在他们面前对以弗仑说,你若应允,请听我的话。我要把田价给你,求你收下,我就在那里埋葬我的死人。 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.
于是,麦比拉,幔利前,以弗仑的那块田和其中的洞,并田间四围的树木, 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
都定准归与亚伯拉罕,乃是他在赫人面前并城门出入的人面前买妥的。 Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
此后,亚伯拉罕把他妻子撒拉埋葬在迦南地幔利前的麦比拉田间的洞里。幔利就是希伯仑。 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.
从此,那块田和田间的洞就藉着赫人定准归与亚伯拉罕作坟地。 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.
亚伯拉罕对管理他全业最老的仆人说,请你把手放在我大腿底下。 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh
我要叫你指着耶和华天地的主起誓,不要为我儿子娶这迦南地中的女子为妻。 And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell