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亚伯拉罕买地埋葬撒拉

23 撒拉享寿一百二十七岁,这是撒拉一生的岁数。 撒拉死在迦南地的基列.亚巴,就是希伯仑;亚伯拉罕进去为撒拉哀恸哭号。 亚伯拉罕从死者面前起来,对赫人说: “我是在你们中间寄居的外族人,求你们在你们中间给我一块坟地作产业,使我可以埋葬我死了的人,使她不露在我面前。” 赫人回答亚伯拉罕,说: “我主请听,你在我们中间是一位尊贵的王子,你可以在我们最好的坟地里埋葬你死了的人,我们必没有人阻止你在他的坟地埋葬你死了的人。” 于是,亚伯拉罕起来,向当地的赫人下拜, 对他们说:“你们若有意使我埋葬我死了的人,使她不露在我的眼前,就请听我的话,为我请求琐辖的儿子以弗仑, 叫他把他所拥有的,田头上那麦比拉洞卖给我。他可以按着十足的价银卖给我,使我在你们中间有产业作坟地。” 10 那时,以弗仑正坐在赫人中间。于是,赫人以弗仑就回答亚伯拉罕,所有来到城门口的赫人都听见他说: 11 “我主,不要这样,请听我说,这块田我送给你,连其中的洞我也送给你。我在我的族人眼前送给你,让你可以埋葬你死了的人。” 12 亚伯拉罕就在当地的人面前下拜, 13 然后在当地的人面前对以弗仑说:“请听我说,如果你愿意,我必定把地的价银给你,请你收下吧,让我可以在那里埋葬我死了的人。” 14 以弗仑回答亚伯拉罕,对他说: 15 “我主,请听我说,一块值四百块(四千五百克)银子的田地,在你我之间,算得甚么呢?你埋葬你死了的人吧。” 16 亚伯拉罕同意以弗仑说的价银,就照着他在赫人面前所说的,拿商人通用的银子,称了四百块(四千五百克)银子给以弗仑。

17 于是,以弗仑在麦比拉,在幔利前面的那块地,包括那块田和其中的洞,田中和四周所有的树木, 18 都在赫人眼前,就是在所有来到城门口的赫人眼前,归给亚伯拉罕作产业。 19 这事以后,亚伯拉罕把自己的妻子撒拉埋在迦南地,幔利前面麦比拉田间的洞里。幔利就是希伯仑。 20 这样,那块田和田中的洞,就从赫人归给了亚伯拉罕为产业作坟地。

Sarah’s Death and Burial

23 Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. 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.

Then Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of (C)Heth, saying, (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.”

And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, “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.”

Then Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, the sons of Heth. 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, 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

  1. Genesis 23:6 Lit. prince of God
  2. Genesis 23:8 entreat

The Death of Sarah

23 Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old. 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)

Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites.[a](D) He said, “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)

The Hittites replied to Abraham, “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.”

Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites. 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 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

  1. Genesis 23:3 Or the descendants of Heth; also in verses 5, 7, 10, 16, 18 and 20
  2. Genesis 23:11 Or sell
  3. Genesis 23:11 Or sell
  4. Genesis 23:11 Or sell
  5. Genesis 23:15 That is, about 10 pounds or about 4.6 kilograms

Abraham begraver Sara

1-2 När Sara var 127 år gammal, dog hon i Kanaans land. Där sörjde och grät Abraham över henne.

Därefter reste han sig från den döda och sa till Hets män:

Jag är gäst i ett främmande land och har inte någon plats att begrava min hustru på. Sälj ett stycke mark till mig för detta ändamål.

5-6 Männen svarade: Naturligtvis ska vi göra det, för du är en ärad Guds hövding ibland oss. Det är en förmån för oss att låta dig få välja ut den bästa av våra gravar, så att du kan begrava henne där.

Då böjde sig Abraham djupt inför dem och sa:

Eftersom ni ser på den här saken på det sättet, så var snälla och fråga Efron, Sohars son,

om han vill sälja grottan i Makpela, som ligger vid slutet av hans åker. Jag ska naturligtvis betala fullt pris för den, det pris som ni kommer överens om, och på så sätt ska platsen alltid vara vår familjegrav.

10 Efron satt där bland alla de andra, och nu svarade han Abraham medan de hörde på och inför stadens alla invånare:

11 Abraham, hör på mig! Jag ska ge dig grottan och åkern utan någon betalning. I folkets närvaro ger jag den härmed till dig. Gå och begrav din hustru.

12 Abraham bugade sig än en gång inför Hets män

13 och svarade Efron medan alla lyssnade: Nej, låt mig köpa den av dig. Låt mig få betala det fulla priset för åkern, och sedan ska jag begrava min hustru.

14-15 Landet är värt 400 silverstycken, sa Efron, men vad betyder väl en sådan summa vänner emellan? Gå du och begrav din hustru.

16 Då betalade Abraham det pris Efron hade föreslagit - 400 silverstycken, som man offentligt hade kommit överens om.

17-18 Detta är landet han köpte: Efrons åker i Makpela, nära Mamre, och grottan i änden på åkern, och alla träden på åkern. Detta blev hans egendom, genom den överenskommelse som träffades vid stadsporten i närvaro av Hets män.

19-20 Och Abraham begravde Sara i grottan vid åkern som kontraktsenligt hade överlåtits av Hets män till honom som begravningsplats.