< Ruth 4 >

1 Si Booz nga'y sumampa sa pintuang-bayan, at naupo siya roon: at, narito, ang malapit na kamaganak na sinalita ni Booz ay nagdaan; sa lalaking yao'y sinabi niya, Oy, kuwan! lumiko ka, maupo ka rito. At siya'y lumiko, at naupo.
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 At siya'y kumuha ng sangpung lalake sa mga matanda sa bayan, at sinabi, Maupo kayo rito. At sila'y naupo.
Then he got ten of the responsible men of the town, and said, Be seated here. And they took their seats.
3 At sinabi niya sa malapit na kamaganak, Ipinagbibili ni Noemi, na bumalik na galing sa lupain ng Moab, ang bahagi ng lupa, na naging sa ating kapatid na kay Elimelech:
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 At aking inisip na ipahayag sa iyo, na sabihin, Bilhin mo sa harap nilang nakaupo rito, at sa harap ng mga matanda ng aking bayan. Kung iyong tutubusin ay tubusin mo; nguni't kung hindi mo tutubusin ay saysayin mo nga, upang matalastas ko: sapagka't wala nang tutubos na iba pa liban sa iyo: at ako ang sumusunod sa iyo. At sinabi niya, Aking tutubusin.
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 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Booz, Anomang araw na iyong bilhin ang parang sa kamay ni Noemi, ay marapat na iyong bilhin din ang kay Ruth na Moabita, na asawa ng namatay, upang ibangon ang pangalan ng namatay sa kaniyang mana.
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 At sinabi ng malapit na kamaganak, Hindi ko matutubos sa ganang akin, baka masira ang aking sariling mana: iyo na ang aking matuwid ng pagtubos; sapagka't hindi ko matutubos.
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 Ito nga ang kaugalian ng unang panahon sa Israel tungkol sa pagtubos at tungkol sa pagpapalit, upang patotohanan ang lahat ng mga bagay; hinuhubad ng isa ang kaniyang pangyapak, at ibinibigay sa kaniyang kapuwa: at ito ang paraan ng pagpapatotoo sa 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 Sa gayo'y sinabi ng malapit na kamaganak kay Booz, Bilhin mo sa ganang iyo. At hinubad niya ang kaniyang pangyapak.
So the near relation said to Boaz, Take it for yourself. And he took off his shoe.
9 At sinabi ni Booz sa mga matanda at sa buong bayan, Kayo'y mga saksi sa araw na ito, na aking binili ang lahat ng kay Elimelech, at lahat na kay Chelion, at kay Mahalon, sa kamay ni Noemi.
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 Bukod dito'y si Ruth na Moabita, na asawa ni Mahalon, ay aking binili na maging aking asawa, upang ibangon ang pangalan ng namatay sa kaniyang mana, upang ang pangalan ng namatay ay huwag mahiwalay sa gitna ng kaniyang mga kapatid, at sa pintuang-bayan ng kaniyang dako: kayo'y mga saksi sa araw na ito.
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 At ang buong bayan na nasa pintuang-bayan, at ang mga matanda ay nagsabi, Kami ay mga saksi. Gawin ng Panginoon ang babae na pumapasok sa iyong bahay, na gaya ni Rachel at gaya ni Lea, na silang dalawa ang nagtatag ng sangbahayan ni Israel, at maging makapangyarihan ka sa Ephrata, at maging bantog sa Bethlehem:
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 At ang iyong sangbahayan ay maging gaya ng sangbahayan ni Phares, na ipinanganak ni Thamar kay Juda, sa binhi na ibibigay ng Panginoon sa iyo sa batang babaing ito.
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 Sa gayo'y kinuha ni Booz si Ruth, at siya'y naging kaniyang asawa; at siya'y sumiping sa kaniya, at pinapaglihi ng Panginoon, at siya'y nanganak ng isang lalake.
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 At sinabi ng mga babae kay Noemi, Pagpalain ka nawa ng Panginoon na hindi ka binayaan sa araw na ito, na mawalan ng isang malapit na kamaganak; at maging bantog nawa ang kaniyang pangalan sa 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 At siya'y magiging sa iyo ay isang tagapagsauli ng buhay, at tagapagkandili sa iyong katandaan: sapagka't ang inyong manugang na nagmamahal sa iyo, ay nagkaanak sa kaniya, at siya'y mahigit pa sa iyo kay sa pitong anak.
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 At kinuha ni Noemi ang bata, at inihilig sa kaniyang kandungan, at siya'y naging yaya.
And Naomi took the child and put her arms round it, and she took care of it.
17 At nilagyan ng pangalan ng mga babaing kaniyang kapitbahay, na sinasabi, May isang lalake na ipinanganak kay Noemi; at tinawag nila ang pangalan niya na Obed; siya ang ama ni Isai, na ama ni 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 Ito nga ang mga lahi ni Phares: naging anak ni Phares si Hesron;
Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron;
19 At naging anak ni Hesron si Ram, at naging anak ni Ram si Aminadab;
And Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab;
20 At naging anak ni Aminadab si Nahason, at naging anak ni Nahason si Salmon:
And Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon;
21 At naging anak ni Salmon si Booz, at naging anak ni Booz si Obed;
And Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed;
22 At naging anak ni Obed si Isai, at naging anak ni Isai si David.
And Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.

< Ruth 4 >