1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: 3 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 unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: 4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac. 5 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest? 6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
7 The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence. 8 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 thither again. 9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. 11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. 12 And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham. 13 Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water: 14 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 give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
15 And it came to pass, before he had done 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 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 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher. 18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink. 19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking. 20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels. 21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not. 22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; 23 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 And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor. 25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in. 26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD. 27 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren. 28 And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother’s house these things.
29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well. 30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well. 31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men’s feet that were with him. 33 And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on. 34 And he said, I am Abraham’s servant. 35 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 menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses. 36 And Sarah my master’s wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath. 37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell: 38 But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son. 39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me. 40 And he said unto 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 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 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go: 43 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 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master’s son. 45 And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee. 46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also. 47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands. 48 And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son. 49 And now if ye 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 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good. 51 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 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth. 53 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 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master. 55 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 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master. 57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth. 58 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go. 59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men. 60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
61 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 And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country. 63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming. 64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel. 65 For she had said unto 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 vail, and covered herself. 66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done. 67 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.
1 亚伯拉罕老迈了， 年事已高， 耶和华在一切事上都赐福给他。
2 亚伯拉罕对他家中， 管理所有产业的老仆人说： "请把你的手放在我的大腿底下。
3 我要你指着耶和华天地的 神起誓， 不可从我现在居住的迦南人中， 为我的儿子娶他们的女子为妻。
4 你却要到我的故乡、我的亲族那里去， 为我的儿子以撒娶妻。"
5 仆人问亚伯拉罕： "如果那女子不愿跟我到这地方来， 我必须把你的儿子带回你原出之地去吗？"
6 亚伯拉罕对他说： "你要谨慎， 切不可带我的儿子回到那里去。
7 耶和华天上的 神， 就是领我离开我的父家和我亲族之地， 曾经对我说话， 又向我起誓的那位说： ‘我必把这地赐给你的后裔。’他必在你前面差派他的使者， 你就可以从那里为我的儿子娶妻。
8 如果那女子不愿跟你来， 我叫你所起的这誓就与你无关了。只是不可带我的儿子回到那里去。"
9 于是， 仆人把手放在他主人亚伯拉罕的大腿下， 为这事向亚伯拉罕起誓。
10 那仆人从他主人的骆驼里取了十匹骆驼， 带着主人各样的美物， 起程往两河之间的亚兰去， 到了拿鹤的城。
11 黄昏时分， 女人出来打水的时候， 那仆人就叫骆驼跪在城外的水井旁边，
12 然后祷告说： "耶和华我主人亚伯拉罕的 神啊， 求你今日使我遇见好机会， 施慈爱给我的主人亚伯拉罕。
13 我现在站在水泉旁边， 城内居民的女儿正出来打水。
14 我对哪一个少女说： ‘请你放下水瓶来， 让我喝点水。’如果她回答： ‘请喝， 我也给你的骆驼喝。’愿那少女就作你选定给你仆人以撒的妻子。这样， 我就知道你施慈爱给我的主人了。"
15 话还没有说完， 不料， 利百加肩头上扛着水瓶出来了。利百加是彼土利所生的。彼土利是亚伯拉罕兄弟拿鹤的妻子密迦的儿子。
16 那少女容貌非常美丽， 还是个处女， 没有男人亲近过她。她下到水泉那里， 打满了水瓶， 又上来。
17 仆人就跑去迎着她， 说： "请你把瓶里的水给我喝一点。"
18 那少女回答： "我主请喝。"就急忙把水瓶拿下来， 托在手上给他喝。
19 他喝足了， 少女就说： "我也要为你的骆驼打水， 直到它们都喝足了。"
20 于是急忙把水瓶里的水倒在槽里， 又跑到井旁去打水， 给他所有的骆驼打上水来。
21 那人一句话也不说， 只注视着她， 要知道耶和华使他的道路亨通不亨通。
22 骆驼喝足了， 那人就拿出一个重近六克的金鼻环， 戴在她的鼻子上， 又拿出两个重一百一十四克的金手镯， 套在她的手上，
23 然后问她： "请你告诉我， 你是谁的女儿？你父亲的家里有地方给我们住宿没有？"
24 她回答： "我是密迦给拿鹤所生的儿子彼土利的女儿。"
25 她又说： "我们有很多粮草和饲料， 也有住宿的地方。"
26 那人就跪下敬拜耶和华，
27 说： "耶和华我主人亚伯拉罕的 神是应当称颂的， 因为他不断以慈爱和信实待我的主人； 耶和华也一路引导我， 到了我主人的兄弟家里。"
28 那少女就跑回去， 把这些事都告诉了她母亲家里的人。
29 利百加有一个哥哥， 名叫拉班。
30 他看见了妹妹的鼻环和手上的手镯， 又听见了妹妹利百加说： "那人对我这样这样说"， 就跑去见外面水泉旁边的那人。他来到那人跟前的时候， 见他仍然站在骆驼旁边的水泉那里。
31 拉班说： "你这蒙耶和华赐福的， 请进来吧， 为什么站在外面呢？我已经收拾好了房间， 也为骆驼预备了地方。"
32 那人就进了拉班的家。拉班卸了骆驼， 拿粮草和饲料给骆驼吃， 又拿水给那人和与他同来的人洗脚。
33 然后在他面前摆上食物， 但那人说： "除非等我说完了我的事， 我不会吃。"拉班说： "请说。"
34 那人说： "我是亚伯拉罕的仆人。
35 耶和华厚厚地赐福我主人， 他就昌大起来； 耶和华又赐给他羊群、牛群、金银、仆婢、骆驼和驴。
36 我主人的妻子撒拉年老的时候， 给我主人生了一个儿子。我主人也把他一切所有的都给了这个儿子。
37 我主人要我起誓， 说： ‘你不可从我现在居住的迦南地中， 为我的儿子娶迦南的女子为妻。
38 你要到我的父家， 和我的族人那里去， 为我的儿子娶一个妻子。’
39 我问我主人： ‘如果那女子不愿跟我回来呢？’
40 他回答： ‘我行事为人都在他面前的耶和华， 必差派他的使者与你同去， 使你的道路亨通， 你就可以从我的族人和我的父家， 给我的儿子娶一个妻子。
41 只要你到了我的族人那里去， 我叫你起的誓就与你无关； 他们若不把女子交给你， 我叫你起的誓也与你无关。’
42 我今天到了水泉那里， 就说： ‘耶和华我主人亚伯拉罕的 神啊， 你若叫我所走的道路亨通，
43 那么， 我现在站在水泉旁边， 但愿有一个少女出来打水， 我要对她说： "请你把瓶里的水给我喝一点。"
44 她若对我说： "你请喝， 我还要打水给你的骆驼喝。"愿那女子就作耶和华给我主人的儿子所选定的妻子。’
45 我心里的话还没有说完， 利百加就肩头扛着水瓶出来了， 她下到水泉那里去打水； 我就对她说： ‘请给我水喝。’
46 她急忙从肩上拿下水瓶来， 说： ‘请喝， 我还要给你的骆驼喝。’我喝了， 她也打水给我的骆驼喝。
47 于是我问她， 说： ‘你是谁的女儿？’她回答： ‘我是密迦给拿鹤所生的儿子彼土利的女儿。’我就把鼻环戴在她的鼻子上， 把手镯套在她的两手上。
48 然后我跪下敬拜耶和华， 称颂耶和华我主人亚伯拉罕的 神， 因为他引导我走恰当的路， 使我得到我主人的兄弟的孙女， 作我主人的儿子的妻子。
49 现在你们若愿意以慈爱和信实待我的主人， 就请告诉我。如果不愿意， 也请你们告诉我； 使我可以知道怎样行。"
50 拉班和彼土利回答， 说： "这事既然出于耶和华， 我们就不能对你说好说歹。
51 看哪， 利百加就在你面前， 你可以把她带去， 照着耶和华所说的， 作你主人儿子的妻子。"
52 亚伯拉罕的仆人听到了他们这些话， 就俯伏在地敬拜耶和华。
53 那仆人拿出金器、银器和衣服送给利百加， 又把贵重的礼物送给她的哥哥和她的母亲。
54 然后， 仆人和与他同来的人才吃喝， 并且住了一夜。他们早晨起来， 仆人就说： "请打发我回到我主人那里去吧！ "
55 利百加的哥哥和母亲说： "让这女孩子和我们同住多几天， 或是十天， 然后她可以离去。"
56 仆人回答他们： "你们不要挽留我， 耶和华既然使我的道路亨通， 就请打发我回到我主人那里去。"
57 他们说： "我们可以把那女孩子叫来， 问问她的意思。"
58 他们把利百加叫了来， 问她： "你愿意与这人同去吗？"她回答： "我愿意去。"
59 于是， 他们把自己的妹妹利百加， 她的乳母和亚伯拉罕的仆人， 以及同来的人， 都打发走了。
60 他们给利百加祝福， 对她说： "我们的妹妹啊， 愿你作千万人之母； 愿你的后裔， 占领仇敌的城门。"
61 利百加和她的众使女就起来， 骑上骆驼， 跟着那人走； 那仆人就带着利百加走了。
62 那时， 以撒刚从庇耳．拉海．莱回来， 他原本是住在南地的。
63 黄昏的时候， 以撒出来田间默想。他举目观看， 忽然看见来了些骆驼。
64 利百加举目观看， 看见了以撒， 就下了骆驼，
65 问那仆人： "在田间走来迎接我们的这人是谁？"仆人回答： "他是我的主人。"利百加就拿面纱蒙在面上。
66 仆人把所作的一切事， 都告诉以撒。
67 以撒领利百加进了他母亲撒拉的帐棚， 并且娶了她。利百加就作了以撒的妻子。以撒爱利百加。以撒自从他母亲去世后， 这才得了安慰。