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22. And it came to pass, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands, weighing ten shekels of gold.

23. And he said, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father’s house for us to stay?”

24. And she said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”

25. And she said to him, “We have both straw and fodder enough, and room to lodge in.”

26. And the man bowed down his head, and worshiped the LORD.

27. And he said, “Blessed be the LORD, God of my master Abraham, Who has not left my master destitute of His mercy and His truth. The LORD led me, I being in the way, to the house of my master’s brothers.”

28. And the young woman ran and told her mother’s household these things.

29. And Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban. And Laban ran out to the man at the well.

30. And it came to pass when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, “So spoke the man to me,” he came to the man. And behold, he stood by the camels at the well.

31. And he said, “Come in, blessed of the LORD. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.”

32. And the man came into the house. And he unloaded his camels, and gave straw and fodder to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men that were with him.

33. And food was set before him to eat. But he said, “I will not eat until I have told my errand.” And he said, “Speak on.”

 (A Faithful Version)

22. 過了一段時間，駱駝喝完水，這僕人給了這女子一枚重半舍客勒的金耳環，以及兩個重十舍客勒的金手鐲。

23. 並問道：能否告知，姑娘是誰家女兒？你家有地方可以留宿？

24. 利百加回說：我爺爺是米迦，他兒子彼土利，我是他女兒。米迦是拿鶴所生的。

25. 續說：我家有足夠草料給駱駝，也有地方可供留宿。

26. 這僕人頓時低下頭，感謝耶和華。

27. 他在禱言中說：我主亞伯拉罕敬重的耶和華，是應當讚美！祂廣施慈愛，又是何等信實。是耶和華引導我，找到他兄弟並且能住下來。

28. 利百加跑回去，將這事的經過告訴了母親。

29. 利百加有哥哥，叫拉班。他去見這坐在井旁的男人。

30. 那是因為妹妹回家時，手上戴著耳環和手鐲，利百加說出了事件的經過，告知有個僕人，與駱駝一起站在井旁邊的，就是他。

31. 拉班找到了這僕人，說：你是蒙耶和華賜福的，就不要在外面去找到方，我家有房間給你，也有地方給駱駝。

32. 於是，僕人就跟他回家，拉班幫手卸下駱駝的背包，給駱駝食料，用水來洗僕人的和他自己的腳。

33. 之後，將餐飲預備好，擺在僕人面前，請他用膳。此時僕人說：我想把到來要辨的事先說明，才去用餐。拉班說：那麼，請先說。

摩西在這段叙事反映出許多細節，例如進屋的習慣：洗腳；又如待客用餐；又如幫人卸下駝背的東西等；又如備餐給客人用等。都屬於人，普遍待客之道，就是供給有需要的人，是人性美善的一面。

摩西在這段叙事，似乎是去描述作為僕人，那份辦事的忠心，有不同於辦公事那樣，它在處理一份交託。亞伯拉罕交下來的事，關乎信心的承傳，這信心能在世代中承傳下去的關鍵。

亞伯拉罕找的是有真心信靠的下一代。亞伯拉罕要從女人當中找一個匹配的，第一個條件是與自己有同一承傳，那是當時環境容許卻有點困難，那是環起使然。第二個條件，因為是女性，當時女性不能出外工作，是家居一族，要看，就看她待人處事的態度：體恤。體恤一詞在新約的八福中包括：哀慟、溫柔、以及憐恤，這是大福之人當有的質素。現今的女性也許要加在溫柔和剛強之間的互動，更符合環境的需要，那是她們有踏出世界的自由。在當時體恤是必要的條件。為此，僕人自己表白原則禱告，耶和華為他安排：14節 – 當看到這女子時，會對她說：能否放下水罐，讓我喝點水？而這女子會說：你喝，也會給你的駱駝喝。若有女子這樣回應，相信她就是那指家給以撒為妻的女子，便曉得這是給我主公的恩惠。

是 [神] 蹟？是，直接給這僕人的回覆。也許他等了好幾天！

如果這是 [神] 蹟的一種，有沒有打開人對這方面的了解，增加分辨的能力和等候的耐性？如果有，就多多分享。