24:10 那僕人從他主人的駱駝裡取了十匹駱駝,並帶些他主人各樣的財物,起身往美索不達米亞去,到了拿鶴的城。
24:11 天將晚,眾女子出來打水的時候,他便叫駱駝跪在城外的水井那裡。
24:12 他說:「耶和華─我主人亞伯拉罕的上帝啊,求你施恩給我主人亞伯拉罕,使我今日遇見好機會。
24:13 我現今站在井旁,城內居民的女子們正出來打水。
24:14 我向那一個女子說:『請你拿下水瓶來,給我水喝。』她若說:『請喝!我也給你的駱駝喝。』願那女子就作你所預定給你僕人以撒的妻。這樣,我便知道你施恩給我主人了。」
24:15 話還沒有說完,不料,利百加肩頭上扛著水瓶出來。利百加是彼土利所生的;彼土利是亞伯拉罕兄弟拿鶴妻子密迦的兒子。
24:16 那女子容貌極其俊美,還是處女,也未曾有人親近她。她下到井旁,打滿了瓶,又上來。
24:17 僕人跑上前去迎著她,說:「求你將瓶裡的水給我一點喝。」
24:18 女子說:「我主請喝!」就急忙拿下瓶來,托在手上給他喝。
24:19 女子給他喝了,就說:「我再為你的駱駝打水,叫駱駝也喝足。」
24:20 她就急忙把瓶裡的水倒在槽裡,又跑到井旁打水,就為所有的駱駝打上水來。
24:21 那人定睛看她,一句話也不說,要曉得耶和華賜他通達的道路沒有。
24:22 駱駝喝足了,那人就拿一個金環,重半舍客勒,兩個金鐲,重十舍客勒,給了那女子,
24:23 說:「請告訴我,你是誰的女兒?你父親家裡有我們住宿的地方沒有?」
24:24 女子說:「我是密迦與拿鶴之子彼土利的女兒」;
24:25 又說:「我們家裡足有糧草,也有住宿的地方。」
24:26 那人就低頭向耶和華下拜,
24:27 說:「耶和華─我主人亞伯拉罕的上帝是應當稱頌的,因他不斷地以慈愛誠實待我主人。至於我,耶和華在路上引領我,直走到我主人的兄弟家裡。」
24:11 天將晚,眾女子出來打水的時候,他便叫駱駝跪在城外的水井那裡。
24:12 他說:「耶和華─我主人亞伯拉罕的上帝啊,求你施恩給我主人亞伯拉罕,使我今日遇見好機會。
24:13 我現今站在井旁,城內居民的女子們正出來打水。
24:14 我向那一個女子說:『請你拿下水瓶來,給我水喝。』她若說:『請喝!我也給你的駱駝喝。』願那女子就作你所預定給你僕人以撒的妻。這樣,我便知道你施恩給我主人了。」
24:15 話還沒有說完,不料,利百加肩頭上扛著水瓶出來。利百加是彼土利所生的;彼土利是亞伯拉罕兄弟拿鶴妻子密迦的兒子。
24:16 那女子容貌極其俊美,還是處女,也未曾有人親近她。她下到井旁,打滿了瓶,又上來。
24:17 僕人跑上前去迎著她,說:「求你將瓶裡的水給我一點喝。」
24:18 女子說:「我主請喝!」就急忙拿下瓶來,托在手上給他喝。
24:19 女子給他喝了,就說:「我再為你的駱駝打水,叫駱駝也喝足。」
24:20 她就急忙把瓶裡的水倒在槽裡,又跑到井旁打水,就為所有的駱駝打上水來。
24:21 那人定睛看她,一句話也不說,要曉得耶和華賜他通達的道路沒有。
24:22 駱駝喝足了,那人就拿一個金環,重半舍客勒,兩個金鐲,重十舍客勒,給了那女子,
24:23 說:「請告訴我,你是誰的女兒?你父親家裡有我們住宿的地方沒有?」
24:24 女子說:「我是密迦與拿鶴之子彼土利的女兒」;
24:25 又說:「我們家裡足有糧草,也有住宿的地方。」
24:26 那人就低頭向耶和華下拜,
24:27 說:「耶和華─我主人亞伯拉罕的上帝是應當稱頌的,因他不斷地以慈愛誠實待我主人。至於我,耶和華在路上引領我,直走到我主人的兄弟家裡。」
12 Then he prayed, “Lord, God of my master Abraham, make me successful today, and show kindness to my master Abraham. 13 See, I am standing beside this spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water. 14 May it be that when I say to a young woman, ‘Please let down your jar that I may have a drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink, and I’ll water your camels too’—let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master.”
15 Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milkah, who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor. 16 The woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar and came up again.
17 The servant hurried to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water from your jar.”
18 “Drink, my lord,” she said, and quickly lowered the jar to her hands and gave him a drink.
19 After she had given him a drink, she said, “I’ll draw water for your camels too, until they have had enough to drink.” 20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels. 21 Without saying a word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the Lord had made his journey successful.
22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a beka[c] and two gold bracelets weighing ten shekels.[d] 23 Then he asked, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”
24 She answered him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milkah bore to Nahor.” 25 And she added, “We have plenty of straw and fodder, as well as room for you to spend the night.”
26 Then the man bowed down and worshiped the Lord, 27 saying, “Praise be to the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his kindness and faithfulness to my master. As for me, the Lord has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
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上帝是垂聽禱告的上帝,當亞伯拉罕的僕人為他小主人的對像禱告時,他開的條件向上帝求,上帝竟然照他的條件成就了,讓利百加出現在他的眼前,也照他所開的條件來對待他和他的駱駝。
他的內心十分感動,低頭向耶和華下拜,說:「耶和華─我主人亞伯拉罕的上帝是應當稱頌的,因他不斷地以慈愛誠實待我主人。至於我,耶和華在路上引領我,直走到我主人的兄弟家裡。」
這是很美的見證,讓我們感受到上帝是垂聽禱告的上帝,無論什麼事,我們都可以勇敢的向上帝祈求,上帝會照我們所需要的,賞賜給我們!。
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