रूत 4
1 १ तब बोअज फाटक के पास जाकर बैठ गया; और जिस छुड़ानेवाले कुटुम्बी की चर्चा बोअज ने की थी, वह भी आ गया। तब बोअज ने कहा, “हे मित्र, इधर आकर यहीं बैठ जा;” तो वह उधर जाकर बैठ गया।
[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.
Boaz then gathered ten of the elders of the town and asked them to sit down [there also]. After they sat down,
3 ३ तब वह उस छुड़ानेवाले कुटुम्बी से कहने लगा, “नाओमी जो मोआब देश से लौट आई है वह हमारे भाई एलीमेलेक की एक टुकड़ा भूमि बेचना चाहती है।
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.
4 ४ इसलिए मैंने सोचा कि यह बात तुझको जताकर कहूँगा, कि तू उसको इन बैठे हुओं के सामने और मेरे लोगों के इन वृद्ध लोगों के सामने मोल ले। और यदि तू उसको छुड़ाना चाहे, तो छुड़ा; और यदि तू छुड़ाना न चाहे, तो मुझे ऐसा ही बता दे, कि मैं समझ लूँ; क्योंकि तुझे छोड़ उसके छुड़ाने का अधिकार और किसी को नहीं है, और तेरे बाद मैं हूँ।” उसने कहा, “मैं उसे छुड़ाऊँगा।”
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!”
5 ५ फिर बोअज ने कहा, “जब तू उस भूमि को नाओमी के हाथ से मोल ले, तब उसे रूत मोआबिन के हाथ से भी जो मरे हुए की स्त्री है इस मनसा से मोल लेना पड़ेगा, कि मरे हुए का नाम उसके भाग में स्थिर कर दे।”
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].”
6 ६ उस छुड़ानेवाले कुटुम्बी ने कहा, “मैं उसको छुड़ा नहीं सकता, ऐसा न हो कि मेरा निज भाग बिगड़ जाए। इसलिए मेरा छुड़ाने का अधिकार तू ले ले, क्योंकि मैं उसे छुड़ा नहीं सकता।”
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!”
7 ७ पुराने समय में इस्राएल में छुड़ाने और बदलने के विषय में सब पक्का करने के लिये यह प्रथा थी, कि मनुष्य अपनी जूती उतार के दूसरे को देता था। इस्राएल में प्रमाणित इसी रीति से होता था।
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.
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].
9 ९ तब बोअज ने वृद्ध लोगों और सब लोगों से कहा, “तुम आज इस बात के साक्षी हो कि जो कुछ एलीमेलेक का और जो कुछ किल्योन और महलोन का था, वह सब मैं नाओमी के हाथ से मोल लेता हूँ।
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.
10 १० फिर महलोन की स्त्री रूत मोआबिन को भी मैं अपनी पत्नी करने के लिये इस मनसा से मोल लेता हूँ, कि मरे हुए का नाम उसके निज भाग पर स्थिर करूँ, कहीं ऐसा न हो कि मरे हुए का नाम उसके भाइयों में से और उसके स्थान के फाटक से मिट जाए; तुम लोग आज साक्षी ठहरे हो।”
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].”
11 ११ तब फाटक के पास जितने लोग थे उन्होंने और वृद्ध लोगों ने कहा, “हम साक्षी हैं। यह जो स्त्री तेरे घर में आती है उसको यहोवा इस्राएल के घराने की दो उपजानेवाली राहेल और लिआ के समान करे। और तू एप्राता में वीरता करे, और बैतलहम में तेरा बड़ा नाम हो;
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.
12 १२ और जो सन्तान यहोवा इस जवान स्त्री के द्वारा तुझे दे उसके कारण से तेरा घराना पेरेस का सा हो जाए, जो तामार से यहूदा के द्वारा उत्पन्न हुआ।”
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.”
13 १३ तब बोअज ने रूत को ब्याह लिया, और वह उसकी पत्नी हो गई; और जब वह उसके पास गया तब यहोवा की दया से उसको गर्भ रहा, और उसके एक बेटा उत्पन्न हुआ।
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.
14 १४ तब स्त्रियों ने नाओमी से कहा, “यहोवा धन्य है, जिसने तुझे आज छुड़ानेवाले कुटुम्बी के बिना नहीं छोड़ा; इस्राएल में इसका बड़ा नाम हो।
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.
15 १५ और यह तेरे जी में जी ले आनेवाला और तेरा बुढ़ापे में पालनेवाला हो, क्योंकि तेरी बहू जो तुझ से प्रेम रखती और सात बेटों से भी तेरे लिये श्रेष्ठ है उसी का यह बेटा है।”
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].”
Then Naomi took the baby and put him on her lap, and took care of him.
17 १७ और उसकी पड़ोसिनों ने यह कहकर, कि “नाओमी के एक बेटा उत्पन्न हुआ है”, लड़के का नाम ओबेद रखा। यिशै का पिता और दाऊद का दादा वही हुआ।
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.
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.
