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.
Pada pagi itu Boas pergi menuju tempat pertemuan di pintu gerbang desa. Kemudian lewatlah laki-laki yang Boas ceritakan kepada Rut— yaitu dia yang memiliki hubungan terdekat kepada suami Rut. Kata Boas kepadanya, “Saudaraku, mari duduk.” Maka orang itu berbalik dan duduk bersamanya.
2 Boaz then gathered ten of the elders of the town and asked them to sit down [there also]. After they sat down,
Lalu Boas mengumpulkan sepuluh tokoh masyarakat dari desa itu untuk menjadi saksi.
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.
Boas berkata kepada laki-laki itu, “Naomi— istri dari almarhum Elimelek, kerabat kita, sudah kembali dari Moab dan ingin menjual sebidang tanah.
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!”
Di hadapan para saksi ini, saya ingin menanyakan kesediaan Saudara untuk menebus tanah itu. Jika Saudara ingin menebus tanah itu, maka lakukanlah sekarang. Kalau tidak, segera beritahu saya karena setelah Saudara, saya adalah penanggung jawab berikutnya.” Lalu laki-laki itu menjawab, “Baiklah, saya akan menebus tanah itu.”
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].”
Kemudian Boas berkata kepadanya, “Baiklah, namun Saudara harus ketahui bahwa selain menebus sebidang tanah dari Naomi, Saudara juga harus menikahi menantunya, yaitu Rut perempuan Moab itu. Dengan demikian, ketika Rut melahirkan anak laki-laki pertama, keturunan keluarga Elimelek tidak hilang dari antara kita dan anak itu akan mewarisi tanah atas nama almarhum Mahlon.”
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!”
Jawab laki-laki itu, “Jika demikian, saya tidak dapat menebus tanah tersebut, karena hal ini dapat saja membuat kesulitan tentang ahli waris untuk tanah yang sudah saya miliki. Saudara sajalah yang mengambil tanggung jawab ini, karena saya tidak bisa.”
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.
(Merupakan adat istiadat di Israel pada masa itu, bagi siapa saja yang sepakat untuk mengalihkan haknya kepada orang lain, maka sebagai tanda kesepakatan tersebut, dia akan membuka dan menyerahkan salah satu alas kakinya kepada orang yang bersedia mengambil alih hak tersebut. Hal ini— secara umum, sudah mengesahkan suatu kesepakatan.)
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].
Maka laki-laki itu membuka alas kakinya dan menyerahkannya kepada Boas sambil mengatakan, “Saudara sajalah yang menebus tanah itu.”
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.
Kemudian Boas berkata kepada para tokoh masyarakat dan juga kepada semua orang yang sudah berkumpul di tempat itu, “Pada hari ini, kalian menjadi saksi bahwa saya sudah menebus tanah Naomi dan mengambil alih tanggung jawab tanah milik Elimelek, Kiliyon, dan Mahlon.
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].”
Bersamaan dengan tanah tersebut, saya sudah mendapatkan seorang istri— yaitu Rut, perempuan Moab, janda dari kerabatku Mahlon. Dengan harapan Rut akan melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki untuk meneruskan nama keluarga almarhum suaminya dan mewarisi tanah milik keluarganya di tempat asalnya. Hari ini kalian sudah menjadi saksi akan hal tersebut.”
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.
Para tokoh masyarakat dan semua orang yang berada di pintu gerbang kota menjawab, “Kami adalah saksi! Seperti bangsa Israel yang merupakan keturunan Rahel dan Lea, kiranya TUHAN berkenan memberkati perempuan yang masuk ke dalam rumahmu! Kiranya Saudara diberkati di kampung halamanmu Efrata, dan menjadi orang terkemuka di 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.”
Kiranya TUHAN senantiasa memberikanmu keturunan dari wanita muda ini seperti nenek moyang kami Peres, anak Tamar dan Yehuda.”
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.
Kemudian Boas mengambil Rut sebagai istrinya. TUHAN memberkati Rut sehingga dia mengandung, lalu dia melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki.
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.
Perempuan-perempuan di kota itu mengatakan kepada Naomi, “Terpujilah TUHAN, yang sudah memberkati engkau dengan kelahiran seorang anak laki-laki sebagai penerus nama keluargamu! Semoga anak ini dihormati di seluruh 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].”
Engkau sangat beruntung mempunyai menantu seperti Rut yang sangat mengasihimu, karena dia jauh lebih berharga daripada tujuh anak laki-laki. Sekarang dia sudah melahirkan seorang cucu bagimu yang akan membahagiakanmu. Dan ketika kamu sudah tua, dia akan merawatmu.”
16 Then Naomi took the baby and put him on her lap, and took care of him.
Naomi mengambil cucunya dan menggendongnya dengan penuh kasih sayang. Dia mengasuhnya seolah-olah anaknya sendiri.
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.
Para tetangga mengatakan, “Akhirnya Naomi memiliki seorang anak laki-laki!” Dan mereka menamainya Obed. Dia menjadi bapak Isai dan kakek dari raja Daud.
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.
Inilah garis keturunan mereka, mulai dari Peres— yaitu nenek moyang mereka: Peres,
Hesron, Ram,
Aminadab, Nahason,
Salmon, Boas,
Obed, Isai, dan terakhir, Daud.
