仆人对他说,倘若女子不肯跟我到这地方来,我必须将你的儿子带回你原出之地吗。 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest
倘若女子不肯跟你来,我使你起的誓就与你无干了,只是不可带我的儿子回那里去。 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath only bring not my son thither again.
那仆人从他主人的骆驼里取了十匹骆驼,并带些他主人各样的财物,起身往美索不达米亚去,到了拿鹤的城。 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
天将晚,众女子出来打水的时候,他便叫骆驼跪在城外的水井那里。 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.
他说,耶和华我主人亚伯拉罕的神阿,求你施恩给我主人亚伯拉罕,使我今日遇见好机会。 And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.