Genesis 23
1 Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. This was the length of Sarah’s life.
Sara meninggal dunia pada usia 127 tahun di kota Kiryat Arba, yang sekarang disebut Hebron, di negeri Kanaan. Abraham berkabung dan menangisi kematian istrinya.
2 Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
3 Abraham rose up from before his dead and spoke to the children of Heth, saying,
Sesudah itu, Abraham meninggalkan jenazah istrinya dan pergi menemui orang-orang Het, penduduk asli negeri itu, lalu berkata kepada mereka,
4 “I am a stranger and a foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”
“Saya hanyalah pendatang yang tinggal di antara kalian. Izinkanlah saya membeli sebidang tanah dari kalian untuk menguburkan jenazah istri saya.”
5 The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
Jawab mereka kepadanya,
6 “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. Bury your dead.”
“Tuan, kami sudah menganggap engkau sebagai seorang penguasa yang hebat di antara kami. Silakan memilih tempat kuburan terbaik yang kami miliki, dan kuburkanlah istri Tuan di situ. Kami semua bersedia memberikan tempat mana pun yang Tuan mau secara cuma-cuma.”
7 Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth.
Maka Abraham bersujud untuk berterima kasih kepada mereka
8 He talked with them, saying, “If you agree that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
dan berkata, “Kalau begitu, tolong Saudara-saudara berbicara kepada Efron anak Zohar,
9 that he may sell me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field. For the full price let him sell it to me among you as a possession for a burial place.”
supaya dia menjual gua yang terletak di pinggir ladangnya di Makpela. Saya bersedia membayar sesuai harga jualnya, supaya gua itu menjadi milik saya. Dan biarlah kalian menjadi saksi atas pembelian itu.”
10 Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,
Kebetulan, Efron sedang duduk di antara orang-orang Het yang hadir di tempat pertemuan dekat pintu gerbang kota. Lalu di hadapan semua orang yang ada di situ, dia menjawab,
11 “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 children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.”
“Tidak usah, Tuan! Biarlah saudara sebangsaku sendiri, yakni semua orang Het yang ada di sini, menjadi saksi di antara kita berdua bahwa ladang beserta gua yang ada di dalamnya, di Makpela itu, saya berikan kepada Tuan dengan cuma-cuma! Silakan mengubur istri Tuan di sana.”
12 Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
Abraham kembali bersujud di hadapan orang-orang Het itu.
13 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.”
Kemudian, dengan didengar oleh semua orang yang ada di situ, dia berkata kepada Efron, “Mohon dengarkan saya! Saya ingin membeli ladang itu darimu sesuai harga jualnya. Terimalah tawaran ini supaya istri saya bisa dikuburkan di sana.”
14 Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
Jawab Efron kepada Abraham,
15 “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.”
“Dengarlah Tuan, harga tanah itu hanya lima kilogram perak. Jumlah uang sekecil itu tidak perlu dipersoalkan. Ambillah ladang itu dan kuburkan istri Tuan di sana.”
16 Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants’ standard.
Abraham setuju dengan harga yang disebutkan Efron. Lalu dia menimbang lima kilogram perak untuk diberikan kepada Efron di hadapan semua orang yang hadir di situ. Beratnya sesuai dengan ukuran timbangan yang berlaku pada masa itu.
17 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
Demikianlah ladang Efron yang ada di Makpela, di sebelah timur Hebron, menjadi milik Abraham, termasuk gua di ladang itu beserta semua pohon yang ada di dalamnya.
18 to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.
Semua orang Het yang hadir dalam pertemuan di pintu gerbang kota itu mengakui bahwa tanah tersebut sudah menjadi milik Abraham.
19 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.
Setelah itu, Abraham menguburkan istrinya di dalam gua tersebut, di Makpela. Tempat itu termasuk daerah Kanaan.
20 The field, and the cave that is in it, were deeded to Abraham by the children of Heth as a possession for a burial place.
Dengan demikian, ladang dan gua Efron menjadi milik Abraham sebagai tempat pekuburan.
