her, and said, Whose daughter are you? Tell me if there is room for us to lodge with your father.
24 Ọ zara sị ya, “Abụ m nwa Betuel, nwa Milka nwunye Nahọ.”
And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bathuel the son of Melcha, whom she bore to Nachor.
25 Ọ sịkwara, “Anyị nwere nri anụ ụlọ, nweekwa ebe ị ga-edina nʼabalị a.”
And she said to him, We have both straw and much provender, and a place for resting.
26 Nwoke ahụ hulatara ala kpọọ isiala nye Onyenwe anyị.
And the man being well pleased, worshipped the Lord,
27 Kwuo sị, “Ngọzị dịrị Onyenwe anyị, bụ Chineke nna m ukwu Ebraham, onye na-esitebeghị nʼebe nna m ukwu nọ wezuga ebere ya na ikwesi ntụkwasị obi ya. Ma banyere mụ onwe m, Onyenwe anyị e duola m nʼije a, kpọrọ m rute nʼụlọ ndị ikwu nna m ukwu.”
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.
28 Nwaagbọghọ ahụ gbalara gaa kọọrọ ndị ezinaụlọ nne ya ihe ndị a.
And the damsel ran and reported to the house of her mother according to these words.
29 Ribeka nwere otu nwanne nwoke aha ya bụ Leban. Leban gbara ọsọ gbakwuje nwoke ahụ nʼisi iyi mmiri ahụ.
And Rebecca had a brother whose name was Laban; and Laban ran out to meet the man, to the well.
30 Mgbe ọ hụrụ mgbanimi, na mgbaaka ndị ahụ nwanne ya nwanyị yi nʼaka ya, ma nụkwa ihe Ribeka kwuru banyere ihe nwoke ahụ gwara ya, o jekwuru nwoke ahụ, hụ ya ka ya na ịnyịnya kamel ya guzo nʼakụkụ olulu mmiri.
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.
31 Ọ sịrị ya, “Bịa, gị onye Onyenwe anyị gọziri. Gịnị mere i ji guzo nʼebe a. Edozielara m gị ụlọ ebe ị ga-edina na ebe ịnyịnya kamel ndị a ga-anọ.”
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?
32 Ya mere, nwoke ahụ gara nʼụlọ, ebe Leban nyere aka butukwaara ya ibu nke ịnyịnya kamel ndị ahụ bu. E wetara nri nye ịnyịnya kamel ndị ahụ, wetara ya mmiri nke ya na ndị ikom so ya ji saa ụkwụ ha.
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.
33 E doziri ya ihe oriri, ma ọ zara sị, “Agaghị m eri ihe ọbụla tutu ruo mgbe m kwuru ihe m ji bịa.” Leban sịrị, “Ngwa, kwuonụ.”
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.
34 Ya mere, ọ sịrị, “Abụ m ohu Ebraham.
And he said, I am a servant of Abraam;
35 Onyenwe anyị agọziela nna m ukwu, mee ya ka ọ bụrụ ọgaranya. O nyela ya igwe atụrụ, na igwe ehi, na ọlaọcha na ọlaedo, na ọtụtụ ndị ohu nwoke na nwanyị, na ịnyịnya kamel, na ịnyịnya ibu.
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.
36 Sera nwunye nna m ukwu mụtaara ya otu nwa nwoke mgbe o merela agadi. Ihe niile nna m ukwu nwere ka o nyefere nwa ahụ nʼaka.
And Sarrha my master's wife bore one son to my master after he had grown old; and he gave him whatever he had.
37 Nna m ukwu mere ka m ṅụọra ya iyi sị, ‘Ị gaghị esite nʼetiti ụmụ ndị inyom Kenan ndị anyị bi nʼala ha lụtara nwa m nwoke nwunye.
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.
38 Kama ị ga-aga nʼezinaụlọ nna m, na nke ndị ikwu m chọtara nwa m nwoke nwunye.’
But you shall go to the house of my father, and to my tribe, and you shall take thence a wife for my son.
39 “Mgbe ahụ, ajụrụ m nna m ukwu, ‘Ọ bụrụkwanụ na nwanyị ahụ ekweghị iso m lọghachi?’
And I said to my master, Haply the woman will not go with me.
40 “Ọ sịrị, ‘Onyenwe anyị, onye m na-ejegharị nʼihu ya, ga-eziga mmụọ ozi ya ka o soro gị gaa ime ka ije gị nwee isi, ka i nwee ike chọtara nwa m nwoke nwanyị site nʼetiti ndị ikwu m na ezinaụlọ nna m.
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.
41 Ị ga-abụ onye nwere onwe gị site nʼiyi ị ṅụrụ ma ọ bụrụ na mgbe i gakwuru ndị ikwu m, ha jụrụ ịkpọnye gị nwanyị ahụ. Ị ga-abụ onye nwere onwe gị site nʼiyi ị ṅụrụ m.’
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.
42 “Mgbe m rutere nʼisi iyi mmiri taa, ekwuru m sị, ‘Onyenwe anyị Chineke nna m ukwu Ebraham, ọ bụrụ na ọ masị gị, biko mee ka ije a m bịara bụrụ nke ga-aga nke ọma.
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,
43 Lee, ka m na-eguzo nʼakụkụ isi iyi mmiri a, ka nwaagbọghọ ahụ bịara ikuru mmiri nke m ga-asị, “Biko kwere ka m si nʼite gị ṅụrụtụ ntakịrị mmiri,”
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,
44 ma ọ bụrụ na ọ sị m, “Ṅụọ, aga m ekutekwa mmiri nye ịnyịnya kamel gị ndị a,” ka onye dị otu a bụrụ nwanyị ahụ Onyenwe anyị chọtaara Aịzik nwa nna m ukwu.’
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.
45 “Tupu m kpesịa ekpere a nʼobi m, lekwa Ribeka ka o bụ ite mmiri ya nʼubu ya na-abịa. Ọ gbadara nʼisi iyi mmiri ahụ kute mmiri. Asịrị m ya, ‘Biko nye m mmiri ka m ṅụọ.’
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.
46 “Ngwangwa, o sitere nʼubu ya budata ite, sị m, ‘Ṅụọ, aga m ekutekwa mmiri nke ịnyịnya kamel ndị a ga-aṅụ.’ Ya mere, aṅụrụ m, o nyekwara ịnyịnya kamel m ndị ahụ mmiri ha ṅụrụ.
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.
47 “Mgbe ahụ, ajụrụ m ya, ‘Nwa onye ka ị bụ?’ “Ọ sịrị m, ‘Abụ m nwa Betuel onye bụ nwa Nahọ nke Milka mụtaara ya.’ “Mgbe ahụ etinyere m ya mgbanimi ahụ nʼimi ya, tinyekwa ọlaaka ahụ nʼaka ya abụọ.
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.
48 Ehulatara m ala kpọọ isiala nye Onyenwe anyị. Etoro m Onyenwe anyị, Chineke nke nna m ukwu Ebraham, onye duru m nʼezi ụzọ inweta nwa nwanne nna m ukwu dịka nwunye nwa ya nwoke.
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.
49 Ugbu a, ọ bụrụ na unu ga-egosi nna m ukwu obiọma na ikwesi ntụkwasị obi gwanụ m. Ọ bụrụkwanụ na ọ gaghị esi otu a dịrị, gwanụ m ka m mata ụzọ m ga-agbaso.”
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.
50 Leban na Betuel zara sị ya, “Ihe niile si nʼaka Onyenwe anyị. Anyị enweghị ike ịgwa gị okwu ọjọọ maọbụ nke ọma.
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.
51 Lee Ribeka, kpọrọ ya laa, ka ọ bụrụ nwunye nwa nna gị ukwu, dịka Onyenwe anyị kwuru.”
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.
52 Mgbe ohu Ebraham nụrụ ihe ha kwuru, ọ dara nʼala kpọọ isiala nye Onyenwe anyị.
And it came to pass when the servant of Abraam heard these words, he bowed himself to the Lord down to the earth.
53 Mgbe ahụ kwa, ohu ahụ wepụtara ihe ịchọ mma ọlaedo, na ọlaọcha dị iche iche na uwe nye ha Ribeka. Ọ wepụtakwara onyinye ndị ọzọ dị oke ọnụahịa nye nwanne ya nwoke na nne ya.
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.
54 Emesịa, mgbe ihe ndị a gasịrị, ya na ndị ikom so ya riri, ṅụọ, dinaakwa nʼabalị ahụ. Mgbe ha si nʼụra teta, o kwuru sị, “Zilaga m ka m lakwuru nna m ukwu.”
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.
55 Ma Leban na nne ya zara sị ya, “Ka nwantakịrị nwanyị a nọnyere anyị ihe dịka ụbọchị iri tupu o soro gị laa.”
And her brethren and her mother said, Let the virgin remain with us about ten days, and after that she shall depart.
56 Ma ọ zara ha sị, “Unu egbochila anyị. Ebe ọ bụ na Onyenwe anyị emeela ka ije m bụrụ ihe gara nke ọma, zilaga m ka m laghachikwuru nna m ukwu.”
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.
57 Ha zara sị ya, “Ka anyị kpọọ nwantakịrị nwanyị ahụ jụọ ya ihe bụ uche ya.”
And they said, Let us call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.
58 Ya mere ha kpọrọ Ribeka jụọ ya sị, “Ị ga-eso nwoke a gaa?” Ọ zara sị, “E, aga m aga.”
And they called Rebecca, and said to her, Will you go with this man? and she said, I will go.
59 Ya mere, ha zipụrụ nwanne ha nwanyị Ribeka, tinyere nwanyị lekọtara ya anya mgbe ọ dị na nwantakịrị, na ohu Ebraham na ndị ikom so ya.
So they sent forth Rebecca their sister, and her goods, and the servant of Abraam, and his attendants.
60 Ha gọziri Ribeka sị ya, “Nwanne anyị nwanyị mụọ ọmụmụ, mụruo puku kwụrụ puku, ka mkpụrụ afọ gị nwetara onwe ha, ọnụ ụzọ ama ndị iro ha.”
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.
61 Ribeka biliri, ya na ndị inyom na-ejere ya ozi, ha rigoro nʼelu ịnyịnya kamel ndị ahụ, soro nwoke ahụ. Ya mere, ohu ahụ duuru Ribeka laa.
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.
62 Nʼoge a, Aịzik bịara nʼebe mbata obodo Bịa-Lahai-Rọị nʼihi na o bi na Negev.
And Isaac went through the wilderness to the well of the vision, and he lived in the land toward the south.
63 Aịzik pụtara ịtụgharị uche nʼọhịa nʼoge uhuruchi. Ọ lepụrụ anya hụ ọtụtụ ịnyịnya kamel na-abịanụ.
And Isaac went forth into the plain toward evening to meditate; and having lifted up his eyes, he saw camels coming.
64 Ribeka nʼonwe ya lepụkwara anya hụ Aịzik. O sitere nʼelu ịnyịnya kamel rịdata,
And Rebecca lifted up her eyes, and saw Isaac; and she alighted briskly from the camel,
65 jụọ ohu ahụ sị, “Onye bụ nwoke a si nʼọhịa na-abịa izute anyị?” Ohu ahụ zara sị ya, “Ọ bụ nna m ukwu” Nʼihi nke a, Ribeka weere akwa mkpudo ya kpuchie ihu ya.
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.
66 Ohu ahụ kọọrọ Aịzik akụkọ otu ije ya niile si gaa.
And the servant told Isaac all that he had done.
67 Aịzik kpọbatara Ribeka nʼụlọ ikwu Sera, nne ya. Ọ lụrụ Ribeka, onye ghọrọ nwunye ya. Aịzik hụrụ ya nʼanya, ma nweta nkasiobi nʼihi ọnwụ nne ya.
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.
