Rut 4

1 Entonces Booz subió al lugar público de la ciudad y tomó asiento allí; y él pariente cercano con el que había estado hablando llegó; y Booz, gritándole por su nombre, dijo: Ven y siéntate aquí. Y vino 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 Luego tomó a diez de los hombres responsables de la ciudad y les pidió que se sentaran. Y tomaron sus asientos.

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 cercano: Noemí, que ha regresado del país de Moab, está ofreciendo por un precio la porción de tierra 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 Y estaba en mi mente darte la oportunidad de comprarlo, con la aprobación de los que están sentados aquí y de los hombres responsables de mi pueblo. Si está listo para hacer lo que es correcto porque eres el pariente más cercano, entonces házlo: pero si no lo haces, dímelo ahora; porque no hay nadie que tenga derecho a hacerlo sino tú, y después yo mismo. Y él dijo: Yo lo haré.

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 tomes este campo, tendrás que llevar consigo a Rut, la moabita, la esposa de los muertos, para que puedas mantener el nombre de los muertos que viven en 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 Y el pariente dijo: No podré redimir, por temor a dañar la herencia que tengo: usa tu mi derecho de redención, 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 Ahora, en tiempos anteriores este era la costumbre en Israel cuando las propiedades eran tomadas por un pariente cercano, o cuando había un cambio de propietario. Para hacer el intercambio, un hombre se quitó el zapato y se lo dio al otro; Y este fue un testigo 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 él pariente cercano le dijo a Booz: Tómalo para ti. Y se quitó el zapato.

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

9 Entonces Booz dijo a los hombres responsables y a toda la gente: Ustedes son testigos hoy de que he tomado a precio de Noemí todas las propiedades que eran de Elimelec y todas las de Chilion y Mahlon.

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 Y, además, he tomado a Rut, la moabita, que era la esposa de Mahlon, como mi esposa, para mantener el nombre del hombre muerto que vive en su herencia, para que su nombre no sea cortado. de entre sus compatriotas, y de la memoria de su pueblo: 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 Y todas las personas que estaban en el lugar público, y los hombres responsables, dijeron: Somos testigos. Que el Señor haga a esta mujer que está a punto de entrar en tu casa, como Raquel y Lea, dos de las cuales fueron los constructores de la casa de Israel; y que tengas riquezas en Efrata, y seas grande 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 familia sea como la familia de Fares, el que Tamar dio luz a Judá, por la descendencia que el Señor puede darte 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 Entonces, Booz tomó a Rut y ella se convirtió en su esposa; Y él se llegó a ella, y el Señor le permitió que se embarazará, y ella 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 dijeron a Noemí: Una bendición al Señor, por haberte permitido tener un pariente cercano, y que su nombre sea grande 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 un restaurador de vida nueva para ti, y tu consolador cuando seas vieja, él hijo de tu nuera, quien, en su amor por ti, es mejor 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 Y Naomi tomó al niño y lo rodeó con sus brazos, y ella se ocupó de criarlo.

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

17 Y las mujeres que eran sus vecinas le pusieron nombre, diciendo: Noemí tiene un hijo; y le dieron el nombre de Obed: él 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 Estas son las generaciones de Fares: Fares se convirtió en el padre de Hezron;

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

19 Y Hezron engendró a Ram, y Ram engendró a Aminadab;

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

20 Y Aminadab engendró a Naason, y Naason engendró a Salmon;

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

21 Y Salmón engendró a Booz, y Booz engendró a Obed.

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

22 Y Obed fue el padre de Isaí, e Isaí fue el padre de David.

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