Ruth 4

فَصَعِدَ بُوعَزُ إِلَى الْبَابِ وَجَلَسَ هُنَاكَ. وَإِذَا بِالْوَلِيِّ الَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ عَنْهُ بُوعَزُ عَابِرٌ. فَقَالَ: «مِلْ وَاجْلِسْ هُنَا أَنْتَ يَا فُلاَنُ الْفُلاَنِيُّ». فَمَالَ وَجَلَسَ.

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.

ثُمَّ أَخَذَ عَشَرَةَ رِجَال مِنْ شُيُوخِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَقَالَ لَهُمُ: «اجْلِسُوا هُنَا». فَجَلَسُوا.

And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.

ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلْوَلِيِّ: «إِنَّ نُعْمِيَ الَّتِي رَجَعَتْ مِنْ بِلاَدِ مُوآبَ تَبِيعُ قِطْعَةَ الْحَقْلِ الَّتِي لأَخِينَا أَلِيمَالِكَ.

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:

فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي أُخْبِرُكَ قَائِلاً: اشْتَرِ قُدَّامَ الْجَالِسِينَ وَقُدَّامَ شُيُوخِ شَعْبِي. فَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَفُكُّ فَفُكَّ. وَإِنْ كُنْتَ لاَ تَفُكُّ فَأَخْبِرْنِي لأَعْلَمَ. لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ غَيْرُكَ يَفُكُّ وَأَنَا بَعْدَكَ». فَقَالَ: «إِنِّي أَفُكُّ».

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.

فَقَالَ بُوعَزُ: «يَوْمَ تَشْتَرِي الْحَقْلَ مِنْ يَدِ نُعْمِي تَشْتَرِي أَيْضًا مِنْ يَدِ رَاعُوثَ الْمُوآبِيَّةِ امْرَأَةِ الْمَيِّتِ لِتُقِيمَ اسْمَ الْمَيِّتِ عَلَى مِيرَاثِهِ».

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.

فَقَالَ الْوَلِيُّ: «لاَ أَقْدِرُ أَنْ أَفُكَّ لِنَفْسِي لِئَلاَّ أُفْسِدَ مِيرَاثِي. فَفُكَّ أَنْتَ لِنَفْسِكَ فِكَاكِي لأَنِّي لاَ أَقْدِرُ أَنْ أَفُكَّ».

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.

وَهذِهِ هِيَ الْعَادَةُ سَابِقًا فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي أَمْرِ الْفِكَاكِ وَالْمُبَادَلَةِ، لأَجْلِ إِثْبَاتِ كُلِّ أَمْرٍ. يَخْلَعُ الرَّجُلُ نَعْلَهُ وَيُعْطِيهِ لِصَاحِبِهِ. فَهذِهِ هِيَ الْعَادَةُ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

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.

فَقَالَ الْوَلِيُّ لِبُوعَزَ: «اشْتَرِ لِنَفْسِكَ». وَخَلَعَ نَعْلَهُ.

Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.

فَقَالَ بُوعَزُ لِلشُّيُوخِ وَلِجَمِيعِ الشَّعْبِ: «أَنْتُمْ شُهُودٌ الْيَوْمَ أَنِّي قَدِ اشْتَرَيْتُ كُلَّ مَا لأَلِيمَالِكَ وَكُلَّ مَا لِكِلْيُونَ وَمَحْلُونَ مِنْ يَدِ نُعْمِي.

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.

وَكَذَا رَاعُوثُ الْمُوآبِيَّةُ امْرَأَةُ مَحْلُونَ قَدِ اشْتَرَيْتُهَا لِيَ امْرَأَةً، لأُقِيمَ اسْمَ الْمَيِّتِ عَلَى مِيرَاثِهِ وَلاَ يَنْقَرِضُ اسْمُ الْمَيِّتِ مِنْ بَيْنِ إِخْوَتِهِ وَمِنْ بَابِ مَكَانِهِ. أَنْتُمْ شُهُودٌ الْيَوْمَ».

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.

فَقَالَ جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ الَّذِينَ فِي الْبَابِ وَالشُّيُوخُ: «نَحْنُ شُهُودٌ. فَلْيَجْعَلِ الرَّبُّ الْمَرْأَةَ الدَّاخِلَةَ إِلَى بَيْتِكَ كَرَاحِيلَ وَكَلَيْئَةَ اللَّتَيْنِ بَنَتَا بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ. فَاصْنَعْ بِبَأْسٍ فِي أَفْرَاتَةَ وَكُنْ ذَا اسْمٍ فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ.

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 Beth–lehem:

وَلْيَكُنْ بَيْتُكَ كَبَيْتِ فَارَصَ الَّذِي وَلَدَتْهُ ثَامَارُ لِيَهُوذَا، مِنَ النَّسْلِ الَّذِي يُعْطِيكَ الرَّبُّ مِنْ هذِهِ الْفَتَاةِ».

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.

فَأَخَذَ بُوعَزُ رَاعُوثَ امْرَأَةً وَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا، فَأَعْطَاهَا الرَّبُّ حَبَلاً فَوَلَدَتِ ابْنًا.

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.

فَقَالَتِ النِّسَاءُ لِنُعْمِي: «مُبَارَكٌ الرَّبُّ الَّذِي لَمْ يُعْدِمْكِ وَلِيًّا الْيَوْمَ لِكَيْ يُدْعَى اسْمُهُ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

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.

وَيَكُونُ لَكِ لإِرْجَاعِ نَفْسٍ وَإِعَالَةِ شَيْبَتِكِ. لأَنَّ كَنَّتَكِ الَّتِي أَحَبَّتْكِ قَدْ وَلَدَتْهُ، وَهِيَ خَيْرٌ لَكِ مِنْ سَبْعَةِ بَنِينَ».

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.

فَأَخَذَتْ نُعْمِي الْوَلَدَ وَوَضَعَتْهُ فِي حِضْنِهَا وَصَارَتْ لَهُ مُرَبِّيَةً.

And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.

وَسَمَّتْهُ الْجَارَاتُ اسْمًا قَائِلاَتٍ: «قَدْ وُلِدَ ابْنٌ لِنُعْمِي» وَدَعَوْنَ اسْمَهُ عُوبِيدَ. هُوَ أَبُو يَسَّى أَبِي دَاوُدَ.

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.

وَهذِهِ مَوَالِيدُ فَارَصَ: فَارَصُ وَلَدَ حَصْرُونَ،

Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,

وَحَصْرُونُ وَلَدَ رَامَ، وَرَامُ وَلَدَ عَمِّينَادَابَ،

And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,

وَعَمِّينَادَابُ وَلَدَ نَحْشُونَ، وَنَحْشُونُ وَلَدَ سَلْمُونَ،

And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

وَسَلْمُونُ وَلَدَ بُوعَزَ، وَبُوعَزُ وَلَدَ عُوبِيدَ،

And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,

وَعُوبِيدُ وَلَدَ يَسَّى، وَيَسَّى وَلَدَ دَاوُدَ.

And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.