Genesis 23
1 And the lifetime of Sarah was a hundred and twenty-seven years; [these] were the years of the life of Sarah.
撒辣一生的壽數是一百二十歲。
2 And Sarah died in Kiryath-arba, the same in Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
撒辣死在客納罕地的克黎雅特阿爾巴，即赫貝龍。亞巴郎來舉哀哭弔撒辣；
3 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke unto the sons of Heth, saying,
然後從死者面前起來，對赫特人說道：
4 A stranger and a sojourner I am with you; give me a possession for a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
「我在你們中是個外鄉僑民，請你們在這裏賣給我一塊墳地，我好將我的死者移去埋葬。」
5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him:
赫特人答覆亞巴郎說：「
6 Hear us, my lord; a prince of God thou art among us; in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, so that thou mayest bury thy dead.
先生，請聽：你在我們中是天主的寵臣，你可在我們最好的墳地埋葬你的死者，我們沒有人會拒絕你，在他的墳地內埋葬你的死者。」
7 And Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth.
亞巴郎遂起來，向當地人民赫特人下拜，
8 And he spoke with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and intercede for me with Ephron the son of Zochar,
然後對他們說：「如果你們實在願意我將死者移去埋葬，請你們答應我，為我請求祚哈爾的兒子厄斐龍，
9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which is his, which is at the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me, for a possession as a burying-place amongst you.
要他賣給我他那塊田地盡頭所有的瑪革培拉山洞；要他按實價在你們面前賣給我，作為私有墳地。」
10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, and of all those that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
當時，厄斐龍也坐在赫特人中間。這赫特人厄斐龍遂在聚於城門口的赫特人面前，高聲答覆亞巴郎說：「
11 Nay, my lord, hear me: the field I give to thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it to thee; in the presence of the sons of my people do I give it to thee; bury thy dead.
先生，不要這樣。請聽我說：我送給你這塊田，連其中的山洞，也送給你。我願在我同族的人民眼前送給你，埋葬你的死者。」
12 And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
亞巴郎又在當地人民面前下拜，
13 And he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wouldst only hear me; I will give the money for the field, take it off me, and I will bury my dead there.
然後對當地人民高聲向厄斐龍說：「假如你樂意，請你聽我說：我願給你地價，你收下後，我才在那裏埋葬我的死者。」
14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
厄斐龍答覆亞巴郎說：「
15 My lord, hearken unto me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and thee? only bury thy dead.
先生，請聽我說：一塊值四百「協刻耳」銀子的地，在你和我之間，算得什麼! 你儘管去埋葬你的死者罷! 」
16 And Abraham understood the meaning of Ephron; and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current with the merchant.
亞巴郎明白了厄斐龍的意思，便照他在赫特人前大聲提出的價值，按流行的市價稱了四百「協刻耳」銀子給他。
17 And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all its borders round about, were made sure
這樣，厄斐龍在瑪革培拉面對瑪默勒的那塊田地，連田地帶其中的山洞，以及在田地四周所有的樹木，
18 Unto Abraham for a bought possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
當著聚在城門口的赫特人面前，全移交給亞巴郎作產業。
19 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre, which is Hebron, in the land of Canaan.
事後，亞巴郎遂將自己的妻子撒辣葬在客納罕地，即葬在那塊面對瑪默勒，(即赫貝龍)，瑪革培拉田地的山洞內。
20 And the field, with the cave that is therein, was made sure unto Abraham for a possession as a burying-place by the sons of Heth.
這樣，這塊田地和其中的山洞，由赫特人移交了給亞巴郎作為私有墳地。
