Ruth 4
1 [Meanwhile], Boaz went up to the town gate and sat there. [That was the place where people met together to decide important matters]. When the man that Boaz had mentioned came there, the close relative of Ruth and Naomi’s dead husbands [who had a responsibility to take care of Naomi and Ruth], Boaz said to him, “My friend, come over here and sit down.” So the man went and sat down.
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 Boaz then gathered ten of the elders of the town and asked them to sit down [there also]. After they sat down,
fik han fat i ti af Byens Ældste og sagde: »Sæt eder her!« Og de satte sig der.
3 he said to the man who had the responsibility to take care of Naomi, “Naomi has returned from Moab [region]. She wants to sell the field that belonged to our relative Elimelech.
Da sagde han til Løseren: »Den Marklod, som tilhørte vor Slægtning Elimelek, vil No'omi, der er kommet tilbage fra Moab, sælge.
4 I thought that I should tell you about that, and suggest that you buy it, while these elders who are sitting here are listening. If you are willing to buy the property, do that. But if you do not want to buy it, tell me, so that I will know. I am suggesting this to you because you are the one who has the first right to buy it, and I am the one who has the second/next right to buy it.” The man replied, “I will buy 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 Boaz told him, “When you buy the land from Naomi, you will also be taking Ruth, [the woman] who is from Moab, [to be your wife], in order that she may [give birth to a son who will] inherit the property of her dead husband [MTY].”
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 Then the close relative [of Ruth’s dead husband] said, “[If that is so], I do not [want to] buy the field, because then my own [children] would not inherit the property; [Ruth’s children would inherit it]. You buy the property!”
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 At that time, it was the custom in Israel, when a person bought property that belonged to another person, that the man who was selling the property would take off one of his sandals and give it to the one who was buying the property. That was the way they finalized sales 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 So that close relative said to Boaz, “You buy the field yourself!” And he took off [one of] his sandals [and gave it to Boaz].
Idet nu Løseren sagde til Boaz: »Køb du den!« trak han derfor sin Sko af.
9 Then Boaz said to the elders and all the [other] people [who were there], “Today you have all seen that I have bought from Naomi all the property that belonged to [her dead husband] Elimelech and [his dead sons] Mahlon and Chilion.
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 I am also taking Ruth, [the woman] from Moab, Mahlon’s widow, to be my wife, in order that she may give birth to a son who will inherit the property of the dead man. In that way, Elimelech’s name will continue [LIT] among the members of his family and among all the people of this town. Today you all are witnesses [of what I have done].”
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 All the elders and the [others] who were sitting at the [town] gate [agreed, and one of them] said, “[Yes, ] we are witnesses. We hope/desire that Yahweh will enable this woman, who will be coming into your home, to give birth to many children, as Rachel and Leah did. They are the women from whom all [us] people [MTY] of Israel are descended. We hope that you will become rich in the clan of Ephratah, and become famous [MTY] [here] in Bethlehem.
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 We hope/desire that Yahweh will enable you and this young woman to have many descendants. And we hope/desire that your family will be as important as the family of your ancestor Perez, the son of Judah and Tamar.”
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 took Ruth [home], and she became his wife. He (slept with/had sexual relations with) her [EUP] and Yahweh enabled her to become pregnant, and she gave birth to a son.
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 The women [of Bethlehem] said to Naomi, “Praise Yahweh! Now he has given [LIT] you a grandson who will be the one who will have the responsibility to take care of you. We hope that he will become famous [MTY] throughout 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 He will make you feel young again, and he will take care of you when you become old. Your daughter-in-law, who loves you, has given birth to a son, who will (be better to/do more for) you than [if you had] seven sons [of your own].”
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 Then Naomi took the baby and put him on her lap, and took care of him.
Da tog No'omi Barnet i sin Favn, og hun blev dets Fostermoder.
17 The women who were living near her said, “[It is as though] Naomi [now] has a son!” And they named him Obed. [Later], Obed became the father of Jesse, and [later] Jesse became the father of [King] David.
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 Here is [a list of] the ancestors of [King David]: Perez’s son was Hezron. Hezron’s son was Ram. Ram’s son was Amminadab. Amminadab’s son was Nahshon. Nahshon’s son was Salmon. Salmon’s son was Boaz. Boaz’s son was Obed. Obed’s son was Jesse. Jesse’s son was [King] David.
Dette er Perez's Slægtebog: Perez avlede Hezron,
Hezron avlede Ram, Ram avlede Amminadab,
Amminadab avlede Nahasjon, Nahasjon avlede Salmon,
Salmon avlede Boaz, Boaz avlede Obed,
Obed avlede Isaj, og Isaj avlede David.
