The First Boke of Moses called Genesis — John Shaqi
The First Boke of Moses called Genesis
Religion
The First Boke of Moses called Genesis
Bible. Genesis
Thã sayde the seruaunte vnto him: what ãd yf the womã wyll not agree
to come with me vnto this lãde/ shall I brynge thy sonne agayne vnto
the lande which thou camest out of? And Abrahã sayde vnto him: bewarre
of that/ that thou brĩge not my sonne thither. The LORde God of heauen
which toke me from my fathers house and from the lande where I was
borne/ and which spake vnto me and sware vnto me saynge: vnto thy seed
wyll I geue this lande/ he shall sende his angell before the/ y^t thou
mayst take a wife vnto my sonne from thence. Neuerthelesse yf the womã
will not agree to come with the than shalt thou be with out daunger of
this ooth. But aboue all thinge brynge not my sonne thyther agayne.
And the seruaunte put his hand vnder the thye of Abraham and sware to
him as concernynge that matter.
And the seruaunte toke .x. camels of the camels of his master and
departed/ and had of all maner goodes of his master with him/ and
stode vp and went to Mesopotamia/ vnto the cytie of Nahor. And made
his camels to lye doune without the cytie by a wels syde of water/ at
euen: aboute the tyme that women come out to drawe water/ and he sayde.
LORde God of my master Abrahã/ sende me good spede this daye/ & shewe
mercy vnto my master Abraham. Lo I stonde here by the well of water
and the doughters of the men of this citie will come out to drawe
water: Now the damsell to whome I saye/ stoupe doune thy pytcher and
let me drynke. Yf she saye/ drynke/ and I will geue thy camels drynke
also/ y^e same is she that thou hast ordened for they servaunte Isaac:
yee & therby shall I knowe that thou hast shewed mercy on my master.
And it came to passe yer he had leeft spakynge/ that Rebecca came
out/ the doughter of Bethuell/ sonne to Melcha the wife of Nahor
Abrahams brother/ and hir pytcher apon hir shulder: The damsell was
very fayre to loke apon/ and yet a mayde and vnknowen of man. And she
went doune to the well and fylled hyr pytcher and came vp agayne. Then
the seruaunte ranne vnto her and sayde: let me syppe a litle water of
thi pitcher. And she sayde: drynke my lorde.
And she hasted and laie downe her pytcher apon hyr arme and gaue him
drinke. And whẽ she had geven hym drynke/ she sayde: I will drawe
water for thy camels also/ vntill they haue dronke ynough. And she
poured out hyr pitcher in to the trough hastely and ranne agayne vnto
the well/ to fett water: and drewe for all his camels.
And the felowe wondred at her. But helde his peace/ to wete whether
the LORde had made his iourney prosperous or not. And as the camels
had lefte drynckynge/ he toke an earynge of halfe a sicle weght and
.ij golden bracelettes for hyr hãdes/ of .x. sycles weyght of gold and
sayde vnto her: whose doughter art thou? tell me: ys there rowme in
thy fathers house/ for vs to lodge in? And she sayde vnto him: I am
the doughter of Bethuell the sonne of Milcha which she bare vnto
Nahor: and sayde moreouer vnto him: we haue litter and prauonder
ynough and also rowme to lodge in.
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