The Faith of the Servant
This story certainly demanded great faith from the servant (probably Eliezer, though his name is not mentioned in this chapter). When he arrives and stands by the well outside the city, he prays for guidance (“good fortune”) – if translated literally, he asks God to “make this day happen” (הַקְרֵה-נָא לְפָנַי הַיּוֹם) (Gen.24:12). It’s important to note that this is the very first prayer for divine guidance in the Bible.
這個故事當然需要僕人（可能是以利以謝，儘管本章未提及他的名字）表現出極大的信心。當他到達並站在城外的井邊時，他祈禱尋求啟示（「好運」）-如果按字面意思翻譯，他祈求上帝「讓這一天出現」（הַקְרֵה-נָאלְפָנַיהַיּוֹם）（創世紀24:12） ）。重要的是要注意，這是聖經中祈求聖靈引領的第一個祈禱。
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創15:2亞伯蘭說：「主耶和華啊，我既無子，你還賜我什麼呢？並且要承受我家業的是大馬色人以利以謝。」
2 But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
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創24:2亞伯拉罕對管理他全業最老的僕人說：「請你把手放在我大腿底下。
Servant：(5650) עֶבֶד
עבד ‛ebed eh-bed
slave, servant, man-servant, worshippers (of God)
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創24:12他說：「耶和華我主人亞伯拉罕的神啊，求你施恩給我主人亞伯拉罕，使我今日遇見好機會הַקְרֵה־נָא לְפָנַי הַיֹּום。
12 And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed【古】幸運，成功；昌盛[U] this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
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הַקְרֵה־נָא לְפָנַי הַיֹּום
make me successful today(NIV)；Please give me success today(NLT)；give me success today(GNT)；
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good speed：(7136) קָרָה
קרה qârâh kaw-raw
1)-to encounter, meet, befall, happen, come to meet
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(Gen.24:12) I pray thee, prosper
Gen.24:12 And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham,
H7136 [H8685] I pray thee, prosper me this day, and show mercy to my master Abraham. (New)
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Who was the “man”?
Abraham sent Eliezer with a promise, God “will send His angel before you” (Gen.24:7). Rabbi Uri Sherki points out, the angel whom Abraham was talking about is seen clearly in the Scripture. Talking about the servant, the Torah calls him “היא-עבד ha-eved” (is servant, slave); however, later in this same story, the Torah refers to a mysterious “ish”, (man) (Gen.24:21), instead of a servant. This word, ish, is often used to refer to an angel in the Torah.
亞伯拉罕以上帝的應許「必差遣祂的使者在你面前」差遣了以利以謝，（創24：7）。拉比（Rabbi Uri Sherki）指出，聖經中亞伯拉罕清楚地看到了他說的天使。在談到這僕人時，律法書稱他為「是-僕人」（僕人，奴隸）(創24:2)。 但是，在同一故事的後面，《摩西五經》指的是一個神秘的「人」（人）（創24:21），而不是僕人。這個詞ish經常被用來指摩西五經中的天使。
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創24：7耶和華天上的主曾帶領我離開父家和本族的地，對我說話，向我起誓說：『我要將這地賜給你的後裔。』他必差遣使者在你面前，你就可以從那裡為我兒子娶一個妻子。
7 The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my fathers house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
His angel מַלְאָכוֹ֙：(4397)
(4397) מלאך malâk mal-awk
a messenger; specifically of God, that is, an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
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創24：21那人定睛看他，一句話也不說，要曉得耶和華賜他通達的道路沒有。
21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.
And the man：וְהָאִ֥ישׁ
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(376) אִישׁ
אישׁ ı̂ysh eesh
man, male (in contrast to woman, female), husband, servant, great man
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我們常說：「你是我的天使！」
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Thus, there are actually two on this journey: ha-eved, who asks for God’s guidance, and the mysterious ish, who provides this guidance. This possibly explains Rebecca’s quick decision: Rebecca “followed the man” (Gen.24:61),
因此，這次旅程實際上有兩個人：樸人，向上帝尋求引領；神秘的人，在提供上帝的引領。這可能可以解釋利百加的快速決定：利百加「跟隨了那個人」（創24:61）
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創24:61利百加和他的使女們起來，騎上駱駝，跟著the man那僕人הָאִ֑ישׁ，the servant僕人הָעֶ֛בֶד就帶著利百加走了。
Then Rebekah and her attendants got ready and mounted the camels and went back with the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.(NIV)
61 וַתָּקָם 1רִבְקָה וְנַעֲרֹתֶיהָ וַתִּרְכַּבְנָה עַל־הַגְּמַלִּים וַתֵּלַכְנָה אַחֲרֵי הָאִישׁ וַיִּקַּח הָעֶבֶד אֶת־1רִבְקָה וַיֵּלַךְ
那僕人：the man：הָאִ֑ישׁ hā-’îš;
僕人：the servant：הָעֶ֛בֶד hā-‘e-ḇeḏ
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