Ruth 4
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Nagpakasal si Boaz kay Ruth
4 Pumunta si Boaz sa pintuang bayan[a] at naupo roon. Nang dumaan ang sinasabi niyang mas malapit na kamag-anak ni Elimelec, sinabi ni Boaz sa kanya, “Kaibigan, halikaʼt maupo ka.” Lumapit naman ang lalaki at naupo. 2 At tinipon ni Boaz ang sampung mga tagapamahala ng bayan at pinaupo rin doon. At nang nakaupo na sila, 3 sinabi ni Boaz sa kamag-anak niya, “Bumalik na si Naomi mula sa Moab, at gusto niyang ipagbili ang lupa ng kamag-anak nating si Elimelec. 4 Naisip kong ipaalam ito sa iyo. Kaya kung gusto mo, bilhin mo ito sa harapan ng mga tagapamahala ng mga kababayan ko at ng iba pang mga nakaupo rito. Pero kung ayaw mo, sabihin mo at nang malaman ko. Kung tutuusin, ikaw ang may tungkuling tumubos nito, at pangalawa lang ako.” Sumagot ang lalaki, “Sige, tutubusin ko.” 5 Pero sinabi ni Boaz, “Sa araw na tubusin mo ang lupa kay Naomi, kailangang pakasalan mo si Ruth, ang Moabitang biyuda,[b] para kapag nagkaanak kayo, mananatili ang lupa sa pamilya ng kamag-anak nating namatay.”[c]
6 Nang marinig ito ng lalaki, sinabi niya, “Kung ganoon, hindi ko na tutubusin ang lupa dahil baka magkaproblema pa ako sa sarili kong lupa dahil pati ang magiging anak namin ni Ruth ay may bahagi na sa lupa ko. Ikaw na lang ang tumubos, hindi ko kasi magagawa iyan.”
7 Nang panahong iyon sa Israel, para matiyak ang pagtubos ng lupa o ang paglilipat ng karapatan sa pagtubos ng lupa, hinuhubad ng isa ang sandalyas niya at ibinibigay sa isa. Ganito ang ginagawa noon sa Israel bilang katibayan ng kanilang transaksyon.
8 Kaya nang sabihin ng lalaki kay Boaz, “Ikaw na lang ang tumubos ng lupa,” hinubad agad niya ang kanyang sandalyas at ibinigay kay Boaz.[d] 9 Sinabi ni Boaz sa mga tagapamahala ng bayan at sa lahat ng tao roon, “Mga saksi kayo ngayong araw na bibilhin ko na kay Naomi ang lahat ng lupain ni Elimelec, na minana nina Kilion at Mahlon. 10 At bukod pa rito, pakakasalan ko si Ruth na Moabita, na biyuda ni Mahlon, para kapag nagkaanak kami, mananatili ang lupain ni Mahlon sa kanyang pamilya,[e] at hindi mawawala ang lahi niya sa kanyang mga kababayan. Saksi nga kayo sa araw na ito!”
11 Sumagot ang mga tagapamahala ng bayan at ang lahat ng tao roon sa pintuan, “Oo, mga saksi nga kami. Nawaʼy ang magiging asawa mo ay gawin ng Panginoon na katulad nina Raquel at Lea na nagkaanak ng mga naging mamamayan ng Israel. Nawaʼy maging mayaman ka sa Efrata at maging tanyag sa Betlehem. 12 Nawaʼy magpatanyag sa pamilya mo ang mga anak na ibibigay sa iyo ng Panginoon sa iyo sa pamamagitan ng babaeng iyon ay magpatanyag sa pamilya mo katulad ng pamilya ni Perez, ang anak ni Juda kay Tamar.”
Ang mga Ninuno ni David
13 Kaya nagpakasal si Boaz kay Ruth, at niloob ng Panginoon na magdalantao si Ruth at manganak ng isang lalaki. 14 Sinabi ng mga kababaihan kay Naomi, “Purihin ang Panginoon! Binigyan ka niya ngayon ng apo na mag-aaruga sa iyo. Nawaʼy maging tanyag siya sa Israel! 15 Palalakasin at aalagaan ka niya kapag matanda ka na, dahil anak siya ng manugang mo na nagmamahal sa iyo ng higit pa sa pagmamahal ng pitong anak na lalaki.”
16 Palaging kinukuha ni Naomi ang bata at kinakalong. At siya ang nagbabantay nito. 17 Sinabi ng mga babaeng kapitbahay ni Naomi, “May apong lalaki na si Naomi!” Pinangalanan nila ang bata na Obed. At nang malaki na si Obed, nagkaanak siya na Jesse ang pangalan. At si Jesse ang naging ama ni David.
18 Ito ang mga angkan ni Perez hanggang kay David:
Si Perez ang ama ni Hezron, 19 si Hezron ang ama ni Ram, si Ram ang ama ni Aminadab, 20 si Aminadab ang ama ni Nashon, si Nashon ang ama ni Salmon, 21 si Salmon ang ama ni Boaz, si Boaz ang ama ni Obed, 22 si Obed ang ama ni Jesse, at si Jesse ang ama ni David.
Footnotes
- 4:1 pintuang bayan: Dito ginaganap ang pagtitipon ng mga tao kung may mga bagay sila na kailangang ayusin.
- 4:5 Sa araw … biyuda: Ganito ito sa ibang teksto, pero sa Hebreo, Sa araw na bibilhin mo ang lupa kay Naomi at kay Ruth na Moabita, kinakailangang kunin (sa literal, bilhin) mo bilang asawa ang biyuda.
- 4:5 Kapag nagkaanak ang lalaki kay Ruth, ang anak niya ay ituturing na anak ni Mahlon, ang unang asawa ni Ruth na namatay. Si Ruth at ang anak niya ang magmamay-ari ng lupa at hindi ang taong nagpakasal sa kanya. Sa ganitong paraan mananatili ang lupa sa pamilya ni Mahlon.
- 4:8 at ibinigay kay Boaz: Ito ang nasa Septuagint, pero wala sa Hebreo.
- 4:10 Tingnan ang “footnote” sa 4:5.
Ruth 4
The Voice
4 At that same time, Boaz went to the city gate and he sat down. Just then, the kinsman-redeemer of the family he had told Ruth about walked by.
Normally the city gate is where the business of the city is conducted.
Boaz: My friend, come and sit down with me for awhile. We have some business.
So the man came and sat down beside Boaz. 2 Before he spoke further to the man, he gathered together 10 elders from the city and asked them to preside there, which they did.
Boaz (to the kinsman-redeemer): 3 You have heard of Naomi? She is the woman who recently returned from Moab. She is transferring her rights to the plot of land belonging to her deceased husband—our relative—Elimelech. 4 I wanted you to know about it because as a close family member, you have the first right to purchase it. If you want to do so, we have enough elders sitting here to witness the transaction. If you want to become the guardian and redeem this land, it is yours. But if you[a] are not interested in doing this, tell me now. The right belongs to you, but if you refuse it, I am next in line.
Kinsman-Redeemer: Of course, I exercise my option to redeem this land.
Boaz: 5 Now, just so you know, on the day you buy this plot of land [from Naomi, you will also acquire Ruth the Moabitess; she is][b] the dead man’s widow. It will be your responsibility to make sure she has children so that they can carry on her dead husband’s name with the inheritance.
Kinsman-Redeemer: 6 Then I will not be able to redeem it. I will not put my own property at risk. I relinquish my right to redeem the land. You do it.
7 Now in the old days of Israel when this story was playing out, land was redeemed and property was transferred legally when a man involved in the sale removed one of his sandals and gave it to the other. This was how contracts were sealed in Israel. 8 So the kinsman-redeemer took off his sandal and handed it to Boaz.
Kinsman-Redeemer: It’s now your responsibility.
Boaz (to the elders and all the people): 9 Every one of you have witnessed what happened here today. I secured the rights to everything that belonged to Elimelech and his sons, Mahlon and Chilion, from Naomi. 10 I have also taken responsibility for Ruth—the woman from Moab who was married to Mahlon. She will become my wife. I will see to it that his family and this city remember Mahlon. I will raise children who will bear his name and make sure his property stays in the family. You are all witnesses to this today.
Elders and People: 11 We are witnesses of what has happened here today. May the Eternal take this woman who is becoming a part of your family today and make her like Rachel and Leah, the two women responsible for building the nation of Israel with their children. And may your reputation become well known and well respected throughout Ephrathah and Bethlehem. 12 May the children the Eternal gives you and this woman make your family like the family of Perez, who was born from a Levirate union between Judah and Tamar.[c]
13 Then Boaz took responsibility of Ruth, and they married. After they came together, Ruth conceived by the Eternal’s provision, and later she gave birth to a son.
Women (to Naomi): 14 Praise the Eternal One. He has not abandoned you. He did not leave you without a redeeming guardian. May your offspring become famous all through Israel. 15 May this child give you a new life. May he strengthen you and provide for you in your old age. Look at your daughter-in-law, Ruth. She loves you. This one devoted daughter is better to you than seven sons would be. She is the one who gave you this child.
16 Then Naomi held the child tightly in her arms and cared for him. 17 All around her, friends cried out, “Naomi has a son!” They named the child Obed because he would provide for his grandmother. Obed grew up and became the father of Jesse. Jesse, too, became a father one day, the father of David.
18 Here is the genealogy of Perez’s family: Perez was Hezron’s father. 19 Hezron was Ram’s father. Ram was Amminadab’s father. 20 Amminadab was Nahshon’s father. Nahshon was Salmon’s[d] father. 21 Salmon was Boaz’s father. Boaz was Obed’s father. 22 Obed was Jesse’s father. And Jesse was the father of David.
Footnotes
- 4:4 Most Hebrew manuscripts read, “he.”
- 4:5 Hebrew manuscripts read, “from Naomi and Ruth the Moabitess, you will acquire.”
- 4:12 Genesis 38
- 4:20 Most Hebrew manuscripts read, “Salma.”
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.
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
路得记 4
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
波阿斯赎以利米勒之产
4 波阿斯到了城门,坐在那里,恰巧波阿斯所说的那至近的亲属经过。波阿斯说:“某人哪,你来坐在这里。”他就来坐下。 2 波阿斯又从本城的长老中拣选了十人,对他们说:“请你们坐在这里。”他们就都坐下。 3 波阿斯对那至近的亲属说:“从摩押地回来的拿俄米,现在要卖我们族兄以利米勒的那块地。 4 我想当赎那块地的是你,其次是我,以外再没有别人了。你可以在这里的人面前和我本国的长老面前说明,你若肯赎就赎,若不肯赎就告诉我。”那人回答说:“我肯赎。” 5 波阿斯说:“你从拿俄米手中买这地的时候,也当娶[a]死人的妻摩押女子路得,使死人在产业上存留他的名。” 6 那人说:“这样我就不能赎了,恐怕于我的产业有碍。你可以赎我所当赎的,我不能赎了。”
波阿斯娶路得为妻
7 从前,在以色列中要定夺什么事,或赎回,或交易,这人就脱鞋给那人。以色列人都以此为证据。 8 那人对波阿斯说:“你自己买吧。”于是将鞋脱下来了。 9 波阿斯对长老和众民说:“你们今日做见证:凡属以利米勒和基连、玛伦的,我都从拿俄米手中置买了; 10 又娶了玛伦的妻摩押女子路得为妻,好在死人的产业上存留他的名,免得他的名在本族本乡灭没。你们今日可以做见证。” 11 在城门坐着的众民和长老都说:“我们做见证。愿耶和华使进你家的这女子,像建立以色列家的拉结、利亚二人一样!又愿你在以法他得亨通,在伯利恒得名声! 12 愿耶和华从这少年女子赐你后裔,使你的家像她玛从犹大所生法勒斯的家一般!”
生子俄备得为大卫之祖
13 于是,波阿斯娶了路得为妻,与她同房。耶和华使她怀孕生了一个儿子。 14 妇人们对拿俄米说:“耶和华是应当称颂的!因为今日没有撇下你,使你无至近的亲属。愿这孩子在以色列中得名声! 15 他必提起你的精神,奉养你的老,因为是爱慕你的那儿妇所生的。有这儿妇比有七个儿子还好。” 16 拿俄米就把孩子抱在怀中,做他的养母。 17 邻舍的妇人说:“拿俄米得孩子了。”就给孩子起名叫俄备得。这俄备得是耶西的父,耶西是大卫的父。
18 法勒斯的后代记在下面:法勒斯生希斯仑, 19 希斯仑生兰,兰生亚米拿达, 20 亚米拿达生拿顺,拿顺生撒门, 21 撒门生波阿斯,波阿斯生俄备得, 22 俄备得生耶西,耶西生大卫。
Footnotes
- 路得记 4:5 原文作:买。10节同。
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