Ruth 4
1 Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there. Soon, the near kinsman of whom Boaz had spoken came by. Boaz said to him, “My friend, come over and sit down here.” The man came over and sat down.
波阿次走上城門口，坐在那裏。可巧，波阿次所說的那位至親，正從那裏經過，他就對他說：「某兄，請過來，坐一坐! 」他就過去坐下了。
2 Then Boaz took ten men of the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down.
波阿次又由城內的長老中，邀請了十位，對他們說：「請你們在這裏坐一坐! 」他們就都坐下。
3 Boaz said to the near kinsman, “Naomi, who has returned from the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land that was our brother Elimelek's.
波阿次便對那位至親說：「從摩阿布鄉間回來的納敖米要賣我們兄弟厄里默肋客的一塊田。
4 I thought to inform you and say to you, 'Buy it in the presence of those who are sitting here, and in the presence of the elders of my people.' If you wish to redeem it, redeem it. But if you do not wish to redeem it, then tell me, so that I may know, for there is no one to redeem it besides you, and I am after you.” Then the other man said, “I will redeem it.”
我認為我應在你面前說明這事，並請你當著在坐的諸位及民眾的長老前，購買這塊地。若你願意盡你至親的義務，就盡；若你不願意盡，起告訴我知道；因為除你應盡這義務之外，沒有別人了；你以後就是我。」那人答說：「我盡。」
5 Then Boaz said, “On the day that you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also take Ruth the Moabite woman, the widow of a dead man, in order to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance.”
波阿次接著說：「你從納敖米手中購得田地的那一天，也應娶亡者之妻，即摩阿布女子盧德，好給死者在嗣業上留名。」
6 Then the near kinsman said, “I cannot redeem it for myself without damaging my own inheritance. You take my right of redemption for yourself, for I cannot redeem it.”
那位至親答說：「那麼我就不能盡這義務了，免得我的產業受害，你盡我應盡的義務罷! 我不能盡了。」
7 Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning the redemption and exchange of goods. To confirm all things, a man took off his shoe and gave it to his neighbor; this was the manner of making legal agreements in Israel.
從前在以色列中間，無論對於買賣或交易，為確定一事，有這樣的一個風俗：就是一方應脫下自己的鞋，交與另一方：這在以色列就算為證據。
8 So the near kinsman said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself,” and he took off his sandal.
那為至親對波阿次說：「你購買罷! 」遂就脫下了自己的鞋。
9 Then Boaz said to the elders and to all the people, “You are witnesses today that I have bought all that was Elimelek's and all that was Kilion's and Mahlon's from the hand of Naomi.
於是波阿次對長老以及所有在坐的民眾說：「今天你們作證，我從納敖米手中購得了屬於厄里默肋客及基肋雍與瑪赫隆的一切產業；
10 Also Ruth the Moabite woman, the wife of Mahlon, I have acquired to be my wife, in order that I might raise up the name of the dead man on his inheritance, so that his name will not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his place. Today you are witnesses!”
同時我也取得了瑪赫隆的妻，摩阿布的女子盧德為我的妻室，好給死者在嗣業上留名，不叫死者的名字，在自己的兄弟和故鄉的門戶中失傳；今日你們為此作證! 」
11 All the people who were in the gate and the elders said, “We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who built up the house of Israel; and may you prosper in Ephrathah and be renowned in Bethlehem.
在城門旁的民眾和長老都回答說：「我們作證。願上主使這走進你家中的婦女，像似那兩位曾建立了以色列家的辣黑耳和肋阿! 願你在厄弗辣大昌盛，願你在白冷得享盛名!
12 May your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, through the offspring that Yahweh will give you with this young woman.”
願你的家藉上主使這少婦給你所生的後裔，相似塔瑪爾給猶大所生的培勒茲的家。」波阿次娶盧德
13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. He slept with her, and Yahweh allowed her to become pregnant, and she bore a son.
波阿次遂娶了盧德，她就成了他的妻子。他走近了他，上主賜她懷孕，生了一個兒子。
14 The women said to Naomi, “May Yahweh be blessed, who has not left you today without a near kinsman, this baby. May his name be famous in Israel.
婦女們就對納敖米說：「願上主受頌揚! 因為他沒有使你今日缺乏承繼者。願他在以色列中得享盛名!
15 May he be for you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him.”
他是你心靈的安慰，是你老年的依靠，因為他是愛你的兒媳所生的；像這樣的兒媳，對你實勝過七個兒子。」
16 Naomi took the child, laid him in her bosom, and took care of him.
納敖米接過嬰兒來，抱在懷中，做了他的保母。
17 The women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse, who became the father of David.
鄰近的婦女喊著說：「納敖米得了個兒子! 」他們就給他起名叫敖貝得；他就是達味的父親葉瑟的父親。達味族譜
18 Now these were the descendants of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron,
以下是培肋茲的族譜：培勒茲生赫茲龍，
19 Hezron became the father of Ram, Ram became the father of Amminadab,
赫茲龍生蘭，蘭生阿米納達布，
20 Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, Nahshon became the father of Salmon,
阿米納達布生納赫雄，納赫雄生撒耳孟，
21 Salmon became the father of Boaz, Boaz became the father of Obed,
撒耳孟生波阿次，波阿次生敖貝得，
22 Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.
敖貝得生葉瑟，葉瑟生達味。
