Rut 4

1 Boaz var imidlertid gaaet op til Byporten og havde sat sig der. Og se, den Løser, Boaz havde talt om, kom netop forbi. Da tiltalte han ham og sagde: »Kom og sæt dig her!« Da den anden kom og satte sig,

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.

2 fik han fat i ti af Byens Ældste og sagde: »Sæt eder her!« Og de satte sig der.

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

3 Da sagde han til Løseren: »Den Marklod, som tilhørte vor Slægtning Elimelek, vil No'omi, der er kommet tilbage fra Moab, sælge.

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:

4 Derfor tænkte jeg, at jeg vilde lade dig det vide og sige: Køb den i Overværelse af dem, der sidder her, og mit Folks Ældste! Vil du løse den, saa gør det; men vil du ikke, saa sig til, at jeg kan vide det; thi der er ingen anden til at løse end du og derefter jeg selv!« Han svarede: »Jeg vil løse den!«

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.

5 Da sagde Boaz: »Men samtidig med at du køber Marken af No'omi, køber du ogsaa Moabiterinden Rut, den afdødes Enke, for at rejse den afdødes Navn over hans Arvelod!«

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.

6 Da svarede Løseren: »Saa kan jeg ikke blive Løser, da jeg derved vilde skade min egen Arvelod. Løs du, hvad jeg skulde løse, thi jeg kan ikke!«

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.

7 Nu havde man i gamle Dage i Israel den Skik til Stadfæstelse af Løsning og Byttehandel, at man trak sin Sko af og gav den anden Part den; saaledes blev en Sag vidnefast i Israel.

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.

8 Idet nu Løseren sagde til Boaz: »Køb du den!« trak han derfor sin Sko af.

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

9 Da sagde Boaz til de Ældste og alle dem, der var til Stede: »I er i Dag Vidner paa, at jeg køber alt, hvad der tilhørte Elimelek, og alt, hvad der tilhørte Kiljon og Malon, af No'omi;

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.

10 og tillige køber jeg mig Moabiterinden Rut, Malons Enke, til Hustru for at rejse den afdødes Navn over hans Arvelod, at den afdødes Navn ikke skal udslettes blandt hans Brødre og fra hans Hjemstavns Port; I er Vidner i Dag!«

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.

11 Da sagde alle Folkene, som var i Byporten, og de Ældste: »Vi er Vidner! HERREN lade den Kvinde, der nu drager ind i dit Hus, blive som Rakel og Lea, de to, der byggede Israels Hus. Bliv mægtig i Efrata, og dit Navn vorde priset i Betlehem!

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;

12 Maatte dit Hus blive som Perez's Hus, ham, Tamar fødte Juda, ved de Efterkommere, HERREN giver dig af denne unge Kvinde!«

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.

13 Saa ægtede Boaz Rut, og hun blev hans Hustru; og da han gik ind til hende, lod HERREN hende blive frugtsommelig, og hun fødte en Søn.

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.

14 Da sagde Kvinderne til No'omi: »Lovet være HERREN, som ikke lod dig uden Løser i Dag, og hans Navn skal prises i Israel.

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.

15 Han blive din Trøster og Forsørger i din Alderdom; thi din Sønnekone, som viste dig Kærlighed, har født ham, hun, som er dig mere værd end syv Sønner!«

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.

16 Da tog No'omi Barnet i sin Favn, og hun blev dets Fostermoder.

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

17 Og Naboerskerne gav ham Navn, idet de sagde: »No'omi har faaet en Søn!« Og de kaldte ham Obed. Han blev Fader til Davids Fader Isaj.

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.

18 Dette er Perez's Slægtebog: Perez avlede Hezron,

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

19 Hezron avlede Ram, Ram avlede Amminadab,

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

20 Amminadab avlede Nahasjon, Nahasjon avlede Salmon,

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

21 Salmon avlede Boaz, Boaz avlede Obed,

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

22 Obed avlede Isaj, og Isaj avlede David.

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