Zanafilla 23
Albanian Bible
23 Sara jetoi njëqind e njëzet e shtatë vjet. Këto qenë vitet e jetës së Sarës.
2 Dhe Sara vdiq në Kirjath-Arba (që është Hebroni), në vendin e Kanaanëve, dhe Abrahami hyri aty për të mbajtur zi për të dhe për ta vajtuar.
3 Pastaj Abrahami u ngrit më këmbë në prani të së vdekurës dhe u foli bijve të Hethit, duke u thënë:
4 "Unë jam një i huaj midis jush dhe i ardhur midis jush; më jepni pronësinë e një varri midis jush, që të mund të varros të vdekurën time dhe ta heq nga sytë e mi".
5 Dhe bijtë e Hethit iu përgjigjën Abrahamit duke i thënë:
6 "Dëgjona, o zoti im! Ti je midis nesh një princ i Perëndisë, varrose të vdekurën tënde në më të mirën nga varrezat tona, asnjeri prej nesh s’do të refuzojë varrin e tij, me qëllim që ti të varrosësh aty të vdekurën tënde".
7 Atëherë Abrahami u ngrit, u përul para popullit të vendit, para bijve të Hethit,
8 dhe u foli atyre duke thënë: "Në rast se ju pëlqen që unë ta varros të vdekurën time duke e hequr nga sytë e mi, dëgjomëni. Ndërhyni për mua tek Efroni, bir i Zoharit,
9 që të më japë shpellën e Makpelahut, që i përket dhe që ndodhet në skajin e arës së tij; por që të më japë në pronësi me çmimin e tij të plotë si vend varrimi midis jush".
10 Tani Efroni ndodhej në mes të bijve të Hethit; dhe Efroni, Hiteu, iu përgjegj Abrahamit në prani të bijve të Hethit, të të gjithë atyreve që hynin nëpër portën e qytetit të tij, duke thënë:
11 "Jo, zoti im, dëgjomë! Unë të fal arën dhe shpellën që ndodhet aty; po ta dhuroj në prani të bijve të popullit tim; po ta bëj dhuratë. Varrose të vdekurën tënde".
12 Atëherë Abrahami u përkul para popullit të vendit,
13 dhe i foli Efronit në prani të popullit të vendit duke thënë: "Dëgjomë, të lutem! Unë do të jap çmimin e arës, pranoje nga unë, kështu unë do të mund të varros aty të vdekurën time".
14 Efroni iu përgjegj Abrahamit, duke i thënë:
15 "Zoti im, dëgjomë! Toka vlen katërqind monedha argjendi. Ç’është kjo midis meje dhe teje? Varrose, pra, të vdekurën tënde".
16 Atëherë Abrahami zbatoi fjalën e Efronit; dhe Abrahami i peshoi Efronit çmimin që i kishte thënë në prani të bijve të Hethit: katërqind monedha argjendi, monedha që tregtarët përdornin midis tyre zakonisht.
17 Kështu ara e Efronit që gjendej në Malkpelah përballë Mamres, ara me shpellën që ishte aty dhe tërë drurët që ishin në arë dhe në të gjithë kufijtë përqark,
18 kaluan në pronësi të Abrahamit, në prani të bijve të Hethit dhe të të gjithë atyre që hynin nga porta e qytetit të Efronit.
19 Pas kësaj, Abrahami varrosi Sarën, gruan e tij, në shpellën e arës së Makpelahut përballë Mamres (që është Hebroni) në vendin e Kanaanëve.
20 Kështu ara dhe shpella që gjendet aty u kaluan nga bijtë e Hethit në pronë të Abrahamit, si vend varrimi.
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
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.
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