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.
Et Boaz monta à la porte, et s’assit là. Et voici, celui qui avait le droit de rachat, [et] dont Boaz avait parlé, vint à passer; et il dit: Toi, un tel, détourne-toi, assieds-toi ici. Et il se détourna et s’assit.
2 Boaz then gathered ten of the elders of the town and asked them to sit down [there also]. After they sat down,
Et [Boaz] prit dix hommes des anciens de la ville, et dit: Asseyez-vous ici. Et ils s’assirent.
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.
Et il dit à celui qui avait le droit de rachat: Naomi, qui est revenue des champs de Moab, vend la pièce de terre qui était à notre frère Élimélec.
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!”
Et moi, je me suis dit: Je t’en informerai, et je te dirai: Achète-la en la présence des habitants et en la présence des anciens de mon peuple. Si tu veux racheter, rachète; et si tu ne veux pas racheter, déclare-le-moi, afin que je le sache; car il n’y a personne que toi pour racheter, et moi je suis après toi. Et il dit: Je rachèterai.
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].”
Et Boaz dit: Au jour où tu achèteras le champ de la main de Naomi, tu l’achèteras aussi de Ruth, la Moabite, femme du défunt, pour relever le nom du défunt sur son héritage.
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!”
Et celui qui avait le droit de rachat dit: Je ne puis pas le racheter pour moi, de peur que je ne ruine mon héritage; use, toi, de mon droit de rachat, car je ne puis racheter.
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.
Or c’était jadis [une coutume] en Israël, en cas de rachat et d’échange, que, pour confirmer toute affaire, l’un ôtait sa sandale et la donnait à l’autre; c’était là une coutume en Israël.
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].
Et celui qui avait le droit de rachat dit à Boaz: Achète pour toi; et il ôta sa sandale.
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.
Et Boaz dit aux anciens et à tout le peuple: Vous êtes aujourd’hui témoins que j’ai acheté de la main de Naomi tout ce qui était à Élimélec, et tout ce qui était à Kilion et à Makhlon;
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].”
et aussi que je me suis acquis pour femme Ruth, la Moabite, la femme de Makhlon, pour relever le nom du défunt sur son héritage, afin que le nom du défunt ne soit pas retranché d’entre ses frères et de la porte de son lieu: vous en êtes témoins aujourd’hui!
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.
Et tout le peuple qui était à la porte, et les anciens, dirent: [Nous en sommes] témoins. Fasse l’Éternel que la femme qui entre dans ta maison soit comme Rachel, et comme Léa, qui toutes deux ont bâti la maison d’Israël! Et deviens puissant dans Éphrata, et fais-toi un nom dans Bethléhem!
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.”
Et que, de la postérité que l’Éternel te donnera de cette jeune femme, ta maison soit comme la maison de Pérets, que Tamar enfanta à Juda!
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.
Et Boaz prit Ruth, et elle fut sa femme; et il vint vers elle; et l’Éternel lui donna de concevoir, et elle enfanta un fils.
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.
Et les femmes dirent à Naomi: Béni soit l’Éternel, qui ne t’a pas laissé manquer aujourd’hui d’un homme qui ait le droit de rachat! et que son nom soit nommé en Israël.
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].”
Et il sera pour toi un restaurateur de ton âme, et un soutien de ta vieillesse! Car ta belle-fille qui t’aime, l’a enfanté, elle qui vaut mieux pour toi que sept fils.
16 Then Naomi took the baby and put him on her lap, and took care of him.
Et Naomi prit l’enfant, et le mit dans son sein, et elle lui tint lieu de nourrice.
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.
Et les voisines lui donnèrent un nom, disant: Un fils est né à Naomi! Et elles l’appelèrent du nom d’Obed. Ce fut le père d’Isaï, père de David.
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.
Et ce sont ici les générations de Pérets: Pérets engendra Hetsron;
et Hetsron engendra Ram; et Ram engendra Amminadab;
et Amminadab engendra Nakhshon; et Nakhshon engendra Salma;
et Salmon engendra Boaz; et Boaz engendra Obed;
et Obed engendra Isaï; et Isaï engendra David.
