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Genesis 23
Magandang Balita Biblia
Genesis 23
Magandang Balita Biblia
Namatay si Sara at Bumili si Abraham ng Libingan
23 Nabuhay si Sara nang 127 taon. 2 Namatay siya sa Lunsod ng Arba, na tinatawag ding Hebron sa lupain ng Canaan. Ito'y labis na ikinalungkot ni Abraham.
3 Sandaling iniwan ni Abraham ang bangkay at nakipag-usap sa mga Heteo. Pakiusap niya, 4 “Ako'y(A) isang dayuhan at nakikitira lamang sa inyong lupain. Kung maaari, pagbilhan ninyo ako ng lupang mapaglilibingan sa aking asawa.”
5 Sumagot ang mga Heteo, 6 “Kinikilala ka naming isang dakilang pinuno; pumili ka na ng lugar na gusto mo para paglibingan sa iyong asawa. Ikalulugod namin na ibigay sa inyo ang bahagi ng inyong mapipili.”
7 Bilang pasasalamat, yumuko si Abraham sa harapan ng mga tao 8 at sinabi niya, “Kung talagang hindi kayo tutol na dito ko ilibing ang aking asawa, tulungan ninyo akong makiusap kay Efron na anak ni Zohar. 9 Nais kong saksihan ninyo ang pagbili ko sa yungib na nasa tabi ng kanyang lupain sa Macpela, upang ito'y gawing libingan. Babayaran ko siya sa hustong halaga.”
10 Nagkataong si Efron ay kasama ng nagkakatipong mga Heteo sa may pintuan ng lunsod. Kaya, sinabi niya kay Abraham na naririnig ng lahat, 11 “Hindi lamang ang yungib, kundi pati ang lupang kinalalagyan nito ay ibinibigay ko na rin sa inyo upang paglibingan sa inyong asawa. Saksi ko ang lahat ng naririto.”
12 Muling yumuko si Abraham sa harapan ng mga naroroon, 13 at sinabi niya kay Efron na naririnig ng lahat, “Kung maaari'y pakinggan mo ako. Bibilhin ko ang buong lupain. Tanggapin mo ang tamang kabayaran upang mailibing ko roon ang aking asawa.”
14 Sumagot si Efron kay Abraham, 15 “Apatnaraang pirasong pilak po ang halaga ng lupa. Huwag na nating pag-usapan; basta't paglibingan na ninyo.” 16 Nagkasundo sila. Sa harapan ng mga tao'y tumimbang si Abraham ng halagang apatnaraang pirasong pilak, ayon sa halaga ng salaping umiiral noon sa pamilihan.
17 Kaya't ang lupang iyon ni Efron sa Macpela sa silangan ng Mamre, pati na ang yungib at mga punongkahoy sa paligid nito 18 ay naging pag-aari ni Abraham. Sinaksihan ito ng mga Heteong dumalo sa pagpupulong na iyon sa may pintuan ng lunsod. 19 At inilibing nga ni Abraham si Sara sa yungib na iyon sa Macpela, silangan ng Mamre, sa lupain ng Canaan. Ito'y tinatawag ngayong Hebron. 20 Ang lupa ngang iyon at ang yungib na dating pag-aari ng mga Heteo ay binili ni Abraham upang gawin niyang libingan.
Genesis 23
New International Version
Genesis 23
New International Version
The Death of Sarah
23 Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old. 2 She died at Kiriath Arba(A) (that is, Hebron)(B) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.(C)
3 Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites.[a](D) He said, 4 “I am a foreigner and stranger(E) among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.(F)”
5 The Hittites replied to Abraham, 6 “Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince(G) among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead.”
7 Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites. 8 He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar(H) on my behalf 9 so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah,(I) which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you.”
10 Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites(J) who had come to the gate(K) of his city. 11 “No, my lord,” he said. “Listen to me; I give[b](L) you the field, and I give[c] you the cave that is in it. I give[d] it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”
12 Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land 13 and he said to Ephron in their hearing, “Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there.”
14 Ephron answered Abraham, 15 “Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels[e] of silver,(M) but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”
16 Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver,(N) according to the weight current among the merchants.(O)
17 So Ephron’s field in Machpelah(P) near Mamre(Q)—both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field—was deeded 18 to Abraham as his property(R) in the presence of all the Hittites(S) who had come to the gate(T) of the city. 19 Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah(U) near Mamre (which is at Hebron(V)) in the land of Canaan.(W) 20 So the field and the cave in it were deeded(X) to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.(Y)
Footnotes
- Genesis 23:3 Or the descendants of Heth; also in verses 5, 7, 10, 16, 18 and 20
- Genesis 23:11 Or sell
- Genesis 23:11 Or sell
- Genesis 23:11 Or sell
- Genesis 23:15 That is, about 10 pounds or about 4.6 kilograms
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