Genesis 23
1 And Sarah was an hundred and twenty and seven years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.
Sara tsi xɔ ƒe alafa ɖeka blaeve-vɔ-adre.
2 And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
Eku le Kiriat Arba (si nye Hebron) le Kanaanyigba dzi. Abraham yi be yeafa konyi, eye yeafa avi nɛ.
3 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,
Esime wòtsi tsitre ɖe srɔ̃a kukua gbɔ la, egblɔ na Hititɔwo be,
4 I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
“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 the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
Hititɔ la ɖo eŋu na Abraham be,
6 Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
“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 Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth.
Abraham tsi tsitre, eye wòde ta agu na Hititɔwo hegblɔ be,
8 And he spoke with them, saying, If it is your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
“Zi ale si wònye nenema miedii ko la, mive nunye, miaɖe kuku na Efrɔn, Zoha ƒe vi nam
9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace among you.
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 dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the presence of the children of Heth, of all that entered the gates of his city, saying,
Efrɔn nɔ ameawo dome. Eƒo nu, ɖo Abraham ƒe nya la ŋu le Hititɔwo katã ŋkume. Egblɔ na Abraham be,
11 Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I to thee, and the cave that is in it I give it to thee; in the presence of the sons of my people I give it to thee: bury thy dead.
“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 Abraham bowed himself before the people of the land.
Abraham gade ta agu na Hititɔwo,
13 And he spoke to Ephron in the presence of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
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 Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
Efrɔn ɖo eŋu na Abraham be,
15 My lord, hearken to me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that between me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
“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 Abraham hearkened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the presence of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
Abraham lɔ̃ ɖe klosalo kilogram atɔ̃ si Efrɔn bia le Hititɔwo dome la dzi, eye wòxee nɛ.
17 And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the surrounding borders, were made sure
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 Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that entered the gate of his city.
Abraham tɔ le Hititɔ siwo va du la ƒe agbo nu la katã ƒe ŋkume.
19 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of 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 the field, and the cave that is in it, were made sure to Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.
Ale Hititɔwo wɔ agbalẽ ɖe anyigba la kple kpeto si le edzi la dzi na Abraham be wòanye eƒe ameɖiƒe.
