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Женитбата на Вооз и Рут

(A)Вооз се изкачи на портата и седна там. И ето, мина близкият сродник, за когото Вооз беше говорил. Вооз му каза: Господине, свърни, седни тук. И той свърна и седна.

(B)Тогава Вооз събра десет мъже от градските старейшини и им каза: Седнете тук. И те седнаха.

След това каза на сродника: Ноемин, която се върна от Моавската земя, продава нивата, дела, който принадлежеше на брат ни Елимелех,

(C)и аз реших да ти известя и да ти предложа: Купи го в присъствието на седящите тук, пред старейшините на народа ми. Ако искаш да го откупиш като сродник, откупи го. Но ако не искаш да го откупиш, кажи ми, за да зная, защото освен тебе няма друг, който да го откупи като сродник; и аз съм следващият. И той отговори: Аз ще го откупя.

(D)И Вооз каза: В деня, когато купиш нивата от Ноемин, трябва да я купиш и от моавката Рут, жена на починалия, за да възстановиш името му над наследството му.

(E)Тогава сродникът каза: Не мога да изпълня длъжността на сродник, да не би да навредя на собственото си наследство; ти приеми върху себе си моето право да откупя, защото не мога да откупя нивата.

(F)А по онова време, за да се потвърди всяко дело по откупуване и размяна в Израил, ето какъв беше обичаят: човекът събуваше обувката си и я даваше на другия; и това служеше за свидетелство в Израил.

Затова сродникът, като каза на Вооз: Купи го ти за себе си, си събу обувката.

Тогава Вооз каза на старейшините и на целия народ: Днес сте свидетели, че купувам от Ноемин всичко, което беше на Елимелех, и всичко, което беше на Хелеон и Маалон.

10 (G)А също и моавката Рут, жената на Маалон, получих за жена, за да възстановя името на починалия над наследството му, за да не се изличи името на починалия изсред братята му и в града, в който е живял. Вие сте свидетели днес.

11 (H)И целият народ, който беше при портата, заедно със старейшините казаха: Свидетели сме. Господ да даде на жената, която влиза в дома ти, да е като Рахил и като Лия, двете, които са съградили Израилевия дом. Да станеш силен в Ефрат и да бъдеш известен във Витлеем;

12 (I)от потомството, което Господ ще ти даде от тази млада жена, нека домът ти бъде като дома на Фарес, когото Тамар роди на Юда.

Вооз и неговото потомство

13 (J)И така, Вооз взе Рут и тя му стана жена. Като влезе при нея, Господ ѝ даде да зачене и тя роди син.

14 (K)А жените казаха на Ноемин: Благословен Господ, Който днес не те остави без наследник; нека бъде прославено Името Му в Израил.

15 (L)Този син ще ти бъде обновление в живота и прехрана в старините ти; защото го роди снаха ти, която те обича, която е по-желана за теб от седем сина.

16 И Ноемин взе детето и го сложи в скута си, и се грижеше за него.

17 (M)И съседките му дадоха име, като казаха: Син се роди на Ноемин. И го нарекоха Овид. Той е баща на Есей, бащата на Давид.

18 (N)Ето родословието на Фарес: На Фарес се роди Есрон,

19 на Есрон се роди Арам, на Арам се роди Аминадав,

20 (O)на Аминадав се роди Наасон, на Наасон се роди Салмон,

21 на Салмон се роди Вооз, на Вооз се роди Овид,

22 (P)на Овид се роди Есей, а на Есей се роди Давид.

Boaz Marries Ruth

Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate(A) and sat down there just as the guardian-redeemer[a](B) he had mentioned(C) came along. Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.

Boaz took ten of the elders(D) of the town and said, “Sit here,” and they did so.(E) Then he said to the guardian-redeemer, “Naomi, who has come back from Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our relative Elimelek.(F) I thought I should bring the matter to your attention and suggest that you buy it in the presence of these seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, do so. But if you[b] will not, tell me, so I will know. For no one has the right to do it except you,(G) and I am next in line.”

“I will redeem it,” he said.

Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi, you also acquire Ruth the Moabite,(H) the[c] dead man’s widow, in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property.”(I)

At this, the guardian-redeemer said, “Then I cannot redeem(J) it because I might endanger my own estate. You redeem it yourself. I cannot do it.”(K)

(Now in earlier times in Israel, for the redemption(L) and transfer of property to become final, one party took off his sandal(M) and gave it to the other. This was the method of legalizing transactions(N) in Israel.)(O)

So the guardian-redeemer said to Boaz, “Buy it yourself.” And he removed his sandal.(P)

Then Boaz announced to the elders and all the people, “Today you are witnesses(Q) that I have bought from Naomi all the property of Elimelek, Kilion and Mahlon. 10 I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite,(R) Mahlon’s widow, as my wife,(S) in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property, so that his name will not disappear from among his family or from his hometown.(T) Today you are witnesses!(U)

11 Then the elders and all the people at the gate(V) said, “We are witnesses.(W) May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah,(X) who together built up the family of Israel. May you have standing in Ephrathah(Y) and be famous in Bethlehem.(Z) 12 Through the offspring the Lord gives you by this young woman, may your family be like that of Perez,(AA) whom Tamar(AB) bore to Judah.”

Naomi Gains a Son

13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When he made love to her, the Lord enabled her to conceive,(AC) and she gave birth to a son.(AD) 14 The women(AE) said to Naomi: “Praise be to the Lord,(AF) who this day has not left you without a guardian-redeemer.(AG) May he become famous throughout Israel! 15 He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law,(AH) who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons,(AI) has given him birth.”

16 Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him. 17 The women living there said, “Naomi has a son!” And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse,(AJ) the father of David.(AK)

The Genealogy of David(AL)

18 This, then, is the family line of Perez(AM):

Perez was the father of Hezron,(AN)

19 Hezron the father of Ram,

Ram the father of Amminadab,(AO)

20 Amminadab the father of Nahshon,(AP)

Nahshon the father of Salmon,[d]

21 Salmon the father of Boaz,(AQ)

Boaz the father of Obed,

22 Obed the father of Jesse,

and Jesse the father of David.

Footnotes

  1. Ruth 4:1 The Hebrew word for guardian-redeemer is a legal term for one who has the obligation to redeem a relative in serious difficulty (see Lev. 25:25-55); also in verses 3, 6, 8 and 14.
  2. Ruth 4:4 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts he
  3. Ruth 4:5 Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew (see also Septuagint) Naomi and from Ruth the Moabite, you acquire the
  4. Ruth 4:20 A few Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate (see also verse 21 and Septuagint of 1 Chron. 2:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Salma

Boaz Redeems Ruth

Now Boaz had gone up to (A)the gate and sat down there. And behold, (B)the redeemer, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. So Boaz said, “Turn aside, friend; sit down here.” And he turned aside and sat down. And he took ten men (C)of the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down. Then he said to the redeemer, “Naomi, who has come back from the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land that belonged to our relative Elimelech. So I thought I would tell you of it and say, (D)‘Buy it in the presence of those sitting here and in the presence of the elders of my people.’ If you will redeem it, redeem it. But if you[a] will not, tell me, that I may know, for there is no one besides you to redeem it, and I come after you.” And he said, “I will redeem it.” Then Boaz said, “The day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you also acquire Ruth[b] the Moabite, the widow of the dead, in order (E)to perpetuate the name of the dead in his inheritance.” (F)Then the redeemer said, “I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I impair my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption yourself, for I cannot redeem it.”

(G)Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning redeeming and exchanging: to confirm a transaction, the one drew off his sandal and gave it to the other, and this was the manner of attesting in Israel. So when the redeemer said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself,” he drew off his sandal. Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses this day that I have bought from the hand of Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech and all that belonged to (H)Chilion and to Mahlon. 10 Also Ruth the Moabite, the widow of Mahlon, I have bought to be my wife, (I)to perpetuate the name of the dead in his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his native place. You are witnesses this day.” 11 Then all the people who were (J)at the gate and the elders said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman, who is coming into your house, like Rachel and Leah, (K)who together (L)built up the house of Israel. May you act worthily in (M)Ephrathah and (N)be renowned in Bethlehem, 12 and may your house be like the house of Perez, (O)whom Tamar bore to Judah, because (P)of the offspring that the Lord will give you by this young woman.”

Ruth and Boaz Marry

13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, (Q)and the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son. 14 (R)Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without (S)a redeemer, and may his name (T)be renowned in Israel! 15 He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age, for your daughter-in-law who loves you, (U)who is more to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.” 16 Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her lap and became his nurse. 17 (V)And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.

The Genealogy of David

18 Now these are the generations of Perez: (W)Perez fathered Hezron, 19 Hezron fathered Ram, Ram fathered Amminadab, 20 (X)Amminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon, 21 Salmon fathered Boaz, Boaz fathered Obed, 22 Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.

Footnotes

  1. Ruth 4:4 Hebrew he
  2. Ruth 4:5 Masoretic Text you also buy it from Ruth

Wer nimmt Ruth zur Frau?

Boas ging zum Versammlungsplatz am Stadttor und setzte sich dorthin. Da kam jener Verwandte vorbei, von dem er Ruth erzählt hatte. Boas sprach ihn an: »Komm doch herüber und setz dich[a]

Als der Mann Platz genommen hatte, rief Boas zehn der führenden Männer von Bethlehem und bat sie: »Setzt euch zu uns!« Dann sagte er zu seinem Verwandten: »Noomi, die aus dem Land der Moabiter zurückgekehrt ist, will das Grundstück von Elimelech verkaufen, der ja zu unserer Sippe gehört hat. Ich wollte dich darauf aufmerksam machen und dir vorschlagen, dass du das Grundstück kaufst. Die führenden Männer von Bethlehem und die anderen Versammelten hier sollen Zeugen sein. Also überleg es dir und sag uns, ob du es erwerben willst, damit es im Besitz unserer Sippe bleibt. Du hast das Vorkaufsrecht, weil du der nächste Verwandte bist. Ich komme erst nach dir.« Der Mann antwortete: »Gut, ich will es tun.« Boas aber erwiderte: »Wenn du von Noomi das Grundstück erwirbst, musst du auch die Moabiterin Ruth heiraten, um mit ihr einen Sohn zu zeugen. Er soll als Nachkomme ihres verstorbenen Mannes gelten und eines Tages das betreffende Feld erben, damit es im Besitz dieser Familie bleibt.«

»Wenn das so ist«, meinte der andere, »trete ich meine Rechte auf das Grundstück an dich ab. Ich würde ja sonst etwas kaufen, was später nicht mehr meiner Familie gehört. Nimm du es!«

Wer zu dieser Zeit in Israel sein Besitzrecht einem anderen übertrug oder einen Tauschhandel abschloss, zog als Zeichen dafür seinen Schuh aus und gab ihn dem anderen. Damit war der Handel rechtsgültig. Als nun Ruths nächster Verwandter Boas das Grundstück überlassen wollte, zog er seinen Schuh aus und gab ihn Boas. Der wandte sich an die führenden Männer von Bethlehem und an die übrigen Versammelten: »Ihr seid heute meine Zeugen, dass ich von Noomi alles erworben habe, was ihrem Mann Elimelech und seinen Söhnen Kiljon und Machlon gehörte.

10 Damit habe ich auch die Verpflichtung übernommen, Machlons Witwe, die Moabiterin Ruth, zu heiraten und einen Sohn zu zeugen, der als Nachkomme von Machlon gilt. So wird der alte Erbbesitz in der Familie des Verstorbenen bleiben. Sein Name soll in unserer Sippe und bei den Einwohnern von Bethlehem niemals vergessen werden. Dafür seid ihr Zeugen!«

11 Die führenden Männer und alle anderen Zuhörer auf dem Versammlungsplatz bestätigten: »Ja, wir bezeugen es! Möge der Herr deine Frau so reich beschenken wie Rahel und Lea, von denen alle Israeliten abstammen. Wir wünschen dir, dass du immer mehr Ansehen gewinnst und dein Name hier in Bethlehem berühmt wird! 12 Der Herr möge dir und deiner Frau so viele Nachkommen schenken wie der Familie von Perez, dem Sohn Tamars und Judas.[b]«

13 So wurde Ruth Boas’ Frau, er schlief mit ihr, und der Herr ließ sie schwanger werden. Als sie einen Sohn zur Welt brachte, 14 sagten die Frauen von Bethlehem zu Noomi: »Gelobt sei der Herr! Er hat dir mit diesem Kind jemanden gegeben, der für dich sorgen wird. Möge dein Enkel berühmt werden bei den Israeliten! 15 Er wird dir neue Lebensfreude schenken und sich um dich kümmern, wenn du alt geworden bist. Deine Schwiegertochter, die dich liebt, hat ihn geboren; sie ist mehr wert für dich als sieben Söhne!«

16 Noomi nahm das Kind auf ihren Schoß als Zeichen dafür, dass sie es als ihr eigenes annahm. 17 Ihre Nachbarinnen gaben ihm den Namen Obed (»Diener«) und erzählten überall: »Noomi hat einen Sohn bekommen!« Obed wurde der Vater von Isai, und dessen Sohn war König David.

18 Dies ist der Stammbaum von Perez: Perez war der Vater von Hezron, 19 und auf ihn folgten Ram, Amminadab, 20 Nachschon, Salmon, 21 Boas, Obed, 22 Isai und David.

Footnotes

  1. 4,1 Im hebräischen Text steht hier noch »du soundso«. Vermutlich hat der Autor den Namen von Boas’ Verwandtem entweder nicht gekannt oder bewusst ausgelassen.
  2. 4,12 Vgl. 4. Mose 26,19‒22.