Genesis 23
1 And the life of Sarrha was an hundred and twenty-seven years.
Sara meninggal dunia pada usia 127 tahun di kota Kiryat Arba, yang sekarang disebut Hebron, di negeri Kanaan. Abraham berkabung dan menangisi kematian istrinya.
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.
3 And Abraam stood up from before his dead; and Abraam spoke to the sons of Chet, saying,
Sesudah itu, Abraham meninggalkan jenazah istrinya dan pergi menemui orang-orang Het, penduduk asli negeri itu, lalu berkata kepada mereka,
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.
“Saya hanyalah pendatang yang tinggal di antara kalian. Izinkanlah saya membeli sebidang tanah dari kalian untuk menguburkan jenazah istri saya.”
5 And the sons of Chet answered to Abraam, saying, Not so, Sir,
Jawab mereka kepadanya,
6 but hear us; you are in the midst of us a king from God; bury your dead in our choice sepulchres, for not one of us will by any means withhold his sepulchre from you, so that you should not bury your dead there.
“Tuan, kami sudah menganggap engkau sebagai seorang penguasa yang hebat di antara kami. Silakan memilih tempat kuburan terbaik yang kami miliki, dan kuburkanlah istri Tuan di situ. Kami semua bersedia memberikan tempat mana pun yang Tuan mau secara cuma-cuma.”
7 And Abraam rose up and did obeisance to the people of the land, to the sons of Chet.
Maka Abraham bersujud untuk berterima kasih kepada mereka
8 And Abraam spoke to them, saying, If you have it in your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, listen to me, and speak for me to Ephron the son Saar.
dan berkata, “Kalau begitu, tolong Saudara-saudara berbicara kepada Efron anak Zohar,
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.
supaya dia menjual gua yang terletak di pinggir ladangnya di Makpela. Saya bersedia membayar sesuai harga jualnya, supaya gua itu menjadi milik saya. Dan biarlah kalian menjadi saksi atas pembelian itu.”
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,
Kebetulan, Efron sedang duduk di antara orang-orang Het yang hadir di tempat pertemuan dekat pintu gerbang kota. Lalu di hadapan semua orang yang ada di situ, dia menjawab,
11 Attend to me, my lord, and hear me, I give to you the field and the cave which is in it; I have given it you before all my country men; bury your dead.
“Tidak usah, Tuan! Biarlah saudara sebangsaku sendiri, yakni semua orang Het yang ada di sini, menjadi saksi di antara kita berdua bahwa ladang beserta gua yang ada di dalamnya, di Makpela itu, saya berikan kepada Tuan dengan cuma-cuma! Silakan mengubur istri Tuan di sana.”
12 And Abraam did obeisance before the people of the land.
Abraham kembali bersujud di hadapan orang-orang Het itu.
13 And he said in the ears of Ephron before the people of the land, Since you are on my side, hear me; take the price of the field from me, and I will bury my dead there.
Kemudian, dengan didengar oleh semua orang yang ada di situ, dia berkata kepada Efron, “Mohon dengarkan saya! Saya ingin membeli ladang itu darimu sesuai harga jualnya. Terimalah tawaran ini supaya istri saya bisa dikuburkan di sana.”
14 But Ephron answered Abraam, saying,
Jawab Efron kepada Abraham,
15 Nay, my lord, I have heard indeed, the land [is worth] four hundred silver didrachmas, but what can this be between me and you? nay, do you bury your dead.
“Dengarlah Tuan, harga tanah itu hanya lima kilogram perak. Jumlah uang sekecil itu tidak perlu dipersoalkan. Ambillah ladang itu dan kuburkan istri Tuan di sana.”
16 And Abraam listened to Ephron, and Abraam rendered to Ephron the money, which he mentioned in the ears of the sons of Chet, four hundred didrachmas of silver approved with merchants.
Abraham setuju dengan harga yang disebutkan Efron. Lalu dia menimbang lima kilogram perak untuk diberikan kepada Efron di hadapan semua orang yang hadir di situ. Beratnya sesuai dengan ukuran timbangan yang berlaku pada masa itu.
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
Demikianlah ladang Efron yang ada di Makpela, di sebelah timur Hebron, menjadi milik Abraham, termasuk gua di ladang itu beserta semua pohon yang ada di dalamnya.
18 to Abraam for a possession, before the sons of Chet, and all that entered into the city.
Semua orang Het yang hadir dalam pertemuan di pintu gerbang kota itu mengakui bahwa tanah tersebut sudah menjadi milik Abraham.
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.
Setelah itu, Abraham menguburkan istrinya di dalam gua tersebut, di Makpela. Tempat itu termasuk daerah Kanaan.
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.
Dengan demikian, ladang dan gua Efron menjadi milik Abraham sebagai tempat pekuburan.
