Ruth 4
Schlachter 1951
Ruth wird Boas' Frau und Stammutter des Hauses David
4 Boas aber war zum Tor[a] hinaufgegangen und hatte sich dort niedergesetzt; und siehe, da ging der Löser vorüber, von welchem Boas geredet hatte. Da sprach er: Komm, setze dich her, du Soundso!
2 Und Boas nahm zehn Männer von den Ältesten der Stadt und sprach: Setzt euch hier! Und sie setzten sich. 3 Da sprach er zu dem Löser: Naemi, die aus dem Land [[Gefilde]] Moab zurückgekommen ist, bietet das Stück Feld feil, das unserem Bruder Elimelech gehörte. 4 Darum gedachte ich dir den Vorschlag zu machen: Willst du es lösen, so kaufe es vor den Bürgern und vor den Ältesten meines Volkes; willst du es aber nicht lösen, so sage mir's, daß ich es wisse; denn es ist niemand, der es lösen kann, als du, und ich nach dir! Er sprach: Ich will es lösen!
5 Boas sprach: An welchem Tage du das Feld von der Hand Naemis kaufst, erwirbst du [es] auch von Ruth[b], der Moabiterin, der Frau des Verstorbenen, um den Namen des Verstorbenen auf seinem Erbteil wieder aufzurichten. 6 Da sprach der Löser: Ich kann es nicht lösen, ohne mein eigenes Erbteil zu verderben! Löse du für dich, was ich lösen sollte; denn ich kann es nicht lösen!
7 Es war aber von alters her Sitte in Israel, bei der Lösung und beim Verkauf die ganze Sache also gültig zu machen: es zog einer seinen Schuh aus und gab ihn dem andern. Das war die Bestätigung in Israel. 8 So sprach nun der Löser zu Boas: Kauf du es für dich! und zog seinen Schuh aus.
9 Da sprach Boas zu den Ältesten und zu allem Volk: Ihr seid heute Zeugen, daß ich von Naemis Hand alles erkauft habe, was Elimelech, und alles, was Kiljon und Machlon gehörte. 10 Dazu nehme ich mir Ruth zur Frau, die Moabiterin, Machlons Frau, um den Namen des Verstorbenen auf seinem Erbteil wieder aufzurichten, damit des Verstorbenen Name nicht verschwinde aus der Mitte seiner Brüder und aus dem Tor seines Ortes. Dessen seid ihr heute Zeugen!
11 Da sprach alles Volk, das im Tore stand, und die Ältesten: Wir sind Zeugen! Der Herr mache die Frau, die in dein Haus kommt, wie Rahel und Lea, die beide das Haus Israel gebaut haben! Erwirb Vermögen in Ephrata und mache dir einen Namen in Bethlehem! 12 Und dein Haus werde wie das Haus des Perez, den Tamar dem Juda gebar, durch den Samen, den dir der Herr von dieser jungen Frau geben wird!
13 Also nahm Boas die Ruth, und sie wurde seine Frau, und er kam zu ihr. Der Herr aber verlieh ihr, daß sie empfing und einen Sohn gebar. 14 Da sprachen die Frauen zu Naemi: Gelobt sei der Herr, der dir zu dieser Zeit einen Löser nicht versagt hat! Sein Name werde genannt in Israel! 15 Der wird nun deine Seele erquicken und dich in deinem Alter versorgen; denn deine Schwiegertochter, die dich liebt, hat ihn geboren, sie, die dir mehr wert ist als sieben Söhne! 16 Und Naemi nahm das Kind und legte es an ihren Busen und wurde seine Wärterin.
Geburt Obeds; Die Ahnentafel Davids
17 Und ihre Nachbarinnen gaben ihm einen Namen und sprachen: Der Naemi ist ein Sohn geboren! Und sie hießen ihn Obed[c]. Der ist der Vater Isais, des Vaters Davids[d].
18 Und dies ist der Stammbaum des Perez:
19 Perez zeugte Hezron, Hezron zeugte Ram, Ram zeugte Amminadab,
20 Amminadab zeugte Nahasson, Nahasson zeugte Salmon,
21 Salmon zeugte Boas, Boas zeugte Obed, Obed zeugte Isai,
22 Isai zeugte David.
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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.
Ruth 4
English Standard Version
Boaz Redeems Ruth
4 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. 2 And he took ten men (C)of the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down. 3 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. 4 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.” 5 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.” 6 (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.”
7 (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. 8 So when the redeemer said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself,” he drew off his sandal. 9 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.
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