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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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?”

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?

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

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

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.

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.

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.”

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

²⁶The man bowed his head, and worshiped Yahweh.

²⁶A človek sklonil hlavu a poklonil sa Hospodinovi.

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.”

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

³⁴He said, “I am Abraham’s servant.

³⁴Vtedy riekol: Ja som služobník Abrahámov.

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.

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.

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.’

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

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—

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

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,”

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,

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.’

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

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.’

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.”

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.”

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

⁶⁶A služobník rozprával Izákovi všetko, čo vykonal.

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.

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.