Бытие 24
1 Авраам же бяше стар, заматеревший во днех: и Господь благослови Авраама во всех.
And Abraam was old, advanced in days, and the Lord blessed Abraam in all things.
2 И рече Авраам рабу своему старейшему дому своего, обладающему всеми его: положи руку твою под стегно мое,
And Abraam said to his servant the elder of his house, who had rule over all his possessions, Put your hand under my thigh,
3 и заклену тя Господем Богом небесе и Богом земли, да не поймеши сыну моему Исааку жены от дщерей Хананейских, с нимиже аз живу в них:
and I will adjure you by the Lord the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that you take not a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Chananites, with whom I dwell, in the midst of them.
4 но токмо на землю мою, идеже родихся, пойдеши, и ко племени моему, и поймеши жену сыну моему Исааку оттуду.
But you shall go instead to my country, where I was born, and to my tribe, and you shall take from thence a wife for my son Isaac.
5 Рече же к нему раб: еда убо не восхощет ити жена вслед со мною на землю сию, возвращу ли сына твоего в землю, от неяже изшел еси?
And the servant said to him, Shall I carry back your son to the land whence you came forth, if haply the woman should not be willing to return with me to this land?
6 Рече же к нему Авраам: внемли себе, да не возвратиши сына моего онамо.
And Abraam said to him, Take heed to yourself that you carry not my son back there.
7 Господь Бог небесе и Бог земли, Иже поя мя из дому отца моего и от земли, в нейже родихся, Иже глагола мне и Иже кляся мне, глаголя: тебе дам землю сию и семени твоему, Той послет Ангела Своего пред тобою, и поймеши жену сыну моему Исааку оттуду:
The Lord the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, who took me out of my father's house, and out of the land whence I sprang, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, I will give this land to you and to your seed, he shall send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife to my son from thence.
8 аще же не восхощет жена поити с тобою в землю сию, чист будеши от заклятия моего: точию сына моего не возврати тамо.
And if the woman should not be willing to come with you into this land, you shall be clear from my oath, only carry not my son there again.
9 И положи раб руку свою под стегно Авраама господина своего, и кляся ему о словеси сем.
And the servant put his hand under the thigh of his master Abraam, and swore to him concerning this matter.
10 И взя раб десять велблюд от велблюд господина своего, и от всех благ господина своего с собою, и востав иде в Месопотамию во град Нахоров:
And the servant took ten camels of his master's camels, and [he took] of all the goods of his master with him, and he arose and went into Mesopotamia to the city of Nachor.
11 и постави велблюды вне града у кладязя воднаго под вечер, егда исходят (жены) почерпати воды,
And he rested his camels without the city by the well of water towards evening, when damsels go forth to draw water.
12 и рече: Господи, Боже господина моего Авраама, благоустрой предо мною днесь, и сотвори милость с господином моим Авраамом:
And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraam, prosper my way before me to day, and deal mercifully with my master Abraam.
13 се, аз стах у кладязя воднаго, дщери же живущих во граде исходят почерпати воды:
Behold! I stand by the well of water, and the daughters of them that inhabit the city come forth to draw water.
14 и будет девица, ейже аз реку: преклони водонос твой, да пию, и речет ми: пий ты, и велблюды твоя напою, дондеже напиются: сию уготовал еси рабу Твоему Исааку: и по сему увем, яко сотворил еси милость с господином моим Авраамом.
And it shall be, the virgin to whoever I shall say, Incline your water-pot, that I may drink, and she shall say, Drink you, and I will give your camels drink, until they shall have done drinking—even this one you have prepared for your servant Isaac, and hereby shall I know that you have dealt mercifully with my master Abraam.
15 И бысть прежде неже скончати ему глаголющу во уме своем, и се, Ревекка исхождаше, яже родися Вафуилу, сыну Мелхи жены Нахора, брата же Авраамля, держащи водонос на рамех своих:
And it came to pass before he had done speaking in his mind, that behold, Rebecca the daughter of Bathuel, the son of Melcha, the wife of Nachor, and [the same] the brother of Abraam, came forth, having a water-pot on her shoulders.
16 девица же бяше доброзрачна зело: дева бе, муж не позна ея. Сошедши же на кладязь, наполни водонос свой и взыде.
And the virgin was very beautiful in appearance, she was a virgin, a man had not known her; and she went down to the well, and filled her water-pot, and came up.
17 Тече же раб во сретение ей и рече: напой мя мало водою от водоноса твоего.
And the servant ran up to meet her, and said, Give me a little water to drink out of your pitcher;
18 Сия же рече: пий, господине. И потщася, и сня водонос на мышца своя, и напои его, дондеже напися.
and she said, Drink, Sir; and she hasted, and let down the pitcher upon her arm, and gave him to drink, till he ceased drinking.
19 И рече: и велблюдом твоим налию, дондеже вси напиются.
And she said, I will also draw water for your camels, till they shall all have drunk.
20 И потщася, и испраздни водонос в поило: и тече паки на кладязь почерпнути воды, и влия велблюдом всем.
And she hasted, and emptied the water-pot into the trough, and ran to the well to draw again, and drew water for all the camels.
21 Человек же выразумеваше ю и помолчеваше, да уразумеет, аще благоустрои Бог путь ему, или ни.
And the man took great notice of her, and remained silent to know whether the Lord had made his way prosperous or not.
22 Бысть же егда престаша вси велблюды пиюще, взя человек усерязи златы весом по драхме и два запястия на руки ея: десять златниц вес их.
And it came to pass when all the camels ceased drinking, that the man took golden ear-rings, each of a drachm weight, and he [put] two bracelets on her hands, their weight was ten pieces of gold.
23 И вопроси ю и рече: чия еси дщерь? Повеждь ми, аще есть у отца твоего место нам витати?
And he asked her, and said, Whose daughter are you? Tell me if there is room for us to lodge with your father.
24 Она же рече ему: дщерь Вафуилева есмь (сына) Мелхина, егоже роди Нахору.
And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bathuel the son of Melcha, whom she bore to Nachor.
25 И рече ему: и плевы и сена много у нас, и место витати.
And she said to him, We have both straw and much provender, and a place for resting.
26 И благословив человек, поклонися Господу
And the man being well pleased, worshipped the Lord,
27 и рече: благословен Господь Бог господина моего Авраама, Иже не остави правды Своея и истины от господина моего: и мене благоустрои Господь в дом брата господина моего.
and said, Blessed be the Lord the God of my master Abraam, who has not suffered his righteousness to fail, nor his truth from my master, and the Lord has brought me prosperously to the house of the brother of my lord.
28 И текши девица в дом матере своея, поведа по глаголом сим.
And the damsel ran and reported to the house of her mother according to these words.
29 Ревекце же бяше брат, емуже имя Лаван: и тече Лаван к человеку вон на кладязь.
And Rebecca had a brother whose name was Laban; and Laban ran out to meet the man, to the well.
30 И бысть егда виде усерязи, и запястия на руку сестры своея, и егда слыша словеса Ревекки сестры своея, глаголющия: сице глагола мне человек: и прииде к человеку, стоящу ему у велблюд у кладязя,
And it came to pass when he saw the ear-rings and the bracelets on the hands of his sister, and when he heard the words of Rebecca his sister, saying, Thus the man spoke to me, that he went to the man, as he stood by the camels at the well.
31 и рече ему: гряди, вниди благословенный от Господа, почто стоиши вне? Аз же уготовах храмину и место велблюдом.
And he said to him, Come in hither, you blessed of the Lord, why stand you without, whereas I have prepared the house and a place for the camels?
32 И вниде человек в дом, и разседла велблюды, и даде плевы и сено велблюдом, и воду умыти нозе его, и ноги мужем, иже бяху с ним:
And the man entered into the house, and unloaded the camels, and gave the camels straw and provender, and water to wash his feet, and the feet of the men that were with him.
33 и предложи им хлебы ясти, и рече: не ям, дондеже возглаголю словеса моя. И рече: глаголи.
And he set before them loaves to eat; but he said, I will not eat, until I have told my errand. And he said, Speak on.
34 И рече: раб Авраамль есмь аз:
And he said, I am a servant of Abraam;
35 Господь же благослови господина моего зело, и возвысися: и даде ему овцы и телцы, сребро и злато, рабы и рабыни, и велблюды и ослы:
and the Lord has blessed my master greatly, and he is exalted, and he has given him sheep, and calves, and silver, and gold, servants and servant-maids, camels, and asses.
36 и роди Сарра, жена господина моего, сына единаго господину моему, состаревшемуся ему, и даде ему елика имяше:
And Sarrha my master's wife bore one son to my master after he had grown old; and he gave him whatever he had.
37 и закля мя господин мой, глаголя: не поймеши жены сыну моему от дщерей Хананейских, в нихже аз обитаю в земли их:
And my master caused me to swear, saying, You shall not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Chananites, among whom I sojourn in their land.
38 но в дом отца моего пойдеши, и в племя мое, и поймеши жену сыну моему оттуду:
But you shall go to the house of my father, and to my tribe, and you shall take thence a wife for my son.
39 рех же (аз) господину моему: а егда не восхощет жена со мною ити?
And I said to my master, Haply the woman will not go with me.
40 И рече ми: Господь Бог, Емуже благоугодих пред ним, он послет Ангела Своего с тобою и благоустроит путь твой, и поймеши жену сыну моему от племене моего и от дому отца моего:
And he said to me, The Lord God to whom I have been acceptable in his presence, himself shall send out his angel with you, and shall prosper your journey, and you shall take a wife for my son of my tribe, and of the house of my father.
41 тогда будеши чист от заклинания моего: егда бо дойдеши в племя мое, и не дадят ти, и будеши чист от заклинания моего:
Then shall you be clear from my curse, for whenever you shall have come to my tribe, and they shall not give her to you, then shall you be clear from my oath.
42 и пришед днесь на кладязь, рекох: Господи, Боже господина моего Авраама, аще Ты благоустрояеши путь мой, в оньже ныне аз иду:
And having come this day to the well, I said, Lord God of my master Abraam, if you prosper my journey on which I am now going,
43 се, аз стах у кладязя воднаго, и дщери граждан исходят почерпати воды: и будет девица, ейже аще аз реку: напой мя от водоноса твоего мало водою:
behold, I stand by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city come forth to draw water, and it shall be [that] the damsel to whom I shall say, Give me a little water to drink out of your pitcher,
44 и речет ми: и ты пий, и велблюдом твоим влию: сия (будет) жена, юже уготова Господь рабу Своему Исааку: и по сему уразумею, яко сотворил еси милость господину моему Аврааму.
and she shall say to me, Both drink you, and I will draw water for your camels, this [shall be] the wife whom the Lord has prepared for his own servant Isaac; and hereby shall I know that you have wrought mercy with my master Abraam.
45 И бысть прежде неже скончати мне глаголющу во уме своем, абие Ревекка исхождаше держащи водонос на раму, и сниде на кладязь, и почерпе воды: и рекох ей: напой мя.
And it came to pass before I had done speaking in my mind, straightway Rebecca came forth, having her pitcher on her shoulders; and she went down to the well, and drew water; and I said to her, Give me to drink.
46 И потщавшися сня водонос с себе на мышцу свою и рече: пий ты, и велблюды твоя напою. И напихся, и велблюды моя напои.
And she hasted and let down her pitcher on her arm from her head, and said, Drink you, and I will give your camels drink; and I drank, and she gave the camels drink.
47 И вопросих ю и рекох: чия еси дщерь? Повеждь ми. Она же рече: дщерь Вафуилева есмь сына Нахорова, егоже роди ему Мелха. И дах ей усерязи, и запястия на руце ея,
And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter are you? tell me; and she said, I am daughter of Bathuel the son of Nachor, whom Melcha bore to him; and I put on her the ear-rings, and the bracelets on her hands.
48 и благоволив поклонихся Господу: и благослових Господа Бога господина моего Авраама, Иже благоустрои мя на пути истины пояти дщерь брата господина моего сыну его:
And being well-pleased I worshipped the Lord, and I blessed the Lord the God of my master Abraam, who has prospered me in a true way, so that I should take the daughter of my master's brother for his son.
49 аще убо сотворите вы милость и правду к господину моему: аще же ни, поведите ми: да обращуся или на десно, или на лево.
If then you [will] deal mercifully and justly with my lord, [tell me], and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left.
50 Отвещавша же Лаван и Вафуил, рекоста: от Господа прииде дело сие: не возможем ти противу рещи зло или благо:
And Laban and Bathuel answered and said, This matter has come forth from the Lord, we shall not be able to answer you bad or good.
51 се, Ревекка пред тобою: поемь ю, иди: и да будет жена сыну господина твоего, якоже глагола Господь.
Behold, Rebecca is before you, take her and go away, and let her be wife to the son of your master, as the Lord has said.
52 Бысть же егда услыша раб Авраамль словеса сия, поклонися до земли Господу.
And it came to pass when the servant of Abraam heard these words, he bowed himself to the Lord down to the earth.
53 И изнес раб сосуды златы и сребряны и ризы, даде Ревекце: и дары даде брату ея и матери ея.
And the servant having brought forth jewels of silver and gold and raiment, gave them to Rebecca, and gave gifts to her brother, and to her mother.
54 И ядоша и пиша и той и мужие, иже бяху с ним, и почиша. И востав заутра, рече: отпустите мя, да отиду к господину моему.
And both he and the men with him ate and drank and went to sleep. And he arose in the morning and said, Send me away, that I may go to my master.
55 Реша же братия ея и мати: да пребудет девица с нами яко десять дний, и посем пойдет.
And her brethren and her mother said, Let the virgin remain with us about ten days, and after that she shall depart.
56 Он же рече к ним: не держите мя, Господь бо благоустрои путь мой во мне: отпустите мя, да иду к господину моему.
But he said to them, Hinder me not, for the Lord has prospered my journey for me; send me away, that I may depart to my master.
57 Они же реша: призовем девицу и вопросим ея изоуст.
And they said, Let us call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.
58 И призваша Ревекку и реша ей: пойдеши ли с человеком сим? Она же рече: пойду.
And they called Rebecca, and said to her, Will you go with this man? and she said, I will go.
59 И отпустиша Ревекку сестру свою, и имения ея, и раба Авраамля, и иже с ним быша.
So they sent forth Rebecca their sister, and her goods, and the servant of Abraam, and his attendants.
60 И благословиша Ревекку и реша ей: сестра наша еси, буди в тысящы тем, и да наследит семя твое грады супостат.
And they blessed Rebecca, and said to her, You are our sister; become you thousands of myriads, and let your seed possess the cities of their enemies.
61 Воставши же Ревекка и рабыни ея, вседоша на велблюды и поидоша с человеком. И поим раб Ревекку, отиде.
And Rebecca rose up and her maidens, and they mounted the camels and went with the man; and the servant having taken up Rebecca, departed.
62 Исаак же прехождаше сквозе пустыню у кладязя Видения: сам же живяше на земли на полудне.
And Isaac went through the wilderness to the well of the vision, and he lived in the land toward the south.
63 И изыде Исаак поглумитися на поле к вечеру, и воззрев очима своима, виде велблюды идущыя.
And Isaac went forth into the plain toward evening to meditate; and having lifted up his eyes, he saw camels coming.
64 И воззревши Ревекка очима своима, виде Исаака: и изскочи с велблюда.
And Rebecca lifted up her eyes, and saw Isaac; and she alighted briskly from the camel,
65 И рече рабу: кто есть человек оный, иже идет по полю во сретение нам? Рече же раб: сей есть господин мой. Она же вземши ризу летнюю, облечеся.
and said to the servant, Who is that man that walks in the plain to meet us? And the servant said, This is my master; and she took her veil and covered herself.
66 И поведа раб Исааку вся словеса, яже сотвори.
And the servant told Isaac all that he had done.
67 Вниде же Исаак в дом матере своея, и поя Ревекку, и бысть ему жена: и возлюби ю, и утешися Исаак по Сарре матери своей.
And Isaac went into the house of his mother, and took Rebecca, and she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted for Sarrha his mother.
