创世记 23
1 撒拉享寿一百二十七岁，这是撒拉一生的岁数。
And the life of Sarrha was an hundred and twenty-seven years.
2 撒拉死在迦南地的基列·亚巴，就是希伯 。亚伯拉罕为她哀恸哭号。
And Sarrha died in the city of Arboc, which is in the valley, this is Chebron in the land of Chanaan; and Abraam came to lament for Sarrha and to mourn.
3 后来亚伯拉罕从死人面前起来，对赫人说：
And Abraam stood up from before his dead; and Abraam spoke to the sons of Chet, saying,
4 “我在你们中间是外人，是寄居的。求你们在这里给我一块地，我好埋葬我的死人，使她不在我眼前。”
I am a sojourner and a stranger among you, give me therefore possession of a burying-place among you, and I will bury my dead away from me.
5 赫人回答亚伯拉罕说：
And the sons of Chet answered to Abraam, saying, Not so, Sir,
6 “我主请听。你在我们中间是一位尊大的王子，只管在我们最好的坟地里埋葬你的死人；我们没有一人不容你在他的坟地里埋葬你的死人。”
but hear us; thou art in the midst of us a king from God; bury thy dead in our choice sepulchres, for not one of us will by any means withhold his sepulchre from thee, so that thou shouldest not bury thy dead there.
7 亚伯拉罕就起来，向那地的赫人下拜，
And Abraam rose up and did obeisance to the people of the land, to the sons of Chet.
8 对他们说：“你们若有意叫我埋葬我的死人，使她不在我眼前，就请听我的话，为我求琐辖的儿子以弗 ；
And Abraam spoke to them, saying, If ye have it in your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hearken to me, and speak for me to Ephron the son Saar.
9 把田头上那麦比拉洞给我；他可以按着足价卖给我，作我在你们中间的坟地。”
And let him give me the double cave which he has, which is in a part of his field, let him give it me for the money it is worth for possession of a burying-place among you.
10 当时以弗 正坐在赫人中间。于是，赫人以弗 在城门出入的赫人面前对亚伯拉罕说：
Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Chet, and Ephron the Chettite answered Abraam and spoke in the hearing of the sons of Chet, and of all who entered the city, saying,
11 “不然，我主请听。我送给你这块田，连田间的洞也送给你，在我同族的人面前都给你，可以埋葬你的死人。”
Attend to me, my lord, and hear me, I give to thee the field and the cave which is in it; I have given it thee before all my country men; bury thy dead.
12 亚伯拉罕就在那地的人民面前下拜，
And Abraam did obeisance before the people of the land.
13 在他们面前对以弗 说：“你若应允，请听我的话。我要把田价给你，求你收下，我就在那里埋葬我的死人。”
And he said in the ears of Ephron before the people of the land, Since thou art on my side, hear me; take the price of the field from me, and I will bury my dead there.
14 以弗 回答亚伯拉罕说：
But Ephron answered Abraam, saying,
15 “我主请听。值四百舍客勒银子的一块田，在你我中间还算什么呢？只管埋葬你的死人吧！”
Nay, my lord, I have heard indeed, the land [is worth] four hundred silver didrachms, but what can this be between me and thee? nay, do thou bury thy dead.
16 亚伯拉罕听从了以弗 ，照着他在赫人面前所说的话，把买卖通用的银子平了四百舍客勒给以弗 。
And Abraam hearkened to Ephron, and Abraam rendered to Ephron the money, which he mentioned in the ears of the sons of Chet, four hundred didrachms of silver approved with merchants.
17 于是，麦比拉、幔利前、以弗 的那块田和其中的洞，并田间四围的树木，
And the field of Ephron, which was in Double Cave, which is opposite Mambre, the field and the cave, which was in it, and every tree which was in the field, and whatever is in its borders round about, were made sure in its borders round about, were made sure
18 都定准归与亚伯拉罕，乃是他在赫人面前并城门出入的人面前买妥的。
to Abraam for a possession, before the sons of Chet, and all that entered into the city.
19 此后，亚伯拉罕把他妻子撒拉埋葬在迦南地幔利前的麦比拉田间的洞里。（幔利就是希伯 ）。
After this Abraam buried Sarrha his wife in the Double Cave of the field, which is opposite Mambre, this is Chebron in the land of Chanaan.
20 从此，那块田和田间的洞就借着赫人定准归与亚伯拉罕作坟地。
So the field and the cave which was in it were made sure to Abraam for possession of a burying place, by the sons of Chet.
