¹ 亞伯拉罕年紀老邁，向來在一切事上耶和華都賜福給他。

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。

³ 我要叫你指著耶和華─天地的主起誓，不要為我兒子娶這迦南地中的女子為妻。

⁴ 你要往我本地本族去，為我的兒子以撒娶一個妻子。

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麼？

⁶ 亞伯拉罕對他說：你要謹慎，不要帶我的兒子回那裡去。

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，你就可以從那裡為我兒子娶一個妻子。

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裡去。

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。

¹⁰ 那僕人從他主人的駱駝裡取了十匹駱駝，並帶些他主人各樣的財物，起身往米所波大米去，到了拿鶴的城。

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裡。

¹² 他說：耶和華─我主人亞伯拉罕的神阿，求你施恩給我主人亞伯拉罕，使我今日遇見好機會。

¹³ 我現今站在井旁，城內居民的女子們正出來打水。

¹⁴ 我向那一個女子說：請你拿下水瓶來，給我水喝，他若說：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。

¹⁵ 話還沒有說完，不料，利百加肩頭上扛著水瓶出來。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。

¹⁶ 那女子容貌極其俊美，還是處女，也未曾有人親近他。他下到井旁，打滿了瓶，又上來。

¹⁷ 僕人跑上前去迎著他，說：求你將瓶裡的水給我一點喝。

¹⁸ 女子說：我主請喝！就急忙拿下瓶來，托在手上給他喝。

¹⁹ 女子給他喝了，就說：我再為你的駱駝打水，叫駱駝也喝足。

²⁰ 他就急忙把瓶裡的水倒在槽裡，又跑到井旁打水，就為所有的駱駝打上水來。

²¹ 那人定睛看他，一句話也不說，要曉得耶和華賜他通達的道路沒有。

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，

²³ 說：請告訴我，你是誰的女兒？你父親家裡有我們住宿的地方沒有？

²⁴ 女子說：我是密迦與拿鶴之子彼土利的女兒；

²⁵ 又說：我們家裡足有糧草，也有住宿的地方。

²⁶ 那人就低頭向耶和華下拜，

²⁷ 說：耶和華─我主人亞伯拉罕的神是應當稱頌的，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裡。

²⁸ 女子跑回去，照著這些話告訴他母親和他家裡的人。

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裡，

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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。

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，

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。

³⁴ 他說：我是亞伯拉罕的僕人。

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。

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。

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。

³⁸ 你要往我父家、我本族那裡去，為我的兒子娶一個妻子。

³⁹ 我對我主人說：恐怕女子不肯跟我來。

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、我本族那裡，給我的兒子娶一個妻子。

⁴¹ 只要你到了我本族那裡，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。

⁴² 我今日到了井旁，便說：耶和華─我主人亞伯拉罕的神阿，願你叫我所行的道路通達。

⁴³ 我如今站在井旁，對那一個出來打水的女子說：請你把你瓶裡的水給我一點喝；

⁴⁴ 他若說：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。

⁴⁵ 我心裡的話還沒有說完，利百加就出來，肩頭上扛著水瓶，下到井旁打水。我便對他說：請你給我水喝。

⁴⁶ 他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；他又給我的駱駝喝了。

⁴⁷ 我問他說：你是誰的女兒？他說：我是密迦與拿鶴之子彼土利的女兒。我就把環子戴在他鼻子上，把鐲子戴在他兩手上。

⁴⁸ 隨後我低頭向耶和華下拜，稱頌耶和華─我主人亞伯拉罕的神；因為他引導我走合式的道路，使我得著我主人兄弟的孫女，給我主人的兒子為妻。

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。

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。

⁵¹ 看哪，利百加在你面前，可以將他帶去，照著耶和華所說的，給你主人的兒子為妻。

⁵² 亞伯拉罕的僕人聽見他們這話，就向耶和華俯伏在地。

⁵³ 當下僕人拿出金器、銀器，和衣服送給利百加，又將寶物送給他哥哥和他母親。

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裡去罷。

⁵⁵ 利百加的哥哥和他母親說：讓女子同我們再住幾天，至少十天，然後他可以去。

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，回我主人那裡去罷。

⁵⁷ 他們說：我們把女子叫來問問他，

⁵⁸ 就叫了利百加來，問他說：你和這人同去麼？利百加說：我去。

⁵⁹ 於是他們打發妹子利百加和他的乳母，同亞伯拉罕的僕人，並跟從僕人的，都走了。

⁶⁰ 他們就給利百加祝福說：我們的妹子阿，願你作千萬人的母！願你的後裔得著仇敵的城門！

⁶¹ 利百加和他的使女們起來，騎上駱駝，跟著那僕人，僕人就帶著利百加走了。

⁶² 那時，以撒住在南地，剛從庇耳•拉海•萊回來。

⁶³ 天將晚，以撒出來在田間默想，舉目一看，見來了些駱駝。

⁶⁴ 利百加舉目看見以撒，就急忙下了駱駝，

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。

⁶⁶ 僕人就將所辦的一切事都告訴以撒。

⁶⁷ 以撒便領利百加進了他母親撒拉的帳棚，娶了他為妻，並且愛他。以撒自從他母親不在了，這才得了安慰。

¹ He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. It was square. Its length was five cubits, its breadth was five cubits, and its height was three cubits.

² He made its horns on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with brass.

³ He made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the fire pans. He made all its vessels of brass.

⁴ He made for the altar a grating of a network of brass, under the ledge around it beneath, reaching halfway up.

⁵ He cast four rings for the four ends of brass grating, to be places for the poles.

⁶ He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with brass.

⁷ He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.

⁸ He made the basin of brass, and its base of brass, out of the mirrors of the ministering women who ministered at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

⁹ He made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, one hundred cubits;

¹⁰ their pillars were twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.

¹¹ For the north side one hundred cubits, their pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver.

¹² For the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver.

¹³ For the east side eastward fifty cubits.

¹⁴ The hangings for the one side were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three;

¹⁵ and so for the other side: on this hand and that hand by the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

¹⁶ All the hangings around the court were of fine twined linen.

¹⁷ The sockets for the pillars were of brass. The hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver; and the overlaying of their capitals, of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.

¹⁸ The screen for the gate of the court was the work of the embroiderer, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen. Twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, like to the hangings of the court.

¹⁹ Their pillars were four, and their sockets four, of brass; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals, and their fillets, of silver.

²⁰ All the pins of the tabernacle, and around the court, were of brass.

²¹ This is the amount of material used for the tabernacle, even the Tabernacle of the Testimony, as they were counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

²² Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that Yahweh commanded Moses.

²³ With him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a skillful workman, and an embroiderer in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen.

²⁴ All the gold that was used for the work in all the work of the sanctuary, even the gold of the offering, was twenty-nine talents, and seven hundred thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

²⁵ The silver of those who were numbered of the congregation was one hundred talents, and one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

²⁶ a beka a head, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for everyone who passed over to those who were numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty men.

²⁷ The one hundred talents of silver were for casting the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the veil; one hundred sockets for the one hundred talents, a talent for a socket.

²⁸ Of the one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, overlaid their capitals, and made fillets for them.

²⁹ The brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand four hundred shekels.

³⁰ With this he made the sockets to the door of the Tent of Meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze grating for it, all the vessels of the altar,

³¹ the sockets around the court, the sockets of the gate of the court, all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins around the court.