< Ruth 4 >

1 But Bo'az went up to the gate, and sat down there; and, behold, the kinsman of whom Bo'az had spoken came passing by; and he said unto him, Turn aside hither, sit down here, such a one. And he turned aside, and sat down.
فَانْطَلَقَ بُوعَزُ إِلَى سَاحَةِ بَوَّابَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَجَلَسَ هُنَاكَ. فَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ أَنْ مَرَّ الْقَرِيبُ الْوَلِيُّ الَّذِي تَحَدَّثَ عَنْهُ بُوعَزُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: «تَعَالَ هُنَا يَا صَدِيقِي وَاجْلِسْ». فَمَالَ إِلَيْهِ وَجَلَسَ.١
2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.
وَاسْتَدْعَى بُوعَزُ عَشْرَةَ رِجَالٍ مِنْ شُيُوخِ المَدِينَةِ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «اجْلِسُوا مَعْنَا هُنَا». فَجَلَسُوا.٢
3 And he said unto the kinsman, Na'omi, that is returned out of the field of Moab, hath to sell a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's.
ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى الْوَلِيِّ الأَقْرَبِ وَقَالَ: «إِنَّ نُعْمِي الَّتِي رَجَعَتْ مِنْ بِلادِ مُوآبَ مُزْمِعَةٌ عَلَى بَيْعِ قِطْعَةِ الْحَقْلِ الَّتِي لِقَرِيبِنَا أَلِيمَالِكَ.٣
4 And I thought to inform thee of it, saying, Buy it before those sitting here, 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 beside thee to redeem it, and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.
فَرَأَيْتُ أَنْ أُطْلِعَكَ عَلَى الأَمْرِ قَائِلاً: اشْتَرِ الْحَقْلَ أَمَامَ الْجَالِسِينَ، وَبِحُضُورِ شُيُوخِ قَوْمِي. فَإِنْ رَغِبْتَ فَفُكَّهُ وَإِنْ لَمْ تَرْغَبْ فَقُلْ لِي، فَأَنَا أَوْلَى بِالشِّرَاءِ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ». فَأَجَابَهُ الرَّجُلُ: «إِنِّي أَشْتَرِيهِ».٤
5 Then said Bo'az, On the day that thou buyest the field out of the hand of Na'omi, thou buyest it also from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
فَقَالَ بُوعَزُ: «يَوْمَ تَشْتَرِي الْحَقْلَ مِنْ نُعْمِي، فَوَاجِبُكَ يَقْتَضِي أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ رَاعُوثَ الْمُوآبِيَّةَ لِتُحْيِيَ اسْمَ الْمَيْتِ عَلَى مِيرَاثِهِ».٥
6 And the kinsman said, I am not able to redeem it for myself, lest I injure my own inheritance: redeem thou what I should redeem for thyself; for I am not able to redeem it.
فَأَجَابَهُ الْوَلِيُّ الأَقْرَبُ: «لا يُمْكِنُنِي أَنْ أَشْتَرِيَ الْحَقْلَ لِئَلّا أُفْسِدَ مِيرَاثِي، فَاشْتَرِ أَنْتَ الْحَقْلَ عِوَضاً عَنِّي لأَنَّنِي لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ فِكَاكَهُ».٦
7 Now this was formerly the custom in Israel at a redeeming and at an exchanging, to confirm any thing, that a man pulled off his shoe, and gave it to the other; and this was the manner of testimony in Israel.
وَكَانَتِ الْعَادَةُ سَابِقاً فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بِشَأْنِ الْفِكَاكِ وَالْمُبَادَلَةِ لأَجْلِ إِثْبَاتِ حَقِّ الأَمْرِ، أَنْ يَخْلَعَ الرَّجُلُ نَعْلَهُ وَيُعْطِيَهُ لِلشَّارِي، لإِضْفَاءِ صِفَةِ الشَّرْعِيَّةِ عَلَى عَقْدِ الْبَيْعِ أَوِ الْمُبَادَلَةِ.٧
8 Thereupon said the kinsman unto Bo'az, Buy it for thee. And he pulled off his shoe.
وَاسْتَطْرَدَ الْوَلِيُّ الأَقْرَبُ قَائِلاً لِبُوعَزَ: «اشْتَرِ لِنَفْسِكَ» وَخَلَعَ نَعْلَهُ.٨
9 And Bo'az said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that belonged to Elimelech, and all that belonged to Kilyon and Machlon, out of the hand of Na'omi.
فَقَالَ بُوعَزُ لِلشُّيُوخِ وَلِلْجَمْعِ الْمَاثِلِ حَوْلَهُ: «أَنْتُمْ شُهُودٌ الْيَوْمَ أَنِّي اشْتَرَيْتُ كُلَّ مَا لأَلِيمَالِكَ وَمَا لاِبْنَيْهِ كِلْيُونَ وَمَحْلُونَ مِنْ يَدِ نُعْمِي.٩
10 And also Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Machlon, have I obtained for myself as my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
وَكَذَلِكَ رَاعُوثُ الْمُوآبِيَّةُ امْرَأَةُ مَحْلُونَ قَدِ اشْتَرَيْتُهَا لِي زَوْجَةً، لأُحْيِيَ اسْمَ الْمَيْتِ عَلَى مِيرَاثِهِ، فَلا يَنْقَرِضَ اسْمُهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ إِخْوَتِهِ وَمِنْ سِجِلِّ الْمَدِينَةِ. وَأَنْتُمْ شُهُودٌ عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ».١٠
11 And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, [We are] witnesses. The Lord grant that the woman that is coming into thy house be like Rachel and like Leah, who did both build up the house of Israel: and acquire thou wealth in Ephrathah, and let thy name become famous in Beth-lechem;
فَقَالَ الْجَمْعُ الْمَاثِلُ عِنْدَ بَوَّابَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَالشُّيُوخُ أَيْضاً: «نَحْنُ شُهُودٌ. فَلْيَجْعَلِ الرَّبُّ الْمَرْأَةَ الدَّاخِلَةَ إِلَى بَيْتِكَ نَظِيرَ رَاحِيلَ وَلَيْئَةَ اللَّتَيْنِ بَنَتَا بَيْتَ يَعْقُوبَ. فَلْيَتَّسِعْ نُفُوذُكَ فِي أَفْرَاتَةَ، وَلْيَذِعِ اسْمُكَ فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ.١١
12 And may thy house be like the house of Perez, whom Thamar bore unto Judah, through the seed which the Lord will give thee of this young woman.
وَلْيَكُنْ نَسْلُكَ الَّذِي يُعْطِيكَ إِيَّاهُ الرَّبُّ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةِ كَنَسْلِ فَارَصَ الَّذِي أَنْجَبَتْهُ ثَامَارُ لِيَهُوذَا».١٢
13 And Bo'az took Ruth, and she became his wife, and he went in unto her: and the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son.
فَتَزَوَّجَ بُوعَزُ مِنْ رَاعُوثَ وَعَاشَرَهَا فَحَمَلَتْ مِنْهُ وَأَنْجَبَتِ ابْناً.١٣
14 And the women said unto Na'omi, Blessed be the Lord, who hath not allowed to be wanting unto thee a kinsman this day: and may his name become famous in Israel.
فَقَالَتِ النِّسَاءُ لِنُعْمِي: «لِيَكُنِ الرَّبُّ مُبَارَكاً الَّذِي لَمْ يَحْرِمْكِ الْيَوْمَ وَلِيًّا، وَلْيَذِعِ اسْمُهُ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ،١٤
15 And may he be unto thee one who refresheth thy soul, and who nourisheth thy old age; for thy daughter-in-law, who loveth thee, hath born him, she who is better to thee than seven sons.
لأَنَّ كَنَّتَكِ الَّتِي أَحَبَّتْكِ هِيَ أَكْثَرُ خَيْراً لَكِ مِنْ سَبْعَةِ أَبْنَاءٍ، وَقَدْ وَلَدَتْهُ لِيَكُونَ سَبَباً فِي إِحْيَاءِ نَفْسِكِ وَرِعَايَتِكِ فِي شَيْخُوخَتِكِ».١٥
16 And Na'omi took the child, and laid it in her lap, and she became a nurse unto it.
فَأَخَذَتْ نُعْمِي الْوَلَدَ فِي حِضْنِهَا، وَقَامَتْ عَلَى تَرْبِيَتِهِ.١٦
17 And the neighboring women gave him a name, saying, There hath been a son born unto Na'omi: and they called his name 'Obed, who is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
وَقَالَتْ جَارَاتُهَا: «قَدْ وُلِدَ ابْنٌ لِنُعْمِي». وَدَعَوْنَهُ عُوبِيدَ، وَهُوَ أَبُو يَسَّى أَبِي الْمَلِكِ دَاوُدَ.١٧
18 And these are the generations of Perez: Perez begat Chezron;
وَهَذِهِ هِيَ مَوَالِيدُ فَارَصَ: أَنْجَبَ فَارَصُ حَصْرُونَ.١٨
19 And Chezron begat Ram; and Ram begat 'Amminadab;
وَأَنْجَبَ حَصْرُونُ رَامَ، وَأَنْجَبَ رَامُ عَمِّينَادَابَ.١٩
20 And 'Amminadab begat Nachshon; and Nachshon begat Salmah;
وَأَنْجَبَ عَمِّينَادَابُ نَحْشُونَ، وَأَنْجَبَ نَحْشُونُ سَلْمُونَ.٢٠
21 And Salmon begat Bo'az; and Bo'az begat 'Obed;
وَأَنْجَبَ سَلْمُونُ بُوعَزَ، وَأَنْجَبَ بُوعَزُ عُوبِيدَ.٢١
22 And 'Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
وَأَنْجَبَ عُوبِيدُ يَسَّى، وَأَنْجَبَ يَسَّى دَاُودَ.٢٢

< Ruth 4 >