Genesis 23
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Sarah’s Burial
23 Now Sarah lived for 127 years; these were all the years of her life. 2 Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron(A)) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
3 When Abraham got up from beside his dead wife, he spoke to the Hethites: 4 ‘I am a foreigner residing among you.(B) Give me burial property among you so that I can bury my dead.’[a](C)
5 The Hethites replied to Abraham,[b] 6 ‘Listen to us, my lord. You are a prince of God[c] among us. Bury your dead in our finest burial place.[d] None of us will withhold from you his burial place for burying your dead.’
7 Then Abraham rose and bowed down to the Hethites, the people of the land. 8 He said to them, ‘If you are willing for me to bury my dead, listen to me and ask Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf 9 to give me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him; it is at the end of his field. Let him give it to me in your presence, for the full price, as burial property.’
10 Ephron was sitting among the Hethites. So in the hearing[e] of all the Hethites who came to the gate of his city,(D) Ephron the Hethite answered Abraham: 11 ‘No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the sight[f] of my people. Bury your dead.’
12 Abraham bowed down to the people of the land 13 and said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, ‘Listen to me, if you please. Let me pay the price of the field. Accept it from me, and let me bury my dead there.’
14 Ephron answered Abraham and said to him, 15 ‘My lord, listen to me. Land worth four hundred shekels of silver(E) – what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.” 16 Abraham agreed with Ephron, and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the silver that he had agreed to in the hearing of the Hethites: four hundred standard shekels[g] of silver.(F) 17 So Ephron’s field(G) at Machpelah near Mamre – the field with its cave and all the trees anywhere within the boundaries of the field – became 18 Abraham’s possession in the sight of all the Hethites who came to the gate of his city. 19 After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. 20 The field with its cave passed from the Hethites to Abraham(H) as burial property.
Genesis 23
BasisBijbel
Het graf voor Sara
23 Sara werd 127 jaar oud. 2 Ze stierf in Kirjat-Arba (dat is Hebron), in Kanaän. Abraham huilde en treurde bij zijn gestorven vrouw. 3 Daarna stond hij op, verliet de dode en ging naar de Hetieten. 4 Hij zei: "Ik woon als vreemdeling bij jullie en bezit dus geen eigen grond. Ik wil graag van jullie een stuk grond kopen. Dan kan ik daar mijn vrouw begraven." 5 Ze antwoordden Abraham: 6 "Luister naar ons, heer. U bent een machtig man van God en we hebben veel respect voor u. Begraaf uw vrouw in het mooiste graf dat we hebben. Niemand van ons zal weigeren om zijn graf aan u te geven om daar uw vrouw te begraven." 7 Maar Abraham boog diep voor de Hetieten en zei: 8 "Als jullie het inderdaad goed vinden dat ik mijn vrouw hier begraaf, luister dan naar mij. 9 Vraag voor mij aan Efron, de zoon van Zohar, of hij mij de grot van Machpela wil verkopen. Die is van hem en ligt aan het einde van zijn akker. Ik wil er de volle prijs voor betalen, zodat ik een eigen graf bij jullie heb."
10 Efron was daar op dat moment zelf ook. Iedereen die daar in de poort was,[a] hoorde zijn antwoord aan Abraham: 11 "Nee, heer, luister naar mij. Ik gééf u de akker met de grot die daar is. Iedereen hier heeft gehoord wat ik zeg: ik geef u die grot. Begraaf daar uw vrouw." 12 Abraham boog weer diep. 13 Iedereen hoorde zijn antwoord aan Efron: "Efron, beste vriend, luister alstublieft naar mij. Ik wil de volle prijs voor de akker betalen. Neem dat alstublieft aan, dan zal ik daar mijn vrouw begraven." 14 Efron antwoordde Abraham: 15 "Heer, luister toch naar mij. Een stuk land van 400 sikkels zilver (bijna 5 kilo), wat maakt dat uit tussen vrienden? Laat toch zitten! Begraaf gerust uw vrouw daar."
16 Toen woog Abraham voor Efron de hoeveelheid geld af die Efron had genoemd en die alle Hetieten hadden gehoord. Hij woog de 400 sikkels zilver af met de maat die altijd door de handelaars werd gebruikt. 17 Zo kocht Abraham van Efron de akker die in Machpela tegenover Mamré ligt. Zo werd die akker van Abraham, met de grot en alle bomen die daar op het veld en op het hele terrein er omheen stonden. 18 De Hetieten in de poort waren getuigen. 19 Daarna begroef Abraham zijn vrouw Sara daar in de grot van het veld van Machpela, tegenover Mamré in Kanaän. 20 De akker en de grot die eerst van de Hetieten waren, waren voortaan eigendom van Abraham. Zo had hij daar een eigen graf.
Footnotes
- Genesis 23:10 In de stadspoort verzamelden zich de wijze mannen van een plaats. Zij sloten daar onder andere overeenkomsten voor de koop en verkoop van grond. Ook behandelden ze daar de rechtszaken.
Genesis 23
King James Version
23 And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.
2 And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
3 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
4 I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
6 Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
8 And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
11 Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
12 And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
13 And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
15 My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
16 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
17 And the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
18 Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that 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: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.
20 And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.
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