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,
Then Boaz went up to the gate, and sat down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by; to whom he said, Ho, such an one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
2 fik han fat i ti af Byens Ældste og sagde: »Sæt eder her!« Og de satte sig der.
And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.
3 Da sagde han til Løseren: »Den Marklod, som tilhørte vor Slægtning Elimelek, vil No'omi, der er kommet tilbage fra Moab, sælge.
And he said to the kinsman, Naomi, that hast come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel 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 I thought to tell 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 besides thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem 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 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 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 kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar my own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.
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 this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for confirming all things; a man took off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.
8 Idet nu Løseren sagde til Boaz: »Køb du den!« trak han derfor sin Sko af.
Therefore the kinsman said to Boaz, Buy it for thyself. So he drew 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;
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, of the hand of Naomi.
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!«
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 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 that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that hath come into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, which two built the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:
12 Maatte dit Hus blive som Perez's Hus, ham, Tamar fødte Juda, ved de Efterkommere, HERREN giver dig af denne unge Kvinde!«
And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of 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 was his wife: and when he went in to her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bore 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, Blessed be the LORD, who hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous 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!«
And he shall be to thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thy old age: for thy daughter in law, who loveth thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him.
16 Da tog No'omi Barnet i sin Favn, og hun blev dets Fostermoder.
And Naomi took the child, and laid him in her bosom, and became his nurse.
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 her neighbours gave him 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 Dette er Perez's Slægtebog: Perez avlede Hezron,
Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
19 Hezron avlede Ram, Ram avlede Amminadab,
And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
20 Amminadab avlede Nahasjon, Nahasjon avlede Salmon,
And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
21 Salmon avlede Boaz, Boaz avlede Obed,
And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
22 Obed avlede Isaj, og Isaj avlede David.
And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
