Ruth 4

1 Booz monta à la porte de la ville et s'y assit. Or voici que celui qui avait droit de rachat et dont Booz avait parlé, vint à passer. Il lui dit: " Arrête-toi, assieds-toi ici, toi un tel. " Cet homme s'arrêta et s'assit.

And Boaz went up to the public place of the town, and took his seat there: and the near relation of whom he had been talking came by; and Boaz, crying out to him by name, said, Come and be seated here. And he came and was seated.

2 Alors Booz prit dix hommes parmi les anciens de la ville, et il dit: " Asseyez-vous ici. " Et ils s'assirent.

Then he got ten of the responsible men of the town, and said, Be seated here. And they took their seats.

3 Il dit à celui qui avait le droit de rachat: " La portion de champ qui appartenait à notre frère Elimélech, a été vendue par Noémi, qui est revenue des champs de Moab.

Then he said to the near relation, Naomi, who has come back from the country of Moab, is offering for a price that bit of land which was our brother Elimelech's:

4 Et j'ai dit: je veux t'en informer et te dire: Achète-la en présence de ceux qui siègent ici, et en présence des anciens de mon peuple. Si tu veux racheter, rachète; si tu ne veux pas, déclare-le-moi, afin que je le sache; car il n'y a personne avant toi qui ait le droit de rachat; moi, je viens après toi. " Il répondit: " Je rachèterai. "

And it was in my mind to give you the chance of taking it, with the approval of those seated here and of the responsible men of my people. If you are ready to do what it is right for a relation to do, then do it: but if you will not do it, say so to me now; for there is no one who has the right to do it but you, and after you myself. And he said, I will do it.

5 Et Booz dit: " Le jour où tu acquerras le champ de la main de Noémi, tu l'acquerras en même temps de Ruth la Moabite, femme du défunt, pour faire revivre le nom du défunt dans son héritage. "

Then Boaz said, On the day when you take this field, you will have to take with it Ruth, the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, so that you may keep the name of the dead living in his heritage.

6 Celui qui avait le droit de rachat répondit: " Je ne puis pas le racheter pour mon compte, de peur de détruire mon propre héritage. Fais usage de mon droit de rachat, car je ne puis racheter. "

And the near relation said, I am not able to do the relation's part, for fear of damaging the heritage I have: you may do it in my place, for I am not able to do it myself.

7 C'était autrefois la coutume en Israël, en cas de rachat et d'échange, pour valider toute affaire, que l'homme ôtât son soulier et le donnât à l'autre cela servait de témoignage en Israël.

Now, in earlier times this was the way in Israel when property was taken over by a near relation, or when there was a change of owner. To make the exchange certain one man took off his shoe and gave it to the other; and this was a witness in Israel.

8 Celui qui avait le droit de rachat dit à Booz " Acquiers pour ton compte. " Et il ôta son soulier.

So the near relation said to Boaz, Take it for yourself. And he took off his shoe.

9 Et Booz dit aux anciens et à tout le peuple: " Vous êtes témoins aujourd'hui que j'ai acquis de la main de Noémi tout ce qui appartenait à Elimélech, et tout ce qui appartenait à Cheljon et à Mahalon,

Then Boaz said to the responsible men and to all the people, You are witnesses today that I have taken at a price from Naomi all the property which was Elimelech's, and everything which was Chilion's and Mahlon's.

10 et que j'ai acquis en même temps pour femme Ruth la Moabite, femme de Mahalon, pour faire revivre le nom du défunt dans son héritage, afin que le nom du défunt ne soit point retranche d'entre ses frères et de la porte de son lieu. Vous en êtes témoins en ce jour! "

And, further, I have taken Ruth, the Moabitess, who was the wife of Mahlon, to be my wife, to keep the name of the dead man living in his heritage, so that his name may not be cut off from among his countrymen, and from the memory of his town: you are witnesses this day.

11 Tout le peuple qui était à la porte et les anciens dirent: " Nous en sommes témoins. Que Yahweh rende la femme qui entre dans ta maison semblable à Rachel et à Lia, qui toutes les deux ont bâti la maison d'Israël! Sois fort dans Ephrata, et fais-toi un nom dans Bethléem!

And all the people who were in the public place, and the responsible men, said, We are witnesses. May the Lord make this woman, who is about to come into your house, like Rachel and Leah, which two were the builders of the house of Israel: and may you have wealth in Ephrathah, and be great in Beth-lehem;

12 Puisse ta maison être semblable à la maison de Pharès, — que Thamar enfanta à Juda, — par la postérité que Yahweh te donnera de cette jeune femme! "

May your family be like the family of Perez, the son whom Tamar gave to Judah, from the offspring which the Lord may give you by this young woman.

13 Booz prit Ruth, et elle fut sa femme, et il alla vers elle. Yahweh donna à Ruth de concevoir, et elle enfanta un fils.

So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and he went in to her, and the Lord made her with child and she gave birth to a son.

14 Les femmes dirent à Noémi: " Béni soit Yahweh, qui ne t'a point laissé manquer aujourd'hui d'un rédempteur! Que son nom devienne célèbre en Israël!

And the women said to Naomi, A blessing on the Lord, who has not let you be this day without a near relation, and may his name be great in Israel.

15 Il restaurera ton âme et sera le soutien de ta vieillesse! Car ta belle-fille, qui t'aime, l'a enfanté, elle qui vaut mieux pour toi que sept fils. "

He will be a giver of new life to you, and your comforter when you are old, for your daughter-in-law, who, in her love for you, is better than seven sons, has given birth to him.

16 Noémi prit l'enfant, le mit sur son sein, et elle lui servit de nourrice.

And Naomi took the child and put her arms round it, and she took care of it.

17 Les voisines lui donnèrent un nom, en disant: " Un fils est né à Noémi! " Et elles l'appelèrent Obed. Ce fut le père d'Isaï, père de David.

And the women who were her neighbours gave it a name, saying, Naomi has a child; and they gave him the name of Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

18 Voici la postérité de Pharès: Pharès engendra Esron;

Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron;

19 Esron engendra Aram; Aram engendra Aminadab;

And Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab;

20 Aminadab engendra Nahasson; Nahasson engendra Salmon;

And Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon;

21 Salmon engendra Booz; Booz engendra Obed;

And Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed;

22 Obed engendra Isaï: Isaï engendra David. "

And Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.