< Kĩambĩrĩria 23 >

1 Sara aatũũrire muoyo agĩkinyia mĩaka igana rĩmwe na mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na mũgwanja.
撒辣一生的壽數是一百二十歲。
2 Nake aakuĩrĩire Kiriathu-Ariba (na nokuo Hebironi), bũrũri-inĩ wa Kaanani; nake Iburahĩmu agĩthiĩ, agĩcakaĩra Sara na akĩmũrĩrĩra.
撒辣死在客納罕地的克黎雅特阿爾巴,即赫貝龍。亞巴郎來舉哀哭弔撒辣;
3 Ningĩ Iburahĩmu agĩũkĩra akiuma hau mwĩrĩ wa mũtumia wake warĩ, agĩthiĩ akĩarĩria Ahiti akĩmeera atĩrĩ,
然後從死者面前起來,對赫特人說道:
4 “Niĩ ndĩ mũgeni na mũgendi gũkũ kwanyu. Nyenderiai handũ gũkũ ha gũthikana nĩgeetha hote gũthika mũtumia wakwa ũrĩa ũkuĩte.”
「我在你們中是個外鄉僑民,請你們在這裏賣給我一塊墳地,我好將我的死者移去埋葬。」
5 Nao Ahiti magĩcookeria Iburahĩmu atĩrĩ:
赫特人答覆亞巴郎說:「
6 “Mũthuuri ũyũ, ta tũthikĩrĩrie. Wee ũrĩ mũthamaki ũrĩ hinya gatagatĩ-inĩ gaitũ. Thika mũtumia waku mbĩrĩra-inĩ ĩmwe ya iria njega ciitũ. Gũtirĩ mũndũ witũ ũngĩkũgiria mbĩrĩra ya gũthika mũtumia waku.”
先生,請聽:你在我們中是天主的寵臣,你可在我們最好的墳地埋葬你的死者,我們沒有人會拒絕你,在他的墳地內埋葬你的死者。」
7 Iburahĩmu agĩũkĩra akĩinamĩrĩra mbere ya Ahiti, andũ acio ene bũrũri.
亞巴郎遂起來,向當地人民赫特人下拜,
8 Akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Angĩkorwo nĩmwĩtĩkĩrĩte thike mũtumia wakwa-rĩ, gĩĩthikĩrĩriei, na mũthaithanĩrĩre kũrĩ Efironi mũrũ wa Zoharu,
然後對他們說:「如果你們實在願意我將死者移去埋葬,請你們答應我,為我請求祚哈爾的兒子厄斐龍,
9 nĩguo anyenderie ngurunga ya Makipela, ĩrĩa yake ĩrĩ mũthia-inĩ wa gĩthaka gĩake. Mũũriei anyenderie na thogora ũrĩa ũmĩigana, ĩtuĩke handũ hakwa ha gũthikana gũkũ kwanyu.”
要他賣給我他那塊田地盡頭所有的瑪革培拉山洞;要他按實價在你們面前賣給我,作為私有墳地。」
10 Nake Efironi ũcio Mũhiti aikarĩte thĩ o hau gatagatĩ-inĩ ka andũ arĩa angĩ; tondũ ũcio agĩcookeria Iburahĩmu akĩiguagwo nĩ Ahiti othe arĩa mookĩte kĩhingo-inĩ gĩa itũũra rĩu rĩake.
當時,厄斐龍也坐在赫特人中間。這赫特人厄斐龍遂在聚於城門口的赫特人面前,高聲答覆亞巴郎說:「
11 Akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Aca, mwathi wakwa, thikĩrĩria; nĩndakũhe gĩthaka kĩu, na nĩndakũhe ngurunga ĩyo ĩrĩ thĩinĩ wakĩo. Ndakũhe andũ akwa makĩonaga. Thika mũtumia waku.”
先生,不要這樣。請聽我說:我送給你這塊田,連其中的山洞,也送給你。我願在我同族的人民眼前送給你,埋葬你的死者。」
12 O rĩngĩ Iburahĩmu akĩinamĩrĩra mbere ya andũ acio ene bũrũri,
亞巴郎又在當地人民面前下拜,
13 na akĩarĩria Efironi andũ acio makĩiguaga, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ĩtĩkĩra gũũthikĩrĩria. Nĩngũrĩha thogora wa gĩthaka kĩu. Amũkĩra mbeeca kuuma kũrĩ niĩ, nĩgeetha hote gũthika mũtumia wakwa kuo.”
然後對當地人民高聲向厄斐龍說:「假如你樂意,請你聽我說:我願給你地價,你收下後,我才在那裏埋葬我的死者。」
14 Efironi agĩcookeria Iburahĩmu atĩrĩ,
厄斐龍答覆亞巴郎說:「
15 “Ta thikĩrĩria, mwathi wakwa; gĩthaka kĩu kĩngiuma cekeri magana mana ma betha, no rĩrĩ, kĩu nĩ kĩĩ gatagatĩ gaku na niĩ? Thiĩ ũthike mũtumia waku.”
先生,請聽我說:一塊值四百「協刻耳」銀子的地,在你和我之間,算得什麼! 你儘管去埋葬你的死者罷! 」
16 Iburahĩmu agĩĩtĩkĩra thogora wa Efironi na akĩmũthimĩra betha iria aagwetete andũ a Ahiti othe makĩiguaga; cekeri magana mana cia betha cia mũigana wa gĩthimo kĩa onjorithia.
亞巴郎明白了厄斐龍的意思,便照他在赫特人前大聲提出的價值,按流行的市價稱了四百「協刻耳」銀子給他。
17 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, gĩthaka kĩa Efironi kĩu kĩarĩ Makipela hakuhĩ na Mamure-gĩthaka na ngurunga ĩyo, na mĩtĩ yothe ĩrĩa yarĩ mĩhaka-inĩ ya gĩthaka kĩu ikĩgarũrĩrwo
這樣,厄斐龍在瑪革培拉面對瑪默勒的那塊田地,連田地帶其中的山洞,以及在田地四周所有的樹木,
18 Iburahĩmu mbere ya Ahiti othe arĩa mookĩte kĩhingo-inĩ gĩa itũũra rĩu inene.
當著聚在城門口的赫特人面前,全移交給亞巴郎作產業。
19 Thuutha wa ũguo, Iburahĩmu agĩthika Sara mũtumia wake ngurunga-inĩ ĩyo yarĩ gĩthaka-inĩ kĩa Makipela hakuhĩ na Mamure (ĩrĩa ĩrĩ Hebironi), bũrũri-inĩ wa Kaanani.
事後,亞巴郎遂將自己的妻子撒辣葬在客納罕地,即葬在那塊面對瑪默勒,(即赫貝龍),瑪革培拉田地的山洞內。
20 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio gĩthaka kĩu na ngurunga ĩyo yarĩ kuo ikĩgarũrĩrwo Iburahĩmu nĩ Ahiti irĩ handũ ha gũthikanaga.
這樣,這塊田地和其中的山洞,由赫特人移交了給亞巴郎作為私有墳地。

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