Genesis 23
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
Namatay si Sara at Bumili si Abraham ng Libingan
23 Nabuhay si Sara nang 127 taon. 2 Namatay siya sa Lunsod ng Arba, na tinatawag ding Hebron sa lupain ng Canaan. Ito'y labis na ikinalungkot ni Abraham.
3 Sandaling iniwan ni Abraham ang bangkay at nakipag-usap sa mga Heteo. Pakiusap niya, 4 “Ako'y(A) isang dayuhan at nakikitira lamang sa inyong lupain. Kung maaari, pagbilhan ninyo ako ng lupang mapaglilibingan sa aking asawa.”
5 Sumagot ang mga Heteo, 6 “Kinikilala ka naming isang dakilang pinuno; pumili ka na ng lugar na gusto mo para paglibingan sa iyong asawa. Ikalulugod namin na ibigay sa inyo ang bahagi ng inyong mapipili.”
7 Bilang pasasalamat, yumuko si Abraham sa harapan ng mga tao 8 at sinabi niya, “Kung talagang hindi kayo tutol na dito ko ilibing ang aking asawa, tulungan ninyo akong makiusap kay Efron na anak ni Zohar. 9 Nais kong saksihan ninyo ang pagbili ko sa yungib na nasa tabi ng kanyang lupain sa Macpela, upang ito'y gawing libingan. Babayaran ko siya sa hustong halaga.”
10 Nagkataong si Efron ay kasama ng nagkakatipong mga Heteo sa may pintuan ng lunsod. Kaya, sinabi niya kay Abraham na naririnig ng lahat, 11 “Hindi lamang ang yungib, kundi pati ang lupang kinalalagyan nito ay ibinibigay ko na rin sa inyo upang paglibingan sa inyong asawa. Saksi ko ang lahat ng naririto.”
12 Muling yumuko si Abraham sa harapan ng mga naroroon, 13 at sinabi niya kay Efron na naririnig ng lahat, “Kung maaari'y pakinggan mo ako. Bibilhin ko ang buong lupain. Tanggapin mo ang tamang kabayaran upang mailibing ko roon ang aking asawa.”
14 Sumagot si Efron kay Abraham, 15 “Apatnaraang pirasong pilak po ang halaga ng lupa. Huwag na nating pag-usapan; basta't paglibingan na ninyo.” 16 Nagkasundo sila. Sa harapan ng mga tao'y tumimbang si Abraham ng halagang apatnaraang pirasong pilak, ayon sa halaga ng salaping umiiral noon sa pamilihan.
17 Kaya't ang lupang iyon ni Efron sa Macpela sa silangan ng Mamre, pati na ang yungib at mga punongkahoy sa paligid nito 18 ay naging pag-aari ni Abraham. Sinaksihan ito ng mga Heteong dumalo sa pagpupulong na iyon sa may pintuan ng lunsod. 19 At inilibing nga ni Abraham si Sara sa yungib na iyon sa Macpela, silangan ng Mamre, sa lupain ng Canaan. Ito'y tinatawag ngayong Hebron. 20 Ang lupa ngang iyon at ang yungib na dating pag-aari ng mga Heteo ay binili ni Abraham upang gawin niyang libingan.
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
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
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
