Genesis 23

وَكَانَتْ حَيَاةُ سَارَةَ مِئَةً وَسَبْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً، سِنِي حَيَاةِ سَارَةَ.

And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.

وَمَاتَتْ سَارَةُ فِي قَرْيَةِ أَرْبَعَ، الَّتِي هِيَ حَبْرُونُ، فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ. فَأَتَى إِبْرَاهِيمُ لِيَنْدُبَ سَارَةَ وَيَبْكِيَ عَلَيْهَا.

And Sarah died in Kirjath–arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

وَقَامَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ مِنْ أَمَامِ مَيِّتِهِ وَكَلَّمَ بَنِي حِثَّ قَائِلاً:

And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,

«أَنَا غَرِيبٌ وَنَزِيلٌ عِنْدَكُمْ. أَعْطُونِي مُلْكَ قَبْرٍ مَعَكُمْ لأَدْفِنَ مَيْتِي مِنْ أَمَامِي».

I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

فَأَجَابَ بَنُو حِثَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَائِلِينَ لَهُ:

And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,

«اِسْمَعْنَا يَا سَيِّدِي. أَنْتَ رَئِيسٌ مِنَ اللهِ بَيْنَنَا. فِي أَفْضَلِ قُبُورِنَا ادْفِنْ مَيْتَكَ، لاَ يَمْنَعُ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا قَبْرَهُ عَنْكَ حَتَّى لاَ تَدْفِنَ مَيْتَكَ».

Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.

فَقَامَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَسَجَدَ لِشَعْبِ الأَرْضِ، لِبَنِي حِثَّ،

And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

وَكَلَّمَهُمْ قَائِلاً: «إِنْ كَانَ فِي نُفُوسِكُمْ أَنْ أَدْفِنَ مَيْتِي مِنْ أَمَامِي، فَاسْمَعُونِي وَالْتَمِسُوا لِي مِنْ عِفْرُونَ بْنِ صُوحَرَ

And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

أَنْ يُعْطِيَنِي مَغَارَةَ الْمَكْفِيلَةِ الَّتِي لَهُ، الَّتِي فِي طَرَفِ حَقْلِهِ. بِثَمَنٍ كَامِل يُعْطِينِي إِيَّاهَا فِي وَسَطِكُمْ مُلْكَ قَبْرٍ».

That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.

وَكَانَ عِفْرُونُ جَالِسًا بَيْنَ بَنِي حِثَّ، فَأَجَابَ عِفْرُونُ الْحِثِّيُّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي مَسَامِعِ بَنِي حِثَّ، لَدَى جَمِيعِ الدَّاخِلِينَ بَابَ مَدِينَتِهِ قَائِلاً:

And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

«لاَ يَا سَيِّدِي، اسْمَعْنِي. اَلْحَقْلُ وَهَبْتُكَ إِيَّاهُ، وَالْمَغَارَةُ الَّتِي فِيهِ لَكَ وَهَبْتُهَا. لَدَى عُيُونِ بَنِي شَعْبِي وَهَبْتُكَ إِيَّاهَا. ادْفِنْ مَيْتَكَ».

Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

فَسَجَدَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ أَمَامَ شَعْبِ الأَرْضِ،

And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.

وَكَلَمَ عِفْرُونَ فِي مَسَامِعِ شَعْبِ الأَرْضِ قَائِلاً: «بَلْ إِنْ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ إِيَّاهُ فَلَيْتَكَ تَسْمَعُنِي. أُعْطِيكَ ثَمَنَ الْحَقْلِ. خُذْ مِنِّي فَأَدْفِنَ مَيْتِي هُنَاكَ».

And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

فَأَجَابَ عِفْرُونُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَائِلاً لَهُ:

And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,

«يَا سَيِّدِي، اسْمَعْنِي. أَرْضٌ بِأَرْبَعِ مِئَةِ شَاقِلِ فِضَّةٍ، مَا هِيَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ؟ فَادْفِنْ مَيْتَكَ».

My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.

فَسَمِعَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لِعِفْرُونَ، وَوَزَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لِعِفْرُونَ الْفِضَّةَ الَّتِي ذَكَرَهَا فِي مَسَامِعِ بَنِي حِثَّ. أَرْبَعَ مِئَةِ شَاقِلِ فِضَّةٍ جَائِزَةٍ عِنْدَ التُّجَّارِ.

And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.

فَوَجَبَ حَقْلُ عِفْرُونَ الَّذِي فِي الْمَكْفِيلَةِ الَّتِي أَمَامَ مَمْرَا، الْحَقْلُ وَالْمَغَارَةُ الَّتِي فِيهِ، وَجَمِيعُ الشَّجَرِ الَّذِي فِي الْحَقْلِ الَّذِي فِي جَمِيعِ حُدُودِهِ حَوَالَيْهِ،

And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure

لإِبْرَاهِيمَ مُلْكًا لَدَى عُيُونِ بَنِي حِثَّ، بَيْنَ جَمِيعِ الدَّاخِلِينَ بَابَ مَدِينَتِهِ.

Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.

وَبَعْدَ ذلِكَ دَفَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ سَارَةَ امْرَأَتَهُ فِي مَغَارَةِ حَقْلِ الْمَكْفِيلَةِ أَمَامَ مَمْرَا، الَّتِي هِيَ حَبْرُونُ، فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ،

And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.

فَوَجَبَ الْحَقْلُ وَالْمَغَارَةُ الَّتِي فِيهِ لإِبْرَاهِيمَ مُلْكَ قَبْرٍ مِنْ عِنْدِ بَنِي حِثَّ.

And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.