Postanak 23
1 A poživje Sara sto i dvadeset i sedam godina; to su godine vijeka Sarina;
When Sarah was 127 years old,
2 I umrije Sara u Kirijat-Arvi, a to je Hevron, u zemlji Hananskoj. I doðe Avram da ožali Saru i oplaèe.
she died at Kiriath-Arba [town], which is now called Hebron, in the Canaan region. After Abraham mourned for her,
3 A kad usta Avram od mrtvaca svojega, reèe sinovima Hetovijem govoreæi:
he left the body of his wife and [went and] spoke to some of the descendants of Heth, saying,
4 Stranac sam i došljak kod vas; dajte mi da imam grob kod vas da pogrebem mrtvaca svojega ispred oèiju svojih.
“I am a foreigner [DOU] living among you, [so I do not own any land here]. Sell me some land here so that I can bury my wife’s body.”
5 A sinovi Hetovi odgovoriše Avramu govoreæi mu:
They replied to him,
6 Èuj nas, gospodaru; ti si knez od Boga meðu nama; u najboljem grobu našem pogrebi mrtvaca svojega; niko izmeðu nas neæe ti zatvoriti groba svojega da ne pogrebeš mrtvaca svojega.
“Sir, you are a powerful prince among us. Choose one of our finest tombs and bury your wife’s [body] in it. None of us will refuse to sell land to you for a tomb for your relatives’ bodies.”
7 Tada usta Avram i pokloni se narodu zemlje one, sinovima Hetovijem;
Then Abraham stood up and bowed [in respect] in front of the people who owned the land, the descendants of Heth.
8 I reèe im govoreæi: ako hoæete da pogrebem mrtvaca svojega ispred oèiju svojih, poslušajte me, i govorite za mene Efronu sinu Sarovu,
He said to them, “If you say that you are willing for me to bury my wife’s body here, listen to me, and ask Ephron, the son of Zohar for me,
9 Neka mi da peæinu u Makpeli, koja je nakraj njive njegove; za novce neka mi je da meðu vama koliko vrijedi, da imam grob.
to sell to me the cave in the Machpelah area, which is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price he wants, so that I can have a burial ground among you.”
10 A Efron sjeðaše usred sinova Hetovijeh. Pa reèe Efron Hetejin Avramu pred sinovima Hetovijem, koji slušahu, pred svijem koji ulažahu na vrata grada njegova, govoreæi:
Ephron was sitting among the people near the city gate where many [HYP] descendants of Heth had gathered. He heard what Abraham said to them.
11 Ne, gospodaru; èuj me: poklanjam ti njivu, i peæinu kod nje poklanjam ti; pred sinovima naroda svojega poklanjam ti je, pogrebi mrtvaca svojega.
[So, just to make the customary reply to start the real discussion about a price], Ephron said, “No, sir, listen to me. I will give to you the field and the cave in it, without charge, with the people here as witnesses.”
12 A Avram se pokloni narodu zemlje one,
Abraham again bowed before the people who lived in the area,
13 I reèe Efronu pred narodom zemlje one govoreæi: ako si voljan, èuj me; da ti dam šta vrijedi njiva, uzmi od mene, pa æu onda pogrepsti mrtvaca svojega ondje.
and said to Ephron, as all the others were listening, “[No], listen to me. If you are willing, I will pay for the field. You tell me what the price is, and I will give it to you. If you accept it, the field will become mine, and I can bury my wife’s body there.”
14 A Efron odgovori Avramu govoreæi mu:
Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
15 Gospodaru, èuj me; zemlja vrijedi èetiri stotine sikala srebra izmeðu mene i tebe; šta je to? samo ti pogrebi mrtvaca svojega.
“Sir, listen to me. The land is worth 400 pieces of silver. But the price is not important to you and me. Give me the money and bury your wife’s body there.”
16 A Avram èuvši Efrona izmjeri mu srebro, koje reèe pred sinovima Hetovijem, èetiri stotine sikala srebra, kako su išli meðu trgovcima.
Abraham agreed with Ephron about the price, and weighed for Ephron the 400 pieces of silver he had suggested, as everyone was listening, using the standard weights for silver used [in that area] by people who sold things.
17 I njiva Efronova u Makpeli prema Mamriji, njiva s peæinom koja je na njoj, i sva drveta na njivi i po meði njezinoj unaokolo,
So Ephron’s field in the Machpelah area, near Mamre, and the cave in the field, and all the trees that were in the field inside the boundaries of the land, became Abraham’s possession.
18 Posta Avramova pred sinovima Hetovijem, pred svjema koji ulaze na vrata grada onoga.
It became Abraham’s property as all the descendants of Heth were listening there at the city gate.
19 Potom pogrebe Avram Saru ženu svoju u peæini na njivi Makpeli prema Mamriji, a to je Hevron, u zemlji Hananskoj.
After that, Abraham buried his wife Sarah’s body in the cave in the field in the Machpelah area near Mamre, which is now called Hebron [city], in the Canaan region.
20 I potvrdiše sinovi Hetovi njivu i peæinu na njoj Avramu da ima grob.
So the field and the cave in it were officially sold to Abraham by the descendants of Heth, to be used as a burial ground.
