Genesis 23
1 and to be life Sarah hundred year and twenty year and seven year year life Sarah
Sara aliishi akawa na umri wa miaka mia na ishirini na saba.
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
Sara akafa huko Kiriath-Arba (yaani Hebroni) katika nchi ya Kanaani, Abrahamu akamwombolezea na kumlilia Sara.
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
Ndipo Abrahamu akainuka kutoka pale penye maiti ya mke wake. Akazungumza na Wahiti, akasema,
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
“Mimi ni mpitaji na mgeni miongoni mwenu. Niuzieni sehemu ya ardhi yenu ili niweze kumzika maiti wangu.”
5 and to answer son: descendant/people Heth [obj] Abraham to/for to say to/for him
Wahiti wakamjibu Abrahamu,
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
“Bwana, tusikilize. Wewe ni mtawala mkuu sana miongoni mwetu. Zika maiti wako katika kaburi unalolipenda kati ya makaburi yetu. Hakuna mtu wa kwetu atakayekuzuia kaburi lake ili kuzika maiti wako.”
7 and to arise: rise Abraham and to bow to/for people [the] land: country/planet to/for son: descendant/people Heth
Abrahamu akainuka na akasujudu mbele ya wenyeji wa nchi, yaani Wahiti.
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
Akawaambia, “Kama mnaniruhusu kumzika maiti wangu, basi nisikilizeni mkamsihi Efroni mwana wa Sohari kwa niaba yangu
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
ili aniuzie pango la Makpela, lililo mali yake, nalo liko mwisho wa shamba lake. Mwambieni aniuzie kwa bei kamili atakayosema ili liwe mahali pangu pa kuzikia miongoni mwenu.”
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
Efroni Mhiti alikuwa ameketi miongoni mwa watu wake, akamjibu Abrahamu mbele ya Wahiti wote waliokuwepo katika lango la mji.
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
“La hasha, bwana wangu, nisikilize, nakupa shamba, pia nakupa pango lililomo ndani yake. Nakupa mbele ya watu wangu. Uzike maiti wako.”
12 and to bow Abraham to/for face: before people [the] land: country/planet
Abrahamu akasujudu tena, mbele ya wenyeji wa nchi,
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]
akamwambia Efroni wale watu wakiwa wanasikia, “Tafadhali nisikilize. Nitakulipa fedha za hilo shamba. Kubali kuzipokea ili niweze kumzika maiti wangu.”
14 and to answer Ephron [obj] Abraham to/for to say to/for him
Efroni akamjibu Abrahamu,
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
“Nisikilize, bwana wangu, thamani ya ardhi hiyo ni shekeli 400 za fedha, lakini hiyo ni nini kati yako na mimi? Mzike maiti wako.”
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
Abrahamu akakubali masharti ya Efroni, akampimia ile fedha aliyotaja masikioni mwa Wahiti: Shekeli 400 za fedha kulingana na viwango vya uzito vilivyokuwa vikitumika wakati huo na wafanyabiashara.
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
Hivyo shamba la Efroni huko Makpela karibu na Mamre, yaani shamba pamoja na pango lililokuwamo, nayo miti yote iliyokuwamo ndani ya mipaka ya shamba hilo, vilikabidhiwa,
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
kwa Abrahamu kuwa mali yake mbele ya Wahiti wote waliokuwa wamekuja kwenye lango la mji.
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
Baada ya hayo Abrahamu akamzika Sara mkewe kwenye pango ndani ya shamba la Makpela karibu na Mamre (huko Hebroni) katika nchi ya Kanaani.
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
Hivyo Wahiti wakamkabidhi Abrahamu shamba pamoja na pango lililokuwa humo kuwa mahali pa kuzikia.
