Mose 1 23
1 Sara tsi xɔ ƒe alafa ɖeka blaeve-vɔ-adre.
And they were [the] life of Sarah one hundred year[s] and twenty year[s] and seven years [the] years of [the] life of Sarah.
2 Eku le Kiriat Arba (si nye Hebron) le Kanaanyigba dzi. Abraham yi be yeafa konyi, eye yeafa avi nɛ.
And she died Sarah at Kiriath Arba that [is] Hebron in [the] land of Canaan and he went Abraham to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
3 Esime wòtsi tsitre ɖe srɔ̃a kukua gbɔ la, egblɔ na Hititɔwo be,
And he arose Abraham from on [the] face of dead his and he spoke to [the] people of Heth saying.
4 “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.”
[am] a sojourner And a resident alien I with you give to me a possession of a burial site with you so let me bury dead my from to before me.
5 Hititɔ la ɖo eŋu na Abraham be,
And they answered [the] people of Heth Abraham saying to him.
6 “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.”
Listen to us - O lord my [are] a prince of God you in midst of us in [the] choicest of burial sites our bury dead your anyone of us burial site his not he will withhold from you from burying dead your.
7 Abraham tsi tsitre, eye wòde ta agu na Hititɔwo hegblɔ be,
And he arose Abraham and he bowed down to [the] people of the land to [the] people of Heth.
8 “Zi ale si wònye nenema miedii ko la, mive nunye, miaɖe kuku na Efrɔn, Zoha ƒe vi nam
And he spoke with them saying if there with desire your to bury dead my from to before me listen to me and entreat for me Ephron [the] son of Zohar.
9 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.”
So may he give to me [the] cave of Machpelah which [belongs] to him which [is] at [the] end of field his for silver full let him give it to me in midst of you to a possession of a burial site.
10 Efrɔn nɔ ameawo dome. Eƒo nu, ɖo Abraham ƒe nya la ŋu le Hititɔwo katã ŋkume. Egblɔ na Abraham be,
And Ephron [was] sitting in among [the] people of Heth and he answered Ephron the Hethite Abraham in [the] ears of [the] people of Heth to all [those who were] entering [the] gate of city his saying.
11 “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.”
No O lord my listen to me the field I give to you and the cave which [is] in it to you I give it to [the] eyes of [the] sons of people my I give it to you bury dead your.
12 Abraham gade ta agu na Hititɔwo,
And he bowed down Abraham before [the] people of the land.
13 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.”
And he spoke to Ephron in [the] ears of [the] people of the land saying nevertheless if you if listen to me I give [the] money of the field take [it] from me so let me bury dead my there.
14 Efrɔn ɖo eŋu na Abraham be,
And he answered Ephron Abraham saying to him.
15 “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.”
O lord my listen to me land of four hundred shekel[s] of silver between me and between you what? [is] it and dead your bury.
16 Abraham lɔ̃ ɖe klosalo kilogram atɔ̃ si Efrɔn bia le Hititɔwo dome la dzi, eye wòxee nɛ.
And he listened Abraham to Ephron and he weighed out Abraham for Ephron the money which he had spoken in [the] ears of [the] people of Heth four hundred shekel[s] of silver passing along to the trader.
17 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
And it was confirmed - [the] field of Ephron which [was] in Machpelah which [was] before Mamre the field and the cave which [was] in it and every tree which [was] in the field which [was] in all border its round about.
18 Abraham tɔ le Hititɔ siwo va du la ƒe agbo nu la katã ƒe ŋkume.
To Abraham to a possession to [the] eyes of [the] people of Heth for all [those who were] entering [the] gate of city his.
19 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.
And after thus he buried Abraham Sarah wife his into [the] cave of [the] field of Machpelah on [the] face of Mamre that [is] Hebron in [the] land of Canaan.
20 Ale Hititɔwo wɔ agbalẽ ɖe anyigba la kple kpeto si le edzi la dzi na Abraham be wòanye eƒe ameɖiƒe.
And it was confirmed the field and the cave which [was] in it to Abraham to a possession of a burial site from with [the] people of Heth.
