1وشاخ ابراهيم وتقدم في الايام. وبارك الرب ابراهيم في كل شيء.
1Abraham was old, and well stricken in age. Yahweh had blessed Abraham in all things.
2وقال ابراهيم لعبده كبير بيته المستولي على كل ما كان له. ضع يدك تحت فخذي.
2Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please put your hand under my thigh.
3فاستحلفك بالرب اله السماء واله الارض ان لا تأخذ زوجة لابني من بنات الكنعانيين الذين انا ساكن بينهم.
3I will make you swear by Yahweh, 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.
4بل الى ارضي والى عشيرتي تذهب وتأخذ زوجة لابني اسحق.
4But you shall go to my country, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”
5فقال له العبد ربما لا تشاء المرأة ان تتبعني الى هذه الارض. هل ارجع بابنك الى الارض التي خرجت منها.
5The 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?”
6فقال له ابراهيم احترز من ان ترجع بابني الى هناك.
6Abraham said to him, “Beware that you don’t bring my son there again.
7الرب اله السماء الذي اخذني من بيت ابي ومن ارض ميلادي والذي كلمني والذي اقسم لي قائلا لنسلك اعطي هذه الارض هو يرسل ملاكه امامك فتاخذ زوجة لابني من هناك.
7Yahweh, 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 seed or, offspring .’ He will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.
8وان لم تشإ المرأة ان تتبعك تبرأت من حلفي هذا. اما ابني فلا ترجع به الى هناك.
8If the woman isn’t willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath. Only you shall not bring my son there again.”
9فوضع العبد يده تحت فخذ ابراهيم مولاه وحلف له على هذا الامر
9The servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.
10ثم اخذ العبد عشرة جمال من جمال مولاه ومضى وجميع خيرات مولاه في يده. فقام وذهب الى ارام النهرين الى مدينة ناحور.
10The servant took ten camels, 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.
11واناخ الجمال خارج المدينة عند بئر الماء وقت المساء وقت خروج المستقيات.
11He 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.
12وقال ايها الرب اله سيدي ابراهيم يسّر لي اليوم واصنع لطفا الى سيدي ابراهيم.
12He said, “Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
13ها انا واقف على عين الماء وبنات اهل المدينة خارجات ليستقين ماء.
13Behold, I am standing by the spring of water. The daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.
14فليكن ان الفتاة التي اقول لها اميلي جرتك لاشرب فتقول اشرب وانا اسقي جمالك ايضا هي التي عيّنتها لعبدك اسحق. وبها اعلم انك صنعت لطفا الى سيدي
14Let it happen, that the young lady to whom I will say, ‘Please let down your pitcher, that I may drink,’ and she will say, ‘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.”
15واذ كان لم يفرغ بعد من الكلام اذا رفقة التي ولدت لبتوئيل ابن ملكة امرأة ناحور اخي ابراهيم خارجة وجرتها على كتفها.
15It happened, before he had finished speaking, that 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.
16وكانت الفتاة حسنة المنظر جدا وعذراء لم يعرفها رجل. فنزلت الى العين وملأت جرتها وطلعت.
16The young lady was very beautiful to look at, a virgin, neither had any man known her. She went down to the spring, filled her pitcher, and came up.
17فركض العبد للقائها وقال اسقيني قليل ماء من جرتك.
17The servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher.”
18فقالت اشرب يا سيدي. واسرعت وانزلت جرتها على يدها وسقته.
18She said, “Drink, my lord.” She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him drink.
19ولما فرغت من سقيه قالت استقي لجمالك ايضا حتى تفرغ من الشرب.
19When she had done giving him drink, she said, “I will also draw for your camels, until they have done drinking.”
20فاسرعت وافرغت جرتها في المسقاة وركضت ايضا الى البئر لتستقي. فاستقت لكل جماله.
20She hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.
21والرجل يتفرس فيها صامتا ليعلم أأنجح الرب طريقه ام لا.
21The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether Yahweh had made his journey prosperous or not.
22وحدث عندما فرغت الجمال من الشرب ان الرجل اخذ خزامة ذهب وزنها نصف شاقل وسوارين على يديها وزنهما عشرة شواقل ذهب.
22It happened, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,
23وقال بنت من انت. اخبريني. هل في بيت ابيك مكان لنا لنبيت.
23and said, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father’s house for us to lodge in?”
24فقالت له انا بنت بتوئيل ابن ملكة الذي ولدته لناحور.
24She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”
25وقالت له عندنا تبن وعلف كثير ومكان لتبيتوا ايضا.
25She said moreover to him, “We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.”
26فخرّ الرجل وسجد للرب.
26The man bowed his head, and worshiped Yahweh.
27وقال مبارك الرب اله سيدي ابراهيم الذي لم يمنع لطفه وحقه عن سيدي. اذ كنت انا في الطريق هداني الرب الى بيت اخوة سيدي.
27He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, Yahweh has led me in the way to the house of my master’s relatives.”
28فركضت الفتاة واخبرت بيت امها بحسب هذه الامور
28The young lady ran, and told her mother’s house about these words.
29وكان لرفقة اخ اسمه لابان. فركض لابان الى الرجل خارجا الى العين.
29Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. Laban ran out to the man, to the spring.
30وحدث انه اذ رأى الخزامة والسوارين على يدي اخته واذ سمع كلام رفقة اخته قائلة هكذا كلمني الرجل جاء الى الرجل واذا هو واقف عند الجمال على العين.
30It happened, 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,” that he came to the man. Behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring.
31فقال ادخل يا مبارك الرب. لماذا تقف خارجا وانا قد هيّأت البيت ومكانا للجمال.
31He said, “Come in, you blessed of Yahweh. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.”
32فدخل الرجل الى البيت وحلّ عن الجمال. فاعطى تبنا وعلفا للجمال وماء لغسل رجليه وارجل الرجال الذين معه.
32The man came into the house, and he unloaded the camels. He gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.
33ووضع قدامه ليأكل. فقال لا آكل حتى اتكلم كلامي. فقال تكلم
33Food was set before him to eat, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told my message.” He said, “Speak on.”
34فقال انا عبد ابراهيم.
34He said, “I am Abraham’s servant.
35والرب قد بارك مولاي جدا فصار عظيما. واعطاه غنما وبقرا وفضة وذهبا وعبيدا واماء وجمالا وحميرا.
35Yahweh has blessed my master greatly. He has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
36وولدت سارة امرأة سيدي ابنا لسيدي بعدما شاخت فقد اعطاه كل ما له.
36Sarah, my master’s wife, bore a son to my master when she was old. He has given all that he has to him.
37واستحلفني سيدي قائلا لا تأخذ زوجة لابني من بنات الكنعانيين الذين انا ساكن في ارضهم.
37My master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live,
38بل الى بيت ابي تذهب والى عشيرتي وتاخذ زوجة لابني.
38but you shall go to my father’s house, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.’
39فقلت لسيدي ربما لا تتبعني المرأة.
39I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not follow me?’
40فقال لي ان الرب الذي سرت امامه يرسل ملاكه معك وينجح طريقك. فتاخذ زوجة لابني من عشيرتي ومن بيت ابي.
40He said to me, ‘Yahweh, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you, and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son of my relatives, and of my father’s house.
41حينئذ تتبرأ من حلفي حينما تجيء الى عشيرتي. وان لم يعطوك فتكون بريئا من حلفي.
41Then will you 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.’
42فجئت اليوم الى العين وقلت ايها الرب اله سيدي ابراهيم ان كنت تنجح طريقي الذي انا سالك فيه
42I came this day to the spring, and said, ‘Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go—
43فها انا واقف على عين الماء وليكن ان الفتاة التي تخرج لتستقي واقول لها اسقيني قليل ماء من جرتك
43behold, 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,”
44فتقول لي اشرب انت وانا استقي لجمالك ايضا هي المرأة التي عيّنها الرب لابن سيدي.
44and she will tell me, “Drink, and I will also draw for your camels,”—let her be the woman whom Yahweh has appointed for my master’s son.’
45واذ كنت انا لم افرغ بعد من الكلام في قلبي اذا رفقة خارجة وجرتها على كتفها فنزلت الى العين واستقت. فقلت لها اسقيني.
45Before 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.’
46فاسرعت وانزلت جرتها عنها وقالت اشرب وانا اسقي جمالك ايضا. فشربت. وسقت الجمال ايضا.
46She 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.
47فسألتها وقلت بنت من انت. فقالت بنت بتوئيل بن ناحور الذي ولدته له ملكة. فوضعت الخزامة في انفها والسوارين على يديها.
47I 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.
48وخررت وسجدت للرب وباركت الرب اله سيدي ابراهيم الذي هداني في طريق امين لآخذ ابنة اخي سيدي لابنه.
48I bowed my head, and worshiped Yahweh, and blessed Yahweh, 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.
49والآن ان كنتم تصنعون معروفا وامانة الى سيدي فاخبروني. وإلا فاخبروني لانصرف يمينا او شمالا
49Now 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.”
50فاجاب لابان وبتوئيل وقالا من عند الرب خرج الامر. لا نقدر ان نكلمك بشر او خير.
50Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The thing proceeds from Yahweh. We can’t speak to you bad or good.
51هوذا رفقة قدامك. خذها واذهب. فلتكن زوجة لابن سيدك كما تكلم الرب.
51Behold, Rebekah is before you. Take her, and go, and let her be your master’s son’s wife, as Yahweh has spoken.”
52وكان عندما سمع عبد ابراهيم كلامهم انه سجد للرب الى الارض.
52It happened that when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth to Yahweh.
53واخرج العبد آنية فضة وآنية ذهب وثيابا واعطاها لرفقة. واعطى تحفا لاخيها ولامها.
53The 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.
54فأكل وشرب هو والرجال الذين معه وباتوا. ثم قاموا صباحا فقال اصرفوني الى سيدي.
54They 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.”
55فقال اخوها وامها لتمكث الفتاة عندنا اياما او عشرة. بعد ذلك تمضي.
55Her brother and her mother said, “Let the young lady stay with us a few days, at least ten. After that she will go.”
56فقال لهم لا تعوّقوني والرب قد انجح طريقي. اصرفوني لاذهب الى سيدي.
56He said to them, “Don’t hinder me, since Yahweh has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.”
57فقالوا ندعو الفتاة ونسألها شفاها.
57They said, “We will call the young lady, and ask her.”
58فدعوا رفقة وقالوا لها هل تذهبين مع هذا الرجل. فقالت اذهب.
58They called Rebekah, and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.”
59فصرفوا رفقة اختهم ومرضعتها وعبد ابراهيم ورجاله.
59They sent away Rebekah, their sister, with her nurse, Abraham’s servant, and his men.
60وباركوا رفقة وقالوا لها انت اختنا. صيري الوف ربوات وليرث نسلك باب مبغضيه
60They blessed Rebekah, and said to her, “Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let your seed possess the gate of those who hate them.”
61فقامت رفقة وفتياتها وركبن على الجمال وتبعن الرجل. فأخذ العبد رفقة ومضى.
61Rebekah arose with her ladies. They rode on the camels, and followed the man. The servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
62وكان اسحق قد اتى من ورود بئر لحي رئي. اذ كان ساكنا في ارض الجنوب.
62Isaac came from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he lived in the land of the South.
63وخرج اسحق ليتأمل في الحقل عند اقبال المساء. فرفع عينيه ونظر واذا جمال مقبلة.
63Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the evening. He lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming.
64ورفعت رفقة عينيها فرأت اسحق فنزلت عن الجمل.
64Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel.
65وقالت للعبد من هذا الرجل الماشي في الحقل للقائنا. فقال العبد هو سيدي. فاخذت البرقع وتغطّت.
65She 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.
66ثم حدّث العبد اسحق بكل الامور التي صنع.
66The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.
67فادخلها اسحق الى خباء سارة امه واخذ رفقة فصارت له زوجة واحبّها. فتعزّى اسحق بعد موت امه
67Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. He loved her. Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.