Rut 4

1 Booz subió a la puerta y se sentó allí. He aquí que el pariente cercano del que hablaba Booz pasaba por allí. Booz le dijo: “¡Ven aquí, amigo, y siéntate!”. Se acercó y se sentó.

Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there. Soon, the near kinsman of whom Boaz had spoken came by. Boaz said to him, “My friend, come over and sit down here.” The man came over and sat down.

2 Booz tomó a diez hombres de los ancianos de la ciudad y les dijo: “Siéntate aquí”, y se sentaron.

Then Boaz took ten men of the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down.

3 Le dijo al pariente cercano: “Noemí, que ha vuelto del país de Moab, está vendiendo la parcela que era de nuestro hermano Elimelec.

Boaz said to the near kinsman, “Naomi, who has returned from the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land that was our brother Elimelek's.

4 Pensé que debía decírtelo, diciendo: ‘Cómpralo ante los que están aquí sentados y ante los ancianos de mi pueblo’. Si quieres redimirla, redímela; pero si no quieres redimirla, dímelo para que lo sepa. Porque no hay nadie que la redima aparte de ti; y yo estoy detrás de ti”. Dijo: “Lo redimiré”.

I thought to inform you and say to you, 'Buy it in the presence of those who are sitting here, and in the presence of the elders of my people.' If you wish to redeem it, redeem it. But if you do not wish to redeem it, then tell me, so that I may know, for there is no one to redeem it besides you, and I am after you.” Then the other man said, “I will redeem it.”

5 Entonces Booz dijo: “El día que compres el campo de la mano de Noemí, deberás comprárselo también a Rut la moabita, la mujer del muerto, para levantar el nombre del muerto sobre su herencia.”

Then Boaz said, “On the day that you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also take Ruth the Moabite woman, the widow of a dead man, in order to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance.”

6 El pariente cercano dijo: “No puedo redimirlo por mí mismo, para no poner en peligro mi propia herencia. Toma para ti mi derecho de redención, pues no puedo redimirlo”.

Then the near kinsman said, “I cannot redeem it for myself without damaging my own inheritance. You take my right of redemption for yourself, for I cannot redeem it.”

7 Esta era la costumbre de antaño en Israel en cuanto al rescate y al intercambio, para confirmar todas las cosas: un hombre se quitaba la sandalia y se la daba a su vecino; y esta era la manera de formalizar las transacciones en Israel.

Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning the redemption and exchange of goods. To confirm all things, a man took off his shoe and gave it to his neighbor; this was the manner of making legal agreements in Israel.

8 Entonces el pariente cercano dijo a Booz: “Cómpralo para ti”, y se quitó la sandalia.

So the near kinsman said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself,” and he took off his sandal.

9 Booz dijo a los ancianos y a todo el pueblo: “Vosotros sois testigos hoy de que he comprado todo lo que era de Elimelec, y todo lo que era de Quelión y de Mahlón, de la mano de Noemí.

Then Boaz said to the elders and to all the people, “You are witnesses today that I have bought all that was Elimelek's and all that was Kilion's and Mahlon's from the hand of Naomi.

10 Además, a Rut la moabita, esposa de Mahlón, la he comprado para que sea mi esposa, para levantar el nombre del muerto en su herencia, para que el nombre del muerto no sea cortado de entre sus hermanos y de la puerta de su lugar. Vosotros sois hoy testigos”.

Also Ruth the Moabite woman, the wife of Mahlon, I have acquired to be my wife, in order that I might raise up the name of the dead man on his inheritance, so that his name will not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his place. Today you are witnesses!”

11 Todo el pueblo que estaba en la puerta, y los ancianos, dijeron: “Somos testigos. Que el Señor haga que la mujer que ha entrado en tu casa sea como Raquel y como Lea, que ambas edificaron la casa de Israel; y que te trate dignamente en Efrata, y que seas famosa en Belén.

All the people who were in the gate and the elders said, “We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who built up the house of Israel; and may you prosper in Ephrathah and be renowned in Bethlehem.

12 Que tu casa sea como la casa de Fares, que Tamar dio a Judá, de la descendencia que Yahvé te dará por esta joven.”

May your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, through the offspring that Yahweh will give you with this young woman.”

13 Booz tomó a Rut y ella se convirtió en su esposa; se acercó a ella, y el Señor le permitió concebir, y dio a luz un hijo.

So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. He slept with her, and Yahweh allowed her to become pregnant, and she bore a son.

14 Las mujeres dijeron a Noemí: “Bendito sea Yahvé, que no te ha dejado hoy sin pariente cercano. Que su nombre sea famoso en Israel.

The women said to Naomi, “May Yahweh be blessed, who has not left you today without a near kinsman, this baby. May his name be famous in Israel.

15 Él será para ti un restaurador de la vida y te sostendrá en tu vejez; porque tu nuera, que te ama, que es mejor para ti que siete hijos, lo ha dado a luz.”

May he be for you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him.”

16 Noemí tomó al niño, lo puso en su seno y lo amamantó.

Naomi took the child, laid him in her bosom, and took care of him.

17 Las mujeres, sus vecinas, le pusieron un nombre, diciendo: “Le ha nacido un hijo a Noemí”. Le pusieron el nombre de Obed. Es el padre de Isaí, el padre de David.

The women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse, who became the father of David.

18 Esta es la historia de las generaciones de Fares: Fares fue padre de Esrom,

Now these were the descendants of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron,

19 y Esrom fue padre de Rama, y Rama fue padre de Aminadab,

Hezron became the father of Ram, Ram became the father of Amminadab,

20 y Aminadab fue padre de Nashón, y Nashón fue padre de Salmón,

Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, Nahshon became the father of Salmon,

21 y Salmón fue padre de Booz, y Booz fue padre de Obed,

Salmon became the father of Boaz, Boaz became the father of Obed,

22 y Obed fue padre de Isaí, y Isaí fue padre de David.

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