Genesis 23
1 Now the years of Sarah's life were a hundred and twenty-seven.
撒拉享壽一百二十七歲，這是撒拉一生的歲數。
2 And Sarah's death took place in Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron, in the land of Canaan: and Abraham went into his house, weeping and sorrowing for Sarah.
撒拉死在迦南地的基列‧亞巴，就是希伯崙。亞伯拉罕為她哀慟哭號。
3 And Abraham came from his dead and said to the children of Heth,
後來亞伯拉罕從死人面前起來，對赫人說：
4 I am living among you as one from a strange country: give me some land here as my property, so that I may put my dead to rest.
「我在你們中間是外人，是寄居的。求你們在這裏給我一塊地，我好埋葬我的死人，使她不在我眼前。」
5 And in answer the children of Heth said to Abraham,
赫人回答亞伯拉罕說：
6 My lord, truly you are a great chief among us; take the best of our resting-places for your dead; not one of us will keep back from you a place where you may put your dead to rest.
「我主請聽。你在我們中間是一位尊大的王子，只管在我們最好的墳地裏埋葬你的死人；我們沒有一人不容你在他的墳地裏埋葬你的死人。」
7 And Abraham got up and gave honour to the children of Heth, the people of that land.
亞伯拉罕就起來，向那地的赫人下拜，
8 And he said to them, If you will let me put my dead to rest here, make a request for me to Ephron, the son of Zohar,
對他們說：「你們若有意叫我埋葬我的死人，使她不在我眼前，就請聽我的話，為我求瑣轄的兒子以弗崙，
9 That he will give me the hollow in the rock named Machpelah, which is his property at the end of his field; let him give it to me for its full price as a resting-place for my dead among you.
把田頭上那麥比拉洞給我，他可以按着足價賣給我，作我在你們中間的墳地。」
10 Now Ephron was seated among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite gave Abraham his answer in the hearing of the children of Heth, and of all those who came into his town, saying,
當時以弗崙正坐在赫人中間。於是，赫人以弗崙在城門出入的赫人面前對亞伯拉罕說：
11 No, my lord, I will give you the field with the hollow in the rock; before all the children of my people will I give it to you for a resting-place for your dead.
「不然，我主請聽。我送給你這塊田，連田間的洞也送給你，在我同族的人面前都給你，可以埋葬你的死人。」
12 And Abraham went down on his face before the people of the land.
亞伯拉罕就在那地的人民面前下拜，
13 And Abraham said to Ephron, in the hearing of the people of the land, If only you will give ear to me, I will give you the price of the field; take it, and let me put my dead to rest there.
在他們面前對以弗崙說：「你若應允，請聽我的話。我要把田價給你，求你收下，我就在那裏埋葬我的死人。」
14 So Ephron said to Abraham,
以弗崙回答亞伯拉罕說：
15 My lord, give ear to me: the value of the land is four hundred shekels; what is that between me and you? so put your dead to rest there.
「我主請聽。值四百舍客勒銀子的一塊田，在你我中間還算甚麼呢？只管埋葬你的死人吧！」
16 And Abraham took note of the price fixed by Ephron in the hearing of the children of Heth, and gave him four hundred shekels in current money.
亞伯拉罕聽從了以弗崙，照着他在赫人面前所說的話，把買賣通用的銀子平了四百舍客勒給以弗崙。
17 So Ephron's field at Machpelah near Mamre, with the hollow in the rock and all the trees in the field and round it,
於是，麥比拉、幔利前、以弗崙的那塊田和其中的洞，並田間四圍的樹木，
18 Became the property of Abraham before the eyes of the children of Heth and of all who came into the town.
都定準歸與亞伯拉罕，乃是他在赫人面前並城門出入的人面前買妥的。
19 Then Abraham put Sarah his wife to rest in the hollow rock in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, that is, Hebron in the land of Canaan.
此後，亞伯拉罕把他妻子撒拉埋葬在迦南地幔利前的麥比拉田間的洞裏。（幔利就是希伯崙）。
20 And the field and the hollow rock were handed over to Abraham as his property by the children of Heth.
從此，那塊田和田間的洞就藉着赫人定準歸與亞伯拉罕作墳地。
