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Rut 4
Dios Habla Hoy
Rut 4
Dios Habla Hoy
Boda de Booz y Rut
4 Más tarde, Booz fue a sentarse a la entrada del pueblo, que era el lugar donde se reunía la gente. En aquel momento pasaba por allí el pariente del cual Booz había hablado.
—Oye —le dijo Booz—, ven acá y siéntate.
El pariente fue y se sentó. 2 En seguida Booz llamó a diez ancianos del pueblo, y también les pidió que se sentaran con él. Cuando ellos se sentaron, 3 Booz le dijo a su pariente:
—Noemí, que ha vuelto de Moab, está decidida a vender el terreno que perteneció a nuestro pariente Elimélec. 4 Quiero que lo sepas, para que, si te interesa comprarlo, lo hagas ahora delante de estos testigos y de los ancianos del pueblo. Como tú eres el pariente más cercano de Elimélec, tienes el derecho de comprar su tierra. Pero si tú no la compras, házmelo saber, pues después de ti yo soy quien tiene ese derecho.
El pariente contestó:
—La compro.
5 Entonces Booz le hizo esta aclaración:
—Ten en cuenta que si compras el terreno de Noemí, quedas también obligado a casarte con Rut, la viuda moabita, para que la propiedad siga a nombre del difunto.
6 Al oír esto, el pariente contestó:
—En ese caso no puedo hacer la compra, porque podría perjudicar mi herencia. Pero si tú quieres comprar, hazlo; yo te cedo mis derechos de compra.
7 En aquellos tiempos había en Israel una costumbre: cuando uno cedía a otro el derecho de parentesco, o cuando se cerraba un contrato de compra-venta, el que cedía o vendía se quitaba una sandalia y se la daba al otro. De acuerdo, pues, con esta costumbre, 8 el pariente de Booz se quitó la sandalia, se la dio a Booz y le dijo:
—Compra tú.
9 Entonces Booz dijo a los ancianos y a los allí presentes:
—Todos ustedes son hoy testigos de que le compro a Noemí las propiedades de Elimélec, Quilión y Mahlón. 10 También son testigos de que tomo por esposa a Rut, la viuda moabita, para que la propiedad se mantenga a nombre de Mahlón, su difunto esposo. Así no se borrará el nombre de Mahlón de entre los suyos, ni será olvidado en este pueblo. Hoy son ustedes testigos.
11 Los ancianos y todos los presentes contestaron:
—Sí, lo somos. ¡El Señor haga que la mujer que va a entrar en tu casa sea como Raquel y Lía, de quienes descendemos todos los israelitas! Y tú, sé un hombre ilustre en Efrata, un hombre notable en Belén. 12 Que el Señor te dé muchos hijos de esta mujer. Que tengas una familia numerosa, como la tuvo Fares, el hijo de Tamar y Judá.
13 Así fue como Booz se casó con Rut. Y se unió a ella, y el Señor permitió que quedara embarazada y que tuviera un hijo.
14 Entonces las mujeres decían a Noemí:
—¡Alabado sea el Señor, que te ha dado hoy un nieto para que cuide de ti! ¡Ojalá tu nieto sea famoso en Israel! 15 Él te dará ánimos y te sostendrá en tu vejez, porque es el hijo de tu nuera, la que tanto te quiere y que vale para ti más que siete hijos.
16 Noemí tomó al niño en su regazo y se encargó de criarlo. 17 Al verlo, las vecinas decían:
—¡Le ha nacido un hijo a Noemí!
Y le pusieron por nombre Obed. Éste fue el padre de Jesé y abuelo de David.
Los antepasados de David
18 Éstos fueron los descendientes de Fares: Fares fue el padre de Hesrón, 19 Hesrón fue el padre de Ram, Ram fue el padre de Aminadab, 20 Aminadab fue el padre de Nahasón, Nahasón fue el padre de Salmón, 21 Salmón fue el padre de Booz, Booz fue el padre de Obed, 22 Obed fue el padre de Jesé, y Jesé fue el padre de David.
Ruth 4
New International Version
Ruth 4
New International Version
Boaz Marries Ruth
4 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.
2 Boaz took ten of the elders(D) of the town and said, “Sit here,” and they did so.(E) 3 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) 4 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.
5 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)
6 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)
7 (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)
8 So the guardian-redeemer said to Boaz, “Buy it yourself.” And he removed his sandal.(P)
9 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):
Footnotes
- 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.
- Ruth 4:4 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts he
- Ruth 4:5 Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew (see also Septuagint) Naomi and from Ruth the Moabite, you acquire the
- 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
Ruth 4
New King James Version
Ruth 4
New King James Version
Boaz Redeems Ruth
4 Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there; and behold, (A)the close relative of whom Boaz had spoken came by. So Boaz said, “Come aside, [a]friend, sit down here.” So he came aside and sat down. 2 And he took ten men of (B)the elders of the city, and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down. 3 Then he said to the close relative, “Naomi, who has come back from the country of Moab, sold the piece of land (C)which belonged to our brother Elimelech. 4 And I thought to [b]inform you, saying, (D)‘Buy it back (E)in the presence of the inhabitants and the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if [c]you will not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know; (F)for there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.’ ”
And he said, “I will redeem it.”
5 Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also buy it from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, (G)to [d]perpetuate the name of the dead through his inheritance.”
6 (H)And the close relative said, “I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I ruin my own inheritance. You redeem my right of redemption for yourself, for I cannot redeem it.”
7 (I)Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning redeeming and exchanging, to confirm anything: one man took off his sandal and gave it to the other, and this was a confirmation in Israel.
8 Therefore the close relative said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself.” So he took off his sandal. 9 And Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses this day that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, from the hand of Naomi. 10 Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, I have acquired as my wife, to perpetuate the name of the dead through his inheritance, (J)that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brethren and from [e]his position at the gate. You are witnesses this day.”
11 And all the people who were at the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. (K)The Lord make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who (L)built the house of Israel; and may you prosper in (M)Ephrathah and be famous in (N)Bethlehem. 12 May your house be like the house of (O)Perez, (P)whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of (Q)the offspring which the Lord will give you from this young woman.”
Descendants of Boaz and Ruth(R)
13 So Boaz (S)took Ruth and she became his wife; and when he went in to her, (T)the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son. 14 Then (U)the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a [f]close relative; and may his name be famous in Israel! 15 And may he be to you a restorer of life and a [g]nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is (V)better to you than seven sons, has borne him.” 16 Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her bosom, and became a nurse to him. 17 (W)Also the neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “There is a son born to Naomi.” And they called his name Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18 (X)Now this is the genealogy of Perez: (Y)Perez begot Hezron; 19 Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab; 20 Amminadab begot (Z)Nahshon, and Nahshon begot (AA)Salmon;[h] 21 Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed; 22 Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot (AB)David.
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