Kejadian 23
1 Sesudah Sara mencapai usia 127 tahun,
Sarah lived a hundred and twenty-seven 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.
Sarah died in Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron, in the land of Canaan. Abraham mourned and wept for Sarah.
3 Setelah itu Abraham meninggalkan jenazah istrinya dan pergi kepada orang-orang Het, yang mendiami negeri itu. Ia berkata,
Then Abraham rose up and went from his dead wife, 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 foreigner among you. Please grant me a property for a burial place among you, so that I may bury my dead.”
5 Mereka menjawab,
The sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying,
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."
“Listen to us, my master. You are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb, so that you may bury your dead.”
7 Kemudian sujudlah Abraham di hadapan mereka,
Abraham arose and bowed down 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 spoke to them, saying, “If you agree that I should bury my dead, then hear me and plead with Ephron 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."
Ask him to sell me the cave of Machpelah, which he owns, which is at the end of his field. For the full price let him sell it to me publicly as a property for 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, and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the sons of Heth, of all those who had come into 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 master, hear me. I give you the field, and the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of the sons of my people. I give it to you to bury your dead.”
12 Maka Abraham sujud di hadapan orang-orang Het itu,
Then 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 hearing of the people of the land, saying, “But if you are willing, please hear me. I will pay for the field. Take the money from me, and I will bury my dead there.”
14 Efron menjawab,
Ephron answered Abraham, saying,
15 "Sebidang tanah yang hanya berharga empat ratus uang perak--apa artinya itu bagi kita berdua? Kuburkanlah istri Tuan di situ."
“Please, my master, listen to me. A piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and you? 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 and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the amount of silver that he had spoken in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard measurement of the merchants.
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 next to Mamre, that is, the field, the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were in the field and all around its border, passed
18 Tanah itu diakui sebagai milik Abraham oleh semua orang Het yang hadir dalam pertemuan di pintu gerbang kota.
to Abraham by purchase in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all those who had come into 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, which is next to 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.
So the field and the cave in it passed to Abraham as a property for a burial place from the sons of Heth.
