Genesis 23
1 When Sarah was 127 years old,
Sara hidup seratus dua puluh tujuh tahun lamanya; itulah umur Sara.
2 she died at Kiriath-Arba [town], which is now called Hebron, in the Canaan region. After Abraham mourned for her,
Kemudian matilah Sara di Kiryat-Arba, yaitu Hebron, di tanah Kanaan, lalu Abraham datang meratapi dan menangisinya.
3 he left the body of his wife and [went and] spoke to some of the descendants of Heth, saying,
Sesudah itu Abraham bangkit dan meninggalkan isterinya yang mati itu, lalu berkata kepada bani Het:
4 “I am a foreigner [DOU] living among you, [so I do not own any land here]. Sell me some land here so that I can bury my wife’s body.”
"Aku ini orang asing dan pendatang di antara kamu; berikanlah kiranya kuburan milik kepadaku di tanah kamu ini, supaya kiranya aku dapat mengantarkan dan menguburkan isteriku yang mati itu."
5 They replied to him,
Bani Het menjawab Abraham:
6 “Sir, you are a powerful prince among us. Choose one of our finest tombs and bury your wife’s [body] in it. None of us will refuse to sell land to you for a tomb for your relatives’ bodies.”
"Dengarlah kepada kami, tuanku. Tuanku ini seorang raja agung di tengah-tengah kami; jadi kuburkanlah isterimu yang mati itu dalam kuburan kami yang terpilih, tidak akan ada seorangpun dari kami yang menolak menyediakan kuburannya bagimu untuk menguburkan isterimu yang mati itu."
7 Then Abraham stood up and bowed [in respect] in front of the people who owned the land, the descendants of Heth.
Kemudian bangunlah Abraham lalu sujud kepada bani Het, penduduk negeri itu,
8 He said to them, “If you say that you are willing for me to bury my wife’s body here, listen to me, and ask Ephron, the son of Zohar for me,
serta berkata kepada mereka: "Jika kamu setuju, bahwa aku mengantarkan dan menguburkan isteriku yang mati itu, maka dengarkanlah aku dan tolonglah mintakan dengan sangat kepada Efron bin Zohar,
9 to sell to me the cave in the Machpelah area, which is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price he wants, so that I can have a burial ground among you.”
supaya ia memberikan kepadaku gua Makhpela miliknya itu, yang terletak di ujung ladangnya; baiklah itu diberikannya kepadaku dengan harga penuh untuk menjadi kuburan milikku di tengah-tengah kamu."
10 Ephron was sitting among the people near the city gate where many [HYP] descendants of Heth had gathered. He heard what Abraham said to them.
Pada waktu itu Efron hadir di tengah-tengah bani Het. Maka jawab Efron, orang Het itu, kepada Abraham dengan didengar oleh bani Het, oleh semua orang yang datang di pintu gerbang kota:
11 [So, just to make the customary reply to start the real discussion about a price], Ephron said, “No, sir, listen to me. I will give to you the field and the cave in it, without charge, with the people here as witnesses.”
"Tidak, tuanku, dengarkanlah aku; ladang itu kuberikan kepadamu dan gua yang di sanapun kuberikan kepadamu; di depan mata orang-orang sebangsaku kuberikan itu kepadamu; kuburkanlah isterimu yang mati itu."
12 Abraham again bowed before the people who lived in the area,
Lalu sujudlah Abraham di depan penduduk negeri itu
13 and said to Ephron, as all the others were listening, “[No], listen to me. If you are willing, I will pay for the field. You tell me what the price is, and I will give it to you. If you accept it, the field will become mine, and I can bury my wife’s body there.”
serta berkata kepada Efron dengan didengar oleh mereka: "Sesungguhnya, jika engkau suka, dengarkanlah aku: aku membayar harga ladang itu; terimalah itu dari padaku, supaya aku dapat menguburkan isteriku yang mati itu di sana."
14 Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
Jawab Efron kepada Abraham:
15 “Sir, listen to me. The land is worth 400 pieces of silver. But the price is not important to you and me. Give me the money and bury your wife’s body there.”
"Tuanku, dengarkanlah aku: sebidang tanah dengan harga empat ratus syikal perak, apa artinya itu bagi kita? Kuburkan sajalah isterimu yang mati itu."
16 Abraham agreed with Ephron about the price, and weighed for Ephron the 400 pieces of silver he had suggested, as everyone was listening, using the standard weights for silver used [in that area] by people who sold things.
Lalu Abraham menerima usul Efron, maka ditimbangnyalah perak untuk Efron, sebanyak yang dimintanya dengan didengar oleh bani Het itu, empat ratus syikal perak, seperti yang berlaku di antara para saudagar.
17 So Ephron’s field in the Machpelah area, near Mamre, and the cave in the field, and all the trees that were in the field inside the boundaries of the land, became Abraham’s possession.
Demikianlah ladang Efron, yang letaknya di Makhpela di sebelah timur Mamre, ladang dan gua yang di sana, serta segala pohon di ladang itu, bahkan di seluruh tanah itu sampai ke tepi-tepinya,
18 It became Abraham’s property as all the descendants of Heth were listening there at the city gate.
diserahkan kepada Abraham menjadi tanah belian, di depan mata bani Het itu, di depan semua orang yang datang di pintu gerbang kota.
19 After that, Abraham buried his wife Sarah’s body in the cave in the field in the Machpelah area near Mamre, which is now called Hebron [city], in the Canaan region.
Sesudah itu Abraham menguburkan Sara, isterinya, di dalam gua ladang Makhpela itu, di sebelah timur Mamre, yaitu Hebron di tanah Kanaan.
20 So the field and the cave in it were officially sold to Abraham by the descendants of Heth, to be used as a burial ground.
Demikianlah dari pihak bani Het ladang dengan gua yang ada di sana diserahkan kepada Abraham menjadi kuburan miliknya.
