Ruth 4
1 Et Boaz monta à la porte, et s’assit là. Et voici, celui qui avait le droit de rachat, [et] dont Boaz avait parlé, vint à passer; et il dit: Toi, un tel, détourne-toi, assieds-toi ici. Et il se détourna et s’assit.
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 Et [Boaz] prit dix hommes des anciens de la ville, et dit: Asseyez-vous ici. Et ils s’assirent.
Then he got ten of the responsible men of the town, and said, Be seated here. And they took their seats.
3 Et il dit à celui qui avait le droit de rachat: Naomi, qui est revenue des champs de Moab, vend la pièce de terre qui était à notre frère Élimélec.
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 Et moi, je me suis dit: Je t’en informerai, et je te dirai: Achète-la en la présence des habitants et en la présence des anciens de mon peuple. Si tu veux racheter, rachète; et si tu ne veux pas racheter, déclare-le-moi, afin que je le sache; car il n’y a personne que toi pour racheter, et moi je suis après toi. Et il dit: Je rachèterai.
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 Et Boaz dit: Au jour où tu achèteras le champ de la main de Naomi, tu l’achèteras aussi de Ruth, la Moabite, femme du défunt, pour relever le nom du défunt sur son héritage.
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 Et celui qui avait le droit de rachat dit: Je ne puis pas le racheter pour moi, de peur que je ne ruine mon héritage; use, toi, de mon droit de rachat, car je ne puis racheter.
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 Or c’était jadis [une coutume] en Israël, en cas de rachat et d’échange, que, pour confirmer toute affaire, l’un ôtait sa sandale et la donnait à l’autre; c’était là une coutume en Israël.
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 Et celui qui avait le droit de rachat dit à Boaz: Achète pour toi; et il ôta sa sandale.
So the near relation said to Boaz, Take it for yourself. And he took off his shoe.
9 Et Boaz dit aux anciens et à tout le peuple: Vous êtes aujourd’hui témoins que j’ai acheté de la main de Naomi tout ce qui était à Élimélec, et tout ce qui était à Kilion et à Makhlon;
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 et aussi que je me suis acquis pour femme Ruth, la Moabite, la femme de Makhlon, pour relever le nom du défunt sur son héritage, afin que le nom du défunt ne soit pas retranché d’entre ses frères et de la porte de son lieu: vous en êtes témoins aujourd’hui!
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 Et tout le peuple qui était à la porte, et les anciens, dirent: [Nous en sommes] témoins. Fasse l’Éternel que la femme qui entre dans ta maison soit comme Rachel, et comme Léa, qui toutes deux ont bâti la maison d’Israël! Et deviens puissant dans Éphrata, et fais-toi un nom dans Bethléhem!
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 Et que, de la postérité que l’Éternel te donnera de cette jeune femme, ta maison soit comme la maison de Pérets, que Tamar enfanta à Juda!
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 Et Boaz prit Ruth, et elle fut sa femme; et il vint vers elle; et l’Éternel lui donna de concevoir, et elle enfanta un fils.
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 Et les femmes dirent à Naomi: Béni soit l’Éternel, qui ne t’a pas laissé manquer aujourd’hui d’un homme qui ait le droit de rachat! et que son nom soit nommé en Israël.
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 Et il sera pour toi un restaurateur de ton âme, et un soutien de ta vieillesse! Car ta belle-fille qui t’aime, l’a enfanté, elle qui vaut mieux pour toi que sept fils.
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 Et Naomi prit l’enfant, et le mit dans son sein, et elle lui tint lieu de nourrice.
And Naomi took the child and put her arms round it, and she took care of it.
17 Et les voisines lui donnèrent un nom, disant: Un fils est né à Naomi! Et elles l’appelèrent du nom d’Obed. Ce fut le père d’Isaï, père 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 Et ce sont ici les générations de Pérets: Pérets engendra Hetsron;
Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron;
19 et Hetsron engendra Ram; et Ram engendra Amminadab;
And Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab;
20 et Amminadab engendra Nakhshon; et Nakhshon engendra Salma;
And Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon;
21 et Salmon engendra Boaz; et Boaz engendra Obed;
And Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed;
22 et Obed engendra Isaï; et Isaï engendra David.
And Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.
