Genesis 24
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
1Now Abraham was old; and advanced in age: and the Lord had blessed him in all things.
1亞伯拉罕 年紀老邁，向來在一切事上耶和華都賜福給他。
2And he said to the elder servant of his house, who was ruler over all he had: Put thy hand under my thigh,
2亞伯拉罕 對管理他全業最老的僕人說：「請你把手放在我大腿底下。
3That I may make thee swear by the Lord the God of heaven and earth, that thou take not a wife for my son, of the daughters of the Chanaanites, among whom I dwell:
3我要叫你指着耶和華－天地的主起誓，不要為我兒子娶這 迦南 地中的女子為妻。
4But that thou go to my own country and kindred, and take a wife from thence for my son Isaac.
4你要往我本地本族去，為我的兒子 以撒 娶一個妻子。」
5The servant answered: If the woman will not come with me into this land, must I bring thy son back again to the place, from whence thou camest out?
5僕人對他說：「倘若女子不肯跟我到這地方來，我必須將你的兒子帶回你原出之地嗎？」
6And Abraham said: Beware thou never bring my son back again thither.
6亞伯拉罕 對他說：「你要謹慎，不要帶我的兒子回那裏去。
7The Lord God of heaven, who took me out of my father’s house, and out of my native country, who spoke to me, and swore to me, saying: To thy seed will I give this land: he will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take from thence a wife for my son.
7耶和華－天上的主曾帶領我離開父家和本族的地，對我說話，向我起誓說：『我要將這地賜給你的後裔。』他必差遣使者在你面前，你就可以從那裏為我兒子娶一個妻子。
8But if the woman will not follow thee, thou shalt not be bound by the oath; only bring not my son back thither again.
8倘若女子不肯跟你來，我使你起的誓就與你無干了，只是不可帶我的兒子回那裏去。」
9The servant therefore put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his lord, and swore to him upon this word.
9僕人就把手放在他主人 亞伯拉罕 的大腿底下，為這事向他起誓。
10And he took ten camels of his master’s herd, and departed, carrying something of all his goods with him, and he set forward and went on to Mesopotamia to the city of Nachor.
10那僕人從他主人的駱駝裏取了十匹駱駝，並帶些他主人各樣的財物，起身往 美索不達米亞 去，到了 拿鶴 的城。
11And when he had made the camels lie down without the town near a well of water in the evening, at the time when women are wont to come out to draw water, he said:
11天將晚，眾女子出來打水的時候，他便叫駱駝跪在城外的水井那裏。
12O Lord the God of my master Abraham, meet me today, I beseech thee, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
12他說：「耶和華－我主人 亞伯拉罕 的上帝啊，求你施恩給我主人 亞伯拉罕 ，使我今日遇見好機會。
13Behold I stand nigh the spring of water, and the daughters of the inhabitants of this city will come out to draw water.
13我現今站在井旁，城內居民的女子們正出來打水。
14Now, therefore, the maid to whom I shall say: Let down thy pitcher that I may drink: and she shall answer, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let it be the same whom thou hast provided for thy servant Isaac: and by this I shall understand, that thou hast shown kindness to my master.
14我向那一個女子說：『請你拿下水瓶來，給我水喝。』她若說：『請喝！我也給你的駱駝喝。』願那女子就作你所預定給你僕人 以撒 的妻。這樣，我便知道你施恩給我主人了。」
15He had not yet ended these words within himself, and behold Rebecca came out, the daughter of Bathuel, son of Melcha, wife to Nachor the brother of Abraham, having a pitcher on her shoulder:
15話還沒有說完，不料， 利百加 肩頭上扛着水瓶出來。 利百加 是 彼土利 所生的； 彼土利 是 亞伯拉罕 兄弟 拿鶴 妻子 密迦 的兒子。
16An exceeding comely maid, and a most beautiful virgin, and not known to man: and she went down to the spring, and filled her pitcher and was coming back.
16那女子容貌極其俊美，還是處女，也未曾有人親近她。她下到井旁，打滿了瓶，又上來。
17And the servant ran to meet her, and said: Give me a little water to drink of thy pitcher.
17僕人跑上前去迎着她，說：「求你將瓶裏的水給我一點喝。」
18And she answered: Drink, my lord. And quickly she let down the pitcher upon her arm, and gave him drink.
18女子說：「我主請喝！」就急忙拿下瓶來，托在手上給他喝。
19And when he had drunk, she said: I will draw water for thy camels also, till they all drink.
19女子給他喝了，就說：「我再為你的駱駝打水，叫駱駝也喝足。」
20And pouring out the pitcher into the troughs, she ran back to the well to draw water: and having drawn she gave to all the camels.
20她就急忙把瓶裏的水倒在槽裏，又跑到井旁打水，就為所有的駱駝打上水來。
21But he musing beheld her with silence, desirous to know whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.
21那人定睛看她，一句話也不說，要曉得耶和華賜他通達的道路沒有。
22And after that the camels had drunk, the man took out golden earrings, weighing two sicles: and as many bracelets of ten sicles weight.
22駱駝喝足了，那人就拿一個金環，重半舍客勒，兩個金鐲，重十舍客勒，給了那女子，
23And he said to her: Whose daughter art thou? tell me: is there any place in thy father’s house to lodge?
23說：「請告訴我，你是誰的女兒？你父親家裏有我們住宿的地方沒有？」
24And she answered: I am the daughter of Bathuel, the son of Melcha, whom she bore to Nachor.
24女子說：「我是 密迦 與 拿鶴 之子 彼土利 的女兒」；
25And she said moreover to him: We have good store of both straw and hay, and a large place to lodge in.
25又說：「我們家裏足有糧草，也有住宿的地方。」
26The man bowed himself down, and adored the Lord,
26那人就低頭向耶和華下拜，
27Saying: Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not taken away his mercy and truth from my master, and hath brought me the straight way into the house of my master’s brother.
27說：「耶和華－我主人 亞伯拉罕 的上帝是應當稱頌的，因他不斷地以慈愛誠實待我主人。至於我，耶和華在路上引領我，直走到我主人的兄弟家裏。」
28Then the maid ran, and told in her mother’s house, all that she had heard.
28女子跑回去，照着這些話告訴她母親和她家裏的人。
29And Rebecca had a brother named Laban, who went out in haste to the man, to the well.
29利百加 有一個哥哥，名叫 拉班 ，看見金環，又看見金鐲在他妹子的手上，並聽見他妹子 利百加 的話，說那人對我如此如此說。 拉班 就跑出來往井旁去，到那人跟前，見他仍站在駱駝旁邊的井旁那裏，
30And when he had seen the earrings and bracelets in his sister’s hands, and had heard all that she related, saying: Thus and thus the man spoke to me: he came to the man who stood by the camels, and near to the spring of water,
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31And said to him: Come in, thou blessed of the Lord: why standest thou without? I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels.
31便對他說：「你這蒙耶和華賜福的，請進來，為甚麼站在外邊？我已經收拾了房屋，也為駱駝預備了地方。」
32And he brought him in into his lodging: and he unharnessed the camels and gave straw and hay, and water to wash his feet, and the feet of the men that were come with him.
32那人就進了 拉班 的家。 拉班 卸了駱駝，用草料餵上，拿水給那人和跟隨的人洗腳；
33And bread was set before him. But he said: I will not eat, till I tell my message. He answered him: Speak.
33把飯擺在他面前，叫他吃，他卻說：「我不吃，等我說明白我的事情再吃。」 拉班 說：「請說。」
34And he said: I am the servant of Abraham:
34他說：「我是 亞伯拉罕 的僕人。
35And the Lord hath blessed my master wonderfully, and he is become great: and he hath given him sheep and oxen, silver and gold, men servants and women servants, camels and asses.
35耶和華大大地賜福給我主人，使他昌大，又賜給他羊群、牛群、金銀、僕婢、駱駝，和驢。
36And Sara my master’s wife hath borne my master a son in her old age, and he hath given him all that he had.
36我主人的妻子 撒拉 年老的時候給我主人生了一個兒子；我主人也將一切所有的都給了這個兒子。
37And my master made me swear, saying: Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the Chanaanites, in whose land I dwell:
37我主人叫我起誓說：『你不要為我兒子娶 迦南 地的女子為妻。
38But thou shalt go to my father’s house, and shalt take a wife of my own kindred for my son:
38你要往我父家、我本族那裏去，為我的兒子娶一個妻子。』
39But I answered my master: What if the woman will not come with me?
39我對我主人說：『恐怕女子不肯跟我來。』
40The Lord, said he, in whose sight I walk, will send his angel with thee, and will direct thy way: and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my own kindred, and of my father’s house.
40他就說：『我所事奉的耶和華必要差遣他的使者與你同去，叫你的道路通達，你就得以在我父家、我本族那裏，給我的兒子娶一個妻子。
41But thou shalt be clear from my curse, when thou shalt come to my kindred, if they will not give thee one.
41只要你到了我本族那裏，我使你起的誓就與你無干。他們若不把女子交給你，我使你起的誓也與你無干。』
42And I came today to the well of water, and said: O Lord God of my master Abraham, if thou hast prospered my way, wherein I now walk,
42「我今日到了井旁，便說：『耶和華－我主人 亞伯拉罕 的上帝啊，願你叫我所行的道路通達。
43Behold I stand by the well of water, and the virgin, that shall come out to draw water, who shall hear me say: Give me a little water to drink of thy pitcher:
43我如今站在井旁，對哪一個出來打水的女子說：請你把你瓶裏的水給我一點喝；
44And shall say to me: Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman, whom the Lord hath prepared for my master’s son.
44她若說：你只管喝，我也為你的駱駝打水；願那女子就作耶和華給我主人兒子所預定的妻。』
45And whilst I pondered these things secretly with myself, Rebecca appeared coming with a pitcher, which she carried on her shoulder: and she went down to the well and drew water. And I said to her: Give me a little to drink.
45我心裏的話還沒有說完， 利百加 就出來，肩頭上扛着水瓶，下到井旁打水。我便對她說：『請你給我水喝。』
46And she speedily let down the pitcher from her shoulder, and said to me: Both drink thou, and to thy camels I will give drink. I drank, and she watered the camels.
46她就急忙從肩頭上拿下瓶來，說：『請喝！我也給你的駱駝喝。』我便喝了；她又給我的駱駝喝了。
47And I asked her, and said: Whose daughter art thou? And she answered: I am the daughter of Bathuel, the son of Nachor, whom Melcha bore to him. So I put earrings on her to adorn her face, and I put bracelets on her hands.
47我問她說：『你是誰的女兒？』她說：『我是 密迦 與 拿鶴 之子 彼土利 的女兒。』我就把環子戴在她鼻子上，把鐲子戴在她兩手上。
48And falling down I adored the Lord, blessing the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath brought me the straight way to take the daughter of my master’s brother for his son.
48隨後我低頭向耶和華下拜，稱頌耶和華－我主人 亞伯拉罕 的上帝；因為他引導我走合式的道路，使我得着我主人兄弟的孫女，給我主人的兒子為妻。
49Wherefore if you do according to mercy and truth with my master, tell me: but if it please you otherwise, tell me that also, that I may go to the right hand, or to the left.
49現在你們若願以慈愛誠實待我主人，就告訴我；若不然，也告訴我，使我可以或向左，或向右。」
50And Laban and Bathuel answered: The word hath proceeded from the Lord, we cannot speak any other thing to thee but his pleasure.
50拉班 和 彼土利 回答說：「這事乃出於耶和華，我們不能向你說好說歹。
51Behold Rebecca is before thee, take her and go thy way, and let her be the wife of thy master’s son, as the Lord hath spoken.
51看哪， 利百加 在你面前，可以將她帶去，照着耶和華所說的，給你主人的兒子為妻。」
52Which when Abraham’s servant heard, falling down to the ground he adored the Lord.
52亞伯拉罕 的僕人聽見他們這話，就向耶和華俯伏在地。
53And bringing forth vessels of silver and gold, and garments, he gave them to Rebecca for a present. He offered gifts also to her brothers, and to her mother.
53當下僕人拿出金器、銀器，和衣服送給 利百加 ，又將寶物送給她哥哥和她母親。
54And a banquet was made, and they ate and drank together, and lodged there. And in the morning, the servant arose, and said: Let me depart, that I may go to my master.
54僕人和跟從他的人吃了喝了，住了一夜。早晨起來，僕人就說：「請打發我回我主人那裏去吧。」
55And her brother and mother answered: Let the maid stay at least ten days with us, and afterwards she shall depart.
55利百加 的哥哥和她母親說：「讓女子同我們再住幾天，至少十天，然後她可以去。」
56Stay me not, said he, because the Lord hath prospered my way: send me away, that I may go to my master.
56僕人說：「耶和華既賜給我通達的道路，你們不要耽誤我，請打發我走，回我主人那裏去吧。」
57And they said: Let us call the maid, and ask her will.
57他們說：「我們把女子叫來問問她」，
58And they called her, and when she was come, they asked: Wilt thou go with this man? She said: I will go.
58就叫了 利百加 來，問她說：「你和這人同去嗎？」 利百加 說：「我去。」
59So they sent her away, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his company,
59於是他們打發妹子 利百加 和她的乳母，同 亞伯拉罕 的僕人，並跟從僕人的，都走了。
60Wishing prosperity to their sister, and saying: Thou art our sister, mayst thou increase to thousands of thousands, and may thy seed possess the gates of their enemies.
60他們就給 利百加 祝福說： 我們的妹子啊，願你作千萬人的母！ 願你的後裔得着仇敵的城門！
61So Rebecca and her maids, being set upon camels, followed the man: who with speed returned to his master.
61利百加 和她的使女們起來，騎上駱駝，跟着那僕人，僕人就帶着 利百加 走了。
62At the same time Isaac was walking along the way to the well which is called Of the living and the seeing: for he dwelt in the south country.
62那時， 以撒 住在南地，剛從 庇耳‧拉海‧萊 回來。
63And he was gone forth to meditate in the field, the day being now well spent: and when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw camels coming afar off.
63天將晚， 以撒 出來在田間默想，舉目一看，見來了些駱駝。
64Rebecca also, when she saw Isaac, lighted off the camel,
64利百加 舉目看見 以撒 ，就急忙下了駱駝，
65And said to the servant: Who is that man who cometh towards us along the field? And he said to her: That man is my master. But she quickly took her cloak, and covered herself.
65問那僕人說：「這田間走來迎接我們的是誰？」僕人說：「是我的主人。」 利百加 就拿帕子蒙上臉。
66And the servant told Isaac all that he had done.
66僕人就將所辦的一切事都告訴 以撒 。
67Who brought her into the tent of Sara his mother, and took her to wife: and he loved her so much, that it moderated the sorrow which was occasioned by his mother’s death.
67以撒 便領 利百加 進了他母親 撒拉 的帳棚，娶了她為妻，並且愛她。 以撒 自從他母親不在了，這才得了安慰。
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