Genesis 23
Complete Jewish Bible
Parashah 5: Hayyei-Sarah (Sarah’s life) 23:1–25:18
23 Sarah lived to be 127 years old; these were the years of Sarah’s life. 2 Sarah died in Kiryat-Arba, also known as Hevron, in the land of Kena‘an; and Avraham came to mourn Sarah and weep for her. 3 Then he got up from his dead one and said to the sons of Het, 4 “I am a foreigner living as an alien with you; let me have a burial site with you, so that I can bury my dead wife.” 5 The sons of Het answered Avraham, 6 “Listen to us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us, so choose any of our tombs to bury your dead — not one of us would refuse you his tomb for burying your dead.”
7 Avraham got up, bowed before the people of the land, the sons of Het, 8 and spoke with them. “If it is your desire to help me bury my dead, then listen to me: ask ‘Efron the son of Tzochar 9 to give me the cave of Makhpelah, which he owns, the one at the end of his field. He should sell it to me in your presence at its full value; then I will have a burial site of my own.”
10 ‘Efron the Hitti was sitting among the sons of Het, and he gave Avraham his answer in the presence of the sons of Het who belonged to the ruling council of the city: 11 “No, my lord, listen to me: I’m giving you the field, with its cave — I’m giving it to you. In the presence of my people I give it to you.” 12 Avraham bowed before the people of the land 13 and spoke to ‘Efron in their hearing: “Please be good enough to listen to me. I will pay the price of the field; accept it from me, and I will bury my dead there.” 14 But ‘Efron answered Avraham, 15 “My lord, listen to me. A plot of land worth 400 silver shekels — what is that between me and you? Just bury your dead.” 16 Avraham got the point of what ‘Efron had said, so he weighed out for ‘Efron the amount of money he had specified in the presence of the sons of Het, 400 silver shekels of the weight accepted among merchants [ten pounds].
(ii) 17 Thus the field of ‘Efron in Makhpelah, which is by Mamre — the field, its cave and all the trees in and around it — were deeded 18 to Avraham as his possession in the presence of the sons of Het who belonged to the ruling council of the city.
19 Then Avraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Makhpelah, by Mamre, also known as Hevron, in the land of Kena‘an. 20 The field and its cave had been purchased by Avraham from the sons of Het as a burial-site which would belong to him.
Genesis 23
Beibl William Morgan
23 Ac oes Sara ydoedd gan mlynedd a saith mlynedd ar hugain; dyma flynyddoedd oes Sara. 2 A Sara a fu farw yng Nghaer‐Arba; honno yw Hebron yn nhir Canaan: ac Abraham a aeth i alaru am Sara, ac i wylofain amdani hi.
3 Yna y cyfododd Abraham i fyny oddi gerbron ei gorff marw, ac a lefarodd wrth feibion Heth, gan ddywedyd, 4 Dieithr ac alltud ydwyf fi gyda chwi: rhoddwch i mi feddiant beddrod gyda chwi, fel y claddwyf fy marw allan o’m golwg. 5 A meibion Heth a atebasant Abraham, gan ddywedyd wrtho, 6 Clyw ni, fy arglwydd: tywysog Duw wyt ti yn ein plith: cladd dy farw yn dy ddewis o’n beddau ni: ni rwystr neb ohonom ni ei fedd i ti i gladdu dy farw. 7 Yna y cyfododd Abraham, ac a ymgrymodd i bobl y tir, sef i feibion Heth; 8 Ac a ymddiddanodd â hwynt, gan ddywedyd, Os yw eich ewyllys i mi gael claddu fy marw allan o’m golwg, gwrandewch fi, ac eiriolwch trosof fi ar Effron fab Sohar; 9 Ar roddi ohono ef i mi yr ogof Machpela, yr hon sydd eiddo ef, ac sydd yng nghwr ei faes; er ei llawn werth o arian rhodded hi i mi, yn feddiant beddrod yn eich plith chwi. 10 Ac Effron oedd yn aros ymysg meibion Heth: ac Effron yr Hethiad a atebodd Abraham, lle y clywodd meibion Heth, yng ngŵydd pawb a ddeuent i borth ei ddinas ef, gan ddywedyd, 11 Nage, fy arglwydd, clyw fi: rhoddais y maes i ti, a’r ogof sydd ynddo, i ti y rhoddais hi; yng ngŵydd meibion fy mhobl y rhoddais hi i ti: cladd di dy farw. 12 Ac Abraham a ymgrymodd o flaen pobl y tir. 13 Ac efe a lefarodd wrth Effron lle y clybu pobl y tir, gan ddywedyd, Eto, os tydi a’i rhoddi, atolwg, gwrando fi: rhoddaf werth y maes; cymer gennyf, a mi a gladdaf fy marw yno. 14 Ac Effron a atebodd Abraham, gan ddywedyd wrtho, 15 Gwrando fi, fy arglwydd; y tir a dâl bedwar can sicl o arian: beth yw hynny rhyngof fi a thithau? am hynny cladd dy farw. 16 Felly Abraham a wrandawodd ar Effron: a phwysodd Abraham i Effron yr arian, a ddywedasai efe lle y clybu meibion Heth: pedwar can sicl o arian cymeradwy ymhlith marchnadwyr.
17 Felly y sicrhawyd maes Effron, yr hwn oedd ym Machpela, yr hon oedd o flaen Mamre, y maes a’r ogof oedd ynddo, a phob pren a’r a oedd yn y maes, ac yn ei holl derfynau o amgylch, 18 Yn feddiant i Abraham, yng ngolwg meibion Heth, yng ngŵydd pawb a ddelynt i borth ei ddinas ef. 19 Ac wedi hynny Abraham a gladdodd Sara ei wraig yn ogof maes Machpela, o flaen Mamre; honno yw Hebron, yn nhir Canaan. 20 A sicrhawyd y maes, a’r ogof yr hon oedd ynddo, i Abraham, yn feddiant beddrod, oddi wrth feibion Heth.
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William Morgan Welsh Bible Edition © British & Foreign Bible Society 1992.
