Genesis 24 (EKA)

1Ngare nyio Ebraham ebkul, sahb kˈkul, Jehova me-e fuulu ejang abehng abehng.By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.

2Á kehm bungu tong ntubesia abalokeltum go nlaaga enye, ye ji nsol kpee nyi Ebraham wob-e go elwo re, <<Kak ebo eba go egame nla eyo.So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,

3N kpˈsebe re wo tir go esamahr Jehova, ye ji li Esowo bi elbung abola ndi, re a nehm ko nnenkal go ellong anebkal Kenan ka mmon ewame, bo ji n li a, go ebo a ndi,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,

4a bahke feere egame ejahbe, go egama nnahb, song ko nkal ba ka Aisik mmon ewame.>>but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”

5Nlokeltum noo kehm-e bahbe re, <<Lˈfere jol re nnenkal we nehm kor re á toon-m ba ndi nyia, anv, m bahke koko na mmon ewa feere a ne go ejahbe ji a lohngo no ba aa?>>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?”

6Ebraham kehm-e tongo re, <<Tiki yiimi re a nehm rod mmon ewame feere a ne go.>>Abraham replied, “Make sure that you do not take my son back there.

7Jehova, ye ji li Esowo bi li go ero, ye ji yehk-m no go nlaaga nyi nsoo, a ejahbe ji n lohng no, á bungu tong-m, fere nyam ko nwongo a name re, <Mmon ewa wo m bahk-e kake edi ndi jia.> Jehova bahke tumu enjel enye gbo-a mbang, eji a lˈsong ko nkal go, ba ka mmon ewame.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.

8Lˈfere jol re nnenkal we nehm kor re á toon-a ba, wob for go nwongo nyi a tiri no go egame esamahr. Fvfo ka tiki feere a mmon ewame go.>>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.”

9Owo nlokeltum noo kehm kake ebo ebe go nla eyo nyi nde Ebraham, kehm koko nwongo bade ejum jia.So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.

10Owo nlokeltum noo kehm rodo ekamel na ebwubu bi nde, á tob rodo anoobo ajoobo nsol nya nde bele no budu, kehm mehle eljen asongo go Aram Naharaim, song rehng go ejahbe ji Nahor lene no.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.

11Á limi re akamel nyao jamme alahng kohlo elbing alahb ni li ga esi ejahbe jio, jolo ngare elgung nyi anebkal kpo song tuk alahb.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.

12Owo nlokeltum noo kehm kake ero re, <<O Jehova, Esowo bi nsoo Ebraham, nong eljen ni n fi a lela nob, wo fere tib Ebraham nso ewame nnoobo enya.“O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

13Nyehn ana n yim a kohlo elbing alahb, abon ba nkal ba anebe ejahbe jia, kpˈbake ba tuk alahb.Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.

14Nong jol re n lˈtong mmon no nkal re, <Radde etu elahb eja ka-m me n jahm nnyo, nong á lub bung re, <Ko wo, me n tob tuk ka akamel enya, nong lub jol re, ye wo á me-e yehke ka nlokeltum ewa Aisik. Lˈjol ana, m bahke kahne re wob tib nso ejame nnoobo enya.>>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.”

15Re á kehm kake ero mal, owo Rebeka kehm soro lohng ba, a etulahb go ekpakebahk. Á jolo mmon no nkal no Betuel, Betuel jolo mmon no nlum no Milka, Milka wo jolo nkal a mmonannyehn Ebraham no bo jo lung-e re Nahor.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.

16Mongbahme noa nobo sehng, á jolo mongunga nnenkal; nnene ka nˈnoongo ane. Á kehm badde yel go elbing alahb song tuk alahb kak etu lohng a ma.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.

17Nlokeltum noo kehm foomo song kpir-e, fere tong-e re, <<Titi ka-m abon alahb go ega etu me jahm nnyo.>>So the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me have a little water from your jar.”

18Á kehm bungu tong-e re, <<Wo me nsoo, á kehm soro radde etulahb fili go abo, kehm-e kake á wo.“Drink, my lord,” she replied, and she quickly lowered her jar to her hands and gave him a drink.

19Eji á me-e ka, á ma wo, á fere tong-e re, <<M bahke tob tuk alahb ka akamel enya, tete bo wo biingi bo.>>After she had given him a drink, she said, “I will also draw water for your camels, until they have had enough to drink.”

20Á soro foomo yaange alahb go etu kak ejum ji bo kpo kak akamel alahb, fere kpe be tahm go elbing song tohng alahb mako ba a ma, ano wo á tohngo no ka akamel enye biingi bo kpee.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.

21Jol nlokeltum noa ellum anehng anehng á bungem, á jo baab-e re á nyehn lˈjol re eljen ene Jehova eblim re nob ka-e, afii kˈnob.Meanwhile, the man watched her silently to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success.

22Eji akamel ma wo alahb mal, nnenlum noa kehm yehke abangetung nwul nya agul nya jo lub egram eblon kunu ejang, a ebil ebo agul ebbal nya jo lub egram atahl alon a egram ebwubu.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.

23Owo á kehm-e bahbe re, <<Mmonse nkal, wo mmona nyehne wo? Titi tong-m, ekpˈkpa jiaa go etahk nso ji e bahke bake ba kanga?>>“Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”

24Á kehm faange re, <<Me mmon no Betuel wo, ye ji Milka jel-e no ka Nahor.>>She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.”

25Á kehm kpe bung re, <<Wahr kpi akpawake ajele gbalee, a nsol nyi enyam, a ekpˈkpa ji a bahke ma kang atv.>>Then she added, “We have plenty of straw and feed, as well as a place for you to spend the night.”

26Nnenlum noa kehm gongo go ndi kak Jehova,Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,

27rea, <<Eltehke jol ka Jehova, ye ji li Esowo bi nsoo Ebraham, ye ji ki ten nnoobo enye, á jolo go etingitingi ka nsoo ewame. Ana me, Jehova ma-m tv go mbang eljen tete rehng etahk abonanyehn nsoo.>>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.”

28Mmongbahme noo kehm beke song tong nnyehn, a anebe etahk ebe bada nsol nyia.The girl ran and told her mother’s household about these things.

29Rebeka bele mmonannyehn no nlum no bo jo lung-e re Leban, á kehm foomo re á song kpiri nne noa go elbing alahb.Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he rushed out to the man at the spring.

30Ana á nyehne abangetung nwul nyao, a ebil ebo go abo nya mmonannyehn no nkal, fere wuk Rebeka kpˈtongo ji nnenlum noa me-e tong, á kehm lohngo tahm song nyehn-e á yim no go ellong akamel kohlo elbing alahb.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.

31Á kehm-e tongo re, <<Ba, wo ji Jehova ma-a fuulu, jenji wahnge a yim a? Me n toobo etahk bum-a, a edi ji akamel bahke jolo.>>“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.”

32Owo nlokeltum noa kehm tahme etahk, bo kehm fannge akamel nsol go boa njahm, fere ko akpawake ajele, a nsol alehke akamel, tob ko alahb ba ka-e, a ane ebe re bo ru akpade ebo.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.

33Eji bo ko nsol alehke ba ka-e, á tongo bo re, <<N nehm tiki li nsol alehke tete n tong-n ji li re me n tong-n.>> Leban kehm bungu re, <<Tong-r me.>>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.”

34Á kehm bungu re, <<Me nlokeltum no Ebraham wo.“I am Abraham’s servant,” he replied.

35Jehova ebfuulu nsoo ewame go mbuda nkunu, yeb gbo afang, Esowo me-e ka ejoro, efong, asilva, a agul,alokeltum ba nlum, a ba nkal, go akamel, a ebvankang.“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.

36Nkala nsoo ewame Sara ebjel mmon no nlum ka-e tvtv eji á ma kul o, á me-e ka ejum ajehng ajehng ji á kpi no.My master’s wife Sarah has borne him a son in her old age, and my master has given him everything he owns.

37Nsoo Ebraham lim-m n tir ko nwongo re, <Ka tiki ko nkal goji anebe Kenan ka mmon ewame go ellong abonse nkal ba anebe Kenan, bo ji ń lene go ebo a ndi,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,

38song go nnahb a nsoo, go egame ejahbe, wo song ko nkal ba ka mmon ewame.>but you shall go to my father’s house and to my kindred to take a wife for my son.’

39Owo n kehm bahbe nsoo Ebraham re, <<Anv nnenkal tohko taame toon-m mee?Then I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not come back with me?’

40Á kehm-m faange re, <<Jehova ji m ma jen a ne, bahke tumu enjel enye á jol a na go ega eljen, eji lˈnob a na,eji a lˈko nkal ba ka mmon ewame, go ejahbe nsoo, á bahke lohngo go ebangenahb nsoo.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.

41Jol a lˈsi jˈje go ejahbe nsoo, wob for go nwongo nyia, jol afii bo taamem yake nnenkal ka-a, a bahke foro go egama nwongo.>>And when you go to my kindred, if they refuse to give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’

42Eji m ba rehng elbing alahb lela, m bungu re, <O Jehova, Esowo bi nsoo ewame Ebraham, titi nong eljen nia nob aname,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!

43nyehn me ga yim kohlo elbing alahb; mmon no nkal lˈfere ba alahb tuk go ege etu, n lˈtong-e re, <<Titi, nong me n tohko wo abon alahb go ega mmotu,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,’

44á lˈfere tong-m re, <<Wo, m bahke tob tuk ka akamel enya, nong jol re, ye wo Jehova me-e yehke ka mmona nsoo ewame.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.

45Re me n rahke ero akake go egame eltim, Rebeka soro lohng ba, a etulahb go ekpakebahk, sehng re á song tuk alahb go elbing alahb, n kehm-e tongo re, <Titi, ka-m alahb me n wo.>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.’

46Á kehm soro foomo radde etu eje go ekpakebahk kehm bungu re, <Wo me, m bahke tob tuk alahb ka akamel enya. N kehm woko, á lohko tob tuk alahb ka akamel enyame.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.

47N kehm-e bahbe re, <Mmonse nkal, wo mmona nyehne?> <<Á kehm faange re, <Me mmon no Betuel wo, ye ji Milka jel-e no ka Nahor.> N kehm soro kak-e ebil go nwul, kak-e abil nyako go abo,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.

48n kehm gongo go ndi kak Jehova, n tehke Jehova, Esowo bi Ebraham nsoo ewame, ye ji ma-m tv sehng go mbang nyi nno re me n ko mmona mmonannyehna nsoo Ebraham ba ka mmon ewe.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.

49Anv lˈjol re ḿ bahke tibi nsoo nnoobo eljini, fere lim etingitingi, tong-m wahn, afii ano nehm jol tong-m wahn, eji n lˈkahn esi mbang ji m bahke toono.>>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.”

50Leban, a Betuel kehm faange re, <<Jia lohng goji Jehova, wahr wa nehm ma tong ejum ajehng ajehng go mbang anyehng anyehng.Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.

51Nyehn Rebeka ga, rod-e song a ne, á song jol nkala mmona nso, ana Jehova ma tong re jol.>>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.”

52Eji nlokeltuma Ebraham wuku ji bo ma bung, á kehm gongo ndi go esamahr Jehova.When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the LORD.

53Owo nlokeltum kehm yehke agul, a asilva nya jolo nsol elliibi, go abomo ka Rebeka, á tob ka Leban mmonannyehn, a nnyehna Rebeka nsol nyi sahb kˈkim ekun.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.

54Owo nlokeltum Ebraham noa, a aneblum ba toon-e no ba kehme nsol alehke li, fere wo, bo sa o kang. Eji bo nyahme no etoono efungfu, nlokeltum Ebraham kehm bungu re, <<Yak-m wahn, me n feere song goji nsoo ewame.>>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.”

55Owo Leban, a nnyehna Rebeka kehm-e faange re, <<Nong mmongbahme noa tohko kpe kang a nahre nfung ewubu, afii sehnge ano; wahn kehm tahme song.>>But her brother and mother said, “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.”

56Á kehm bungu tong bo re, <<Kama wahn kpe laange, anv eji Jehova ma lim re eljen aname nob. Yak-m wahn me n song kehnge, song kpiri nsoo ewame.>>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.”

57Owo bo kehm bungu re, <<Nong wahr tohko lung mongbahme fere bahb-e bade ejum jia.>>So they said, “We will call the girl and ask her opinion.”

58Bo kehm lungu Rebeka bahb-e re, <<Á bahke toono nnenlum noa tahma?>> Á kehm bungu re, <<Ee, m bahke tahme.>>They called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she replied.

59Owo bo kehm tumu Rebeka mmonannyehn ebo, a nlokeltum ewe, a nlokeltuma Ebraham noo, a aneblum ba toon-e no ba, bo feere kehnge.So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.

60Bo fuulu Rebeka, fere tong-e re, <<Mmonannee ewahre, nong wo lub nyange mbuda nkunu, abon eba jo nok ga ajahbe nya anebekv ebo.>>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.”

61Owo Rebeka, a alokeltum ebe kehm toobo nsol eltahme, bo gbade akamel nsol tahm toono nnenlum noo. Nlokeltum noo ko Rebeka, bo tahm.Then Rebekah and her servant girls got ready, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.

62Ngare nyia Aisik eblohng go Negev edi ji á jolo no, ba ga Beer Lahayi Royi.Now Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev.

63Á kehm lohngo song rehng go emahng elgung anehng, song ji re á tir bada nsol, ana á tabe esamahr wahre, á kehm nyehne akamel kpˈbake.Early in the evening, Isaac went out to the field to meditate, and looking up, he saw the camels approaching.

64Rebeka tob seenge mbuksong, á kehm nyehne Aisik. Á kehm badde go ekamel ji á kuumu no,And when Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac, she got down from her camel

65á kehm bahbe nlokeltum noo re, <<Nne awoo kpˈbake o re á ba wan-r ga emahng?>> Á kehm-e faange re, <<Nsoo wo o, Rebeka kehm rodo mbomo esi bulu elne.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.

66Nlokeltum noo kehm tongo Aisik nsol kpee nyi á ma lim.Then the servant told Isaac all that he had done.

67Aisik kehm-e koko ba a ne go ebehre ji nnyehn Sara, fere ko-e go elbal, á jol nkal ewe, á jo kor-e kor, Rebeka jolo ejum ekakeltim eji nnyehn ma kpo.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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