Ruts 4
1 Og Boaz hadde gjenge upp på tinget og sett seg der. Då høvde det so at den løysingsmannen som Boaz hadde tala um, gjekk framum der. Han tala åt honom og sagde: «Kom hit og set deg her!» Og han kom og sette seg.
[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.
2 So tok han burtåt seg ti av styresmennerne i byen og sagde: «Set dykk her!» Og dei sette seg.
Boaz then gathered ten of the elders of the town and asked them to sit down [there also]. After they sat down,
3 Då sagde han til løysingsmannen: «Det åkerstykket som høyrde Elimelek, bror vår, til, vil No’omi selja, ho som hev kome att frå Moablandet.
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 Difor tenkte eg at eg skulde fortelja deg det og segja: Kjøp det du når dei er til stades dei som sit her, og styresmennerne for folket mitt! Vil du taka det etter løysingsretten, so gjer det; vil du ikkje løysa det, då seg meg det, so eg fær vita det; for ingen annan eig løysingsretten enn du, og næst etter deg er det eg sjølv.» Han sagde: «Eg vil løysa det.»
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 Då sagde Boaz: «Når du kjøper åkeren av No’omi, so kjøper du honom og av moabitkvinna Rut, kona åt den avlidne, og du skyldar å reisa upp att namnet åt den avlidne, og festa det til arvluten hans.»
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 Løysingsmannen svara: «Då kann eg ikkje nytta løysingsretten min, for so spiller eg min eigen arvlut. Løys du åt deg det eg skulde ha løyst, for eg kann ikkje gjera det.»
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 Det var gamall sed i Israel når ein mann skulde stadfesta ei løysing eller eit avtala byte, då drog han av seg skoen og gav honom til den andre, og dette gjaldt som ein vitnesburd i Israel.
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.
8 Då sagde løysingsmannen til Boaz: «Kjøp det du!» og so drog han av seg skoen.
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 Boaz sagde no til styresmennerne og til alt folket: «De er i dag vitne på at eg hev kjøpt av No’omi alt det som hev høyrt Elimelek til, og alt som hev høyrt Kiljon og Mahlon til.
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 Like eins hev eg kjøpt moabitkvinna Rut, kona hans Mahlon, til kona åt meg, so eg kann reisa namnet åt den avlidne og festa det til arvluten hans, so namnet hans ikkje kjem burt millom brørne hans eller frå porten på heimstaden hans. De er vitne på dette i dag.»
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 Og alt folket som var på tinget og styresmennerne sagde: «Ja, det er me. Herren gjeve at den kvinna som no gjeng inn i huset ditt, må verta som Rakel og Lea, dei tvo som hev bygt upp Israels hus! Og gjev du må koma til velmagt i Efrata og verta namngjeten i Betlehem!
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 Og gjev at dei etterkomarar som Herren vil gjeva deg med denne unge kvinna, må verta ei ætt som ætti hans Peres, han som Tamar fødde åt Juda!»
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 So tok då Boaz Rut til seg, og ho vart kona hans; han gjekk inn til henne, og Herren gav henne livsfrukt, og ho fødde ein son.
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 Då sagde kvinnorne til No’omi: «Lova vere Herren som hev gjort at du idag ikkje vantar løysingsmann! Han skal verta namngjeten i Israel.
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 Han skal verta ein trøystar åt deg og din alderdoms hjelp; for sonekona di, ho som held av deg, hev født honom; ho som er meir for deg enn sju søner.»
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].”
16 Og No’omi tok barnet og lagde det i fanget sitt og vart fostermor åt det.
Then Naomi took the baby and put him on her lap, and took care of him.
17 Og grannekvinnorne gav honom namn og sagde: «No’omi hev fenge ein son, » og dei gav honom namnet Obed; Han vart far åt Isai, far åt David.
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.
18 Her er ættartalet hans Peres: Peres var far åt Hesron.
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.
19 Hesron var far åt Ram, og Ram var far åt Amminadab.
20 Amminadab var far åt Nahson, og Nahson far åt Salma.
21 Salmon var far åt Boaz, og Boaz far åt Obed.
22 Obed var far åt Isai, og Isai far åt David.
