Genesis 24
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second edition
1By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.
1ΚΑΙ Ἁβραὰμ ἦν πρεσβύτερος προβεβηκὼς ἡμερῶν, καὶ ὁ Κύριος ηὐλόγησε τὸν Ἁβραὰμ κατὰ πάντα.
2So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,
2καὶ εἶπεν Ἁβραὰμ τῷ παιδὶ αὐτοῦ τῷ πρεσβυτέρῳ τῆς οἰκίας αὐτοῦ τῷ ἄρχοντι πάντων τῶν αὐτοῦ· θὲς τὴν χεῖρά σου ὑπὸ τὸν μηρόν μου,
3and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,
3καὶ ἐξορκιῶ σε Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ τὸν Θεὸν τῆς γῆς, ἵνα μὴ λάβῃς γυναῖκα τῷ υἱῷ μου Ἰσαὰκ ἀπὸ τῶν θυγατέρων τῶν Χαναναίων, μεθ᾿ ὧν ἐγὼ οἰκῶ ἐν αὐτοῖς,
4but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”
4ἀλλ᾿ ἢ εἰς τὴν γῆν μου, οὗ ἐγεννήθην, πορεύσῃ καὶ εἰς τὴν φυλήν μου καὶ λήψῃ γυναῖκα τῷ υἱῷ μου Ἰσαὰκ ἐκεῖθεν.
5The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”
5εἶπε δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ παῖς· μή ποτε οὐ βούληται ἡ γυνὴ πορευθῆναι μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ ὀπίσω εἰς τὴν γῆν ταύτην· ἀποστρέψω τὸν υἱόν σου εἰς τὴν γῆν, ὅθεν ἐξῆλθες ἐκεῖθεν;
6Abraham replied, “Make sure that you do not take my son back there.
6εἶπε δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν Ἁβραάμ· πρόσεχε σεαυτῷ, μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς τὸν υἱόν μου ἐκεῖ.
7The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there.
7Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ὁ Θεὸς τῆς γῆς, ὃς ἔλαβέ με ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ πατρός μου καὶ ἐκ τῆς γῆς, ἧς ἐγεννήθην, ὃς ἐλάλησέ μοι καὶ ὃς ὤμοσέ μοι λέγων· σοὶ δώσω τὴν γῆν ταύτην καὶ τῷ σπέρματί σου, αὐτὸς ἀποστελεῖ τὸν ἄγγελον αὐτοῦ ἔμπροσθέν σου. καὶ λήψῃ γυναῖκα τῷ υἱῷ μου ἐκεῖθεν.
8And if the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”
8ἐὰν δὲ μὴ θέλῃ ἡ γυνὴ πορευθῆναι μετὰ σοῦ εἰς τὴν γῆν ταύτην, καθαρὸς ἔσῃ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὅρκου μου· μόνον τὸν υἱόν μου μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς ἐκεῖ.
9So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.
9καὶ ἔθηκεν ὁ παῖς τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ὑπὸ τὸν μηρὸν Ἁβραὰμ τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ καὶ ὤμοσεν αὐτῷ περὶ τοῦ ρήματος τούτου.
10Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim.
10Καὶ ἔλαβεν ὁ παῖς δέκα καμήλους ἀπὸ τῶν καμήλων τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν ἀγαθῶν τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ μεθ᾿ ἑαυτοῦ καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐπορεύθη εἰς τὴν Μεσοποταμίαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν Ναχώρ.
11As evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water.
11καὶ ἐκοίμισε τὰς καμήλους ἔξω τῆς πόλεως παρὰ τὸ φρέαρ τοῦ ὕδατος τὸ πρὸς ὀψέ, ἡνίκα ἐκπορεύονται αἱ ὑδρευόμεναι.
12“O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
12καὶ εἶπε· Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ κυρίου μου Ἁβραάμ, εὐόδωσον ἐναντίον ἐμοῦ σήμερον καὶ ποίησον ἔλεος μετὰ τοῦ κυρίου μου Ἁβραάμ.
13Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.
13ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἕστηκα ἐπὶ τῆς πηγῆς τοῦ ὕδατος, αἱ δὲ θυγατέρες τῶν οἰκούντων τὴν πόλιν ἐκπορεύονται ἀντλῆσαι ὕδωρ,
14Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’—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.”
14καὶ ἔσται ἡ παρθένος, ᾗ ἂν ἐγὼ εἴπω, ἐπίκλινον τὴν ὑδρίαν σου, ἵνα πίω, καὶ εἴπῃ μοι, πίε σύ, καὶ τὰς καμήλους σου ποτιῶ, ἕως ἂν παύσωνται πίνουσαι, ταύτην ἡτοίμασας τῷ παιδί σου τῷ Ἰσαάκ, καὶ ἐν τούτῳ γνώσομαι ὅτι ἐποίησας ἔλεος μετὰ τοῦ κυρίου μου Ἁβραάμ.
15Before the servant had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.
15καὶ ἐγένετο πρὸ τοῦ συντελέσαι αὐτὸν λαλοῦντα ἐν τῇ διανοίᾳ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἰδοὺ Ρεβέκκα ἐξεπορεύετο ἡ τεχθεῖσα Βαθουήλ, υἱῷ Μελχὰς τῆς γυναικὸς Ναχώρ, ἀδελφοῦ δὲ Ἁβραάμ, ἔχουσα τὴν ὑδρίαν ἐπὶ τῶν ὤμων αὐτῆς.
16Now the girl was very beautiful, a virgin who had not had relations with any man. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again.
16ἡ δὲ παρθένος ἦν καλὴ τῇ ὄψει σφόδρα· παρθένος ἦν, ἀνὴρ οὐκ ἔγνω αὐτήν. καταβᾶσα δὲ ἐπὶ τὴν πηγὴν ἔπλησε τὴν ὑδρίαν αὐτῆς καὶ ἀνέβη.
17So the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me have a little water from your jar.”
17ἐπέδραμε δὲ ὁ παῖς εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτῆς καὶ εἶπε· πότισόν με μικρὸν ὕδωρ ἐκ τῆς ὑδρίας σου.
18“Drink, my lord,” she replied, and she quickly lowered her jar to her hands and gave him a drink.
18ἡ δὲ εἶπε· πίε, κύριε. καὶ ἔσπευσε καὶ καθεῖλε τὴν ὑδρίαν ἐπὶ τὸν βραχίονα αὐτῆς καὶ ἐπότισεν αὐτόν, ἕως ἐπαύσατο πίνων.
19After she had given him a drink, she said, “I will also draw water for your camels, until they have had enough to drink.”
19καὶ εἶπε· καὶ ταῖς καμήλοις σου ὑδρεύσομαι, ἕως ἂν πᾶσαι πίωσι.
20And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran back to the well to draw water, until she had drawn water for all his camels.
20καὶ ἔσπευσε καὶ ἐξεκένωσε τὴν ὑδρίαν εἰς τὸ ποτιστήριον καὶ ἔδραμεν ἐπὶ τὸ φρέαρ ἀντλῆσαι πάλιν καὶ ὑδρεύσατο πάσαις ταῖς καμήλοις.
21Meanwhile, the man watched her silently to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success.
21ὁ δὲ ἄνθρωπος κατεμάνθανεν αὐτὴν καὶ παρεσιώπα τοῦ γνῶναι, εἰ εὐώδωκε Κύριος τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ ἢ οὔ.
22And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels.
22ἐγένετο δέ, ἡνίκα ἐπαύσαντο πᾶσαι αἱ κάμηλοι πίνουσαι, ἔλαβεν ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐνώτια χρυσᾶ ἀνὰ δραχμὴν ὁλκῆς καὶ δύο ψέλλια ἐπὶ τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῆς, δέκα χρυσῶν ὁλκὴ αὐτῶν.
23“Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”
23καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτὴν καὶ εἶπε· θυγάτηρ τίνος εἶ; ἀνάγγειλόν μοι, εἰ ἔστι παρὰ τῷ πατρί σου τόπος ἡμῖν τοῦ καταλῦσαι.
24She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.”
24ἡ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· θυγάτηρ Βαθουήλ εἰμι τοῦ Μελχάς, ὃν ἔτεκε τῷ Ναχώρ.
25Then she added, “We have plenty of straw and feed, as well as a place for you to spend the night.”
25καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· καὶ ἄχυρα καὶ χορτάσματα πολλὰ παρ᾿ ἡμῖν καὶ τόπος τοῦ καταλῦσαι.
26Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,
26καὶ εὐδοκήσας ὁ ἄνθρωπος προσεκύνησε τῷ Κυρίῳ καὶ εἶπεν·
27saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
27εὐλογητὸς Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ κυρίου μου Ἁβραάμ, ὃς οὐκ ἐγκατέλιπε τὴν δικαιοσύνην αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἀπὸ τοῦ κυρίου μου· ἐμέ τε εὐώδωκε Κύριος εἰς οἶκον τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ τοῦ κυρίου μου.
28The girl ran and told her mother’s household about these things.
28Καὶ δραμοῦσα ἡ παῖς ἀνήγγειλεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τῆς μητρὸς αὐτῆς κατὰ τὰ ρήματα ταῦτα.
29Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he rushed out to the man at the spring.
29τῇ δὲ Ρεβέκκᾳ ἀδελφὸς ἦν ᾧ ὄνομα Λάβαν· καὶ ἔδραμε Λάβαν πρὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἔξω ἐπὶ τὴν πηγήν.
30As soon as he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and heard Rebekah’s words, “The man said this to me,” he went and found the man standing by the camels near the spring.
30καὶ ἐγένετο ἡνίκα εἶδε τὰ ἐνώτια καὶ τὰ ψέλλια ἐν ταῖς χερσὶ τῆς ἀδελφῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ ὅτε ἤκουσε τὰ ρήματα Ρεβέκκας τῆς ἀδελφῆς αὐτοῦ λεγούσης· οὕτω λελάληκέ μοι ὁ ἄνθρωπος, καὶ ἦλθε πρὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἑστηκότος αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῶν καμήλων ἐπὶ τῆς πηγῆς
31“Come, you who are blessed by the LORD,” said Laban. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”
31καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· δεῦρο εἴσελθε· εὐλογητὸς Κυρίου· ἱνατί ἕστηκας ἔξω; ἐγὼ δὲ ἡτοίμασα τὴν οἰκίαν καὶ τόπον ταῖς καμήλοις.
32So the man came to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and feed were brought to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of his companions.
32εἰσῆλθε δὲ ὁ ἄνθρωπος εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν καὶ ἀπέσαξε τὰς καμήλους καὶ ἔδωκεν ἄχυρα καὶ χορτάσματα ταῖς καμήλοις καὶ ὕδωρ νίψασθαι τοῖς ποσὶν αὐτοῦ καὶ τοῖς ποσὶ τῶν ἀνδρῶν τῶν μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ.
33Then a meal was set before the man, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told you what I came to say.” So Laban said, “Please speak.”
33καὶ παρέθηκεν αὐτοῖς ἄρτους φαγεῖν. καὶ εἶπεν· οὐ μὴ φάγω, ἕως τοῦ λαλῆσαί με τὰ ρήματά μου. καὶ εἶπαν· λάλησον.
34“I am Abraham’s servant,” he replied.
34Καὶ εἶπε· παῖς Ἁβραὰμ ἐγώ εἰμι.
35“The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.
35Κύριος δὲ ηὐλόγησε τὸν κύριόν μου σφόδρα, καὶ ὑψώθη· καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ πρόβατα καὶ μόσχους καὶ ἀργύριον καὶ χρυσίον, παῖδας καὶ παιδίσκας, καμήλους καὶ ὄνους.
36My master’s wife Sarah has borne him a son in her old age, and my master has given him everything he owns.
36καὶ ἔτεκε Σάρρα ἡ γυνὴ τοῦ κυρίου μου υἱὸν ἕνα τῷ κυρίῳ μου μετὰ τὸ γηράσαι αὐτόν, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὅσα ἦν αὐτῷ.
37My master made me swear an oath and said, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell,
37καὶ ὥρκισέ με ὁ κύριός μου, λέγων· οὐ λήψῃ γυναῖκα τῷ υἱῷ μου ἀπὸ τῶν θυγατέρων τῶν Χαναναίων, ἐν οἷς ἐγὼ παροικῶ ἐν τῇ γῇ αὐτῶν,
38but you shall go to my father’s house and to my kindred to take a wife for my son.’
38ἀλλ᾿ ἢ εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρός μου πορεύσῃ καὶ εἰς τὴν φυλήν μου καὶ λήψῃ γυναῖκα τῷ υἱῷ μου ἐκεῖθεν.
39Then I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not come back with me?’
39εἶπα δὲ τῷ κυρίῳ μου· μήποτε οὐ πορεύσεται ἡ γυνὴ μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ.
40And he told me, ‘The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you and make your journey a success, so that you may take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father’s house.
40καὶ εἶπέ μοι· Κύριος ὁ Θεός, ᾧ εὐηρέστησα ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ, αὐτὸς ἐξαποστελεῖ τὸν ἄγγελον αὐτοῦ μετὰ σοῦ καὶ εὐοδώσει τὴν ὁδόν σου, καὶ λήψῃ γυναῖκα τῷ υἱῷ μου ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς μου καὶ ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ πατρός μου.
41And when you go to my kindred, if they refuse to give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’
41τότε ἀθῷος ἔσῃ ἀπὸ τῆς ἀρᾶς μου· ἡνίκα γὰρ ἐὰν ἔλθῃς εἰς τὴν φυλήν μου καὶ μή σοι δῶσι, καὶ ἔσῃ ἀθῷος ἀπὸ τοῦ ὁρκισμοῦ μου.
42So when I came to the spring today, I prayed: O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only You would make my journey a success!
42καὶ ἐλθὼν σήμερον ἐπὶ τὴν πηγὴν εἶπα· Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ κυρίου μου Ἁβραάμ, εἰ σὺ εὐοδοῖς τὴν ὁδόν μου, ἐν ᾗ νῦν ἐγὼ πορεύομαι ἐν αὐτῇ,
43Here I am, standing beside this spring. Now if a maiden comes out to draw water and I say to her, ‘Please let me drink a little water from your jar,’
43ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐφέστηκα ἐπὶ τῆς πηγῆς τοῦ ὕδατος, καὶ αἱ θυγατέρες τῶν ἀνθρώπων τῆς πόλεως ἐκπορεύονται ἀντλῆσαι ὕδωρ, καὶ ἔσται ἡ παρθένος, ᾗ ἂν ἐγὼ εἴπω, πότισόν με ἐκ τῆς ὑδρίας σου μικρὸν ὕδωρ,
44and she replies, ‘Drink, and I will draw water for your camels as well,’ may she be the woman the LORD has appointed for my master’s son.
44καὶ εἴπῃ μοι, καὶ σὺ πίε καὶ ταῖς καμήλοις σου ὑδρεύσομαι, αὕτη ἡ γυνή, ἣν ἡτοίμασε Κύριος τῷ ἑαυτοῦ θεράποντι Ἰσαάκ, καὶ ἐν τούτῳ γνώσομαι, ὅτι πεποίηκας ἔλεος τῷ κυρίῳ μου Ἁβραάμ.
45And before I had finished praying in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’
45καὶ ἐγένετο πρὸ τοῦ συντελέσαι με λαλοῦντα ἐν τῇ διανοίᾳ μου, εὐθὺς Ρεβέκκα ἐξεπορεύετο ἔχουσα τὴν ὑδρίαν ἐπὶ τῶν ὤμων καὶ κατέβη ἐπὶ τὴν πηγὴν καὶ ὑδρεύσατο. εἶπα δὲ αὐτῇ· πότισόν με.
46She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well.’ So I drank, and she also watered the camels.
46καί σπεύσασα καθεῖλε τὴν ὑδρίαν ἐπὶ τὸν βραχίονα αὐτῆς ἀφ᾿ ἑαυτῆς καὶ εἶπε· πίε σύ, καὶ τὰς καμήλους σου ποτιῶ. καὶ ἔπιον καὶ τὰς καμήλους ἐπότισε.
47Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.
47καὶ ἠρώτησα αὐτήν· καὶ εἶπα· θυγάτηρ τίνος εἶ; ἀνάγγειλόν μοι. ἡ δὲ ἔφη· θυγάτηρ Βαθουήλ εἰμι τοῦ υἱοῦ Ναχώρ, ὃν ἔτεκεν αὐτῷ Μελχά. καὶ περιέθηκα αὐτῇ τὰ ἐνώτια καί τὰ ψέλλια περὶ τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῆς·
48Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
48καὶ εὐδοκήσας προσεκύνησα τῷ Κυρίῳ καὶ εὐλόγησα Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν τοῦ κυρίου μου Ἁβραάμ, ὃς εὐώδωσέ με ἐν ὁδῷ ἀληθείας, λαβεῖν τὴν θυγατέρα τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ τοῦ κυρίου μου τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ.
49Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; but if not, let me know, so that I may go elsewhere.”
49εἰ οὖν ποιεῖτε ὑμεῖς ἔλεος καὶ δικαιοσύνην πρὸς τὸν κύριόν μου, ἀπαγγείλατέ μοι, εἰ δὲ μή, ἀπαγγείλατέ μοι, ἵνα ἐπιστρέψω εἰς δεξιὰν ἢ ἀριστεράν.
50Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.
50Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Λάβαν καὶ Βαθουὴλ εἶπαν· παρὰ Κυρίου ἐξῆλθε τὸ πρόσταγμα τοῦτο· οὐ δυνησόμεθα οὖν σοι ἀντειπεῖν κακὸν ἢ καλόν.
51Rebekah is here before you. Take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master’s son, just as the LORD has decreed.”
51ἰδοὺ Ρεβέκκα ἐνώπιόν σου· λαβὼν ἀπότρεχε. καί ἔστω γυνὴ τῷ υἱῷ τοῦ κυρίου σου, καθὰ ἐλάλησε Κύριος.
52When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the LORD.
52ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ ἀκοῦσαι τὸν παῖδα τοῦ Ἁβραὰμ τῶν ρημάτων τούτων, προσεκύνησεν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν τῷ Κυρίῳ.
53Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing, and he gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.
53καὶ ἐξενέγκας ὁ παῖς σκεύη ἀργυρᾶ καὶ χρυσᾶ καὶ ἱματισμὸν ἔδωκε τῇ Ρεβέκκᾳ καὶ δῶρα ἔδωκε τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτῆς καὶ τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῆς.
54Then he and the men with him ate and drank and spent the night there. When they got up the next morning, he said, “Send me on my way to my master.”
54καὶ ἔφαγον καὶ ἔπιον καὶ αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες οἱ μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ ὄντες, καὶ ἐκοιμήθησαν. Καὶ ἀναστὰς τὸ πρωΐ εἶπεν· ἐκπέμψατέ με, ἵνα ἀπέλθω πρὸς τὸν κύριόν μου.
55But her brother and mother said, “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.”
55εἶπαν δὲ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτῆς καὶ ἡ μήτηρ· μεινάτω ἡ παρθένος μεθ᾿ ἡμῶν ἡμέρας ὡσεὶ δέκα, καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα ἀπελεύσεται.
56But he replied, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has made my journey a success. Send me on my way so that I may go to my master.”
56ὁ δὲ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτούς· μὴ κατέχετέ με, καὶ Κύριος εὐώδωσε τὴν ὁδόν μου ἐν ἐμοί· ἐκπέμψατέ με, ἵνα ἀπέλθω πρὸς τὸν κύριόν μου.
57So they said, “We will call the girl and ask her opinion.”
57οἱ δὲ εἶπαν· καλέσωμεν τὴν παῖδα καὶ ἐρωτήσωμεν τὸ στόμα αὐτῆς.
58They called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she replied.
58καὶ ἐκάλεσαν τὴν Ρεβέκκαν καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῇ· πορεύσῃ μετὰ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τούτου; ἡ δὲ εἶπε· πορεύσομαι.
59So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.
59καὶ ἐξέπεμψαν Ρεβέκκαν τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτῆς καὶ τὸν παῖδα τοῦ Ἁβραὰμ καὶ τοὺς μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ.
60And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”
60καὶ εὐλόγησαν Ρεβέκκαν καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῇ· ἀδελφὴ ἡμῶν εἶ· γίνου εἰς χιλιάδας μυριάδων, καὶ κληρονομησάτω τὸ σπέρμα σου τὰς πόλεις τῶν ὑπεναντίων.
61Then Rebekah and her servant girls got ready, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.
61ἀναστᾶσα δὲ Ρεβέκκα καὶ αἱ ἅβραι αὐτῆς, ἐπέβησαν ἐπὶ τὰς καμήλους καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν μετὰ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, καὶ ἀναλαβὼν ὁ παῖς τὴν Ρεβέκκαν ἀπῆλθεν.
62Now Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev.
62Ἰσαὰκ δὲ διεπορεύετο διὰ τῆς ἐρήμου κατὰ τὸ φρέαρ τῆς ὁράσεως· αὐτὸς δὲ κατώκει ἐν τῇ γῇ τῇ πρὸς λίβα.
63Early in the evening, Isaac went out to the field to meditate, and looking up, he saw the camels approaching.
63καὶ ἐξῆλθεν Ἰσαὰκ ἀδολεσχῆσαι εἰς τὸ πεδίον τὸ πρὸς δείλης καὶ ἀναβλέψας τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ εἶδε καμήλους ἐρχομένας.
64And when Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac, she got down from her camel
64καὶ ἀναβλέψασα Ρεβέκκα τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς εἶδε τὸν Ἰσαὰκ καὶ κατεπήδησεν ἀπὸ τῆς καμήλου.
65and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?” “It is my master,” the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself.
65καὶ εἶπε τῷ παιδί· τίς ἐστιν ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐκεῖνος ὁ πορευόμενος ἐν τῷ πεδίῳ εἰς συνάντησιν ἡμῖν; εἶπε δὲ ὁ παῖς· οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ κύριός μου. ἡ δὲ λαβοῦσα τὸ θέριστρον περιεβάλετο.
66Then the servant told Isaac all that he had done.
66καὶ διηγήσατο ὁ παῖς τῷ Ἰσαὰκ πάντα τὰ ρήματα, ἃ ἐποίησεν.
67And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.
67εἰσῆλθε δὲ Ἰσαὰκ εἰς τὸν οἶκον τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔλαβε τὴν Ρεβέκκαν, καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτοῦ γυνή, καὶ ἠγάπησεν αὐτήν· καὶ παρεκλήθη Ἰσαὰκ περὶ Σάρρας τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ.
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