Rut 4

1 Booz subió a la puerta y se sentó allí. Y ciertamente ahí pasaba aquel pariente más cercano, del cual Booz habló, y le dijo: ¡Hola, fulano, ven acá y siéntate! Y él se desvió 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 Entonces Booz tomó diez varones de los ancianos de la ciudad y dijo: Siéntense 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 Luego dijo al pariente más cercano: Noemí, quien regresó de la tierra de Moab, vende la parcela de tierra que perteneció a 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 Decidí hacértelo saber y decirte frente a los que están sentados aquí y frente a los ancianos de mi pueblo, que la compres. Si quieres redimirla, redímela. Si no quieres redimirla, decláramelo para que lo sepa, porque no hay nadie para redimirla fuera de ti, y después de ti, yo. Y él contestó: Yo la 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 Pero Booz añadió: El día cuando adquieras el campo de mano de Noemí, deberás tomar también a Rut la moabita, esposa del difunto, para perpetuar 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 más cercano respondió: Entonces no podré redimirla para mí, pues destruiría mi herencia. Redime tú. Usa mi oportunidad, porque yo no podré redimir.

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 Desde antaño había una tradición en Israel con respecto a la redención y al contrato para confirmar cualquier asunto. Uno se quitaba su sandalia y la daba al otro, y esto servía de testimonio 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 más cercano dijo a Booz: Adquiérela 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 Entonces Booz anunció a los ancianos y a todo el pueblo: Ustedes son testigos hoy de que adquirí de mano de Noemí todo lo que fue de Elimelec, de Quelión y de Mahlón.

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 adquiero a Rut la moabita, esposa de Mahlón, para que sea mi esposa a fin de perpetuar el nombre del difunto sobre su heredad, y que el nombre del difunto no se borre de entre sus hermanos ni de la puerta de su lugar. Ustedes son testigos hoy.

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 Todos los del pueblo que estaban en la puerta con los ancianos, dijeron: ¡Somos testigos! ¡Yavé haga que la esposa que entra en tu casa sea como Raquel y como Lea, quienes edificaron la familia de Israel, que tú logres riqueza en Efrata y seas famoso 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 y tu casa sea como la casa de Fares, a quien Tamar dio a luz para Judá, por la descendencia que Yavé te dé por medio de 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, pues, a Rut, y ella fue su esposa. Se unió con ella, y Yavé permitió que concibiera 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 Y las mujeres decían a Noemí: ¡Bendito sea Yavé que no permitió que te falte pariente hoy! ¡Sea su nombre 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 ¡Que también él sea para ti restaurador de vida y sustentador de tu vejez! Porque tu nuera, quien te ama, te dio a luz, y ella es mejor para ti que siete hijos.

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 pecho y fue su madre de crianza.

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

17 Las vecinas le dieron un nombre y dijeron: A Noemí le nació un hijo. Y lo llamaron Obed. Éste es el padre de Isaí, 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 Éstas son las generaciones de Fares: Fares engendró a Hezrón,

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

19 Hezrón engendró a Ram, Ram engendró a Aminadab,

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

20 Aminadab engendró a Naasón, Naasón engendró a Salmón,

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

21 Salmón engendró a Booz, Booz engendró a Obed,

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

22 Obed engendró a Isaí, e Isaí engendró a David.

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