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.
Genesis 23
English Standard Version
Sarah's Death and Burial
23 Sarah lived 127 years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2 And Sarah died at (A)Kiriath-arba (that is, (B)Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. 3 And Abraham rose up from before his dead and said to the Hittites,[a] 4 (C)“I am a sojourner and foreigner among you; (D)give me property among you for a burying place, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.” 5 The Hittites answered Abraham, 6 “Hear us, my lord; you are a prince of God[b] among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb to hinder you from burying your dead.” 7 Abraham rose and bowed to the Hittites, the people of the land. 8 And he said to them, “If you are willing that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me and entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar, 9 that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he owns; it is at the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in your presence as property for a burying place.”
10 Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites, and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the Hittites, of all who (E)went in at the gate of his city, 11 “No, my lord, hear me: I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the sight of the sons of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.” 12 Then Abraham bowed down before the people of the land. 13 And he said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, “But if you will, hear me: I give the price of the field. Accept it from me, that I may bury my dead there.” 14 Ephron answered Abraham, 15 “My lord, listen to me: a piece of land worth four hundred (F)shekels[c] of silver, what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.” 16 Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham (G)weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the Hittites, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weights current among the merchants.
17 So (H)the field of Ephron in Machpelah, which was to the east of Mamre, the field with the cave that was in it and all the trees that were in the field, throughout its whole area, was made over 18 to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the Hittites, before all who went in at the gate of his city. 19 After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah east of Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. 20 The field and the cave that is in it (I)were made over to Abraham as property for a burying place by the Hittites.
Footnotes
- Genesis 23:3 Hebrew sons of Heth; also verses 5, 7, 10, 16, 18, 20
- Genesis 23:6 Or a mighty prince
- Genesis 23:15 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
Postanak 23
Biblija: suvremeni hrvatski prijevod
Sarina smrt
23 Sara je živjela 127 godina. 2 Umrla je u gradu Kirjat Arbi, to jest Hebronu, u zemlji Kanaan. Abraham je bio pokraj Sare, žalovao je i plakao za njom. 3 Kad je prestao žalovati, otišao je Hetitima i rekao: 4 »Ja sam među vama stranac i doseljenik, bez svog zemljišta. Prodajte mi ovdje mjesto za pokop, da mogu sahraniti svoju pokojnu suprugu.«
5 Hetiti mu odgovore: 6 »Čuj nas, gospodine. Božji si princ među nama. Sahrani svoju pokojnu suprugu u našoj najboljoj grobnici. Nitko od nas neće ti uskratiti grobnicu da u njoj sahraniš pokojnu suprugu.«
7 Nato je Abraham ustao i poklonio se narodu te zemlje, Hetitima. 8 Zatim je rekao: »Ako se slažete da ovdje sahranim svoju pokojnu suprugu, onda me saslušajte. Zauzmite se za mene kod Efrona, Soharovog sina, 9 da mi proda svoju spilju Makpelu, koja se nalazi na kraju njegovog polja. Neka mi je proda po punoj cijeni, pred vama kao svjedocima, da posjedujem mjesto za sahranu.«
10 Efron je sjedio s ostalim Hetitima, koji su se okupili kod gradskih vrata[a], pa je pred svima odgovorio Abrahamu: 11 »Ne, gospodine. Čuj me: Nudim ti i polje zajedno sa spiljom koja je na njemu—nudim ti to u prisutnosti svojih sunarodnjaka. Uzmi ga i sahrani pokojnu suprugu.«
12 Abraham se ponovo poklonio narodu te zemlje 13 pa rekao Efronu pred njima: »Molim te, slušaj me. Platit ću ti polje koliko vrijedi. Prihvati moju ponudu, da mogu ondje sahraniti svoju pokojnu suprugu.«
14 A Efron odgovori Abrahamu: 15 »Čuj me, gospodine. Ta zemlja vrijedi četiristo srebrnjaka[b]. Što je to za ljude poput tebe i mene? Kupi je i sahrani pokojnu suprugu.«
16 Abraham se složio s Efronom pa mu izvagao srebro spomenuto pred Hetitima: četiristo srebrnjaka, onako kako ih važu trgovci.
17 Tako je Efronovo polje u Makpeli blizu Mamre—i polje i spilja i sve drveće na njemu—prešlo 18 u Abrahamovo vlasništvo u prisutnosti svih Hetita koji su došli na gradska vrata. 19 Nakon toga je Abraham sahranio svoju ženu Saru u spilji na polju Makpeli blizu Mamre, to jest Hebrona, u Kanaanu.
20 Tako su to polje i spilja, koja je na njemu, prešli od Hetita u Abrahamovo vlasništvo, kao mjesto za sahranu.
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