Genesis 24 (BEO)

1A:ibalaha:me da ode bagohame lai dagoiba:le, da:idafa ba:su. Be Hina Gode da ea hou huluane amo ganodini hahawane dogolegelewane fidilalusu.By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.

2E da ea da:i hamoi hawa: hamosu dunu (amo da ea liligi huluane ouligisu) ema amane sia:i, “Dia lobo amo na masele hagudu ligisili, dafawane ilegele sia:ma!So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,

3Na da agoane hanai galebe. Di da Hina Gode amo da Hebene Hina amola osobo bagade Hina, amo Ea Dioba:le gasa bagade sia:ma. Di da Ga:ina:ne fi (amo ganodini na da wali esala) amoga nagofe uda lama:ne mae ilegema.and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,

4Be na musa: fi sogega asili, na fidafa amo ganodini hogolalu, nagofe Aisage uda lama:ne, a:fini sia:sima!”but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”

5Ea hawa: hamosu dunu da bu adole ba:i, “Be amo uda da na amola bu sigi misunu hihi galea, na da adi hamoma:bela:? Na da dia mano amo dia musa: sogega bu oule masa:bela:?”The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”

6Be A:ibalaha:me da amane sia:i, “Hame mabu! Di amoga nagofe bu mae oule masa!Abraham replied, “Make sure that you do not take my son back there.

7Hina Gode amo Hebene amoga Hina esala, e da na ada amo ea diasu amola na soge yolesili ga masa:ne sia:ne, nama gasawane amane sia:i, ‘Na da dafawane ilegele sia:sa! Na da amo soge (Ga:ina:ne) digaga fi ilima imunu.’ Amo Gode da Ea a:igele dunu dima bisimusa: asunasimu. Bai di da amo sogega nagofema ima:ne uda lamu defele ba:mu.The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there.

8Be uda da di guiguda: oule misunu amo higasea, defea, dia da nama Gode Ea Dioba:le sia:i, amo na da bu hame dawa:mu. Be na mano maedafa bu oule masa.”And if the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”

9Amaiba:le, hawa: hamosu dunu da ea hina A:ibalaha:me amo ea masele hagudu ea lobo ligisili, Gode Ea Dioba:le gasa bagade amo liligi hamoma:ne ilegele sia:i.So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.

10Amalalu, hawa: hamosu dunu da ea hina ga:mele nabuane gala amo lale, ea hina ea liligi noga:iwane aguni, gadili asi. E da Alame Nahalaime soge amoga doaga:musa: asili, Na:iho moilaiga doaga:i.Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim.

11Hano uli dogoi moilai gadili sogebi gala amoga doaga:loba, ea sia:beba:le, ga:mele da muguni bugi. Eso dabe da gadenenewane ba:i. Amoha, uda ilia hou da hano uli dogoi amoga hano dima:ne hiougimusa: ahoasu.As evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water.

12Amalalu, e da Godema amane sia:ne gadoi, “Hina Godedafa! Na hina A:ibalaha:me amo ea Gode! Na hawa: hamosu hahawane dagoma:ne Di fidima, amola na hina A:ibalaha:mema dia asigi hou olelema.“O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

13Ba:ma! Na da amo hano nasu ulidou gadenene lela amola amo moilai dunu ilia uda mano da hano dimusa: manebe.Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.

14Na da agoane hanai gala. Na da a:finima ‘Dia hano disu amo na hano moma:ne ligisima.’ sia:sea, amola e da amane sia:sea, ‘Defea! Moma! Amola na da dia ga:mele moma:ne hano dili imunu.’ Amo hou ba:sea, Hina Gode da amo a:fini na hina ea mano lama:ne ilegei dagoi na da dawa:mu. Amola Di da na hinama asigi hou olelei dagoi, amo na da dawa:mu.”Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’—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.”

15E da sia:ne gadolaloba, Lebega da misini, ea hano ganagu amo gisa manebe ba:i. Lebega da Bediuele ea idiwi, amola Bediuele ea:me da A:ibalaha:me ola Na:iho amo idua, ea dio amo Miliga.Before the servant had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.

16Lebega ea ba:su da noga:idafa ba:i. E da a:fini galu. Dunu afae da e amola gilisili hame golai. E da hano nasua asili, ea ganagu nabalesili, bu heda:i.Now the girl was very beautiful, a virgin who had not had relations with any man. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again.

17A:ibalaha:me ea hawa: hamosu dunu da hedolo ema misini, amane sia:i, “Na da dia ganagu amoga hano fonobahadi manu da defeala:?”So the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me have a little water from your jar.”

18A:fini da amane sia:i, “Defea! Ada! Di moma!” Amalalu, e da ganagu ligisili, ea lobo ganodini gaguli, ema hano i.“Drink, my lord,” she replied, and she quickly lowered her jar to her hands and gave him a drink.

19Hano dili ianu, e amane sia:i, “Na da dia ga:mele moma:ne amola hano dili imunu. Ilia sadi dagoiba:le fawane yolesimu.”After she had given him a drink, she said, “I will also draw water for your camels, until they have had enough to drink.”

20Amaiba:le, e da ea ganagu amo hano ga:mele hano nasu ganodini sogasalili, hano uli dogoi amoga hehenane, hano eno dili, ga:mele sadi dagoiba:le yolesi.And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran back to the well to draw water, until she had drawn water for all his camels.

21A:ibalaha:me hawa: hamosu dunu da ouiya:le esalu. Gode da ea ahoabe bai amo noga:le fidi amo dawa:musa:gini, E da amo a:fini ea hou ha:giwane ba:lalu.Meanwhile, the man watched her silently to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success.

22Ga:mele da hano na dagoloba, A:ibalaha:me ea hawa: hamosu dunu da mi bione gala:su gouliga hamoi amo Lebega ea mi ga:i, amola gouli lobofasele fei. Mi bione gala:su ea dioi defei da gala:me biyale agoane amola fesuale fesu da gala:me 100agoane.And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels.

23Amalalu, A:ibalaha:me ea hawa: hamosu dunu da ema amane adole ba:i, “Di da nowa ea manola:? Nama adoma! Dia ada diasu amo ganodini nini golama:ne sogebi ganabela:?“Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”

24A:fini da bu adole i, “Na da Bediuele ea mano. Bediuele da Na:iho amola idua Miliga ela mano.”She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.”

25Amalalu, e bu adole i, “Ninia diasua da gisi ha:i manu bagohame gala. Amola dilia gasia golama:ne, sogebi bagade gala.Then she added, “We have plenty of straw and feed, as well as a place for you to spend the night.”

26Amalalu, hawa: hamosu dunu e da beguduli, Hina Godema nodone sia:ne gadoi.Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,

27E amane sia:i, “Na da Hina Gode dio nodone gaguia gadosa. Na hina A:ibalaha:me, amo ea Gode da ema asigi hou hame yolesi. Be Hina Gode da na bisili asili, nama na hina ea fi dunu ilia diasu noga:le olelei.saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”

28Lebega da hehenane, ea ame fi ilima amo hou olelei.The girl ran and told her mother’s household about these things.

29Lebega ea ola amo ea dio La:iba:ne esalu. La:iba:ne da hehenane, hano nasu amoga doaga:musa: asi.Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he rushed out to the man at the spring.

30E da Lebega lai liligi, amo mi bione ga:i amola gouli lobofasele fei ba:i dagoi. E da Lebega ea sia: nabi dagoi. Amabeba:le, e da asili, A:ibalaha:me ea hawa: hamosu dunu ea ga:mele amo hano nasu gadenene lelebe ba:i.As soon as he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and heard Rebekah’s words, “The man said this to me,” he went and found the man standing by the camels near the spring.

31E amane sia:i, “Hina Gode da dima hahawane dogolegele ilegesa. Misa! Di da abuli gadili lela. Na da di golama:ne amola ga:mele golama:ne diasu hahamoi dagoi.”“Come, you who are blessed by the LORD,” said Laban. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”

32Amaiba:le, dunu da diasuga asi. La:iba:ne da ga:mele amoga liligi lale ligisi. E da gisi amola ha:i manu ga:mele ilima gaguli misi, amola A:ibalaha:me ea hawa: hamosu dunu amola ea fidisu dunu ilia emo dodofema:ne, hano dili i.So the man came to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and feed were brought to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of his companions.

33Amalalu, amo dunu ha:i moma:ne, ilia da ha:i manu gaguli misi. Be e amane sia:i, Na da na sia:ne iasu sia:i dagoiba:le fawane, ha:i manu. La:iba:ne da amane sia:i, “Defea! Ninima adoma!”Then a meal was set before the man, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told you what I came to say.” So Laban said, “Please speak.”

34Amaiba:le, e amane sia:i, “Na da A:ibalaha:me ea hawa: hamosu dunu.“I am Abraham’s servant,” he replied.

35Hina Gode da na hina amo hahawane dogolegelewane bagade fidibiba:le, e da wali bagade gagui dunu esala. Gode da ema sibi, bulamagau, silifa, gouli, hawa: hamosu dunu, hawa: hamosu uda, ga:mele, amola dougi ema i dagoi.“The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.

36Ea uda Sela da da:i hamoi be ema dunu mano da lalelegei. Na hina da amo manoma ea gagui huluane i dagoi.My master’s wife Sarah has borne him a son in her old age, and my master has given him everything he owns.

37Na hina da logeiba:le, na da Gode Ea Dioba:le gasa bagade ilegele sia:i. Na hina da amane sia:i, “Na da Ga:ina:ne fi amo ganodini esala. Be amoga nagofe uda lama:ne, uda mae sia:sima.My master made me swear an oath and said, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell,

38Be na ada ea sosogo fi amola na fidafa ilima nagofe ea uda lala masa.’but you shall go to my father’s house and to my kindred to take a wife for my son.’

39Amalalu, na da na hinama amane adole ba:i, “Be amo uda da na amola bu sigi misunu hihi galea, na adi hamoma:bela:?”Then I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not come back with me?’

40E da nama bu adole i, ‘Hina Godedafa, amo Ea sia: na eso huluane naba, E di fidima:ne Ea a:igele dunu asunasimu. Di na fidafa, amola na ada ea sosogo fi amoga uda na mano ea lama:ne sia:sima.And he told me, ‘The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you and make your journey a success, so that you may take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father’s house.

41Dia gasa bagade sia: amo mae hamoma:ne, logo afadafa fawane gala. Di da na fi ilima asili amola ilia amo uda dima imunu higasea, defea, yolema.’And when you go to my kindred, if they refuse to give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’

42Na da wali eso hano nasu uli dogoi amoga doaga:loba, na amane sia:ne gadoi, ‘Hina Gode! Na hina A:ibalaha:me ea Gode! Dia na wali hou hamobe fidima!So when I came to the spring today, I prayed: O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only You would make my journey a success!

43Na da hano nasu uli dogoiga esala. A:fini afae hano dimusa: masea, e da nama ea ganagu, hano dili ima:ne na da adole ba:mu.Here I am, standing beside this spring. Now if a maiden comes out to draw water and I say to her, ‘Please let me drink a little water from your jar,’

44E da amo iasea amola baligili na ga:mele ilima hano imunusa: sia:sea, amo da na hina ea mano lama:ne a:fini Di ilegei dagoi, na dawa:mu.’and she replies, ‘Drink, and I will draw water for your camels as well,’ may she be the woman the LORD has appointed for my master’s son.

45Na sia:ne gadoi da hame dagoloba, Lebega da hano ganagu gisa manebe ba:i. E hano nasu amoga hano dimusa: sa:i. Na ema amane sia:i, ‘Na da dima edegesa. Hano nama ima.’And before I had finished praying in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’

46E hedolo ea ganagu gisi, amo osoba ligisili, amane sia:i, ‘Defea! Moma! Na da dia ga:mele amola ilima hano dili imunu.’ Amalalu, na hano mai, amola e da ga:mele ilima hano i.She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well.’ So I drank, and she also watered the camels.

47Na ema amane adole ba:i, ‘Dia ada nowala:?’ E bu adole i, ‘Na ada da Bediuele amo Na:iho amola Miliga ela mano.’ Amalalu, na da ea mi amoga mi bione gala:su amola ea lobofasele fei.Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.

48Na muguni bugili Hina Godema nodone sia:ne gadoi. Na da Hina Godedafa, na hina A:ibalaha:me ea Gode, amo Ea Dio nodone gaguia gadoi. E da moloiwane na hina ea fi amoga doaga:musa: logo olelei dagoiba:le amola na hina ea mano uda lamu amo noga:le oleleiba:le, na nodoi.Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.

49Defea! Dilia da moloiwane na hina ea hanai hamomusa: dawa:i galea, nama adoma. Be higa:i galea, amo nama adoma. Amasea, na da fa:no hamomu, amo na da sia:mu.Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; but if not, let me know, so that I may go elsewhere.”

50La:iba:ne amola Bediuele da bu adole i, “Amo hou Hina Gode Hi hamoiba:le, ninia sia:mu da hamedei.Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.

51Lebega da amogai lela. Lale masa. Hina Godedafa Ea sia: defele, e da dia hina ea mano ema fimu da defea.”Rebekah is here before you. Take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master’s son, just as the LORD has decreed.”

52A:ibalaha:me ea hawa: hamosu dunu da amo sia: nabaloba, beguduli, Hina Godema nodone sia:ne gadoi.When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the LORD.

53Amalalu, ea liligi amoga e da abula, silifa, gouli amola muni bagade igi lale, Lebegama i. E da muni bagade liligi Lebega ea ola amola ea:mema i.Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing, and he gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.

54Amalalu, A:ibalaha:me ea hawa: hamosu dunu amola ea fidisu dunu da ha:i amola hano nanu golai. Hahabe, nedigili, wa:legadole, e amane sia:i, “Dilia na hina ema na bu asunasima!”Then he and the men with him ate and drank and spent the night there. When they got up the next morning, he said, “Send me on my way to my master.”

55Be Lebega ea ola amola ea:me da amane sia:i, “A:fini da hi afae o eso nabuane gala amo gui esalumu da defea. Amolalu masunu da defea.”But her brother and mother said, “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.”

56Be e da bu adole i, “Ninia ouesalumu mae sia:ma. Bai Hina Gode da na sofe ahoasu amola hamobe noga:le didili fidi. Na da na hina ema bu masunu da defea.”But he replied, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has made my journey a success. Send me on my way so that I may go to my master.”

57Ilia da bu adole i, “Ninia da a:fini misa:ne sia:mu. Ea sia: nabimu da defea.”So they said, “We will call the girl and ask her opinion.”

58Amaiba:le, ilia da Lebega misa:ne sia:i. Ilia da ema amane adole ba:i, “Di da amo dunu sigi masa:bela:?” E bu adole i, “Ma!”They called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she replied.

59Amabeba:le, ilia da Lebega amola ea hawa: hamosu uda da:i, amo A:ibalaha:me ea hawa: hamosu dunu, amola ea fidisu dunu amo sigi masa:ne sia:i.So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.

60Amola ilia da Lebegama amo hahawane dogolegele sia:su sia:i, “Di, ninia dalusi, dunu fi osea:idafa ilima ame esaloma! Dima lalelegei fi da ilima ha lai dunu, ilima osa:le heda:mu da defea!”And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”

61Amalalu, Lebega amola ea a:fini fidisu huluane da liligi momagele, ga:mele da:iya fila heda:le, A:ibalaha:me ea hawa: hamosu dunu sigi asi. A:ibalaha:me ea hawa: hamosu dunu da Lebega oule asi.Then Rebekah and her servant girls got ready, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.

62Aisage da dunu hame esalebe hafoga:i soge amo ea dio da “Gode Esala da na Ba:lala amo Ea Hano Nasu Uli Dogoi.” amogai misini esalebe ba:i. Amo da Ga:ina:ne soge ga (south) la:idi dialu.Now Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev.

63E da baloga amo odagiaba sogega ahoanoba, ga:mele manebe ba:i.Early in the evening, Isaac went out to the field to meditate, and looking up, he saw the camels approaching.

64Lebega da Aisage ba:loba, ga:mele amoga esalu, gudu aligila sa:i.And when Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac, she got down from her camel

65E da A:ibalaha:me hawa: hamosu dunu ema amane adole ba:i, “Amo dunu ninima manebe da nowala:?” A:ibalaha:me ea hawa: hamosu dunu da bu adole i, “E da na hina.” Amaiba:le, Lebega da ea dialuma abula lale, ea odagi dedeboi.and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?” “It is my master,” the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself.

66Amalalu, hawa: hamosu dunu da ea hamoi huluane Aisagema olelei.Then the servant told Isaac all that he had done.

67Amalalu, Aisage da Lebega lale, abula diasu amo ea:me Sela musa: esalu amoga oule misi. Aisage da Lebegama bagade asigi galu. Ea:me Sela da bogoi dagoiba:le e da da:i dioi galu. Be Lebega laiba:le ea dogo denesi.And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.

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