1 Mosebog 23
1 Sara levede 127 Aar, saa mange var Saras Leveaar.
Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. This was the length of Sarah’s life.
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.
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 Og da han havde rejst sig fra sin døde, talte han saaledes til Hetiterne:
Abraham rose up from before his dead and 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 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 Hetiterne Abraham:
The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to 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. You are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the best of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb. Bury your dead.”
7 Men Abraham stod op og bøjede sig for Hetiterne, Folkene der paa Stedet,
Abraham rose 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,
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 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 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 among you as a possession for a burial 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 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 »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!«
“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 Folkene der paa Stedet
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.«
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 sagde Efron til Abraham:
Ephron answered Abraham, saying to 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, 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 forstod Efron og tilvejede ham den Sum, han havde nævnet i Hetiternes Paahør, 400 Sekel Sølv i gangbar Mønt.
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 Saaledes gik Efrons Mark i Makpela over for Mamre i hele sin Udstrækning tillige med Klippehulen og alle Træerne paa Marken
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 over i Abrahams Eje i Hetiternes Nærværelse, saa mange som gik ind gennem hans Bys 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 Derefter jordede Abraham sin Hustru Sara i Klippehulen paa Makpelas Mark over for Mamre, det er Hebron, i Kana'ans 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 Og Marken med Klippehulen derpaa gik fra Hetiterne over til Abraham som Gravsted.
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.
