路得記 4
1 波阿次走上城門口，坐在那裏。可巧，波阿次所說的那位至親，正從那裏經過，他就對他說：「某兄，請過來，坐一坐! 」他就過去坐下了。
THEN went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
2 波阿次又由城內的長老中，邀請了十位，對他們說：「請你們在這裏坐一坐! 」他們就都坐下。
And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.
3 波阿次便對那位至親說：「從摩阿布鄉間回來的納敖米要賣我們兄弟厄里默肋客的一塊田。
And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s:
4 我認為我應在你面前說明這事，並請你當著在坐的諸位及民眾的長老前，購買這塊地。若你願意盡你至親的義務，就盡；若你不願意盡，起告訴我知道；因為除你應盡這義務之外，沒有別人了；你以後就是我。」那人答說：「我盡。」
And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.
5 波阿次接著說：「你從納敖米手中購得田地的那一天，也應娶亡者之妻，即摩阿布女子盧德，好給死者在嗣業上留名。」
Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest 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.
6 那位至親答說：「那麼我就不能盡這義務了，免得我的產業受害，你盡我應盡的義務罷! 我不能盡了。」
And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.
7 從前在以色列中間，無論對於買賣或交易，為確定一事，有這樣的一個風俗：就是一方應脫下自己的鞋，交與另一方：這在以色列就算為證據。
Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.
8 那為至親對波阿次說：「你購買罷! 」遂就脫下了自己的鞋。
Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
9 於是波阿次對長老以及所有在坐的民眾說：「今天你們作證，我從納敖米手中購得了屬於厄里默肋客及基肋雍與瑪赫隆的一切產業；
And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto 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, of the hand of Naomi.
10 同時我也取得了瑪赫隆的妻，摩阿布的女子盧德為我的妻室，好給死者在嗣業上留名，不叫死者的名字，在自己的兄弟和故鄉的門戶中失傳；今日你們為此作證! 」
Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
11 在城門旁的民眾和長老都回答說：「我們作證。願上主使這走進你家中的婦女，像似那兩位曾建立了以色列家的辣黑耳和肋阿! 願你在厄弗辣大昌盛，願你在白冷得享盛名!
And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:
12 願你的家藉上主使這少婦給你所生的後裔，相似塔瑪爾給猶大所生的培勒茲的家。」波阿次娶盧德
And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this young woman.
13 波阿次遂娶了盧德，她就成了他的妻子。他走近了他，上主賜她懷孕，生了一個兒子。
So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son.
14 婦女們就對納敖米說：「願上主受頌揚! 因為他沒有使你今日缺乏承繼者。願他在以色列中得享盛名!
And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
15 他是你心靈的安慰，是你老年的依靠，因為他是愛你的兒媳所生的；像這樣的兒媳，對你實勝過七個兒子。」
And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.
16 納敖米接過嬰兒來，抱在懷中，做了他的保母。
And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.
17 鄰近的婦女喊著說：「納敖米得了個兒子! 」他們就給他起名叫敖貝得；他就是達味的父親葉瑟的父親。達味族譜
And the women her neighbours 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.
18 以下是培肋茲的族譜：培勒茲生赫茲龍，
Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
19 赫茲龍生蘭，蘭生阿米納達布，
And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
20 阿米納達布生納赫雄，納赫雄生撒耳孟，
And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
21 撒耳孟生波阿次，波阿次生敖貝得，
And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
22 敖貝得生葉瑟，葉瑟生達味。
And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
