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发信人: Stiga (云淡风清), 信区: English
标 题: The Marriage of Isaac
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2002年12月25日18:18:54 星期三), 站内信件
发信人: dsyy (零点★戒了,戒了), 信区: English
标 题: The Marriage of Isaac
发信站: 飘渺水云间 (Wed Jun 13 10:01:44 2001), 转信
The Marriage of Isaac
Genesis
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By this time Abraham had become a very old man, and the Lord had blessed hi
m in all that he did . Abraham said to his all his possessions, 'Put your h
and under my thigh; I want you to swear by the Lord had blessed him in all t
hat he did Abraham said to his servant , who had been ling in his service an
d was in charge of all his possessions , 'Put your hand under my thigh: I wa
nt you to swear by the Lord , the God of heaven and earth , that you will no
t take a wife for my son from the women of the Canaanites in whose land I dw
ell; you must go to my own country and to my own kindred to find a wife for
my son Isaac. '. . . . So the servant put his hand under his master Abraham
's thigh and swore an oath in those terms .
The servant took ten camels from his master's herds , and also all kinds of
gifts from his master; he wet out for Aramnaharaim and arrived at the city w
here Nahor lived. Towards evening , the time when the women come out to draw
water, he made the camels kneel down by the well outside the city . He said
, 'O Lord God of my master Abraham , give me good fortune this day ; keep f
aith with my master Abraham here I stand by the spring , and the women of th
e city are coming out to draw water. Let it be like this: I shall say to a g
irl , "please lower your jar so that I may drink "; and if she answers , "Dr
ink, and I will water your camels also", that will be the girl whom thou dos
t intend for thy servant Isaac. In this way I shall know that thou hast kept
faith with my master . '
Before he had finished praying silently he saw Rebecca coming out with her w
ater -jug on her shoulder . Abraham 's servant hurried to meet her and said
, "Give me a sip of water from your jar . 'Drink , sir '. she answered , and
at once lowered her jar on to her hand to let him drink . When she had fini
shed giving him a drink , she said , 'Now I will draw water for your camels
until they have had enough . 'So she quickly empfied her jar into the water-
through, hurried again to the well to draw water and watered all the camels
. When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold nose -ring weig
hing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels ,
also of gold , and said , 'Tell me , please, whose daughter you are Is there
room in your father's house for us to spend the night ?'She answered , 'Ian
the daughter of Bethuel , the son of Nahor and Milcah ; and we daughter of
Bethuel, the won of Nahor and Milcah; and we have plenty of straw and fodder
and also room for you to spend the night . 'So the man bowed down and prost
rated to the Lord. He said , 'Blessed be the Lord the God of my master Abrah
am , who has mot failed to keep faith and truth with my master ; for I have
been guided by the Lord to the house of my master's kinsman . '
e city are coming out to draw water. Let it be like this: I shall say to a g
irl , "please lower your jar so that I may drink "; and if she answers , "Dr
ink, and I will water your camels also", that will be the girl whom thou dos
t intend for thy servant Isaac. In this way I shall know that thou hast kept
faith with my master . '
Before he had finished praying silently he saw Rebecca coming out with her w
ater -jug on her shoulder . Abraham 's servant hurried to meet her and said
, "Give me a sip of water from your jar . 'Drink , sir '. she answered , and
at once lowered her jar on to her hand to let him drink . When she had fini
shed giving him a drink , she said , 'Now I will draw water for your camels
until they have had enough . 'So she quickly empfied her jar into the water-
through, hurried again to the well to draw water and watered all the camels
. When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold nose -ring weig
hing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels ,
also of gold , and said , 'Tell me , please, whose daughter you are Is there
room in your father's house for us to spend the night ?'She answered , 'Ian
the daughter of Bethuel , the son of Nahor and Milcah ; and we daughter of
Bethuel, the won of Nahor and Milcah; and we have plenty of straw and fodder
and also room for you to spend the night . 'So the man bowed down and prost
rated to the Lord. He said , 'Blessed be the Lord the God of my master Abrah
am , who has mot failed to keep faith and truth with my master ; for I have
been guided by the Lord to the house of my master's kinsman . '
The girl ran to her mother 's house and told them what had happened . now Re
becca had a brother named Laban ; and, when he saw the nosering , and also t
he bracelets on his sister's wrists , and heard his sister Rebecca tell what
the man had said to her , he ran out to the man at the spring. When he came
to him , he said , 'come in , sir , whom the Lord has blessed . Why stay ou
tside ?I have prepared the house , and there is room for the camels . 'So he
brought the man into the house , unloaded the camels and provided straw and
fodder for them , and water for him and all his men to wash their feet . Fo
od was set before him , but he said , 'I will not eat until I have delivered
my message. 'Laban said , 'Let us hear it . 'He answered , 'I am the servan
t of Abraham . . . Now tell me if you will keep faith and truth with my mast
er . If not , say so , and I will turn elsewhere. '
Laban and Bethuel answered, 'This is from the Lord ; we can say nothing for
or against . Here is Rebecca herself ; take her and go . She shall be the wi
fe of your master's son , as the Lord has decreed . 'So they let their siste
r Rebecca and her nurse go with Abraham 's servant and his men .
Isaac meanwhile had moved on as far as Beer-lahai-roi and was living in the
Negeb . One evening when he had gone out into the open country to relieve
himself, he looked up and saw camels approaching . When Rebecca raised her
eyes and saw Isaac, she slipped hastily from her camel , saying to the serva
nt , 'Who is that man walking across the open towards us ?'The servant answe
red , 'It is my master . 'So she took her veil and covered herself . The ser
my message. 'Laban said , 'Let us hear it . 'He answered , 'I am the servan
t of Abraham . . . Now tell me if you will keep faith and truth with my mast
er . If not , say so , and I will turn elsewhere. '
Laban and Bethuel answered, 'This is from the Lord ; we can say nothing for
or against . Here is Rebecca herself ; take her and go . She shall be the wi
fe of your master's son , as the Lord has decreed . 'So they let their siste
r Rebecca and her nurse go with Abraham 's servant and his men .
Isaac meanwhile had moved on as far as Beer-lahai-roi and was living in the
Negeb . One evening when he had gone out into the open country to relieve
himself, he looked up and saw camels approaching . When Rebecca raised her
eyes and saw Isaac, she slipped hastily from her camel , saying to the serva
nt , 'Who is that man walking across the open towards us ?'The servant answe
red , 'It is my master . 'So she took her veil and covered herself . The ser
vant related to Isaac all that had happened . Isaac conducted her into the t
ent and took her as his wife . So she became his wife , and he loved hesiste
r Rebecca and her nurse go with Abraham 's servant and his men .
Isaac meanwhile had moved on as far as Beer-lahai-roi and was living in the
Negeb . One evening when he had gone out into the open country to relieve
himself, he looked up and saw camels approaching . When Rebecca raised her
eyes and saw Isaac, she slipped hastily from her camel , saying to the serva
nt , 'Who is that man walking across the open towards us ?'The servant answe
red , 'It is my master . 'So she took her veil and covered herself . The ser
my message. 'Laban said , 'Let us hear it . 'He answered , 'I am the servan
t of Abraham . . . Now tell me if you will keep faith and truth with my mast
er . If not , say so , and I will turn elsewhere. '
Laban and Bethuel answered, 'This is from the Lord ; we can say nothing for
or against . Here is Rebecca herself ; take her and go . She shall be the wi
fe of your master's son , as the Lord has decreed . 'So they let their siste
r Rebecca and her nurse go with Abraham 's servant and his men .
Isaac meanwhile had moved on as far as Beer-lahai-roi and was living in the
Negeb . One evening when he had gone out into the open country to relieve
himself, he looked up and saw camels approaching . When Rebecca raised her
eyes and saw Isaac, she slipped hastily from her camel , saying to the serva
nt , 'Who is that man walking across the open towards us ?'The servant answe
red , 'It is my master . 'So she took her veil and covered herself . The ser
vant related to Isaac all that had happened . Isaac conducted her into the t
ent and took her as his wife . So she became his wife , and he loved her and
was consoled for the death of his mother.
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