Genesis 23
1 And the lifetime of Sarah was a hundred and twenty-seven years; [these] were the years of the life of Sarah.
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 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.
3 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke unto the sons of Heth, saying,
Sesudah itu, Abraham meninggalkan jenazah istrinya dan pergi menemui orang-orang Het, penduduk asli negeri itu, lalu berkata kepada mereka,
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.
“Saya hanyalah pendatang yang tinggal di antara kalian. Izinkanlah saya membeli sebidang tanah dari kalian untuk menguburkan jenazah istri saya.”
5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him:
Jawab mereka kepadanya,
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.
“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 Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth.
Maka Abraham bersujud untuk berterima kasih kepada mereka
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,
dan berkata, “Kalau begitu, tolong Saudara-saudara berbicara kepada Efron anak Zohar,
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.
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 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,
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 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.
“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 Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
Abraham kembali bersujud di hadapan orang-orang Het itu.
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.
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 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
Jawab Efron kepada Abraham,
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.
“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 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.
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 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
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 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.
Semua orang Het yang hadir dalam pertemuan di pintu gerbang kota itu mengakui bahwa tanah tersebut sudah menjadi milik Abraham.
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.
Setelah itu, Abraham menguburkan istrinya di dalam gua tersebut, di Makpela. Tempat itu termasuk daerah Kanaan.
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.
Dengan demikian, ladang dan gua Efron menjadi milik Abraham sebagai tempat pekuburan.
