1 Mosebog 23
1 Sara levede 127 Aar, saa mange var Saras Leveaar.
And Sara lived a hundred and twenty-seven years.
2 Sara døde i Kirjat-Arba, det er Hebron, i Kana'ans Land. Saa gik Abraham hen og holdt Klage over Sara og begræd hende.
And she died in the city of Arbee which is Hebron, in the land of Chanaan: and Abraham came to mourn and weep for her.
3 Og da han havde rejst sig fra sin døde, talte han saaledes til Hetiterne:
And after he rose up from the funeral obsequies, he spoke to the children of Heth, saying:
4 »Jeg er Gæst og fremmed hos eder; men giv mig et Gravsted hos eder, saa jeg kan jorde min døde og bringe hende bort fra mit Ansigt!«
I am a stranger and sojourner among you: give me the right of a burying place with you, that I may bury my dead.
5 Da svarede Hetiterne Abraham:
The children of Heth answered, saying:
6 »Hør os, Herre! En Guds Fyrste er du jo iblandt os; jord du din døde i en af vore bedste Grave! Ikke en af os vil nægte dig sin Grav og hindre dig i at jorde din døde.«
My Lord, hear us, thou art a prince of God among us: bury thy dead in our principal sepulchres: and no man shall have power to hinder thee from burying thy dead in his sepulchre.
7 Men Abraham stod op og bøjede sig for Hetiterne, Folkene der paa Stedet,
Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to wit the children of Heth:
8 og sagde til dem: »Hvis I samtykker i, at jeg jorder min døde og bringer hende bort fra mit Ansigt, saa føj mig i at lægge et godt Ord ind for mig hos Efron, Zohars Søn,
And said to them: If it please your soul that I should bury my dead, hear me, and intercede for me to Ephron the son of Seor.
9 saa han giver mig sin Klippehule i Makpela ved Udkanten af sin Mark; for fuld Betaling skal han i eders Nærværelse give mig den til Gravsted!«
That he may give me the double cave, which he hath in the end of his field: for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me before you, for a possession of a burying place.
10 Men Efron sad blandt Hetiterne; og Hetiten Efron svarede Abraham i Hetiternes Paahør, saa mange som gik ind gennem hans Bys Port:
Now Ephron dwelt in the midst of the children of Heth. And Ephron made answer to Abraham in the hearing of all that went in at the gate of the city, saying:
11 »Gid min Herre vilde høre mig! Marken giver jeg dig, og Hulen derpaa giver jeg dig; i mit Folks Nærværelse giver jeg dig den; jord du kun din døde!«
Let it not be so, my lord, but do thou rather hearken to what I say: The field I deliver to thee, and the cave that is therein, in the presence of the children of my people, bury thy dead.
12 Da bøjede Abraham sig for Folkene der paa Stedet
Abraham bowed down before the people of the land,
13 og sagde til Efron i deres Paahør: »Om du blot — gid du dog vilde høre mig! Jeg giver dig, hvad Marken er værd; modtag det dog af mig, saa jeg kan jorde min døde der.«
And he spoke to Ephron, in the presence of the people: I beseech thee to hear me: I will give money for the field: take it, and so I will bury my dead in it.
14 Da sagde Efron til Abraham:
And Ephron answered:
15 »Gid min Herre vilde høre mig! Et Stykke Land til 400 Sekel Sølv, hvad har det at sige mellem mig og dig? Jord du kun din døde!«
My lord, hear me. The ground which thou desirest, is worth four hundred sicles of silver: this is the price between me and thee: but what is this? bury thy dead.
16 Og Abraham forstod Efron og tilvejede ham den Sum, han havde nævnet i Hetiternes Paahør, 400 Sekel Sølv i gangbar Mønt.
And when Abraham had heard this, he weighed out the money that Ephron had asked, in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred sicles of silver of common current money.
17 Saaledes gik Efrons Mark i Makpela over for Mamre i hele sin Udstrækning tillige med Klippehulen og alle Træerne paa Marken
And the field that before was Ephron’s, wherein was the double cave, looking towards Mambre, both it and the cave, and all the trees thereof in all its limits round about,
18 over i Abrahams Eje i Hetiternes Nærværelse, saa mange som gik ind gennem hans Bys Port.
Was made sure to Abraham for a possession, in the sight of the children of Heth, and of all that went in at the gate of his city.
19 Derefter jordede Abraham sin Hustru Sara i Klippehulen paa Makpelas Mark over for Mamre, det er Hebron, i Kana'ans Land.
And so Abraham buried Sara his wife, in a double cave of the field, that looked towards Mambre, this is Hebron in the land of Chanaan.
20 Og Marken med Klippehulen derpaa gik fra Hetiterne over til Abraham som Gravsted.
And the field was made sure to Abraham, and the cave that was in it, for a possession to bury in, by the children of Heth.
