راعُوث 4

١ 1 فَانْطَلَقَ بُوعَزُ إِلَى سَاحَةِ بَوَّابَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَجَلَسَ هُنَاكَ. فَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ أَنْ مَرَّ الْقَرِيبُ الْوَلِيُّ الَّذِي تَحَدَّثَ عَنْهُ بُوعَزُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: «تَعَالَ هُنَا يَا صَدِيقِي وَاجْلِسْ». فَمَالَ إِلَيْهِ وَجَلَسَ.

Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat down there. And, behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by, to whom he said, Such man, stay, turn aside. Sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.

٢ 2 وَاسْتَدْعَى بُوعَزُ عَشْرَةَ رِجَالٍ مِنْ شُيُوخِ المَدِينَةِ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «اجْلِسُوا مَعْنَا هُنَا». فَجَلَسُوا.

And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.

٣ 3 ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى الْوَلِيِّ الأَقْرَبِ وَقَالَ: «إِنَّ نُعْمِي الَّتِي رَجَعَتْ مِنْ بِلادِ مُوآبَ مُزْمِعَةٌ عَلَى بَيْعِ قِطْعَةِ الْحَقْلِ الَّتِي لِقَرِيبِنَا أَلِيمَالِكَ.

And he said to the near kinsman, Naomi, who has come again out of the country of Moab, sells the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's.

٤ 4 فَرَأَيْتُ أَنْ أُطْلِعَكَ عَلَى الأَمْرِ قَائِلاً: اشْتَرِ الْحَقْلَ أَمَامَ الْجَالِسِينَ، وَبِحُضُورِ شُيُوخِ قَوْمِي. فَإِنْ رَغِبْتَ فَفُكَّهُ وَإِنْ لَمْ تَرْغَبْ فَقُلْ لِي، فَأَنَا أَوْلَى بِالشِّرَاءِ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ». فَأَجَابَهُ الرَّجُلُ: «إِنِّي أَشْتَرِيهِ».

And I thought to disclose it to thee, saying, Buy it before those who sit here, and before the elders of my people. If thou will redeem it, redeem it, but if thou will not redeem it, then tell me that I may know, for there is none to redeem it besides thee, and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.

٥ 5 فَقَالَ بُوعَزُ: «يَوْمَ تَشْتَرِي الْحَقْلَ مِنْ نُعْمِي، فَوَاجِبُكَ يَقْتَضِي أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ رَاعُوثَ الْمُوآبِيَّةَ لِتُحْيِيَ اسْمَ الْمَيْتِ عَلَى مِيرَاثِهِ».

Then Boaz said, That day thou buy the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.

٦ 6 فَأَجَابَهُ الْوَلِيُّ الأَقْرَبُ: «لا يُمْكِنُنِي أَنْ أَشْتَرِيَ الْحَقْلَ لِئَلّا أُفْسِدَ مِيرَاثِي، فَاشْتَرِ أَنْتَ الْحَقْلَ عِوَضاً عَنِّي لأَنَّنِي لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ فِكَاكَهُ».

And the near kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself lest I mar my own inheritance. Take thou my right of redemption on thee, for I cannot redeem it.

٧ 7 وَكَانَتِ الْعَادَةُ سَابِقاً فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بِشَأْنِ الْفِكَاكِ وَالْمُبَادَلَةِ لأَجْلِ إِثْبَاتِ حَقِّ الأَمْرِ، أَنْ يَخْلَعَ الرَّجُلُ نَعْلَهُ وَيُعْطِيَهُ لِلشَّارِي، لإِضْفَاءِ صِفَةِ الشَّرْعِيَّةِ عَلَى عَقْدِ الْبَيْعِ أَوِ الْمُبَادَلَةِ.

Now this was the custom in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning exchanging, to confirm all things: A man drew off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbor. And this was the manner of attestation in Israel.

٨ 8 وَاسْتَطْرَدَ الْوَلِيُّ الأَقْرَبُ قَائِلاً لِبُوعَزَ: «اشْتَرِ لِنَفْسِكَ» وَخَلَعَ نَعْلَهُ.

So the near kinsman said to Boaz, Buy it for thyself. And he drew off his shoe.

٩ 9 فَقَالَ بُوعَزُ لِلشُّيُوخِ وَلِلْجَمْعِ الْمَاثِلِ حَوْلَهُ: «أَنْتُمْ شُهُودٌ الْيَوْمَ أَنِّي اشْتَرَيْتُ كُلَّ مَا لأَلِيمَالِكَ وَمَا لاِبْنَيْهِ كِلْيُونَ وَمَحْلُونَ مِنْ يَدِ نُعْمِي.

And Boaz said to the elders, and to all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, from the hand of Naomi.

١٠ 10 وَكَذَلِكَ رَاعُوثُ الْمُوآبِيَّةُ امْرَأَةُ مَحْلُونَ قَدِ اشْتَرَيْتُهَا لِي زَوْجَةً، لأُحْيِيَ اسْمَ الْمَيْتِ عَلَى مِيرَاثِهِ، فَلا يَنْقَرِضَ اسْمُهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ إِخْوَتِهِ وَمِنْ سِجِلِّ الْمَدِينَةِ. وَأَنْتُمْ شُهُودٌ عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ».

Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, I have purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead not be cut off from among his brothers, and from the gate of his place. Ye are witnesses this day.

١١ 11 فَقَالَ الْجَمْعُ الْمَاثِلُ عِنْدَ بَوَّابَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَالشُّيُوخُ أَيْضاً: «نَحْنُ شُهُودٌ. فَلْيَجْعَلِ الرَّبُّ الْمَرْأَةَ الدَّاخِلَةَ إِلَى بَيْتِكَ نَظِيرَ رَاحِيلَ وَلَيْئَةَ اللَّتَيْنِ بَنَتَا بَيْتَ يَعْقُوبَ. فَلْيَتَّسِعْ نُفُوذُكَ فِي أَفْرَاتَةَ، وَلْيَذِعِ اسْمُكَ فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ.

And all the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. Jehovah make the woman that has come into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, which two built the house of Israel, and do thou worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Bethlehem.

١٢ 12 وَلْيَكُنْ نَسْلُكَ الَّذِي يُعْطِيكَ إِيَّاهُ الرَّبُّ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةِ كَنَسْلِ فَارَصَ الَّذِي أَنْجَبَتْهُ ثَامَارُ لِيَهُوذَا».

And let thy house be like the house of Perez whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the seed which Jehovah shall give thee by this young woman.

١٣ 13 فَتَزَوَّجَ بُوعَزُ مِنْ رَاعُوثَ وَعَاشَرَهَا فَحَمَلَتْ مِنْهُ وَأَنْجَبَتِ ابْناً.

So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and Jehovah gave her conception, and she bore a son.

١٤ 14 فَقَالَتِ النِّسَاءُ لِنُعْمِي: «لِيَكُنِ الرَّبُّ مُبَارَكاً الَّذِي لَمْ يَحْرِمْكِ الْيَوْمَ وَلِيًّا، وَلْيَذِعِ اسْمُهُ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ،

And the women said to Naomi, Blessed be Jehovah, who has not left thee this day without a near kinsman. And let his name be famous in Israel.

١٥ 15 لأَنَّ كَنَّتَكِ الَّتِي أَحَبَّتْكِ هِيَ أَكْثَرُ خَيْراً لَكِ مِنْ سَبْعَةِ أَبْنَاءٍ، وَقَدْ وَلَدَتْهُ لِيَكُونَ سَبَباً فِي إِحْيَاءِ نَفْسِكِ وَرِعَايَتِكِ فِي شَيْخُوخَتِكِ».

And he shall be to thee a restorer of life, and a nourisher of thine old age, for thy daughter-in-law, who loves thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, has borne him.

١٦ 16 فَأَخَذَتْ نُعْمِي الْوَلَدَ فِي حِضْنِهَا، وَقَامَتْ عَلَى تَرْبِيَتِهِ.

And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse to it.

١٧ 17 وَقَالَتْ جَارَاتُهَا: «قَدْ وُلِدَ ابْنٌ لِنُعْمِي». وَدَعَوْنَهُ عُوبِيدَ، وَهُوَ أَبُو يَسَّى أَبِي الْمَلِكِ دَاوُدَ.

And the women, her neighbors, gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi. And they called his name Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

١٨ 18 وَهَذِهِ هِيَ مَوَالِيدُ فَارَصَ: أَنْجَبَ فَارَصُ حَصْرُونَ.

Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez begot Hezron,

١٩ 19 وَأَنْجَبَ حَصْرُونُ رَامَ، وَأَنْجَبَ رَامُ عَمِّينَادَابَ.

and Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab,

٢٠ 20 وَأَنْجَبَ عَمِّينَادَابُ نَحْشُونَ، وَأَنْجَبَ نَحْشُونُ سَلْمُونَ.

and Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon,

٢١ 21 وَأَنْجَبَ سَلْمُونُ بُوعَزَ، وَأَنْجَبَ بُوعَزُ عُوبِيدَ.

and Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed,

٢٢ 22 وَأَنْجَبَ عُوبِيدُ يَسَّى، وَأَنْجَبَ يَسَّى دَاُودَ.

and Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.