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.

[Meanwhile], Boaz went up to the town gate and sat there. [That was the place where people met together to decide important matters]. When the man that Boaz had mentioned came there, the close relative of Ruth and Naomi’s dead husbands [who had a responsibility to take care of Naomi and Ruth], Boaz said to him, “My friend, come over here and sit down.” So the man went and sat down.

2 Et Booz prit dix des anciens de la ville, et il leur dit: Asseyez-vous là. Et ils s'assirent.

Boaz then gathered ten of the elders of the town and asked them to sit down [there also]. After they sat down,

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.

he said to the man who had the responsibility to take care of Naomi, “Naomi has returned from Moab [region]. She wants to sell the field that belonged to our relative Elimelech.

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.

I thought that I should tell you about that, and suggest that you buy it, while these elders who are sitting here are listening. If you are willing to buy the property, do that. But if you do not want to buy it, tell me, so that I will know. I am suggesting this to you because you are the one who has the first right to buy it, and I am the one who has the second/next right to buy it.” The man replied, “I will buy 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 told him, “When you buy the land from Naomi, you will also be taking Ruth, [the woman] who is from Moab, [to be your wife], in order that she may [give birth to a son who will] inherit the property of her dead husband [MTY].”

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.

Then the close relative [of Ruth’s dead husband] said, “[If that is so], I do not [want to] buy the field, because then my own [children] would not inherit the property; [Ruth’s children would inherit it]. You buy the property!”

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.

At that time, it was the custom in Israel, when a person bought property that belonged to another person, that the man who was selling the property would take off one of his sandals and give it to the one who was buying the property. That was the way they finalized sales 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 that close relative said to Boaz, “You buy the field yourself!” And he took off [one of] his sandals [and gave it to Boaz].

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 elders and all the [other] people [who were there], “Today you have all seen that I have bought from Naomi all the property that belonged to [her dead husband] Elimelech and [his dead sons] Mahlon and Chilion.

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.

I am also taking Ruth, [the woman] from Moab, Mahlon’s widow, to be my wife, in order that she may give birth to a son who will inherit the property of the dead man. In that way, Elimelech’s name will continue [LIT] among the members of his family and among all the people of this town. Today you all are witnesses [of what I have done].”

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.

All the elders and the [others] who were sitting at the [town] gate [agreed, and one of them] said, “[Yes, ] we are witnesses. We hope/desire that Yahweh will enable this woman, who will be coming into your home, to give birth to many children, as Rachel and Leah did. They are the women from whom all [us] people [MTY] of Israel are descended. We hope that you will become rich in the clan of Ephratah, and become famous [MTY] [here] in Bethlehem.

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.

We hope/desire that Yahweh will enable you and this young woman to have many descendants. And we hope/desire that your family will be as important as the family of your ancestor Perez, the son of Judah and Tamar.”

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 [home], and she became his wife. He (slept with/had sexual relations with) her [EUP] and Yahweh enabled her to become pregnant, 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.

The women [of Bethlehem] said to Naomi, “Praise Yahweh! Now he has given [LIT] you a grandson who will be the one who will have the responsibility to take care of you. We hope that he will become famous [MTY] throughout 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 make you feel young again, and he will take care of you when you become old. Your daughter-in-law, who loves you, has given birth to a son, who will (be better to/do more for) you than [if you had] seven sons [of your own].”

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

Then Naomi took the baby and put him on her lap, and took care of him.

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.

The women who were living near her said, “[It is as though] Naomi [now] has a son!” And they named him Obed. [Later], Obed became the father of Jesse, and [later] Jesse became the father of [King] David.

18 Et voici la postérité de Pharès: Pharès engendra Esron;

Here is [a list of] the ancestors of [King David]: Perez’s son was Hezron. Hezron’s son was Ram. Ram’s son was Amminadab. Amminadab’s son was Nahshon. Nahshon’s son was Salmon. Salmon’s son was Boaz. Boaz’s son was Obed. Obed’s son was Jesse. Jesse’s son was [King] David.

19 Et Esron engendra Aram, et Aram engendra Aminadab;

20 Et Aminadab engendra Naasson, et Naasson engendra Salmon;

21 Et Salmon engendra Booz, et Booz engendra Obed;

22 Et Obed engendra Jessé, et Jessé engendra David.