1 Mosebog 23
1 Og Sara levede hundrede og syv og tyve Aar, disse vare Saras Livsaar.
Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years. This was the length of Sarah’s life.
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.
Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), in the land of Canaan. 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:
Abraham rose up from before his dead and spoke to the children 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 stranger and a foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of 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:
The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying 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.
“Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God amongst us. Bury your dead in the best of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb. Bury your dead.”
7 Da stod Abraham op og bøjede sig for Folket i Landet, for Heths Børn.
Abraham rose 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,
He talked with them, saying, “If you agree that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
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 sell me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field. For the full price let him sell it to me amongst you as a possession for a burial place.”
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:
Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all who 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!
“No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.”
12 Da bøjede Abraham sig for Folket i Landet,
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.
He spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, “But if you will, please hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead 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.
“My lord, listen to me. What is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver between me and you? Therefore bury your 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.
Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants’ standard.
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 the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all of its borders, were deeded
18 Abraham til en Ejendom i Heths Børns Aasyn, for alle, som gik ind ad hans Stads Port.
to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all who 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.
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 Saa blev Ageren og Hulen paa den stadfæstede Abraham til en Begravelses Ejendom af Heths Børn.
The field, and the cave that is in it, were deeded to Abraham by the children of Heth as a possession for a burial place.
