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

¹Huan, Abraham a hong upataa, a hong tek mahmah taa: huan, Toupan Abraham thil bangkimah a vualjawl hi.

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

²Huan, Abrahamin, a sikha, a inkuanpihte laka upapen, a neih tengteng tunga thuneipa kiangah, Hehpihtakin na khut ka pheipi nuiah golhin:

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.

³Huchiin, Toupa, van Pathian leh lei Pathian louin, ka omna Kanan mite nungak laka mi ka tapa ji dinga neihsak lou dingin, ka hon kichiamsak ding ahi:

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

⁴Ka gam lama, ka tanaute kianga hoha, ka tapa Isaak ji na neihsak zo ding ahi, achia.

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?”

⁵Huan, sikhain, a kiangah, Numeiin hiai gam lamah honjui nuam khol kei dia: na tapa na hong pawtna gam lamah ka pi kik nawn ding ahi diam? A chia.

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

⁶Huan, Abrahamin, a kiangah, ka tapa huailaia pi kik nawnlou dingin pilvangin.

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.

⁷Toupa van Pathian, ka pa in akipan leh ka pianna gam a kipan hon pikhepa leh hon houpihpa leh, hiai gam na suante kiangah ka pe ding, chia, ka kianga kichiampan, amah ngeiin a angel na maah a paisak dinga, huai akipanin ka tapa ji na hon neisak ding hi.

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.”

⁸Huan, numeiin a hon zuih nop kei leh, ka kianga na kichiamna thu ah na siang mai ding; a bang a bang hitaleh, ka tapa huailaiah na pi kik nawn ding ahi kei, achia.

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

⁹Huchiin, sikhain a khut a pu Abraham pheipi nuaiah a golha, huai thu ah a kiangah a kichiamta hi.

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.

¹⁰Huan, sikhain a pu sangawngsau laka sangawngsau sawm a kaia, a pu thil hoih chiteng tawiin, a pawttaa: huchiin a thoua, Mesopotamia gam a, Nahorte khua aha hoha.

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.

¹¹Huan, nitaklama, numeite tuitawi dinga a kuan hun lai tak un, dainawla tuileh kiangah a sangawngsaute akhukdinsak a.

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

¹²Huan, Aw Toupa, ka pu Abraham Pathian, hehpihtakin tuniin hon lohchingsak in, ka pu Abraham tungah hehpihna langsakin.

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

¹³Enin, tuikhuk kiangah ka dinga, khua a mite tanute leng tuitawi dingin a hongkuan uh:

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.”

¹⁴Huchiin, hichi hihen, nungak kuapeuh kianga, hehpihtakin ka dawn dingin na tui bel niamsak dih ve, ka chiha, huan, aman, Dawnin, na sangawngsaute leng dawn ding ka pe ding, chi peuhmah, huai mi ngei na sikha Isaak a dinga na mi seh hihen; huan huaiah ka pu tungah hehpihna na langsak chih ka thei ding hi, a chi hi.

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.

¹⁵Huan, hichi ahia, a gen khit main, ngaiin, Abraham nau Nahor ji Milka tapa Bethuel tanu Rebeka tui bel a liangjang a puain a hongkuana.

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.

¹⁶Huai nungak a mel a hoih mahmaha, nungak siangthou ahi a, pasal himhimin a kithuahpih ngei hetkei uh. Huan, tuikhuk ah a pai suka, a tuibel a dimsaka, a pai tou nawna.

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

¹⁷Huan, sikha amah tuak dingin a taia, Hehpihtakin na tuibel a tui tawm chik hondan sak ve, achia.

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

¹⁸Huan, aman, dawn ve, ka toupa, achia; huan, kintakin a tuibel a khut in a dom khe suka, a dawnsak hi.

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

¹⁹Huan, a dawn nungin, na sangawngsaute dingin leng a dawn kham masiah uh ka tawi jel ding, achia.

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

²⁰Huan, kintakin a tuibel a gan kuangah a teia, tui tawi dingin tuileh lamah a tai nawna, a sangawngsau tengteng a dingin leng a tawitawi hi.

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

²¹Huan, sikhain a lohchingsak leh saklouh theihna dingin a dai didea.

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,

²²Huan, hichi ahia, sangawngsauten a dawn kham takun sikhain dangkaeng bilbah makhai buk leh, a khut a dinga tau nih dangkaeng dangka sawm buk a suaha;

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

²³Huan, a kiangah, kua tanu na hia? Hehpihtakin hin hilh in. Na pa in ah ka giahna ding uh mun om ding hia? achia.

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

²⁴Huan, aman, a kiangah, Bethuel, Milka tapa, Nahor adinga neihsaknu tanu ka hi, achia.

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

²⁵Huan, amah mahin, a kiangah, buhpawl leh gan an ka hau tuaktuak ua, giahna mun leng ka nei uh, achia.

²⁶The man bowed his head, and worshiped Yahweh.

²⁶Huchiin, sikhain a lu a kunsaka, Toupa chibai a buk hi.

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.”

²⁷Huan, ka pu tunga a hehpihna leh a takna tawp tuanlou, toupa, ka pu Abraham Pathian, phatin om hen: kei leng, Toupan ka pu unaute in lamah hon na pi eive, achia.

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

²⁸Huan, nungak a taia, huai thute a nu inkuanpihte a vahilh hi.

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

²⁹Rebekain sanggam pasal a neia, a min Laban ahia: huchiin, Laban a pawta, tuikhuk lamah, mi kiangah a vatai taa.

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.

³⁰Hichi ahia, bilbah leh a sanggamnu khut a taute a mua, min huchi khachiin honchi, chia, a sanggamnu Rebeka thu gente a jak takin, huai mi kiangah a hohta a; huan, ngaiin, amah tuikhuka sangawngsaute kiangah a na ding gige a.

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

³¹Huan, Labanin, nang Toupa vualjawl pa, hong inla, ka in ah lutin; bangdia inpua a ding nilouh? in leh sangawngsaute adingin mun ka bawl khinta, achia.

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.

³²Huan, huai in ah a luta, huan Labanin sangawngsau van a phela; huan, sangawngsaute adingin buhpawl leh gan an apia a, akhe leh a lawmte khe silna dingin tui a pia hi.

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

³³Huan, Abraham sikha maah nek ding a lui ua; himahleh, aman, ka hong na san thu kagen mateng ka ne kei ding, achia. Huan, aman, gen ve, achia.

³⁴He said, “I am Abraham’s servant.

³⁴Huan, aman, Abraham sikha ka hi.

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.

³⁵Huan, Toupan ka pu nakpiin a vualjawla, mi liantak a honghi a: Toupan a kiangah belam honte, bawng honte, dangkate, dangkaengte, sikhapate, sikhanute, sangawngsaute, sabengtung te leng a pia.

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

³⁶Ku pu ji Sarain tek ningin ka pu adingin tapa a neia: amah kiangah a neih tengteng a pe vek hi.

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,

³⁷Huan, ka puin, ka omna gama Kanante nungak laka ka tapa ji dinga na neihsak ding ahi kei:

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

³⁸Ka pa in lamah, ka tanaute kiangah hohin, ka tapa dingin ji na neihsak zo ding ahi, chiin, hon kichiamsaka.

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

³⁹Huan, ken ka pu kiangah, Numeiin honjui nuam kei kha ding, ka chia.

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.

⁴⁰Huan, aman, ka kiangah, Toupa a maa ka om jelnain a angel na kiangah honsawl dinga; na hohna dingah hon lohchingsak ding; huchiin, ka tapa dingin ka tanaute leh ka pa inkuanpihte laka ji dingin na neihsak ding hi:

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.’

⁴¹Ka tanaute kiang ngeia na tun chiangin ka kianga na kichiamna apat na siang ding; nungak a honpiak kei uleh ka kianga na kichiamna akipan na siang ding, achia.

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—

⁴²Huchiin, tuniin tuikhuk ka hongtunga, Aw, Toupa, ka pu Abraham Pathian, ka paina ah na hon lohchinsak ding leh, enin, tuikhuk kiangah ka ding hi:

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,”

⁴³Huan, hichi hi hen, nungak tui tawi dinga hongkuan, kuapeuh kianga, hehpihtakin dawn dingin na tuibel a tui tawm chik honpe ve, ka chih a;

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.’

⁴⁴Huan, aman, ka kianga, dawnin, sa sangawngsaute ading leng ka tawi ding, chi peuhmah, huai mi ngeingei ka pu tapa adinga Toupa numei seh hihen, ka chia.

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.’

⁴⁵Huan, ka lungsim a ka gen khit main, ngaiin, Rebeka a tuibel puain a hongkuana; huan, tuikhuk ah a paisuka, tui a tawia; huan, a kiangah, hehpihtakin tui hondawnsak ve, ka chia.

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.

⁴⁶Huan, aman kintakin a liangjang akipan tuibel a dom khiaa, dawnin, na sangawngsaute leng dawn ding ka pe ding, achia: huchiin ka dawna, sangawngsaute leng a dawnsaka.

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.

⁴⁷Huan, ken, kua tanu na hia? chiin, ka donga. Huan, aman, Bethuel, Nohar tapa, Milkhain a neihsakpa tanu, achia: huan bilbah abil ah ka batsaka, taute leng a khut ah ka bunsak.

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.

⁴⁸Huan, ka lu ka kunsaka, Toupa chibai ka buka, Toupa, ka pu Abraham Pathian, ka pu unaupa tanu a tapa adinga ji dia neisak dinga lampi diktaka honpipa, ka phat hi.

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.”

⁴⁹Huchiin, tuin ka pu na hehpih ua, a tunga chihtak peta na hih ding uleh honhilh un; na hih kei ding uleh leng honhilh un; huchiin taklam hiam, veilam hiam, ka nga thei ding hi, achia.

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

⁵⁰Huan, Laban leh Bethuel in a dawng ua, hiai thil Toupa kianga kipana pawt ahi: a sia a pha leng na kiangah ka gen theikei uh.

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

⁵¹Enin, Rebeka na maah a om hi, pi inla, pain, Toupan a gensa bangin na pu tapa ji dingin om hen, a chi ua.

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

⁵²Huan, hichi ahia, Abraham sikhain a thu uh a jak takin lei siin Toupa chibai a buk hi.

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.

⁵³Huan, Abraham sikhain dangka suang kizepnate leh, dangkaeng kizepnate leh, silh leh ten a lakhia a, Rebeka kiangah a pia a: a sanggampa kiangah leh a nu kiangah leng thil manpha pipi a pia hi.

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.”

⁵⁴Huan, amah leh a lawmten a ne ua a dawn ua, a giakta ua; huan, jingsangin a thou ua ka pu kiangah honpaisakta un, achia.

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

⁵⁵Huan, a sanggampa leh a nuin, naunu ni sawtlou chik ni sawm lel bek, ka kiang uah om tadih hen; huai khit chiangin a kuan nading, a chi ua.

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

⁵⁶Huan, aman, a kiang uah, hon zekai sak kei dih ua, Toupan leh ka hohna ah hon lohching sakta ngala; ka pu kianga ka pai theihna dingin, honsawl zomai ve ua, achia.

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

⁵⁷Huan, amau, naunu ka sam ding ua, amah kam mahmah kihoupih leh, a chi ua.

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

⁵⁸Huchiin, Rebeka a sam ua a kiangah, hiai mipa kiangah na pai nuam maw a chi ua, huan, aman, pai nuam ve ning e, achia.

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

⁵⁹Huchiin, a sanggamnu uh Rebeka leh, a donnu leh, Abraham sikha leh a lawite a paita uhi.

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.”

⁶⁰Huan, Rebeka a vualjawl ua, a kiangah, ka sanggamnu uh aw, nang sing ngenta sang tampi nu honghi inla, na suanten amau hote kulh kongkhak neihsak uhen, a chi ua.

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

⁶¹Huchiin, Rebeka a thoua, a sikhanute toh, sangawngsaute tungah a tuang ua, mi a juita uh; huchiin Abraham sikhain Rebeka a pi a, apaita.

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

⁶²Huan, Isaak Beer-lahai-roi lam akipan a honga, Sim gama om ahi ngala,

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

⁶³Huan, Isaak nitaklam pawnah kingaihtuah dingin a pawtkhia a: huan a daka, a ena, huan ngaiin, sangawngsau hongpaite a mu hi.

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

⁶⁴Huan, Rebeka a daka, Isaak a muhtakin sangawngsau tunga kipan a kuma.

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.

⁶⁵Huan, Abraham sikha kiangah, pawna hondawn dinga hongpai kua ahia? Achia. Huan, sikhain, ka pu eive, achia: huchiin a kikhuhna puan a laa, a kikhuhta hi.

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

⁶⁶Huan, sikhain a thilhih tengteng Isaak a hilha.Huan, Isaakin Rebeka a nu Sara puan in ah a pi luta, huan, Rebeka a la a, a ji a honghita a; huan amah a it mahmah a: huchiin Isaak a nu sih nungin leng a hong lungmuang theita hi.

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.

⁶⁷Huan, Isaakin Rebeka a nu Sara puan in ah a pi luta, huan, Rebeka a la a, a ji a honghita a; huan amah a it mahmah a: huchiin Isaak a nu sih nungin leng a hong lungmuang theita hi.