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Ruth 4
Schlachter 2000
Ruth 4
Schlachter 2000
Ruth wird Boas’ Frau und Stammmutter des Hauses David
4 Boas aber war zum Stadttor hinaufgegangen und hatte sich dort niedergesetzt; und siehe, da ging der Löser vorüber, von dem Boas geredet hatte. Da sprach er: Komm, setze dich her, du Soundso! Und er kam herbei und setzte sich.
2 Und Boas nahm zehn Männer von den Ältesten der Stadt und sprach: Setzt euch hierher! Und sie setzten sich.
3 Da sprach er zu dem Löser: Naemi, die aus dem Gebiet von Moab zurückgekommen ist, verkauft das Stück Feld, das unserem Bruder Elimelech gehörte.
4 Darum gedachte ich dir den Vorschlag zu machen: Wenn du es lösen willst, so kaufe es vor den Bürgern und vor den Ältesten meines Volkes; willst du es aber nicht lösen, so sage es mir, damit ich es weiß; denn es gibt niemand, der es lösen kann, ausgenommen du, und ich nach dir! Und er sprach: Ich will es lösen!
5 Da sagte Boas: An dem Tag, da du das Feld aus der Hand Naemis kaufst, erwirbst du [es] auch von Ruth, 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 für mich 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 Tausch die ganze Sache so gültig zu machen: Der eine zog seinen Schuh aus und gab ihn dem anderen. Das war die Bestätigung in Israel.
8 So sprach nun der Löser zu Boas: Kaufe du es für dich!, und zog seinen Schuh aus.
9 Da sprach Boas zu den Ältesten und zu dem ganzen Volk: Ihr seid heute Zeugen, dass ich aus der Hand Naemis alles erworben habe, was Elimelech, und alles, was Kiljon und Machlon gehörte.
10 Dazu habe ich mir Ruth, die Moabiterin, die Frau Machlons, zur Ehefrau erworben, um den Namen des Verstorbenen auf seinem Erbteil wieder aufzurichten, damit der Name des Verstorbenen nicht verschwinde aus der Mitte seiner Brüder und aus dem Tor seines Ortes. Ihr seid heute Zeugen!
11 Da sprach das ganze Volk, das im Stadttor 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! Werde mächtig[a] in Ephrata und mache dir einen Namen in Bethlehem!
12 Und dein Haus werde wie das Haus des Perez, den die Tamar dem Juda gebar, durch den Samen[b], den dir der Herr von dieser jungen Frau geben wird!
13 So nahm Boas die Ruth, und sie wurde seine Frau, und er ging zu ihr ein. Der Herr aber gab ihr, dass sie schwanger wurde und einen Sohn gebar.
14 Da sprachen die Frauen zu Naemi: Gepriesen sei der Herr, der dir zu dieser Zeit einen Löser nicht versagt hat! Sein Name werde gerühmt 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 in ihren Schoß und wurde seine Pflegerin[c].
Geburt Obeds. Die Ahnentafel Davids
17 Und ihre Nachbarinnen gaben ihm einen Namen und sprachen: Der Naemi ist ein Sohn geboren! Und sie gaben ihm den Namen Obed[d]. Der ist der Vater Isais, des Vaters Davids.
18 Und dies ist der Stammbaum des Perez: Perez zeugte Hezron,
19 Hezron zeugte Ram, Ram zeugte Amminadab,
20 Amminadab zeugte Nachschon, Nachschon zeugte Salmon,
21 Salmon zeugte Boas, Boas zeugte Obed,
22 Obed zeugte Isai, Isai zeugte David.
Ruth 4
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Ruth 4
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The Marriage of Boaz and Ruth
4 And Bo′az went up to the gate and sat down there; and behold, the next of kin, of whom Bo′az had spoken, came by. So Bo′az said, “Turn aside, friend; 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 down here”; so they sat down. 3 Then he said to the next of kin, “Na′omi, who has come back from the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land which belonged to our kinsman Elim′elech. 4 So I thought I would tell you of it, and say, 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 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 Bo′az said, “The day you buy the field from the hand of Na′omi, you are also buying Ruth[a] the Moabitess, the widow of the dead, in order to restore the name of the dead to his inheritance.” 6 Then the next of kin 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 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 next of kin said to Bo′az, “Buy it for yourself,” he drew off his sandal. 9 Then Bo′az said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses this day that I have bought from the hand of Na′omi all that belonged to Elim′elech and all that belonged to Chil′ion and to Mahlon. 10 Also Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, I have bought to be my wife, to perpetuate the name of the dead in his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brethren and from the gate of his native place; you are witnesses this day.” 11 Then all the people who were 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, who together built up the house of Israel. May you prosper in Eph′rathah and be renowned in Bethlehem; 12 and may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the children that the Lord will give you by this young woman.”
The Genealogy of David
13 So Bo′az took Ruth and she became his wife; and he went in to her, and the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son. 14 Then the women said to Na′omi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without next of kin; and may his name 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, who is more to you than seven sons, has borne him.” 16 Then Na′omi took the child and laid him in her bosom, and became his nurse. 17 And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Na′omi.” They named him Obed; he was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18 Now these are the descendants of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron, 19 Hezron of Ram, Ram of Ammin′adab, 20 Ammin′adab of Nahshon, Nahshon of Salmon, 21 Salmon of Bo′az, Bo′az of Obed, 22 Obed of Jesse, and Jesse of David.
Footnotes
- Ruth 4:5 Old Latin Vg: Heb of Na′omi and from Ruth
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
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