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Ang pagkamatay ni Sara.

23 At ang buhay ni Sara ay tumagal ng isang daan at dalawang pu't pitong taon: ito ang naging mga taon ng buhay ni Sara.

At namatay si Sara (A)sa Kiriatharba (na siyang (B)Hebron), sa lupain ng Canaan: at naparoon si Abraham na ipinagluksa si Sara at iniyakan.

At tumindig si Abraham sa harap ng kaniyang patay, at nagsalita sa mga anak ni Heth, na sinasabi,

(C)Ako'y tagaibang bayan at nakikipamayan sa inyo: bigyan ninyo ako ng isang pagaaring libingan sa gitna ninyo, upang aking ilibing ang aking patay, na malingid sa aking paningin.

At ang mga anak ni Heth ay sumagot kay Abraham, na nagsasabi sa kaniya,

Dinggin mo kami, panginoon ko: ikaw ay prinsipe ng Dios sa gitna namin: sa pinakahirang sa aming mga libingan ay ilibing mo ang iyong patay; wala sa amin na magkakait sa iyo ng kaniyang libingan, upang paglibingan ng iyong patay.

At tumindig si Abraham, at yumukod sa bayan ng lupain, sa mga anak nga ni Heth.

Pagbili ng Parang sa Macpela.

At nakiusap sa kanila, na sinasabi, Kung kalooban ninyo na aking ilibing ang aking patay na malingid sa aking paningin, ay dinggin ninyo ako, at pamagitanan ninyo ako kay Ephron, na anak ni Zohar,

Upang ibigay niya sa akin ang yungib ng Macpela, na kaniyang inaari, na nasa hangganan ng kaniyang parang; sa tapat na halaga ay ibigay niya sa akin, upang maging pagaaring libingan sa gitna ninyo.

10 Si Ephron nga ay nakaupo sa gitna ng mga anak ni Heth: at sumagot si Ephron na Hetheo kay Abraham, sa harap ng mga anak ni Heth, na naririnig ng lahat na (D)pumapasok sa pintuan ng bayan, na sinasabi,

11 Hindi, panginoon ko, dinggin mo ako: ang parang ay ibinibigay ko sa iyo, at ang yungib na naroroon ay ibinibigay ko sa iyo; sa harap ng mga anak ng aking bayan, ay ibinigay ko sa iyo: ilibing mo ang iyong patay.

12 At si Abraham ay yumukod sa harapan ng bayan ng lupain.

13 At nagsalita kay Ephron sa harap ng bayan ng lupain, na sinasabi, Maanong ako lamang ay iyong pakinggan: ibibigay ko sa iyo ang halaga ng parang; tanggapin mo sa akin, at ililibing ko roon ang aking patay.

14 At sumagot si Ephron kay Abraham, na sinasabi sa kaniya,

15 Panginoon ko, dinggin mo ako: isang putol ng lupa na ang halaga'y apat na raang (E)siklong[a] pilak: gaano sa akin at sa iyo? ilibing mo nga ang iyong patay.

16 At dininig ni Abraham si Ephron; (F)at tinimbang ni Abraham kay Ephron ang salaping sinabi, sa harap ng mga anak ni Heth, apat na raang siklong pilak, na karaniwang salapi ng mga mangangalakal.

Ang libing ni Sara.

17 (G)Kaya't ang parang ni Ephron na nasa Macpela, na nasa tapat ng Mamre, ang parang at ang yungib na nandoon, at ang lahat ng mga punong kahoy na nasa parang na yaon, na ang nasa buong hangganan niyaon sa palibot, ay pinagtibay

18 Kay Abraham na pagaari sa harap ng mga anak ni Heth, sa harapan ng lahat ng nagsisipasok sa pintuang-daan ng kaniyang bayan.

19 At pagkatapos nito ay inilibing ni Abraham si Sara na kaniyang asawa sa yungib ng parang sa Macpela sa tapat ng Mamre (na siyang Hebron) sa lupain ng Canaan.

20 At (H)ang parang at ang yungib na naroroon, ay pinagtibay kay Abraham ng mga anak ni Heth, na pagaaring libingan niya.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 23:15 Isang siklo ay katimbang ng piso.
'Genesis 23 ' not found for the version: Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version.

Sarah Dies

23 Sarah lived to be one hundred twenty-seven years old [L such were the years of Sarah’s life]. She died in Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron [C city nineteen miles south of Jerusalem]) in the land of Canaan. Abraham ·was very sad [mourned] and cried because of her. After a while he got up from the side of his ·wife’s body [L dead] and went to talk to the Hittites [C one of the many groups that made up the population of Canaan at the time, notable in that they were not Semitic as the others were]. He said, “I am only a ·stranger [sojourner; wanderer; resident alien] and a ·foreigner [settler; C the combination of terms indicates a resident alien] here. Sell me some ·of your land [property for a burial place] so that I can bury my ·dead wife [L dead].”

The Hittites answered Abraham, “·Sir [My lord], you are a ·great leader [mighty prince; or prince of God; C a man of wealth and power even though he owned no land] among us. You may have the ·best [choicest] place we have to bury your dead. You may have any of our burying places that you want, and none of us will stop you from burying your ·dead wife [L dead].”

Abraham rose and bowed to the people of the land, the Hittites. He said to them, “If you truly ·want to help me [are willing for me to] bury my ·dead wife [L dead] here, ·speak to [entreat] Ephron, the son of Zohar for me. Ask him to sell me the cave of Machpelah at the edge of his field. I will pay him the full price. You can be the witnesses that I am buying it as a burial place.”

10 Ephron was sitting among the Hittites at the city gate [C place where commercial transactions took place]. He answered Abraham [L in the hearing of the Hittites], 11 “No, ·sir [my Lord]. [L Hear me,] I will give you the ·land [field] and the cave that is in it, with these people as witnesses. Bury your ·dead wife [L dead].”

12 Then Abraham bowed down before the ·Hittites [L people of the land]. 13 He said to Ephron ·before [L in the hearing of] all the people, “·Please let me [L Listen to me. I will] pay you the full price for the field. Accept my money, and I will bury my dead there.”

14 Ephron answered Abraham, 15 “·Sir [My Lord], [L Listen to me,] the land is worth ·ten pounds [L 400 shekels] of silver, ·but I won’t argue with you over the price [L what is that between you and me?]. Take the land, and bury your ·dead wife [L dead].”

16 Abraham ·agreed [listened] and paid Ephron in front of the Hittite witnesses. He weighed out the full price, ·ten pounds [L 400 shekels] of silver, and they counted the weight as the traders normally did.

So Ephron’s field in Machpelah, east of Mamre, was sold. Abraham became the owner of the field, the cave in it, and all the trees that were in the field. The sale was made at the city gate, with the Hittites as witnesses [C the first land actually owned by Abraham]. 19 After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre. (Mamre was later called Hebron in the land of Canaan.) 20 So Abraham bought the field and the cave in it from the Hittites to use as a burying place.

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