¹ Ητο δε ο Αβρααμ γερων προβεβηκως την ηλικιαν· και ο Κυριος ευλογησε τον Αβρααμ κατα παντα.

² Και ειπεν ο Αβρααμ προς τον δουλον αυτου τον πρεσβυτερον της οικιας αυτου, τον επιστατην παντων των υπαρχοντων αυτου, Βαλε, παρακαλω, την χειρα σου υπο τον μηρον μου·

³ και θελω σε ορκισει εις Κυριον τον Θεον του ουρανου και τον Θεον της γης, οτι δεν θελεις λαβει γυναικα εις τον υιον μου εκ των θυγατερων των Χαναναιων, μεταξυ των οποιων εγω κατοικω·

⁴ αλλ' εις τον τοπον μου, και εις την συγγενειαν μου θελεις υπαγει, και θελεις λαβει γυναικα εις τον υιον μου τον Ισαακ.

⁵ Ειπε δε προς αυτον ο δουλος, Ισως δεν θεληση η γυνη να μοι ακολουθηση εις την γην ταυτην· πρεπει να φερω τον υιον σου εις την γην εκ της οποιας εξηλθες;

⁶ Και ειπε προς αυτον ο Αβρααμ, Προσεχε, μη φερης τον υιον μου εκει·

⁷ Κυριος ο Θεος του ουρανου, οστις με ελαβεν εκ του οικου του πατρος μου και εκ της γης της γεννησεως μου, και οστις ελαλησε προς εμε και οστις ωμοσεν εις εμε λεγων, εις το σπερμα σου θελω δωσει την γην ταυτην, αυτος θελει αποστειλει τον αγγελον αυτου εμπροσθεν σου· και θελεις λαβει γυναικα εις τον υιον μου εκειθεν·

⁸ εαν δε η γυνη δεν θελη να σε ακολουθηση, τοτε θελεις εισθαι ελευθερος απο του ορκου μου τουτου· μονον τον υιον μου να μη φερης εκει.

⁹ Και εβαλεν ο δουλος την χειρα αυτου υπο τον μηρον του Αβρααμ του κυριου αυτου, και ωρκισθη εις αυτον περι του πραγματος τουτου.

¹⁰ Και ελαβεν ο δουλος δεκα καμηλους εκ των καμηλων του κυριου αυτου και ανεχωρησε, φερων μεθ' εαυτου απο παντων των αγαθων του κυριου αυτου· και σηκωθεις, υπηγεν εις την Μεσοποταμιαν, εις την πολιν του Ναχωρ.

¹¹ Και εγονατισε τας καμηλους εξω της πολεως παρα το φρεαρ του υδατος, προς το εσπερας, οτε εξερχονται αι γυναικες δια να αντλησωσιν υδωρ.

¹² Και ειπε, Κυριε Θεε του κυριου μου Αβρααμ, δος μοι, δεομαι, καλον συναντημα σημερον, και καμε ελεος εις τον κυριον μου Αβρααμ·

¹³ ιδου, εγω ισταμαι πλησιον της πηγης του υδατος· αι δε θυγατερες των κατοικων της πολεως εξερχονται δια να αντλησωσιν υδωρ·

¹⁴ και η κορη προς την οποιαν ειπω, Επικλινον, παρακαλω, την υδριαν σου δια να πιω, και αυτη ειπη, Πιε και θελω ποτισει και τας καμηλους σου, αυτη ας ηναι εκεινη, την οποιαν ητοιμασας εις τον δουλον σου τον Ισαακ· και εκ τουτου θελω γνωρισει οτι εκαμες ελεος εις τον κυριον μου.

¹⁵ Και πριν αυτος παυση λαλων, ιδου, εξηρχετο η Ρεβεκκα, ητις εγεννηθη εις τον Βαθουηλ, υιον της Μελχας, γυναικος του Ναχωρ, αδελφου του Αβρααμ, εχουσα την υδριαν αυτης επι του ωμου αυτης.

¹⁶ Η δε κορη ητο ωραια την οψιν σφοδρα, παρθενος, και ανηρ δεν ειχε γνωρισει αυτην· αφου λοιπον κατεβη εις την πηγην, εγεμισε την υδριαν αυτης και ανεβαινε.

¹⁷ Δραμων δε ο δουλος εις συναντησιν αυτης ειπε, Ποτισον με, παρακαλω, ολιγον υδωρ εκ της υδριας σου.

¹⁸ Η δε ειπε, Πιε, κυριε μου· και εσπευσε και κατεβιβασε την υδριαν αυτης επι τον βραχιονα αυτης, και εποτισεν αυτον.

¹⁹ και αφου επαυσε ποτιζουσα αυτον ειπε, Και δια τας καμηλους σου θελω αντλησει, εωσου πιωσι πασαι.

²⁰ Και παρευθυς εξεκενωσε την υδριαν αυτης εις την ποτιστραν, και εδραμεν ετι εις το φρεαρ δια να αντληση, και ηντλησε δια πασας τας καμηλους αυτου.

²¹ Ο δε ανθρωπος, θαυμαζων δι' αυτην, εσιωπα, δια να γνωριση αν κατευωδωσεν ο Κυριος την οδον αυτου η ουχι.

²² Και αφου επαυσαν αι καμηλοι πινουσαι, ελαβεν ο ανθρωπος ενωτια χρυσα βαρους ημισεος σικλου, και δυο βραχιολια δια τας χειρας αυτης, βαρους δεκα σικλων χρυσιου·

²³ και ειπε, Τινος θυγατηρ εισαι συ; ειπε μοι, παρακαλω· ειναι εν τη οικια του πατρος σου τοπος δι' ημας προς καταλυμα;

²⁴ Η δε ειπε προς αυτον· ειμαι θυγατηρ Βαθουηλ του υιου της Μελχας, τον οποιον εγεννησεν εις τον Ναχωρ.

²⁵ ειπεν ετι προς αυτον, Ειναι εις ημας και αχυρα και τροφη πολλη και τοπος προς καταλυμα.

²⁶ Τοτε εκλινεν ο ανθρωπος και προσεκυνησε τον Κυριον·

²⁷ και ειπεν, Ευλογητος Κυριος ο Θεος του κυριου μου Αβρααμ, οστις δεν εγκατελιπε το ελεος αυτου και την αληθειαν αυτου απο του κυριου μου· ο Κυριος με κατευωδωσεν εις τον οικον των αδελφων του κυριου μου.

²⁸ Δραμουσα δε η κορη ανηγγειλεν εις τον οικον της μητρος αυτης τα πραγματα ταυτα.

²⁹ Ειχε δε η Ρεβεκκα αδελφον ονομαζομενον Λαβαν· και εδραμεν ο Λαβαν προς τον ανθρωπον εξω εις την πηγην.

³⁰ Και ως ειδε τα ενωτια και τα βραχιολια εις τας χειρας της αδελφης αυτου, και ως ηκουσε τους λογους Ρεβεκκας της αδελφης αυτου, λεγουσης, Ουτως ελαλησε προς εμε ο ανθρωπος, ηλθε προς τον ανθρωπον· και ιδου, ιστατο πλησιον των καμηλων επι της πηγης.

³¹ Και ειπεν, Εισελθε, ευλογημενε του Κυριου· δια τι ιστασαι εξω; επειδη εγω ητοιμασα την οικιαν και τοπον δια τας καμηλους.

³² Και εισηλθεν ο ανθρωπος εις την οικιαν, και εκεινος εξεφορτωσε τας καμηλους και εδωκεν αχυρα και τροφην εις τας καμηλους και υδωρ δια νιψιμον των ποδων αυτου και των ποδων των ανθρωπων των μετ' αυτου.

³³ Και παρετεθη εμπροσθεν αυτου φαγητον· αυτος ομως ειπε, Δεν θελω φαγει, εωσου λαλησω τον λογον μου. Ο δε ειπε, Λαλησον.

³⁴ Και ειπεν, Εγω ειμαι δουλος του Αβρααμ.

³⁵ Και ο Κυριος ευλογησε τον κυριον μου σφοδρα, και εγεινε μεγας· και εδωκεν εις αυτον προβατα και βοας και αργυριον και χρυσιον και δουλους και δουλας και καμηλους και ονους.

³⁶ Και εγεννησε Σαρρα, η γυνη του κυριου μου, υιον εις τον κυριον μου, αφου εγηρασε· και εδωκεν εις αυτον παντα οσα εχει.

³⁷ Και με ωρκισεν ο κυριος μου, λεγων, Δεν θελεις λαβει γυναικα εις τον υιον μου εκ των θυγατερων των Χαναναιων, εις την γην των οποιων εγω κατοικω·

³⁸ αλλ' εις τον οικον του πατρος μου θελεις υπαγει και εις την συγγενειαν μου, και θελεις λαβει γυναικα εις τον υιον μου.

³⁹ Και ειπον προς τον κυριον μου, Ισως δεν θεληση η γυνη να με ακολουθηση.

⁴⁰ Ο δε ειπε προς εμε, Ο Κυριος, εμπροσθεν του οποιου περιεπατησα, θελει αποστειλει τον αγγελον αυτου μετα σου και θελει κατευοδωσει την οδον σου· και θελεις λαβει γυναικα εις τον υιον μου εκ της συγγενειας μου και εκ του οικου του πατρος μου·

⁴¹ τοτε θελεις εισθαι ελευθερος απο του ορκισμου μου· οταν υπαγης προς την συγγενειαν μου και δεν δωσωσιν εις σε, τοτε θελεις εισθαι ελευθερος απο του ορκισμου μου.

⁴² Και ελθων σημερον εις την πηγην, ειπον, Κυριε ο Θεος του κυριου μου Αβρααμ, κατευοδωσον, δεομαι, την οδον μου, εις την οποιαν εγω υπαγω·

⁴³ ιδου, εγω ισταμαι πλησιον της πηγης του υδατος· και η κορη ητις εξερχεται δια να αντληση και προς την οποιαν ειπω, Ποτισον με, παρακαλω, ολιγον υδωρ εκ της υδριας σου,

⁴⁴ και αυτη με ειπη, Και συ πιε, και δια τας καμηλους σου ακομη θελω αντλησει, αυτη ας ηναι η γυνη, την οποιαν ητοιμασεν ο Κυριος δια τον υιον του κυριου μου.

⁴⁵ Και πριν παυσω λαλων εν τη καρδια μου, ιδου, η Ρεβεκκα εξηρχετο εχουσα την υδριαν αυτης επι του ωμου αυτης· και κατεβη εις την πηγην και ηντλησεν· ειπον δε προς αυτην, Ποτισον με, παρακαλω.

⁴⁶ Η δε εσπευσε και κατεβιβασε την υδριαν αυτης επανωθεν αυτης και ειπε, Πιε, και θελω ποτισει και τας καμηλους σου· επιον λοιπον και εποτισε και τας καμηλους.

⁴⁷ Και ηρωτησα αυτην και ειπον, Τινος θυγατηρ εισαι; η δε ειπε, Θυγατηρ του Βαθουηλ, υιου του Ναχωρ, τον οποιον εγεννησεν εις αυτον η Μελχα· και περιεθεσα τα ενωτια εις το προσωπον αυτης και τα βραχιολια επι τας χειρας αυτης.

⁴⁸ Και κλινας προσεκυνησα τον Κυριον· και ευλογησα Κυριον τον Θεον του κυριον μου Αβρααμ, οστις με κατευωδωσεν εις την αληθινην οδον, δια να λαβω την θυγατερα του αδελφου του κυριου μου εις τον υιον αυτου.

⁴⁹ Τωρα λοιπον, εαν θελητε να καμητε ελεος και αληθειαν προς τον κυριον μου, ειπατε μοι, ει δε μη, ειπατε μοι, δια να στραφω δεξια η αριστερα.

⁵⁰ Και αποκριθεντες ο Λαβαν και ο Βαθουηλ, ειπον, Παρα Κυριου εξηλθε το πραγμα· ημεις δεν δυναμεθα να σοι ειπωμεν κακον η καλον·

⁵¹ ιδου, η Ρεβεκκα εμπροσθεν σου· λαβε αυτην και υπαγε· και ας ηναι γυνη του υιου του κυριου σου, καθως ελαλησεν ο Κυριος.

⁵² Και οτε ηκουσεν ο δουλος του Αβρααμ τους λογους αυτων, προσεκυνησεν εως εδαφους τον Κυριον.

⁵³ Και εκβαλων ο δουλος σκευη αργυρα και σκευη χρυσα και ενδυματα, εδωκεν εις την Ρεβεκκαν· εδωκεν ετι δωρα εις τον αδελφον αυτης και εις την μητερα αυτης.

⁵⁴ Και εφαγον και επιον, αυτος και οι ανθρωποι οι μετ' αυτου, και διενυκτερευσαν· και αφου εσηκωθησαν το πρωι, ειπεν, Εξαποστειλατε με προς τον κυριον μου.

⁵⁵ Ειπον δε ο αδελφος αυτης και η μητηρ αυτης, Ας μεινη η κορη μεθ' ημων ημερας τινας, τουλαχιστον δεκα· μετα ταυτα θελει απελθει.

⁵⁶ Και ειπε προς αυτους, Μη με κρατειτε, διοτι ο Κυριος κατευωδωσε την οδον μου· εξαποστειλατε με να υπαγω προς τον κυριον μου.

⁵⁷ Οι δε ειπον, Ας καλεσωμεν την κορην και ας ερωτησωμεν την γνωμην αυτης.

⁵⁸ Και εκαλεσαν την Ρεβεκκαν και ειπον προς αυτην, Υπαγεις μετα του ανθρωπου τουτου; Η δε ειπεν, Υπαγω.

⁵⁹ Και εξαπεστειλαν την Ρεβεκκαν την αδελφην αυτων και την τροφον αυτης, και τον δουλον του Αβρααμ και τους ανθρωπους αυτου

⁶⁰ Και ευλογησαν την Ρεβεκκαν και ειπον προς αυτην, Αδελφη ημων εισαι, ειθε να γεινης εις χιλιαδας μυριαδων, και το σπερμα σου να εξουσιαση τας πυλας των εχθρων αυτου

⁶¹ Και εσηκωθη η Ρεβεκκα και αι θεραπαιναι αυτης, και εκαθισαν επι τας καμηλους, και υπηγον κατοπιν του ανθρωπου· και ελαβεν ο δουλος την Ρεβεκκαν και ανεχωρησεν.

⁶² Ο δε Ισαακ επεστρεφεν απο του φρεατος Λαχαι-ροι· διοτι κατωκει εν τη γη της μεσημβριας.

⁶³ Και εξηλθεν ο Ισαακ να προσευχηθη εν τη πεδιαδι περι το εσπερας· και υψωσας τους οφθαλμους αυτου, ειδε, και ιδου, ηρχοντο καμηλοι.

⁶⁴ και υψωσασα η Ρεβεκκα τους οφθαλμους αυτης ειδε τον Ισαακ και κατεπηδησεν απο της καμηλου.

⁶⁵ Διοτι ειχεν ειπει προς τον δουλον, Τις ειναι ο ανθρωπος εκεινος, ο ερχομενος δια της πεδιαδος εις συναντησιν ημων; Ο δε δουλος ειχεν ειπει, Ειναι ο κυριος μου. Και αυτη λαβουσα την καλυπτραν, εσκεπασθη.

⁶⁶ Και διηγηθη ο δουλος προς τον Ισαακ παντα οσα ειχε πραξει.

⁶⁷ Ο δε Ισαακ εφερεν αυτην εις την σκηνην της μητρος αυτου Σαρρας· και ελαβε την Ρεβεκκαν, και εγεινεν αυτου γυνη, και ηγαπησεν αυτην· και παρηγορηθη ο Ισαακ περι της μητρος αυτου.

¹ Abraham was old, and well stricken in age. Yahweh had blessed Abraham in all things.

² Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please put your hand under my thigh.

³ I will make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live.

⁴ But you shall go to my country, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac."

⁵ The servant said to him, "What if the woman isn't willing to follow me to this land? Must I bring your son again to the land you came from?"

⁶ Abraham said to him, "Beware that you don't bring my son there again.

⁷ Yahweh, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my birth, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, 'I will give this land to your seed.' He will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.

⁸ If the woman isn't willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath. Only you shall not bring my son there again."

⁹ The servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.

¹⁰ The servant took ten camels, of his master's camels, and departed, having a variety of good things of his master's with him. He arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.

¹¹ He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.

¹² He said, "Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

¹³ Behold, I am standing by the spring of water. The daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.

¹⁴ Let it happen, that the young lady to whom I will say, 'Please let down your pitcher, that I may drink,' and she will say, 'drink, and I will also give your camels a drink,'--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."

¹⁵ It happened, before he had finished 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 on her shoulder.

¹⁶ The young lady was very beautiful to look at, a virgin, neither had any man known her. She went down to the spring, filled her pitcher, and came up.

¹⁷ The servant ran to meet her, and said, "Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher."

¹⁸ She said, "Drink, my lord." She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him Drink.

¹⁹ When she had done giving him drink, she said, "I will also draw for your camels, until they have done drinking."

²⁰ She hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.

²¹ The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether Yahweh had made his journey prosperous or not.

²² It happened, 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,

²³ and said, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father's house for us to lodge in?"

²⁴ She said to him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor."

²⁵ She said moreover to him, "We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in."

²⁶ The man bowed his head, and worshiped Yahweh.

²⁷ He said, "Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, Yahweh has led me in the way to the house of my master's relatives."

²⁸ The young lady ran, and told her mother's house about these words.

²⁹ Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. Laban ran out to the man, to the spring.

³⁰ It happened, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, "This is what the man said to me," that he came to the man. Behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring.

³¹ He said, "Come in, you blessed of Yahweh. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels."

³² The man came into the house, and he unloaded the camels. He gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

³³ Food was set before him to eat, but he said, "I will not eat until I have told my message." He said, "Speak on."

³⁴ He said, "I am Abraham's servant.

³⁵ Yahweh has blessed my master greatly. He has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, and camels and donkeys.

³⁶ Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master when she was old. He has given all that he has to him.

³⁷ My master made me swear, saying, 'You shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live,

³⁸ but you shall go to my father's house, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.'

³⁹ I asked my master, 'What if the woman will not follow me?'

⁴⁰ He said to me, 'Yahweh, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you, and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son of my relatives, and of my father's house.

⁴¹ Then will you be clear from my oath, when you come to my relatives. If they don't give her to you, you shall be clear from my oath.'

⁴² I came this day to the spring, and said, 'Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go--

⁴³ behold, I am standing by this spring of water. Let it happen, that the maiden who comes forth to draw, to whom I will say, "Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink,"

⁴⁴ and she will tell me, "Drink, and I will also draw for your camels,"--let her be the woman whom Yahweh has appointed for my master's son.'

⁴⁵ Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to the spring, and drew. I said to her, 'Please let me drink.'

⁴⁶ She hurried and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, 'Drink, and I will also give your camels a Drink.' So I drank, and she also gave the camels a Drink.

⁴⁷ I asked her, and said, 'Whose daughter are you?' She said, 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.

⁴⁸ I bowed my head, and worshiped Yahweh, and blessed Yahweh, 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.

⁴⁹ Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. If not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left."

⁵⁰ Then Laban and Bethuel answered, "The thing proceeds from Yahweh. We can't speak to you bad or good.

⁵¹ Behold, Rebekah is before you. Take her, and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as Yahweh has spoken."

⁵² It happened that when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth to Yahweh.

⁵³ The servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and her mother.

⁵⁴ They ate and drank, he and the men who were with him, and stayed all night. They rose up in the morning, and he said, "Send me away to my master."

⁵⁵ Her brother and her mother said, "Let the young lady stay with us a few days, at least ten. After that she will go."

⁵⁶ He said to them, "Don't hinder me, since Yahweh has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master."

⁵⁷ They said, "We will call the young lady, and ask her."

⁵⁸ They called Rebekah, and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" She said, "I will go."

⁵⁹ They sent away Rebekah, their sister, with her nurse, Abraham's servant, and his men.

⁶⁰ They blessed Rebekah, and said to her, "Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let your seed possess the gate of those who hate them."

⁶¹ Rebekah arose with her ladies. They rode on the camels, and followed the man. The servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

⁶² Isaac came from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he lived in the land of the South.

⁶³ Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the evening. He lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming.

⁶⁴ Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel.

⁶⁵ She said to the servant, "Who is the man who is walking in the field to meet us?" The servant said, "It is my master." She took her veil, and covered herself.

⁶⁶ The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.

⁶⁷ Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. He loved her. Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.