Senesi 23
1 Pea naʻe teau ma uofulu ma fitu ʻae taʻu ʻa Sela; ko e ngaahi taʻu eni ʻoe moʻui ʻa Sela;
And they were [the] life of Sarah one hundred year[s] and twenty year[s] and seven years [the] years of [the] life of Sarah.
2 Pea naʻe pekia ʻa Sela ʻi Kesa ʻAlipa; ʻaia ko Hepeloni ʻi he fonua ko Kēnani pea naʻe haʻu ʻa ʻEpalahame ke tēngihia ʻa Sela, mo tangi koeʻuhi ko ia.
And she died Sarah at Kiriath Arba that [is] Hebron in [the] land of Canaan and he went Abraham to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
3 Pea naʻe tuʻu ki ʻolunga ʻa ʻEpalahame ʻi he ʻao ʻo hono pekia, ʻo ne lea ki he fānau ʻa Heti, ʻo pehē,
And he arose Abraham from on [the] face of dead his and he spoke to [the] people of Heth saying.
4 “Ko e muli au mo e ʻāunofo ʻiate kimoutolu, tuku mai ha potu faʻitoka meiate kimoutolu, koeʻuhi ke u tanu ai hoku pekia mei hoku ʻao.”
[am] a sojourner And a resident alien I with you give to me a possession of a burial site with you so let me bury dead my from to before me.
5 Pea leaange ʻae fānau ʻa Heti kia ʻEpalahame, ʻo pehē kiate ia:
And they answered [the] people of Heth Abraham saying to him.
6 “E ʻEiki, ke ke fanongo mai kiate kimautolu, ko e ʻEiki lahi koe ʻiate kimautolu; ke ke faʻiteliha ki homau ngaahi fonualoto, ke fai ai ho pekia; ʻe ʻikai ha mau tokotaha ʻe taʻofi meiate koe hono fonualoto, ka ke fai ʻi ai ho pekia.”
Listen to us - O lord my [are] a prince of God you in midst of us in [the] choicest of burial sites our bury dead your anyone of us burial site his not he will withhold from you from burying dead your.
7 Pea tuʻu hake ʻa ʻEpalahame, ʻo tulolo ia ki he kakai ʻoe fonua, ʻio ki he fānau ʻa Heti.
And he arose Abraham and he bowed down to [the] people of the land to [the] people of Heth.
8 Pea lea ia kiate kinautolu, ʻo pehē, “Kapau ko homou loto ke u tanu hoku pekia mei hoku ʻao, pea mou fanongo mai; pea mou kole kia ʻEfilone ko e foha ʻo Sohaʻa, koeʻuhi ko au.
And he spoke with them saying if there with desire your to bury dead my from to before me listen to me and entreat for me Ephron [the] son of Zohar.
9 Koeʻuhi ke ne tuku mai ʻae ʻana ʻi Makipila ʻoku ʻaʻana, pea ʻoku ʻi he potu ʻo ʻene ngoue; ke ne fakatau ia kiate au, ki he paʻanga ʻoku tatau mo ia, ke u maʻu ia ko hoku faʻitoka ʻiate kimoutolu.”
So may he give to me [the] cave of Machpelah which [belongs] to him which [is] at [the] end of field his for silver full let him give it to me in midst of you to a possession of a burial site.
10 Pea naʻe nofo ʻa ʻEfilone fakataha mo e fānau ʻa Heti; pea leaange ʻa ʻEfilone ko e tangata Heti kia ʻEpalahame ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ngaahi fānau ʻa Heti, ʻio, ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai kotoa pē naʻe hū ʻi he matapā ʻoe kolo, ʻo pehē,
And Ephron [was] sitting in among [the] people of Heth and he answered Ephron the Hethite Abraham in [the] ears of [the] people of Heth to all [those who were] entering [the] gate of city his saying.
11 “Ko ʻeku ʻeiki, ʻe ʻikai; ka ke fanongo mai: ʻoku ʻoʻou ʻae ngoue, pea mo e ʻana ʻoku ʻi ai, te u foaki ia kiate koe; ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fānau ʻa hoku kakai ni, ʻoku ou foaki ia kiate koe, ke ke tanu ai ho pekia.”
No O lord my listen to me the field I give to you and the cave which [is] in it to you I give it to [the] eyes of [the] sons of people my I give it to you bury dead your.
12 Pea toe tulolo ʻa ʻEpalahame ki he kakai ʻoe fonua.
And he bowed down Abraham before [the] people of the land.
13 Pea lea ia kia ʻEfilone ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai ʻoe fonua, ʻo pehē, “Kapau ko ho loto ia, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe fanongo mai kiate au: te u ʻatu kiate koe ʻae paʻanga ki he ngoue; ke ke maʻu ia, pea teu tanu hoku pekia ʻi ai.”
And he spoke to Ephron in [the] ears of [the] people of the land saying nevertheless if you if listen to me I give [the] money of the field take [it] from me so let me bury dead my there.
14 Pea lea ʻa ʻEfilone kia ʻEpalahame, ʻo ne pehē kiate ia,
And he answered Ephron Abraham saying to him.
15 “Ko ʻeku ʻeiki, ke ke fanongo mai; ʻoku tatau ʻae konga fonua mo e sikeli siliva ʻe fāngeau; ka koeʻumaʻā ia kiate au mo koe? Ko ia, ke ke tanu pe ho pekia.”
O lord my listen to me land of four hundred shekel[s] of silver between me and between you what? [is] it and dead your bury.
16 Pea tokanga ʻa ʻEpalahame kia ʻEfilone; pea naʻe fua ʻe ʻEpalahame ʻae siliva kia ʻEfilone, ʻaia naʻa ne tala ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fānau ʻa Heti, ko e sikeli siliva ʻe fāngeau, ʻo hangē ko e lau ʻe he kau fakatau.
And he listened Abraham to Ephron and he weighed out Abraham for Ephron the money which he had spoken in [the] ears of [the] people of Heth four hundred shekel[s] of silver passing along to the trader.
17 Pea ko e ngoue ʻa ʻEfilone, ʻaia naʻe ʻi Makipila, pea ofi ki Mamali, ko e ngoue, pea mo e ʻana ʻi ai, pea mo e ngaahi ʻakau ʻoku ʻi ai, ʻaia naʻe ʻi he veʻe ngoue kotoa pē, naʻe fakapapau ia,
And it was confirmed - [the] field of Ephron which [was] in Machpelah which [was] before Mamre the field and the cave which [was] in it and every tree which [was] in the field which [was] in all border its round about.
18 Kia ʻEpalahame ko e tofiʻa, ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fānau ʻa Heti, ʻi he ʻao ʻo kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe hū ʻi he matapā ʻo hono kolo.
To Abraham to a possession to [the] eyes of [the] people of Heth for all [those who were] entering [the] gate of city his.
19 Pea hili ia, naʻe tanu ʻe ʻEpalahame hono uaifi ko Sela ʻi he ʻana ʻi he ngoue ʻo Makipila ʻoku hangatonu ki Mamili, ʻaia ko Hepeloni, ʻi he fonua ko Kēnani.
And after thus he buried Abraham Sarah wife his into [the] cave of [the] field of Machpelah on [the] face of Mamre that [is] Hebron in [the] land of Canaan.
20 Pea ko e ngoue, mo e ʻana naʻe ʻi ai naʻe fakapapau ia kia ʻEpalahame, ʻe he ngaahi foha ʻo Heti, ke ne maʻu ko hono faʻitoka.
And it was confirmed the field and the cave which [was] in it to Abraham to a possession of a burial site from with [the] people of Heth.
