< تكوين 23 >

وَعَاشَتْ سَارَةُ مِئَةً وَسَبْعاً وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً. ١ 1
And the life of Sarah was a hundred and twenty-seven years. These were the years of the life of Sarah.
ثُمَّ مَاتَتْ سَارَةُ فِي قَرْيَةِ أَرْبَعَ، أَيْ حَبْرُونَ، فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ، فَجَاءَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لِيَنْدُبَ سَارَةَ وَيَبْكِيَ عَلَيْهَا. ٢ 2
And Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan. And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
وَنَهَضَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ مِنْ أَمَامِ الْجُثْمَانِ وَقَالَ لِلْحِثِّيِّينَ: ٣ 3
And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,
«أَنَا غَرِيبٌ وَنَزِيلٌ بَيْنَكُمْ، فَمَلِّكُونِي مَعَكُمْ مَدْفَناً أُوَارِي فِيهِ مَيْتِي مِنْ أَمَامِي». ٤ 4
I am a stranger and a sojourner with you. Give me a possession of a burying place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
فَأَجَابُوهُ قَائِلِينَ: ٥ 5
And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
«أَصْغِ لَنَا يَا سَيِّدِي. أَنْتَ رَئِيسٌ مِنَ اللهِ فِي وَسَطِنَا، فَادْفِنْ مَيْتَكَ فِي أَفْضَلِ قُبُورِنَا، فَلا أَحَدَ مِنَّا يَمْنَعُ قَبْرَهُ عَنْكَ لِتَدْفِنَ مَيْتَكَ». ٦ 6
Hear us, my lord. Thou are a prince of God among us. Bury thy dead in our choice sepulchers. None of us shall withhold from thee his sepulcher, but that thou may bury thy dead.
فَنَهَضَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَانْحَنَى أَمَامَ الْحِثِّيِّينَ أَهْلِ الْبِلادِ، ٧ 7
And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the sons of Heth.
وَقَالَ: «إِنْ طَابَتْ نُفُوسُكُمْ أَنْ أَدْفِنَ مَيْتِي مِنْ أَمَامِي، فَاسْمَعُوا لِي وَالْتَمِسُوا لأَجْلِي مِنْ عِفْرُونَ بْنِ صُوحَرَ، ٨ 8
And he conversed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
أَنْ يَبِيعَنِي مَغَارَةَ الْمَكْفِيلَةِ الَّتِي فِي طَرَفِ حَقْلِهِ، فَأَشْتَرِيَهَا مِنْهُ لِقَاءَ ثَمَنٍ كَامِلٍ، وَأَمْتَلِكَهَا لِتَكُونَ مَدْفَناً لِي فِي وَسَطِكُمْ». ٩ 9
that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field. Let him give it to me for the full price in the midst of you for a possession of a burying place.
وَكَانَ عِفْرُونُ جَالِساً بَيْنَ الْحِثِّيِّينَ، فَقَالَ فِي مَسَامِعِ الْحِثِّيِّينَ، أَمَامَ كُلِّ الْحَاضِرِينَ فِي مَجْلِسِ مَدِينَتِهِ: ١٠ 10
Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the sons of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the sons of Heth, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,
«لا يَا سَيِّدِي، بَلْ أَصْغِ إِلَيَّ، هُوَذَا الْحَقْلُ الَّذِي لِي وَالْمَغَارَةُ الَّتِي فِيهِ أَهَبُهُمَا لَكَ عَلَى مَشْهَدٍ مِنْ بَنِي شَعْبِي فَخُذْهُمَا وَادْفِنْ مَيْتَكَ». ١١ 11
No, my lord, hear me. I give thee the field. And the cave that is in it, I give it to thee. I give it to thee in the presence of the sons of my people. Bury thy dead.
فَانْحَنَى إِبْرَاهِيمُ أَمَامَ أَهْلِ الْبِلادِ مَرَّةً ثَانِيَةً، ١٢ 12
And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
وَقَالَ لِعِفْرُونَ فِي مَسَامِعِ شَعْبِ الأَرْضِ: «إِنْ كُنْتَ تَشَاءُ فَاسْمَعْ لِي. أَنَا أَدْفَعُ ثَمَنَ الْحَقْلِ. فَاقْبَلْ ذَلِكَ مِنِّي فَأَقُومَ بِدَفْنِ مَيْتِي هُنَاكَ». ١٣ 13
And he spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou will, I pray thee, hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.
فَأَجَابَ عِفْرُونُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ: ١٤ 14
And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
«أَصْغِ لِي يَا سَيِّدِي، إِنَّ الأَرْضَ تُسَاوِي أَرْبَعَ مِئَةِ شَاقِلٍ (حَوَالَي خَمْسَةِ كِيلُو جِرَامَاتٍ) مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ، وَهُوَ (ثَمَنٌ) لَا قِيمَةَ لَهُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ، فَادْفِنْ مَيْتَكَ». ١٥ 15
My lord, hearken to me. A piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and thee? Therefore bury thy dead.
فَقَبِلَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَرْضَ عِفْرُونَ، وَوَزَنَ لَهُ الْفِضَّةَ الَّتِي ذَكَرَهَا فِي مَسَامِعِ الْحِثِّيِّينَ. أَرْبَعَ مِئَةِ شَاقِلٍ رَائِجَةً بَيْنَ التُّجَّارِ. ١٦ 16
And Abraham hearkened to Ephron. And Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver that he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
وَبِمُقْتَضَى ذَلِكَ أَصْبَحَ حَقْلُ عِفْرُونَ الَّذِي فِي الْمَكْفِيلَةِ مُقَابِلَ مَمْرَا، وَالْمَغَارَةُ الَّتِي فِيهِ، وَجَمِيعُ الأَشْجَارِ الْقَائِمَةِ فِي كُلِّ الْحُدُودِ الْمُحِيطَةِ بِهِ، ١٧ 17
So 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, that were in all the border of it round about, were made sure
مُلْكاً لإِبْرَاهِيمَ، بِمَشْهَدٍ مِنَ الْحِثِّيِّينَ وَسَائِرِ الْحَاضِرِينَ فِي مَجْلِسِ مَدِينَتِهِ. ١٨ 18
to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.
وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ دَفَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ زَوْجَتَهُ سَارَةَ فِي مَغَارَةِ الْمَكْفِيلَةِ، مُقَابِلَ مَمْرَا. وَهِيَ حَبْرُونُ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ. ١٩ 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.
فَامْتَلَكَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ مِنَ الْحِثِّيِّينَ الْحَقْلَ وَالْمَغَارَةَ الَّتِي فِيهِ لِيَكُونَا مَدْفَناً لَهُ. ٢٠ 20
And the field, and the cave that is in it, were made sure to Abraham for a possession of a burying place by the sons of Heth.

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