Бытие 24
1 Авраам же бяше стар, заматеревший во днех: и Господь благослови Авраама во всех.
And Abraham was old, and well advanced in years: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
2 И рече Авраам рабу своему старейшему дому своего, обладающему всеми его: положи руку твою под стегно мое,
And Abraham said to his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
3 и заклену тя Господем Богом небесе и Богом земли, да не поймеши сыну моему Исааку жены от дщерей Хананейских, с нимиже аз живу в них:
And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
4 но токмо на землю мою, идеже родихся, пойдеши, и ко племени моему, и поймеши жену сыну моему Исааку оттуду.
But thou shalt go to my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.
5 Рече же к нему раб: еда убо не восхощет ити жена вслед со мною на землю сию, возвращу ли сына твоего в землю, от неяже изшел еси?
And the servant said to him, It may be the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land: must I needs bring thy son again to the land from which you came?
6 Рече же к нему Авраам: внемли себе, да не возвратиши сына моего онамо.
And Abraham said to him, Beware that thou bring not my son there again.
7 Господь Бог небесе и Бог земли, Иже поя мя из дому отца моего и от земли, в нейже родихся, Иже глагола мне и Иже кляся мне, глаголя: тебе дам землю сию и семени твоему, Той послет Ангела Своего пред тобою, и поймеши жену сыну моему Исааку оттуду:
The LORD God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, To thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from there.
8 аще же не восхощет жена поити с тобою в землю сию, чист будеши от заклятия моего: точию сына моего не возврати тамо.
And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son there again.
9 И положи раб руку свою под стегно Авраама господина своего, и кляся ему о словеси сем.
And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning that matter.
10 И взя раб десять велблюд от велблюд господина своего, и от всех благ господина своего с собою, и востав иде в Месопотамию во град Нахоров:
And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hands: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
11 и постави велблюды вне града у кладязя воднаго под вечер, егда исходят (жены) почерпати воды,
And he made his camels to kneel down outside the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, the time when women go out to draw water.
12 и рече: Господи, Боже господина моего Авраама, благоустрой предо мною днесь, и сотвори милость с господином моим Авраамом:
And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, prosper me this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
13 се, аз стах у кладязя воднаго, дщери же живущих во граде исходят почерпати воды:
Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
14 и будет девица, ейже аз реку: преклони водонос твой, да пию, и речет ми: пий ты, и велблюды твоя напою, дондеже напиются: сию уготовал еси рабу Твоему Исааку: и по сему увем, яко сотворил еси милость с господином моим Авраамом.
And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will water thy camels also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and by that shall I know that thou hast shown kindness to my master.
15 И бысть прежде неже скончати ему глаголющу во уме своем, и се, Ревекка исхождаше, яже родися Вафуилу, сыну Мелхи жены Нахора, брата же Авраамля, держащи водонос на рамех своих:
And it came to pass, before he had finished speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
16 девица же бяше доброзрачна зело: дева бе, муж не позна ея. Сошедши же на кладязь, наполни водонос свой и взыде.
And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
17 Тече же раб во сретение ей и рече: напой мя мало водою от водоноса твоего.
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water from thy pitcher.
18 Сия же рече: пий, господине. И потщася, и сня водонос на мышца своя, и напои его, дондеже напися.
And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him a drink.
19 И рече: и велблюдом твоим налию, дондеже вси напиются.
And when she had finished giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, till they have finished drinking.
20 И потщася, и испраздни водонос в поило: и тече паки на кладязь почерпнути воды, и влия велблюдом всем.
And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
21 Человек же выразумеваше ю и помолчеваше, да уразумеет, аще благоустрои Бог путь ему, или ни.
And the man wondering at her held his peace, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
22 Бысть же егда престаша вси велблюды пиюще, взя человек усерязи златы весом по драхме и два запястия на руки ея: десять златниц вес их.
And it came to pass, as the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her wrists of ten shekels weight of gold;
23 И вопроси ю и рече: чия еси дщерь? Повеждь ми, аще есть у отца твоего место нам витати?
And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father’s house for us to lodge in?
24 Она же рече ему: дщерь Вафуилева есмь (сына) Мелхина, егоже роди Нахору.
And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.
25 И рече ему: и плевы и сена много у нас, и место витати.
She said moreover to him, We have both straw and feed enough, and room to lodge in.
26 И благословив человек, поклонися Господу
And the man bowed his head, and worshipped the LORD.
27 и рече: благословен Господь Бог господина моего Авраама, Иже не остави правды Своея и истины от господина моего: и мене благоустрои Господь в дом брата господина моего.
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left my master destitute of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren.
28 И текши девица в дом матере своея, поведа по глаголом сим.
And the damsel ran, and told these things to her mother’s house.
29 Ревекце же бяше брат, емуже имя Лаван: и тече Лаван к человеку вон на кладязь.
And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out to the man, to the well.
30 И бысть егда виде усерязи, и запястия на руку сестры своея, и егда слыша словеса Ревекки сестры своея, глаголющия: сице глагола мне человек: и прииде к человеку, стоящу ему у велблюд у кладязя,
And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s wrists, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spoke the man to me; that he came to the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
31 и рече ему: гряди, вниди благословенный от Господа, почто стоиши вне? Аз же уготовах храмину и место велблюдом.
And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; why standest thou outside? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
32 И вниде человек в дом, и разседла велблюды, и даде плевы и сено велблюдом, и воду умыти нозе его, и ноги мужем, иже бяху с ним:
And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and feed for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men’s feet that were with him.
33 и предложи им хлебы ясти, и рече: не ям, дондеже возглаголю словеса моя. И рече: глаголи.
And there was set food before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told my errand. And he said, Speak on.
34 И рече: раб Авраамль есмь аз:
And he said, I am Abraham’s servant.
35 Господь же благослови господина моего зело, и возвысися: и даде ему овцы и телцы, сребро и злато, рабы и рабыни, и велблюды и ослы:
And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and male and female servants, and camels, and donkeys.
36 и роди Сарра, жена господина моего, сына единаго господину моему, состаревшемуся ему, и даде ему елика имяше:
And Sarah my master’s wife bore a son to my master when she was old: and to him hath he given all that he hath.
37 и закля мя господин мой, глаголя: не поймеши жены сыну моему от дщерей Хананейских, в нихже аз обитаю в земли их:
And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
38 но в дом отца моего пойдеши, и в племя мое, и поймеши жену сыну моему оттуду:
But thou shalt go to my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.
39 рех же (аз) господину моему: а егда не восхощет жена со мною ити?
And I said to my master, It may be the woman will not follow me.
40 И рече ми: Господь Бог, Емуже благоугодих пред ним, он послет Ангела Своего с тобою и благоустроит путь твой, и поймеши жену сыну моему от племене моего и от дому отца моего:
And he said to me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:
41 тогда будеши чист от заклинания моего: егда бо дойдеши в племя мое, и не дадят ти, и будеши чист от заклинания моего:
Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
42 и пришед днесь на кладязь, рекох: Господи, Боже господина моего Авраама, аще Ты благоустрояеши путь мой, в оньже ныне аз иду:
And I came this day to the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou dost prosper my way which I go:
43 се, аз стах у кладязя воднаго, и дщери граждан исходят почерпати воды: и будет девица, ейже аще аз реку: напой мя от водоноса твоего мало водою:
Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
44 и речет ми: и ты пий, и велблюдом твоим влию: сия (будет) жена, юже уготова Господь рабу Своему Исааку: и по сему уразумею, яко сотворил еси милость господину моему Аврааму.
And she saith to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed for my master’s son.
45 И бысть прежде неже скончати мне глаголющу во уме своем, абие Ревекка исхождаше держащи водонос на раму, и сниде на кладязь, и почерпе воды: и рекох ей: напой мя.
And before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down to the well, and drew water: and I said to her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
46 И потщавшися сня водонос с себе на мышцу свою и рече: пий ты, и велблюды твоя напою. И напихся, и велблюды моя напои.
And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will water thy camels also: so I drank, and she watered the camels also.
47 И вопросих ю и рекох: чия еси дщерь? Повеждь ми. Она же рече: дщерь Вафуилева есмь сына Нахорова, егоже роди ему Мелха. И дах ей усерязи, и запястия на руце ея,
And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her wrists.
48 и благоволив поклонихся Господу: и благослових Господа Бога господина моего Авраама, Иже благоустрои мя на пути истины пояти дщерь брата господина моего сыну его:
And I bowed my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD 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 аще убо сотворите вы милость и правду к господину моему: аще же ни, поведите ми: да обращуся или на десно, или на лево.
And now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
50 Отвещавша же Лаван и Вафуил, рекоста: от Господа прииде дело сие: не возможем ти противу рещи зло или благо:
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak to thee bad or good.
51 се, Ревекка пред тобою: поемь ю, иди: и да будет жена сыну господина твоего, якоже глагола Господь.
Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the LORD hath spoken.
52 Бысть же егда услыша раб Авраамль словеса сия, поклонися до земли Господу.
And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.
53 И изнес раб сосуды златы и сребряны и ризы, даде Ревекце: и дары даде брату ея и матери ея.
And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
54 И ядоша и пиша и той и мужие, иже бяху с ним, и почиша. И востав заутра, рече: отпустите мя, да отиду к господину моему.
And they ate and drank, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose in the morning, and he said, Send me away to my master.
55 Реша же братия ея и мати: да пребудет девица с нами яко десять дний, и посем пойдет.
And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.
56 Он же рече к ним: не держите мя, Господь бо благоустрои путь мой во мне: отпустите мя, да иду к господину моему.
And he said to them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.
57 Они же реша: призовем девицу и вопросим ея изоуст.
And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.
58 И призваша Ревекку и реша ей: пойдеши ли с человеком сим? Она же рече: пойду.
And they called Rebekah, and said to her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
59 И отпустиша Ревекку сестру свою, и имения ея, и раба Авраамля, и иже с ним быша.
And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.
60 И благословиша Ревекку и реша ей: сестра наша еси, буди в тысящы тем, и да наследит семя твое грады супостат.
And they blessed Rebekah, and said to her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those who hate them.
61 Воставши же Ревекка и рабыни ея, вседоша на велблюды и поидоша с человеком. И поим раб Ревекку, отиде.
And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
62 Исаак же прехождаше сквозе пустыню у кладязя Видения: сам же живяше на земли на полудне.
And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.
63 И изыде Исаак поглумитися на поле к вечеру, и воззрев очима своима, виде велблюды идущыя.
And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at evening: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.
64 И воззревши Ревекка очима своима, виде Исаака: и изскочи с велблюда.
And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she got off the camel.
65 И рече рабу: кто есть человек оный, иже идет по полю во сретение нам? Рече же раб: сей есть господин мой. Она же вземши ризу летнюю, облечеся.
For she had said to the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a veil, and covered herself.
66 И поведа раб Исааку вся словеса, яже сотвори.
And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
67 Вниде же Исаак в дом матере своея, и поя Ревекку, и бысть ему жена: и возлюби ю, и утешися Исаак по Сарре матери своей.
And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
