رَاعُوث 4

١ 1 فَصَعِدَ بُوعَزُ إِلَى ٱلْبَابِ وَجَلَسَ هُنَاكَ. وَإِذَا بِٱلْوَلِيِّ ٱلَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ عَنْهُ بُوعَزُ عَابِرٌ. فَقَالَ: «مِلْ وَٱجْلِسْ هُنَا أَنْتَ يَا فُلَانُ ٱلْفُلَانِيُّ». فَمَالَ وَجَلَسَ.

And Boaz went up to the public place of the town, and took his seat there: and the near relation of whom he had been talking came by; and Boaz, crying out to him by name, said, Come and be seated here. And he came and was seated.

٢ 2 ثُمَّ أَخَذَ عَشَرَةَ رِجَالٍ مِنْ شُيُوخِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَقَالَ لَهُمُ: «ٱجْلِسُوا هُنَا». فَجَلَسُوا.

Then he got ten of the responsible men of the town, and said, Be seated here. And they took their seats.

٣ 3 ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلْوَلِيِّ: «إِنَّ نُعْمِيَ ٱلَّتِي رَجَعَتْ مِنْ بِلَادِ مُوآبَ تَبِيعُ قِطْعَةَ ٱلْحَقْلِ ٱلَّتِي لِأَخِينَا أَلِيمَالِكَ.

Then he said to the near relation, Naomi, who has come back from the country of Moab, is offering for a price that bit of land which was our brother Elimelech's:

٤ 4 فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي أُخْبِرُكَ قَائِلًا: ٱشْتَرِ قُدَّامَ ٱلْجَالِسِينَ وَقُدَّامَ شُيُوخِ شَعْبِي. فَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَفُكُّ فَفُكَّ. وَإِنْ كُنْتَ لَا تَفُكُّ فَأَخْبِرْنِي لِأَعْلَمَ. لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ غَيْرُكَ يَفُكُّ وَأَنَا بَعْدَكَ». فَقَالَ: «إِنِّي أَفُكُّ».

And it was in my mind to give you the chance of taking it, with the approval of those seated here and of the responsible men of my people. If you are ready to do what it is right for a relation to do, then do it: but if you will not do it, say so to me now; for there is no one who has the right to do it but you, and after you myself. And he said, I will do it.

٥ 5 فَقَالَ بُوعَزُ: «يَوْمَ تَشْتَرِي ٱلْحَقْلَ مِنْ يَدِ نُعْمِي تَشْتَرِي أَيْضًا مِنْ يَدِ رَاعُوثَ ٱلْمُوآبِيَّةِ ٱمْرَأَةِ ٱلْمَيِّتِ لِتُقِيمَ ٱسْمَ ٱلْمَيِّتِ عَلَى مِيرَاثِهِ».

Then Boaz said, On the day when you take this field, you will have to take with it Ruth, the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, so that you may keep the name of the dead living in his heritage.

٦ 6 فَقَالَ ٱلْوَلِيُّ: «لَا أَقْدِرُ أَنْ أَفُكَّ لِنَفْسِي لِئَّلَا أُفْسِدَ مِيرَاثِي. فَفُكَّ أَنْتَ لِنَفْسِكَ فِكَاكِي لِأَنِّي لَا أَقْدِرُ أَنْ أَفُكَّ».

And the near relation said, I am not able to do the relation's part, for fear of damaging the heritage I have: you may do it in my place, for I am not able to do it myself.

٧ 7 وَهَذِهِ هِيَ ٱلْعَادَةُ سَابِقًا فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي أَمْرِ ٱلْفِكَاكِ وَٱلْمُبَادَلَةِ، لِأَجْلِ إِثْبَاتِ كُلِّ أَمْرٍ. يَخْلَعُ ٱلرَّجُلُ نَعْلَهُ وَيُعْطِيهِ لِصَاحِبِهِ. فَهَذِهِ هِيَ ٱلْعَادَةُ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Now, in earlier times this was the way in Israel when property was taken over by a near relation, or when there was a change of owner. To make the exchange certain one man took off his shoe and gave it to the other; and this was a witness in Israel.

٨ 8 فَقَالَ ٱلْوَلِيُّ لِبُوعَزَ: «ٱشْتَرِ لِنَفْسِكَ». وَخَلَعَ نَعْلَهُ.

So the near relation said to Boaz, Take it for yourself. And he took off his shoe.

٩ 9 فَقَالَ بُوعَزُ لِلشُّيُوخِ وَلِجَمِيعِ ٱلشَّعْبِ: «أَنْتُمْ شُهُودٌ ٱلْيَوْمَ أَنِّي قَدِ ٱشْتَرَيْتُ كُلَّ مَا لِأَلِيمَالِكَ وَكُلَّ مَا لِكِلْيُونَ وَمَحْلُونَ مِنْ يَدِ نُعْمِي.

Then Boaz said to the responsible men and to all the people, You are witnesses today that I have taken at a price from Naomi all the property which was Elimelech's, and everything which was Chilion's and Mahlon's.

١٠ 10 وَكَذَا رَاعُوثُ ٱلْمُوآبِيَّةُ ٱمْرَأَةُ مَحْلُونَ قَدِ ٱشْتَرَيْتُهَا لِيَ ٱمْرَأَةً، لِأُقِيمَ ٱسْمَ ٱلْمَيِّتِ عَلَى مِيرَاثِهِ وَلَا يَنْقَرِضُ ٱسْمُ ٱلْمَيِّتِ مِنْ بَيْنِ إِخْوَتِهِ وَمِنْ بَابِ مَكَانِهِ. أَنْتُمْ شُهُودٌ ٱلْيَوْمَ».

And, further, I have taken Ruth, the Moabitess, who was the wife of Mahlon, to be my wife, to keep the name of the dead man living in his heritage, so that his name may not be cut off from among his countrymen, and from the memory of his town: you are witnesses this day.

١١ 11 فَقَالَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي ٱلْبَابِ وَٱلشُّيُوخُ: «نَحْنُ شُهُودٌ. فَلْيَجْعَلِ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْمَرْأَةَ ٱلدَّاخِلَةَ إِلَى بَيْتِكَ كَرَاحِيلَ وَكَلَيْئَةَ ٱللَّتَيْنِ بَنَتَا بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ. فَٱصْنَعْ بِبَأْسٍ فِي أَفْرَاتَةَ وَكُنْ ذَا ٱسْمٍ فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ.

And all the people who were in the public place, and the responsible men, said, We are witnesses. May the Lord make this woman, who is about to come into your house, like Rachel and Leah, which two were the builders of the house of Israel: and may you have wealth in Ephrathah, and be great in Beth-lehem;

١٢ 12 وَلْيَكُنْ بَيْتُكَ كَبَيْتِ فَارَصَ ٱلَّذِي وَلَدَتْهُ ثَامَارُ لِيَهُوذَا، مِنَ ٱلنَّسْلِ ٱلَّذِي يُعْطِيكَ ٱلرَّبُّ مِنْ هَذِهِ ٱلْفَتَاةِ».

May your family be like the family of Perez, the son whom Tamar gave to Judah, from the offspring which the Lord may give you by this young woman.

١٣ 13 فَأَخَذَ بُوعَزُ رَاعُوثَ ٱمْرَأَةً وَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا، فَأَعْطَاهَا ٱلرَّبُّ حَبَلًا فَوَلَدَتِ ٱبْنًا.

So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and he went in to her, and the Lord made her with child and she gave birth to a son.

١٤ 14 فَقَالَتِ ٱلنِّسَاءُ لِنُعْمِي: «مُبَارَكٌ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلَّذِي لَمْ يُعْدِمْكِ وَلِيًّا ٱلْيَوْمَ لِكَيْ يُدْعَى ٱسْمُهُ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And the women said to Naomi, A blessing on the Lord, who has not let you be this day without a near relation, and may his name be great in Israel.

١٥ 15 وَيَكُونُ لَكِ لِإِرْجَاعِ نَفْسٍ وَإِعَالَةِ شَيْبَتِكِ. لِأَنَّ كَنَّتَكِ ٱلَّتِي أَحَبَّتْكِ قَدْ وَلَدَتْهُ، وَهِيَ خَيْرٌ لَكِ مِنْ سَبْعَةِ بَنِينَ».

He will be a giver of new life to you, and your comforter when you are old, for your daughter-in-law, who, in her love for you, is better than seven sons, has given birth to him.

١٦ 16 فَأَخَذَتْ نُعْمِي ٱلْوَلَدَ وَوَضَعَتْهُ فِي حِضْنِهَا وَصَارَتْ لَهُ مُرَبِّيَةً.

And Naomi took the child and put her arms round it, and she took care of it.

١٧ 17 وَسَمَّتْهُ ٱلْجَارَاتُ ٱسْمًا قَائِلَاتٍ: «قَدْ وُلِدَ ٱبْنٌ لِنُعْمِي» وَدَعَوْنَ ٱسْمَهُ عُوبِيدَ. هُوَ أَبُو يَسَّى أَبِي دَاوُدَ.

And the women who were her neighbours gave it a name, saying, Naomi has a child; and they gave him the name of Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

١٨ 18 وَهَذِهِ مَوَالِيدُ فَارَصَ: فَارَصُ وَلَدَ حَصْرُونَ،

Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron;

١٩ 19 وَحَصْرُونُ وَلَدَ رَامَ، وَرَامُ وَلَدَ عَمِّينَادَابَ،

And Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab;

٢٠ 20 وَعَمِّينَادَابُ وَلَدَ نَحْشُونَ، وَنَحْشُونُ وَلَدَ سَلْمُونَ،

And Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon;

٢١ 21 وَسَلْمُونُ وَلَدَ بُوعَزَ، وَبُوعَزُ وَلَدَ عُوبِيدَ،

And Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed;

٢٢ 22 وَعُوبِيدُ وَلَدَ يَسَّى، وَيَسَّى وَلَدَ دَاوُدَ.

And Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.