उत्पत्ति 23
1 सारा एक सय सत्ताइस वर्ष बाँचिन् । साराका जीवनमा वर्षहरू यी नै थिए ।
And the life of Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years; these were the years of the life of Sarah.
2 सारा कनान देशको किर्यत-अर्बा अर्थात् हेब्रोनमा मरिन् । अब्राहामले साराको निम्ति शोक र विलाप गरे ।
And Sarah died in Kiriatharba — the same is Hebron — in the land of Canaan; and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
3 त्यसपछि अब्राहाम आफ्नी पत्नीको लाश भएको ठाउँबाट उठे, र हेतका छोराहरूलाई यसो भने,
And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke unto the children of Heth, saying:
4 “म तपाईंहरूका बिचमा एक प्रवासी हुँ । मसँग भएको लाशलाई गाड्न चिहानको लागि तपाईंहरूसँग भएको कुनै जमिन मलाई दिनुहोस् ।”
'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 हेतका छोराहरूले अब्राहामलाई भने,
And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him:
6 “मालिक, हाम्रा कुरा सुन्नुहोस् । तपाईं हाम्रो बिचमा परमेश्वरका राजकुमार हुनुहुन्छ । हाम्रा चिहानमध्ये सबैभन्दा असलचाहिँ छानेर लाश गाड्नुहोस् । तपाईंले लाशलाई गाड्नुहोस्, हामीमध्ये कसैले पनि आफ्नो चिहान तपाईंलाई दिन इन्कार गर्नेछैन ।”
'Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince 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 तब अब्राहामले उठेर त्यस देशका मानिसहरू अर्थात् हेतका छोराहरूका अगि निहुरेर दण्डवत् गरे ।
And Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
8 तिनले तिनीहरूलाई यसो भने, “यदि मैले यो लाश गाड्न तपाईंहरूलाई मन्जुर छ भने मेरो कुरो सुन्नुहोस् र सोहोरका छोरा एप्रोनसित मेरो निम्ति बिन्ती गरिदिनुहोस् ।
And he spoke 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 उनका खेतको छेउमा भएको आफ्नो मक्पेलाको ओडार मलाई बेच्न भनिदिनुहोस् । उनले त्यो जमिन पुरा दाममा गाड्ने ठाउँको निम्ति सार्वजनिक रूपमा मलाई बेचून् ।”
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 त्यस बेला एप्रोन हेतका छोराहरूका माझमा बसिरहेका थिए, र जति जना उनका सहरको प्रवेशद्वारको अगाडि आएका थिए, ती सबैले सुन्ने गरी हित्ती एप्रोनले अब्राहामलाई भने,
Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying:
11 “होइन, मेरा प्रभु, मेरो कुरा सुन्नुहोस् । म तपाईंलाई त्यो खेत र त्यसमा भएको ओडार पनि दिन्छु । मेरा मानिसहरूका छोराहरूकै सामुन्ने म त्यो तपाईंलाई दिन्छु। म तपाईंलाई लाश गाड्नको निम्ति त्यो दिन्छु ।”
'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 sons of my people give I it thee; bury thy dead.'
12 अब्राहामले फेरि त्यस देशका मानिसहरूलाई दण्डवत् गरे ।
And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land.
13 अनि तिनले त्यस ठाउँका मानिसहरूले सुन्ने गरी एप्रोनलाई भने, “तर यदि तपाईंको मन्जुरी भए मेरो कुरा सुन्नुहोस् । म त्यस जग्गाको मोल तिर्नेछु । मबाट पैसा लिनुहोस्, र म त्यहाँ लाश गाड्नेछु
And he spoke unto Ephron in the hearing 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 ।” एप्रोनले अब्राहामलाई भने,
And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him:
15 “हे मेरा प्रभु, मेरो कुरा सुन्नुहोस् । जग्गाको मोल चाँदीका चार सय सिक्का हो, तर मेरो र तपाईंको बीचमा त्यो के हो र? लाशलाई गाड्नुहोस् ।”
'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 अब्राहामले एप्रोनको कुरा माने र तिनले एप्रोनलाई हेतका छोराहरूका सामुन्ने उनले भने जस्तै व्यापारीहरूमा प्रचलित तौलबमोजिम चाँदीका चार सय सिक्का जोखेर उनलाई दिए ।
And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
17 यसरी मक्पेलामा मम्रेनेरको एप्रोनको खेत र त्यसभित्र भएका ओडार र रूखहरूसमेत एप्रोनले
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 त्यस सहरका ढोकाको अगाडि आएकाहरू हेतका छोराहरू सबैका सामु अब्राहामको अधिकारमा दिए ।
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 त्यसपछि अब्राहामले आफ्नी पत्नी सारालाई कनान देशमा मम्रेनेरको, अर्थात् हेब्रोनमा भएको मक्पेलाक खेतको ओडारमा गाडे ।
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 यसरी त्यो खेत र त्यसमा भएको ओडारसमेत हित्तीहरूका तर्फबाट चिहानको रूपमा अब्राहामको अधिकारमा भयो ।
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.
