< 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.
بوعز به دروازهٔ شهر که محل اجتماع مردم شهر بود رفت و در آنجا نشست. آنگاه آن مرد که نزدیکترین خویشاوند شوهر نعومی بود به آنجا آمد. بوعز او را صدا زده گفت: «بیا اینجا! می‌خواهم چند کلمه‌ای با تو صحبت کنم.» او آمد و نزد بوعز نشست.
2 Then he got ten of the responsible men of the town, and said, Be seated here. And they took their seats.
آنگاه بوعز ده نفر از ریش‌سفیدان شهر را دعوت کرد تا شاهد باشند.
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:
بوعز به خویشاوند خود گفت: «تو می‌دانی که نعومی از سرزمین موآب برگشته است. او در نظر دارد ملک برادرمان الیملک را بفروشد.
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.
فکر کردم بهتر است در این باره با تو صحبت کنم تا اگر مایل باشی، در حضور این جمع آن را خریداری نمایی. اگر خریدار آن هستی همین حالا بگو. در غیر این صورت خودم آن را می‌خرم. اما تو بر من مقدم هستی و بعد از تو حق من است که آن ملک را خریداری نمایم.» آن مرد جواب داد: «بسیار خوب، من آن را می‌خرم.»
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.
بوعز به او گفت: «تو که زمین را می‌خری موظف هستی با روت نیز ازدواج کنی تا بچه‌دار شود و فرزندانش وارث آن زمین گردند و به این وسیله نام شوهرش زنده بماند.»
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.
آن مرد گفت: «در این صورت من از حق خرید زمین می‌گذرم، زیرا فرزند روت وارث ملک من نیز خواهد بود. تو آن را خریداری کن.»
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.
(در آن روزگار در اسرائیل مرسوم بود که هرگاه شخصی می‌خواست حق خرید ملکی را به دیگری واگذار کند، کفشش را از پا درمی‌آورد و به او می‌داد. این عمل، معامله را در نظر مردم معتبر می‌ساخت.)
8 So the near relation said to Boaz, Take it for yourself. And he took off his shoe.
پس آن مرد وقتی به بوعز گفت: «تو آن زمین را خریداری کن»، کفشش را از پا درآورد و به او داد.
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.
آنگاه بوعز به ریش‌سفیدان محل و مردمی که در آنجا ایستاده بودند گفت: «شما شاهد باشید که امروز من تمام املاک الیملک، کلیون و محلون را از نعومی خریدم.
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.
در ضمن با روت موآبی، زن بیوهٔ محلون ازدواج خواهم کرد تا او پسری بیاورد که وارث شوهر مرحومش گردد و به این وسیله نام او در خاندان و در زادگاهش زنده بماند.»
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;
همهٔ مشایخ و مردمی که در آنجا بودند گفتند: «ما شاهد بر این معامله هستیم. خداوند این زنی را که به خانهٔ تو خواهد آمد، مانند راحیل و لیه بسازد که با هم دودمان اسرائیل را بنا کردند. باشد که تو در افراته و بیت‌لحم معروف و کامیاب شوی.
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.
با فرزندانی که خداوند به وسیلۀ این زن به تو می‌بخشد، خاندان تو مانند خاندان فارَص پسر تامار و یهودا باشد.»
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.
پس بوعز با روت ازدواج کرد و خداوند به آنها پسری بخشید.
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.
زنان شهر بیت‌لحم به نعومی گفتند: «سپاس بر خداوند که تو را بی‌سرپرست نگذاشت و نوه‌ای به تو بخشید. باشد که او در اسرائیل معروف شود.
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.
عروست که تو را دوست می‌دارد و برای تو از هفت پسر بهتر بوده، پسری به دنیا آورده است. این پسر جان تو را تازه خواهد کرد و در هنگام پیری از تو مراقبت خواهد نمود.»
16 And Naomi took the child and put her arms round it, and she took care of it.
نعومی نوزاد را در آغوش گرفت و دایهٔ او شد.
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.
زنان همسایه آن نوزاد را عوبید نامیده گفتند: «پسری برای نعومی متولد شد!» (عوبید پدر یَسا و پدر بزرگ داوود پادشاه است.)
18 Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron;
این است نسب نامهٔ بوعز که از فارص شروع شده، به داوود ختم می‌شود: فارص، حصرون، رام، عمیناداب، نحشون، سلمون، بوعز، عوبید، یَسا و داوود.
19 And Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab;
20 And Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon;
21 And Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed;
22 And Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.

< Ruth 4 >