उत्पत्ति 23
1 सारा एक सय सत्ताइस वर्ष बाँचिन् । साराका जीवनमा वर्षहरू यी नै थिए ।
And the life of Sarah came to be, a hundred and twenty-seven years, —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 Kiriath-arba, the same, is Hebron in the land of Canaan, —and Abraham went in to wail 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 over the face of his dead, —and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying;
4 “म तपाईंहरूका बिचमा एक प्रवासी हुँ । मसँग भएको लाशलाई गाड्न चिहानको लागि तपाईंहरूसँग भएको कुनै जमिन मलाई दिनुहोस् ।”
A sojourner and settler, am I with you, —Give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, That I may bury my dead, from before me.
5 हेतका छोराहरूले अब्राहामलाई भने,
And 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! A prince of God, art thou in our midst, In the choice of our buryingplaces, bury thy dead, —Not, a man from among us his, burying-place, will withhold from thee, from burying thy dead.
7 तब अब्राहामले उठेर त्यस देशका मानिसहरू अर्थात् हेतका छोराहरूका अगि निहुरेर दण्डवत् गरे ।
And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself down 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 ।
and spake with them, saying, —If it is with the consent of your minds that I should bury my dead from before me, hear me, and intercede for me, with Ephron 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 would give me, the cave of Machpelah, which pertaineth unto him, which is within the bounds of his field, —For full silver, let him give it me in your midst, For a possession of a buryingplace.
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 sons of Heth, —so Ephron the Hittite responded to Abraham, in the ears of the sons of Heth, even all that were entering 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, have I given to thee And, the cave that is therein, to thee, have I given it, —In the eyes of the sons of my people, have I given it thee Bury thy dead.
12 अब्राहामले फेरि त्यस देशका मानिसहरूलाई दण्डवत् गरे ।
So Abraham boweth 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
and spake unto Ephron in the ears of the people of the land saying, Only if, thou, wouldst, hear me, —I have given the silver of the field Take it of me, That I may bury my dead here.
14 ।” एप्रोनले अब्राहामलाई भने,
And Ephron responded to 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, hear me, —Land worth four hundred shekels of silver—betwixt me and thee, what is that? And thy dead., bury thou.
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 out to Ephron the silver of which he had spoken in the ears of the sons of Heth, —four hundred shekels of silver, current with the merchant,
17 यसरी मक्पेलामा मम्रेनेरको एप्रोनको खेत र त्यसभित्र भएका ओडार र रूखहरूसमेत एप्रोनले
So was confirmed the field of Ephron, which is in Machpelah, which is before Mamre, —the field and the cave which is therein, and all the timber which was in the field, which was in all the boundary thereof round about,
18 त्यस सहरका ढोकाको अगाडि आएकाहरू हेतका छोराहरू सबैका सामु अब्राहामको अधिकारमा दिए ।
to Abraham as a purchase in the eyes of the sons of Heth, —with all who were entering the gate of his city.
19 त्यसपछि अब्राहामले आफ्नी पत्नी सारालाई कनान देशमा मम्रेनेरको, अर्थात् हेब्रोनमा भएको मक्पेलाक खेतको ओडारमा गाडे ।
And after this, did Abraham bury Sarah his wife, within the cave of the field of Machpelah, over against 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 ।
So was confirmed the field with the cave which was therein to Abraham, for a possession of a buryingplace, —from the sons of Heth.
