Rut 4
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Rut blir Boas hustru
Boas talar med den närmaste släktingen
4 Boas gick till stadsporten och träffade där återlösaren han talat om. ”Kom”, sa han till honom. ”Sätt dig här min vän!” Han kom och slog sig ner där, 2 och Boas bad tio av de äldste i staden att komma och sätta sig där. Det gjorde de.
3 Då sa han till släktingen: ”Noomi, som kom tillbaka till oss från Moab, vill sälja den mark som tillhörde vår bror Elimelek. 4 Jag tänkte att jag skulle prata med dig om saken, så att du kan köpa den om du så önskar inför mitt folks äldste. Låt mig få veta på en gång om du vill återlösa 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 av Noomi, innebär det också att du övertar den moabitiska änkan Rut, så att den dödes namn bevaras på hans arv”, sa Boas till honom. 6 ”Då kan jag inte lösa in den”, svarade mannen. ”Det skulle skada min egendom. Lös du in den, för jag kan inte göra det.”
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 de äldste och alla de andra som stod runt omkring dem: ”Ni har alla sett att jag i dag har köpt all Elimeleks, Kiljons och Machlons egendom av Noomi, 10 och att jag också har betalat för moabitiskan Rut, Machlons änka, så att hon kan bli min hustru och hennes mans namn kan föras vidare, så att det inte utplånas ur hans släkt eller vår stadsport. Ni är vittnen till detta.”
11 Allt folket som stod där och de äldste 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! Må du bli mäktig i Efrata och en framgångsrik man i Betlehem 12 och må dina ättlingar, som Herren ska ge dig genom denna unga kvinna, bli som de som härstammar från Peres, son till Tamar och Juda.”
Rut blir Davids stammoder
(1 Krön 2:5-15; Matt 1:3-6; Luk 3:31-33)
13 Boas gifte sig alltså med Rut och han låg med henne och Herren lät henne bli med barn och föda en son.
14 Kvinnorna i staden sa till Noomi: ”Lovad vare Herren som har gett dig en återlösare! Måtte han bli berömd i Israel! 15 Han ska få dig att känna dig ung på nytt och sonen ska vara ditt stöd på ålderdomen, för han är son till din sonhustru som älskar dig och är för dig mer än sju söner.” 16 Noomi tog hand om barnet 17 och grannkvinnorna sa: ”Nu har Noomi fått en son!” Pojken fick namnet Oved och han kom senare att bli far till Jishaj, Davids far.
18 Detta är Peres släkttavla:
Peres var far till Hesron,
19 Hesron var far till Ram
och Ram var far till Amminadav,
20 Amminadav var far till Nachshon,
Nachshon var far till Salma,
21 Salma var far till Boas,
Boas var far till Oved,
22 Oved var far till Jishaj
och Jishaj var far till David.
Ruth 4
Lexham English Bible
Boaz Redeems Ruth
4 And Boaz had gone up to the city gate and sat there. And look, the redeemer of whom Boaz had spoken was passing by. And he said, “Come over here to sit, friend.”[a] And he came over and sat. 2 And he took ten men from the elders of the city and said, “Sit here.” And they sat. 3 And he said to the redeemer, “Naomi, who returned from the countryside of Moab, is selling the tract of land which was for our brother Elimelech. 4 And I thought I would tell you[b] and say, ‘Buy it in the presence of[c] those sitting and before the elders of my people,’ if you want to redeem it, redeem it. But if you do not want to redeem, tell me so that I may know, for there is no one except you to redeem it, and I am after you.” And he said, “I want to redeem it.” 5 And Boaz said, “On the day of your acquiring the field from the hand of Naomi, you also acquire Ruth the Moabite, the wife of the dead man, in order to raise up for the name of the dead his inheritance.” 6 And the redeemer said, “I am not able to redeem for myself, lest I ruin my inheritance. You redeem for yourself my kinsman-redemption, for I am not able to redeem it.”
7 (Now this was the custom in former times[d] in Israel concerning the kinsman-redemption and transfer of property: to confirm the matter, a man removed his sandal and gave it to his fellow countryman. This was the manner of attesting in Israel.) 8 So the redeemer said to Boaz, “Acquire it for yourself,” and he removed his sandal. 9 And Boaz said to the elders and all of the people, “You are witnesses today that I have acquired all that was for Elimelech and that was for Kilion and Mahlon from the hand of Naomi. 10 And also Ruth the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, I have acquired as a wife, to raise up the name of the dead over his inheritance, so that the name of the dead may not be cut off from his relatives and from the gate of his birth place. You are witnesses today.” 11 And all of the people who were at the gate and the elders said, “We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman coming into your house as Rachel and as Leah, who together[e] built the house of Israel. May you have strength in Ephrathah and bestow a name in Bethlehem. 12 And may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah from the offspring that Yahweh will give to you from this young woman.”
The Lineage of King David
13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and Yahweh enabled her to conceive,[f] and she bore a son. 14 And the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be Yahweh who today did not leave you without a redeemer![g] And may his name be renowned in Israel! 15 He shall be for you a restorer of life and a sustainer in your old age, for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is better for you than seven sons, has borne him.” 16 And Naomi took the child and she put him on her bosom and became his nurse. 17 And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” And they called his name Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18 Now these are the descendants of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron, 19 and Hezron fathered Ram, and Ram fathered Amminadab, 20 and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon, 21 and Salmon fathered Boaz, and Boaz fathered Obed, 22 and Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.
Footnotes
Ruth 4
King James Version
4 Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.
3 And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's:
4 And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.
5 Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
6 And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.
7 Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.
8 Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
9 And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi.
10 Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
11 And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:
12 And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this young woman.
13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son.
14 And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.
16 And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.
17 And the women her neighbours gave it 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 Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
19 And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
20 And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
21 And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
22 And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
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