Genesis 23
1 And the life of Sarrha was an hundred and twenty-seven years.
Sara tsi xɔ ƒe alafa ɖeka blaeve-vɔ-adre.
2 And Sarrha died in the city of Arboc, which is in the valley, this is Chebron in the land of Chanaan; and Abraam came to lament for Sarrha and to mourn.
Eku le Kiriat Arba (si nye Hebron) le Kanaanyigba dzi. Abraham yi be yeafa konyi, eye yeafa avi nɛ.
3 And Abraam stood up from before his dead; and Abraam spoke to the sons of Chet, saying,
Esime wòtsi tsitre ɖe srɔ̃a kukua gbɔ la, egblɔ na Hititɔwo be,
4 I am a sojourner and a stranger among you, give me therefore possession of a burying-place among you, and I will bury my dead away from me.
“Amedzro menye le dzronyigba sia dzi; teƒe aɖeke mele asinye maɖi srɔ̃nye ɖo o. Meɖe kuku, midzra anyigba aɖe nam ne maɖi srɔ̃nye ɖe afi ma.”
5 And the sons of Chet answered to Abraam, saying, Not so, Sir,
Hititɔ la ɖo eŋu na Abraham be,
6 but hear us; thou art in the midst of us a king from God; bury thy dead in our choice sepulchres, for not one of us will by any means withhold his sepulchre from thee, so that thou shouldest not bury thy dead there.
“Amegã, ɖo to mí. Ènye fiavi ŋusẽtɔ aɖe le mía dome. Ɖi wò ame kukuwo ɖe míaƒe yɔdo nyuitɔwo me. Mía dometɔ aɖeke magbe eƒe yɔdo nana wò na wò ame kukuwo ɖiɖi o.”
7 And Abraam rose up and did obeisance to the people of the land, to the sons of Chet.
Abraham tsi tsitre, eye wòde ta agu na Hititɔwo hegblɔ be,
8 And Abraam spoke to them, saying, If ye have it in your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hearken to me, and speak for me to Ephron the son Saar.
“Zi ale si wònye nenema miedii ko la, mive nunye, miaɖe kuku na Efrɔn, Zoha ƒe vi nam
9 And let him give me the double cave which he has, which is in a part of his field, let him give it me for the money it is worth for possession of a burying-place among you.
be wòadzra eƒe kpeto Makpela si le eƒe anyigba ƒe seƒe lɔƒo la nam. Maxe ga home si dzi míalɔ̃ ɖo la katã nɛ, eye wòazu ameɖiƒe na ƒonyemetɔwo tegbee.”
10 Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Chet, and Ephron the Chettite answered Abraam and spoke in the hearing of the sons of Chet, and of all who entered the city, saying,
Efrɔn nɔ ameawo dome. Eƒo nu, ɖo Abraham ƒe nya la ŋu le Hititɔwo katã ŋkume. Egblɔ na Abraham be,
11 Attend to me, my lord, and hear me, I give to thee the field and the cave which is in it; I have given it thee before all my country men; bury thy dead.
“Amegã, meɖe kuku, ɖo tom. Matsɔ kpeto la kple anyigba la ana wò, eye nyemaxɔ naneke ɖe wo ta o. Metsɔ wo na wò faa le nye ame siwo le afi sia la ƒe ŋkume. Yi nàɖi wò ame kuku la ɖe edzi.”
12 And Abraam did obeisance before the people of the land.
Abraham gade ta agu na Hititɔwo,
13 And he said in the ears of Ephron before the people of the land, Since thou art on my side, hear me; take the price of the field from me, and I will bury my dead there.
eye wòɖo nya la ŋu na Efrɔn esime ame sia ame nɔ to dzi be, “Ao, na maƒlee ko. Na maxe ga home si anyigba la xɔ la, ekema maɖi nye ame kukuwo ɖe edzi.”
14 But Ephron answered Abraam, saying,
Efrɔn ɖo eŋu na Abraham be,
15 Nay, my lord, I have heard indeed, the land [is worth] four hundred silver didrachms, but what can this be between me and thee? nay, do thou bury thy dead.
“Ɖo tom, nye aƒetɔ; anyigba la ƒe asie nye klosalo kilogram atɔ̃. Ke nu kae nye ga home ma le nye kple wò dome? Ɖi wò ame kuku.”
16 And Abraam hearkened to Ephron, and Abraam rendered to Ephron the money, which he mentioned in the ears of the sons of Chet, four hundred didrachms of silver approved with merchants.
Abraham lɔ̃ ɖe klosalo kilogram atɔ̃ si Efrɔn bia le Hititɔwo dome la dzi, eye wòxee nɛ.
17 And the field of Ephron, which was in Double Cave, which is opposite Mambre, the field and the cave, which was in it, and every tree which was in the field, and whatever is in its borders round about, were made sure in its borders round about, were made sure
Ale Efrɔn ƒe anyigba si le Makpela si te ɖe Mamre ŋu, anyigba la kple kpeto si le eme la siaa kple ati siwo le anyigba la ƒe liƒowo me la trɔ zu
18 to Abraam for a possession, before the sons of Chet, and all that entered into the city.
Abraham tɔ le Hititɔ siwo va du la ƒe agbo nu la katã ƒe ŋkume.
19 After this Abraam buried Sarrha his wife in the Double Cave of the field, which is opposite Mambre, this is Chebron in the land of Chanaan.
Emegbe la, Abraham ɖi srɔ̃a Sara ɖe kpeto si le Makpela si te ɖe Mamre ŋu la me. Teƒe sia le Hebron le Kanaanyigba dzi.
20 So the field and the cave which was in it were made sure to Abraam for possession of a burying place, by the sons of Chet.
Ale Hititɔwo wɔ agbalẽ ɖe anyigba la kple kpeto si le edzi la dzi na Abraham be wòanye eƒe ameɖiƒe.
