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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
Rut 4
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Rut 4
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Boas tar Rut till hustru
4 Boas gick till stadsporten och träffade där släktingen han talat om. Kom, sa han till honom. Det är något viktigt jag vill prata med dig om.De slog sig ner tillsammans,
2 och Boas bad tio av de förnämsta männen i staden att komma och vara vittnen till deras samtal.
3 Du känner Noomi, som kom tillbaka till oss från Moab, sa Boas till honom. Hon vill sälja den mark som tillhörde vår bror Elimelek.
4 Jag tyckte jag skulle prata med dig om saken, så att du kan köpa den om du så önskar, med dessa ärade män som vittnen.Låt mig få veta på en gång om du vill ha marken, för om inte du tar den, så gör jag det. Du står först i tur att köpa den, och sedan kommer jag.Jag köper den, svarade mannen.
5 Om du köper marken, innebär det också att du måste gifta dig med Rut, så att hon kan få barn som kan föra hennes förre mans namn vidare och ärva jorden, sa Boas till honom.
6 Då kan jag inte göra någon affär, svarade mannen. I så fall skulle ju hennes son ärva min egendom också. Det är bäst att du köper marken.
7 På den tiden var det sed i Israel att man tog av sig sin sandal och överlämnade den till den andra parten som ett tecken på att man var överens och att överenskommelsen var bindande.
8 När mannen alltså sagt till Boas: Köp du åkern, drog han av sig sin sandal.
9 Då sa Boas till vittnena och alla de andra som stod runt omkring dem: Ni har alla sett att jag i dag har köpt all Elimeleks, Kiljons och Mahelons egendom av Noomi,
10 och att jag också har betalat för moabitiskan Rut, Mahelons änka, så att hon kan bli min hustru och föda en son, som kan föra hennes mans namn vidare.
11 Och allt folket som stod där, och alla vittnena svarade: Vi är vittnen till detta. Måtte Herren göra denna kvinna, som nu kommer in i ditt hus, lika fruktsam som Rakel och Lea, från vilka hela Israels folk härstammar. Vi hoppas att du ska bli en mäktig och framgångsrik man i Betlehem,
12 och att dina ättlingar, som Herren ska ge dig genom denna unga kvinna, blir lika många och högt aktade som de som härstammar från Peres, son till Tamar och Juda.
Boas och Ruts ättlingar
13 Boas gifte sig alltså med Rut, och han låg med henne, och Herren lät henne föda en son.
14 Kvinnorna i staden sa till Noomi: Lovad vare Herren, som har gett dig en arvinge. Måtte han bli berömd i Israel.
15 Han ska få dig att känna dig ung på nytt, och han ska vara ditt stöd på ålderdomen, för han är son till din sonhustru, som älskar dig så mycket och som har gjort mer gott mot dig än sju söner!
16-17 Och Noomi tog hand om barnet, och grannkvinnorna sa: Nu har Noomi äntligen fått en son igen! Pojken fick namnet Obed, och han kom senare att bli far till Isai, Davids far.
18-22 Så här ser Boas släkttavla ut från hans förfader Peres, i rakt nedstigande led: Peres, Hesron, Ram, Amminadab, Naheson, Salmon, Boas, Obed, Isai och David.
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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