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.

Boaz went to the town gate, and sat down there. The family redeemer that Boaz had mentioned happened to pass by, so Boaz said to him, “Come over here, friend, and sit down.” The man came over and sat down.

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

Then Boaz selected ten of the town elders and asked them to sit there with them.

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

Boaz said to the family redeemer, “Naomi who has returned from the country of Moab is selling the piece of land that belonged to Elimelech, our relative.

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».

I decided I should tell you in case you want to buy it here in the presence of these elders of the people. If you want to redeem it, then go ahead. But it you don't, then tell me so I'll know, because you are first in line to redeem it, and I'm next.” “I want to redeem it,” said the family redeemer.

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

“When you buy the land from Naomi you also acquire Ruth the Moabite, Mahlon's widow, so you can marry her and have children with her to ensure the man's line continues,” Boaz explained.

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

“Well, I can't do it then,” the family redeemer replied. “If I were to redeem it, that could jeopardize what I already own. You redeem it for yourself, because I can't.”

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 during those times it was the custom in Israel to confirm the action of family redeemer, property transfer, or any similar legal matter by removing a sandal and handing it over. This was the way of validating a transaction in Israel.)

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

So the family redeemer took off his sandal and told Boaz, “You buy it.”

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 elders and all the people present, “You are witnesses that today I have bought from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Mahlon, and Chilion.

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».

I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, Mahlon's widow, as my wife. By having children who may inherit his property his name will be kept alive in his family and in his home town. You are witnesses of this today.”

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.

The elders and all the people present at the town gate said, “Yes, we are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah who between them gave birth to the people of Israel. May you become prosperous in Ephrathah, and famous in Bethlehem.

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

May your descendants the Lord gives you through this young woman become like the descendants of Perez, the son Tamar bore to Judah.”

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

Boaz took Ruth home, and she became his wife. He slept with her, and the Lord arranged for her to become pregnant, and she gave birth to a son.

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

The women of the town came to Naomi and said, “Praise the Lord, for today he didn't leave you without a family redeemer by giving you this grandson—may he become famous throughout Israel.

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

He will give you a new lease of life and provide for you in your old age, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better than seven sons to you, has given birth to him.”

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

Naomi picked up the child and hugged him. She looked after him like her own son.

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

The neighbor women named him Obed, saying “Naomi now has a son!” He was the father of Jesse who was the father of David.

١٨ 18 وَهَذِهِ مَوَالِيدُ فَارَصَ: فَارَصُ وَلَدَ حَصْرُونَ،

This is the family line of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron.

١٩ 19 وَحَصْرُونُ وَلَدَ رَامَ، وَرَامُ وَلَدَ عَمِّينَادَابَ،

Hezron was the father of Ram. Ram was the father of Amminadab.

٢٠ 20 وَعَمِّينَادَابُ وَلَدَ نَحْشُونَ، وَنَحْشُونُ وَلَدَ سَلْمُونَ،

Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.

٢١ 21 وَسَلْمُونُ وَلَدَ بُوعَزَ، وَبُوعَزُ وَلَدَ عُوبِيدَ،

Salmon was the father of Boaz. Boaz was the father of Obed.

٢٢ 22 وَعُوبِيدُ وَلَدَ يَسَّى، وَيَسَّى وَلَدَ دَاوُدَ.

Obed was the father of Jesse. Jesse was the father of David.