Ruth 4
1 Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there. Behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by. Boaz said to him, “Come over here, friend, and sit down!” He came over, and sat down.
Boaz var imidlertid gået 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 took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, “Sit down here,” and 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 near kinsman, “Naomi, who has come back out of the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s.
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 I should tell you, saying, ‘Buy it before those who sit here, and before the elders of my people.’ If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if you will not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know. For there is no one to redeem it besides you; and I am after you.” He said, “I will redeem 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, så gør det; men vil du ikke, så 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 said, “On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must buy it also from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance.”
Da sagde Boaz: "Men samtidig med at du køber Marken af No'omi, køber du også Moabiterinden Rut, den afdødes Enke, for at rejse den afdødes Navn over hans Arvelod!"
6 The near kinsman said, “I can’t redeem it for myself, lest I endanger my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption for yourself; for I can’t redeem it.”
Da svarede Løseren: "Så kan jeg ikke blive Løser, da jeg derved vilde skade min egen Arvelod. Løs du, hvad jeg skulde løse, thi jeg kan ikke!"
7 Now this was the custom in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning exchanging, to confirm all things: a man took off his sandal, and gave it to his neighbor; and this was the way of formalizing transactions 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; således blev en Sag vidnefast i Israel.
8 So the near kinsman said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself,” then he took off his sandal.
Idet nu Løseren sagde til Boaz: "Køb du den!" trak han derfor sin Sko af.
9 Boaz said to the elders and to all the people, “You are witnesses today, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, from the hand of Naomi.
Da sagde Boaz til de Ældste og alle dem, der var til Stede: "I er i Dag Vidner på, at jeg køber alt, hvad der tilhørte Elimelek, og alt, hvad der tilhørte Kiljon og Malon, af No'omi;
10 Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, I have purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his place. You are witnesses today.”
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 people who were in the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and like Leah, which both built the house of Israel; and treat you worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous 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 Let your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the offspring which the LORD will give you by this young woman.”
Måtte dit Hus blive som Perezs Hus, ham, Tamar fødte Juda, ved de Efterkommere, HERREN giver dig af denne unge Kvinde!"
13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and he went in to her, and the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she bore a son.
Så 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 said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you today without a near kinsman. Let his name be famous in 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 shall be to you a restorer of life and sustain you in your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”
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 Naomi took the child, laid him in her bosom, and became nurse to him.
Da tog No'omi Barnet i sin Favn, og hun blev dets Fostermoder.
17 The women, her neighbors, gave him a name, saying, “A son is born to Naomi”. They named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
Og Naboerskerne gav ham Navn, idet de sagde: "No'omi har fået en Søn!" Og de kaldte ham Obed. Han blev Fader til Davids Fader Isaj.
18 Now this is the history of the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron,
Dette er Perezs Slægtebog: Perez avlede Hezron,
19 and Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab,
Hezron avlede Ram, Ram avlede Amminadab,
20 and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon,
Amminadab avlede Nahasjon, Nahasjon avlede Salmon,
21 and Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed,
Salmon avlede Boaz, Boaz avlede Obed,
22 and Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.
Obed avlede Isaj, og Isaj avlede David.
