Rut 4
1 Boas aber war zum Tor hinaufgegangen und hatte sich daselbst niedergesetzt; und siehe, da ging der Löser vorüber, von welchem Boas geredet hatte. Da sprach er: Komm, setze dich her, du Soundso!
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 Und Boas nahm zehn Männer von den Ältesten der Stadt und sprach: Setzet euch hier! Und sie setzten sich.
Then he got ten of the responsible men of the town, and said, Be seated here. And they took their seats.
3 Da sprach er zu dem Löser: Naemi, die aus dem Gefilde Moab zurückgekommen ist, bietet das Stück Feld feil, das unserm Bruder Elimelech gehörte.
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 Darum gedachte ich dir den Vorschlag zu machen: Willst du es lösen, so kaufe es vor den Bürgern und vor den Ältesten meines Volkes; willst du es aber nicht lösen, so sage mir's, daß ich es wisse; denn es ist niemand, der es lösen kann, als du, und ich nach dir!
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 Er sprach: Ich will es lösen! Boas sprach: An welchem Tage du das Feld von der Hand Naemis kaufst, erwirbst du [es] auch von Ruth, der Moabiterin, dem Weibe des Verstorbenen, um den Namen des Verstorbenen auf seinem Erbteil wieder aufzurichten.
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 Da sprach der Löser: Ich kann es nicht lösen, ohne mein eigenes Erbteil zu verderben! Löse du für dich, was ich lösen sollte; denn ich kann es nicht lösen!
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 Es war aber von alters her Sitte in Israel, bei der Lösung und beim Verkauf die ganze Sache also gültig zu machen: es zog einer seinen Schuh aus und gab ihn dem andern. Das war die Bestätigung in Israel.
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 So sprach nun der Löser zu Boas: Kauf du es für dich! und zog seinen Schuh aus.
So the near relation said to Boaz, Take it for yourself. And he took off his shoe.
9 Da sprach Boas zu den Ältesten und zu allem Volk: Ihr seid heute Zeugen, daß ich von Naemis Hand alles erkauft habe, was Elimelech, und alles, was Kiljon und Machlon gehörte.
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 Dazu nehme ich mir Ruth zum Weibe, die Moabiterin, Machlons Weib, um den Namen des Verstorbenen auf seinem Erbteil wieder aufzurichten, damit des Verstorbenen Name nicht verschwinde aus der Mitte seiner Brüder und aus dem Tor seines Ortes. Dessen seid ihr heute Zeugen!
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 Da sprach alles Volk, das im Tore stand, und die Ältesten: Wir sind Zeugen! Der HERR mache das Weib, das in dein Haus kommt, wie Rahel und Lea, die beide das Haus Israel gebaut haben! Erwirb Vermögen in Ephrata und mache dir einen Namen in Bethlehem!
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 Und dein Haus werde wie das Haus des Perez, den Tamar dem Juda gebar, durch den Samen, den dir der HERR von dieser jungen Frau geben wird!
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 Also nahm Boas die Ruth, und sie ward sein Weib, und er kam zu ihr. Der HERR aber verlieh ihr, daß sie empfing und einen Sohn gebar.
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 Da sprachen die Weiber zu Naemi: Gelobt sei der HERR, der dir zu dieser Zeit einen Löser nicht versagt hat! Sein Name werde genannt in Israel!
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 Der wird nun deine Seele erquicken und dich in deinem Alter versorgen; denn deine Schwiegertochter, die dich liebt, hat ihn geboren, sie, die dir mehr wert ist als sieben Söhne!
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 Und Naemi nahm das Kind und legte es an ihren Busen und ward seine Wärterin.
And Naomi took the child and put her arms round it, and she took care of it.
17 Und ihre Nachbarinnen gaben ihm einen Namen und sprachen: Der Naemi ist ein Sohn geboren! Und sie hießen ihn Obed. Der ist der Vater Isais, des Vaters Davids.
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 Und dies ist der Stammbaum des Perez:
Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron;
19 Perez zeugte Hezron, Hezron zeugte Ram, Ram zeugte Amminadab,
And Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab;
20 Amminadab zeugte Nahasson, Nahasson zeugte Salmon,
And Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon;
21 Salmon zeugte Boas, Boas zeugte Obed, Obed zeugte Isai,
And Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed;
22 Isai zeugte David.
And Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.
