Genesis 23
1 Now the years of Sarah's life were a hundred and twenty-seven.
サラ百二十七歳なりき是即ちサラの齡の年なり
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.
サラ、キリアテアルバにて死り是はカナンの地のヘブロンなりアブラハム至りてサラのために哀み且哭り
3 And Abraham came from his dead and said to the children of Heth,
斯てアブラハム死人の前より起ち出てヘテの子孫に語りて言けるは
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.
我は汝等の中の賓旅なり寄居者なり請ふ汝等の中にて我は墓地を與へて吾が所有となし我をして吾が死人を出し葬ることを得せしめよ
5 And in answer the children of Heth said to Abraham,
ヘテの子孫アブラハムに應て之に言ふ
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.
我主よ我等に聽たまへ我等の中にありて汝は神の如き君なり我等の墓地の佳者を擇みて汝の死人を葬れ我等の中一人も其墓地を汝にをしみて汝をしてその死人を葬らしめざる者なかるべし
7 And Abraham got up and gave honour to the children of Heth, the people of that land.
是に於てアブラハム起ち其地の民ヘテの子孫に對て躬を鞠む
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,
而して彼等と語ひて言けるは若我をしてわが死人を出し葬るを得せしむる事汝等の意ならば請ふ我に聽て吾ためにゾハルの子エフロンに求め
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.
彼をして其野の極端に有るマクペラの洞穴を我に與へしめよ彼其十分の値を取て之を我に與へ汝等の中にてわが所有なる墓地となさば善し
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,
時にエフロン、ヘテの子孫の中に坐しゐたりヘテ人エフロン、ヘテの子孫即ち凡て其邑の門に入る者の聽る前にてアブラハムに應へて言けるは
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.
吾主よ我に聽たまへ其野は我汝に與ふ又其中の洞穴も我之を汝に與ふ我吾民なる衆人の前にて之を汝にあたふ汝の死人を葬れ
12 And Abraham went down on his face before the people of the land.
是に於てアブラハム其地の民の前に躬を鞠たり
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.
而して彼其地の民に聽る前にてエフロンに語りて言けるは汝若之を肯はば請ふ吾に聽け我其野の値を汝に償はん汝之を吾より取れ我わが死人を彼處に葬らん
14 So Ephron said to Abraham,
エフロン、アブラハムに答て曰けるは
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.
わが主よ我に聽たまへ彼地は銀四百シケルに當る是は我と汝の間に豈道に足んや然ば汝の死人を葬れ
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.
アブラハム、エフロンの言に從ひエフロンがヘテの子孫の聽る前にて言たる所の銀を秤り商買の中の通用銀四百シケルを之に與へたり
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,
マムレの前なるマクペラに在るエフロンの野は野も其中の洞穴も野の中と其四周の堺にある樹も皆
18 Became the property of Abraham before the eyes of the children of Heth and of all who came into the town.
ヘテの子孫の前即ち凡て其邑に入る者の前にてアブラハムの所有と定りぬ
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.
厥後アブラハム其妻サラをマムレの前なるマクペラの野の洞穴に葬れり是即ちカナンの地のヘブロンなり
20 And the field and the hollow rock were handed over to Abraham as his property by the children of Heth.
斯く其野と其中の洞穴はヘテの子孫之をアブラハムの所有なる墓地と定めたり
