Ruth 4
1 Then went Boaz vp to the gate, and sate there, and beholde, the kinsman, of whome Boaz had spoken, came by: and he sayd, Ho, snch one, come, sit downe here. And he turned, and sate downe.
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,
2 Then he tooke ten men of the Elders of the citie, and sayd, Sit ye downe here. And they sate downe.
fik han fat i ti af Byens Ældste og sagde: »Sæt eder her!« Og de satte sig der.
3 And he said vnto ye kinsman, Naomi, that is come againe out of ye countrey of Moab, wil sell a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelechs.
Da sagde han til Løseren: »Den Marklod, som tilhørte vor Slægtning Elimelek, vil No'omi, der er kommet tilbage fra Moab, sælge.
4 And I thought to aduertise thee, saying, Buy it before the assistants, and before the Elders of my people. If thou wilt redeeme it, redeeme it: but if thou wilt not redeeme it, tel me: for I know that there is none besides thee to redeeme it, and I am after thee. Then he answered, I wil redeeme it.
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!«
5 Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou mnst also buy it of Ruth the Moabitesse the wife of the dead, to stirre vp the name of the dead, vpon his inheritance.
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!«
6 And the kinsman answered, I can not redeeme it, lest I destroy mine owne inheritance: redeeme my right to thee, for I can not redeeme it.
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!«
7 Now this was the maner beforetime in Israel, concerning redeeming and changing, for to stablish all things: a man did plucke off his shooe, and gaue it his neighbour, and this was a sure witnes in Israel.
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.
8 Therefore the kinsman sayd to Boas, Buy it for thee: and he drew off his shooe.
Idet nu Løseren sagde til Boaz: »Køb du den!« trak han derfor sin Sko af.
9 And Boaz sayd vnto the Elders and vnto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I haue bought all that was Elimelechs, and all that was Chilions and Mahlons, of the hand of Naomi.
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;
10 And moreouer, Ruth the Moabitesse the wife of Mahlon, haue I bought to be my wife, to stirre vp the name of the dead vpon his inheritance, and that the name of the dead be not put out from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
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!«
11 And all the people that were in the gate, and the Elders sayd, We are witnesses: the Lord make the wife that commeth into thine house, like Rahel and like Leah, which twaine did build the house of Israel: and that thou mayest doe worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Beth-lehem,
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!
12 And that thine house be like the house of Pharez (whom Thamar bare vnto Iudah) of the seede which the Lord shall giue thee of this yong woman.
Maatte dit Hus blive som Perez's Hus, ham, Tamar fødte Juda, ved de Efterkommere, HERREN giver dig af denne unge Kvinde!«
13 So Boaz tooke Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in vnto her, the Lord gaue that she conceiued, and bare a sonne.
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.
14 And the women sayd vnto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, and his name shalbe continued in Israel.
Da sagde Kvinderne til No'omi: »Lovet være HERREN, som ikke lod dig uden Løser i Dag, og hans Navn skal prises i Israel.
15 And this shall bring thy life againe, and cherish thine olde age: for thy daughter in lawe which loueth thee, hath borne vnto him, and she is better to thee then seuen sonnes.
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!«
16 And Naomi tooke the childe, and layde it in her lap, and became nource vnto it.
Da tog No'omi Barnet i sin Favn, og hun blev dets Fostermoder.
17 And the women her neighbours gaue it a name, saying, There is a childe borne to Naomi, and called the name thereof Obed: the same was the father of Ishai, the father of Dauid.
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.
18 These now are ye generations of Pharez: Pharez begate Hezron,
Dette er Perez's Slægtebog: Perez avlede Hezron,
19 And Hezron begate Ram, and Ram begate Amminadab,
Hezron avlede Ram, Ram avlede Amminadab,
20 And Amminadab begate Nahshon, and Nahshon begate Salmah,
Amminadab avlede Nahasjon, Nahasjon avlede Salmon,
21 And Salmon begate Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
Salmon avlede Boaz, Boaz avlede Obed,
22 And Obed begate Ishai, and Ishai begate Dauid.
Obed avlede Isaj, og Isaj avlede David.
