1 Mojzes 24
1 Abraham je bil star in že zelo zvrhan v starosti in Gospod je Abrahama blagoslovil v vseh stvareh.
Now Abraham was very old and Yahweh had blessed Abraham in all things.
2 Abraham je najstarejšemu služabniku svoje hiše, ki je vladal nad vsem, kar je imel, rekel: »Položi, prosim te, svojo roko pod moje stegno,
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
3 jaz pa te bom primoral priseči pri Gospodu, Bogu nebes in Bogu zemlje, da mojemu sinu ne boš vzel žene izmed kánaanskih hčera, med katerimi živim,
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.
4 temveč boš šel v mojo deželo in k mojemu sorodstvu in vzel ženo mojemu sinu Izaku.«
But you will go to my country, and to my relatives, and get a wife for my son Isaac.”
5 Služabnik pa mu je rekel: »Morda mi ženska ne bo voljna slediti v to deželo. Ali moram tvojega sina ponovno privesti v deželo, od koder si prišel?«
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?”
6 Abraham mu je rekel: »Pazi, da mojega sina ne privedeš ponovno tja.
Abraham said to him, “Make sure that you do not take my son back there!
7 Gospod, Bog nebes, ki me je vzel iz hiše mojega očeta in iz dežele mojega sorodstva in ki mi je govoril in mi to prisegel, rekoč: ›To deželo bom dal tvojemu semenu, ‹ bo pred teboj poslal svojega angela in ti boš mojemu sinu od tam vzel ženo.
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.
8 Če pa ti ženska ne bo voljna slediti, potem boš prost pred to mojo prisego, samo mojega sina ne privedi ponovno tja.«
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.”
9 Služabnik je svojo roko položil pod stegno Abrahama, svojega gospodarja in mu glede te zadeve prisegel.
So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.
10 Služabnik je vzel deset kamel izmed kamel svojega gospodarja in se odpravil, kajti vse dobrine njegovega gospodarja so bile v njegovi roki. Vstal je in odšel v Mezopotamijo, v Nahórjevo mesto.
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.
11 Svojim kamelam je storil, da so pokleknile zunaj mesta, pri vodnem izviru, ob večernem času, v času, ko gredo ženske ven zajemat vodo.
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.
12 Rekel je: »Oh Gospod, Bog mojega gospodarja Abrahama, prosim te, pošlji mi danes veliko sreče in mojemu gospodarju Abrahamu izkaži prijaznost.
Then he said, “Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, grant me success today and show covenant faithfulness to my master Abraham.
13 Glej, tukaj stojim pri vodnem izviru in hčere mestnih mož prihajajo zajemat vodo.
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.
14 Naj se mi zgodi, da gospodična, ki ji bom rekel: ›Spusti svoj lončen vrč, prosim te, da bom lahko pil‹ in bo rekla: ›Pij in tudi tvojim kamelam bom dala piti, ‹ naj bo ta tista, ki si jo določil za svojega služabnika Izaka in s tem bom vedel, da si mojemu gospodarju izkazal prijaznost.«
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.”
15 Pripetilo se je, preden je nehal govoriti, glej, da je prišla ven Rebeka, ki je bila rojena Betuélu, sinu Milke, žene Nahórja, Abrahamovega brata, s svojim lončenim vrčem na svoji rami.
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.
16 Gospodična pa je bila zelo lepa na pogled, devica, niti je noben mož ni spoznal in odšla je dol k izviru in napolnila svoj lončen vrč ter prišla gor.
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.
17 Služabnik je stekel, da jo sreča in reče: »Pusti mi, prosim te, popiti malo vode iz tvojega lončenega vrča.«
Then the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please give me a little drink of water from your pitcher.”
18 Rekla je: »Pij, moj gospod« in se podvizala ter spustila svoj lončen vrč na svojo roko ter mu dala piti.
She said, “Drink, my master,” and she quickly let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him a drink.
19 In ko mu je dala piti, je rekla: »Tudi za tvoje kamele bom zajela vodo, dokler se ne napijejo.«
When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking.”
20 Odhitela je in svoj lončen vrč izpraznila v korito in ponovno stekla k izviru, da zajame vodo in jo zajela za vse njegove kamele.
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.
21 Človek, začuden ob njej, je ohranil svoj mir, da izve, ali je Gospod naredil njegovo potovanje uspešno ali ne.
The man watched her in silence to see whether Yahweh had prospered his journey or not.
22 Pripetilo se je, ko so se kamele napojile, da je človek vzel zlat uhan, težak pol šekla in dve zapestnici za njeni roki, težki deset šeklov zlata
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,
23 in rekel: »Čigava hči si? Povej mi, prosim te. Ali je za nas prostor v hiši tvojega očeta, da prenočimo?«
and asked, “Whose daughter are you? Tell me please, is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?”
24 Rekla mu je: » Sem hči Betuéla, Milkinega sina, ki ga je rodila Nahórju.«
She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel son of Milkah, whom she bore to Nahor.”
25 Poleg tega mu je rekla: »Imamo dovolj tako slame kakor krme in prostora za prenočitev.«
She also said to him, “We have plenty of both straw and feed, and also room for you to spend the night.”
26 Človek je sklonil svojo glavo ter oboževal Gospoda.
Then the man bowed down and worshiped Yahweh.
27 Rekel je: »Blagoslovljen bodi Gospod, Bog mojega gospodarja Abrahama, ki mojega gospodarja ni pustil brez svoje milosti in svoje resnice. Bil sem na poti in Gospod me je vodil v hišo bratov mojega gospodarja.«
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.”
28 Gospodična je stekla ter te stvari povedala tistim iz hiše svoje matere.
Then the young woman ran and told her mother's household about all of these things.
29 Rebeka pa je imela brata in njegovo ime je bilo Labán. In Labán je stekel k človeku, k izviru.
Now Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. Laban ran to the man who was out at the road by the spring.
30 Pripetilo se je, ko je zagledal uhan in zapestnici na roki svoje sestre in ko je slišal besede svoje sestre Rebeke, rekoč: »Tako mi je mož govoril, « da je prišel k človeku. In glej, stal je s kamelami pri izviru.
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.
31 Rekel je: »Vstopi, ti blagoslovljen od Gospoda. Zakaj stojiš zunaj? Kajti pripravil sem hišo in prostor za kamele.«
Then Laban said, “Come, you blessed of Yahweh. Why are you standing outside? I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels.”
32 Mož je vstopil v hišo, on pa je odpasal njegove kamele in jim dal slamo in krmo za kamele in vodo, da umije njegova stopala in stopala mož, ki so bili z njim.
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.
33 Predenj je bila postavljena hrana, da bi jedel, toda rekel je: »Ne bom jedel, dokler ne povem svoje naloge.« On pa je rekel: »Spregovori.«
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.”
34 Rekel je: »Jaz sem Abrahamov služabnik.
He said, “I am Abraham's servant.
35 In Gospod je silno blagoslovil mojega gospodarja in postal je velik in dal mu je trope, črede, srebro, zlato, sluge, dekle, kamele in osle.
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.
36 Sara, žena mojega gospodarja, je mojemu gospodarju rodila sina, ko je bila stara. In njemu je dal vse, kar ima.
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.
37 Moj gospodar me je zaprisegel, rekoč: ›Mojemu sinu ne boš vzel žene izmed kánaanskih hčera, v katerih deželi prebivam,
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.
38 temveč boš šel k hiši mojega očeta in k mojemu sorodstvu in vzel ženo mojemu sinu.‹
Instead, you must go to my father's family, and to my relatives, and get a wife for my son.'
39 Svojemu gospodarju sem rekel: ›Morda mi ženska ne bo hotela slediti.‹
I said to my master, 'Perhaps the woman will not follow me.'
40 Rekel mi je: › Gospod, pred katerim hodim, bo s teboj poslal svojega angela in osrečil tvojo pot in vzel boš ženo za mojega sina iz mojega sorodstva in iz hiše mojega očeta.
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.
41 Potem boš prost pred to mojo prisego, ko prideš k mojemu sorodstvu. Če ti je ne bodo dali, potem si prost pred mojo prisego.‹
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.'
42 Danes sem prišel k izviru in rekel: ›O Gospod, Bog mojega gospodarja Abrahama, če sedaj osrečiš mojo pot, ki jo hodim.
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—
43 Glej, stojim pri vodnem izviru in naj se zgodi, da ko pride naprej devica, da zajame vodo in ji rečem: ›Daj mi za piti, prosim te, malo vode iz svojega lončenega vrča‹
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,”
44 in mi reče: ›Pij in prav tako bom zajela za tvoje kamele, ‹ naj bo ta ista ženska, ki jo je Gospod določil za sina mojega gospodarja.
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.'
45 In preden sem v svojem srcu prenehal govoriti, glej, je prišla Rebeka s svojim lončenim vrčem na svoji rami. Odšla je dol do izvira in zajela vodo. Rekel sem ji: ›Daj mi piti, prosim te.‹
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.'
46 Podvizala se je in spustila svoj lončen vrč iz svoje rame ter rekla: ›Pij in tudi tvojim kamelam bom dala piti.‹ Tako sem pil in tudi kamele je napojila.‹
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.
47 Vprašal sem jo ter rekel: ›Čigava hči si?‹ Rekla je: ›Hči Betuéla, Nahórjevega sina, ki mu ga je rodila Milka.‹ In položil sem uhan na njen obraz in zapestnici na njeni roki.
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.
48 Sklonil sem svojo glavo in oboževal Gospoda in blagoslovil Gospoda, Boga svojega gospodarja Abrahama, ki me je vodil po pravi poti, da vzame svojemu sinu hčer gospodarjevega brata.
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.
49 In sedaj, če hočete prijazno in iskreno postopati z mojim gospodarjem, mi povejte. Če ne, mi povejte, da se lahko obrnem na desno roko ali na levo.«
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.”
50 Potem sta Labán in Betuél odgovorila ter rekla: »Stvar izvira od Gospoda. Ne moreva ti govoriti dobro ali slabo.
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing has come from Yahweh; we cannot speak to you either bad or good.
51 Glej, Rebeka je pred teboj, vzemi jo in pojdi in naj bo žena sinu tvojega gospodarja, kakor je govoril Gospod.«
Look, Rebekah is before you. Take her and go, so she may be the wife of your master's son, as Yahweh has spoken.”
52 Pripetilo se je, da ko je Abrahamov služabnik slišal te besede, je oboževal Gospoda, priklanjajoč se k zemlji.
When Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the ground to Yahweh.
53 Služabnik je prinesel naprej dragocenosti iz srebra in dragocenosti iz zlata in oblačilo in jih dal Rebeki. Tudi njenemu bratu in njeni materi je dal dragocene stvari.
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.
54 Jedli so in pili, on in ljudje, ki so bili z njim in ostali vso noč. Vstali pa so zjutraj in rekel je: »Pošljite me proč, k mojemu gospodarju.«
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.”
55 Njen brat in njena mati pa sta rekla: »Naj gospodična ostane z nami nekaj dni, vsaj deset, potem bo šla.«
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.”
56 Rekel jim je: »Ne preprečujte mi, glede na to, da je Gospod osrečil mojo pot. Pošljite me proč, da lahko grem k svojemu gospodarju.«
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.”
57 Rekla sta: »Poklicala bova gospodično in poizvemo pri njenih ustih.«
They said, “We will call the young woman and ask her.”
58 In poklicala sta Rebeko ter ji rekla: »Hočeš iti s tem človekom?« In rekla je: »Šla bom.«
So they called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” She replied, “I will go.”
59 In odpustili so svojo sestro Rebeko in njeno dojiljo in Abrahamovega služabnika in njegove ljudi.
So they sent their sister Rebekah, along with her female servant, on her journey with Abraham's servant and his men.
60 In blagoslovili so Rebeko ter ji rekli: »Ti si naša sestra, bodi mati tisočev milijonov in naj tvoje seme obvladuje velika vrata tistih, ki jih sovražijo.«
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.”
61 Rebeka je vstala in njene gospodične in zajahale so kamele ter sledile človeku. In služabnik je vzel Rebeko ter odšel svojo pot.
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.
62 Izak je prišel po poti izvira Laháj Roí, kajti prebival je v južni deželi.
Now Isaac was living in the Negev, and had just returned from Beer Lahai Roi.
63 Izak je odšel ven, da ob večeru premišljuje na polju in je povzdignil svoje oči in videl in glej, prihajale so kamele.
Isaac went out to meditate in the field in the evening. When he looked up and saw, behold, there were camels coming!
64 Rebeka je povzdignila svoje oči in ko je zagledala Izaka, se je spustila s kamele.
Rebekah looked, and when she saw Isaac, she jumped down from the camel.
65 Kajti služabniku je rekla: »Kdo je ta človek, ki hodi po polju, da nas sreča?« Služabnik je rekel: »To je moj gospodar.« Zato je vzela zagrinjalo in se pokrila.
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.
66 Služabnik je povedal Izaku vse stvari, ki jih je storil.
The servant recounted to Isaac all the things that he had done.
67 Izak jo je privedel v šotor svoje matere Sare in vzel Rebeko in postala je njegova žena in jo je ljubil in Izak je bil potolažen po smrti svoje matere.
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.
