Kejadian 23
1 Sesudah Sara mencapai usia 127 tahun,
And the life of Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years: these were the years of the life of Sarah.
2 ia meninggal di Hebron di tanah Kanaan. Abraham sedih dan meratapi kematian istrinya itu.
And Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
3 Setelah itu Abraham meninggalkan jenazah istrinya dan pergi kepada orang-orang Het, yang mendiami negeri itu. Ia berkata,
And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spake unto the children of Heth, saying,
4 "Saya ini orang asing yang tinggal di tengah-tengah Saudara-saudara; izinkanlah saya membeli sebidang tanah supaya saya dapat menguburkan istri saya."
I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
5 Mereka menjawab,
And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
6 "Kami menghormati Tuan sebagai pemimpin yang kuat di antara kami, jadi kuburkanlah istri Tuan dalam kuburan yang paling baik yang kami miliki. Kami semua merasa senang menyediakan kuburan untuk istri Tuan."
Hear us, my lord; thou art a prince of God 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.
7 Kemudian sujudlah Abraham di hadapan mereka,
And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
8 dan berkata, "Jika Saudara-saudara rela saya menguburkan istri saya di sini, tolonglah mintakan kepada Efron, anak laki-laki Zohar,
And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
9 supaya ia menjual kepadaku Gua Makhpela yang terletak di pinggir ladangnya. Baiklah ia menjual tanah itu di sini, dengan disaksikan Saudara-saudara. Harganya akan kubayar penuh, supaya tanah itu jadi milik saya."
that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for the full price let him give it to me in the midst of you for a possession of a burying-place.
10 Pada waktu itu Efron sendiri sedang duduk dengan orang-orang Het itu pada tempat pertemuan di pintu gerbang kota. Lalu dengan disaksikan oleh semua orang yang ada di situ, ia menjawab,
Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
11 "Bangsa saya sendiri menjadi saksi bahwa ladang itu beserta guanya saya berikan supaya Tuan dapat menguburkan istri Tuan."
Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the children of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
12 Maka Abraham sujud di hadapan orang-orang Het itu,
And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
13 dan dengan didengar oleh semua orang, ia berkata kepada Efron, "Mohon dengarkan saya. Saya ingin membeli seluruh ladang itu. Terimalah uangnya, supaya saya menguburkan istri saya di situ."
And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me: I will give the price of the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
14 Efron menjawab,
And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
15 "Sebidang tanah yang hanya berharga empat ratus uang perak--apa artinya itu bagi kita berdua? Kuburkanlah istri Tuan di situ."
My lord, hearken unto me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
16 Abraham setuju dengan harga itu. Ia menghitung uang perak sejumlah yang disebut oleh Efron, yaitu empat ratus uang perak, menurut timbangan yang dipakai oleh para saudagar. Lalu ia membayarnya kepada Efron, dengan disaksikan oleh semua orang Het itu.
And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current [money] with the merchant.
17 Demikianlah ladang Efron yang letaknya di Makhpela di sebelah timur Mamre, menjadi milik Abraham. Tanah itu terdiri dari ladang dan guanya serta semua pohon-pohonnya termasuk pohon-pohon yang ada di batas-batasnya.
So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border thereof round about, were made sure
18 Tanah itu diakui sebagai milik Abraham oleh semua orang Het yang hadir dalam pertemuan di pintu gerbang kota.
unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
19 Sesudah itu Abraham menguburkan Sara istrinya di dalam gua Makhpela di tanah Kanaan.
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.
20 Demikianlah ladang beserta guanya yang tadinya milik orang Het, menjadi milik Abraham untuk tanah pekuburan.
And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the children of Heth.
