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

¹Kui Aabraham oli vana ja elatanud ning Issand oli Aabrahami kõigiti õnnistanud,

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

²siis ütles Aabraham vanimale sulasele oma peres, kes valitses kõige üle, mis tal oli: 'Pane nüüd oma käsi mu puusa alla!

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.

³Mina vannutan sind Issanda, taeva Jumala ja maa Jumala juures, et sa mu pojale ei võta naist kaananlaste tütreist, kelle keskel ma elan,

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

⁴vaid et sa lähed minu maale ja mu sugulaste juurde ning võtad sealt naise mu pojale Iisakile!'

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?”

⁵Aga sulane ütles temale: 'Võib-olla naine ei taha mulle järgneda siia maale. Kas ma siis tõesti pean su poja viima tagasi maale, kust sa oled ära tulnud?'

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

⁶Siis ütles Aabraham temale: 'Hoia, et sa ei vii mu poega sinna tagasi!

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.

⁷Issand, taeva Jumal, kes minu võttis mu isakojast ja mu sünnimaalt ja kes mulle rääkis ning vandus, öeldes: Sinu soole ma annan selle maa! - tema ise läkitab oma ingli sinu ees, et saaksid sealt mu pojale naise võtta.

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.”

⁸Aga kui naine ei taha sulle järgneda, siis oled sa sellest mu vandest vaba. Ainult ära vii mu poega sinna tagasi!'

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

⁹Siis sulane pani käe oma isanda Aabrahami puusa alla ja vandus temale selle kõne kohaselt.

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.

¹⁰Ja sulane võttis oma isanda kaamelitest kümme kaamelit ning läks, ja tal oli oma isandalt kaasas kõiksugu kalleid asju; ta võttis kätte ja läks Mesopotaamiasse Naahori linna.

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.

¹¹Seal laskis ta õhtul kaamelid põlvili heita väljaspool linna veekaevu juures sel ajal, kui veeviijad välja tulid,

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

¹²ning ütles: 'Issand, minu isanda Aabrahami Jumal, lase ometi see mul täna korda minna ja tee head mu isandale Aabrahamile!

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

¹³Vaata, ma seisan veeallika juures ja linnaelanike tütred tulevad vett viima.

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.”

¹⁴Sündigu siis, et tütarlaps, kellele ma ütlen: Kalluta oma kruusi, et ma saaksin juua! ja kes vastab: Joo, ja ma joodan ka su kaameleid! - on see, kelle sa oled määranud oma sulasele Iisakile. Sellest ma siis tean, et sa mu isandale oled head teinud.'

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.

¹⁵Ja veel enne kui ta rääkimise oli lõpetanud, vaata, siis tuli välja Rebeka, kes oli sündinud Betuelile, Aabrahami venna Naahori naise Milka pojale; ja tal oli kruus õlal.

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.

¹⁶Ja tütarlaps oli väga ilusa välimusega, alles neitsi ja mehe poolt puutumata. Ta läks alla allika juurde, täitis kruusi ja tuli üles.

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

¹⁷Siis jooksis sulane temale vastu ning ütles: 'Anna mulle oma kruusist pisut vett rüübata!'

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

¹⁸Tema vastas: 'Joo, mu isand!' Ja ta tõstis kähku kruusi alla oma käele ning andis temale juua.

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

¹⁹Ja olles temale juua andnud, ütles ta: 'Ma ammutan ka su kaamelitele, kuni needki on joonud.'

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

²⁰Ja ta tühjendas kähku oma kruusi künasse ning jooksis jälle kaevule vett ammutama ja ammutas kõigile ta kaamelitele.

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

²¹Mees aga silmitses teda vaikides, et mõista, kas Issand oli ta teekonna lasknud korda minna või mitte.

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,

²²Ja kui kaamelid olid joonud, võttis mees kuldrõnga, pooleseeklilise, ja kaks käevõru ta käte jaoks, kümme kuldseeklit väärt,

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

²³ning küsis: 'Kelle tütar sa oled? Ütle ometi mulle! On su isa kojas meile ööbimispaika?'

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

²⁴Ja ta vastas temale: 'Mina olen Betueli, Naahori ja Milka poja tütar.'

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

²⁵Ta ütles temale veel: 'Niihästi õlgi kui muud loomasööta on meil küllalt, ööbimispaikki on olemas.'

²⁶The man bowed his head, and worshiped Yahweh.

²⁶Siis mees kummardas ja heitis Issanda ette

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.”

²⁷ning ütles: 'Kiidetud olgu Issand, mu isanda Aabrahami Jumal, kes mu isandale ei ole keelanud oma heldust ja tõde! Issand on mind teekonnal juhtinud mu isanda vendade kotta!'

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

²⁸Aga tütarlaps jooksis ning teatas oma ema perele, mis oli sündinud.

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

²⁹Ja Rebekal oli vend, Laaban nimi; ja Laaban jooksis välja, mehe juurde allikale.

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.

³⁰Sest kui ta nägi rõngast ja käevõrusid oma õe kätel, ja kui ta oli kuulnud oma õe Rebeka sõnu, kes ütles: 'Nõnda rääkis mulle see mees,' - siis ta läks selle mehe juurde, ja ennäe, see seisis kaamelite juures allikal.

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

³¹Ja ta ütles: 'Tule sisse, Issanda õnnistatu! Miks sa väljas seisad? Ma olen korda seadnud koja ja kaamelite paiga.'

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.

³²Mees tuli siis kotta ja Laaban päästis kaamelid lahti, andis õlgi ja toitu kaamelitele ning tõi vett tema ja temaga kaasas olevate meeste jalgade pesemiseks.

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

³³Siis pandi temale rooga ette. Aga ta ütles: 'Ma ei söö enne, kui ma oma asja olen rääkinud.' Ja talle vastati: 'Räägi!'

³⁴He said, “I am Abraham’s servant.

³⁴Siis ta ütles: 'Mina olen Aabrahami sulane.

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.

³⁵Issand on mu isandat väga õnnistanud, nõnda et ta on jõukaks saanud: ta on temale andnud lambaid, kitsi ja veiseid, hõbedat ja kulda, sulaseid ja teenijaid, kaameleid ja eesleid.

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

³⁶Ja Saara, mu isanda naine, on vanas eas mu isandale poja ilmale toonud, ja sellele on ta andnud kõik, mis tal on.

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,

³⁷Ja mu isand vannutas mind, öeldes: Sa ei tohi võtta mu pojale naist kaananlaste tütarde seast, kelle maal ma elan,

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

³⁸vaid sa pead minema mu isakotta ja mu suguvõsa juurde ning sealt võtma naise mu pojale!

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

³⁹Aga mina ütlesin oma isandale: Võib-olla naine ei tule minuga?

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.

⁴⁰Siis ta vastas mulle: Issand, kelle palge ees ma olen käinud, läkitab oma ingli sinuga ja laseb su teekonna korda minna, et saad mu pojale naise võtta minu suguvõsast ja minu isakojast.

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.’

⁴¹Mu vandest sa vabaned sel juhul, kui sa tuled mu suguvõsa juurde, aga nemad ei anna sulle, siis oled mu vandest vaba.

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—

⁴²Ma jõudsin täna allika juurde ja ütlesin: Issand, mu isanda Aabrahami Jumal, kui sa nüüd tahad korda saata mu teekonna, mida ma käin,

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,”

⁴³siis vaata, ma seisan veeallika juures. Kui üks neitsi tuleb vett viima ja ma temale ütlen: Anna mulle oma kruusist pisut vett juua!

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.’

⁴⁴ja kui tema mulle vastab: Joo ise, ja ma ammutan ka su kaamelitele!, siis on tema see naine, kelle Issand on määranud mu isanda pojale.

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.’

⁴⁵Veel enne kui olin kõneluse iseenesega lõpetanud, vaata, siis tuli Rebeka, kruus õlal, ja läks alla allika juurde ning ammutas vett. Ja ma ütlesin temale: Anna mulle juua!

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.

⁴⁶Siis ta tõstis kähku kruusi õlalt alla ning ütles: Joo, ja ma joodan ka su kaameleid! Ja mina jõin ning tema jootis mu kaameleid.

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.

⁴⁷Ja ma küsisin temalt ning ütlesin: Kelle tütar sa oled? Ja tema vastas: Betueli, Naahori ja Milka poja tütar. Siis ma panin temale rõnga ninasse ja käevõrud kätele,

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.

⁴⁸kummardasin ning heitsin Issanda ette ja kiitsin Issandat, oma isanda Aabrahami Jumalat, kes mind oli juhatanud õigele teele, et saaksin võtta oma isanda vennatütre ta pojale.

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.”

⁴⁹Ja kui te nüüd tahate osutada heldust ja truudust mu isandale, siis öelge mulle. Aga kui mitte, öelge sedagi mulle, ja ma pöördun siis kas paremat või vasakut kätt!'

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

⁵⁰Seepeale vastasid Laaban ja Betuel ning ütlesid: 'Issandalt on see asi alguse saanud. Me ei või sulle sõnagi lausuda, ei halba ega head.

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

⁵¹Vaata, Rebeka on su ees, võta tema ja mine! Saagu ta naiseks su isanda pojale, nõnda nagu Issand on öelnud!'

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

⁵²Kui Aabrahami sulane kuulis nende sõnu, siis ta kummardas maani Issanda ees.

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.

⁵³Ja sulane võttis välja hõbe- ja kuldriistad ja riided ning andis Rebekale; ka tema vennale ja emale andis ta kalleid asju.

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.”

⁵⁴Siis nad sõid ja jõid, tema ja mehed, kes koos temaga olid, ja nad ööbisid seal. Aga hommikul, kui nad olid tõusnud, ütles ta: 'Saatke mind nüüd mu isanda juurde!'

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

⁵⁵Aga tütarlapse vend ja ema vastasid: 'Jäägu tütarlaps veel mõneks ajaks, kas või kümneks päevakski meie juurde. Siis sa võid minna.'

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

⁵⁶Kuid tema ütles neile: 'Ärge mind viivitage, sest Issand on lasknud mu teekonna korda minna. Saatke mind teele, et saaksin minna oma isanda juurde!'

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

⁵⁷Siis nad ütlesid: 'Me kutsume tütarlapse ja küsime tema suust.'

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

⁵⁸Ja nad kutsusid Rebeka ning küsisid temalt: 'Kas tahad minna koos selle mehega?' Ja ta vastas: 'Ma lähen!'

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

⁵⁹Siis nad saatsid ära oma õe Rebeka ja tema imetaja, ja Aabrahami sulase ja tema mehed.

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.”

⁶⁰Ja nad õnnistasid Rebekat ning ütlesid temale: 'Õeke, sinust tulgu tuhat korda kümme tuhat, ja sinu sugu vallutagu oma vihameeste väravad!'

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

⁶¹Siis Rebeka ja tema tüdrukud tõusid, istusid kaamelite selga ning järgnesid mehele. Nõnda võttis sulane Rebeka ja läks.

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

⁶²Iisak aga oli tulemas Lahhai-Roi kaevu poolt, sest ta elas Lõunamaal.

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

⁶³Ja Iisak oli vastu õhtut läinud väljale mõtisklema; ja kui ta oma silmad üles tõstis ja vaatas, ennäe, siis tulid kaamelid.

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

⁶⁴Kui Rebeka oma silmad üles tõstis ja nägi Iisakit, siis ta laskus kaameli seljast

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.

⁶⁵ning küsis sulaselt: 'Kes on see mees, kes meile väljal vastu tuleb?' Ja sulane vastas: 'See on mu isand!' Siis Rebeka võttis loori ja kattis ennast.

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

⁶⁶Ja sulane jutustas Iisakile kõigest, mis ta oli teinud.

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.

⁶⁷Ja Iisak viis Rebeka oma ema Saara telki; ja ta võttis Rebeka, see sai tema naiseks ja ta armastas teda. Nõnda leidis Iisak troosti pärast oma ema surma.