1 Mosebog 23
1 Og Sara levede hundrede og syv og tyve Aar, disse vare Saras Livsaar.
And the lifetime of Sarah was a hundred and twenty-seven years; [these] were the years of the life of Sarah.
2 Og Sara døde i Kirjath-Arba, det er Hebron i Kanaans Land; da kom Abraham for at sørge over Sara og at begræde hende.
And Sarah died in Kiryath-arba, the same in Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
3 Siden stod Abraham op fra sin dødes Aasyn og talede til Heths Børn og sagde:
And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke unto the sons of Heth, saying,
4 Jeg er en fremmed og Gæst hos eder, giver mig en Ejendom til en Begravelse hos eder, at jeg kan begrave min døde og bringe hende bort fra mit Ansigt.
A stranger and a sojourner I am with you; give me a possession for a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
5 Da svarede Heths Børn Abraham og sagde til ham:
And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him:
6 Hør os, min Herre! du er en Guds Fyrste iblandt os, begrav din døde i vore bedste Grave, ingen af os skal formene dig sin Grav, at du jo maa begrave din døde.
Hear us, my lord; a prince of God thou art among us; in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, so that thou mayest bury thy dead.
7 Da stod Abraham op og bøjede sig for Folket i Landet, for Heths Børn.
And Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth.
8 Og han talede med dem sigende: Dersom det er med eders Villie, at jeg maa begrave min døde og bringe hende bort fra mit Ansigt, da hører mig og beder for mig hos Efron, Zokars Søn,
And he spoke with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and intercede for me with Ephron the son of Zochar,
9 at han vil give mig Hulen Makpela, som er hans, som er ved Enden af hans Ager; han give mig den for fuld Værdi midt iblandt eder til en Begravelses Ejendom.
That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which is his, which is at the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me, for a possession as a burying-place amongst you.
10 Men Efron sad midt iblandt Heths Børn; da svarede Efron den Hethiter Abraham, saa at Heths Børn hørte derpaa, alle de, som gik ind ad hans Stads Port sigende:
And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, and of all those that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
11 Nej, min Herre, hør mig! jeg giver dig den Ager, og Hulen, som er paa den, giver jeg dig, for mit Folks Børns Øjne giver jeg dig den, begrav din døde!
Nay, my lord, hear me: the field I give to thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it to thee; in the presence of the sons of my people do I give it to thee; bury thy dead.
12 Da bøjede Abraham sig for Folket i Landet,
And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
13 og han talede med Efron i Folkets Paahør i Landet og sagde: Gid du dog blot vilde høre mig; jeg giver Sølv for Ageren, tag det af mig, og jeg vil begrave min døde der.
And he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wouldst only hear me; I will give the money for the field, take it off me, and I will bury my dead there.
14 Da svarede Efron Abraham og sagde til ham:
And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
15 Min Herre, hør mig! den Jord er fire Hundrede Sekel Sølv værd; hvad er det imellem mig og dig? begrav ikkun din døde.
My lord, hearken unto me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and thee? only bury thy dead.
16 Og Abraham lød Efron, og Abraham tilvejede Efron det Sølv, hvilket han havde nævnet, i Heths Børns Paahør, fire Hundrede Sekel Sølv, gængse i Køb.
And Abraham understood the meaning of Ephron; and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current with the merchant.
17 Saa blev Efrons Ager, som er ved Makpela, som er tværs over for Mamre, Ageren og Hulen, som er paa den, og alle Træer, som vare paa Ageren inden al dens Grænse, stadfæstede
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 its borders round about, were made sure
18 Abraham til en Ejendom i Heths Børns Aasyn, for alle, som gik ind ad hans Stads Port.
Unto Abraham for a bought possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
19 Og siden begrov Abraham Sara, sin Hustru, i Hulen paa Ageren, i Makpela tværs over for Mamre, det er Hebron i Kanaans Land.
And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre, which is Hebron, in the land of Canaan.
20 Saa blev Ageren og Hulen paa den stadfæstede Abraham til en Begravelses Ejendom af Heths Børn.
And the field, with the cave that is therein, was made sure unto Abraham for a possession as a burying-place by the sons of Heth.
