Genesis 23
Darby Translation
23 And the life of Sarah was a hundred and twenty-seven years: [these were] the years of the life of Sarah.
2 And Sarah died in Kirjath-Arba: that is Hebron, in the land of Canaan. And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
3 And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,
4 I am a stranger and a sojourner with you; give me a possession of a sepulchre with you, that I may bury my dead from before me.
5 And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
6 Hear us, my lord: thou art a prince of God among us: in the choicest of our sepulchres bury thy dead: none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre for burying thy dead.
7 And Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth,
8 and spoke to them, saying, If it be your will that I should bury my dead from before me, hear me, and entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar,
9 that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which is his, which is at the end of his field; for the full money let him give it to me amongst you for a possession of a sepulchre.
10 And Ephron was dwelling among the sons of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham, in the ears of the sons of Heth, [even] of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
11 No, my lord: hear me. The field give I thee; and the cave that is in it, to thee I give it; before the eyes of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
12 And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land;
13 and he spoke to Ephron, in the ears of the people of the land, saying, But if only thou wouldst listen to me, I give the money for the field: take [it] of me, and I will bury my dead there.
14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
15 My lord, hearken to me. A field of four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
16 And Abraham hearkened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the money that he had named in the ears of the sons of Heth—four hundred shekels of silver, current with the merchant.
17 So the field of Ephron, which was at Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all its borders round about,
18 were assured to Abraham for a possession before the eyes 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 at Machpelah, opposite to Mamre: that is Hebron, in the land of Canaan.
20 And the field and the cave that was in it were assured to Abraham for a possession of a sepulchre by the sons of Heth.
Genesis 23
New International Version
The Death of Sarah
23 Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old. 2 She died at Kiriath Arba(A) (that is, Hebron)(B) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.(C)
3 Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites.[a](D) He said, 4 “I am a foreigner and stranger(E) among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.(F)”
5 The Hittites replied to Abraham, 6 “Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince(G) among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead.”
7 Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites. 8 He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar(H) on my behalf 9 so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah,(I) which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you.”
10 Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites(J) who had come to the gate(K) of his city. 11 “No, my lord,” he said. “Listen to me; I give[b](L) you the field, and I give[c] you the cave that is in it. I give[d] it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”
12 Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land 13 and he said to Ephron in their hearing, “Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there.”
14 Ephron answered Abraham, 15 “Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels[e] of silver,(M) but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”
16 Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver,(N) according to the weight current among the merchants.(O)
17 So Ephron’s field in Machpelah(P) near Mamre(Q)—both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field—was deeded 18 to Abraham as his property(R) in the presence of all the Hittites(S) who had come to the gate(T) of the city. 19 Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah(U) near Mamre (which is at Hebron(V)) in the land of Canaan.(W) 20 So the field and the cave in it were deeded(X) to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.(Y)
Footnotes
- Genesis 23:3 Or the descendants of Heth; also in verses 5, 7, 10, 16, 18 and 20
- Genesis 23:11 Or sell
- Genesis 23:11 Or sell
- Genesis 23:11 Or sell
- Genesis 23:15 That is, about 10 pounds or about 4.6 kilograms
Genesis 23
Ang Biblia, 2001
Namatay si Sara at Bumili si Abraham ng Paglilibingan
23 Ang buhay ni Sara ay tumagal ng isandaan at dalawampu't pitong taon. Ito ang naging mga taon ng buhay ni Sara.
2 At namatay si Sara sa Kiryat-arba (na siyang Hebron) sa lupain ng Canaan, at pumaroon si Abraham upang ipagluksa si Sara at umiyak para sa kanya.
3 Tumindig si Abraham sa harap ng kanyang patay at nagsalita sa mga anak ni Het,
4 “Ako'y(A) taga-ibang bayan at dayuhan sa gitna ninyo. Bigyan ninyo ako ng pag-aaring libingan sa gitna ninyo upang mapaglilibingan ng aking patay at mawala ito sa aking paningin.”
5 Ang mga anak ni Het ay sumagot kay Abraham,
6 “Pakinggan mo kami, panginoon ko. Ikaw ay isang makapangyarihang prinsipe sa gitna namin. Ilibing mo ang iyong patay sa pinakamabuti sa aming mga libingan. Walang sinuman sa amin ang magkakait sa iyo ng kanyang libingan upang paglibingan ng iyong patay.”
7 At tumindig si Abraham, at yumuko sa mga mamamayan ng lupain, sa mga anak ni Het.
Ang Pagbili ng Parang sa Macpela
8 At sinabi niya sa kanila, “Kung sang-ayon kayo na ilibing ko ang aking patay upang mawala ito sa aking paningin ay pakinggan ninyo ako, at mamagitan kayo para sa akin kay Efron na anak ni Zohar,
9 upang ibigay niya sa akin ang yungib ng Macpela, na kanyang pag-aari na nasa hangganan ng kanyang parang. Sa kabuuang halaga ay ibigay niya iyon sa akin sa harap ninyo bilang isang pag-aari na paglilibingan.”
10 Si Efron nga ay nakaupo sa gitna ng mga anak ni Het at sumagot si Efron na Heteo kay Abraham, sa harap ng mga anak ni Het, na naririnig ng lahat ng pumapasok sa pintuan ng bayan,
11 “Hindi, panginoon ko, pakinggan mo ako. Ang parang ay ibinibigay ko sa iyo, at ang yungib na naroroon ay ibinibigay ko sa iyo. Sa harapan ng mga anak ng aking bayan ay ibinibigay ko sa iyo, ilibing mo ang iyong patay.”
12 Kaya't si Abraham ay yumukod sa harapan ng mga mamamayan ng lupain.
13 At sinabi niya kay Efron sa pandinig ng mga mamamayan ng lupain, “Kung nais mo ay pakinggan mo ako. Ibibigay ko sa iyo ang halaga ng parang; tanggapin mo iyon sa akin, at ililibing ko roon ang aking patay.”
14 Sumagot si Efron kay Abraham,
15 “Panginoon ko, pakinggan mo ako. Ang halaga ng isang pirasong lupa ay apatnaraang siklong pilak. Gaano na lamang iyon sa iyo at sa akin? Ilibing mo na nga ang iyong patay.”
16 At nakinig naman si Abraham kay Efron; at tinimbang ni Abraham para kay Efron ang salaping kanyang sinabi sa harapan ng mga anak ni Het, apatnaraang siklong pilak, sang-ayon sa timbang na karaniwan sa mga mangangalakal.
17 Kaya't ang parang ni Efron na nasa Macpela, na nasa tapat ng Mamre, ang parang at ang yungib na nandoon, at ang lahat ng mga punungkahoy na nasa parang at ang lahat ng hangganan sa palibot nito,
18 ay naging pag-aari ni Abraham sa harapan ng mga anak ni Het, sa harapan ng lahat ng pumasok sa pintuang-daan ng kanyang bayan.
19 Pagkatapos nito ay inilibing ni Abraham si Sara na kanyang asawa sa yungib ng parang sa Macpela sa tapat ng Mamre (na siyang Hebron) sa lupain ng Canaan.
20 Ang parang at ang yungib na naroroon ay naging pag-aari ni Abraham upang maging lugar ng libingan mula sa mga anak ni Het.
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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