¹Abraham was old, and well stricken in age. Yahweh had blessed Abraham in all things.

¹Abraham var blevet gammel og til Års, og HERREN havde velsignet ham i alle Måder.

²Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please put your hand under my thigh.

²Da sagde Abraham til sin Træl, sit Hus's ældste, som stod for hele hans Ejendom: "Læg din Hånd under min Lænd,

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.

³så jeg kan tage dig i Ed ved HERREN, Himmelens og Jordens Gud, at du ikke vil tage min Søn en Hustru af Kana'anæernes Døtre. blandt hvem jeg bor,

⁴But you shall go to my country, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”

⁴men drage til mit Land og min Hjemstavn og tage min Søn Isak en Hustru derfra!"

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?”

⁵Da sagde Trællen: "Men hvis nu Pigen ikke vil følge mig her til Landet, skal jeg så bringe din Søn tilbage til det Land, du vandrede ud fra?"

⁶Abraham said to him, “Beware that you don’t bring my son there again.

⁶Abraham svarede: "Vogt dig vel for at bringe min Søn tilbage dertil!

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.

⁷HERREN, Himmelens Gud, som tog mig bort fra min Faders Hus og min Hjemstavns Land, som talede til mig og tilsvor mig, at han vil give mit Afkom dette Land, han vil sende sin Engel foran dig, så du kan tage min Søn en Hustru derfra;

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.”

⁸men hvis Pigen ikke vil følge dig, så er du løst fra Eden til mig; men i intet Tilfælde må du bringe min Søn tilbage dertil!"

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

⁹Da lagde Trællen sin Hånd under sin Herre Abrahams Lænd og svor ham Eden.

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.

¹⁰Derpå tog Trællen ti af sin Herres Kameler og alle Hånde kostbare Gaver fra sin Herre og gav sig på Vej til Nakors By i Aram Naharajim.

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.

¹¹Uden for Byen lod han Kamelerne knæle ved Brønden ved Aftenstid, ved den Tid Kvinderne går ud for at hente Vand;

¹²He said, “Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

¹²og han bad således: "HERRE. du min Herre Abrahams Gud, lad det lykkes for mig i dag og vis Miskundhed mod min Herre Abraham!

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

¹³Se, jeg stiller mig her ved Vandkilden, nu Bymændenes Døtre går ud for at hente Vand;

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.”

¹⁴og siger jeg nu til en Pige: Hæld din Krukke og giv mig at drikke! og siger så hun: Drik kun, og jeg vil også give dine Kameler at drikke! lad det da være hende, du har udset til din Tjener Isak; således vil jeg kunne kende, at du har vist Miskundhed mod min Herre!"

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.

¹⁵Knap var han færdig med at bede, se, da kom Rebekka, en Datter af Betuel, der var en Søn af Abrahams Broder Nakors Hustru Milka, gående med Krukken på Skulderen,

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.

¹⁶en såre smuk Kvinde, Jomfru, endnu ikke kendt af nogen Mand. Hun steg ned til Kilden, fyldte sin Krukke og steg op igen.

¹⁷The servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher.”

¹⁷Da ilede Trællen hen til hende og sagde: "Giv mig lidt Vand at drikke af din Krukke!"

¹⁸She said, “Drink, my lord.” She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him drink.

¹⁸Hun svarede: "Drik, Herre!" og løftede straks Krukken ned på sin Hånd og lod ham drikke;

¹⁹When she had done giving him drink, she said, “I will also draw for your camels, until they have done drinking.”

¹⁹og da hun havde slukket hans Tørst, sagde hun: "Jeg vil også øse Vand til dine Kameler, til de har slukket deres Tørst."

²⁰She hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.

²⁰Så skyndte hun sig hen og tømte Krukken i Truget og løb tilbage til Brønden for at øse, og således øste hun til alle hans Kameler.

²¹The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether Yahweh had made his journey prosperous or not.

²¹Imidlertid stod Manden og så tavs på hende for at få at vide, om HERREN havde ladet hans Rejse lykkes eller ej;

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,

²²og da Kamelernes Tørst var slukket, tog han en gylden Næsering, der vejede en halv Sekel, og to Armbånd, der vejede ti Guldsekel, og satte dem på hendes Arme;

²³and said, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father’s house for us to lodge in?”

²³og han sagde til hende: "Sig mig, hvis Datter du er! Er der Plads til os i din Faders Hus for Natten?"

²⁴She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”

²⁴Hun svarede: "Jeg er Datter af Betuel, som Milka fødte Nakor;"

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

²⁵og videre sagde hun: "Der er rigeligt både af Strå og Foder hos os og Plads til at overnatte "

²⁶The man bowed his head, and worshiped Yahweh.

²⁶Da bøjede Manden sig og tilbad HERREN,

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.”

²⁷idet han sagde: "Lovet være HERREN, min Herre Abrahams Gud. som ikke har unddraget min Herre sin Miskundhed og Trofasthed! HERREN har ført mig på Vejen til min Herres Broders Hus."

²⁸The young lady ran, and told her mother’s house about these words.

²⁸Pigen løb imidlertid hjem og fortalte alt dette i sin Moders Hus.

²⁹Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. Laban ran out to the man, to the spring.

²⁹Men Rebekka havde en Broder ved Navn Laban; han løb ud til Manden ved Kilden;

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.

³⁰og da han så Næseringen og Armbåndene på sin Søsters Arme og hørte sin Søster Rebekka fortælle, hvad Manden havde sagt til hende, gik han ud til Manden, som stod med sine Kameler ved Kilden;

³¹He said, “Come in, you blessed of Yahweh. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.”

³¹og han sagde: "Kom, du HERRENs velsignede, hvorfor står du herude? Jeg har ryddet op i Huset og gjort Plads til Kamelerne."

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.

³²Så kom Manden hen til Huset og tog Seletøjet af Kamelerne, og Laban bragte Strå og Foder til dem og Vand til Fodtvæt for Manden og hans Ledsagere.

³³Food was set before him to eat, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told my message.” He said, “Speak on.”

³³Men da der blev sat Mad for ham, sagde han: "Jeg vil intet nyde, før jeg har røgtet mit Ærinde!" De svarede: "Sig frem!"

³⁴He said, “I am Abraham’s servant.

³⁴Så sagde han: "Jeg er Abrahams Træl.

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.

³⁵HERREN har velsignet min Herre i rigt Mål, så han er blevet en velstående Mand, og givet ham Småkvæg og Hornkvæg, Sølv og Guld, Trælle og Trælkvinder, Kameler og Æsler

³⁶Sarah, my master’s wife, bore a son to my master when she was old. He has given all that he has to him.

³⁶og Sara, min Herres Hustru, har født ham en Søn i hans Alderdom, og ham har han givet alt, hvad han ejer.

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,

³⁷Og nu har min Herre taget mig i Ed og sagt: Du må ikke tage min Søn en Hustru blandt Kana'anæernes Døtre, i hvis Land jeg bor;

³⁸but you shall go to my father’s house, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.’

³⁸Men du skal drage til min Faders Hus og min Slægt og tage min Søn en Hustru derfra!

³⁹I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not follow me?’

³⁹Og da jeg sagde til min Herre: Men hvis nu Pigen ikke vil følge med mig?

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.

⁴⁰svarede han: HERREN, for hvis Åsyn jeg har vandret, vil sende sin Engel med dig og lade din Rejse lykkes, så du kan tage min Søn en Hustru af min Slægt og min Faders Hus;

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.’

⁴¹i modsat Fald er du løst fra Eden til mig; kommer du til min Slægt, og de ikke vil give dig hende, er du løst fra Eden til mig!

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—

⁴²Da jeg nu i Dag kom til Kilden, bad jeg således: HERRE, du min Herre Abrahams Gud! Vilde du dog lade den Rejse lykkes, som jeg nu har for!

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,”

⁴³Se, jeg stiller mig her ved Kilden, og siger jeg nu til den Pige, der kommer for at øse Vand: Giv mig lidt Vand at drikke af din Krukke!

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.’

⁴⁴og svarer så hun: Drik selv, og jeg vil også øse Vand til dine Kameler! lad hende da være den Kvinde, HERREN har udset til min Herres Søn!

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.’

⁴⁵Og knap var jeg færdig med at tale således ved mig selv, se, da kom Rebekka med sin Krukke på Skulderen og steg ned til Kilden og øste Vand, og da jeg sagde til hende: Giv mig noget at drikke!

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.

⁴⁶løftede hun straks sin Krukke ned og sagde: Drik kun, og jeg vil også give dine Kameler at drikke! Så drak jeg, og hun gav også Kamelerne at drikke.

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.

⁴⁷Da spurgte jeg hende: Hvis Datter er du? Og hun sagde: Jeg er Datter af Betuel, Nakors og Milkas Søn! Så satte jeg Ringen i hendes Næse og Armbåndene på hendes Arme;

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.

⁴⁸og jeg bøjede mig og tilbad HERREN, og jeg lovede HERREN, min Herre Abrahams Gud, som havde ført mig den rigtige Vej, så jeg: kunde tage min Herres Broderdatter til hans Søn!

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.”

⁴⁹Hvis I nu vil vise min Herre Godhed og Troskab, så sig mig det, og hvis ikke, så sig mig det. for at jeg kan have noget at rette mig efter!"

⁵⁰Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The thing proceeds from Yahweh. We can’t speak to you bad or good.

⁵⁰Da sagde Laban og Betuel:"Denne Sag kommer fra HERREN,. vi kan hverken gøre fra eller til!

⁵¹Behold, Rebekah is before you. Take her, and go, and let her be your master’s son’s wife, as Yahweh has spoken.”

⁵¹Der står Rebekka foran dig, tag hende og drag bort, at hun kan: blive din Herres Søns Hustru, således som HERREN har sagt!"

⁵²It happened that when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth to Yahweh.

⁵²Da Abrahams Træl hørte deres Ord, kastede han sig til Jorden for HERREN.

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.

⁵³Derpå fremtog Trællen Sølv og Guldsmykker og Klæder og gav Rebekka dem, og til hendes Broder og Moder uddelte han Gaver.

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.”

⁵⁴Så spiste og drak han og hans Ledsagere og overnattede der. Da, de var stået op næste Morgen. sagde han: "Lad mig nu fare til. min Herre!"

⁵⁵Her brother and her mother said, “Let the young lady stay with us a few days, at least ten. After that she will go.”

⁵⁵Men Rebekkas Broder og Moder svarede: "Lad dog Pigen blive hos os i nogen Tid, en halv Snes Dage eller så, siden kan du drage bort"

⁵⁶He said to them, “Don’t hinder me, since Yahweh has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.”

⁵⁶Da sagde han til dem: "Ophold mig ikke, nu HERREN har ladet min Rejse lykkes; lad mig fare! Jeg vil drage til min Herre!"

⁵⁷They said, “We will call the young lady, and ask her.”

⁵⁷De svarede; "Lad os kalde på. Pigen og spørge hende selv!"

⁵⁸They called Rebekah, and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.”

⁵⁸Og de kaldte på Rebekka og; spurgte hende: "Vil du drage med denne Mand?" Hun svarede: "Ja. jeg vil!"

⁵⁹They sent away Rebekah, their sister, with her nurse, Abraham’s servant, and his men.

⁵⁹Da tog de Afsked med deres, Søster Rebekka og hendes Amme og med Abrahams Træl og hans Ledsagere;

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.”

⁶⁰og de velsignede Rebekka og sagde: "Måtte du, vor Søster, blive til ti Tusind Tusinder, og måtte dit Afkom indtage dine Fjenders Porte!"

⁶¹Rebekah arose with her ladies. They rode on the camels, and followed the man. The servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

⁶¹Så brød Rebekka og hendes Piger op, og de satte sig på Kamelerne og fulgte med Manden; og Trællen tog Rebekka og drog bort.

⁶²Isaac came from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he lived in the land of the South.

⁶²Isak var imidlertid draget til Ørkenen ved Be'erlahajro'i, og han boede i Sydlandet.

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

⁶³Da han engang ved Aftenstid var gået ud på Marken for at bede, så han op og fik Øje på nogle Kameler, der nærmede sig.

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

⁶⁴Men da Rebekka så op og fik Øje på Isak, lod hun sig glide ned af Kamelen

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.

⁶⁵og spurgte Trællen: "Hvem er den Mand der, som kommer os i Møde på Marken?" Trællen svarede: "Det er min Herre!" Da tog hun sit Slør og tilhyllede sig.

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

⁶⁶Men Trællen fortalte Isak alt, hvad han havde udrettet.

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.

⁶⁷Da førte Isak Rebekka ind i sin Moder Saras Telt og tog hende til Hustru; og han fik hende kær. Således blev Isak trøstet efter sin Moder.