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Sáng Thế 23
New Vietnamese Bible
Sáng Thế 23
New Vietnamese Bible
Sa-ra Qua Đời
23 Sa-ra qua đời tại Ki-ri-át A-ra-ba Hếp-rôn xứ Ca-na-an, hưởng thọ một trăm hai mươi bảy tuổi. 2 Áp-ra-ham để tang và than khóc vợ.
3 Đứng bên thi hài Sa-ra, Áp-ra-ham yêu cầu gia đình họ Hết:[a] “Tuy sống giữa các anh, tôi chỉ là một kiều dân. 4 Xin các anh bán cho tôi một miếng đất chôn cất để an táng vợ tôi!”
5 Dân họ Hết đáp: 6 “Vâng, chúng tôi vẫn coi ông là một bậc vương hầu của Đức Chúa Trời. Ông muốn chọn đất chôn cất nào tùy ý, chúng tôi không từ khước đất chôn cất của chúng tôi để ông chôn người chết của ông đâu!”
7 Áp-ra-ham cúi đầu trước mặt họ, 8 yêu cầu: “Các anh đã có nhã ý như thế, xin làm ơn nói giúp Ếp-rôn, con trai Xô-a, vui lòng bán cho tôi cái động Mặc-bê-la ở cuối khu đất của anh ta. 9 Tôi xin trả đúng theo thời giá để mua cái động ấy làm đất chôn cất.”
10 Đang ngồi giữa gia đình họ Hết, Ếp-rôn người Hê-tít, trả lời trước mặt dân chúng đến trước cổng thành; 11 “Thưa ông, tôi xin biếu ông cả cái động lẫn khu đất. Đây có dân chúng làm chứng, tôi xin tặng cả cho ông để ông an táng xác bà.”
12 Áp-ra-ham lại cúi đầu trước mặt dân chúng trong xứ 13 và đáp lời Ép-rôn trong khi dân chúng lắng tai nghe: “Tôi chỉ xin mua và trả tiền sòng phẳng. Xin anh vui lòng nhận tiền, tôi mới dám an táng vợ tôi.”
14 Ép-rôn đáp: 15 “Miếng đất trị giá bốn trăm lạng bạc nhưng chỗ tôi và ông, có gì đâu![b] Xin ông an táng bà đi!”
16 Nghe chủ đất định giá, Áp-ra-ham cân bốn trăm lạng bạc theo cân lượng thị trường trả cho Ép-rôn trước sự chứng kiến của người Hết.[c]
17 Cánh đồng của Ếp-rôn tại Mặc-bê-la, giáp ranh Mam-rê, gồm khu đất và cái động cùng cây cối trong khuôn viên, 18 từ nay thuộc quyền sở hữu của Áp-ra-ham. Hai bên xác nhận việc chuyển nhượng, có dân Hết chứng kiến tại cổng thành. 19 Áp-ra-ham an táng vợ mình trong khu đất và cái động mua của Ép-rôn. 20 Động và hang đá đều được chuyển nhượng cho Áp-ra-ham dùng làm mộ địa trước mặt dân Hết.
Genesis 23
Common English Bible
Genesis 23
Common English Bible
Sarah’s death and burial site
23 Sarah lived to be 127 years old; this was how long she lived. 2 She died in Kiriath-arba, that is, in Hebron, in the land of Canaan; and Abraham cried out in grief and wept for Sarah. 3 After he got up from embracing his deceased wife, he spoke with the Hittites: 4 “I am an immigrant and a temporary resident with you. Give me some property for a burial plot among you so that I can bury my deceased wife near me.”
5 The Hittites responded to Abraham, 6 “Listen to us, sir. You are an eminent man of God among us. Bury your dead in one of our own select burial sites. None of us will keep our own burial plots from you to bury your dead.”
7 Abraham rose, bowed to the local citizens the Hittites, 8 and spoke with them: “If you yourselves allow me to bury my dead near me, listen to me and ask Ephron, Zohar’s son, 9 to give me his own cave in Machpelah at the edge of his field. Let him give it to me for the full price, to be witnessed by you, as my own burial property.”
10 Now Ephron was a native Hittite. So Ephron the Hittite responded to Abraham publicly in order that the Hittites and everyone at his city’s gate could hear: 11 “No, sir. Listen, I will give you the field, and I will give you the cave in it. In front of my people’s witnesses, I will give it to you. Bury your dead!”
12 Abraham bowed before the local citizens 13 and spoke to Ephron publicly in the presence of the local citizens: “If only you would accept my offer. I will give you the price of the field. Take it from me so that I can bury my dead there.”
14 Ephron responded to Abraham, 15 “Sir, what is four hundred shekels of silver between me and you for the land so that you can bury your dead?” 16 Abraham accepted Ephron’s offer and weighed out for Ephron the silver he requested publicly before the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver at the current rate of exchange.
17 So the field of Ephron in Machpelah near Mamre—the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the field’s boundaries—was officially transferred 18 to Abraham as his property in the presence of the Hittites and of everyone at his city’s gate. 19 After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, that is, Hebron, in the land of Canaan. 20 The field and the cave in it were officially transferred from the Hittites to Abraham as his burial property.
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
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