Genesis 23
1 Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. This was the length of Sarah’s life.
Sara hidup seratus dua puluh tujuh tahun lamanya; itulah umur Sara.
2 Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
Kemudian matilah Sara di Kiryat-Arba, yaitu Hebron, di tanah Kanaan, lalu Abraham datang meratapi dan menangisinya.
3 Abraham rose up from before his dead and spoke to the children of Heth, saying,
Sesudah itu Abraham bangkit dan meninggalkan isterinya yang mati itu, lalu berkata kepada bani Het:
4 “I am a stranger and a foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”
"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 The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
Bani Het menjawab Abraham:
6 “Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the best of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb. Bury your dead.”
"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 Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth.
Kemudian bangunlah Abraham lalu sujud kepada bani Het, penduduk negeri itu,
8 He talked with them, saying, “If you agree that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
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 that he may sell me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field. For the full price let him sell it to me among you as a possession for a burial place.”
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 Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,
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 “No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.”
"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 bowed himself down before the people of the land.
Lalu sujudlah Abraham di depan penduduk negeri itu
13 He spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, “But if you will, please hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead 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 “My lord, listen to me. What is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver between me and you? Therefore bury your dead.”
"Tuanku, dengarkanlah aku: sebidang tanah dengan harga empat ratus syikal perak, apa artinya itu bagi kita? Kuburkan sajalah isterimu yang mati itu."
16 Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants’ standard.
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 the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all of its borders, were deeded
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 to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.
diserahkan kepada Abraham menjadi tanah belian, di depan mata bani Het itu, di depan semua orang yang datang di pintu gerbang kota.
19 After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (that is, Hebron), in the land of Canaan.
Sesudah itu Abraham menguburkan Sara, isterinya, di dalam gua ladang Makhpela itu, di sebelah timur Mamre, yaitu Hebron di tanah Kanaan.
20 The field, and the cave that is in it, were deeded to Abraham by the children of Heth as a possession for a burial place.
Demikianlah dari pihak bani Het ladang dengan gua yang ada di sana diserahkan kepada Abraham menjadi kuburan miliknya.
