Genesis 23
1 Sarah lived a hundred and twenty-seven years. These were the years of the life of Sarah.
撒拉享壽一百二十七歲，這是撒拉一生的歲數。
2 Sarah died in Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron, in the land of Canaan. Abraham mourned and wept for Sarah.
撒拉死在迦南地的基列‧亞巴，就是希伯崙。亞伯拉罕為她哀慟哭號。
3 Then Abraham rose up and went from his dead wife, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,
後來亞伯拉罕從死人面前起來，對赫人說：
4 “I am a foreigner among you. Please grant me a property for a burial place among you, so that I may bury my dead.”
「我在你們中間是外人，是寄居的。求你們在這裏給我一塊地，我好埋葬我的死人，使她不在我眼前。」
5 The sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying,
赫人回答亞伯拉罕說：
6 “Listen to us, my master. You are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb, so that you may bury your dead.”
「我主請聽。你在我們中間是一位尊大的王子，只管在我們最好的墳地裏埋葬你的死人；我們沒有一人不容你在他的墳地裏埋葬你的死人。」
7 Abraham arose and bowed down to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth.
亞伯拉罕就起來，向那地的赫人下拜，
8 He spoke to them, saying, “If you agree that I should bury my dead, then hear me and plead with Ephron son of Zohar, for me.
對他們說：「你們若有意叫我埋葬我的死人，使她不在我眼前，就請聽我的話，為我求瑣轄的兒子以弗崙，
9 Ask him to sell me the cave of Machpelah, which he owns, which is at the end of his field. For the full price let him sell it to me publicly as a property for a burial place.”
把田頭上那麥比拉洞給我，他可以按着足價賣給我，作我在你們中間的墳地。」
10 Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth, and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the sons of Heth, of all those who had come into the gate of his city, saying,
當時以弗崙正坐在赫人中間。於是，赫人以弗崙在城門出入的赫人面前對亞伯拉罕說：
11 “No, my master, hear me. I give you the field, and the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of the sons of my people. I give it to you to bury your dead.”
「不然，我主請聽。我送給你這塊田，連田間的洞也送給你，在我同族的人面前都給你，可以埋葬你的死人。」
12 Then Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
亞伯拉罕就在那地的人民面前下拜，
13 He spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, “But if you are willing, please hear me. I will pay for the field. Take the money from me, and I will bury my dead there.”
在他們面前對以弗崙說：「你若應允，請聽我的話。我要把田價給你，求你收下，我就在那裏埋葬我的死人。」
14 Ephron answered Abraham, saying,
以弗崙回答亞伯拉罕說：
15 “Please, my master, listen to me. A piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and you? Bury your dead.”
「我主請聽。值四百舍客勒銀子的一塊田，在你我中間還算甚麼呢？只管埋葬你的死人吧！」
16 Abraham listened to Ephron and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the amount of silver that he had spoken in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard measurement of the merchants.
亞伯拉罕聽從了以弗崙，照着他在赫人面前所說的話，把買賣通用的銀子平了四百舍客勒給以弗崙。
17 So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was next to Mamre, that is, the field, the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were in the field and all around its border, passed
於是，麥比拉、幔利前、以弗崙的那塊田和其中的洞，並田間四圍的樹木，
18 to Abraham by purchase in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all those who had come into the gate of his city.
都定準歸與亞伯拉罕，乃是他在赫人面前並城門出入的人面前買妥的。
19 After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which is next to Mamre, that is, Hebron, in the land of Canaan.
此後，亞伯拉罕把他妻子撒拉埋葬在迦南地幔利前的麥比拉田間的洞裏。（幔利就是希伯崙）。
20 So the field and the cave in it passed to Abraham as a property for a burial place from the sons of Heth.
從此，那塊田和田間的洞就藉着赫人定準歸與亞伯拉罕作墳地。
