¹Abraham sudah tua sekali, dan ia diberkati TUHAN dalam segala hal.

¹And Abraham was old, [and] well stricken in age. And Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things.

²Pada suatu hari berkatalah Abraham kepada hambanya yang paling tua, yang mengurus segala harta bendanya, "Letakkanlah tanganmu di antara pangkal pahaku.

²And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh.

³Bersumpahlah demi TUHAN, Allah yang menguasai langit dan bumi, bahwa engkau tidak akan mencari istri bagi Ishak anakku dari antara orang-orang di tanah Kanaan ini.

³And I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou wilt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell.

⁴Engkau harus kembali ke negeri kelahiranku untuk mencari istri baginya dari antara sanak saudaraku."

⁴But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.

⁵Lalu bertanyalah hamba itu kepadanya, "Bagaimana jika gadis itu tidak mau meninggalkan rumahnya dan tak mau mengikuti saya ke negeri ini? Haruskah saya membawa anak Tuan itu ke negeri asal Tuan?"

⁵And 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?

⁶Tetapi Abraham menjawab, "Awas! Jangan sekali-kali kaubawa anakku itu ke sana!

⁶And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

⁷TUHAN, Allah yang menguasai langit, telah membawa aku dari rumah ayahku dan dari negeri sanak saudaraku, dan Ia telah bersumpah kepadaku bahwa Ia akan memberikan negeri ini kepada keturunanku. Dia juga akan mengutus malaikat-Nya untuk menolongmu, supaya engkau dapat menemukan seorang istri dari sana untuk anakku.

⁷Jehovah, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spake unto me, and who sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land. He will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence.

⁸Tetapi jika gadis itu tidak mau ikut dengan engkau, maka engkau bebas dari sumpah ini. Bagaimanapun juga, jangan kaubawa anakku itu ke sana."

⁸And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath. Only thou shalt not bring my son thither again.

⁹Kemudian hamba itu meletakkan tangannya di antara pangkal paha Abraham tuannya, dan bersumpah akan melakukan apa yang diminta oleh Abraham itu.

⁹And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning this matter.

¹⁰Hamba itu mengambil sepuluh ekor unta serta bermacam-macam barang berharga milik tuannya dan berangkat ke kota tempat tinggal Nahor semasa hidupnya; letaknya di sebelah utara Mesopotamia.

¹⁰And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed, having all goodly things of his master's in his hand. And he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

¹¹Setelah ia tiba di sana, dihentikannya unta-unta itu supaya beristirahat dekat sebuah sumur di luar kota. Hari sudah sore, dan itulah waktunya para wanita datang ke sumur untuk menimba air.

¹¹And he made the camels to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.

¹²Lalu hamba itu berdoa, "TUHAN, Allah tuan saya Abraham, tolonglah, supaya tugas saya berhasil pada hari ini; berbaik hatilah kepada tuan saya Abraham.

¹²And he said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray thee, good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham.

¹³Lihatlah, saya berdiri di dekat sumur ini. Sebentar lagi gadis-gadis dari kota akan datang menimba air.

¹³Behold, I am standing by the fountain of water. And the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.

¹⁴Saya akan berkata kepada salah seorang dari mereka, 'Tolong turunkan buyungmu dan berilah saya minum.' Jika ia menjawab, 'Minumlah, dan unta-unta Bapak juga akan saya beri minum!' dialah yang TUHAN pilih untuk hambamu Ishak. Jika hal itu terjadi, saya akan tahu bahwa TUHAN telah berbaik hati kepada tuan saya Abraham."

¹⁴And 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 showed kindness unto my master.

¹⁵Ketika ia sedang berdoa itu, Ribka, seorang gadis yang sangat cantik dan masih perawan, tiba di sumur itu membawa buyung di atas bahunya. Ia anak Betuel, dan orang tua Betuel adalah Nahor dan Milka; Nahor itu abang Abraham. Ribka menuju ke sumur itu dan mengisi buyungnya, lalu berjalan kembali.

¹⁵And it came to pass, before he had done 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 upon her shoulder.

¹⁶(24:15)

¹⁶And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her. And she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

¹⁷Hamba Abraham lari mendekatinya dan berkata, "Tolong, Nak, berilah saya minum dari buyungmu itu."

¹⁷And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher.

¹⁸Gadis itu menjawab, "Minumlah, Pak," lalu dengan cepat diturunkannya buyungnya dari bahunya, dan sambil memegang buyung itu diberinya hamba itu minum.

¹⁸And she said, Drink, my lord. And she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.

¹⁹Setelah hamba itu selesai minum; berkatalah gadis itu, "Saya akan menimba air untuk unta-unta Bapak juga, supaya semua binatang itu dapat minum sepuasnya."

¹⁹And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.

²⁰Kemudian dengan cepat air di dalam buyung itu dituangkannya ke dalam tempat minum unta, lalu berlarilah ia kembali ke sumur untuk menimba air lebih banyak lagi sampai semua binatang itu puas minum.

²⁰And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.

²¹Sementara itu hamba Abraham terus memperhatikannya tanpa berkata sepatah pun. Ia ingin tahu apakah TUHAN membuat ia berhasil melakukan tugasnya atau tidak.

²¹And the man looked stedfastly on her, holding his peace, to know whether Jehovah had made his journey prosperous or not.

²²Setelah semua unta minum sepuas-puasnya, hamba Abraham mengambil perhiasan emas yang berharga, lalu mengenakannya pada hidung gadis itu. Pada lengannya diberi sepasang gelang emas.

²²And it came to pass, 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,

²³Lalu hamba itu berkata, "Coba katakan siapa ayahmu. Adakah tempat bermalam di rumahnya untuk saya dan orang-orangku?"

²³and said, Whose daughter art thou? Tell me, I pray thee. Is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?

²⁴"Ayah saya Betuel, anak Nahor dan Milka," jawab gadis itu.

²⁴And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bare unto Nahor.

²⁵"Di rumah kami ada tempat bermalam untuk Bapak dan juga banyak jerami dan makanan ternak."

²⁵She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.

²⁶Maka sujudlah hamba itu menyembah TUHAN.

²⁶And the man bowed his head, and worshipped Jehovah.

²⁷Katanya, "Pujilah TUHAN, Allah tuan saya Abraham. TUHAN ternyata setia dan berbaik hati kepada tuan saya Abraham. Ia memimpin saya langsung kepada sanak saudaranya."

²⁷And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, who hath not forsaken his lovingkindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, Jehovah hath led me in the way to the house of my master's brethren.

²⁸Kemudian gadis itu lari ke rumah ibunya dan menceritakan segala kejadian itu.

²⁸And the damsel ran, and told her mother's house according to these words.

²⁹Ribka mempunyai seorang abang yang bernama Laban. Ia mendengar cerita adiknya tentang apa yang dikatakan hamba itu. Ia melihat juga perhiasan di hidung dan gelang pada lengan adiknya itu. Maka berlarilah Laban keluar rumah untuk menemui hamba Abraham itu yang masih berdiri dengan unta-untanya di dekat sumur.

²⁹And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the fountain.

³⁰(24:29)

³⁰And it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the 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 was standing by the camels at the fountain.

³¹Lalu kata Laban, "Bapak orang yang diberkati TUHAN! Jangan tinggal di luar sini. Mari ke rumah kami. Kami telah menyediakan kamar untuk Bapak dan juga tempat bagi unta-unta Bapak."

³¹And he said, Come in, thou blessed of Jehovah. Wherefore standest thou without? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.

³²Lalu ikutlah hamba itu dan masuk ke dalam rumah. Laban menurunkan beban unta-unta, dan memberi jerami dan makanan kepada binatang-binatang itu. Setelah itu dibawanya air pembasuh kaki untuk hamba Abraham dan orang-orangnya.

³²And the man came into the house, and he ungirded the camels. And he gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men that were with him.

³³Ketika makanan dihidangkan, hamba itu berkata, "Saya tidak akan makan sebelum menyampaikan pesan yang saya bawa." Laban berkata, "Silakan bicara."

³³And there was set food before him to eat. But he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.

³⁴Lalu mulailah hamba Abraham berbicara, katanya, "Saya ini hamba Abraham.

³⁴And he said, I am Abraham's servant.

³⁵TUHAN sangat memberkati tuan saya itu dan menjadikan dia kaya raya. TUHAN telah memberikan kepadanya kawanan domba, kambing, sapi, unta, keledai, dan juga perak, emas, serta hamba laki-laki dan perempuan.

³⁵And Jehovah hath blessed my master greatly. And he is become great. And he hath given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and men-servants and maid-servants, and camels and asses.

³⁶Pada usia yang lanjut, Sara, istri tuan saya itu telah melahirkan anak laki-laki, dan tuan saya telah mewariskan segala harta bendanya kepada anaknya itu.

³⁶And 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.

³⁷Dia menyuruh saya berjanji dengan sumpah supaya mentaati perintahnya. Katanya, 'Janganlah engkau memilih istri bagi anakku dari antara gadis-gadis di tanah Kanaan ini,

³⁷And 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.

³⁸melainkan dari antara sanak saudara kaum ayahku. Jadi pergilah ke sana dengan segera.'

³⁸But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.

³⁹Lalu saya bertanya kepadanya, 'Bagaimana jika gadis itu tidak mau ikut dengan saya?'

³⁹And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

⁴⁰Lalu jawabnya, 'TUHAN yang selalu kutaati, akan mengutus malaikat-Nya untuk menolong supaya tugasmu berhasil. Engkau akan menemukan istri bagi anakku dari antara kaumku sendiri, yaitu dari sanak saudara ayahku.

⁴⁰And he said unto me, Jehovah, 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.

⁴¹Hanya apabila mereka menolakmu, barulah engkau bebas dari sumpahmu.'

⁴¹Then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred. And if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath.

⁴²Dan ketika saya sampai di sumur tadi, saya berdoa di dalam hati, 'TUHAN, Allah tuan saya Abraham, hendaknya TUHAN membuat tugas saya berhasil.

⁴²And I came this day unto the fountain, and said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go.

⁴³Saya akan tetap berdiri di dekat sumur ini. Apabila seorang gadis datang untuk menimba air, saya akan minta kepadanya supaya diberi minum.

⁴³Behold, I am standing by the fountain of water. And let it come to pass, that the maiden that cometh forth to draw, to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher to drink.

⁴⁴Jika dia mau melakukannya, dan menawarkan juga untuk memberi minum kepada unta-unta saya, maka dialah kiranya yang TUHAN pilih menjadi istri anak tuan saya itu.'

⁴⁴And she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels. Let the same be the woman whom Jehovah hath appointed for my master's son.

⁴⁵Belum lagi saya selesai mengucapkan doa itu di dalam hati, datanglah Ribka membawa buyung di atas bahunya lalu mengambil air dari sumur. Kemudian saya berkata kepadanya, 'Tolong berilah saya minum.'

⁴⁵And before I had done speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder. And she went down unto the fountain, and drew. And I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.

⁴⁶Dengan segera ia menurunkan buyung itu dari bahunya dan berkata, 'Minumlah, dan unta-unta Bapak juga akan saya beri minum.' Lalu saya minum dan setelah itu unta-unta saya itu juga diberinya minum.

⁴⁶And 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.

⁴⁷Sesudah itu saya bertanya, 'Siapakah ayahmu?' Dan ia menjawab, 'Ayah saya Betuel, anak Nahor dan Milka.' Lalu saya mengenakan perhiasan emas pada hidungnya dan sepasang gelang pada lengannya.

⁴⁷And 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 ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands.

⁴⁸Saya sujud menyembah dan memuji TUHAN, Allah tuan saya Abraham. Ia telah memimpin saya langsung ke sini, kepada sanak saudara tuan saya, sehingga saya dapat menemukan gadis ini bagi anaknya.

⁴⁸And I bowed my head, and worshipped Jehovah, and blessed Jehovah, 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.

⁴⁹Sekarang, jika kalian bersedia memperlakukan tuan saya dengan baik dan memenuhi tanggung jawab kalian terhadapnya sebagai saudara, sudilah mengatakannya kepada saya, tetapi jika tidak, katakanlah juga, supaya saya tahu harus berbuat apa."

⁴⁹And 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.

⁵⁰Laban dan Betuel menjawab, "Karena apa yang terjadi ini berasal dari TUHAN, kami tidak patut memberi keputusan.

⁵⁰Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from Jehovah. We cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

⁵¹Ini Ribka; biarlah ia ikut dengan Bapak dan menjadi istri anak tuan Bapak, seperti yang dikatakan TUHAN sendiri."

⁵¹Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as Jehovah hath spoken.

⁵²Ketika hamba Abraham itu mendengar perkataan mereka, ia sujud menyembah TUHAN.

⁵²And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth unto Jehovah.

⁵³Lalu ia mengeluarkan pakaian, perhiasan perak dan emas, dan memberikan semua itu kepada Ribka. Juga abangnya dan ibunya diberinya hadiah yang mahal-mahal.

⁵³And 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.

⁵⁴Setelah itu hamba Abraham dan orang-orangnya makan dan minum, lalu bermalam di situ. Sesudah mereka bangun keesokan harinya, hamba itu berkata, "Izinkanlah saya pulang kepada tuan saya."

⁵⁴And 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.

⁵⁵Tetapi abang serta ibu Ribka berkata, "Biarlah Ribka tinggal bersama kami kira-kira seminggu atau sepuluh hari lagi, dan sesudah itu bolehlah dia pergi."

⁵⁵And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us [a few] days, at the least ten. After that she shall go.

⁵⁶Tetapi hamba itu berkata, "Janganlah menahan saya. TUHAN membuat perjalanan saya berhasil; izinkanlah saya pulang kepada tuan saya."

⁵⁶And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing Jehovah hath prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.

⁵⁷Jawab mereka, "Mari kita panggil Ribka dan menanyakan pendapatnya."

⁵⁷And they said, We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth.

⁵⁸Lalu mereka memanggil Ribka dan bertanya, "Maukah engkau ikut orang ini?" Jawab gadis itu, "Ya, saya mau."

⁵⁸And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.

⁵⁹Maka mereka mengizinkan Ribka dan inang pengasuhnya pergi dengan hamba Abraham dan orang-orangnya. Lalu mereka memberkati Ribka dengan kata-kata ini, "Semoga engkau, Ribka menjadi ibu jutaan orang! Semoga keturunanmu menaklukkan kota-kota musuhnya!"

⁵⁹And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.

⁶⁰(24:59)

⁶⁰And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Our sister, be thou [the mother] of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the gate of those that hate them.

⁶¹Kemudian berkemaslah Ribka beserta wanita-wanita muda yang menjadi hambanya, lalu naik unta dan berangkat mengikuti hamba Abraham itu.

⁶¹And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man. And the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

⁶²Sementara itu Ishak telah datang dari padang gurun, lewat sumur yang disebut "Dia Yang Memperhatikan Aku" dan tinggal di bagian selatan Kanaan.

⁶²And Isaac came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi. For he dwelt in the land of the South.

⁶³Pada suatu sore ia keluar kemahnya hendak berjalan-jalan di ladang, lalu dilihatnya unta-unta datang.

⁶³And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide. And he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming.

⁶⁴Ketika Ribka melihat Ishak, ia turun dari untanya,

⁶⁴And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she alighted from the camel.

⁶⁵dan bertanya kepada hamba Abraham itu, "Siapa orang laki-laki di ladang itu yang datang ke arah kita?" "Dia tuan saya," jawab hamba itu. Lalu Ribka mengambil selendangnya dan menutupi wajahnya.

⁶⁵And she said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant said, It is my master. And she took her veil, and covered herself.

⁶⁶Kemudian hamba itu menceritakan kepada Ishak segala yang telah dilakukannya.

⁶⁶And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.

⁶⁷Setelah itu Ishak membawa Ribka masuk ke dalam kemah Sara ibunya, dan ia memperistri Ribka. Ishak mencintai Ribka; maka terhiburlah hati Ishak yang sedih karena kehilangan ibunya.

⁶⁷And 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.