Genesis 24 (RHG)

1Hẽtte Ibrahim bura edde boyoš beši oiye, ar Mabude hibare hár kissut duwa goijjil.By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.

2Ibrahime hibar góror šobsaite furan gulam, zar uwore hibattu aššilde hin beggunor hár bár aššil, hitare hodde, "Tor hattan ãr ranor tole rak.So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,

3Ãi tore behosto edde duniyair Allah, Mabudor sarme hosom gorai, ze Kenaniyo okkolor butore ãi bošobaš gorir, itarar butottu ãr futolla bou no anibi,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,

4kintu ãr dešot ãr nizor egena okkolor hãse zai ãr fut Isakolla bou anibi."but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”

5He gulame hibare hodde, "Zodi he maya fuwa ãr fũwati ei dešot aite razi no o, henoile ze deš sari tũi eṛe aigiyogoi he dešot ki abar tũwar futore loizaiyum?"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?”

6Ibrahime hodde, "Kiyal rakis, ãr futore tui hono mote heṛe no loizais.Abraham replied, “Make sure that you do not take my son back there.

7Mabud ze Behostor Allah, ze ãre ãr bafor gór edde ãr zormostanottu niyolai ainne, ze ãr loi hota hoiye edde hosom hái hoiye, 'Ei dešgan ãi tor bongšore diyum' hibaye tor age hibar firistare defeṛaibo, zene tui ãr futolla hentu ek bou ani faros.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.

8He maya fuwa zodi tor fũwati aite razi no o, toile tui ãr hosomottu hedin azad; kintu hono mote ãr futore heṛe no loizais."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.”

9Toi he gulame hitar giros Ibrahimor ranor tole hat raki ei befare hibar loi hosom háiye.So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.

10Tarfore he gulame hitar girosor ũṭ okkolottu došwa ũṭ loi, hitar girose diyede hár ḍoilla dami zinišfati okkol loi baisa diye. Hite Aram Nahuriyamor mikka ruwana diyore Nahuror šohorot giye.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.

11Hite heṛe šohoror baire uṭgunore ek fanir kuwar ḍake luṛai ejje; ar hiyan aššilde hazinna ṭaimot, zẽtte mayafuwainde fani tulito za.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.

12Tarfore hite duwa gorer, "Oh Mabud, ãr giros Ibrahimor Allah, aijja ãre kamiyaf goro, edde ãr giros Ibrahimore doya dehao.“O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

13So, ãi ei fanir kuwar hãsat tiyai roiyi, ar ei šohoror mainšor ziyain okkole fani tulibolla niyoli aiyer.Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.

14Iyan endilla ok zẽtte ãi ek zuwan mayafuware hoi, 'Tor górawa lama, zene ãi fani fiyi fari,' ar hibaye ho, 'fiyo, ai tũwar uṭgunore o ãi fani diyum' henoile hiba tũwar gulam Isakolla tũwar basai gora ok. Ar iyanot ãi zaniyum ze tũi ãr girosore doya dehaiyo."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.”

15Ar so, ei duwa goijja no oite, Rebekah góra handot loi niyoli aiyer. Hiba aššilde Ibrahimor bái Nahuror bou Melkar fut Betuelor zi.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.

16He zuwan maya fuwawa aššil beši šundori, ek kumari, zibare hono manuše no sue. Hiba kuwat laimme edde góra furai loi abar uwafes uṛi aišše.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.

17Hen šomot gulammuwaye dũri hibar sarme zaiyore hodde, "Meherbani gori, tor górattu ãre ekka fani fito de."So the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me have a little water from your jar.”

18Hibaye hodde, "Malik, fani fiyo," ar toratori górawa hibar handottu hibar hatot lamaiye edde hitare fani fito diye.“Drink, my lord,” she replied, and she quickly lowered her jar to her hands and gave him a drink.

19Ar hibaye hitare fani fito di bade hodde, "Ãi tũwar uṭgunolla o fani tuliyum, zetun hitara fani fiya šeš no gore."After she had given him a drink, she said, “I will also draw water for your camels, until they have had enough to drink.”

20Tarfore hibaye toratori hibar górar fanigun zanuwarore fani habade nor kulot ḍali diyore dũri abar kuwar ḍake fani tulibolla giye, edde hitar hár uṭ okkololla fani tuille.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.

21Ar manušwaye nizamot hibar uzu saiye, Mabude hitar baisa kamiyaf goijje ne na ki no gore zanibolla.Meanwhile, the man watched her silently to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success.

22Uṭgune fani fiya šeš oi bade, manušwaye adá šekel uzonor ugguwa šunar nakful, edde dui hatolla doš šekel uzonor duiyan šunar haru hibar sarme bair goijje.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.

23Toi hite hodde, "Tui haro zi, meherbani gori ãre ho, tor bafor górot ãra rait haṛaibolla hono ekkan zaga ase ne?"“Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”

24Hibaye zuwabe hodde, "Ãi Melkar fut Betuelor zi, zare Melkaye Nahurolla biyaiye."She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.”

25Hibaye aro hodde, "Ãrar górot beša beši ker edde buši ase edde takibar zaga o ase."Then she added, “We have plenty of straw and feed, as well as a place for you to spend the night.”

26Hetunot he manušwaye Mabudor soida foriyore šukuriya zanaiye,Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,

27ar hodde, "Hár tarif ãr giros Ibrahimor Allah Mabudore, zibaye ãr girosor mutallek hibar doya edde imandari dehare forai no fele. Ãre o fõtot, he Mabude rasta dehaiyore ãr girosor egena báiyor górot ainne."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.”

28Bade he zuwan mayafuwawaye dũri zaiyore hibar mar górot ei hota okkolore hoiye.The girl ran and told her mother’s household about these things.

29Ar Rebekkattu Labon name ek bái aššil, hite oi kuwar ḍake manušwar hãse dũri giye,Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he rushed out to the man at the spring.

30Hite zehon nakful edde hitar boinor hatot haru deikke, ar manušwaye hoilde hin hitar boine hodde funniye, hite niyoliyore he manušwar hãse giye, edde hite kuwar hãsat ũṛor ḍake tiyat lotfaiye.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.

31Toi hite hodde, "Oh Mabudor rahamotwala manuš, aiyo! Baire kiyolla tiyai taikko? Ãi õnolla gór edde uṭgunolla zaga ṭik goijji."“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.”

32Toi manušware górot ainne edde uṭgunottu fũza lamai loiye. Ar uṭgunore ker edde buši diye, ar manušwa edde hitar sãti mainšore ṭeng dúibolla fani diye.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.

33Tarfore zehon hána ainne, hetunot manušwaye hodde, "Ãi ãr hota hoiya no o foijjonto ãi hána no háiyum." Toi Labone hodde, "Toile ho!"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.”

34Toi hite hor, "Ãi Ibrahimor gulam.“I am Abraham’s servant,” he replied.

35Mabude ãr girosore beša beši rahamot goijje, ehon hiba ekzon beši ḍõr manuš, ar hibaye hibare beši goru sool šuna rufa gulam edde bandi ar uṭ gada diye.“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.

36Ãr girosor bou, Saraye hibar ei bura boyošot ãr girosolla ek futore biyaiye. Hitare hibar nizor hár kissu difelaiye.My master’s wife Sarah has borne him a son in her old age, and my master has given him everything he owns.

37Ar ãr girose ãre endilla hoi hosom goraiye, 'Ãi zarar dešot bošobaš gorir, he Kenaniyo okkolor ziyain okkolottu ãr futolla bou no anibi,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,

38kintu tui ãr bafor górot zaibi edde ãr nizor egenar butottu ãr futolla ugguwa bou anibi.'but you shall go to my father’s house and to my kindred to take a wife for my son.’

39"Tarfore ãi ãr girosore fusar goijjilam, 'Kintu mayafuwa zodi ãr fũwati aito no sa ka?'Then I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not come back with me?’

40"Hibaye ãre hoil, 'Ãi zar sarme sola fira gori he Mabude firistare tor fũwati defeṛaibo edde tor baisare kamiyaf goraibo, toi zene ãr bafor gór edde egena okkolor butottu ãr futolla bou ani faros.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.

41Tui ãr egenar górot zai bade zodi hitara hibare no de toile tui ãr ei hosomottu azad.'And when you go to my kindred, if they refuse to give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’

42"Aijja ãi zẽtte kuwar ḍake aišši, ãi hoiyide, 'Oh Mabud, ãr giros Ibrahimor Allah, meherbani gori tũi ãr ei baisare kamiyaf goro.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!

43Ar so, ãi ei kuwar ḍake tiyai roiyi. Hono zuwan maya fuwa zodi fani tulito aiye, ãi hibare hoiyum, "Meherbani gori, tũwar górattu ãre ekka fani fiyabo,"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,’

44ar hibaye zodi ãre ho, "Fani fiyo, Ãi tũwar uṭgunolla o fani tuliyum," henoile hiba he maya fuwa ok, zibare Mabude ãr girosor futolla basona goijje.'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.

45"Ãr dilot ei hota howa šeš no oite, Rebekah góra handot loi, niyoli aišše. Hiba kuwat laimme edde fani tuille, ar ãi hibare hoidde, 'Meherbani gori ãre ekka fani do.'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.’

46"Hibaye toratori hibar górawa handottu lamaiye edde hodde, 'Fani fiyo, ar ãi tũwar uṭgunore o fani diyum.' Toi ãi fani filam, edde hibaye uṭgunore o fani diye.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.

47"Bade ãi hibare fusar goijji, 'Tui haro zi?' "Hibaye hodde, 'Ãi Melkar fut Betuelor zi, zare Melkaye Nahurolla biyaiye.' "Toi ãi hibare nakot nakful, ar hatot haru findai dilam.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.

48Tarfore ãi Mabudore sojida goriyore šukuriya zanaiyi. Ãi ãr giros Ibrahimor Allah Mabudore šukurana adai goijji, kiyollahoile hibaye ãre soiyi rastat loi ainne zene ãi ãr girosor báifutor ziyore hibar futolla loi zai fari.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.

49Ehon õnora zodi ãr giros loi doya edde soiyi bebar goribolla razi aso, toile ho. Ar zodi no tako, hiyan o ho, henot ãi zene ar oinno hono mikka zai fari."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.”

50Toi Labon edde Betuele zuwab diye, "Iyan zehon Mabudor torfottu oiye; ãra tũware bala edde bura kissu hoi no farir.Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.

51So, otiya Rebekah, hibare loi zo, Mabude hoilde mozin hiba tũwar girosor futor bou ok."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.”

52Ibrahimor gulame zehon hitarar ei hota fuinne, hite meṛit fori Mabudor sarme soida foijje.When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the LORD.

53Tarfore he gulame šuna rufa guwana fati hor sour bair gori hinore Rebekare diye; ar bout dami ziniš okkol o hite hibar bái edde mare diye.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.

54Toi hite edde hitar fũwati aššilde manuš okkol, hitara beggune há fiya goijje edde heṛe rait haṛaiye. Bade hitara binna sore uiṭṭe, hite hodde, "Ãi ãr girosor heṛe zaiboilla bidai do."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.”

55Kintu hibar bái edde maye hodde, "Zuwan mayafuware aro ašṭo, doš din antaz ãrar fũwati takok; tarfore hiba zaibo."But her brother and mother said, “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.”

56Ar hite hitarare hodde, "Ãre ar eṛe raki no diyo, Mabude zehon ãr sofor kamiyaf goijjede dekir; ãre bidai do, ãi ãr girosor heṛe zaigoi."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.”

57Tarfore hitara hodde, "Toi zuwan mayafuwaware ḍaki, hibar mukottu ekka funi sai."So they said, “We will call the girl and ask her opinion.”

58Toi hitara Rebekare ḍaikke edde fusar goijje, "Tui ei manušwar fũwati zaibi ne?" Hibaye hodde, "Ãi zaiyum."They called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she replied.

59Toi hitara hitar boin Rebekah edde hibar dáimare Ibrahimor gulam edde hitar manuš okkolor fũwati defeṛaiye.So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.

60Hitara Rebekare duwa gorer edde hibare hor, "Oh ãrar boin, tui hazar hazar futziyaindor ma o; tor bongšo okkole odihar adai gorok hitarar dušmon okkolor šohor okkolot."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.”

61Bade Rebekah edde hibar bandi okkol tiyar oiye edde uṭ okkolor uwore sori manušwar fise fise giye; ar he gulame Rebekare loi giyegoi.Then Rebekah and her servant girls got ready, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.

62Ehon Isak Beer Lahai Roi kuwar hentu bai gil, kiyollahoile hiba Negevot takito.Now Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev.

63Hazinna odde ṭaimot Isake ãṛat maze maṛot giye, ar hibaye uwor mikka sadde šomot dekedde hodun uṭ aiyer.Early in the evening, Isaac went out to the field to meditate, and looking up, he saw the camels approaching.

64Ar Rebekaye o uwor mikka saiye edde Isakore deikke. Toi hiba uṛottu nise laimmeAnd when Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac, she got down from her camel

65edde gulamware hodde, "Maṛottu ãṛi ãrar uzu aiyedde hiba honnuwa?" Toi gulammuwaye hodde, "Hiba ãrar giros." Toi hibaye gũwaṛa loiye edde nizore guijje.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.

66Tarfore he gulame hite goijjilde hár kissu beggun Isakore zanaiye.Then the servant told Isaac all that he had done.

67Isake hibare hibar ma Sarar ṭambut ainne, edde Isake hibare loiye, toi hiba bou oiye edde hibare Isake ador goijje; hibar ma mori bade, Rebekar adore Isakore šantona dil.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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