Sarah Dies
1Sarah lived to be 127 years old. 2She died at Kiriath Arba. Kiriath Arba is also called Hebron. It’s in the land of Canaan. Sarah’s death made Abraham very sad. He went to the place where her body was lying. There he wept over her.
3Then Abraham got up from beside his wife’s body. He said to the Hittites, 4“I’m an outsider. I’m a stranger among you. Sell me some property where I can bury those in my family who die. Then I can bury my wife.”
5The Hittites replied to Abraham, 6“Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your wife in the best place we have to bury our dead. None of us will refuse to sell you a place to bury her.”
7Then Abraham bowed down in front of the Hittites, the people of the land. 8He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my wife, then listen to me. Speak to Zohar’s son Ephron for me. 9Ask him to sell me the cave of Machpelah. It belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price. I want it as a place to bury my dead wife among you.”
10Ephron the Hittite was sitting there among his people. He replied to Abraham. All of the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city heard him. 11“No, sir,” Ephron said. “Listen to me. I will give you the field. I’ll also give you the cave that’s in the field. I will give it to you in front of my people. Bury your wife.”
12Again Abraham bowed down in front of the people of the land. 13He spoke to Ephron so they could hear him. He said, “Please listen to me. I’ll pay the price of the field. Accept it from me. Then I can bury my wife there.”
14Ephron answered Abraham, 15“Sir, listen to me. The land is worth ten pounds of silver. But what’s that between the two of us? Bury your wife.”
16Abraham agreed to Ephron’s offer. He weighed out for Ephron the price he had named. The Hittites there had heard the amount. The price was ten pounds of silver. Abraham measured it by the weights that were used by merchants.
17So Ephron sold his field to Abraham. The field was in Machpelah near Mamre. Abraham bought the field and the cave that was in it. He also bought all the trees that were inside the borders of the field. Everything was sold 18to Abraham as his property. He bought it in front of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of the city. 19Then Abraham buried his wife Sarah. He buried her in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre in the land of Canaan. Mamre is at Hebron. 20So the field and the cave that was in it were sold to Abraham by the Hittites. The property became a place to bury those who died in his family.
Namatay si Sara, at Bumili si Abraham ng Paglilibingan.
1Nabuhay si Sara ng 127 taon. 2Namatay siya sa Kiriat Arba (na tinatawag ding Hebron) sa lupain ng Canaan. Labis ang paghihinagpis ni Abraham sa pagkamatay ni Sara.
3Ngayon, iniwan muna ni Abraham ang bangkay ng asawa niya at nakipagkita siya sa mga Heteo at sinabi sa kanila, 4“Nakatira ako rito sa lugar ninyo bilang isang dayuhan, kaya kung maaari ay pagbilhan din ninyo ako ng lupa na maaari kong paglibingan ng asawa ko.” 5Sumagot ang mga Heteo, 6“Ginoo, makinig ka muna sa amin. Kilala ka namin na isang tanyag na tao, kaya maaari mong ilibing ang asawa mo kahit saan na pinakamabuting libingan dito sa amin. Walang sinuman sa amin ang magkakait sa iyo ng kanyang libingan para mailibing mo ang asawa mo.”
7Yumukod agad si Abraham sa harapan ng mga Heteo. 8Pagkatapos, sinabi niya, “Kung payag kayo na rito ko ilibing ang asawa ko, tulungan nʼyo ako na kausapin si Efron na anak ni Zohar 9na ibenta niya sa akin ang kweba niya na nasa tabi ng bukirin niya sa Macpela. Sabihin ninyo sa kanya na babayaran ko siya sa tamang halaga rito mismo sa harapan ninyo para maging akin ito at gawing libingan.”
10Naroon pala si Efron na nakaupo kasama ng mga kababayan niyang Heteo. Kaya sumagot siya kay Abraham na naririnig ng lahat ng Heteo na nagtitipon doon sa pintuan ng lungsod. 11Sinabi niya, “Sa harap ng mga kababayan ko ay ibinibigay ko sa iyo ang buong bukirin pati na ang kweba. Kaya maaari mo nang ilibing ang asawa mo.”
12Muling yumukod si Abraham tanda ng pagpapasalamat sa harapan ng mga Heteo. 13Kaya sinabi niya kay Efron na naririnig ng lahat, “Makinig kayo sa akin. Babayaran ko ang halaga ng bukirin. Tanggapin mo ang bayad ko para mailibing ko na doon ang asawa ko.”
14Sumagot si Efron, 15“Ginoo, ang lupa ay nagkakahalaga ng 400 pirasong pilak. Pero ano naman iyon sa ating dalawa. Sige, ilibing mo na ang asawa mo.”
16Pumayag si Abraham sa halagang sinabi ni Efron. Kaya nagkilo siya ng 400 pirasong pilak ayon sa bigat na pinagbabasihan noon ng mga mangangalakal. At ibinayad niya ito kay Efron sa harap ng mga Heteo.
17-18Kaya naging pag-aari ni Abraham ang bukid ni Efron sa Macpela, sa silangan ng Mamre, pati na ang kweba at ang mga punongkahoy sa paligid ng bukid. Saksi ang lahat ng Heteo na nagtipon doon sa pintuan ng lungsod. 19Inilibing agad ni Abraham si Sara sa kweba na nasa bukirin ng Macpela, na sakop ng lupain ng Canaan. Ang Macpela ay malapit sa Mamre na siyang Hebron. 20Kaya ang bukid pati ang kweba, na dating pagmamay-ari ng mga Heteo ay naging kay Abraham na at ginawa niya itong libingan.