1 Mosebog 23
1 Sara levede 127 Aar, saa mange var Saras Leveaar.
And the lifetime of Sarah was a hundred and twenty-seven years; [these] were the years of the life of Sarah.
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 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 Og da han havde rejst sig fra sin døde, talte han saaledes til Hetiterne:
And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke unto the sons 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!«
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 Hetiterne Abraham:
And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him:
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.«
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 Men Abraham stod op og bøjede sig for Hetiterne, Folkene der paa Stedet,
And Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, to 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 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 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 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 blandt Hetiterne; og Hetiten Efron svarede Abraham i Hetiternes Paahør, saa mange som gik ind gennem hans Bys Port:
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 »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!«
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 Folkene der paa Stedet
And Abraham bowed himself 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 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 sagde Efron til Abraham:
And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
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, 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 forstod Efron og tilvejede ham den Sum, han havde nævnet i Hetiternes Paahør, 400 Sekel Sølv i gangbar Mønt.
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 Saaledes gik Efrons Mark i Makpela over for Mamre i hele sin Udstrækning tillige med Klippehulen og alle Træerne paa Marken
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 over i Abrahams Eje i Hetiternes Nærværelse, saa mange som gik ind gennem hans Bys 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 Derefter jordede Abraham sin Hustru Sara i Klippehulen paa Makpelas Mark over for Mamre, det er Hebron, i Kana'ans 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 Og Marken med Klippehulen derpaa gik fra Hetiterne over til Abraham som Gravsted.
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.
