Rute 4
1 Agora Boaz subiu até o portão e sentou-se lá embaixo. Eis que o parente próximo de quem Boaz falou passou por aqui. Boaz disse-lhe: “Venha aqui, amigo, e sente-se”. Ele veio até aqui e sentou-se.
[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 Boaz levou dez homens dos anciãos da cidade, e disse: “Sente-se aqui”, e eles se sentaram.
Boaz then gathered ten of the elders of the town and asked them to sit down [there also]. After they sat down,
3 Ele disse ao parente próximo: “Naomi, que voltou do país de Moab, está vendendo a parcela de terra, que era de nosso irmão Elimelech.
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 Achei que deveria dizer-lhes, dizendo: “Comprem-no diante daqueles que se sentam aqui, e diante dos anciãos do meu povo”. Se você vai resgatá-la, resgate-a; mas se você não vai resgatá-la, então me diga, que eu posso saber. Pois não há ninguém que o resgate além de vocês; e eu estou atrás de vocês”. Ele disse: “Eu vou redimi-lo”.
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 Então Boaz disse: “No dia em que você comprar o campo da mão de Naomi, você deve comprá-lo também de Ruth, a moabita, a esposa do falecido, para levantar o nome do falecido em sua herança”.
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 O parente próximo disse: “Não posso redimi-lo por mim mesmo, para não pôr em perigo minha própria herança. Tome meu direito de redenção para si mesmo; pois não posso redimi-lo”.
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 Agora, este era o costume no passado em Israel no que diz respeito à redenção e à troca, para confirmar tudo: um homem tirou sua sandália e a deu ao seu vizinho; e esta era a forma de formalizar as transações em 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 Então o parente próximo disse a Boaz: “Compre-a para você”, depois ele tirou sua sandália.
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 disse aos anciãos e a todo o povo: “Vocês são testemunhas hoje, que comprei tudo o que era de Elimelech, e tudo o que era de Chilion e Mahlon, da mão de Naomi.
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 Além disso, Ruth, a moabita, esposa de Mahlon, eu comprei para ser minha esposa, para levantar o nome dos mortos em sua herança, para que o nome dos mortos não seja cortado de entre seus irmãos e do portão de seu lugar. Vocês são testemunhas hoje”.
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 Todas as pessoas que estavam no portão, e os anciãos, disseram: “Somos testemunhas”. Que Javé faça a mulher que entrou em sua casa como Raquel e como Léia, que construíram a casa de Israel; e o trate dignamente em Efrata, e seja famoso em Belém.
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 Que sua casa seja como a casa de Perez, que Tamar deu a Judá, da descendência que Iavé lhe dará por esta jovem mulher”.
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 Então Boaz levou Ruth e ela se tornou sua esposa; e ele foi até ela, e Yahweh permitiu que ela concebesse, e ela deu à luz um filho.
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 As mulheres disseram a Noemi: “Bendito seja Javé, que não te deixou hoje sem um parente próximo”. Que seu nome seja famoso em 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 Ele será para você um restaurador da vida e o sustentará em sua velhice; pois sua nora, que o ama, que é melhor para você do que sete filhos, deu à luz a ele”.
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 Noemi tomou a criança, colocou-o em seu seio e tornou-se enfermeira para ele.
Then Naomi took the baby and put him on her lap, and took care of him.
17 As mulheres, suas vizinhas, deram-lhe um nome, dizendo: “Nasceu um filho para Noemi”. Deram-lhe o nome de Obed. Ele é o pai de Jesse, o pai de 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 Now esta é a história das gerações de Perez: Perez tornou-se o pai de Hezron,
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 e Hezron tornou-se o pai de Ram, e Ram tornou-se o pai de Amminadab,
20 e Amminadab tornou-se o pai de Nahshon, e Nahshon tornou-se o pai de Salmon,
21 e Salmon tornou-se o pai de Boaz, e Boaz tornou-se o pai de Obed,
22 e Obed tornou-se o pai de Jesse, e Jesse tornou-se o pai de David.
