Ruth 4

1 Booz alla vers la porte de la ville, et après s'y être assis, il vit venir le parent dont il avait parlé; et Booz lui dit: Approche, assieds-toi ici, homme dissimulé. Et l'autre approcha et il 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 Booz prit dix des anciens de la ville, et il leur dit: Asseyez-vous là. 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 Booz dit au parent le plus proche. Il y a un champ de notre frère Elimélech qui a été donné à Noémi, laquelle est revenue de Moab.

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 j'ai dit que je t'en informerai et te dirai: Prends-en possession devant ceux qui sont assis, tous anciens de notre peuple. Si tu veut racheter, rachète; si tu ne le veux, déclare-le-moi, je saurai qu'il n'y a plus personne qui doive racheter, et je viens après toi. Et l'autre répondit: 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 Booz lui dit: Le jour où tu acquerras le champ des mains de Noémi, et du consentement de Ruth la Moabite, femme du défunt, il faudra que tu la prennes aussi afin de faire revivre le nom de son mari 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 le parent le plus proche dit: Je ne suis point capable de le racheter pour moi-même, sinon au détriment de mon propre héritage; rachète pour toi- même ce que j'ai le droit de racheter, parce que je ne puis le 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, dès longtemps en Israël cette règle existait concernant les rachats, et les marchés: pour confirmer toute parole, l'homme, détachait sa chaussure et la donnait à son proche, qui reprenait son droit de rachat. Tel était le témoignage 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 Le parent le plus proche dit donc à Booz: Acquiers pour toi tous, mes droits de rachat. Et il dénoua sa chaussure, et il la lui donna.

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

9 Et Booz dit aux anciens et à tout le peuple: Vous êtes témoins aujourd'hui que j'ai acheté de Noémi tous les biens d'Elimélech et tout ce qui appartenait à Chélaïon et à Maalon

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 que de plus, je prends pour ma femme Ruth la Moabite, femme de Maalon, afin de faire revivre le nom du défunt sur son héritage; et le nom du défunt ne sera effacé ni parmi ses frères, ni dans sa tribu. 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 près de la porte s'écria: Témoins! Et les anciens dirent: Fasse le Seigneur que la femme qui entre dans ta maison soit comme Rachel et comme Lia, qui l'une et l'autre ont fondé la maison d'Israël, et ont été des femmes fortes en Ephratha; que son nom demeure en Bethléem.

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 ta maison ressemble à la maison de Pharès que Thamar enfanta à Juda, par la postérité que le Seigneur fera naître pour toi de cette jeune servante.

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 prit donc Ruth pour sa femme et il eut commerce avec elle; le Seigneur lui accorda 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 Noémi: Béni soit le Seigneur qui ne t'a point laissé manquer d'un rédempteur, et qui veut aujourd'hui que ton nom vive 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 Tu auras un soutien qui ranimera ton âme, qui nourrira ta vieillesse: ta belle-fille qui t'aime, et qui vaut mieux pour toi que sept fils, l'a enfanté.

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 Noémi prit l'enfant et elle le mit dans son sein, et elle fut pour Iui comme une nourrice.

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

17 Et les voisins lui donnèrent un nom, disant: Un fils est né à Noémi, et ils le nommèrent Obed; c'est lui qui fut le père de Jessé, 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 voici la postérité de Pharès: Pharès engendra Esron;

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

19 Et Esron engendra Aram, et Aram engendra Aminadab;

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

20 Et Aminadab engendra Naasson, et Naasson engendra Salmon;

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

21 Et Salmon engendra Booz, et Booz engendra Obed;

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

22 Et Obed engendra Jessé, et Jessé engendra David.

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