Genesis 23
1 And the life of Sarah was a hundred and twenty-seven years: [these were] the years of the life of Sarah.
Og Sara levede hundrede og syv og tyve Aar, disse vare Saras Livsaar.
2 And Sarah died in Kirjath-Arba: that is Hebron, in the land of Canaan. And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
Og Sara døde i Kirjath-Arba, det er Hebron i Kanaans Land; da kom Abraham for at sørge over Sara og at begræde hende.
3 And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,
Siden stod Abraham op fra sin dødes Aasyn og talede til Heths Børn og sagde:
4 I am a stranger and a sojourner with you; give me a possession of a sepulchre with you, that I may bury my dead from before me.
Jeg er en fremmed og Gæst hos eder, giver mig en Ejendom til en Begravelse hos eder, at jeg kan begrave min døde og bringe hende bort fra mit Ansigt.
5 And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
Da svarede Heths Børn Abraham og sagde til ham:
6 Hear us, my lord: thou art a prince of God among us: in the choicest of our sepulchres bury thy dead: none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre for burying thy dead.
Hør os, min Herre! du er en Guds Fyrste iblandt os, begrav din døde i vore bedste Grave, ingen af os skal formene dig sin Grav, at du jo maa begrave din døde.
7 And Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth,
Da stod Abraham op og bøjede sig for Folket i Landet, for Heths Børn.
8 and spoke to them, saying, If it be your will that I should bury my dead from before me, hear me, and entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar,
Og han talede med dem sigende: Dersom det er med eders Villie, at jeg maa begrave min døde og bringe hende bort fra mit Ansigt, da hører mig og beder for mig hos Efron, Zokars Søn,
9 that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which is his, which is at the end of his field; for the full money let him give it to me amongst you for a possession of a sepulchre.
at han vil give mig Hulen Makpela, som er hans, som er ved Enden af hans Ager; han give mig den for fuld Værdi midt iblandt eder til en Begravelses Ejendom.
10 And Ephron was dwelling among the sons of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham, in the ears of the sons of Heth, [even] of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
Men Efron sad midt iblandt Heths Børn; da svarede Efron den Hethiter Abraham, saa at Heths Børn hørte derpaa, alle de, som gik ind ad hans Stads Port sigende:
11 No, my lord: hear me. The field give I thee; and the cave that is in it, to thee I give it; before the eyes of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
Nej, min Herre, hør mig! jeg giver dig den Ager, og Hulen, som er paa den, giver jeg dig, for mit Folks Børns Øjne giver jeg dig den, begrav din døde!
12 And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land;
Da bøjede Abraham sig for Folket i Landet,
13 and he spoke to Ephron, in the ears of the people of the land, saying, But if only thou wouldst listen to me, I give the money for the field: take [it] of me, and I will bury my dead there.
og han talede med Efron i Folkets Paahør i Landet og sagde: Gid du dog blot vilde høre mig; jeg giver Sølv for Ageren, tag det af mig, og jeg vil begrave min døde der.
14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
Da svarede Efron Abraham og sagde til ham:
15 My lord, hearken to me. A field of four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
Min Herre, hør mig! den Jord er fire Hundrede Sekel Sølv værd; hvad er det imellem mig og dig? begrav ikkun din døde.
16 And Abraham hearkened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the money that he had named in the ears of the sons of Heth — four hundred shekels of silver, current with the merchant.
Og Abraham lød Efron, og Abraham tilvejede Efron det Sølv, hvilket han havde nævnet, i Heths Børns Paahør, fire Hundrede Sekel Sølv, gængse i Køb.
17 So the field of Ephron, which was at Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all its borders round about,
Saa blev Efrons Ager, som er ved Makpela, som er tværs over for Mamre, Ageren og Hulen, som er paa den, og alle Træer, som vare paa Ageren inden al dens Grænse, stadfæstede
18 were assured to Abraham for a possession before the eyes of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.
Abraham til en Ejendom i Heths Børns Aasyn, for alle, som gik ind ad hans Stads Port.
19 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field at Machpelah, opposite to Mamre: that is Hebron, in the land of Canaan.
Og siden begrov Abraham Sara, sin Hustru, i Hulen paa Ageren, i Makpela tværs over for Mamre, det er Hebron i Kanaans Land.
20 And the field and the cave that was in it were assured to Abraham for a possession of a sepulchre by the sons of Heth.
Saa blev Ageren og Hulen paa den stadfæstede Abraham til en Begravelses Ejendom af Heths Børn.
