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.

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

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

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

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 الْحَقْلَ مِنْ نُعْمِي، فَوَاجِبُكَ يَقْتَضِي أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ رَاعُوثَ الْمُوآبِيَّةَ لِتُحْيِيَ اسْمَ الْمَيْتِ 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 فَأَجَابَهُ الْوَلِيُّ الأَقْرَبُ: «لا يُمْكِنُنِي أَنْ أَشْتَرِيَ الْحَقْلَ لِئَلّا أُفْسِدَ مِيرَاثِي، فَاشْتَرِ أَنْتَ الْحَقْلَ عِوَضاً عَنِّي لأَنَّنِي لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ فِكَاكَهُ».

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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 فَتَزَوَّجَ بُوعَزُ مِنْ رَاعُوثَ وَعَاشَرَهَا فَحَمَلَتْ مِنْهُ وَأَنْجَبَتِ ابْناً.

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 النِّسَاءُ لِنُعْمِي: «لِيَكُنِ الرَّبُّ مُبَارَكاً الَّذِي لَمْ يَحْرِمْكِ الْيَوْمَ وَلِيًّا، وَلْيَذِعِ اسْمُهُ 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 لأَنَّ كَنَّتَكِ الَّتِي أَحَبَّتْكِ هِيَ أَكْثَرُ خَيْراً لَكِ مِنْ سَبْعَةِ أَبْنَاءٍ، وَقَدْ وَلَدَتْهُ لِيَكُونَ سَبَباً فِي إِحْيَاءِ نَفْسِكِ وَرِعَايَتِكِ فِي شَيْخُوخَتِكِ».

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 الْوَلَدَ فِي حِضْنِهَا، وَقَامَتْ عَلَى تَرْبِيَتِهِ.

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

١٧ 17 وَقَالَتْ جَارَاتُهَا: «قَدْ وُلِدَ ابْنٌ لِنُعْمِي». وَدَعَوْنَهُ عُوبِيدَ، وَهُوَ أَبُو يَسَّى أَبِي الْمَلِكِ 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 هِيَ مَوَالِيدُ فَارَصَ: أَنْجَبَ فَارَصُ حَصْرُونَ.

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

١٩ 19 وَأَنْجَبَ حَصْرُونُ رَامَ، وَأَنْجَبَ رَامُ عَمِّينَادَابَ.

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

٢٠ 20 وَأَنْجَبَ عَمِّينَادَابُ نَحْشُونَ، وَأَنْجَبَ نَحْشُونُ سَلْمُونَ.

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

٢١ 21 وَأَنْجَبَ سَلْمُونُ بُوعَزَ، وَأَنْجَبَ بُوعَزُ عُوبِيدَ.

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

٢٢ 22 وَأَنْجَبَ عُوبِيدُ يَسَّى، وَأَنْجَبَ يَسَّى دَاُودَ.

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