Rut 4

1 Boas gick upp i porten, och satte sig der. Och si, när arfvingen gick derfram, talade Boas till honom, och sade: Kom, och sätt dig här, ehuru ditt namn är. Och han kom, och satte sig.

[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 Och han tog tio män af de äldsta i staden, och sade: Sätter eder här. Och de satte sig.

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

3 Då sade han till arfvingan: Naemi, som ifrå de Moabiters land igenkommen är, bjuder ett stycke åker fält, som hörde vår broder EliMelech till.

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 Derföre tänkte jag, att jag skulle det kungöra dig, och säga: Vill du komma det i ditt arf, så köp det inför borgarena, och inför de äldsta af mitt folk. Vill du ock icke kommat i ditt arf, så säg mig det, att jag må veta det; ty här är ingen arfvinge till, annar än du, och jag näst dig. Han sade: Jag vill komman i mitt arf.

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 Boas sade: När du köper åkren af Naemis hand, så måste du ock taga Ruth, den Moabitiskon, dens dödas hustru, att du må uppväcka dem döda namn till hans arfvedel.

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 Då sade han: Jag kan icke blifva vid arfvet, att jag tilläfventyrs icke förderfvar min arfvedel. Lös du hvad jag lösa skulle, ty jag kan icke lösan.

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 Och det var en gammal sedvänja i Israel, när en någon ting icke ärfva eller köpa ville, till att all ting skulle fast blifva, så drog han sin sko utaf, ock fick dem andra; det var då till ett vittnesbörd i Israel.

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 Och arfvingen sade till Boas: Köp du det; och drog sin sko af.

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 Och Boas sade till de äldsta, och till allt folket: I ären i denna dag vittne, att jag hafver köpt allt det EliMelech, och allt det Chilion och Mahlon tillhörde, utaf Naemis hand.

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 Dertill tager jag ock Ruth, den Moabitiskon, Mahlons hustru, mig till hustru, att jag må uppväcka dem döda namn i hans arfvedel, och hans namn icke skall utrotadt varda ibland hans bröder, och utu hans rums portar; dess ären I vittne i denna dag.

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 Och allt folket, som i portenom var, samt med de äldsta, sade: Vi äre vittne; Herren göre den qvinnona, som kommer i ditt hus, såsom Rachel och Lea, hvilka båda hafva uppbyggt Israels hus; och blif ärlig hållen i Ephrata, och var namnkunnig i BethLehem.

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 Och ditt hus vare såsom Perez hus, hvilken Thamar födde Juda, utaf den säd, som Herren dig gifvandes varder af denna qvinnone.

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 Så tog Boas Ruth, att hon vardt hans hustru; och när han låg när henne, gaf Herren henne, att hon vardt hafvandes, och födde en son.

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 Då sade qvinnorna till Naemi: Lofvad vare Herren, som hafver låtit dig icke fattas arfvinga i denna tiden, att hans namn må blifva i Israel.

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 Han varder dig kommandes till lif igen, och försörjandes dig i dinom ålder; ty din sonahustru, som dig älskat hafver, hafver födt den dig bättre är än sju söner.

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 Och Naemi tog barnet, och lade det i sitt sköt, och vardt dess amma.

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

17 Och hennes grannhustrur gåfvo honom ett namn, och sade: Naemi är födt ett barn; och de kallade honom Obed; han är Isai fader, som är Davids fader.

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 Detta är Perez börd: Perez födde Hezron;

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 Hezron födde Ram; Ram födde Amminadab;

20 Amminadab födde Nahesson; Nahesson födde Salmon;

21 Salmon födde Boas; Boas födde Obed;

22 Obed födde Isai; Isai födde David.