Rut 4

1 Boaz var imidlertid gået 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,

Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there. Soon, the near kinsman of whom Boaz had spoken came by. Boaz said to him, “My friend, come over and sit down here.” The man came over and sat down.

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

Then Boaz took ten men of the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” So 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.

Boaz said to the near kinsman, “Naomi, who has returned from the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land that was our brother Elimelek'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, så gør det; men vil du ikke, så 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!"

I thought to inform you and say to you, 'Buy it in the presence of those who are sitting here, and in the presence of the elders of my people.' If you wish to redeem it, redeem it. But if you do not wish to redeem it, then tell me, so that I may know, for there is no one to redeem it besides you, and I am after you.” Then the other man said, “I will redeem it.”

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

Then Boaz said, “On the day that you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also take Ruth the Moabite woman, the widow of a dead man, in order to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance.”

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

Then the near kinsman said, “I cannot redeem it for myself without damaging my own inheritance. You take my right of redemption for yourself, 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; således blev en Sag vidnefast i Israel.

Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning the redemption and exchange of goods. To confirm all things, a man took off his shoe and gave it to his neighbor; this was the manner of making legal agreements in Israel.

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

So the near kinsman said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself,” and he took off his sandal.

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

Then Boaz said to the elders and to all the people, “You are witnesses today that I have bought all that was Elimelek's and all that was Kilion's and Mahlon's from 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!"

Also Ruth the Moabite woman, the wife of Mahlon, I have acquired to be my wife, in order that I might raise up the name of the dead man on his inheritance, so that his name will not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his place. Today you are witnesses!”

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!

All the people who were in the gate and the elders said, “We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who built up the house of Israel; and may you prosper in Ephrathah and be renowned in Bethlehem.

12 Måtte dit Hus blive som Perezs Hus, ham, Tamar fødte Juda, ved de Efterkommere, HERREN giver dig af denne unge Kvinde!"

May your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, through the offspring that Yahweh will give you with this young woman.”

13 Så 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. He slept with her, and Yahweh allowed her to become pregnant, 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.

The women said to Naomi, “May Yahweh be blessed, who has not left you today without a near kinsman, this baby. May his name 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!"

May he be for you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him.”

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

Naomi took the child, laid him in her bosom, and took care of him.

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

The women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse, who became the father of David.

18 Dette er Perezs Slægtebog: Perez avlede Hezron,

Now these were the descendants of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron,

19 Hezron avlede Ram, Ram avlede Amminadab,

Hezron became the father of Ram, Ram became the father of Amminadab,

20 Amminadab avlede Nahasjon, Nahasjon avlede Salmon,

Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, Nahshon became the father of Salmon,

21 Salmon avlede Boaz, Boaz avlede Obed,

Salmon became the father of Boaz, Boaz became the father of Obed,

22 Obed avlede Isaj, og Isaj avlede David.

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