उत्पत्ति 24
1 अब्राहाम दिन धेरै खाएर बुढा भइसकेका थिए र परमप्रभुले तिनलाई सबै कुरामा आशिष् दिनुभएको थियो ।
Abraham was old, and well advanced in age. The LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
2 अब्राहामले आफ्नो घरको सबै भन्दा पुरानो र तिनीसँग भएका सबै कुराहरूका अख्तियार गर्ने प्रमुख नोकरलाई भने, “तेरो हात मेरो तिघ्रामुनि राख्
Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please put your hand under my thigh.
3 अनि तैँले अहिले म बसेको ठाउँका कनानीका छोरीहरूमध्ये कसैलाई पनि मेरो छोरोकी पत्नीको रूपमा ल्याइदिने छैनस् भनी म तँलाई स्वर्ग र पृथ्वीका परमप्रभु परमेश्वरको यो शपथ खान लाउँछु ।
I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live.
4 तर तैँले मेरो देशमा मेरै कुटुम्बकहाँ गएर मेरो छोरा इसहाकको लागि एउटी पत्नी ल्याउनेछस् ।”
But you shall go to my country, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”
5 त्यस नोकरले तिनलाई भन्यो, “यदि त्यो स्त्री मेरो पछि लागेर यस देशमा आउने इच्छा गरिन भने मैले के गर्ने? के मैले तपाईंका छोरालाई जुन देशबाट तपाईं आउनुभयो त्यहीँ नै लैजाने?”
The servant said to him, “What if the woman isn’t willing to follow me to this land? Must I bring your son again to the land you came from?”
6 अब्राहामले त्यसलाई भने, “तैँले मेरो छोरालाई त्यहाँ फर्काएर नलानू!
Abraham said to him, “Beware that you don’t bring my son there again.
7 मलाई मेरा पिताको घर र मेरो जन्मभूमिबाट यहाँ ल्याउनुहुने स्वर्ग र पृथ्वीका परमप्रभु परमेश्वरले शपथ खाई मसँग यसो भनेर प्रतिज्ञा गर्नुभएको छ, ‘तेरा सन्तानलाई म यो देश दिनेछु,’ उहाँले नै आफ्ना दूत तेरो अगिअगि पठाउनुहुनेछ, र तैँले मेरो छोराको लागि त्यहाँबाट एउटी पत्नी ल्याउनेछस् ।
The LORD, the God of heaven—who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my birth, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, ‘I will give this land to your offspring—he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.
8 त्यो केटी तेरो पछि आउन इच्छा गरिन भने तँ मेरो यो शपथबाट मुक्त हुनेछस् । केवल तैँले मेरो छोरालाई चाहिँ त्यहाँ फर्काएर नलैजानू ।”
If the woman isn’t willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this oath to me. Only you shall not bring my son there again.”
9 त्यसैले त्यस नोकरले आफ्ना मालिक अब्राहामको तिघ्रामुनि हात राखेर यस विषयमा तिनीसित शपथ खायो ।
The servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.
10 आफ्ना मालिकका दशवटा ऊँट लिएर त्यो नोकर बिदा भयो । त्यसले आफ्ना मालिकबाट सबै किसिमका सौगात पनि लिएर गयो । ऊ बिदा भएर अराम-नाहारैमतिर नाहोरको सहरमा गयो ।
The servant took ten of his master’s camels, and departed, having a variety of good things of his master’s with him. He arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
11 त्यसले ऊँटहरूलाई सहरको बाहिर इनारको नजिकै घुँडा टेक्न लगायो । त्यो साँझपख स्त्रीहरू पानी भर्न आउने बेला थियो ।
He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.
12 अनि त्यसले प्रार्थना गर्यो, “हे परमप्रभु मेरा मालिकका परमेश्वर, आज मलाई मेरो काममा सफल गराएर मेरा मालिक अब्राहामलाई आफ्नो दया देखाउनुहोस् ।
He said, “LORD, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
13 हेर्नुहोस्, म यो इनारनेर उभिरहेको छु, र सहरका मानिसहरूका छोरीहरू पानी भर्नलाई आउँदै छन् ।
Behold, I am standing by the spring of water. The daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.
14 यसैले यसो होस्: जुन कन्यालाई म ‘तिम्रो गाग्रो मतिर पानी पिउनलाई ढल्काइदेऊ’ भनुँला, र जसले मलाई ‘खानुहोस्, म तपाईंका ऊँटहरूलाई पनि खुवाइदिन्छु’ भन्छिन्, तिनलाई नै तपाईंले आफ्ना दास इसहाकको निम्ति रोज्नुभएको होस् । तपाईंले मेरा मालिकलाई करारको दया देखाउनुभएको रहेछ भन्ने म त्यसैबाट थाहा पाउनेछु ।”
Let it happen, that the young lady to whom I will say, ‘Please let down your pitcher, that I may drink,’ then she says, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink,’—let her be the one you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master.”
15 त्यसले यो भनिसकेको पनि थिएन, रिबेका काँधमा गाग्रो राखेर आइन् । तिनी अब्राहामका भाइ नाहोरकी पत्नी मिल्काको छोरो बतूएलकी छोरी थिइन् ।
Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.
16 ती जवान स्त्री अत्यन्त सुन्दरी र कुमारी थिइन् । तिनको कुनै मानिससित पनि सहवास भएको थिएन । इनारमा ओर्लेर तिनले गाग्रोमा पानी भरिन् र उक्लेर आइन् ।
The young lady was very beautiful to look at, a virgin. No man had known her. She went down to the spring, filled her pitcher, and came up.
17 तब त्यो नोकर तिनलाई भेट गर्न दगुर्यो र भन्यो, “कृपया तिम्रो गाग्रोबाट मलाई अलिकता पानी पिउन देऊ ।”
The servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher.”
18 तिनले “हजूर, पिउनुहोस्” भनेर तुरुन्तै गाग्रो झारिन्, र आफ्नो हातमा गाग्रो राखेर त्यसलाई पानी पियाइन् ।
She said, “Drink, my lord.” She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him a drink.
19 त्यसलाई पिउन दिइसकेपछि तिनले भनिन्, “तपाईंका ऊँटहरूका निम्ति पनि तिनीहरूले पिई नसकुञ्जेल म पानी उघाएर दिनेछु ।”
When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will also draw for your camels, until they have finished drinking.”
20 तब तिनले झट्टै आफ्नो गाग्रोको पानी डुँडमा खन्याएर फेरि पानी उघाउन इनारतिर दौडेर गइन्, र तिनले सबै ऊँटहरूका निम्ति पनि पानी उघाइदिइन् ।
She hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.
21 त्यो मानिसचाहिँ परमप्रभुले आफ्नो यात्रा सफल गरिदिनुभएको हो कि होइन भनी थाहा पाउनलाई चुप लागेर तिनलाई हेरिरह्यो ।
The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
22 ऊँटहरूले पानी खाइसकेपछि त्यस मानिसले छ ग्राम तौलका सुनको एउटा नत्थ र एक सय ग्राम जति तौलका सुनका बालाहरू झिकेर
As the camels had done drinking, the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,
23 भन्यो, “तिमी कसकी छोरी हौ? कृपया मलाई भन, के तिम्रा बुबाको घरमा रात गुजार्नको निम्ति हाम्रो निम्ति ठाउँ छ?”
and said, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father’s house for us to stay?”
24 तिनले त्यसलाई भनिन्, “म नाहोरबाट मिल्काले जन्माएका बतूएलकी छोरी हुँ ।”
She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”
25 तिनले त्यसलाई अझै भनिन्, “हामीसँग दाना र पराल प्रशस्त छन्, र रात गुजार्नलााई कोठा पनि छन् ।”
She said moreover to him, “We have both straw and feed enough, and room to lodge in.”
26 तब त्यस मानिसले आफ्नो शिर निहुराएर परमप्रभुको आराधना गर्यो ।
The man bowed his head, and worshiped the LORD.
27 त्यसले भन्यो, “परमप्रभु, मेरा मालिक अब्राहामका परमेश्वर धन्यका हुनुहुन्छ, जसले मेरा मालिकप्रतिको करारको दया र विश्वस्तता त्याग्नुभएको छैन । परमप्रभुले नै मलाई डोर्याएर मेरा मालिकका कुटुम्बको घरमा ल्याइदिनुभएको छ ।”
He said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the way to the house of my master’s relatives.”
28 तब ती कन्या गइन् र आफ्नी आमाका परिवारलाई सबै कुरा बताइन् ।
The young lady ran, and told her mother’s house about these words.
29 रिबेकाका लाबान नाउँ भएका एक जना दाजु थिए । लाबान दौडेर बाहिर बाटोमा इनारनेर भएका त्यस मानिसतिर गए ।
Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. Laban ran out to the man, to the spring.
30 जब उनले आफ्नी बहिनीको नाकमा नत्थ र हातमा बाला देखे र “त्यस मानिसले मलाई यसो भन्यो” भन्ने कुरा आफ्नी बहिनीबाट सुने, तब उनी त्यस मानिसकहाँ गए, त्यो मानिस इनारको छेउमा ऊँटहरूका नजिकै उभिइरहेको थियो ।
When he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, “This is what the man said to me,” he came to the man. Behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring.
31 त्यसपछि लाबानले भने, “हे परमप्रभुका आशीर्वादी जन, आउनुहोस् । किन बाहिरै उभिरहनुहुन्छ? मैले तपाईंको निम्ति घर र ऊँटहरूका लागि ठाउँ तयार पारिराखेको छु ।”
He said, “Come in, you blessed of the LORD. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.”
32 तब त्यो मानिस घरमा गयो र ऊँटहरूका भारीहरू झार्यो । उँटहरूलाई पराल र दाना दिइयो, अनि त्यस मानिस र त्यससित हुने मानिसहरूका निम्ति खुट्टा धुने पानी पनि दिइयो ।
The man came into the house, and he unloaded the camels. He gave straw and feed for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.
33 तिनीहरूले त्यसको सामु खानेकुरा पनि राखिदिए, तर त्यसले भन्यो, “जबसम्म मेरो समाचार म भन्दिनँ तबसम्म म केही खान्नँ ।” तब लाबानले भने, “ल, भन्नुहोस् ।”
Food was set before him to eat, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told my message.” Laban said, “Speak on.”
34 त्यसले भन्यो, “म अब्राहामको एक नोकर हुँ ।
He said, “I am Abraham’s servant.
35 परमप्रभुले मेरा मालिकलाई धेरै आशिष् दिनुभएको छ र तिनी एक ठुला मानिस भएका छन् । उहाँले तिनलाई बगालहरू र बथानहरू, सुनचाँदी, दास-दासी, ऊँटहरू र गधाहरू दिनुभएको छ ।
The LORD has blessed my master greatly. He has become great. The LORD has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
36 मेरा मालिककी पत्नी साराले बुढेसकालमा तिनको निम्ति एक जना छोरो जन्माइन्, र उनैलाई तिनले आफ्ना सबै कुरा दिएका छन् ।
Sarah, my master’s wife, bore a son to my master when she was old. He has given all that he has to him.
37 मेरो मालिकले मलाई यसो भनेर शपथ खान लाएका छन्, ‘तैँले मेरो छोराको लागि म अहिले बसेको देशका कनानीहरूका छोरीहरूमध्ये कुनै पनि विवाह गर्नलाई नल्याउनू ।
My master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live,
38 बरु, तैँले मेरा पिताका परिवार र मेरा कुटुम्बहरूकहाँ गएर मेरो छोराको निम्ति पत्नी ल्याउनू ।'
but you shall go to my father’s house, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.’
39 मैले मेरो मालिकलाई भनेँ, 'सायद त्यो स्त्री मेरो साथमा आउन मान्दिन होला?'
I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not follow me?’
40 तिनले मलाई भने, ‘जुन परमप्रभुको सामुन्ने म हिँड्छु, उहाँले नै आफ्ना दूत तँसित पठाउनुहुनेछ, र तेरो कार्य सफल हुनेछ, ताकि तैैँले मेरो कुटुम्ब र मेरा पिताको घरबाट मेरो छोराको लागि एउटी पत्नी ल्याउनेछस् ।
He said to me, ‘The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you, and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son from my relatives, and of my father’s house.
41 तर तँ मेरो कुटुम्बकहाँ पुगिस् र तिनीहरूले तिनलाई दिएनन् भने तँ मेरो यस शपथबाट छुट्नेछस् ।'
Then you will be clear from my oath, when you come to my relatives. If they don’t give her to you, you shall be clear from my oath.’
42 यसैले आज इनारमा आइपुगेर मैले यसो भनेँ, 'हे परमप्रभु, मेरा मालिक अब्राहामका परमेश्वर, मेरो यात्रा सफल गराइदिने तपाईंको इच्छा भए,
I came today to the spring, and said, ‘The LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go—
43 म इनारको छेउमा उभिरहेछु, पानी भर्नलाई आउने स्त्रीलाई मैले 'तिम्रो गाग्रोबाट मलाई अलिकता पानी पिउन देऊ,' भन्दा
behold, I am standing by this spring of water. Let it happen, that the maiden who comes out to draw, to whom I will say, “Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink,”
44 तिनले मलाई “खानुहोस्, र म तपाईंका ऊँटहरूलाई पनि पानी उघाइदिनेछु,” भनिन् भने, मेरा मालिकका छोराको लागि परमप्रभुले ठहराउनुभएको स्त्री त्यही होस् ।
then she tells me, “Drink, and I will also draw for your camels,”—let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master’s son.’
45 “मैले यी कुरा मनमनै भनिसक्न अगि नै, हेर्नुहोस्, रिबेका काँधमा आफ्नो गाग्रो बोकेर आइन्, र इनारमा ओर्लेर पानी उघाइन् । मैले तिनलाई भनेँ, ‘कृपया मलाई पानी पिउन देऊ ।’
Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to the spring, and drew. I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’
46 “तिनले तुरुन्तै आफ्नो काँधबाट गाग्रो झारेर भनिन्, ‘पिउनुहोस् र म तपाईंका ऊँटहरूका निम्ति पनि पानी पिउन दिनेछु ।’ तब मैले पानी पिएँ, र तिनले मेरा ऊँटहरूलाई पनि पानी पिउन दिइन् ।
She hurried and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink.’ So I drank, and she also gave the camels a drink.
47 “मैले तिनलाई ‘तिमी कसकी छोरी हौ?’ भनी सोधेँ । “तिनले भनिन्, ‘नाहोर र मिल्काका छोरा बतूएलकी छोरी हुँ ।’ तब मैले तिनको नाकमा नत्थ र हातमा बालाहरू लगाइदिएँ ।
I asked her, and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.
48 अनि मैले आफ्नो शिर निहुराएर परमप्रभुको आराधना गरेँ, र मेरा मालिक अब्राहामका परमप्रभु परमेश्वरलाई धन्यको भनेँ, जसले मेरा मालिककै भाइकी नातिनी तिनका छोराको निम्ति पत्ता लगाउन मलाई ठिक बाटोमा डोर्याउनुभएको थियो ।
I bowed my head, and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter for his son.
49 अब तपाईंहरू मेरा मालिकसँग करारको विश्वासयोग्यता र भरोसायोग्य व्यवहार गर्नुहुन्छ भने मलाई भन्नुहोस् । होइन भने पनि मलाई भन्नुहोस्, र म दाहिने-देब्रे जता हुन्छ लागुँला ।”
Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. If not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.”
50 तब लाबान र बतूएलले जवाफ दिए, “यो कुरा परमप्रभुबाट नै हुन आएको हो । हामी तपाईंलाई खराब अथवा असल केही भन्न सक्दैनौँ ।
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The thing proceeds from the LORD. We can’t speak to you bad or good.
51 हेर्नुस्, रिबेका तपाईँको सामुन्ने छे । त्यसलाई लिएर जानुस्, र परमप्रभुले भन्नुभएजस्तै गरी त्यो तपाईंका मालिकका छोराकी पत्नी होस् ।”
Behold, Rebekah is before you. Take her, and go, and let her be your master’s son’s wife, as the LORD has spoken.”
52 तिनीहरूका कुरा सुनेपछि अब्राहामको नोकरले भूइँमा निहुरेर परमप्रभुलाई दण्डवत् गर्यो ।
When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth to the LORD.
53 तब त्यसले सुन र चाँदीका गहनाहरू र लुगाहरू ल्याएर रिबेकालाई दियो । त्यसले तिनका दाजु र आमालाई पनि मूल्यवान् उपहारहरू दियो ।
The servant brought out jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and her mother.
54 तब त्यो र त्यसका साथमा भएका मानिसहरूले खाए र पिए । तिनीहरूले त्यो रात त्यहीँ बिताए अनि बिहान उठेपछि त्यसले भन्यो, “मेरा मालिककहाँ जान अब मलाई बिदा दिनुहोस् ।”
They ate and drank, he and the men who were with him, and stayed all night. They rose up in the morning, and he said, “Send me away to my master.”
55 रिबेकाका दाजु र आमाले भने, “कन्यालाई कम्तीमा पनि दस दिन यहीँ हामीसँग रहन दिनुहोस् । त्यसपछि तिनी गए हुन्छ ।”
Her brother and her mother said, “Let the young lady stay with us a few days, at least ten. After that she will go.”
56 तर त्यसले तिनीहरूलाई भन्यो, “परमप्रभुले मेरो यात्रा सफल गराउनुभएको हुनाले मलाई नअलमल्याउनुहोस् । मलाई जान दिनुहोस्, र म मेरा मालिककहाँ जानेछु ।”
He said to them, “Don’t hinder me, since the LORD has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.”
57 तिनीहरूले भने, “हामी कन्यालाई बोलाउँछौँ र तिनलाई सोध्छौँ ।”
They said, “We will call the young lady, and ask her.”
58 अनि तिनीहरूले रिबेकालाई डाकेर सोधे, “के तिमी यस मानिसको साथमा जान्छ्यौ?” तिनले भनिन्, “म जान्छु ।”
They called Rebekah, and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.”
59 यसैकारण तिनीहरूले आफ्नी बहिनी रिबेकालाई तिनकी सेविकासँगै अब्राहामको नोकर र त्यसका मानिसहरूका साथमा पठाइदिए ।
They sent away Rebekah, their sister, with her nurse, Abraham’s servant, and his men.
60 तिनीहरूले रिबेकालाई आशिष् दिएर भने, “हे हाम्री बहिनी, तिमी हजारौँ हजारका आमा होऊ, र तिम्रा सन्तानले तिनीहरूसँग दुश्मनी गर्नेहरूका सहरका प्रवेशद्वारहरू कब्जा गरून् ।”
They blessed Rebekah, and said to her, “Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let your offspring possess the gate of those who hate them.”
61 तब रिबेका उठिन् र तिनका सहेलीहरूसँग ऊँटहरूमा चढेर त्यस मानिसको पछि लागिन् । यसरी रिबेकालाई लिएर त्यो नोकर आफ्नो बाटो लाग्यो ।
Rebekah arose with her ladies. They rode on the camels, and followed the man. The servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
62 अब इसहाक नेगेवमा बसोबास गरिरहेका थिए, उनी बेअर-लहै-रोइबाट भर्खरै आएका थिए ।
Isaac came from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he lived in the land of the South.
63 इसहाक साँझपख एकाग्रताका निम्ति बाहिर निस्केका थिए । उनले आँखा उठाएर हेर्दा ऊँटहरू आइरहेका देखे ।
Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the evening. He lifted up his eyes and looked. Behold, there were camels coming.
64 रिबेकाले पनि आँखा उठाएर हेर्दा इसहाकलाई देखिन्, र ऊँटबाट ओर्लिन् ।
Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she got off the camel.
65 तिनले नोकरलाई भनिन्, “हामीलाई भेट्न बाहिर हिँड्दै आउने मानिस को हुन्?” त्यस नोकरले भन्यो, “उनी त मेरा मालिक हुन् ।” तब रिबेकाले घुम्टो हालेर आफ्नो अनुहार छोपिन् ।
She said to the servant, “Who is the man who is walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” She took her veil, and covered herself.
66 त्यसपछि आफूले गरेका सबै काम त्यस नोकरले इसहाकलाई बतायो ।
The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.
67 इसहाकले रिबेकालाई आफ्नी आमा साराको पालमा लगे, र विवाह गरे । अनि तिनी उनकी पत्नी भइन्, र उनले तिनलाई प्रेम गरे । यसरी आफ्नी आमाको मृत्युपछि इसहाकले सान्त्वना पाए ।'
Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. He loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
