Kejadian 23
1 Sesudah Sara mencapai usia 127 tahun,
Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. This was the length of Sarah's life.
2 ia meninggal di Hebron di tanah Kanaan. Abraham sedih dan meratapi kematian istrinya itu.
Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), in the land of Canaan. 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,
Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons 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 foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may remove my dead for burial."
5 Mereka menjawab,
The sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to 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. 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 to prevent you from burying your dead."
7 Kemudian sujudlah Abraham di hadapan mereka,
Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth.
8 dan berkata, "Jika Saudara-saudara rela saya menguburkan istri saya di sini, tolonglah mintakan kepada Efron, anak laki-laki Zohar,
He talked with them, saying, "If you agree that I may remove my dead for burial, hear me, and approach Ephron the son of Zohar for me,
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 owns; it is at the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in your presence as a burial 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 among the sons of Heth. Ephron the Hethite answered Abraham in the hearing of the sons of Heth, even of all who 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."
"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 sons of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead."
12 Maka Abraham sujud di hadapan orang-orang Het itu,
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."
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."
14 Efron menjawab,
Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
15 "Sebidang tanah yang hanya berharga empat ratus uang perak--apa artinya itu bagi kita berdua? Kuburkanlah istri Tuan di situ."
"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."
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.
Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants' standard.
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, the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all of its borders, were deeded
18 Tanah itu diakui sebagai milik Abraham oleh semua orang Het yang hadir dalam pertemuan di pintu gerbang kota.
to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.
19 Sesudah itu Abraham menguburkan Sara istrinya di dalam gua Makhpela di tanah Kanaan.
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.
20 Demikianlah ladang beserta guanya yang tadinya milik orang Het, menjadi milik Abraham untuk tanah pekuburan.
The field, and the cave that is in it, were deeded to Abraham as a possession for a burial place by the sons of Heth.
