¹A Abrahám bol starý, pošlý vekom. A Hospodin požehnal Abraháma vo všetkom.

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

²A Abrahám povedal svojmu služobníkovi, staršiemu vo svojom dome, ktorý vládol nad všetkým, čo bolo jeho: Nože polož svoju ruku pod moje bedro.

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.

³Zaviažem ťa prísahou na Hospodina, Boha nebies a Boha zeme, že nevezmeš môjmu synovi ženy zo dcér Kananeja, v ktorého strede bývam.

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.

⁴Ale pojdeš do mojej zeme a k mojej rodine a odtiaľ vezmeš môjmu synovi Izákovi ženu.

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

⁵A služobník mu povedal: A keby nechcela žena ísť so mnou do tejto zeme, či mám zaviesť nazpät tvojho syna do zeme, z ktorej si vyšiel?

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?

⁶A Abrahám mu povedal: Chráň sa, aby si ta zpät nezaviedol môjho syna!

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

⁷Hospodin, Bôh nebies, ktorý ma vzal z domu môjho otca a z mojej rodnej zeme a ktorý mi hovoril a ktorý mi prisahal a riekol: Tvojmu semenu dám túto zem, ten pošle svojho anjela pred tebou, a vezmeš odtiaľ môjmu synovi ženu.

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.

⁸A keby nechcela žena ísť s tebou, budeš čistý od tejto mojej prísahy, len môjho syna nezaveď nazpät ta.

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.

⁹Vtedy položil služobník svoju ruku pod bedro Abraháma, svojho pána, a prisahal mu dotyčne tejto veci.

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

¹⁰A služobník vzal desať veľblúdov z veľblúdov svojho pána a išiel, a všetko dobré jeho pána bolo v jeho ruke. A tak vstal a išiel do Aramnaharaima, do mesta Náchorovho.

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.

¹¹A keď ta došiel, dal veľblúdom pokľakať vonku pred mestom pri studni vody v čas večera, o takom čase, keď vychodia ženy brať vodu.

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.

¹²A riekol: Hospodine, Bože môjho pána Abraháma, prosím, daj, žeby sa mi dnes pošťastilo, a učiň milosť s mojím pánom Abrahámom.

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.

¹³Hľa, stojím tu pri studni vody, a dcéry mužov mesta vyjdú sem von brať vodu.

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

¹⁴Nech stane sa tak, aby deva, ktorej poviem: Nachýľ, prosím, svoje vedro, aby som sa napil! A povie: Napi sa, a napojím aj tvojich veľblúdov, aby to bola tá, prosím, ktorú si prisúdil svojmu služobníkovi Izákovi, a potom poznám, že si učinil milosť s mojím pánom.

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.

¹⁵A stalo sa, kým on ešte nebol dohovoril, že hľa, vychádzala von Rebeka, ktorá sa narodila Betuelovi, synovi Milky, ženy Náchora, brata Abrahámovho, so svojím vedrom na svojom pleci.

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.

¹⁶A deva bola veľmi krásneho vzozrenia, panna, ktorej ešte nebol poznal muž, a sišla ku pramennej studni a naplnila svoje vedro a vyšla.

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.

¹⁷A služobník jej bežal oproti a riekol: Daj sa mi, prosím, napiť trochu vody zo svojho vedra!

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

¹⁸A ona povedala: Napi sa, môj pane! A rýchle sňala svoje vedro na svoju ruku a dala mu piť.

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

¹⁹A keď sa mu už bola dala napiť, povedala: Naberiem i tvojim veľblúdom, dokiaľ len budú piť.

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

²⁰A rýchle vyliala svoje vedro do válova a zase bežala k studni nabrať vody a nabrala všetkým jeho veľblúdom.

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

²¹A muž ju mlčky obdivoval a pozoroval, aby zvedel, či dal Hospodin jeho ceste zdaru a či nie.

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

²²A stalo sa, keď už boli prestali veľblúdi piť, že muž vyňal zlatú obrúčku na nos, pol šekla váhy, a dva náramenníky, ktoré vážily desať šeklov zlata, a dal ich na jej ruky.

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,

²³A riekol: Čia si ty dcéra? Povedz mi, prosím. Či je v dome tvojho otca miesta pre nás, kde by sme prenocovali?

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

²⁴A ona mu povedala: Ja som dcéra Betuela, syna Milky, ktorého porodila Náchorovi.

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

²⁵A ešte mu povedala: I slamy i krmu je hojne u nás i miesto prenocovať.

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

²⁶A človek sklonil hlavu a poklonil sa Hospodinovi.

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

²⁷A riekol: Požehnaný Hospodin, Bôh môjho pána Abraháma, ktorý nezanechal svojej milosti a svojej pravdy, aby ju bol odňal od môjho pána. I mňa viedol Hospodin na ceste do domu bratov môjho pána.

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.

²⁸A deva bežala a oznámila domu svojej matky všetko tak, ako sa to stalo.

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

²⁹A Rebeka mala brata, ktorému bolo meno Lában. A Lában bežal k mužovi von ku studni.

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

³⁰Lebo stalo sa, keď videl obrúčku a náramenníky na rukách svojej sestry, a keď počul slová Rebeky, svojej sestry, ktorá vravela, že tak a tak mi hovoril muž, že prišiel k mužovi, ktorý hľa, práve stal pri ležiacich veľblúdoch pri studni.

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.

³¹A povedal: Vojdi, požehnaný Hospodinov! Prečo by si stál vonku, keď som ja už pripravil dom a miesto pre veľblúdov.

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

³²A muž vošiel do domu, a Lában odsedlal veľblúdov a dal veľblúdom slamy a krmu a vody umyť jeho nohy i nohy mužov, ktorí boli s ním.

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.

³³A potom predložil pred neho jesť. Ale muž riekol: Nebudem jesť dokiaľ nepoviem, čo mám povedať. A Lában povedal: Hovor!

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.

³⁴Vtedy riekol: Ja som služobník Abrahámov.

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

³⁵Hospodin veľmi požehnal môjho pána, takže sa stal veľkým. A dal mu drobného stáda, oviec a kôz, a hoviad, striebra a zlata, sluhov a dievok, veľblúdov a oslov.

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.

³⁶A Sára, žena môjho pána, porodila môjmu pánovi syna, keď už bola zostarela, a dal mu všetko, čo má.

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.

³⁷A môj pán ma zaviazal prísahou a riekol: Nevezmeš môjmu synovi ženy z dcér Kananeja, v ktorého zemi ja bývam.

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.

³⁸Ale istotne pojdeš do domu môjho otca a k mojej rodine a odtiaľ vezmeš môjmu synovi ženu.

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

³⁹A ja som povedal svojmu pánovi: Možno, že nepôjde žena so mnou -.

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

⁴⁰A riekol mi: Hospodin, pred ktorého tvárou chodím, pošle svojho anjela s tebou a učiní tvoju cestu zdarnú, a vezmeš môjmu synovi ženu z mojej rodiny a z domu môjho otca.

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.

⁴¹Vtedy budeš oprostený mojej prísahy, keď prijdeš k mojej rodine, a jestli ti nedajú, nuž budeš prostý svojej prísahy.

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.

⁴²A tak som prišiel dnes ku studni a povedal som: Hospodine, Bože môjho pána Abraháma, ak daríš šťastím moju cestu, po ktorej idem,

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.

⁴³hľa, stojím pri studni vody a prosím, žeby panna, ktorá vyjde brať vodu, a ktorá, keď jej poviem: Daj sa mi, prosím, napiť trochu vody zo svojho vedra,

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.

⁴⁴mi odpovie: I ty sa napi, a naberiem i tvojim veľblúdom, bola tou ženou, ktorú prisúdil Hospodin synovi môjho pána.

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.

⁴⁵A prv ako som ja prestal hovoriť vo svojom srdci, tu hľa, vyšla Rebeka nesúc svoje vedro na svojom pleci a sišla k studni a nabrala vody. A povedal som jej: Daj sa mi, prosím, napiť!

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.

⁴⁶A ona rýchle složila svoje vedro so seba a riekla: Napi sa, a napojím aj tvojich veľblúdov. A napil som sa, a napojila aj veľblúdov.

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.

⁴⁷Vtedy som sa jej pýtal a povedal som: Čia si ty dcéra? A riekla: Dcéra Betuela, syna Náchorovho, ktorého mu porodila Milka. Tu som jej zavesil obrúčku na jej nos a dal som náramenníky na jej ruky.

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.

⁴⁸Potom som sklonil hlavu a poklonil som sa Hospodinovi a dobrorečil som Hospodinovi, Bohu svojho pána Abraháma, ktorý ma viedol pravou cestou, aby som vzal jeho synovi dcéru brata svojho pána.

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.

⁴⁹A tak teraz, ak činíte milosrdenstvo a pravdu s mojím pánom, oznámte mi to, a jestli nie, i tak mi oznámte, a obrátim sa napravo alebo naľavo.

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.

⁵⁰Vtedy odpovedal Lában a Betuel, a riekli: Od Hospodina vyšla vec; nemôžeme hovoriť s tebou ani dobré ani zlé.

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

⁵¹Hľa, Rebeka je pred tebou, vezmi a iď, a nech je ženou syna tvojho pána, tak ako hovoril Hospodin.

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

⁵²A stalo sa, keď počul služobník Abrahámov ich slová, poklonil sa Hospodinovi až k zemi.

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

⁵³Potom vyňal služobník strieborné klenoty a zlaté klenoty a rúcha a dal Rebeke a drahocenné veci dal i jej bratovi i jej matke.

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.

⁵⁴Potom jedli a pili, on i mužovia, ktorí boli s ním, a prenocovali. A keď vstali ráno, riekol: Prepustite ma, nech idem k svojmu pánovi!

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.

⁵⁵Ale jej brat povedal i jej matka: Nech zostane dievča s nami niekoľko, asi desať dní, a potom pojdeš.

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.

⁵⁶A riekol im: Nezdržujte ma, keď učinil Hospodin moju cestu šťastnú. Prepustite ma, nech idem k svojmu pánovi.

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

⁵⁷Vtedy povedali: Zavolajme dievča a opýtajme sa, čo ona povie?

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

⁵⁸A tak zavolali Rebeku a riekli jej: Či pojdeš s týmto mužom? A povedala: Pojdem.

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

⁵⁹Vtedy prepustili Rebeku, svoju sestru, i jej chôvu i služobníka Abrahámovho i jeho mužov.

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

⁶⁰A požehnali Rebeku a riekli jej: Naša sestro, ty buď v tisíce desať tisícov, a tvoje semä nech trvale zdedí bránu tých, ktorí by ho nenávideli.

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.

⁶¹Potom vstala Rebeka a jej dievčatá, sadly na veľblúdov a išly za mužom. A tak vzal služobník Rebeku a išiel.

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.

⁶²A Izák bol prišiel z cesty od studne Živého, ktorý ma vidí, lebo býval v zemi na juhu.

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

⁶³A Izák bol vyšiel premýšľať na poli, keď sa chýlilo k večeru. A keď pozdvihol svoje oči, videl a hľa, veľblúdi prichádzali.

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.

⁶⁴A Rebeka tiež pozdvihla svoje oči a videla Izáka a sosadla rýchle s veľblúda.

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

⁶⁵A povedala služobníkovi: Kto je to tamten muž, ktorý nám ide po poli oproti. A služobník riekol: To je môj pán. Vtedy vzala závoj a zakryla sa.

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.

⁶⁶A služobník rozprával Izákovi všetko, čo vykonal.

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

⁶⁷A Izák ju voviedol do stánu Sáry, svojej matky, a tak si vzal Rebeku a bola mu ženou, a miloval ju a potešil sa Izák po smrti svojej matky.

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.