Font Size
Genesis 23
New King James Version
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
Genesis 23
New American Standard Bible
Genesis 23
New American Standard Bible
Death and Burial of Sarah
23 Now [a]Sarah lived 127 years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2 Sarah died in (A)Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan; and Abraham [b]came in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. 3 Then Abraham arose from mourning before his dead, and spoke to the (B)sons of Heth, saying, 4 “I am (C)a stranger and a foreign resident among you; (D)give me [c]a (E)burial site among you so that I may bury my dead out of my sight.” 5 The sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, 6 “Hear us, my lord: you are a [d](F)mighty prince among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our graves; none of us will refuse you his grave for burying your dead.” 7 So Abraham stood up and bowed to the people of the land, the sons of Heth. 8 And he spoke with them, saying, “If [e]you are willing to let me bury my dead out of my sight, listen to me, and plead with (G)Ephron the son of Zohar for me, 9 that he may give me the cave of Machpelah which he owns, which is at the end of his field; for the full price let him give it to me in [f]your presence for [g]a burial site.” 10 Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham [h]so that the sons of Heth heard, (H)that is, all who entered the gate of his city, saying, 11 “No, my lord, listen to me; (I)I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you; bury your dead.” 12 And Abraham bowed before the people of the land. 13 But he spoke to Ephron [i]so that the people of the land heard, saying, “If you will only please listen to me; I will give the price of the field, accept it from me so that I may bury my dead there.” 14 Then Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, 15 “My lord, listen to me: a plot of land worth [j]four hundred (J)shekels of silver—what is that between me and you? So bury your dead.” 16 Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham (K)weighed out for Ephron the silver which he had named in the [k]presence of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, currency acceptable to a merchant.
17 So (L)Ephron’s field, which was in Machpelah, which faced Mamre, the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees which were in the field, that were [l]within all the confines of its border, [m]were deeded over 18 to Abraham as a possession (M)in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who entered the gate of his city. 19 After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field of Machpelah facing Mamre (that is, Hebron), in the land of Canaan. 20 So the field and the cave that was in it [n]were (N)deeded over to Abraham for [o]a burial site by the sons of Heth.
Footnotes
- Genesis 23:1 Lit the life of Sarah was
- Genesis 23:2 Or proceeded
- Genesis 23:4 Lit possession of a burial place
- Genesis 23:6 Lit prince of God
- Genesis 23:8 Lit it is with your soul
- Genesis 23:9 Lit the midst of you
- Genesis 23:9 Lit possession of a burial place
- Genesis 23:10 Lit in the ears of
- Genesis 23:13 Lit in the ears of
- Genesis 23:15 About 12.5 lb. or 5.7 kg
- Genesis 23:16 Lit ears
- Genesis 23:17 Lit in all its border around
- Genesis 23:17 Or were ratified
- Genesis 23:20 Or were ratified
- Genesis 23:20 Lit possession of a burial place
Genesis 23
Ang Pulong Sa Dios
Genesis 23
Ang Pulong Sa Dios
Namatay si Sara, ug Nagpalit si Abraham ug Lubnganan
23 Nagkinabuhi si Sara ug 127 ka tuig. 2 Namatay siya didto sa Kiriat Arba (nga mao ang Hebron) sa yuta sa Canaan. Nagbangotan pag-ayo si Abraham sa pagkamatay ni Sara.
3 Unya, mibiya una si Abraham sa haya sa iyang asawa ug nakigkita sa mga Hitihanon. Miingon siya kanila, 4 “Nagpuyo ako dinhi sa inyong dapit ingon nga usa ka dumuduong, busa tugoti ninyo ako nga makaangkon ug yuta nga kalubngan ko sa akong asawa.” 5 Mitubag ang mga Hitihanon, 6 “Sir, pamati una kanamo. Giila ka namo nga usa ka dungganon nga tawo, busa mahimo mong ilubong ang imong asawa sa among labing maayong lubnganan. Walay usa kanamo nga modumili sa paghatag kanimo ug dapit nga kalubngan mo sa imong asawa.” 7 Diha-diha miyukbo si Abraham atubangan sa mga Hitihanon. 8 Unya miingon siya, “Kon uyon kamo nga ilubong ko dinhi ang akong asawa, tabangi ninyo ako sa paghangyo kang Efron nga anak ni Zohar 9 nga ibaligya niya kanako ang iyang langub nga anaa sa daplin sa iyang yuta sa Macpela. Sultihi ninyo siya nga bayran ko siya sa husto nga kantidad dinhi mismo sa inyong atubangan aron mapanag-iya ko na ang langub aron himuon ko nga lubnganan.”
10 Naa diay didto si Efron nga nagalingkod uban sa iyang mga katagilungsod nga mga Hitihanon. Busa mitubag siya kang Abraham nga nadunggan sa tanang mga Hitihanon nga nagtigom didto sa may pultahan sa lungsod. 11 Miingon siya, “Sa atubangan niining akong mga katagilungsod ihatag ko kanimo ang tibuok nga yuta apil na ang langub. Busa ilubong na ang imong asawa.” 12 Miyukbo pag-usab si Abraham atubangan sa mga Hitihanon. 13 Unya miingon siya kang Efron nga nadunggan sa tanan, “Paminawa ako. Paliton ko ang yuta. Dawata ang akong bayad aron malubong ko na ang akong asawa didto.” 14 Mitubag si Efron, 15 “Sir, ang yuta nagakantidad ug 400 ka buok nga pilak. Apan dili kana mahinungdanon. Sige, ilubong na didto ang imong asawa.” 16 Miuyon si Abraham sa kantidad nga giingon ni Efron, busa nagbayad siya ug 400 ka buok nga pilak sa atubangan sa mga Hitihanon. Ang mga pilak gibasi sumala sa timbangan sa mga negosyante niadtong panahona.
17-18 Busa napanag-iya ni Abraham ang yuta ni Efron sa Macpela, sa sidlakang bahin sa Mamre, apil na ang langub ug ang mga kahoy libot sa uma. Saksi ang tanang mga Hitihanon nga nagtigom didto sa may pultahan sa lungsod. 19 Unya gilubong ni Abraham si Sara didto sa langub sa uma sa Macpela nga duol sa Mamre nga mao ang Hebron, nga sakop sa yuta sa Canaan. 20 Busa ang uma apil ang langub, nga kaniadto gipanag-iya sa mga Hitihanon, napanag-iya na ni Abraham ug gibuhat niya kini nga lubnganan.
Genesis 23
New International Version
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
創世記 23
Revised Chinese Union Version (Traditional Script) Shen Edition
創世記 23
Revised Chinese Union Version (Traditional Script) Shen Edition
亞伯拉罕買墳地葬撒拉
23 撒拉享壽一百二十七歲，這是撒拉一生的歲數[a]。 2 撒拉死在迦南地的基列‧亞巴，就是希伯崙。亞伯拉罕來哀悼撒拉，為她哭泣。 3 然後，亞伯拉罕起來，離開死人面前，對赫人說： 4 「我在你們中間是外人，是寄居的。請給我你們那裏的一塊墳地，我好埋葬我的亡妻，使她不在我的面前。」 5 赫人回答亞伯拉罕說： 6 「我主請聽。你在我們中間是一位尊貴的王子，只管在我們最好的墳地裏埋葬你的死人；我們沒有一人會拒絕你在他的墳地裏埋葬你的死人。」 7 於是，亞伯拉罕起來，向當地的百姓赫人下拜， 8 對他們說：「你們若願意讓我埋葬我的亡妻，使她不在我面前，就請聽我，為我求瑣轄的兒子以弗崙， 9 把他田地盡頭的麥比拉洞賣給我。他可以按照足價賣給我，作為我在你們中間的墳地。」 10 那時，以弗崙正坐在赫人中間。赫人以弗崙就回答亞伯拉罕，說給所有出入城門的赫人聽： 11 「不，我主請聽。我要把這塊田送給你，連田間的洞也送給你，在我同族的人眼前都給你，讓你埋葬你的死人。」 12 亞伯拉罕就在當地的百姓面前下拜， 13 對以弗崙說，也給當地百姓聽：「你若應允，請你聽我。我要把田的價錢給你，請你收下，我就在那裏埋葬我的死人。」 14 以弗崙回答亞伯拉罕說： 15 「我主請聽。四百舍客勒銀子的地，在你我中間算甚麼呢？只管埋葬你的死人吧！」 16 亞伯拉罕聽從了以弗崙。亞伯拉罕就照着他說給赫人聽的，把買賣通用的銀子，秤了四百舍客勒銀子給以弗崙。
17 於是，以弗崙把那塊位於幔利對面的麥比拉田，和其中的洞，以及田間周圍的樹木都成交了， 18 在所有出入城門的赫人眼前，賣給亞伯拉罕作為他的產業。 19 後來，亞伯拉罕把他妻子撒拉安葬在迦南地幔利對面的麥比拉田間的洞裏，幔利就是希伯崙。 20 從此，那塊田和田間的洞就從赫人移交給亞伯拉罕作墳地的產業。
Footnotes
- 23．1 七十士譯本沒有「這是…歲數」。
New King James Version (NKJV) 
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
New American Standard Bible (NASB) 
New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.
Ang Pulong Sa Dios (APSD-CEB)
Ang Pulong Sa Dios (Cebuano New Testament) Copyright © 1988, 2001 by International Bible Society® Used by Permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.
Revised Chinese Union Version (Traditional Script) Shen Edition (RCU17TS)
和合本修訂版經文 © 2006, 2010, 2017 香港聖經公會。蒙允許使用。 Scripture Text of Revised Chinese Union Version © 2006, 2010, 2017 Hong Kong Bible Society. www.hkbs.org.hk/en/ Used by permission.