Genesis 23
1 And the life of Sarah is one hundred and twenty-seven years—years of the life of Sarah;
Sara levede 127 År, så mange var Saras Leveår.
2 and Sarah dies in Kirjath-Arba, which [is] Hebron, in the land of Canaan, and Abraham goes to mourn for Sarah, and to lament her.
Sara døde i Kirjat Arba, det er Hebron, i Kana'ans Land. Så gik Abraham hen og holdt Klage over Sara og begræd hende.
3 And Abraham rises up from the presence of his dead, and speaks to the sons of Heth, saying,
Og da han havde rejst sig fra sin døde, talte han således til Hetiterne:
4 “A sojourner and a settler I [am] with you; give to me a possession of a burying-place with you, and I bury my dead from before me.”
"Jeg er Gæst og fremmed hos eder; men giv mig et Gravsted hos eder, så jeg kan jorde min døde og bringe hende bort fra mit Ansigt!"
5 And the sons of Heth answer Abraham, saying to him,
Da svarede Hetiterne Abraham:
6 “Hear us, my lord; a prince of God [are] you in our midst; in the choice of our burying-places bury your dead: none of our burying-places do we withhold from you, from burying your dead.”
"Hør os, Herre! En Guds Fyrste er du jo iblandt os; jord du din døde i en af vore bedste Grave! Ikke en af os vil nægte dig sin Grav og hindre dig i at jorde din døde."
7 And Abraham rises and bows himself to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth,
Men Abraham stod op og bøjede sig for Hetiterne, Folkene der på Stedet,
8 and he speaks with them, saying, “If it is your desire to bury my dead from before me, hear me, and meet for me with Ephron, son of Zoar;
og sagde til dem: "Hvis I samtykker i, at jeg jorder min døde og bringer hende bort fra mit Ansigt, så føj mig i at lægge et godt Ord ind for mig hos Efron, Zohars Søn,
9 and he gives to me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which [is] in the extremity of his field; for full money does he give it to me, in your midst, for a possession of a burying-place.”
så han giver mig sin Klippehule i Makpela ved Udkanten af sin Mark; for fuld Betaling skal han i eders Nærværelse give mig den til Gravsted!"
10 And Ephron is sitting in the midst of the sons of Heth, and Ephron the Hittite answers Abraham in the ears of the sons of Heth, of all those entering the gate of his city, saying,
Men Efron sad blandt Hetiterne; og Hetiten Efron svarede Abraham i Hetiternes Påhør, så mange som gik ind gennem hans Bys Port:
11 “No, my lord, hear me: the field I have given to you, and the cave that [is] in it, to you I have given it; before the eyes of the sons of my people I have given it to you—bury your dead.”
"Gid min Herre vilde høre mig! Marken giver jeg dig, og Hulen derpå giver jeg dig; i mit Folks Nærværelse giver jeg dig den; jord du kun din døde!"
12 And Abraham bows himself before the people of the land,
Da bøjede Abraham sig for Folkene der på Stedet
13 and speaks to Ephron in the ears of the people of the land, saying, “Only—if you would hear me—I have given the money of the field—accept from me, and I bury my dead there.”
og sagde til Efron i deres Påhør: "Om du blot - gid du dog vilde høre mig! Jeg giver dig, hvad Marken er værd; modtag det dog af mig, så jeg kan jorde min døde der."
14 And Ephron answers Abraham, saying to him,
Da sagde Efron til Abraham:
15 “My lord, hear me: the land—four hundred shekels of silver; between me and you, what [is] it? Bury your dead.”
"Gid min Herre vilde høre mig! Et Stykke Land til 400 Sekel Sølv, hvad har det at sige mellem mig og dig? Jord du kun din døde!"
16 And Abraham listens to Ephron, and Abraham weighs to Ephron the silver which he has spoken of in the ears of the sons of Heth, four hundred silver shekels, passing with the merchant.
Og Abraham forstod Efron og tilvejede ham den Sum, han havde nævnet i Hetiternes Påhør, 400 Sekel Sølv i gangbar Mønt.
17 And established are the field of Ephron, which [is] in Machpelah, which [is] before Mamre, the field and the cave which [is] in it, and all the trees which [are] in the field, which [are] around all its border,
Således gik Efrons Mark i Makpela over for Mamre i hele sin Udstrækning tillige med Klippehulen og alle Træerne på Marken
18 to Abraham by purchase, before the eyes of the sons of Heth, among all entering the gate of his city.
over i Abrahams Eje i Hetiternes Næværelse, så mange som gik ind gennem hans Bys Port.
19 And after this Abraham has buried his wife Sarah at the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (which [is] Hebron), in the land of Canaan;
Derefter jordede Abraham sin Hustru Sara i Klippehulen på Makpelas Mark over for Mamre, det er Hebron, i Kana'ans Land.
20 and established are the field, and the cave which [is] in it, to Abraham for a possession of a burying-place, from the sons of Heth.
Og Marken med Klippehulen derpå gik fra Hetiterne over til Abraham som Gravsted.
