Genesis 24
1 And Abraham was old, [and] well stricken in age: and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things.
erat autem Abraham senex dierumque multorum et Dominus in cunctis benedixerat ei
2 And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
dixitque ad servum seniorem domus suae qui praeerat omnibus quae habebat pone manum tuam subter femur meum
3 and I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou wilt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
ut adiurem te per Dominum Deum caeli et terrae ut non accipias uxorem filio meo de filiabus Chananeorum inter quos habito
4 but thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.
sed ad terram et ad cognationem meam proficiscaris et inde accipias uxorem filio meo 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?
respondit servus si noluerit mulier venire mecum in terram hanc num reducere debeo filium tuum ad locum de quo egressus es
6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
dixit Abraham cave nequando reducas illuc filium meum
7 Jehovah, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spake unto me, and who sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence.
Dominus Deus caeli qui tulit me de domo patris mei et de terra nativitatis meae qui locutus est mihi et iuravit dicens semini tuo dabo terram hanc ipse mittet angelum suum coram te et accipies inde uxorem filio meo
8 And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only thou shalt not bring my son thither again.
sin autem noluerit mulier sequi te non teneberis iuramento filium tantum meum ne reducas illuc
9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning this matter.
posuit ergo servus manum sub femore Abraham domini sui et iuravit illi super sermone hoc
10 And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed, having all goodly things of his master’s in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
tulitque decem camelos de grege domini sui et abiit ex omnibus bonis eius portans secum profectusque perrexit Mesopotamiam ad urbem Nahor
11 And he made the camels to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.
cumque camelos fecisset accumbere extra oppidum iuxta puteum aquae vespere eo tempore quo solent mulieres egredi ad hauriendam aquam dixit
12 And he said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray thee, good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham.
Domine Deus domini mei Abraham occurre obsecro hodie mihi et fac misericordiam cum domino meo Abraham
13 Behold, I am standing by the fountain of water; and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water:
ecce ego sto propter fontem aquae et filiae habitatorum huius civitatis egredientur ad hauriendam aquam
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 showed kindness unto my master.
igitur puella cui ego dixero inclina hydriam tuam ut bibam et illa responderit bibe quin et camelis tuis dabo potum ipsa est quam praeparasti servo tuo Isaac et per hoc intellegam quod feceris misericordiam cum domino meo
15 And it came to pass, before he had done 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 upon her shoulder.
necdum intra se verba conpleverat et ecce Rebecca egrediebatur filia Bathuel filii Melchae uxoris Nahor fratris Abraham habens hydriam in scapula
16 And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
puella decora nimis virgoque pulcherrima et incognita viro descenderat autem ad fontem et impleverat hydriam ac revertebatur
17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher.
occurritque ei servus et ait pauxillum mihi ad sorbendum praebe aquae de hydria tua
18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
quae respondit bibe domine mi celeriterque deposuit hydriam super ulnam suam et dedit ei potum
19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
cumque ille bibisset adiecit quin et camelis tuis hauriam aquam donec cuncti bibant
20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.
effundensque hydriam in canalibus recurrit ad puteum ut hauriret aquam et haustam omnibus camelis dedit
21 And the man looked stedfastly on her, holding his peace, to know whether Jehovah had made his journey prosperous or not.
ille autem contemplabatur eam tacitus scire volens utrum prosperum fecisset iter suum Dominus an non
22 And it came to pass, 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,
postquam ergo biberunt cameli protulit vir inaures aureas adpendentes siclos duos et armillas totidem pondo siclorum decem
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?
dixitque ad eam cuius es filia indica mihi est in domo patris tui locus ad manendum
24 And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bare unto Nahor.
quae respondit filia Bathuelis sum filii Melchae quem peperit Nahor
25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
et addidit dicens palearum quoque et faeni plurimum est apud nos et locus spatiosus ad manendum
26 And the man bowed his head, and worshipped Jehovah.
inclinavit se homo et adoravit Dominum
27 And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, who hath not forsaken his lovingkindness and his truth toward my master: as for me, Jehovah hath led me in the way to the house of my master’s brethren.
dicens benedictus Dominus Deus domini mei Abraham qui non abstulit misericordiam et veritatem suam a domino meo et recto me itinere perduxit in domum fratris domini mei
28 And the damsel ran, and told her mother’s house according to these words.
cucurrit itaque puella et nuntiavit in domum matris suae omnia quae audierat
29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the fountain.
habebat autem Rebecca fratrem nomine Laban qui festinus egressus est ad hominem ubi erat fons
30 And it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the 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 was standing by the camels at the fountain.
cumque vidisset inaures et armillas in manibus sororis suae et audisset cuncta verba referentis haec locutus est mihi homo venit ad virum qui stabat iuxta camelos et propter fontem aquae
31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of Jehovah; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
dixitque ad eum ingredere benedicte Domini cur foris stas praeparavi domum et locum camelis
32 And the man came into the house, and he ungirded the camels; and he gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men that were with him.
et introduxit eum hospitium ac destravit camelos deditque paleas et faenum et aquam ad lavandos pedes camelorum et virorum qui venerant cum eo
33 And there was set food before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
et adpositus est in conspectu eius panis qui ait non comedam donec loquar sermones meos respondit ei loquere
34 And he said, I am Abraham’s servant.
at ille servus inquit Abraham sum
35 And Jehovah hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and men-servants and maid-servants, and camels and asses.
et Dominus benedixit domino meo valde magnificatusque est et dedit ei oves et boves argentum et aurum servos et ancillas camelos et asinos
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.
et peperit Sarra uxor domini mei filium domino meo in senectute sua deditque illi omnia quae habuerat
37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
et adiuravit me dominus meus dicens non accipies uxorem filio meo de filiabus Chananeorum in quorum terra habito
38 but thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.
sed ad domum patris mei perges et de cognatione mea accipies uxorem filio meo
39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
ego vero respondi domino meo quid si noluerit venire mecum mulier
40 And he said unto me, Jehovah, 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:
Dominus ait in cuius conspectu ambulo mittet angelum suum tecum et diriget viam tuam accipiesque uxorem filio meo de cognatione mea et de domo patris mei
41 then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
innocens eris a maledictione mea cum veneris ad propinquos meos et non dederint tibi
42 And I came this day unto the fountain, and said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
veni ergo hodie ad fontem et dixi Domine Deus domini mei Abraham si direxisti viam meam in qua nunc ambulo
43 behold, I am standing by the fountain of water; and let it come to pass, that the maiden that cometh forth to draw, to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher to drink;
ecce sto iuxta fontem aquae et virgo quae egredietur ad hauriendam aquam audierit a me da mihi pauxillum aquae ad bibendum ex hydria tua
44 and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom Jehovah hath appointed for my master’s son.
et dixerit mihi et tu bibe et camelis tuis hauriam ipsa est mulier quam praeparavit Dominus filio domini mei
45 And before I had done speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the fountain, and drew: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
dum haec mecum tacitus volverem apparuit Rebecca veniens cum hydria quam portabat in scapula descenditque ad fontem et hausit aquam et aio ad eam da mihi paululum bibere
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.
quae festina deposuit hydriam de umero et dixit mihi et tu bibe et camelis tuis potum tribuam bibi et adaquavit camelos
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 ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands.
interrogavique eam et dixi cuius es filia quae respondit filia Bathuelis sum filii Nahor quem peperit illi Melcha suspendi itaque inaures ad ornandam faciem eius et armillas posui in manibus
48 And I bowed my head, and worshipped Jehovah, and blessed Jehovah, 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.
pronusque adoravi Dominum benedicens Domino Deo domini mei Abraham qui perduxisset me recto itinere ut sumerem filiam fratris domini mei filio eius
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.
quam ob rem si facitis misericordiam et veritatem cum domino meo indicate mihi sin autem aliud placet et hoc dicite ut vadam ad dextram sive ad sinistram
50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from Jehovah: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
responderunt Laban et Bathuel a Domino egressus est sermo non possumus extra placitum eius quicquam aliud tecum loqui
51 Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as Jehovah hath spoken.
en Rebecca coram te est tolle eam et proficiscere et sit uxor filii domini tui sicut locutus est Dominus
52 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth unto Jehovah.
quod cum audisset puer Abraham adoravit in terra Dominum
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.
prolatisque vasis argenteis et aureis ac vestibus dedit ea Rebeccae pro munere fratribus quoque eius et matri dona obtulit
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.
initoque convivio vescentes pariter et bibentes manserunt ibi surgens autem mane locutus est puer dimittite me ut vadam ad dominum meum
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.
responderunt fratres eius et mater maneat puella saltem decem dies apud nos et postea proficiscetur
56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing Jehovah hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.
nolite ait me retinere quia Dominus direxit viam meam dimittite me ut pergam ad dominum meum
57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth.
dixerunt vocemus puellam et quaeramus ipsius voluntatem
58 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
cumque vocata venisset sciscitati sunt vis ire cum homine isto quae ait vadam
59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.
dimiserunt ergo eam et nutricem illius servumque Abraham et comites eius
60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Our sister, be thou [the mother] of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the gate of those that hate them.
inprecantes prospera sorori suae atque dicentes soror nostra es crescas in mille milia et possideat semen tuum portas inimicorum suorum
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.
igitur Rebecca et puellae illius ascensis camelis secutae sunt virum qui festinus revertebatur ad dominum suum
62 And Isaac came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the land of the South.
eo tempore Isaac deambulabat per viam quae ducit ad puteum cuius nomen est Viventis et videntis habitabat enim in terra australi
63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming.
et egressus fuerat ad meditandum in agro inclinata iam die cumque levasset oculos vidit camelos venientes procul
64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she alighted from the camel.
Rebecca quoque conspecto Isaac descendit de camelo
65 And she said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant said, It is my master: and she took her veil, and covered herself.
et ait ad puerum quis est ille homo qui venit per agrum in occursum nobis dixit ei ipse est dominus meus at illa tollens cito pallium operuit se
66 And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.
servus autem cuncta quae gesserat narravit Isaac
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.
qui introduxit eam in tabernaculum Sarrae matris suae et accepit uxorem et in tantum dilexit ut dolorem qui ex morte matris acciderat temperaret
