1 Mosebog 23
1 Og Sara levede hundrede og syv og tyve Aar, disse vare Saras Livsaar.
When Sarah was 127 years old,
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.
she died at Kiriath-Arba [town], which is now called Hebron, in the Canaan region. After Abraham mourned for her,
3 Siden stod Abraham op fra sin dødes Aasyn og talede til Heths Børn og sagde:
he left the body of his wife and [went and] spoke to some of the descendants 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.
“I am a foreigner [DOU] living among you, [so I do not own any land here]. Sell me some land here so that I can bury my wife’s body.”
5 Da svarede Heths Børn Abraham og sagde til ham:
They replied to 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.
“Sir, you are a powerful prince among us. Choose one of our finest tombs and bury your wife’s [body] in it. None of us will refuse to sell land to you for a tomb for your relatives’ bodies.”
7 Da stod Abraham op og bøjede sig for Folket i Landet, for Heths Børn.
Then Abraham stood up and bowed [in respect] in front of the people who owned the land, the descendants 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,
He said to them, “If you say that you are willing for me to bury my wife’s body here, listen to me, and ask Ephron, the son of Zohar for me,
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.
to sell to me the cave in the Machpelah area, which is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price he wants, so that I can have a burial ground among 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:
Ephron was sitting among the people near the city gate where many [HYP] descendants of Heth had gathered. He heard what Abraham said to them.
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!
[So, just to make the customary reply to start the real discussion about a price], Ephron said, “No, sir, listen to me. I will give to you the field and the cave in it, without charge, with the people here as witnesses.”
12 Da bøjede Abraham sig for Folket i Landet,
Abraham again bowed before the people who lived in the area,
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 said to Ephron, as all the others were listening, “[No], listen to me. If you are willing, I will pay for the field. You tell me what the price is, and I will give it to you. If you accept it, the field will become mine, and I can bury my wife’s body there.”
14 Da svarede Efron Abraham og sagde til ham:
Ephron answered Abraham, saying to 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.
“Sir, listen to me. The land is worth 400 pieces of silver. But the price is not important to you and me. Give me the money and bury your wife’s body there.”
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.
Abraham agreed with Ephron about the price, and weighed for Ephron the 400 pieces of silver he had suggested, as everyone was listening, using the standard weights for silver used [in that area] by people who sold things.
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
So Ephron’s field in the Machpelah area, near Mamre, and the cave in the field, and all the trees that were in the field inside the boundaries of the land, became Abraham’s possession.
18 Abraham til en Ejendom i Heths Børns Aasyn, for alle, som gik ind ad hans Stads Port.
It became Abraham’s property as all the descendants of Heth were listening there at the city gate.
19 Og siden begrov Abraham Sara, sin Hustru, i Hulen paa Ageren, i Makpela tværs over for Mamre, det er Hebron i Kanaans Land.
After that, Abraham buried his wife Sarah’s body in the cave in the field in the Machpelah area near Mamre, which is now called Hebron [city], in the Canaan region.
20 Saa blev Ageren og Hulen paa den stadfæstede Abraham til en Begravelses Ejendom af Heths Børn.
So the field and the cave in it were officially sold to Abraham by the descendants of Heth, to be used as a burial ground.
