उत्पत्ति 23
1 सारा एक सय सत्ताइस वर्ष बाँचिन् । साराका जीवनमा वर्षहरू यी नै थिए ।
Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. This was the length of Sarah's life.
2 सारा कनान देशको किर्यत-अर्बा अर्थात् हेब्रोनमा मरिन् । अब्राहामले साराको निम्ति शोक र विलाप गरे ।
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 त्यसपछि अब्राहाम आफ्नी पत्नीको लाश भएको ठाउँबाट उठे, र हेतका छोराहरूलाई यसो भने,
Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons 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 foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may remove my dead for burial."
5 हेतका छोराहरूले अब्राहामलाई भने,
The sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to 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. 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 तब अब्राहामले उठेर त्यस देशका मानिसहरू अर्थात् हेतका छोराहरूका अगि निहुरेर दण्डवत् गरे ।
Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the sons 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 ।
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 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 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 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 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 “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 ।”
"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 अब्राहामले फेरि त्यस देशका मानिसहरूलाई दण्डवत् गरे ।
Abraham bowed himself 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
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 ।” एप्रोनले अब्राहामलाई भने,
Ephron answered Abraham, saying to 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, listen to me. What is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver between me and you? Therefore bury your 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 ।
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 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, 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 त्यस सहरका ढोकाको अगाडि आएकाहरू हेतका छोराहरू सबैका सामु अब्राहामको अधिकारमा दिए ।
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 त्यसपछि अब्राहामले आफ्नी पत्नी सारालाई कनान देशमा मम्रेनेरको, अर्थात् हेब्रोनमा भएको मक्पेलाक खेतको ओडारमा गाडे ।
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 यसरी त्यो खेत र त्यसमा भएको ओडारसमेत हित्तीहरूका तर्फबाट चिहानको रूपमा अब्राहामको अधिकारमा भयो ।
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.
