Chayei Sara, Aliyah 4 חיי שרה, רביעי

He said, Blessed is Adonoy, God of my master, Avraham, Who has not abandoned His kindness and truth [in dealing] with my master. I am still on the road and Adonoy has led me to the house of my master’s brethren.

The girl ran and told her mother’s household of these these happenings.

Rivkah had a brother whose name was Lavan, and Lavan ran outside to the man [standing] at the well.

When he had seen the nose ring and the bracelets on the hands of his sister, and heard the words of his sister, Rivkah saying, this is what the man spoke to me, that he [then] came to the man, who was still standing beside the camels at the well.

He [Lavan] said, Come, you who are blessed of Adonoy, why are you standing outside? I have emptied the house and [prepared] a place for the camels.

The man came into the house and unmuzzled the camels. [Lavan] gave the camels straw and fodder, and water to wash his [the man’s] feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

Food was set before him, but he said, I will not eat until I have spoken my words. He replied, Speak.

He said, I am the servant of Avraham.

Adonoy blessed my master greatly and he prospered. He gave him sheep, cattle, silver, gold, male slaves, female slaves, camels and donkeys.

Sarah, the wife of my master gave birth to a son to my master, after she had grown old, and he has given him all that he possesses.

My master placed me under oath, saying, Do not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live.

Instead, you must go to my father’s house, and to my family. Take a wife for my son.

I said to my master, Perhaps the woman will not come back with me?

He said to me, Adonoy, before Whom I have walked, will send His angel with you, and make your journey successful. You will then take a wife for my son from my family and from my fathers house.

You will then be absolved from my oath, if when you come to my family, and they will not give her to you. You will be absolved from my oath.

I came this day to the well, and I said, Adonoy, God of my master, Avraham, if You will grant success to my journey on which I am going.

Behold, here I stand at the well of water. When a girl comes out to draw water, I will say to her, Please let me drink a little water from your pitcher.

If she says to me, You too may drink, and I will also draw water for your camels, then she is the one whom Adonoy has determined for the son of my master.

Before I had finished speaking thus in my heart, when suddenly Rivkah came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to the well and drew water; and I said to her, Please give me a drink,

She quickly lowered her pitcher and said, Drink, and I will also give your camels to drink. I drank and she also gave the camels to drink.

I asked her and said, Whose daughter are you? She replied, The daughter of Besueil, son of Nachor, whom Milkah bore unto him. I [then] placed a nose ring on her face and bracelets upon her hands.

I bowed and prostrated myself to Adonoy, and I blessed Adonoy, God of my master Avraham, Who led me on the true path [in order] to take the daughter of my master’s brother for his son.

Now if you want to do what is kind and true to my master, tell me. If not, tell me, and I will turn to the right or to the left.

Lavan and Besueil answered and said, This is from Adonoy, we cannot say anything to you, bad or good.

Here, Rivkah is before you, take her and go. Let her be a wife to your master’s son, as Adonoy has spoken.

When Avraham’s servant heard their words, he prostrated himself to the ground to Adonoy.