Rut 4

1 Booz subió a la puerta y se sentó allí. He aquí que el pariente cercano del que hablaba Booz pasaba por allí. Booz le dijo: “¡Ven aquí, amigo, y siéntate!”. Se acercó y se sentó.

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 Booz tomó a diez hombres de los ancianos de la ciudad y les dijo: “Siéntate aquí”, y se sentaron.

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

3 Le dijo al pariente cercano: “Noemí, que ha vuelto del país de Moab, está vendiendo la parcela que era de nuestro hermano Elimelec.

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 Pensé que debía decírtelo, diciendo: ‘Cómpralo ante los que están aquí sentados y ante los ancianos de mi pueblo’. Si quieres redimirla, redímela; pero si no quieres redimirla, dímelo para que lo sepa. Porque no hay nadie que la redima aparte de ti; y yo estoy detrás de ti”. Dijo: “Lo redimiré”.

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 Entonces Booz dijo: “El día que compres el campo de la mano de Noemí, deberás comprárselo también a Rut la moabita, la mujer del muerto, para levantar el nombre del muerto sobre su herencia.”

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 El pariente cercano dijo: “No puedo redimirlo por mí mismo, para no poner en peligro mi propia herencia. Toma para ti mi derecho de redención, pues no puedo redimirlo”.

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 Esta era la costumbre de antaño en Israel en cuanto al rescate y al intercambio, para confirmar todas las cosas: un hombre se quitaba la sandalia y se la daba a su vecino; y esta era la manera de formalizar las transacciones en 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 Entonces el pariente cercano dijo a Booz: “Cómpralo para ti”, y se quitó la sandalia.

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

9 Booz dijo a los ancianos y a todo el pueblo: “Vosotros sois testigos hoy de que he comprado todo lo que era de Elimelec, y todo lo que era de Quelión y de Mahlón, de la mano de Noemí.

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 Además, a Rut la moabita, esposa de Mahlón, la he comprado para que sea mi esposa, para levantar el nombre del muerto en su herencia, para que el nombre del muerto no sea cortado de entre sus hermanos y de la puerta de su lugar. Vosotros sois hoy testigos”.

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 Todo el pueblo que estaba en la puerta, y los ancianos, dijeron: “Somos testigos. Que el Señor haga que la mujer que ha entrado en tu casa sea como Raquel y como Lea, que ambas edificaron la casa de Israel; y que te trate dignamente en Efrata, y que seas famosa en Belén.

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 Que tu casa sea como la casa de Fares, que Tamar dio a Judá, de la descendencia que Yahvé te dará por esta joven.”

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 tomó a Rut y ella se convirtió en su esposa; se acercó a ella, y el Señor le permitió concebir, y dio a luz un hijo.

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 Las mujeres dijeron a Noemí: “Bendito sea Yahvé, que no te ha dejado hoy sin pariente cercano. Que su nombre sea famoso en 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 Él será para ti un restaurador de la vida y te sostendrá en tu vejez; porque tu nuera, que te ama, que es mejor para ti que siete hijos, lo ha dado a luz.”

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 Noemí tomó al niño, lo puso en su seno y lo amamantó.

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

17 Las mujeres, sus vecinas, le pusieron un nombre, diciendo: “Le ha nacido un hijo a Noemí”. Le pusieron el nombre de Obed. Es el padre de Isaí, el padre 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 Esta es la historia de las generaciones de Fares: Fares fue padre de Esrom,

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

19 y Esrom fue padre de Rama, y Rama fue padre de Aminadab,

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

20 y Aminadab fue padre de Nashón, y Nashón fue padre de Salmón,

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

21 y Salmón fue padre de Booz, y Booz fue padre de Obed,

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

22 y Obed fue padre de Isaí, y Isaí fue padre de David.

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