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.
Génesis 23
Nueva Biblia Viva
Muerte de Sara
23 Sara vivió ciento veintisiete años, 2 y murió en Quiriat Arbá —la que hoy es la ciudad de Hebrón—, en la tierra de Canaán. Abraham lloró por la muerte de Sara y le guardó luto. 3 Luego, salió del lugar donde estaba el cadáver de su esposa, y fue a hablar con los hititas. Les dijo:
4 ―Aunque soy un extranjero entre ustedes, les suplico que me vendan un sepulcro en el cual pueda sepultar a mi esposa.
5 Los hititas le contestaron:
6 ¡Señor, por favor, escúchenos! Para nosotros usted es un príncipe poderoso. Escoja el mejor de nuestros sepulcros para que sepulte a su esposa. Ninguno de nosotros le negará su sepulcro para que lo haga.
7 Entonces Abraham se inclinó delante de ellos, 8 y les dijo:
―Puesto que tienen la buena voluntad de concedérmelo, díganle a Efrón hijo de Zojar, 9 que, por favor, me venda la cueva de Macpela, que queda al final de su campo. Por supuesto, le pagaré lo que vale, y la usaré como sepultura para mi familia.
10 Efrón el hitita, que estaba sentado entre sus familiares, le contestó a Abraham públicamente delante de ellos y de todos los que entraban a la ciudad:
11 ―Señor mío, por favor, escúcheme. Le daré el campo, junto con la cueva que está en él. Todos los que están aquí serán testigos de que se los regalo. Vaya y entierre a su esposa.
12 Abraham se inclinó nuevamente delante de los habitantes de ese lugar 13 y, en presencia de todos, le respondió a Efrón:
―No, por favor, escúcheme usted. Yo insisto en pagarle el valor de la propiedad. Recíbalo, para que yo pueda enterrar allí a mi esposa.
14 Entonces Efrón le respondió:
15 ―Bueno, señor mío, la tierra cuesta cuatrocientas monedas de plata. Creo que eso es tan poco que no vamos a discutir por ello. Vaya y entierre a su esposa.
16 Abraham estuvo de acuerdo con Efrón y, delante de los hititas, le entregó las cuatrocientas monedas de plata de las que usaban corrientemente los comerciantes.
17 Fue así como Abraham adquirió el campo de Efrón, que estaba en Macpela, cerca de Mamré, junto con la cueva y todos los árboles que había en él. 18 El negocio se hizo en presencia de los hititas y de todos los que entraban a la ciudad.
19 Después de esto, Abraham fue y sepultó a su esposa Sara en la cueva del campo de Macpela, al oriente de Mamré, que se conocía también como Hebrón, en Canaán. 20 De ese modo, el campo, junto con la cueva, dejó de pertenecer a los hititas y pasó a ser propiedad de Abraham para sepultura, pues Abraham lo compró.
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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