Ruth 4
1 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.
Pada pagi itu Boas pergi menuju tempat pertemuan di pintu gerbang desa. Kemudian lewatlah laki-laki yang Boas ceritakan kepada Rut— yaitu dia yang memiliki hubungan terdekat kepada suami Rut. Kata Boas kepadanya, “Saudaraku, mari duduk.” Maka orang itu berbalik dan duduk bersamanya.
2 Then he got ten of the responsible men of the town, and said, Be seated here. And they took their seats.
Lalu Boas mengumpulkan sepuluh tokoh masyarakat dari desa itu untuk menjadi saksi.
3 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:
Boas berkata kepada laki-laki itu, “Naomi— istri dari almarhum Elimelek, kerabat kita, sudah kembali dari Moab dan ingin menjual sebidang tanah.
4 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.
Di hadapan para saksi ini, saya ingin menanyakan kesediaan Saudara untuk menebus tanah itu. Jika Saudara ingin menebus tanah itu, maka lakukanlah sekarang. Kalau tidak, segera beritahu saya karena setelah Saudara, saya adalah penanggung jawab berikutnya.” Lalu laki-laki itu menjawab, “Baiklah, saya akan menebus tanah itu.”
5 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.
Kemudian Boas berkata kepadanya, “Baiklah, namun Saudara harus ketahui bahwa selain menebus sebidang tanah dari Naomi, Saudara juga harus menikahi menantunya, yaitu Rut perempuan Moab itu. Dengan demikian, ketika Rut melahirkan anak laki-laki pertama, keturunan keluarga Elimelek tidak hilang dari antara kita dan anak itu akan mewarisi tanah atas nama almarhum Mahlon.”
6 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.
Jawab laki-laki itu, “Jika demikian, saya tidak dapat menebus tanah tersebut, karena hal ini dapat saja membuat kesulitan tentang ahli waris untuk tanah yang sudah saya miliki. Saudara sajalah yang mengambil tanggung jawab ini, karena saya tidak bisa.”
7 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.
(Merupakan adat istiadat di Israel pada masa itu, bagi siapa saja yang sepakat untuk mengalihkan haknya kepada orang lain, maka sebagai tanda kesepakatan tersebut, dia akan membuka dan menyerahkan salah satu alas kakinya kepada orang yang bersedia mengambil alih hak tersebut. Hal ini— secara umum, sudah mengesahkan suatu kesepakatan.)
8 So the near relation said to Boaz, Take it for yourself. And he took off his shoe.
Maka laki-laki itu membuka alas kakinya dan menyerahkannya kepada Boas sambil mengatakan, “Saudara sajalah yang menebus tanah itu.”
9 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.
Kemudian Boas berkata kepada para tokoh masyarakat dan juga kepada semua orang yang sudah berkumpul di tempat itu, “Pada hari ini, kalian menjadi saksi bahwa saya sudah menebus tanah Naomi dan mengambil alih tanggung jawab tanah milik Elimelek, Kiliyon, dan Mahlon.
10 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.
Bersamaan dengan tanah tersebut, saya sudah mendapatkan seorang istri— yaitu Rut, perempuan Moab, janda dari kerabatku Mahlon. Dengan harapan Rut akan melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki untuk meneruskan nama keluarga almarhum suaminya dan mewarisi tanah milik keluarganya di tempat asalnya. Hari ini kalian sudah menjadi saksi akan hal tersebut.”
11 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;
Para tokoh masyarakat dan semua orang yang berada di pintu gerbang kota menjawab, “Kami adalah saksi! Seperti bangsa Israel yang merupakan keturunan Rahel dan Lea, kiranya TUHAN berkenan memberkati perempuan yang masuk ke dalam rumahmu! Kiranya Saudara diberkati di kampung halamanmu Efrata, dan menjadi orang terkemuka di Betlehem.
12 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.
Kiranya TUHAN senantiasa memberikanmu keturunan dari wanita muda ini seperti nenek moyang kami Peres, anak Tamar dan Yehuda.”
13 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.
Kemudian Boas mengambil Rut sebagai istrinya. TUHAN memberkati Rut sehingga dia mengandung, lalu dia melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki.
14 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.
Perempuan-perempuan di kota itu mengatakan kepada Naomi, “Terpujilah TUHAN, yang sudah memberkati engkau dengan kelahiran seorang anak laki-laki sebagai penerus nama keluargamu! Semoga anak ini dihormati di seluruh Israel.
15 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.
Engkau sangat beruntung mempunyai menantu seperti Rut yang sangat mengasihimu, karena dia jauh lebih berharga daripada tujuh anak laki-laki. Sekarang dia sudah melahirkan seorang cucu bagimu yang akan membahagiakanmu. Dan ketika kamu sudah tua, dia akan merawatmu.”
16 And Naomi took the child and put her arms round it, and she took care of it.
Naomi mengambil cucunya dan menggendongnya dengan penuh kasih sayang. Dia mengasuhnya seolah-olah anaknya sendiri.
17 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.
Para tetangga mengatakan, “Akhirnya Naomi memiliki seorang anak laki-laki!” Dan mereka menamainya Obed. Dia menjadi bapak Isai dan kakek dari raja Daud.
18 Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron;
Inilah garis keturunan mereka, mulai dari Peres— yaitu nenek moyang mereka: Peres,
19 And Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab;
Hesron, Ram,
20 And Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon;
Aminadab, Nahason,
21 And Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed;
Salmon, Boas,
22 And Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.
Obed, Isai, dan terakhir, Daud.
