Genesis 23
1 and to be life Sarah hundred year and twenty year and seven year year life Sarah
Sara tsi xɔ ƒe alafa ɖeka blaeve-vɔ-adre.
2 and to die Sarah in/on/with Kiriath-arba Kiriath-arba he/she/it Hebron in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan and to come (in): come Abraham to/for to mourn to/for Sarah and to/for to weep her
Eku le Kiriat Arba (si nye Hebron) le Kanaanyigba dzi. Abraham yi be yeafa konyi, eye yeafa avi nɛ.
3 and to arise: rise Abraham from upon face: before to die his and to speak: speak to(wards) son: descendant/people Heth to/for to say
Esime wòtsi tsitre ɖe srɔ̃a kukua gbɔ la, egblɔ na Hititɔwo be,
4 sojourner and sojourner I with you to give: give to/for me possession grave with you and to bury to die my from to/for face my
“Amedzro menye le dzronyigba sia dzi; teƒe aɖeke mele asinye maɖi srɔ̃nye ɖo o. Meɖe kuku, midzra anyigba aɖe nam ne maɖi srɔ̃nye ɖe afi ma.”
5 and to answer son: descendant/people Heth [obj] Abraham to/for to say to/for him
Hititɔ la ɖo eŋu na Abraham be,
6 to hear: hear us lord my leader God you(m. s.) in/on/with midst our in/on/with best grave our to bury [obj] to die your man: anyone from us [obj] grave his not to restrain from you from to bury to die your
“Amegã, ɖo to mí. Ènye fiavi ŋusẽtɔ aɖe le mía dome. Ɖi wò ame kukuwo ɖe míaƒe yɔdo nyuitɔwo me. Mía dometɔ aɖeke magbe eƒe yɔdo nana wò na wò ame kukuwo ɖiɖi o.”
7 and to arise: rise Abraham and to bow to/for people [the] land: country/planet to/for son: descendant/people Heth
Abraham tsi tsitre, eye wòde ta agu na Hititɔwo hegblɔ be,
8 and to speak: speak with them to/for to say if there with soul: appetite your to/for to bury [obj] to die my from to/for face my to hear: hear me and to fall on to/for me in/on/with Ephron son: child Zohar
“Zi ale si wònye nenema miedii ko la, mive nunye, miaɖe kuku na Efrɔn, Zoha ƒe vi nam
9 and to give: give to/for me [obj] cave [the] Machpelah which to/for him which in/on/with end land: country his in/on/with silver: price full to give: give her to/for me in/on/with midst your to/for possession grave
be wòadzra eƒe kpeto Makpela si le eƒe anyigba ƒe seƒe lɔƒo la nam. Maxe ga home si dzi míalɔ̃ ɖo la katã nɛ, eye wòazu ameɖiƒe na ƒonyemetɔwo tegbee.”
10 and Ephron to dwell in/on/with midst son: descendant/people Heth and to answer Ephron [the] Hittite [obj] Abraham in/on/with ear: hearing son: descendant/people Heth to/for all to come (in): come gate city his to/for to say
Efrɔn nɔ ameawo dome. Eƒo nu, ɖo Abraham ƒe nya la ŋu le Hititɔwo katã ŋkume. Egblɔ na Abraham be,
11 not lord my to hear: hear me [the] land: country to give: give to/for you and [the] cave which in/on/with him to/for you to give: give her to/for eye: seeing son: child people my to give: give her to/for you to bury to die your
“Amegã, meɖe kuku, ɖo tom. Matsɔ kpeto la kple anyigba la ana wò, eye nyemaxɔ naneke ɖe wo ta o. Metsɔ wo na wò faa le nye ame siwo le afi sia la ƒe ŋkume. Yi nàɖi wò ame kuku la ɖe edzi.”
12 and to bow Abraham to/for face: before people [the] land: country/planet
Abraham gade ta agu na Hititɔwo,
13 and to speak: speak to(wards) Ephron in/on/with ear: hearing people [the] land: country/planet to/for to say surely if you(m. s.) if to hear: hear me to give: pay silver: price [the] land: country to take: recieve from me and to bury [obj] to die my there [to]
eye wòɖo nya la ŋu na Efrɔn esime ame sia ame nɔ to dzi be, “Ao, na maƒlee ko. Na maxe ga home si anyigba la xɔ la, ekema maɖi nye ame kukuwo ɖe edzi.”
14 and to answer Ephron [obj] Abraham to/for to say to/for him
Efrɔn ɖo eŋu na Abraham be,
15 lord my to hear: hear me land: country/planet four hundred shekel silver: money between me and between you what? he/she/it and [obj] to die your to bury
“Ɖo tom, nye aƒetɔ; anyigba la ƒe asie nye klosalo kilogram atɔ̃. Ke nu kae nye ga home ma le nye kple wò dome? Ɖi wò ame kuku.”
16 and to hear: hear Abraham to(wards) Ephron and to weigh Abraham to/for Ephron [obj] [the] silver: money which to speak: promise in/on/with ear: hearing son: descendant/people Heth four hundred shekel silver: money to pass to/for to trade
Abraham lɔ̃ ɖe klosalo kilogram atɔ̃ si Efrɔn bia le Hititɔwo dome la dzi, eye wòxee nɛ.
17 and to arise: establish land: country Ephron which in/on/with Machpelah which to/for face: east Mamre [the] land: country and [the] cave which in/on/with him and all [the] tree which in/on/with land: country which in/on/with all border: area his around: whole
Ale Efrɔn ƒe anyigba si le Makpela si te ɖe Mamre ŋu, anyigba la kple kpeto si le eme la siaa kple ati siwo le anyigba la ƒe liƒowo me la trɔ zu
18 to/for Abraham to/for purchase to/for eye: before(the eyes) son: descendant/people Heth in/on/with all to come (in): come gate city his
Abraham tɔ le Hititɔ siwo va du la ƒe agbo nu la katã ƒe ŋkume.
19 and after so to bury Abraham [obj] Sarah woman: wife his to(wards) cave land: country [the] Machpelah upon face: east Mamre he/she/it Hebron in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan
Emegbe la, Abraham ɖi srɔ̃a Sara ɖe kpeto si le Makpela si te ɖe Mamre ŋu la me. Teƒe sia le Hebron le Kanaanyigba dzi.
20 and to arise: establish [the] land: country and [the] cave which in/on/with him to/for Abraham to/for possession grave from with son: descendant/people Heth
Ale Hititɔwo wɔ agbalẽ ɖe anyigba la kple kpeto si le edzi la dzi na Abraham be wòanye eƒe ameɖiƒe.
