1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: 3 And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: 4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac. 5 And 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? 6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
7 The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence. 8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again. 9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. 11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. 12 And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham. 13 Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water: 14 And 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 shewed kindness unto my master.
15 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. 16 And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. 17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher. 18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink. 19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking. 20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels. 21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not. 22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; 23 And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father’s house for us to lodge in? 24 And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor. 25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in. 26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD. 27 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren. 28 And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother’s house these things.
29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well. 30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and 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 stood by the camels at the well. 31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men’s feet that were with him. 33 And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on. 34 And he said, I am Abraham’s servant. 35 And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses. 36 And 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. 37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell: 38 But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son. 39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me. 40 And he said unto me, The LORD, 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: 41 Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath. 42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go: 43 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink; 44 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master’s son. 45 And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee. 46 And 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. 47 And 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 earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands. 48 And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son. 49 And 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. 50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good. 51 Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the LORD hath spoken. 52 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth. 53 And 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.
54 And 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. 55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go. 56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master. 57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth. 58 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go. 59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men. 60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
61 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
62 And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country. 63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming. 64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel. 65 For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself. 66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done. 67 And 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.
1 Kui Aabraham oli vana ja elatanud ning Issand oli Aabrahami kõigiti õnnistanud,
2 siis ütles Aabraham vanimale sulasele oma peres, kes valitses kõige üle, mis tal oli: „Pane nüüd oma käsi mu puusa alla!
3 Mina vannutan sind Issanda, taeva Jumala ja maa Jumala juures, et sa mu pojale ei võta naist kaananlaste tütreist, kelle keskel ma elan,
4 vaid et sa lähed minu maale ja mu sugulaste juurde ning võtad sealt naise mu pojale Iisakile!"
5 Aga 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?"
6 Siis ütles Aabraham temale: „Hoia, et sa ei vii mu poega sinna tagasi!
7 Issand, taeva Jumal, Kes mind 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.
8 Aga kui naine ei taha sulle järgneda, siis oled sa sellest mu vandest vaba. Ainult ära vii mu poega sinna tagasi!"
9 Siis sulane pani käe oma isanda Aabrahami puusa alla ja vandus temale selle kõne kohaselt.
10 Ja 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.
11 Seal laskis ta õhtul kaamelid põlvili heita väljaspool linna veekaevu juures sel ajal, kui veeviijad välja tulid,
12 ning ütles: „Issand, minu isanda Aabrahami Jumal, lase ometi see mul täna korda minna ja tee head mu isandale Aabrahamile!
13 Vaata, ma seisan veeallika juures ja linnaelanike tütred tulevad vett viima.
14 Sündigu 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."
15 Ja 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.
16 Ja tütarlaps oli väga ilusa välimusega, alles neitsi ja mehe poolt puutumata. Ta läks alla allika juurde, täitis kruusi ja tuli üles.
17 Siis jooksis sulane temale vastu ning ütles: „Anna mulle oma kruusist pisut vett rüübata!"
18 Tema vastas: „Joo, mu isand!" Ja ta tõstis kähku kruusi alla oma käele ning andis temale juua.
19 Ja olles temale juua andnud, ütles ta: „Ma ammutan ka su kaamelitele, kuni needki on joonud."
20 Ja ta tühjendas kähku oma kruusi künasse ning jooksis jälle kaevule vett ammutama ja ammutas kõigile ta kaamelitele.
21 Mees aga silmitses teda vaikides, et mõista, kas Issand oli ta teekonna lasknud korda minna või mitte.
22 Ja kui kaamelid olid joonud, võttis mees kuldrõnga, pooleseeklilise, ja kaks käevõru ta käte jaoks, kümme kuldseeklit väärt,
23 ning küsis: „Kelle tütar sa oled? Ütle ometi mulle! Ons su isa kojas meile ööbimispaika?"
24 Ja ta vastas temale: „Mina olen Betueli, Naahori ja Milka poja tütar."
25 Ta ütles temale veel: „Niihästi õlgi kui muud loomasööta on meil küllalt, ööbimispaikki on olemas."
26 Siis mees kummardas ja heitis Issanda ette
27 ning 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!"
28 Aga tütarlaps jooksis ning teatas oma ema perele, mis oli sündinud.
29 Ja Rebekal oli vend, Laaban nimi; ja Laaban jooksis välja, mehe juurde allikale.
30 Sest 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!
31 Ja ta ütles: „Tule sisse, Issanda õnnistatu! Miks sa väljas seisad? Ma olen korda seadnud koja ja kaamelite paiga."
32 Mees tuli siis kotta ja Laaban päästis kaamelid lahti, andis õlgi ja toitu kaamelitele ning tõi vett tema ja ühes temaga olevate meeste jalgade pesemiseks.
33 Siis pandi temale rooga ette. Aga ta ütles: „Ma ei söö enne kui ma oma asja olen rääkinud!" Ja talle vastati: „Räägi!"
34 Siis ta ütles: „Mina olen Aabrahami sulane.
35 Issand on mu isandat väga õnnistanud, nõnda et ta on jõukaks saanud: Ta on temale andnud pudulojuseid ja veiseid, hõbedat ja kulda, sulaseid ja ümmardajaid, kaameleid ja eesleid.
36 Ja Saara, mu isanda naine, on vanas eas mu isandale poja ilmale toonud, ja sellele on ta andnud kõik, mis tal on.
37 Ja mu isand vannutas mind, öeldes: sa ei tohi võtta mu pojale naist kaananlaste tütarde seast, kelle maal ma elan,
38 vaid sa pead minema mu isakotta ja mu suguvõsa juurde ning sealt võtma naise mu pojale!
39 Aga mina ütlesin oma isandale: võib-olla naine ei tule minuga?
40 Siis 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.
41 Mu vandest sa vabaned sel juhul, kui sa tuled mu suguvõsa juurde, aga nemad ei anna sulle, siis oled mu vandest vaba.
42 Ma jõudsin täna allika juurde ja ütlesin: Issand, mu isanda Aabrahami Jumal, kui Sa nüüd tahad korda saata mu teekonna, mida ma käin,
43 siis vaata, ma seisan veeallika juures. Kui üks neitsi tuleb vett viima ja ma temale ütlen: anna mulle oma kruusist pisut vett juua!
44 ja kui tema mulle vastab: joo ise, ja ma ammutan ka su kaamelitele! siis on tema see naine, kelle Issand on määranud mu isanda pojale.
45 Veel 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!
46 Siis ta tõstis kähku kruusi õlalt alla ning ütles: joo, ja ma joodan ka su kaameleid. Ja mina jõin ning tema jootis mu kaameleid.
47 Ja 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,
48 kummardasin 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.
49 Ja 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!"
50 Seepeale vastasid Laaban ja Betuel ning ütlesid: „Issandalt on see asi alguse saanud! Me ei või sulle sõnagi lausuda, ei halba ega head.
51 Vaata, Rebeka on su ees, võta tema ja mine! Saagu ta naiseks su isanda pojale, nõnda nagu Issand on öelnud!"
52 Kui Aabrahami sulane kuulis nende sõnu, siis ta kummardas maani Issanda ees.
53 Ja sulane võttis välja hõbe- ja kuldriistad ja riided ning andis Rebekale; ka tema vennale ja emale andis ta kalleid asju.
54 Siis nad sõid ja jõid, tema ja mehed, kes ühes temaga olid, ja nad ööbisid seal. Aga hommikul, kui nad olid tõusnud, ütles ta: „Saatke mind nüüd mu isanda juurde!"
55 Aga tütarlapse vend ja ema vastasid: „Jäägu tütarlaps veel mõneks ajaks, kas või kümneks päevakski meie juurde. Siis sa võid minna."
56 Kuid tema ütles neile: „Ärge mind viivitage, sest Issand on lasknud mu teekonna korda minna. Saatke mind teele, et saaksin minna oma isanda juurde!"
57 Siis nad ütlesid: „Me kutsume tütarlapse ja küsime tema suust!"
58 Ja nad kutsusid Rebeka ning küsisid temalt: „Kas tahad minna ühes selle mehega?" Ja ta vastas: „Ma lähen!"
59 Siis nad saatsid ära oma õe Rebeka ja tema imetaja, ja Aabrahami sulase ja tema mehed.
60 Ja nad õnnistasid Rebekat ning ütlesid temale: „Õeke, sinust tulgu tuhat korda kümme tuhat, ja sinu sugu vallutagu oma vihameeste väravad!"
61 Siis Rebeka ja tema tüdrukud tõusid, istusid kaamelite selga ning järgnesid mehele. Nõnda võttis sulane Rebeka ja läks.
62 Iisak aga oli tulemas Lahhai-Roi kaevu poolt, sest ta elas Lõunamaal.
63 Ja Iisak oli vastu õhtut läinud väljale mõtisklema; ja kui ta oma silmad üles tõstis ja vaatas, ennäe, siis tulid kaamelid!
64 Kui Rebeka oma silmad üles tõstis ja nägi Iisakit, siis ta laskus kaameli seljast
65 ning 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.
66 Ja sulane jutustas Iisakile kõigest, mis ta oli teinud.
67 Ja 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.