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Genesis 23
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Genesis 23
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Namatay si Sara, at Bumili si Abraham ng Paglilibingan.
23 Nabuhay si Sara ng 127 taon. 2 Namatay siya sa Kiriat Arba (na tinatawag ding Hebron) sa lupain ng Canaan. Labis ang paghihinagpis ni Abraham sa pagkamatay ni Sara.
3 Ngayon, iniwan muna ni Abraham ang bangkay ng asawa niya at nakipagkita siya sa mga Heteo at sinabi sa kanila, 4 “Nakatira ako rito sa lugar ninyo bilang isang dayuhan, kaya kung maaari ay pagbilhan din ninyo ako ng lupa na maaari kong paglibingan ng asawa ko.” 5 Sumagot ang mga Heteo, 6 “Ginoo, makinig ka muna sa amin. Kilala ka namin na isang tanyag na tao, kaya maaari mong ilibing ang asawa mo kahit saan na pinakamabuting libingan dito sa amin. Walang sinuman sa amin ang magkakait sa iyo ng kanyang libingan para mailibing mo ang asawa mo.”
7 Yumukod agad si Abraham sa harapan ng mga Heteo. 8 Pagkatapos, sinabi niya, “Kung payag kayo na rito ko ilibing ang asawa ko, tulungan nʼyo ako na kausapin si Efron na anak ni Zohar 9 na ibenta niya sa akin ang kweba niya na nasa tabi ng bukirin niya sa Macpela. Sabihin ninyo sa kanya na babayaran ko siya sa tamang halaga rito mismo sa harapan ninyo para maging akin ito at gawing libingan.”
10 Naroon pala si Efron na nakaupo kasama ng mga kababayan niyang Heteo. Kaya sumagot siya kay Abraham na naririnig ng lahat ng Heteo na nagtitipon doon sa pintuan ng lungsod. 11 Sinabi niya, “Sa harap ng mga kababayan ko ay ibinibigay ko sa iyo ang buong bukirin pati na ang kweba. Kaya maaari mo nang ilibing ang asawa mo.”
12 Muling yumukod si Abraham tanda ng pagpapasalamat sa harapan ng mga Heteo. 13 Kaya sinabi niya kay Efron na naririnig ng lahat, “Makinig kayo sa akin. Babayaran ko ang halaga ng bukirin. Tanggapin mo ang bayad ko para mailibing ko na doon ang asawa ko.”
14 Sumagot si Efron, 15 “Ginoo, ang lupa ay nagkakahalaga ng 400 pirasong pilak. Pero ano naman iyon sa ating dalawa. Sige, ilibing mo na ang asawa mo.”
16 Pumayag si Abraham sa halagang sinabi ni Efron. Kaya nagkilo siya ng 400 pirasong pilak ayon sa bigat na pinagbabasihan noon ng mga mangangalakal. At ibinayad niya ito kay Efron sa harap ng mga Heteo.
17-18 Kaya naging pag-aari ni Abraham ang bukid ni Efron sa Macpela, sa silangan ng Mamre, pati na ang kweba at ang mga punongkahoy sa paligid ng bukid. Saksi ang lahat ng Heteo na nagtipon doon sa pintuan ng lungsod. 19 Inilibing agad ni Abraham si Sara sa kweba na nasa bukirin ng Macpela, na sakop ng lupain ng Canaan. Ang Macpela ay malapit sa Mamre na siyang Hebron. 20 Kaya ang bukid pati ang kweba, na dating pagmamay-ari ng mga Heteo ay naging kay Abraham na at ginawa niya itong libingan.
Genesis 23
New International Version
Genesis 23
New International Version
The Death of Sarah
23 Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old. 2 She died at Kiriath Arba(A) (that is, Hebron)(B) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.(C)
3 Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites.[a](D) He said, 4 “I am a foreigner and stranger(E) among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.(F)”
5 The Hittites replied to Abraham, 6 “Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince(G) among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead.”
7 Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites. 8 He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar(H) on my behalf 9 so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah,(I) which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you.”
10 Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites(J) who had come to the gate(K) of his city. 11 “No, my lord,” he said. “Listen to me; I give[b](L) you the field, and I give[c] you the cave that is in it. I give[d] it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”
12 Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land 13 and he said to Ephron in their hearing, “Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there.”
14 Ephron answered Abraham, 15 “Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels[e] of silver,(M) but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”
16 Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver,(N) according to the weight current among the merchants.(O)
17 So Ephron’s field in Machpelah(P) near Mamre(Q)—both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field—was deeded 18 to Abraham as his property(R) in the presence of all the Hittites(S) who had come to the gate(T) of the city. 19 Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah(U) near Mamre (which is at Hebron(V)) in the land of Canaan.(W) 20 So the field and the cave in it were deeded(X) to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.(Y)
Footnotes
- Genesis 23:3 Or the descendants of Heth; also in verses 5, 7, 10, 16, 18 and 20
- Genesis 23:11 Or sell
- Genesis 23:11 Or sell
- Genesis 23:11 Or sell
- Genesis 23:15 That is, about 10 pounds or about 4.6 kilograms
Genesis 23
New King James Version
Genesis 23
New King James Version
Sarah’s Death and Burial
23 Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2 So Sarah died in (A)Kirjath Arba (that is, (B)Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
3 Then Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of (C)Heth, saying, 4 (D)“I am a foreigner and a visitor among you. (E)Give me property for a burial place among you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”
5 And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, 6 “Hear us, my lord: You are (F)a [a]mighty prince among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places. None of us will withhold from you his burial place, that you may bury your dead.”
7 Then Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, the sons of Heth. 8 And he spoke with them, saying, “If it is your wish that I bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and [b]meet with Ephron the son of Zohar for me, 9 that he may give me the cave of (G)Machpelah which he has, which is at the end of his field. Let him give it to me at the full price, as property for a burial place among you.”
10 Now Ephron dwelt among the sons of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the presence of the sons of Heth, all who (H)entered at the gate of his city, saying, 11 (I)“No, my lord, hear me: I give you the field and the cave that is in it; I give it to you in the presence of the sons of my people. I give it to you. Bury your dead!”
12 Then Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land; 13 and he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, “If you will give it, please hear me. I will give you money for the field; take it from me and I will bury my dead there.”
14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, 15 “My lord, listen to me; the land is worth four hundred (J)shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead.” 16 And Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham (K)weighed out the silver for Ephron which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, currency of the merchants.
17 So (L)the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, which were within all the surrounding borders, were deeded 18 to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.
19 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. 20 So the field and the cave that is in it (M)were deeded to Abraham by the sons of Heth as property for a burial place.
Footnotes
- Genesis 23:6 Lit. prince of God
- Genesis 23:8 entreat
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